Juliana Hatfield Covers ELO Again

Photo by David Doobinin

I'm pretty sure I've never heard ELO's song "Telephone Line" before. I even listened to it before writing this, and I'm at least ninety-five percent sure. But, I love Juliana Hatfield and virtually everything she touches, so of course I'll give her version of the song a listen or three. Her version of "Telephone Line" is a 70's style power ballad more along the lines of what ELO would sound like than classic 90's Hatfield. But it's really fun hearing Hatfield pull off a song in this style so expertly. I don't think this is going to convert me into ELO fandom, but I can see myself grooving to this one for a while.

You can listen to Juliana Hatfield's take on "Telephone Line" below. Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO is due out November 17 on American Laundromat Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Juliana Hatfield, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.

OCT 4 / Pittsburgh, PA @ City Winery (w/ On Being An Angel)

OCT 5 /  Cleveland, OH @ Music Box Supper Club (w/ On Being An Angel)

OCT 6 / Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café (w/ On Being An Angel)

OCT 7 /  Evanston, IL @ S.P.A.C.E. (w/ On Being An Angel)

OCT 9 / St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club (w/ On Being An Angel)

OCT 10 / Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall (w/ On Being An Angel)

OCT 11 / Cincinnati, OH @ The Woodward Theater (w/ On Being An Angel)

OCT 13 / Northampton, MA @ The Parlor Room (w/ Freda Love)

OCT 14 / Providence, RI @ POP (w/ Freda Love)

OCT 15 / New York, NY @ City Winery (Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders)

*all dates solo electric