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Do Ya is a song written by Jeff Lynne and recorded by The Move, that became a hit for the Electric Light Orchestra (led by Jeff Lynne, ELO originally being a side project of The Move) in 1976.
[edit] Original by The Move
Written by Jeff Lynne as a b-side to the UK hit "California Man" credited to The Move, it became The Move's only hit in the USA albeit a minor one. The song was originally titled "Look Out Baby, There's a Plane A-Comin'" (which is sung by Jeff Lynne at the end of the song). The song was later included on the 2005 remastered version of the Message From the Country album.
[edit] Covers
[edit] ELO version
ELO began to perform the song live, with Lynne on lead vocals, during 1974-75, and recorded it in the studio for inclusion on their 1976 album A New World Record. In 2000 Lynne found an alternative mix for the song, also recorded in 1976, that he decided he preferred over the album cut. A digital remaster of the track is included on the compilation box set Flashback.
In 2002, Tallboy Records released a tribute disc to "Do Ya" in the form of a 7" extended-play single, featuring renditions of the song by Kenny Howes and the Yeah!, Parallax Project, Einstein's Sister, and Linus of Hollywood.
[edit] In other media
The ELO version has been used in commercials for Monster.com and in trailers for the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
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