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  1. "Learning to Fly" is a song by American rock band #TomPettyAndTheHeartbreakers. It was written in 1991 by #TomPetty and his writing partner #JeffLynne for the band's eighth studio album, #IntoTheGreatWideOpen (1991). The entire song is based on four simple #chords, #FCAMinorAndG. Released in June 1991 by #MCARecords, it became a hit for Petty and the Heartbreakers, topping the US #Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and peaking at number 28 on the #Billboard Hot 100.
    youtube.com/watch?v=s5BJXwNeKsQ

  2. "Twilight" is a song written by #JeffLynne for English rock band #ElectricLightOrchestra (ELO), originally released on their 1981 album #Time.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ONxp_lLXWGk

  3. "Mr. Blue Sky" is a song by the #ElectricLightOrchestra (ELO), featured on the band's seventh studio album #OutOfTheBlue (1977). Written and produced by frontman #JeffLynne, the song forms the fourth and final track of the "Concerto for a Rainy Day" suite on side three of the original double album. "Mr. Blue Sky" was the second single to be taken from Out of the Blue, peaking at number 6 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 35 on the US #Billboard Hot 100.
    youtube.com/watch?v=wuJIqmha2Hk

  4. "10538 Overture" is the debut #single by the English band #theElectricLightOrchestra. It was released on 23 June 1972 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (1971). It is a #hardRock song influenced by #psychedelicMusic, with cello instrumentation and lyrics about an escaped prisoner. Originally written by co-founder #JeffLynne for his and #RoyWood's previous band, #theMove.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ZOsPSvFkQQQ