The Diary of Horace Wimp

About The Diary of Horace Wimp

"The Diary of Horace Wimp" is the fourth track on the Electric Light Orchestra album Discovery, written by Jeff Lynne. Released in 1979 as a single, the song is Beatlesque in nature and became a Top Ten hit in the UK and Ireland. The lyrics describe a week in the life of a repressed man who wants to express his affection towards a woman he meets, and overcomes his shy nature with the help of "a voice from above." The day Saturday is omitted – this is because, as explained by Jeff Lynne: "The football match is played on a Saturday". The music video references Citizen Kane in its ending, showing a closeup of Jeff Lynne saying "Horace Wimp," echoing Orson Welles' character in the film saying "Rosebud" as he dies. more »

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1979

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Late again today, he'd be in trouble though he'd say he was sorry, he'd have to hurry out to the bus 

Horace was so sad, he'd never had a girl that he could care for, and if he was late once more, he'd be out 

Don't be afraid, just knock on the door,
Well he just stood there mumblin and fumblin' 
Then a voice from above said-
Horace wimp,this is your life,
Go out and find yourself a wife,
Make a stand and be a man,
And you will have a great life plan   

Horace met a girl, she was small and she was very pretty, he thought he was in love, he was afraid 

Asks her for a date, the café dowm the street tomorrow evening, his head was reeling, when she said   Yes, O K   

Don't be afraid, just knock on the door,
Well he just stood there mumblin' and fumblin' 
Then a voice from above said-
Horace wimp,this is your life,
Go out and find yourself a wife,
Make a stand and be a man,
And you will have a great life plan  

Horace, this is it, he asks the girl if maybe they could marry, when she says  gladly,   
Horace cries 

Everybody's at the church, when Horace rushes in and says   Now here comes my wife,for the rest of my life,   and she did 

Don't be afraid, just knock on the door,
Well he just stood there mumblin and fumblin' 
Then a voice from above said-
Horace wimp,this is your life,
Go out and find yourself a wife,
Make a stand and be a man,
And you will have a great life plan

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Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are a British rock group from Birmingham, England who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. After Wood's departure following the band's debut record, Lynne wrote and arranged all of the group's original compositions and produced every album. more »

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