Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown Lyrics






She cried to the southern wind
About a love that was sure to end
Every dream in her heart was gone
Headin' for a Showdown

Bad dreamer, what's your name
Looks like we're ridin' on the same train
Looks as though there'll be more pain
There's gonna be a Showdown

And it's rainin' all over the world
It's raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night

She came to me like a friend
She blew in on a southern wind
Now my heart is turned to stone again
There's gonna be a Showdown

Save me, oh save me
It's unreal, the suffering
There's gonna be a Showdown

And it's rainin' all over the world
It's raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night





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  1. K.... W....

    There was a motown.

  2. T.... T....

    This song has one of my top fav guitar solo's!
    As for this song it's absalutly one of my never get tired of hearing songs! BTW: this lady Rocker is turning 60 next July. Am proof ROCK N ROLL keeps you young! ;)

  3. b.... ....

    "Half the dresses you got, you need 2 hairdo's to wear." bdog

  4. P.... M....

    This is similar to Marvin Gaye's version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine.

  5. D.... N....

    Searched showdown n randomly selected this

  6. D.... N....

    Looked up showdown n randomly played this

  7. R.... 3....

    Yeah there was pressure. I didn't want to get beat by a guy with a rubber hand

  8. B.... A....

    Takes me back to the 70s. Cruise main Street hanging out on the street with everybody else MUSCLE CARS EVERYWHERE. I MISS IT.

  9. J.... A....

    Yes, ACDC, PFloyd, STYX, etc were at their height when I graduated high school in 81'. And yes, ELO was rolling as well. I never liked them and had a friend who played them all the time. But now at 56, I appreciate the sheer talent and gift this group had. I can't stand todays copycat, rap or same sounding music.

  10. e.... ....

    i thought i had heard it all...

  11. K.... F....

    “How many children do you have brother Munson”
    “None that I know of “
    😂😂😂😂

  12. B.... D....

    Thank you 🙏.JEFF LYNN...! RIP OLE ELO....

  13. S.... B....

    my favorite miss it

  14. M.... M....

    SKATE 2

  15. j.... ....

    Good hype song before....

    Nevermind.

  16. Z.... Z....

    First heard this song as a wild eyed , skirt chasing teenager , courtesy of the R.A.A.F radio station at Butterworth - the best years of my life , the 70s .

  17. L.... N....

    Oh fuck

  18. s.... ....

    Watching kingpin for the first time in probably 15 years, forgot about this song, its flipping awesome

  19. J.... E....

    Ah, I love Drug songs.

  20. C.... B....

    Man i am 53 and im still jamming to it in 2020 !!!

    C.... B....

    Same here brother,about to turn 50.

    C.... B....

    Same here bro...Iam 59 and still kicking......….

  21. C.... F....

    Love this one! I keep noticing references to other ELO songs in the lyrics, it's almost like a showdown between the different songs!

  22. g.... s....

    y’all talking about a movie but i got this song from skate 2 🔥🔥🔥🔥made the whole soundtracK

  23. w.... m....

    Very cool song!

  24. s.... 7....

    I j keep seeing Woody and bill just putting their souls on the line for the bowling competition

  25. R.... G....

    Six hundred eighty-five visitors lost their Showdown!

  26. J.... P....

    It's a shame that remembrances of a great song is a movie scene. It is to be expected for most people may not be 50 or older when the song actually came out.

  27. M.... P....

    Love kills softly...

  28. M.... P....

    DRAMATIC LOVE

  29. M.... H....

    I've pulled a munson I cant stop listening.

  30. S.... H....

    'Wake up, time to go... It's your lucky day, boy.'

  31. M.... D....

    Fav ELO track

  32. Z.... ....

    Im here because i remember this song from the bar fight scene in Wild Hogs

  33. T.... p....

    Tennessee Kentuuuuuuuucky

  34. p.... ....

    Heard it thru the grapevine?

  35. B.... B....

    Virginia

  36. J.... D....

    Electric Light Orchestra was awesome did you ever see them

    J.... D....

    Jeff Dowell finally did. It was well worth the wait!

    J.... D....

    Best Concerts of my life. Hope they Tour in 2020. Saw them again last Summer of 2019.

  37. L.... F....

    Me debating whether to watch scat man or elo. Elo: it's gonna be a show down

  38. H.... ....

    https://youtu.be/QB9MgpxF4HQ

  39. T.... r....

    Today’s music: we control the airwaves

    ELO: it’s gonna be a showdown...

  40. T.... M....

    music teacher: what kind of music would you like to listen to today?


    me: orchestra !


    class: winks


    teacher: lock the door

  41. M.... S....

    This is one of jeff lynns best and most underrated song to

  42. T.... D....

    Love the spaceship but I want to see more of Jeff Lynne singing these songs not the ship

  43. F.... U....

    ✌️💜

  44. n.... k....

    YAY! ELO! 4 ever!
    here is some coca cola link thing to win prize or something http://play.dietcoke.com/ref/s/d5c02645

  45. K.... W....

    Kingpin! Poor Roy Munson lost to Ernie McCracken at the Reno Open.

  46. G.... ....

    um som maravilhoso!

  47. J.... F....

    One of the best songs ever, and a favorite of mine since the late 90's.


    I know it's not a very complicated guitar solo, but it fits so well, and its one of mye all time favorite solos. (A good solo doesn't always need to so damn fast/technical and complicated)


    Jeff Lynne is a true genius and a master of great tunes.

    J.... F....

    A solo doesn't have to be complex to induce a feeling. It's better that it fits the composition.

  48. S.... J....

    I don’t care about John Lennon liking this song. Kingpin is a good movieand all but ELO is one of the best to do it

  49. C.... H....

    I just thankful for YouTube that we all can listen to any song, any decade we want to, all in 1 place.

  50. S.... F....

    Slowdown anyone? (Console Wars)

  51. D.... L....

    At around 2:44 I can imagine some movie scene where the star of the show is out in the desert, maybe driving, but still sweating all the same. But they're driving, with nowhere in sight, slowly thirsting to death, maybe starting to see things, and they're desperate to find water or shelter. This part of the song just sounds like a desperate moment type of song. Anyone else think the same? Also this could be my favorite song by these guys.

  52. R.... D....

    Buying a Chevy because of the Ford AD

  53. s.... c....

    GREAT SONG

  54. E.... D....

    Jeff Lynne is a great song artist

  55. C.... H....

    In my opinion one of the best songs ELO did. Part of a great decade of 70's music.

  56. R.... D....

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

  57. R.... D....

    Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss

  58. R.... D....

    Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

  59. C.... A....

    What happened to rock and roll? One of those forgotten songs that make everything groovy man. What happened to rock and roll?

    C.... A....

    takes talent. That takes time. And who has that nowadays, right?

  60. E.... T....

    Finally Big Ern is above the law!!!

  61. 0.... J....

    Great song cruise many hi ways and many cities listening to this old tune an lost many Roach clip's
    on the Way !

  62. M.... C....

    Outstanding

  63. J.... K....

    My favorite! Better than pink floyd by far.

  64. T.... S....

    It's October 29, 2019, still listening...Nice song!!!🙂👍

    T.... S....

    Terena S. House 11/24/19 😊👍🏻

  65. J.... L....

    This was John Lennon's favourite ELO song.

  66. J.... G....

    This song makes we want to go Guh-Huh

  67. A.... Y....

    I think I tore my sack

  68. H.... B....

    One of my all time favorite ELO songs . Thanks for the Vid .☀️🐾✌️

  69. n.... k....

    Save me.... Save me . Yeah ELO rocks and rolls!

  70. a.... ....

    Happy birthday to me . Headin' for a showdown. 11 oct "73 😎
    Jeff , much love !

  71. O.... G....

    Featuring Danny Way

  72. A.... H....

    My favorite ELO song. Thanks!

  73. r.... k....

    take me back to the 70s...far away from all this rap and hip hop crap.. to the time of the 4 barrel holley and real music like this

    r.... k....

    I totally agree...had a 67 GTO that I put a Holley 650 double pumper on and it screamed...and the Jensen Triaxial speakers ...wow

    r.... k....

    @P C i hear ya brother!

  74. L.... S....

    Love ELO.

  75. B.... a....

    "Didn't I tell u too call me, "Big Ern". Haha tht movie was the best..

  76. J.... B....

    Real music, I first heard whilst watching a proper film. Now music and films just suck. Anything past 1995 just ended.

  77. B.... S....

    This song makes me want to roller skate

  78. R.... H....

    I'm a huge original Slade fan, But Jeff and the band are the next best thing, and are still at it, Jeff Lynne has to be recognised for sure, otherwise its a joke .

  79. J.... B....

    This song is something I would expect to hear in jabba's palace.

    J.... B....

    not really
    more like a old western movie or a mafia movie

  80. T.... L....

    Big Ern all the way lol

  81. S.... 1....

    Anyone else hear similarities between this and BB King's "The Thrill Is Gone"?

  82. s.... ....

    On this day in 1976 {September 17th} Electric Light Orchestra performed "Showdown" on the NBC-TV late-night musical variety program, 'The Midnight Special'...
    At the time "Showdown" was at position #98 on Billboard's Top 100 chart and was also in it's seventh and final week on the chart, three weeks earlier it had peaked at #59 {for 1 week}...
    Three years earlier on November 25th, 1973 "Showdown" entered the Top 100 for the first time, it peaked at #53 and stayed on the chart for eleven weeks...
    Between 1973 and 1986 the British group had twenty-six records on the Top 100 chart; seven made the Top 10 with their biggest hit being "Don't Bring Me Down", it peaked at #4 {for 2 weeks} on September 2nd, 1979...
    One of their seven Top 10 records was a duet with Olivia Newton-John, "Xanadu", it peaked at #8 {for 2 weeks} on October 5th, 1980...
    Band co-founder Jeff Lynne will celebrate his 72nd birthday in three months on December 30th, 2019...

    s.... ....

    Have you considered the possibility that "Telephone Line" was a bigger hit than "Don't Bring Me Down" since it spent more weeks in the top 40?

  83. C.... R....

    Roy E Munson

  84. R.... ....

    I think you knocked something loose there, tiger...

  85. P.... M....

    GO GET EM BIG ERN!!!

  86. j.... s....

    Dedicated to Big Ern

  87. J.... ....

    Skate 2 vibes

  88. W.... P....

    Crowder?

  89. C.... A....

    I'M BIG ERN!!!!!....FINALLY..BIG ERN..IS ABOVE THE LAW!!!

  90. M.... L....

    From 1972 to 1986 Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra has had more top 40 hits than any other groups in the world. 50 years later they still play in sold out Arenas and Stadiums. I just saw them in Toronto July 18 2019 ( Best Concert of my life) All the reviews agree they are the best live act in the world and Jeff Lynne is a Music Genius. They are in the Rock Hall of Fame. Lynne is on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and Birmingham Walk OF Fame. Jeff Lynne’s ELO won the Best Classic Rock Band plus Lynne won the best Song Writer award ( ASCAP ) 2019 for his fantastic contribution over the years. The Legends in the Music Industry call Jeff Lynne the best overall Musician ever and a Producer Extraordinaire. Long live Jeff Lynne’s ELO!

  91. R.... D....

    How did MF DOOM or Subrock never use this beat! It's a shame! Jeff is a world class songwriter and singer! I mean, he and Roy Orbison are the best range singers bare none. No disrespect to Marty Robins.

  92. I.... J....

    Fauni and cuz i already knew this song.

  93. d.... k....

    Like me if brought by Thouxanbanfauni

  94. A.... B....

    Recently we have had some problems with getting my PC fixed it cost £950 and it could end with a legal battle so I can just see my family me and a lawyer walking into a court in slow motion to this song XD

  95. T.... ....

    Hi everyone, hope you enjoyed the song. This is a cookie-cutter comment that will be posted on all ELO videos on this channel. I recently received a copyright strike for 3 of the ELO videos on this channel, resulting in those videos being deleted. I fear the same thing may happen to other similar videos on this channel, which may result in the channel's deletion. Therefore, this video may get deleted either due to a copyright claim or by myself to prevent another copyright strike from affecting the channel. Obviously I don't want this to happen, so your thoughts about what to do will be helpful. Linked video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YLtYSOrH9o

    T.... ....

    @Leslie Gruen just more convenient & its jus betta , is it raining all over ✌

    T.... ....

    This song has everything🎸✌

    T.... ....

    2020 still rockin, this song just a masterpiece✌

    T.... ....

    @Jimi Seymour Not raining here, but we got light snow - fine with me as I am a snow flake and just blend into the long night! Don't freeze out these ELO videos! What?!

    T.... ....

    @Leslie Gruen what state you live