This isn’t the original recording from “Out of the Blue.” This is the title track from Jeff Lynne’s 2012 album of re-recorded ELO classics, the release of which was accompanied by this trippy animated video produced by USC film students. So set the replay to full screen, enjoy your favorite consciousness-expander and get ready for a field full of singing, marching flowers.
The song was released as a single in 1977. It reached only No. 35 in the U.S., but has enjoyed a long afterlife in movie soundtracks, most recently the second “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie.