Just curious...do either of you consider yourself to be ELO fans, or do you just like the song?
I can see where the song might shine in comparison with "My Sharona" or "Do You Think I'm Sexy" or "In the Navy" (other hit songs of 1979). It's just that I'm comparing it to the Prog brilliance of "Queen of the Hours", "Kuiama", "In Old England Town", "Dreaming of 4000", "Eldorado"...