Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh
Ooh la, ooh la la, ooh la, ooh la la, ooh
Two drifters on the morning sky
Two drifters sailing wide and high
When summer breezes blow across your mind
With you, I will walk the line
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
People walking hand in hand
Everybody's singing to the band
I want to be where the stars shine bright
And hear sweet music on a summer night
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh
Ooh la la, ooh la la, ooh la la, ooh la la, ooh
Sun-downers, we'll go on and on
We'll find the land of the midnight sun
And when you look, you'll see for miles around
You'll see the world is in your hand
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
Oh, baby, yes, you know just what I want
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
I want it so fine (whoo, whoo)
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh
Ooh la, ooh la la, ooh la, ooh la la
"So Fine's a bouncy little (number). I really don't know much about it. It's just that I wrote it and sang the thing. And um- I suppose it was along the lines of a - like an American, trying to sound like an American style. Maybe like The Doobie Brothers or something, y'know, trying to sound a bit like an American group with harmonies. I wasn't trying to copy 'em, but it was... it was sort of bouncy American style with a wobbly bit on the top." Jeff Lynne (August 21, 1990 - Classic Albums radio interview by Roger Scott)[1]
"So Fine" is the title of the fifth track from A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra.
Recorded in 1976 at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany, this track is peppy and upbeat, contrasting with "Mission (A World Record)", the previous track. It is a typical example of ELO's (at the time) cutting edge use of technology and recording techniques, which would become the conventional sound of pop music within 10 years.
The middle section contains African drums and electronic percussion created by a then state of the art Moog processor, and continues with rising intensity. More and more instruments join in, until the vocal again takes over. As it fades out, it segues into the middle-eastern inspired violin of "Livin' Thing".