A new "New World Record"

A project in which I used drawing, collage, and storytelling to deconstruct and construct anew my vinyl copy of Electric Light Orchestra's A New World Record (the first concert I ever went to was ELO’s tour for this album).
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Above the Clouds Original lyricsAbove the Clouds Redacted lyricsAbove the Clouds Renovated lyrics
Tightrope Original LyricsTightrope Redacted LyricsTightrope Renovated Lyrics
I marked through the lyric sheet with a sharpie, blacking out words and pieces of words to create poems with entirely different meanings than the original song lyrics.

   Click each set of lyrics to see the original, the redactions, and the renovated result.
Tightrope
Above the Clouds
Telephone Line
Telephone Line Original LyricsTelephone Line Redacted LyricsTelephone Line Renovated Lyrics
Rockaria!
Rockaria! Original LyricsRockaria! Redacted LyricsRockaria! Renovated Lyrics
Mission (A New World Record)
Mission (A New World Record) Original LyricsMission (A New World Record) Redacted LyricsMission (A New World Record) Renovated Lyrics
So Fine
So Fine Original LyricsSo Fine Redacted LyricsSo FSo Fine Renovated Lyrics
Livin' Thing
Livin' Thing Original LyricsLivin' Thing Redacted LyricsLivin' Thing Renovated Lyrics
Do Ya
Do Ya Original LyricsDo Ya Redacted LyricsDo Ya Renovated Lyrics
Shangri-La
Shangri-La Original LyricsShangri-La Redacted LyricsShangri-La Renovated Lyrics
Side A
Side B