Electric Light Orchestra The Diary of Horace Wimp

The Diary of Horace Wimp is the fourth track on the Electric Light Orchestra album Discovery, written by Jeff Lynne. Released in 1979 as a single, the song is Beatlesque in nature and became a Top Ten hit in the UK and Ireland. The lyrics describe a week in the life of a repressed man who nevertheless overcomes his shy nature with the help of a voice from The day Saturday is omitted this is because, as explained by Jeff Lynne: The football match is played on a Saturday.