Video (song)
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"Video!" is a song by Jeff Lynne
from the soundtrack to the film Electric Dreams
in 1984. It is one of two songs that Lynne and keyboard player Richard Tandy
provided for the film's soundtrack.
The chorus of "Video!" is originally taken from the unreleased Electric Light Orchestra
song "Beatles Forever
", which was originally to have appeared on the album, Secret Messages
, when it was planned to be a double album.
.
Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
from the soundtrack to the film Electric Dreams
Electric Dreams (soundtrack)
Electric Dreams is a soundtrack album from the film Electric Dreams, released in 1984Several popular rock and New Wave musicians of the 1980s contributed original music to the film's soundtrack. It was available throughout Europe but remained unreleased on compact disc in the U.S. until September...
in 1984. It is one of two songs that Lynne and keyboard player Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy , is best known as the keyboard player in the rock band, Electric Light Orchestra...
provided for the film's soundtrack.
The chorus of "Video!" is originally taken from the unreleased Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
song "Beatles Forever
Beatles Forever
"Beatles Forever" is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra in 1983, intended for the album Secret Messages. When the album was cut from a planned two-disc set to a single LP, "Beatles Forever" was abandoned — and somewhat abruptly, given that it had previously been cited as the likely...
", which was originally to have appeared on the album, Secret Messages
Secret Messages
Secret Messages is an album by Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1983 through Jet Records. It would be the last ELO album to feature bassist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and real stringed instruments...
, when it was planned to be a double album.
Track Listing
All songs written and composed by Jeff LynneJeff Lynne
Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
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- Video! - 3:26
- Sooner Or LaterSooner Or Later (Jeff Lynne song)Sooner Or Later is a song by Jeff Lynne.The song is the B-side of the single Video!/Sooner Or Later. It was recorded with his keyboardist Richard Tandy, it was not included in the film Electric Dreams.-Track listing:...
- 3:51
Charts
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Billboard Hot 100 | 85 |