Album: Xanadu Soundtrack (1980)

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• A place where nobody dared to go
  The love that we came to know
  They call it Xanadu
  And now, open your eyes and see
  What we have made is real
  We are in Xanadu
  
  A million lights are dancing
  And there you are, a shooting star
  An everlasting world
  And you're here with me, eternally
  Xanadu, Xanadu
  (Now we are here) in Xanadu
  Xanadu, Xanadu
  (Now we are here) in Xanadu
  Xanadu, your neon lights
  Will shine for you, Xanadu
  
  The love that echoes of long ago
  You needed the world to know
  They are in Xanadu
  The dream that came
  Through a million years
  That lived through all the tears
  It came to Xanadu
  
  A million lights are dancing
  And there you are, a shooting star
  An everlasting world
  And you're here with me, eternally
  Xanadu, Xanadu
  (Now we are here) in Xanadu
  Xanadu, Xanadu
  (Now we are here) in Xanadu
  
  Now that I'm here
  Now that you're near, in Xanadu
  Now that I'm here
  Now that you're near, in Xanadu
  Xanadu Writer/s: Jeff Lynne
  Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 22

• Scoobydooby68 from ManchesterJust what are you smoking Lynn ! ? .... .. There's no other word other than.... Awful :-/. Well there is , but it rhymes with bit....
• Lynn Brooks from Purvis, Ms 39475Xanadu, is a beautiful, magical, love story... This movie was and still is the best movie that was ever made!!! I got goosebumps the very first time I watched it. And I still get goosebumps to this day. And the soundtrack is AWESOME!!! I NEVER get tired of watching Xanadu!!! Sincerely, Lynn Brooks
• Titan from Adelaide, South AustraliaIn the late 60s there was a song called 'The Legend of Xanadu' by a bunch of guys named Dave, Dee, Dozy, Mick & Titch which was a bit of a novelty song which made it all the way to No.1 in the UK, then ONJ and ELO hit No.1 in 1980 with Xanadu, making a success rate of 100% of songs with Xanadu in the title getting to No.1, in the UK art least.
• Esskayess from Dallas, TxAnyone else notice the similarity of the percussion and string riffs in this song to those near of the end of 'Mr. Blue Sky?'
• Esskayess from Dallas, TxOnly pop soundtrack I can think of that charted at or near #1 all over the world, while its movie was a mega-bomb. I played this song and 'Magic' to death during the summer and fall of '80.
• Xav from Chicago, IlHeard ELO's new version from their "Very Best Of..." CD. Lemme tell ya, the song does not work without Olivia's voice.
• Jennifer Harris from Grand Blanc, MiI love the song Xanadu.
• Liquid Len from Ottawa, CanadaThis is the only time ELO hit #1 with a song beginning with the letter "X". Very few songs begin with the letter X because it is difficult to start a song that way.
• Stormy from Kokomo, InThis song still gives me chills! We used to dress "to the nines" and go disco dancing to this song and others. We even skated to these songs! what a GREAT time!
• Guitar Chic from Small Town, KyWhen I was a kid, I use to listen to this album for hours...have no idea it's meaning. Just dreamed of skating by the cutest boy at the rink as the air flowed through my hair...LOL:)
• Richard from Bronx, NyNothing worse then Xanadu closet cases go on admit you love this song!!!Olivia is still amazing better then most of those pop tarts that are out there now!!
• Emily from Abingdon, VaThis song is quite possibly the biggest mistake ever to hit popular music.
• Ekristheh from Halath, United StatesIn Xanadu did Kublai Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree; / And Sam was smoking opium / And getting stoned enough for three. Sure, I went to college once!
• Tom from Wood, SdWhy did Jeff Lynne let Olivia Newton-John ruin such a great song? I have nothing against her - I actually kind of like her - but God almighty I hate her version of this song. I mean, check out the ELO-only take on ALL OVER THE WORLD. Man oh man.
• Dee from Indianapolis, InI was 11 when this movie came out. My good friend and I use to listen to this and Queens "Play the Game" all the time on LP's. I wasn't allowed to own records or listen to this type of music back then. When I think of what gets on the radio today, that was tame in comparision.
• Brian from Meriden, CtCale, who is Sir "Auther" Conan Doyle anyway? Certainly not the "author" of Xanadu. Or the Sherlock Holmes mystery series either...
  Sorry Bro, I'm sure it was a simple blunder.
  Couldn't agree more, Dave.
• Patrick from Conyers, GaFrom what I remember learning in Lit, Coleridge based his poem from an opium-induced dream. However, he was unable to finish the poem since the dream was interrupted suddenly.
• Craig from Madison, WiIn regards to Coleridge's poem, he did indeed write it under the influence, but it was not due to the fact the drugs wore off, but rather he was interupted by a visitor, remembered in history as "The Man from Porlock," who threw off his train of thought. By the time the visitor left, Coleridge couldn't remember where he was going with the poem and so the poem remains incomplete. "The Man from Porlock" is now a term used for any literary buzz kill.
• Dave from Cardiff, WalesThe (incomplete) poem Kubla Khan, on which the film 'The Legend of Xanadu' was based, was actually written by Samuel Taylor-Coleridge. According to Alex Lifeson (of the aforementioned Rush, who also released a critically acclaimed song based on the poem), he began writing it while under the influence of drugs, but after the drug-trip wore off, he was unable to complete it.
• Cale from Atlanta, GaBased on a incomplete poem by Sir Auther Conan Doyle.
• Dave from Cardiff, WalesPity they didn't think to also include Rush' 1978 epic of the same name on the soundtrack - it might have added some class to the otherwise awful film. The soundtrack was quite good, though - particularly ELO's contributions
• Jed from Somerset. Uk, EnglandIt was the only time that ELO ever reached the top of the UK charts. Olivia Newton John had managed it twice earlier with John Travolta, but never as a solo artist.

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