In the style originally performed by Olivia Newton-John
Xanadu lyrics available from Google Lyrics and AZ Lyrics
Original song version from 1980
As heard in the movie Xanadu
This short excerpt is in MP3 format running at 128 Kb per second.
The version on the CD album runs at 1,411 Kb per second.
The full CD audio file format size is 34,159 KB and runs for 3 minutes and 18 seconds.
Xanadu was a bit of a train wreck as far as modern movies go. According to Olivia Newton-John, they were still writing it while they were filming. Still - if you look at it as a Musical, it's not all that bad. The plot on most musicals is mostly non-existent - I'd be hard pressed to think of one that would even be remembered without the songs and dance.
So - if you look at Xanadu strictly as an old line classic musical, it holds up pretty well. It produces a lot of good songs and had a couple of very good dance scenes. I remember the billboard for some musical, can't remember which one, that advertised "All Singing - All Dancing." If you could toss Xanadu into a way-back machine and transport it back to the golden age of musicals, I think it would have fared much better with the critics and audiences. 1980 just wasn't the right time.
Reeves
Xanadu was created using 3 Acoustic Grand Pianos, 2 Bright Acoustic Pianos, 1 Acoustic Bass, 2 String Ensembles 1 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello), 1 Synthesized String Ensemble 2 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, and 1 Contrabass), 1 Acoustic Bass Drum, 1 Acoustic Snare Drum, 1 Low Floor Tom, 1 Low Tom, 1 Hi‑Mid Tom, 1 Closed Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Open Hi‑Hat Cymbals, and 1 Crash Cymbal 1.
Songwriter
Jeff Lynne     Wikipedia
Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John
Song released about July 1980
Olivia Newton-John Official Website
Included in the album Xanadu
Recording Producer
Jeff Lynne     Wikipedia
Recording Performers
Olivia Newton-John     Wikipedia
Jeff Lynne     Wikipedia
Bev Bevan     Wikipedia
Richard Tandy     Wikipedia
Kelly Groucutt     Wikipedia
James Newton Howard     Wikipedia
Louis Clark     Wikipedia
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