"Video!" is a song by

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and, latterly, sole member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) which was formed in 1970. He has written all of ...

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 single version is 3:26 in length, while the version included in the film is longer, at 4:18. The chorus of "Video!" is originally taken from the unreleased

Electric Light Orchestra The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop and classical arrangement ...

song " Beatles Forever", which was originally to have appeared on the album, '' Secret Messages'', when it was planned to be a double album.

Reception

Muriel Gray at ''

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'' said, "Mr. Lynne likes to catch on to buzzwords and then attempt to build a song around them. 'Video madness comes upon us' we are informed and, to back up this earth-shattering statement, we are treated to some Buggles-like voices. A nasty piece of work if ever there was."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

. #"Video!" – 3:26 #"Sooner or Later" – 3:51

Charts

References

Jeff Lynne songs 1984 singles 1984 songs Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne Songs written by Jeff Lynne Songs written for films Virgin Records singles Epic Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub