"Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and the

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

(ELO). The song is track number 5 from their 1974 album '' Eldorado'' and tells the story of the Dreamer on the hill fantasising he is one of Robin Hood's merry men, forming the fourth dream. ''"A Robin Hood type character who actually maid Marion."'' Jeff Lynne (2001 - Eldorado Remaster) It was released as the second single A-side from Eldorado in The Netherlands, but failed to chart. The song was used as the B-side for " Telephone Line" in the US, and in the UK the song was joined with "King of the Universe" on the flip side. The version performed on their concert film, "

Fusion – Live in London ''Fusion – Live in London'' is a concert film by Electric Light Orchestra, recorded at the New Victoria Theatre in London on 20 June 1976. The concert was a part of the band's '' Face the Music'' tour. It was released in VHS format in 1990 (Pi ...

" uses the last couple of seconds, 2:27 - 2:57, reprise of " Eldorado Overture", as used for the ending of side 1 of the album.

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