"Video!" is a song by

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock music, rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. As a songwriter, h ...

from the soundtrack to the film '' Electric Dreams'' in 1984. It is one of two songs that Lynne and keyboard player

Richard Tandy Richard Tandy (born 26 March 1948) is an English musician. He is best known as the keyboardist in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Minimoog, Clavinet, Mellotron, and piano) was an important in ...

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 songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical a ...

song " Beatles Forever", which was originally to have appeared on the album, ''

Secret Messages ''Secret Messages'' is the tenth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1983 on Jet Records. It was the last ELO album with bass guitarist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and a full orchestra, and the last ELO album t ...

'', when it was planned to be a double album.

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