"Timeless Melody" is a rock song written by

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singer/guitarist

Lee Mavers Lee Anthony Mavers (born 2 August 1962) is an English musician. Mavers was the songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist in The La's and is best known for the song " There She Goes" from October 1988. Mavers was originally the bassist for the Live ...

and recorded by Mavers' band

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Music video

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, a short animated sequence, and clips shot at a studio. The video ends with a view of the night sky with stars forming the name of the band.

Formats and track listings

* All songs written by L.A. Mavers (except where stated). ;7" single (GOLAS 4) ;Cassette single (LASMC 4) # "Timeless Melody" – 3:03 # "Clean Prophet" – 1:48 ;12" single (GOLAS 412) ;CD single (LASCD 4) # "Timeless Melody" – 3:03 # "Clean Prophet" – 1:48 # "Knock Me Down" – 3:16 # "Over" – 5:01 (Mavers/

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Personnel

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and

Backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

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* John Power –

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and backing vocals * Peter "Cammy" Camell –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

* Neil Mavers –

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Chart performance

Cover versions

The Seattle band

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covered Timeless Melody in their Binaural Tour on 6/4/2000 when they played at The Manchester Evening News Arena,

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. During the concert lead singer

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incorrectly stated that the band was going to play a song written by a band from "your town". The concert is available as an

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. Pearl Jam went on to play the song several more times on the tour, often as a duet with

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frontman

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. Pearl Jam have also performed the song with

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References

External links

Official music video
{{Authority control 1990 singles Go! Discs singles The La's songs Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite Songs written by Lee Mavers 1990 songs