Olivia Newton-John - Xanadu (Written by Jeff Lynne) - Live in Tokyo 2003

Xanadu, the title track from the 1980 musical film of the same name, was written by Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Olivia Newton-John, an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, and actress, performed the song live in Tokyo on April 4, 2003.

Originally recorded with ELO, the song was released as a single and topped the charts in several European countries. It became ELO's sole number-one single in the UK, holding the spot for two weeks in July 1980. Additionally, it reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100.

A place where nobody dared to go
The love that we came to know
They call it Xanadu (it takes your breath and leaves you blind)
And now, open your eyes and see what we have made is real
We are in Xanadu (a dream of it, we offer you)

A million lights are dancing and there you are
A shooting star
An everlasting world and you're here with me
Eternally

Xanadu
Xanadu (now we are here)
In Xanadu (Xanadu)

Xanadu
Xanadu (now we are here)
In Xanadu
Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
For you, Xanadu

The love, the echoes of long ago
You needed the world to know
They are in Xanadu (with every breath you drift away)
The dream that came through a million years
That lived on through all the tears
It came to Xanadu (the dream you dream, well, it will happen for you)

A million lights are dancing and there you are
A shooting star
An everlasting world and you're here with me
Eternally

Xanadu
Xanadu (now we are here)
In Xanadu (Xanadu)

Xanadu
Xanadu (now we are here)
In Xanadu (Xanadu-Xanadu)

Now that I'm here
Now that you're near
In Xanadu
Now that I'm here
Now that you're near
In Xanadu
Xanadu

*Written by Jeff Lynne

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[MichaelSantori-gdwh]

💡The unlikely and magical collaboration of Jeff Lynne & Olivia made platinum, magical music—a true classic!🛸

[patorkestra]

As a long time ELO Jeff Lynne fan, I totally agree with you, the original version is by far the best, & it's pretty much perfectly recreated here.❤

[CloseToTheEdge]

So many memories with this. Snogging a lassie behind the youth club on a holiday camp. I even had Jeff's curly hair lol. Cheers mate.

[RebeccaTurner-nyxx]

Far better than Jeff's live versions which are anodyne and dull by comparison. Olivia puts so much of herself into her performance and the band does a fair job of the extremely dense recorded version. The record has perhaps the most absurdly over-the-top ending of any song I know, and I love it. That can't be easy to sing but she gets it spot on here, and in the original key of F sharp.

[MargaretOsborne-or]

How can this be five hours ago, when she died at the age of 73 one or two years ago.