Video! Explained

Video!
Cover:Video Lynne.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Jeff Lynne
Album:Electric Dreams
B-Side:Sooner or Later
Released:1984
Recorded:1984
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3:26
Label:Virgin/Epic
Producer:Jeff Lynne
Prev Title:Doin' That Crazy Thing
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Every Little Thing
Next Year:1990

"Video!" is a song by Jeff Lynne from the soundtrack to the film Electric Dreams in 1984.[1] It is one of two songs that Lynne and keyboard player Richard Tandy provided for the film's soundtrack.[1] The single version is 3:26 in length,[1] while the version included in the film is longer, at 4:18.[2]

The chorus of "Video!" is originally taken from the unreleased Electric Light Orchestra song "Beatles Forever", which was originally to have appeared on the album, Secret Messages, when it was planned to be a double album.[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jeff Lynne.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeff Lynne Song Database - Song Details . Jefflynnesongs.com . 11 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Jeff Lynne Song Database - Song Details . Jefflynnesongs.com . 11 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Electric Light Orchestra – Beatles Forever. thelogbook.com. 1 June 2021.