| Timeless Melody | |
| Cover: | The La's - Timeless Melody cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | the La's |
| Album: | The La's |
| Released: | 3 September 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1989–1990 |
| Studio: | Eden Studios, London |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 3:01 |
| Label: | Go! Discs (GOLAS 4) |
| Producer: | Steve Lillywhite[1] |
| Prev Title: | There She Goes |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | There She Goes |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Timeless Melody" is a rock song written by Liverpool singer/guitarist Lee Mavers and recorded by Mavers' band The La's.
The music video contains footage from live shows (parts of which are slowed down), depictions of Egyptian hieroglyphs, 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.
| Charts (1990–1991) | Peak position(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 57 | |
| U.S. Modern Rock Tracks | 12 |
The Seattle band Pearl Jam covered Timeless Melody in their Binaural Tour on 6/4/2000 when they played at The Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England. During the concert lead singer Eddie Vedder incorrectly stated that the band was going to play a song written by a band from "your town". The concert is available as an Official Bootleg. Pearl Jam went on to play the song several more times on the tour, often as a duet with Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes. Pearl Jam have also performed the song with Death Cab for Cutie in 2004.[2]