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"Eldorado" is the title track from the 1974 album of the same name by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The song was used as the B-side of the United States single " Boy Blue " in 1975 and later as the flip side to the UK hit single " Wild West Hero " in 1978.
"Eldorado Finale" is heavily orchestrated, much like "Eldorado Overture". Jeff Lynne said of the song, "I like the heavy chords and the slightly daft ending, where you hear the double bass players packing up their basses, because they wouldn't play another millisecond past the allotted moment." [2] [verification needed]
The concept album Eldorado (1974) saw the first time that an orchestra was used, where previously Lynne would overdub strings. [5] The presence of an orchestra would be a common part of future ELO albums. [5] The 1975 album Face the Music moved away from symphonic concept elements of Eldorado in favor of more radio friendly songs. [6]
"El Dorado" is the second track from English heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2010 album The Final Frontier. The song is the band's forty-first single, and the only one from the album. The song is the band's forty-first single, and the only one from the album.
"Can't Get It Out of My Head" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and originally recorded by Electric Light Orchestra (also known as ELO). First released on the band's fourth album Eldorado in September 1974, the song is the second track on the album and follows "Eldorado Overture". The song was released in November the same year as a single.
The box set features songs from all Electric Light Orchestra albums with the exception of Xanadu, as well as rare b-sides and unreleased tracks from Time, Secret Messages originally intended double album and Balance of Power. 3-Pak: Released: 24 October 1995; Label: Sony Music Entertainment; Formats: 3 CDs
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In 1993 Eldorado, along with "Hymn" and "Evening Star", was adapted by Jonathan Adams as Three Songs from Edgar Allan Poe for SATB chorus and piano. The better-known composer John Adams also composed an Eldorado symphony. In popular music, the poem was used in 1996 for the lyrics of a Donovan song on his album Sutras.