Secret Messages
Electric Light Orchestra
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A moving stream of information That is floating on the wind The secrets never end And now they call, They sing, they play, they dance For you, from out of the blue, What can you do? The secret messages are calling to me endlessly They call to me across the air The messages across the atmosphere They whisper in your ear, they're calling everywhere Where words cascade like rainbows tumbling from the sky Then I'll be there, I'll be there When messages will call to you their secrets all around Without a sound, they're all around Those secret messages that spill into the air from far away So far away A flowing river of illusion running with confusion Never gone - it goes on and on The secret messages are calling to me endlessly They call to me across the air The messages across the atmosphere They whisper in your ear, they're calling everywhere
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Written by: JEFF LYNNE
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10 facts about this song
Band History"Secret Messages" is a song from the British rock band, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). ELO was formed in Birmingham, England in the early 1970s by songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, along with drummer Bev Bevan.
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Album InformationThe song "Secret Messages" is the title track of the band's tenth studio album, which was released in 1983.
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Larger WorkThe album originally was intended to be a double album, displaying the technological and progressive nature of ELO's music. However, it was eventually reduced to a single album by record company pressures.
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Main ComposerJeff Lynne, who is credited with the songwriting for "Secret Messages", was the main creative force behind ELO. He wrote most of the band's original material and served as the lead vocalist.
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Album ConceptThe album Secret Messages, including the song itself, were influenced by the idea of secret and hidden messages in the music. This was in response to the rumors alleging that ELO's music, when played backwards, contained satanic messages.
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Music StyleELO's music, including "Secret Messages", is characterized by a fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements and futuristic, electronic sounds.
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Chart PerformanceDespite the album's controversial history, "Secret Messages" reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart and No. 36 in the US Billboard 200.
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Absence of Original Member"Secret Messages" was one of ELO's albums produced without the presence of Roy Wood. He left the band after their debut album in 1971.
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Music VideoELO often supplemented their releases with creative music videos. The video for "Secret Messages" was in heavy rotation on MTV, although it lacked the distinctive CGI and special effects present in other ELO videos.
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Original DesignThe original concept for the album included a feature where the vinyl disc was designed to be played from the inside out, further developing the theme of 'secret messages'. However, this idea was ultimately scrapped.
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