Xanadu

In 1979, Jeff Lynne started work on the music for Olivia Newton-John's 1980 disco-new wave film, Xanadu. However, the contract that the Electric Light ...

However, Lynne was trapped in his contract to give the filmmakers what they wanted. “It was a really difficult song to record because Jeff had sent the demo of the song to the studio in Hollywood, and they had actually shot the dance sequence to the demo,” Bevan said. It’s because the film is so bad and it’s a failure and we’re associated with it.” “They’re saying, ‘We don’t want to touch them after that bloody film.’ It’s because the film is so bad, and it’s a failure and we’re associated with it… A year after, ELO released Time. Lynne thought some radio stations were reluctant to play the album. In 1979, Jeff Lynne started work on the music for Olivia Newton-John’s 1980 disco-new wave film, Xanadu. However, the contract that the Electric Light Orchestra frontman signed put constraints on him.