Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado Finale Lyrics






The dreamer, the unworken fool,
High on a hill in Eldorado





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  1. M.... V....

    ELO- The most beautiful music I've ever heard in my life.

  2. A.... L....

    This song... Amazing how much power and feel he has in his voice, and the compilation is just fantastic! One of my favourites now:)

  3. J.... L....

    Best Album ever. Such a masterpiece! Long live Jeff Lynne's ELO!

  4. D.... B....

    My Favorite!! Thanks for the High School memories 🤓👍❤️

  5. P.... S....

    46 years old and we are all still listening to it. Lynne up there with Lennon mcartney and Mozart. Thank you Jeff. !!!!

  6. M.... V....

    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 A masterpiece. Quality in all categories- lyrics, voice appeal and range, personal meaning interpretations, instruments, melody, etc. And I just melt in ecstacy at around 4:40 with the native American drumming nuance flowing into Spanish themed sound. Is J.L. really from planet Earth? My God, just breath takingly out of this world!!

  7. A.... ....

    Was arguing with a friend about whether this song or the Elton John song were better. I stand firm with my origional position.

    A.... ....

    I pray your original was ELO's

    A.... ....

    @jumperwalrus You know full that isn't the case you cheeky bastard. Why you trying to pass yourself off as a third party?

    A.... ....

    @AdmarilDarius I fear I must report you to the authorities of the world's new hegemon, India. I pray you find help there.

  8. M.... V....

    💝💥 Stunning music. Masterfully cunning lyrical genius.

  9. K.... M....

    rip Carl Macek

  10. s.... w....

    Musical Perfection

  11. M.... P....

    Have review on my channel Terrific album

  12. J.... K....

    Pure emotion. Superb, beautiful, magical arrangements and harmonies. But ever so sad. The album is my all time favorite for over 40 years now. Going everywhere with me. I just hate the realisation that the voyages end will arrive someday 😥 But then I start playing the album from start to finish again! What a joy! Thank you so much for giving me these sounds to add splendid colour to my life, mr. Lynne. ❤

  13. w.... ....

    4.43 Almost a Native Indian sound.....yes?

  14. C.... M....

    Memorial to the second best friend I lost this summer... goodbye, Bobby...

  15. J.... R....

    This song.......just can't put into words.......outside of it taking to another place and time. Jeff's vocals, his lyrics, the arrangement...how can one man be so talented...but he is...to me he's Perfection. I'm at my desk at work. Listened to 8 times in a roll. Feels like I'm floating. I Love You Jeff Lynne!!!!!

  16. c.... b....

    Another great song off this album is loredo tornado

    c.... b....

    This music is pure genius.

  17. W.... B....

    If push comes to shove, my favourite music piece of all time.

  18. S.... w....

    Underrated af.

  19. A.... S....

    obra maestra el dorado el mejor albun de la historia

  20. l.... ....

    the eternal dream

  21. l.... ....

    the best they ever recorded.
    when I was younger, I never understood what they were meaning with Eldorado...

  22. Y.... A....

    ELO Solo para entendidos!

  23. N.... ....

    25 people couldn’t find Eldorado

  24. C.... B....

    I love this album,it's so lush ,such good writing,so full of emotion Here it comes, another lonely day" One of ELO's best. let it fill you with feelig

  25. r.... ....

    Sounds like something someone would feel when they know they are about to die. Does it make sense? A mix of nostalgia and gloom and fear...

  26. M.... T....

    Can it get any better than this? Even after 45 years this still gives me goosebumps....thanks Jeff!

  27. V.... H....

    High on a hill in Eldorado

  28. M.... B....

    I once had a dream that Chrissie Hynde & the Pretenders, covered this song

  29. J.... S....

    One of the best albums ever. Underrated

  30. a.... ....

    Super.Bravo Jeff

  31. D.... M....

    He Is The Nasty One Christ Your Infernal...

  32. b.... ....

    Love the Painted ladies of the Avalon line. Jeff used echo as well as anyone.

  33. A.... N....

    ELO truly brings me tears of joy what a musical genius best ever!!

  34. N.... F....

    musical perfection...that choir really made these songs, wish Jeff would resurrect this old sound for one album

  35. S.... ....

    I bought this album when it was first released. I was 22 then. Where have all those years gone?

  36. t.... R....

    Back before ELO became a pop machine, some of the best music they ever made, in my opinion.

  37. R.... B....

    JL is incredible. He can write this and then there is Xanadu.

  38. S.... C....

    Música para la eternidad.

  39. T.... C....

    Jeff Lynne's voice is amazing!

  40. T.... C....

    One of the best songs I have ever heard!

  41. d.... c....

    This is my No1 album from ELO

  42. B.... T....

    Jeff's best vocal on any ELO song

  43. F.... C....

    The kings of overplaying and poorly used strings and choruses. Can't believe people compare them to The Beatles.

    F.... C....

    Yeah they are so far past the beatles who were really dull.

    F.... C....

    It was not "people" but John Lennon.

  44. B.... 4....

    Even after all this time, this song STILL gets to me.

  45. C.... J....

    If I ever take a drive to Disneyland, I'll put this music on the radio or something :P Sounds magical enough. Eldorado is the best! :)

  46. H.... ....

    I bought tickets for August! My dream come thru!

  47. H.... M....

    u decide

  48. H.... M....

    I am partial,every song jeff lynne wrote is a hit in my opinion...I seriously find it difficult ELO didn't set record sales...oh...they did?...nevermind

  49. K.... X....

    Discovered this on vinyl by chance when i was 16 in 1986 and fell in love with it.

  50. R.... F....

    Good bye

  51. M.... V....

    Me fascina ELO!

    M.... V....

    Magnífico grupo

  52. J.... S....

    Pure genius Mr Lynne never get tired of listening to this

  53. C.... ....

    Here it comes, another lonely day, playing the game,
    I'll sail away on a voyage of no return to see
    if eternal life is meant to be
    and if I find the key to the eternal dream.

    The painted ladies of the Avalon play in the sun,
    take to the road, to the North there lies the chills of cold,
    to the South there lies the tales untold.
    But in between there lies the place to close your eyes.

    And I will stay, I'll not be back, Eldorado.
    I will be free of the world, Eldorado.

    Say goodbye, the city's heroes sing, bird on the wing
    feel, feel so free through the life upon the rooftop haze,
    all the cheating and the broken days.
    So through it all I see there's nothing left for me.

    So I will stay, I'll not be back, Eldorado.
    I will be free of the world, Eldorado.

    Sitting here on top of everywhere, what do I care.
    Days never end, I know the voyage's end will soon be here,
    no eternal life is here for me.
    And now I found the key to the eternal dream.

    Then I will stay, I'll not be back, Eldorado.
    I will be free of the world, Eldorado.
    Then I will stay.
    The dreamer, the unworken fool,
    High on a hill in Eldorado

  54. P.... ....

    if eternal life was meant to be.... this song has backmasking on it, and says, ' Oh Christ your infernal, he's the nasty one"

  55. d.... m....

    beautiful fantastic this song is like a dream an incredible dream Jeff is one of the greatest artist and this album is a masterpiece  FOREVER !!

  56. I.... ....

    As with all the ELO singles released in the late 1970s, tracks from early ELO albums were placed on b-sides. 'Eldorado' ended up as the b-side of 'Wild West Hero' in 1978 perhaps rather fittingly given the subject of the A-side of the single. I first came across 'Eldorado' when I flipped the aforementioned single. the motive behind this trait by the record company to released earlier tracks rather than fill with even more from the 'Out of the Blue' LP was to encourage us record-buying public to seek out the earlier ELO albums - I certainly did and now the albums are true classics in my collection - played much more than the later 70s / early 80s albums.

  57. M.... ....

    This is a Classic album. I love all the tracks and it should be listened to as one body of work.

  58. J.... T....

    ELO make those days better music than in the later commercial period.Lyrics were also deeper and said more.

  59. W.... B....

    One of the greatest songs ever written, if not the greatest of them all. Mindblowing stuff! Sadly JL does not perform it live on his current tour. Like it better than Can't Get It Out of My Head, exquisite as it is. Always in my ELO and overall Top 3 songs of all time!

    W.... B....

    Great lyrical piece. Chord progression sort-of menaders, but it is quintessential Jeff Lynne. Must say I still believe "Can't Get it Out of my Head" is the best track off this album.

  60. D.... H....

    I liked the comment sounds a lot like the white album. What ?

  61. N.... T....

    Zachary tromp

  62. A.... A....

    Great album

  63. M.... S....

    sounds a lot like the White Album

    M.... S....

    Are you deaf!

  64. A.... H....

    eldorado............................przepiekne

  65. L.... ....

    So simple, but so beautiful. This album has so many intricately woven melodies, then it all stops with the elegance of Eldorado, then picks up again with the finale.

  66. M.... C....

    A masterwork from start to finish. Great example of Lynne's genius.

  67. S.... L....

    fabuloso

  68. S.... D....

    Jeff Lynne and ELO were right up there with Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Led Zeppelin. No band in the 21'st century can compare. I beg you to try!

    S.... D....

    Have you listened to all of the 21C bands?

  69. D.... R....

    You all got me laugh'n

  70. G.... R....

    Here it comes another lonely day
    Playing the game, I'll sail away
    On a voyage of no return to see
    If eternal life is meant to be
    And if I find the key, to the eternal dream
    The painted ladies of the Avalon
    Play in the sun, take to the road
    To the north there lies the chills of cold
    To the south there lies, the tales untold
    But in between there lies, the place
    To close your eyes
    [Chorus]
    And I will stay, I'll not be back
    Eldorado
    I will be free, of the world
    Eldorado[Verse 2]
    Say goodbye the city's heroes sing
    Bird on the wind
    Feel, feel so free
    Through the life upon the rooftop
    Haze
    All the cheating and the broken days
    So through it all I see
    There's nothing left for me
    [Chorus]
    And I will stay, I'll not be back
    Eldorado
    I will be free, of the world
    Eldorado[Verse 3]
    Sitting here on top of everywhere
    What do I care
    Days never end
    I know the voyage's end will soon
    Be here
    No eternal life is here for me
    And now I found the key
    To the eternal dream[Chorus]
    Then I will stay, I'll not be back
    Eldorado
    I will be free, of the world
    Eldorado

    G.... R....

    The Dreamer
    the unwoken fool
    high on a hill
    in ELDORADO

  71. L.... J....

    I'm not going to cry because I'm sad.. Cadillac came out with a new car.

  72. F.... M....

    Remember this song in particular. Did'nt realise it was '74. My good taste in music must've came pre loaded.

  73. S.... F....

    Perfect album.. Beautifully made and hits you in the heart.... 💕... One of the best concept albums ever.... And then time... Well!!! Time was another masterpiece by Jeff Lynne... But eldorado was and still is so underrated... Jeff Lynne thankfully is still with us and deserves a MBE.... THE BEATLES GOT ONE........ GIVE JEFF LYNNE ONE.......

  74. B.... E....

    What a masterpiece. Widely underrated.
    Probably one of the best concept album in the music history.
    A condensated of the genius of Jeff Lynne.

    B.... E....

    Very underrated. Should be on a dozen best-of lists.

    B.... E....

    Underrated by whom.

    B.... E....

    In rolling stones top 50 all time most progressive albums list. Should have been top 5.

    B.... E....

    All of the band’s best work is criminally underrated.

  75. J.... L....

    Way ahead of their time! ELO the very best EVER!

  76. D.... S....

    INCREDIBLE!!!

    Had SUCH a PROFOUND impact on me as a youth...in some small town in Minnesota, back in the day!

  77. D.... H....

    Few pieces of music can bring me to tears
    Eldorado

  78. C.... M....

    ELO Eldorado is the greatest album of 1974. I recommend it to any ELO fan from all around the world and the whole of the UK. Every hit is like a stone on the shore. I think Jeff Lynne deserves a knighthood. He is such an incredible vocalist.

    C.... M....

    I was 18 years old in 1974 and had this album, yes, album, it is fantastic, even today!

    C.... M....

    @NightIsRight He said the best album of 1974, not the best ELO album. And in my opinion, Time is the best album ELO ever made.

    C.... M....

    This is like the only song he sings where he shows off a little bit with his singing. He's just so underrated as a vocalist because his voice just blends in with the music so naturally you don't notice how great it is

    C.... M....

    @NightIsRight what about face the music

    C.... M....

    don't you mean any fan, "all over the world" ;)

  79. J.... G....

    Well bev bevan had his day on this album, absolutely cryptic and engrossing says Lynne had a fantastical holiday to write this masterpiece but it is a phenomemenal work of the collaboration of Elo that we all know and love, dare I say the best? Eldorado meant so much to all of us, think we should all get together and share that memory

  80. D.... R....

    in my humble opinion the best bit of vinyl ever pressed xxx

    D.... R....

    Johnny Duplantis good man! LOL!

    D.... R....

    Do you listen to the instrumental version of this at the end? It's really great too.

    D.... R....

    You are right!

    D.... R....

    Recently just got into my dads old records (huge collection) and this one is one of my favorites that I hadn’t listened to before

    D.... R....

    Its definitely a bit special

  81. R.... ....

    Sounds like a lost Bowie track... Great, though...

  82. L.... D....

    sound track of my life this song

  83. T.... T....

    Велик Албум да ви шибам англо говорещите

  84. B.... G....

    my dad says this came out when he was 14 and its still his favorite album of all time. beautiful

    B.... G....

    loved it since I was 14 too

    B.... G....

    I was born in 1960 so I and your dad are around the same age. El Dorado is my second-favorite ELO album after their second, which came out in early 1973.

    B.... G....

    Your dad is a wise man. Listen to him!

    B.... G....

    what your dad said

  85. T.... ....

    Goosebumps on my goosebumps on my tingling spine....

  86. P.... G....

    Great!
    Thanks for this!

  87. j.... ....

    Mágica leyenda de ELDORADO... confirma que Jeff pertenece a esos reinos...

  88. D.... ....

    I will be free of the world.
    I'll not be back.
    Eldorado.

    D.... ....

    degree7 don't see writing like this any more

    D.... ....

    By that lyric, do you think he meant that he was going into this "Walter Mitty" type of fantasy world, and never coming back?

  89. M.... P....

    ...about achieving an intangible place/status in a relationship... mythical, albeit out of reach. at least it is for me. as is ELO's other song on the subject, Shangri-la.

    M.... P....

    ...oh. I almost forgot Xanadu as well.

  90. D.... S....

    Wow. Wow. Wow!!!

    So incredibly beautiful! AND...so PERFECTLY pulls the WHOLE ALBUM together...artistically, and, well, SPIRITUALLY... as long as we're at it! :-}

    NOTHING in all of pop/rock comes anywhere NEAR this!

    D.... S....

    +Danny Stanhope - Let me help Danny...let me help....Wow...wow...wow....

    D.... S....

    +Danny Stanhope - ...wow !!!!!!! (Like thunder it follows the lightening).

    D.... S....

    +Danny Stanhope ABSOLUTELY SPIRITUAL...

  91. T.... M....

    moje dzieciństwo.... absolutne mistrzostwo.... juz sama okładka tej płyty vs. zawartość robiła wrażenie....

  92. N.... ....

    Thanks.

  93. a.... ....

    Beautiful song - Jeff Lynne really wrote and song a classic. The Eldorado album is one of ELO finest - and I regard this as their first concept album - all tracks kind of connected to a continuous symphony.

  94. D.... P....

    Commercials after every song is excessive. One of these days real soon it's going to go away. I promise. <3

    D.... P....

    get an add blocker problem solved

  95. H.... S....

    3 people believe there's a "satanic" message in here.

    H.... S....

    +Henry Stanley That'll be three idiots then.

    H.... S....

    +Henry Stanley Make that five.

    H.... S....

    +malthuswasright Yeah, wait, make that five.

  96. K.... B....

    one of Jeff's best vocals

  97. W.... K....

    Here it comes another lonely day.
    Playing the game, I'll sail away
    On a voyage of no return to see
    If eternal life is meant to be,
    And if I find the key, to the eternal dream.
    The painted ladies of the Avalon.
    Play in the sun, take to the road
    To the north there lies the chills of cold, 
    To the south there lies, the tales
    untold,
    But in between their lies, the place
    to close your eyes.

    And I will stay, I'll not be back, 
    Eldorado,
    I will be free, of the world
    Eldorado

    Say goodbye the city's heroes sing
    Bird on the wind,
    Feel, feel so free
    Through the life upon the rooftop
    haze,
    All the cheating and the broken days,
    So through it all I see,
    There's nothing left for me.

    And I will stay, I'll not be back, 
    Eldorado,
    I will be free, of the world
    Eldorado

    Sitting here on top of everywhere,
    What do I care,
    Days never end.
    I know the voyage's end will soon 
    be here,
    No eternal life is here for me,
    And now I found the key,
    To the eternal dream.

    Then I will stay, I'll not be back,
    Eldorado.
    I will be free, of the world,
    Eldorado

    W.... K....

    This song and Surfs up are The Best lyrics ever writen.

    W.... K....

    Get a life u hippy

    W.... K....

    William Kren, I'll also stay. Forever and ever.❤

    W.... K....

    Brilliant.

    W.... K....

    Gracias 😉

  98. T.... S....

    Eldorado Finale aka Flamenco Build-Up