Did you see your friend crying from his eyes today?
Did you see him run, through the streets and far away?
Did you see him run, did you see him fall?
Did his life flash by at the bedroom door?
Did you hear the news? It came across the air today
Someone has been found on the rocks down in the bay
Did you see him hide, did you see him crawl?
Does his life mean more than it did before?
Did you see that man running through the streets today?
Did you catch his face, was it 10538?
Did you see him run, through the streets and far away?
Did you see him run, did you see him fall?
Did his life flash by at the bedroom door?
Did you hear the news? It came across the air today
Someone has been found on the rocks down in the bay
Did you see him hide, did you see him crawl?
Does his life mean more than it did before?
Did you see that man running through the streets today?
Did you catch his face, was it 10538?
song info:
Verified yes
Language
GenreElectronic, Rock, Pop
Rank−
Duration00:05:29
Charts
Copyright ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music
WriterJeff Lynne
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
AddedNovember 3rd, 2005
Last updatedMarch 7th, 2022
About"10538 Overture", released in 1972, was the first single by The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
The song, written by Jeff Lynne, was first recorded as an intended B-side on one of The Move's singles. Both Roy Wood and Lynne sang on it, as happened later with The Move's "California Man". The song is about an escaped prisoner; Lynne wanted to give the character in the song a number, as opposed to a name, and he chanced upon the number 1053 while looking at the mixing console. Wood suggested adding an "8" to fit the melody better. Although intended to be a song for The Move, after cello parts were added it became the Electric Light Orchestra's first release. It was during the single's chart run that Wood left ELO, emerging later in the year with a new band called Wizzard.
The song, written by Jeff Lynne, was first recorded as an intended B-side on one of The Move's singles. Both Roy Wood and Lynne sang on it, as happened later with The Move's "California Man". The song is about an escaped prisoner; Lynne wanted to give the character in the song a number, as opposed to a name, and he chanced upon the number 1053 while looking at the mixing console. Wood suggested adding an "8" to fit the melody better. Although intended to be a song for The Move, after cello parts were added it became the Electric Light Orchestra's first release. It was during the single's chart run that Wood left ELO, emerging later in the year with a new band called Wizzard.
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