Electric Light Orchestra - Buildings Have Eyes

[makeiteasyable]

nice

[ELOSHAZZY]

Did anyone catch the ghost buster part at 1:51 to 1:58 and that song was from 1984 one year after this song was recored.....

[TheSemtexCow]

Kinda reminds me of "knocking nails into my house" by the idle race.

Bit more of a whimsical production too like the idle race.

Cheers for putting up these raritys =)

[MrWillette57]

I like electric light orchestra,i especialy like the vialins, if i spelled it righjt.

[MrWillette57]

o.k. i am looking for some songs i have not heard before, there are one of my favorites rock group.I devoted my life to music, i don,t have a social life, hope i hear from somebody soon.

[MrWillette57]

o.k. i am looking for some songs i have not heard before, there are one of my favorites rock group.

[MrWillette57]

I like this song, the building has eyes.,what alvin this is on?

[laineycrusoe]

@MrWillette57 It was meant to feature on the 'Secret Messages' double LP, but the album was released as a single LP instead, and this track was removed and ended up as a b-side. It's also on the 1990 compilation 'Afterglow'.

[darthnozo]

The whole tonal stuff is so... fitting. Sooooo good.

[VUPdingCLICK]

after discovery-the cello's and violin were replaced with synths and the talking piano was no more.e.l.o. became the jeff lynne show,although 'secret messages' is not a bad album.....

[SheriffTankStoner]

@VUPdingCLICK It didn't really become 'The Jeff Lynne Show', the times were changing and Jeff (along with Bev, Rick, Kelly and the others) had to change with the times(both physically and musically). In other words, what may have worked in 1977 may not have worked in 1981. Jeff was using synths as far back as 'Face The Music'.

[pinkandjefflynne]

great song



[skyedog01]

what a hidden gem. another quirky cracking little song from my big hero Jeff.

[quaid667]

that lyric 'its an issue i find unenviable' sounds more like 'a position i find unenviable'

[jcamontflor]

muy graciosa y verdadera,realmente las casas tienen ojos que lo ven todo,otra cosa es que la gente anónima se quieran implicar en lo que sea.

[AntiguaDreams]

Secret Messages is truely an underrated albumn. So many songs I love on this thing! it makes me want to rescind all my statements about the 3-man ELO days sucking. :P

[SheriffTankStoner]

@AntiguaDreams Whoever it was at CBS/Jet Records that made the decision for 'Secret Messages' to be released as a single album (instead of the double album like Jeff wanted) should've been given their cards.

[jodijaynelouise]

i know i have already said something about this song but after listening to it a few times i really like it, but then when you have a talent like jeff you woud like it

[jodijaynelouise]

i think this song is good i've never heard it before. i think jeff sounds good as alway's

[FinnMove]

The lyrics were for Jeff Lynne usually secondary stuff but this one has pretty

funny and interesting words.

[trap0001]

2:07 not sure about them lyrics!

[QXVV19]

This can be purchased on iTunes for .99 or you can get the Afterglow complete set for somewhere around $25

[Eltoniobonio]

always loved this song. I particularly like Jeffs quirky guitar sound.

[kablelo]

esta cancion esta muy padre,,,, hojala salga en disco...comercial

[cushlinkes]

Do you know where I could get a copy of this, like an mp3 or something. ELO is one of my favorite bands, and I'm always looking for stuff like this.

[laineycrusoe]

I'm not sure where this song is available as a download (it probably is available somewhere), but I definately know that it has been released on cd. The cd is part of a brilliant box set called 'Afterglow' (which also contains most of the Secret Messages outtakes), but it is quite rare and out of print, and you can only get 'Afterglow' through websites like Ebay or Amazon or something.

[jjflix]

cool

[swarlock]

This reminds me of something he would've done with The Idle Race back in the day.

[TheIndigoSky]

I've never liked any of ELO's albums post-Time, but Secret Messages is starting to grow on me. As with many bonus ELO tracks, this track is oddly brilliant and seems more inspired than many of the regularly released songs.

[luvgay]

reminds me of ghostbusters somehow

[ELOSHAZZY]

@luvgay Yes, you are right the part between 1:51 - 1:58 and this was recored in 1983 a year before I want a new drug or ghostbuster song come out .......

[fr556]

finally! i used to have this on cd, but i lost it awhile ago! thank you!