Elstree" is a synthpop song by The Buggles from their debut album, The Age of Plastic. It was the fourth and final single from the album, released on 27 October 1980. It was written by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Elstree" is a tribute to the . film company Elstree Studios. It follows the story of a failed actor who, according to Wave Maker Magazine, is "taking up a more regular position behind the scenes and looking back at his life in regret
Album: The Age of Plastic (1980). Charted: 55. Get the Sheet Music License This Song. Its name though is world famous, because it was home to the fledgeling British cinema industry. A studio was founded there in 1914, and it has been at the center of the British film (and later TV) industry ever since, though in 1980 when this song was released, it was in a period of decline. Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was one of the many music videos to be made there.
The Buggles are an English new wave band formed in London, England, in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoffrey Downes. They are best known for 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in 15 other countries. The duo released their first album, The Age of Plastic, in January 1980 with "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its lead single.
Buggles keyboardist Geoff Downes said the song’s lyrics were a person’s perspective of plastic experiences from watching and reading media about the Vietnam War. Considering the Buggles intended themselves to be a plastic group, it seems to a pretty fitting opening track. Living in the Plastic Age" Track Info. Written By Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn.
Elstree, look at me. Now I work for the BBC. Life is not what it used to b. They stop the orchestra if you get it wrong. Elstree, remember me, I had a part in a B movie. I played a man from history. Elstree, look at me, Now I work for the BBC, Life is not what it used to be, Elstree. They made a field into a war zone. I beat the enemy on my own. All the bullets just went over my head. There's no reality and no one dead, in. Elstree, look at me. Life is not what it used to be. Elstree.
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This song is by Buggles and appears on the album The Age of Plastic (1980). Action! I had a dream on a back lotAnd saw my life like a long shotOf smiling faces in a picture paradeOf all the stills from the films that you madeThat we would see in the EssoldoAfter drinking coffee at the Giocondo. Elstree, remember me?I had a part in a B movieI played a man from historyElstree, I look at meNow I work for the BBCLife is not what it used to be.
location on Google Map. Coordinates: 51°38′N 0°18′W, 5. 4°N . 0°W, 5. 4; -. 0. Elstree /ˈɛlztri/ is a village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, on the former A5 road, which followed the course of Watling Street, approximately thirteen miles northwest of central London. In 2011, its population was 5,110.
| Elstree (Full-length Album Version) | 4:05 |
| Johnny On The Monorail (A Very Different Version) | 3:54 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIP 6624 | Buggles* | Elstree (7", Single) | Island Records | WIP 6624 | UK | 1980 |
| 6010 259 | Buggles* | Elstree (7") | Island Records | 6010 259 | France | 1980 |
| ILS-17014 | The Buggles | Elstree (7") | Island Records | ILS-17014 | Japan | 1980 |
| 102 386 - 100, 102 386 | Buggles* | Elstree (7") | Island Records, Island Records | 102 386 - 100, 102 386 | Netherlands | 1980 |
| WIP 26624 | Buggles* | Elstree (7") | Island Records | WIP 26624 | Italy | 1980 |
| ILS-17014 | The Buggles | Elstree (7", Promo) | Island Records | ILS-17014 | Japan | 1980 |
| WIP 6624DJ | The Buggles | Elstree (7", Promo) | Island Records | WIP 6624DJ | UK | 1980 |
| 102 386 | Buggles* | Elstree (7", Single) | Island Records | 102 386 | Brazil | 1980 |
| 102 386, 102 386-100 | Buggles* | Elstree (7", Single) | Island Records, Island Records | 102 386, 102 386-100 | Germany | 1980 |
| K-8149, WIP-6624 | The Buggles | Elstree (7", Single) | Island Records, Island Records | K-8149, WIP-6624 | Australia | 1980 |
| I-140 | The Buggles | Elstree (7", Single) | Island Records | I-140 | Guatemala | 1981 |
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