Don't Walk Away

Album: Xanadu soundtrack (1980)
Charted: 21
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Songfacts®:

  • This song appeared in the 1980 musical Xanadu, a film starring Gene Kelly (his final film role) and Olivia Newton John. The movie did poorly, but was recognized for its soundtrack, which was done by The Electric Light Orchestra. This song was used in an animated sequence of the film drawn by famous Animator Don Bluth.
  • This song, among others from the movie, is part of a Broadway play for Xanadu, a musical based on the movie.

Comments: 3

  • Oldpink from Farmland, InJeff from Boston, YouTube has the full animation if you want to watch it again.
    Look for "XANADU - Dont walk away" in their search box, and it comes up as the first entry.
  • Jeff from Boston, MaI don't think you can really appreciate this song if you haven't seen the animated "video" from the movie. It's one of the outsanding animations of all time, and I will never be able to hear the song without thinking of it.
  • Julia from Knoxville, TnI'd love to see a Broadway production of "xanadu". I have the soundtrack on CD. I just never thought it was good enough (or even feasible) to have as a stage production. Thanks for the bit of info, Montana Troy.
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