bacon Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 May be a little off. Rush To seek the sacred river alph To walk the caves of ice To break my fast on honey dew And drink the milk of paradise.... I had heard the whispered tales Of immortality The deepest mystery From an ancient book. I took a clue I scaled the frozen mountain tops Of eastern lands unknown Time and man alone Searching for the lost ---- xanadu Xanadu ---- to stand within the pleasure dome Decreed by kubla khan To taste anew the fruits of life The last immortal man To find the sacred river alph To walk the caves of ice Oh, I will dine on honey dew And drink the milk of paradise A thousand years have come and gone But time has passed me by Stars stopped in the sky Frozen in an everlasting view Waiting for the world to end Weary of the night Praying for the light Prison of the lost ---- xanadu Xanadu ---- held within the pleasure dome Decreed by kubla khan To taste my bitter triumph As a mad immortal man Nevermore shall I return Escape these caves of ice For I have dined on honey dew And drunk the milk of paradise More than paradise Electric Light Orchestra A place where nobody dared to go, the love that we came to know They call it xanadu And now, open your eyes and see, what we have made is real We are in xanadu A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star An everlasting world and youre here with me, eternally Chorus: Xanadu, xanadu, (now we are here) in xanadu Xanadu, xanadu, (now we are here) in xanadu Xanadu, your neon lights will shine for you, xanadu The love, the echoes of long ago, you needed the world to know They are in xanadu The dream that came through a million years That lived on through all the tears, it came to xanadu A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star An everlasting world and youre here with me, eternally Chorus Now that Im here, now that youre near in xanadu Now that Im here, now that youre near in xanadu, xanadu I voted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Rush's "Xanadu" is a work of art. A work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 As much as I love Olivia Newton John, I gotta go with Rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I would choose Rush from a music standpoint. ELO/Olivia's version holds many great memories for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortkort Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Rush's Xanadu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadwing2112 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Wow, I didn't know those were about the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Right, WHO voted for ELO ?? Btw, I like ELO, but I hate this song - its so poncey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Rush of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldiePete Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Or alternatively, inspired by his opium addiction, there is the original Coleridge poem. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round : And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover ! A savage place ! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demon-lover ! And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, A mighty fountain momently was forced : Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail : And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever It flung up momently the sacred river. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean : And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war ! The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated midway on the waves ; Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves. It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice ! A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw : It was an Abyssinian maid, And on her dulcimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight 'twould win me, That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome ! those caves of ice ! And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware ! Beware ! His flashing eyes, his floating hair ! Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honey-dew hath fed, And drunk the milk of Paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 QUOTE Wow, I didn't know those were about the same thing. They're not really. Rush's "Xanadu" is the pleasure dome from Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan." Newton-John's "Xanadu" is about a roller disco... which takes its name from the pleasure dome too. QUOTE Right, WHO voted for ELO ?? That was me. I did it as a goof. "... for youuuu, Xanaduuuuuu!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 QUOTE (pedro @ Jan 14 2007, 09:10 PM) Or alternatively, inspired by his opium addiction, there is the original Coleridge poem. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round : And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover ! A savage place ! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demon-lover ! And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, A mighty fountain momently was forced : Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail : And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever It flung up momently the sacred river. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean : And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war ! The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated midway on the waves ; Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves. It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice ! A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw : It was an Abyssinian maid, And on her dulcimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight 'twould win me, That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome ! those caves of ice ! And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware ! Beware ! His flashing eyes, his floating hair ! Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honey-dew hath fed, And drunk the milk of Paradise. Yeah, he was off his gourd. He must have had the munchies something terrible after writing it. I saw a damsel with a dulcimer once. No, it was a Daihatsu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reani14 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 you know i really liked xanadu by olivia newton john , it brings back so many memories from the summe rof 1980. with empire strikes back being all over the place and this song being all over the radio. man do i miss those days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospective Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Helloooo.. this is a Rush forum... meaning Rush fans... meaning most would vote Rush... So that's what I did! I really like ELO but Rush's lyrics just stand out... in a positive way, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodys hero Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Rush for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocinante Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 The Olivia Newton-John movie Xanadu was terrible, I've heard that... Never heard any other songs named Xanadu, so no vote for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubled_mystic Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I voted for the Rush classic, but would have voted for the poem by Cooleridge had it been an option. what's next Ayn Rand's short novel Anthem vs Rush's song Anthem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Rush! Is there any question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progrush2112 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I went with Olivia Newton-John I Mean...uhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya_Big_Tree Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Xanadu is a fantastic awesome-o song. The Rush version anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato76 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I had to think about that one for awhile but finally decided on Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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