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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Geoff Downes
Geoff Downes
Keyboards
Richard James Burgess
Richard James Burgess
Drums
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Songwriter
Geoff Downes
Geoff Downes
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Buggles
The Buggles
Producer
Gary Langan
Gary Langan
Mixing Engineer
Hugh Padgham
Hugh Padgham
Engineer

Lyrics

(Action) I had a dream on a back lot And saw my life like a long shot I smiled at faces in a picture parade Of all the stills from the films that you made That we would see in the Essoldo Up there drinking coffee at the Giocondo Elstree, remember me? I had a part in a B movie I played a man from history Elstree, oh look at me Now I work for the BBC Life is not what it used to be I took no dives in the fight scene I had a stuntman keep my suit clean There's no technology to make up the song 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, oh 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 Elstree, remember me? I had a part in a B movie I played a man from history Elstree Elstree Elstree Elstree Elstree (Cut)
Writer(s): Geoffrey Downes, Trevor Charles Horn Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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