Boy Blue (Electric Light Orchestra song)

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“Boy Blue”
Single by Electric Light Orchestra from the album Eldorado
B-side	Eldorado
Released	April 1975
Format	7"
Recorded	1974 De Lane Lea Studios
Genre	Classic rock, Symphonic rock
Length	2:54
Label	United Artists Records & Jet Records
Writer(s)	Jeff Lynne
Producer	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Can't Get It Out Of My Head" (1974) "Boy Blue" (1975) "Evil Woman" (1976)

"Boy Blue" is a song by Electric Light Orchestra.

A song of military homecoming, and the sorrow felt by the Hero at having been thrust into the horrors of war, not understood by those from his home town, now cheering his return. It touched many in the mid 70's. The song is the third track on the album Eldorado and was the second single from the afore mentioned LP released in the US. The difference between this version and the Eldorado version is that it's missing the horn fanfair and orchestral intro, the orchestral parts of the bridge, and the entire next to last chorus. Despite it being one of the more favoured tracks off the album it failed to chart. Eldorado The b-side was the title track from the album and was also used as a B-side in 1978 on the reverse of Wild West Hero