| "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||||||||
| from the album Eldorado | ||||||||||
| A-side | Telephone Line | |||||||||
| Released | 1974, 1973 1977 (single versions) |
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| Format | 7" | |||||||||
| Genre | Symphonic rock, rock | |||||||||
| Length | 2:57 2:34 (King of the Universe) |
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| Label | Jet Records, United Artists Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||||||||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||||||||
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Poor Boy (The Greenwood) is a song written by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra.
The song is track number 5 from their 1974 album Eldorado and tells the story of the Dreamer on the hill fantasising he is one of Robin Hood's merry men, this forms the fourth dream.
"A Robin Hood type character who actually maid Marion." Jeff Lynne (2001 - Eldorado Remaster)
The song was used as the B-side for Telephone Line in the USA, and in the UK the song was joined with King of the Unverse on the flip side.
The version performed on their concert film, "Fusion - Live In London." uses the last couple of seconds, 2:27 - 2:57, reprise of Eldorado Overture, as used for the ending of side 1 of the album.
King Of the Universe is a song by Electric Light Orchestra taken from their 1973 album On the Third Day.
Originally the song was track number two on the Warner Bros. Records vinyl LP following Ocean Breakup, However on subsequent releases of the LP and later CD versions the first two tracks are listed together as one track.
The song became an added bonus double B-side on the reverse of their worldwide hit single Telephone Line in 1977 in the UK only.