Eye in the Sky (song)
| Eye in the sky | |
|---|---|
| The Alan Parsons Project | |
| publication | 1982 |
| length | 4:36 |
| Genre (s) | Soft rock |
| Author (s) | Alan Parsons / Eric Woolfson |
| album | Eye in the sky |
Eye in the Sky is a song by the group The Alan Parsons Project , which was released in 1982 on the album of the same name .
background
The song is one of the group's most successful songs, reaching number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song's singer and composer, Eric Woolfson , said he spent a lot of time in casinos and shopping areas where he was intrigued by the cameras monitoring the players and shoppers.
Alan Parsons said of the song:
“… I hated the song when we first started recording it - I was quite ready to drop it altogether. Then we hit upon the hypnotic guitar chugs and it all came together. "
"... I hated this song when we started recording - I was about to ditch it completely. Then we came across the hypnotic guitar runs and the rest came naturally. "
The short instrumental piece Sirius flows seamlessly into Eye in the Sky on the album , but on the radio the latter is mostly played alone.
Cover versions
The folk-rock -Musikerin Jonatha Brooke coverte the song on her album Back in the Circus , as well as the Israeli singer Noa on the album Gold .
Web links
- Eye in the Sky on songfacts.com