Magic (track)
by Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1980
From the album Xanadu (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (track #1)
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Magic appears on the following album(s) by Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra:
- Xanadu (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (track #1) (this album) (1980)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/01/2025 11:26 | dukeboxkool | 6,987 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 06:04 | culwin | 20,172 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2025 14:51 | Johnnyo | 42,302 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2024 18:12 |  paladisiac | 82,599 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2023 18:25 | MaxStorm98 | 51,529 | 99/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.1/100, a mean average of 85.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
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In the last couple of years I've begun to appreciate this song much more than my pre-adolescent self did when it was topping US charts in 1980. I keep playing it over and over, as if against my own will, blissfully enveloped in it's warm, hypnotic glow. Hmm, this is what must be playing while floating on a cloud in some heavenly afterlife. Or perhaps this was the mythical siren song that lured all those hapless sailors to their deaths. (and oddly, the lyrics work in either context)
Credit for "Magic"'s magic is mostly due to writer and producer John Farrar. But Livvy brings her A-game to the vocals, and has never sounded more angelic, at moments even reminding me of Liz Fraser. In fact, if you squint a little bit this could almost pass as a Cocteau Twins track. This is that very special piece of pop fluff that transcends it's intended purpose as disposable radio product and ends up hitting something deep and timeless.
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