Eye in the Sky (song)

"Eye in the Sky"
Song
B-side	"Gemini", "Mammagamma" (Germany)

"Eye in the Sky" is a 1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project. Possibly the most successful song the group has ever had, it reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard charts. However, it did not fare very well in the UK.

The song is in part a reference to George Orwell's classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, regarding a possible future in which individual privacy is virtually non-existent due to the ever-watching eye of Big Brother. In the novel, citizens are constantly monitored by satellites and hidden video recording equipment.

It has also been noted by Eric Woolfson, the songwriter and vocalist of this song, spent a lot of time in casinos and in commercial districts, fascinated by the hidden security cameras that monitor gamblers and shoppers, hence the theme of the song. See "Eye in the Sky."

The 1:54 minute instrumental piece entitled Sirius immediately precedes Eye in the Sky on the original recording, which then seamlessly leads into Eye in the Sky as a second track. However, most radio stations choose to play Eye in the Sky alone, due to time constraints.

Cultural Adaptations

• Folk rock artist Jonatha Brooke, covered this song on her 2004 album, Back In The Circus.

• International concert and recording artist Noa covered this song on her 2003 album, "Gold".

• Russian movie translator and critic Dmitry Puchkov (Goblin) used this song as the background tune for all shots of Sauron's eye on the tower of Barad-dûr in his humorous adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

• The Toronto Blue Jays use the introduction of this song for when they are trying to get the crowd to rally in the 9th inning, whether they are winning or losing

External links

• Songfacts - Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project