Xanadu (film) actual order in the film: The plot of the 1947 film "Down to Earth" was used as the basis for "Xanadu". In the film, Rita Hayworth played Terpsichore, opposite male lead Larry Parks, who played a producer of stage plays. The film was originally conceived as a relatively low-budget roller disco picture. As a number of prominent, A-list performers joined the production, it evolved into a much larger project, while retaining rollerskating as a recurring theme, especially in the final scenes of the club's opening night. Earlier versions of the story established that Sonny was the artist who created the
Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song) her 2007 album "Club Disco". Philipp Kirkorov recorded a cover "Xanadu" in Russian for his album "Ya". Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her album "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John". Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song) "Xanadu" is the title song from the soundtrack album "Xanadu", and is the title song from the 1980 film of the same name. The song is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO lead singer Jeff Lynne adding "parenthetic" vocals in the style of their other songs on the "Xanadu" soundtrack, along