Eye in the Sky (song)

1982

Eye in the Sky (English eye in the sky ) is a song of the group The Alan Parsons Project, which was released in 1982 on the eponymous album.

Background

The song is one of the most successful songs of the group and reached the third place in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The singer and composer of the song, Eric Woolfson, said that he spent a lot of time in casinos and shopping areas, where he was fascinated by the cameras that monitored the players or buyers.

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 to record - I was even about to discard it entirely. Then we came upon the hypnotic guitar runs and the rest eventually surrendered without saying "

The short instrumental piece Sirius goes on the album seamlessly in Eye in the Sky on, the radio is second but played mostly alone.

Cover versions

The folk-rock musician Jonatha Brooke coverte the song on their album Back in the Circus. The Israeli singer Noa coverte the song on the album Gold.