Kuiama
title: "Kuiama" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["electric-light-orchestra-songs", "song-recordings-produced-by-jeff-lynne", "anti-war-songs", "songs-written-by-jeff-lynne", "1973-songs"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiama" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kuiama |
| artist | Electric Light Orchestra |
| album | ELO 2 |
| released | 1973 |
| recorded | 1972, Air Studios, London, England |
| genre | Progressive rock |
| length | 11:19 |
| label | Harvest Records |
| writer | Jeff Lynne |
| producer | Jeff Lynne |
| tracks | |
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| name = Kuiama | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = Electric Light Orchestra | album = ELO 2 | released = 1973 | format = | recorded = 1972, Air Studios, London, England | studio = | venue = | genre = Progressive rock | length = 11:19 | label = Harvest Records | writer = Jeff Lynne | producer = Jeff Lynne | tracks = "Kuiama" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra. Singer Jeff Lynne pronounces it 'Key-AH-ma'.
The song is the last track of the ELO 2 LP. At 11:19, it is the longest track on the album, and the longest song ever recorded by Electric Light Orchestra. It tells the tale of a soldier and an orphan girl. The soldier is trying to comfort the girl and also to explain how he was the one who killed her parents.
Although not released as a single, the song has been included on compilation albums, such as Olé ELO, Afterglow and The Light Shines On Vol 2, and has been performed live. It was also a favourite of the ELO band members at the time.
References
References
- Lesterpublished, Paul. (2024-03-02). "“I picked up that sad song thing from Del Shannon and Roy Orbison. Sometimes sadness is the greatest thing to listen to… It’s like, ‘I’m happy now ’cos that’s exactly how I feel’”: Is the secret to Jeff Lynne’s success with ELO that simple?".
- Gibson, Wilf. (October 2003). "The Wilf Gibson Interview".
- Shaw, Greg. (31 January 1974). "On the Third Day".
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