ELO, Lyrics:
Stranger.

On a cold and windy morning, said goodbye to my old friends
They were hangin' around the corner,
They were stayin' till the end

On the other side of midnight,
I was lookin' for a place to stay
And one thing's sure for certain,
I ain't never goin' back again

The streetlights looked so pretty as they spread into a town
I was lookin' for another sundown
And my head was spinning round and round

Chorus: Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
Lookin' through the eyes of danger
Lookin' at the all-night dancer
Never takin' all the chances

As I walked into the main street, saw a crowd across the square
And I heard a guitar playin' and I saw you standing there

Chorus

Distant bells they started ringing, somewhere far off in the night
And the place was full of loneliness that disappeared from sight

Jeff Lynne

From the 1983 LP, Secret Messages.

Facts:
Hidden within the introduction of "Stranger" from Secret Messages is a backwards message that is simply Jeff saying "you're playing me backwards". The message is not only backwards, but also sped up.