Concerning Xanadu that old Disco thing?

Question

What does it actually mean? Or is it just one of those made up words that people use to fill up open space?
(the song by Olivia Newton John that goes xanadu, blah blah blah)

Answer 1

The title of the film is a reference to the poem "Kubla Khan, or A Vision in a Dream. A Fragment." by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which is quoted in the film. Coleridge had begun work on this poem, intended to be of epic proportions, when he was interrupted by a man from Porlock who detained Coleridge long enough for him to lose his train of thought after returning to his desk. The poem was never completed; it might be said that Coleridge had "lost his muse." Yet the poem is considered by many to be one of Coleridge's best. Xanadu is the name of the Chinese province where Khan establishes his pleasure garden in the poem.

Answer 2

I think Xanadu was a mythical place - like Utopia. In the movie it had something to do with skating - roller skating - and that was Xanadu - where ever they skated - that is an old movie now - but worth watching for the music. I think my memories going......
I checked it on Google - it comes from something Coleridge wrote! See link below - home of Kubla Khan or something like that......