Olivia newton-john dead at 73

[James Otto Sweet Heart]

The following are my favorite songs from her.









God bless you and her family always!!!

Holly

P.S. That first clip is her country re-recording of the song that she released in 1998.

[ApartmentNomad]

My favorite of hers:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzPru7yrEUQ

[ApartmentNomad]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

she was huge in the 70s.

Absolutely.

[anthony_c55]

Originally Posted by James Bond 007

I rented the movie Xanadu once. It had kind of a cute premise, but the execution was horrible. As much as I enjoyed watching Olivia, I barely got through the movie.

Supposedly it's developed a cult following over the years.

I would say it has a sizable cult following.

[ApartmentNomad]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IFQZyxxyyM

[Ohiogirl81]

I remember liking her first US single in 1971 - a cover of George Harrison's cover of Bob Dylan's "If Not For You" - but really didn't care for her country pop style.

That said, I have a couple of her songs on my "Guilty Pleasures" playlist on Spotify, and love to belt out "Hopelessly Devoted To You" whenever I see Grease on TV.

I give her props for reinventing herself a couple of times, and of course for her courage, support, and advocacy in the face of fighting cancer for many years.

Originally Posted by James Bond 007

My lifelong crush

I had no idea so many teenage boys had crushes on her in the 70s, especially given that most of the guys I knew back then wouldn't have been caught dead listening to her music.

[Aeran]

Originally Posted by anthony_c55

I would say it has a sizable cult following.

Enough that they even made a musical out of it on B'way, I think.