RIP Olivia Newton John

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Succumbed to cancer at age 73.

 

[igor_kavinski]

She's got the looks like she came from Paradise and now she's gone back there.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Gutted, man. Growing up, Grease was played on loop in our house. Granted, probably not a suitable film for 5-10 year olds lol, but watching it on my parents' couch is a core memory for me. Hell, I think ONJ may have been my first celebrity crush.

 

[IronWing]

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

DJ came over the radio one day when her first album hit the US. He says something to the effect of ... 'you HAVE to see this girl. Go to the record store and see this album cover, even if you don't buy it ... just go and see her. '

 

[lxskllr]

I loved Grease when I was a kid. Saw the movie, and saw it on Broadway. RIP Olivia.

 

[Muse]

I loved Grease when I was a kid. Saw the movie, and saw it on Broadway. RIP Olivia.

Just put a hold on the BR, watched DVD once, 2010. Thought it definitely worth rewatching.

 

[nakedfrog]

You got beat to the punch, but I don't blame you, the other thread title is vague.

RIP Olivia Newton John

Succumbed to cancer at age 73.

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[nakedfrog]

RIP

But I never really liked Grease.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Xanadu was the flick.

 

[Torn Mind]

Olivia Newton-John is one of the most skilled singers to grace the planet. I only became consciously aware about her approximately three years ago.

Her vocals include exception agility and fluidity.

May- June 2019, I guess I was going through a compilation of #1 Hot 100 hits and she was one of the ones that piqued my interest. Recovering from a laceration...there wasn't much else to do.

And headcanon tells me the Landslide music video inspired a couple things related to Aladdin the Disney movie.

The rare live performance that isn't lipped. Landslide is taxing and thus she avoided performing it plus the marriage ended as well.

Harmonizing with the guitar solo at about 2:58pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdkcWjf26YM

Xanadu was also a great song.

Magic is deceptively in its opening and her voice makes the song much better.

She's pretty but not my type plus she's old enough to be my mom...

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

^^^^ Suspended In Time.

Kind of almost haunting.

 

[AMD64Blondie]

This is so sad. I'd really wanted to meet her, even if only at a concert.

Now I'll never get that chance. RIP Olivia.

 

[sandorski]

RIP

 

[BoomerD]

I didn't care for Grease...not a fan of musicals, but damn...she could sing...and was hella easy on the eyes.

 

[sdifox]

RIP.

 

[Captante]

I loved Grease when I was a kid. Saw the movie, and saw it on Broadway. RIP Olivia.

Same here. I feel really old.

RIP

As I recall the "warmup" movie when I saw Grease in the theater was the Pepsi-sponsored Lynyrd Skynyrd movie.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Livvie was almost some kind of royalty too .....

Her Jewish maternal grandfather, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist Max Born,fled with his wife and children to Britain from Germany before World War II to escape the Nazi regime. Newton-John's maternal grandmother was of paternal Jewish ancestry as well; through her, she was a third cousin of comedian Ben Elton. Her maternal great-grandfather was the jurist Victor Ehrenberg and her matrilineal great-grandmother's father was the jurist Rudolf von Jhering.

Newton-John's father was an MI5 officer[8] on the Enigma project at Bletchley Park who took Rudolf Hess into custody during World War II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John

 

[Amused]

In the mid 70s my older brother (8 years older than me) brought home this album. I remember this picture vividly. I believe it was my first crush, though at the time I had no idea why I was captivated by her... I was 7 or 8 years old.
Getting old sucks. The people who filled the memories of my childhood are dying faster than I can count now.

 

[SKORPI0]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozHe6O1EjBU

 

[Fir]

RIP

 

[Muse]

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Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dead at 73 | CNN

Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the '70s and charmed generations of viewers in the blockbuster movie "Grease," died on Monday, according to a statement from her husband. She was 73.

www.cnn.com

 

[Muse]

RIP

 

[stargazr]

RIP. Not a fan of musicals, but Grease was a pretty cool movie. She could really sing.

 

[SKORPI0]

7News - Sept 2018

It’s hard to believe, but in a few weeks Olivia Newton-John turns 70. Sunday Night looks back at Olivia’s extraordinary career with the help of her dearest friends. From the classic hits, to blockbuster movies like ‘Grease’, Olivia is undoubtedly one of our most celebrated stars. But in recent years, it’s her fight against cancer that’s been in the headlines. Olivia sits down with Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen for this very candid interview to reveal the secret she’s refused to tell until now.

CBS Interview Sept 2019.

Actress, author and singer Olivia Newton-John, 71, is battling breast cancer for the third time. "I'm happy. I'm lucky. I'm grateful. I have much to live for. And I intend to keep on living it," she tells "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King in an emotional interview at her Los Angeles home. Newton-John talks about her diagnosis two years ago and how, while the pain can be unbearable, her spirit remains unshakable.