I'm still beside myself at our loss of this beautiful and talented creature named Olivia. There was no other voice like hers, an angelic voice, and it will live on forever.
Hi Paul. I just wanted to recommend to you the channel called Oliviology Movie. If you are a huge ONJ fan, the creator has put a complete and chronological series on ONJ's career. It is awesome and I wish more ONJ fans would check it out. So far, there are 8 parts up through 1980.
When she did this song "Magic" on The Midnight Special...she almost melted the stage!! Super Hot!! She has an Angels voice..& you Gotta check out "Hopelessly Devoted To You"..."I Honestly Love You". Don`t wait a year to check out her other songs..you will love those two songs. Olivia was HUGE in the `70s & `80s.
'Hopelessly Devoted to You' is a great ballad choice, for sure! But 'I Honestly Love You' is a song that, I think, really showcases her vocal softness and clarity!
My dad has a huge crush on Olivia Newton John. Because of his crush , I literally grew up listening to her music. This song was from the movie "Xanadu" and she also starred in the film as a roller-disco skating Muse from Greek Mythology.
Your dad and I have something in common. I was crushing on her in the 70s. The photo of her on her first album cover fired my rocket. The music was just an added plus.
There are documentaries on how unfortunate the directing of that movie was. They had huge set pieces and choreographed numbers that were shot at bad angles and minimized how grand they were.
Xanadu was a cheesy movie-- and I loved every minute of it. 😃 ( if you don't watch the whole movie, may I suggest the video of xanadu the movie finale?)
She has one of the most smoothest purest voices you can ever hear. It’s so innocent and quite strong when she wants it to be. I will NEVER get tired of hearing her songs and that voice.
I never really saw her as a country singer. If she didn’t it wasn’t much. As a matter of fact the only country I can remember her singing is in the movie Xanadu at the end of the film and it was just a quick clip of a song.
@@90hatter90 She had huge country pop crossover songs, "Let Me Be There", If You Love Me (Let Me Know)", "Please Mister Please". These were all top 10 hits in both pop and country. Plus she had alot more that charted on pop, country and adult contemporary charts all before "Grease". She recorded 9 studio albums, 3 Grammys, and released her first Greatest Hits album before Grease.
@@Sandra-bn9ky but no one sees her as a country artist. I know she has done some but nothing to put her in a country category. That’s just me. She dabbled in a little this and that. I saw her more as a pop and easy type listening singer. Not country whatsoever.
@@90hatter90 ONJ dabbled in many genres, country, pop and folk. The only reason she is not recognized now for Country is because she gained many young fans when she performed in "Grease" and many people think that is where her career started. If you look at interviews with her from late 1970's and even early 1980's, her country/pop roots are brought up. It is only now that people "forgot" her country roots. Just try searching Olivia Newton John and country music and see what shows up.😀
I don't agree. When I was a kid in the late 70's and early 80's she was Madonna/Cher huge. She won award after award. She had her own variety shows. She stepped away to have a family in the mid 80's and never really came back to, or wanted, that level of fame but she's a icon. Grease, Xanadu and Physical were all huge. Xanadu the movie is a cult classic now and the soundtrack, which Magic is from,. is amazing.
@@bluedragon4 True. She was already huge way before Grease came along. I remember her doing a New Years eve show once on t.v. in this white leather skirt, my teenage heart fell completely in love.
"She can really sing." Yes, she really could! A couple of years before her death, I was privileged to see her in concert. My seat was two rows from the stage. The venue was a small one and I was so close to her on the stage that I could actually hear her voice before it was amplified by the mic. When she sang part of Magic, it truly was magical! I'll never forget it.
YES!!!! Olivia can sing!! she ruled the charts from early 70s to early 80s. MAGIC is from the film 'Xanadu' { pronounced Zanadue} She also has a beautiful song called XANADU from the film with ELO in the background... I HONESTLY LOVE YOU is beautiful and my favorite of hers.......In the 70s and 80s millions of teenage boys , including me, had a massive crush on her, no explanation needed, after seeing this video. She now has breast cancer and seems to be doing ok, I see her doing interviews from time to time.
Magic was playing on my husband's 8 track stereo in his Toyota in 1980 when he proposed to me. It has always been our song. Nothing was planned back then, it just happened, and it was beautiful. She was an icon at the time with hit after hit. Sad about her passing😢
I love this! This song actually reminds me of the early 80’s. Even today, I can only play this song at night and it’s better when I’m driving while holding my baby’s hand. Thanks for sharing that - wonderful song. Rest In Peace, Olivia.
Olivia's song "I Honestly Love You" had me an instant fan of her and her talent. Her voice is up there with Karen Carpenter's, in my opinion. Lovely, sensitive, sensual. Perfect.
So true Jacob. I grew up in the 70’s, listening to her on AM & FM radio when I was 14 yrs old. Olivia’s beautiful singing voice. Hearing “Magic” & “Hopelessly Devoted to You” . I was obsessed with that song after I saw Grease in 1978 on the big screen. Hahaha. WOW! & “Suddenly” her duet with her good friend singer Cliff Richard? Have you seen the Suddenly video, Jacob? Please check it out, it’s under Juan Classics : running time 3:34. Have a pleasant day! ☀☀☀
The movie, "Xanadu" which Olivia did with ELO, includes this song and "Suddenly" a duet with Cliff Richard and the great Gene Kelly of "Singing in the Rain" fame. You *HAVE* to watch that sometime!
I think this hit #1 in NY back then. It was THE song. This woman...there will never be another. She was the POP Princess Di. RIP, Olivia; you are greatly missed.
Olivia, or Livvy as she’s affectionately known as here in OZ is such a beautiful lady, inside & out!!! This is one of my favourite songs of hers to listen to or sing! You should react to Xanadu (the movie this song came from) & Grease on your Movie channel. You should also check out her journey, she obviously started out in Australia but then she made it big in the UK and then became huge in the USA. She’s known for her pop and musicals but she also had success in country music. Keep the great music coming…. Thoroughly enjoying your reactions….. much love from Australia 🇦🇺 💖
Yes this song is from Xanadu she played a Muse and that is why the way she is singing and the music has such a hypnotic trance inducing tone. “Let your inhibitions and fears go. Believe in yourself!” Much love and big hugs to all of the robsquad family world wide
@@jussinawaydeanamortl5680 Almost right. She played the part of a ‘muse’ to inspire the creativeness within an artist. A siren, Is a mistress of the deep who song calls sailors to their doom.
You have to listen to the title track from the movie, Xanadu, written by Jeff Lynn, she is accompanied by ELO. They also do some stellar work on this album. Movie wasn’t much, but the music was wonderful.
Olivia was one of my earliest crushes! She was 4x my age, but man I loved that woman! I think the height of my fandom was when "Xanadu" came out after this song.. There are TONS of great songs you have to hear from her. Try these: "A Little More Love," "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)," "I Honestly Love You" and "Make A Move On Me."
RIP OLIVIA. This is and always has been my favorite Olivia song. It has a haunting quality to it, and ONJ’s vocals are beautiful. Thanks for reviewing her. She was one of the great entertainers and vocalists from my generation.
I'm really surprised that more reactors aren't doing her music, she was so big in the 70's and 80's, she has such an angelic voice. "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "If Not For You" are my two favorites but she has so many great songs, "Silvery Rain", "Let Me Be There", she started out as country. Her special TV concert in 1983 or 84 is worth watching right on CZcams.
Yes, "Have You Never Been Mellow?" was one of her early songs. It was pretty distinctive and seems like the kinda song you like. "I love you, I honestly love you" was a ground breaker for her. Probably her biggest hit and song she is best known for was lets get "Physical".
@@jeffreystone22 She was already signed with an international record label. She started in country because country radio stations picked up her songs and started playing them. From there, her music took off. Pop radio stations then picked them up as well and began her country pop roots, being one of the first true female cross-over artists. Her early hits charted on both country and pop. And her two number one songs, were technically not country, they were pop but crossed into country because of the cross-over appeal.
@@havensmm9308 in the 1980's they explained it differently as it was the only way she could get into the American market. My parents bought the 8- track tape and I remember it having an American music company name on it.
Olivia Newton-John is one of many artists you guys are hearing in the incorrect order. For Rob to think she was just a pop diva completely bypasses the truth. Throughout the 70s; Olivia was a Country/Western artist, who even did this haunting backup for John Denver's Fly Away. It was hey casting in Grease; that got the attention that she was more than just a Country artist, and was cast in Xanadu, for which this song comes from. Although the movie flopped; the album was a huge success, due to the song from her, and ELO (who the second side of the LP was their music). You two missed find of great sounds by Olivia; that you two really need to go back to
In the 1970's ONJ was considered a country pop artist. Being one of the first female cross-over artists. She was considered both country and pop. "Have You Never Been Mellow" is not classified as a 'country' song. It is a pop song. It charted in country charts just because of ONJ's cross-over appeal. The thing with ONJ, you could never put her in just one genre because her music was so diversified.
If you love the ethereal voice of Olivia, please watch the “Suddenly” duet she sang with Cliff Richard’s from the Xanadu movie. Thank you for being such an amazing couple with open minds. 🙏🏻
Oh, no. Olivia wasn't underrated she was a world wide sensation and became an Iconic Legendary Superstar who won every Country Music award and Grammies and 100's of pop music awards.
Olivia actually started out in the country genre. Maybe check out, "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" and "Please Mr. Please." Pop or country, she was amazing!
ONJ is a treasure!! My favorite of hers! So many hits... Her voice is so gentle and pure. Please check out Make A Move On Me, If Not For You, I Honestly Love You, Soul Kiss, Twist of Fate, Suddenly, Fly Away (w John Denver). 🎶🥰 Her films Grease and Xanadu are worth watching and the soundtracks are fire!! Keep smiling!! 🎶😍🎶
She does have a beautiful voice....this was from Xanadu....a great movie. Y'all need to check out her song Hopelessly Devoted To You (from Grease) and "Twist of Fate" (from Two of a Kind with Travolta 83). Also from 70s "I Honestly Love You'. Happy listening and Friday 🕊️💗
"Have You Ever Been Mellow" and "Hopelessly Devoted To You" are also two great ones by ONJ as well, but she actually started her singing career in country first. Check out "Please Mr. Please" and "Let Me Be There"
Olivia has a voice that combines sweet and sultry, and it works. I feel that Sheena Easton (still waiting on a reaction for her) has the same qualities to her voice. Sheena teamed up with Prince and went much more sultry. 😄 Anyone here remember "Sugar Walls"? 😊🤭 *Sheena Easton* "9 to 5/Morning Train" "U Got the Look" (it's Prince's song featuring her) "The Lover In Me" "We've Got Tonight" (with Kenny Rogers) "For Your Eyes Only" (from the James Bond movie of the same name) "Follow My Rainbow" (featured in an episode of the '80s show "Miami Vice" with Sheena as a guest star. Sad episode. 😟)
I went to a live radio theater presentation of The Wizard of Oz put on by Mark & Brian in L.A. and Sheena played Dorothy. To hear her sing "Over the Rainbow" was incredible. Angelic!
Olivia Newton John is a rare talent. I'd also suggest you check out her songs "(I Love You) I Honestly Love You" (keep tissues on hand), "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (from Grease), "Twist of Fate", "Xanadu", "A Little More Love", "Please Mister Please (Don't Play B17)", "Have You Never Been Mellow" & "Suddenly".
Olivia Newton-John is my favorite female singer/entertainer of all time. When you hear her voice, it’s so mesmerizing, you definitely know who’s singing.
Olivia Newton John started in the early 70s in the country music arena. Listen to her Have you ever been mellow. She had another country hit but I don't remember the name 🤔.
@@bryanfoster362 thank you so much. Yes that is the one I could not think of. Even though I seen Olivia at the Allentown fair in the 70s. I was probably 14 or 15 at the time.
Olivia Newton John was big in the late 70s and even bigger in the early to mid-80s. I can remember being 7 years old and literally wanting to be Olivia. Beautiful woman, clear voice, so cool. One of my favorites.
The incomparable voice of Olivia! Two more of her upbeat songs I think you’d like are “Xanadu” with ELO, and “Twist of Fate” from her movie Two of A Kind (which co-starred John Travolta).
Olivia just passed away today 😔😔. How about a tribute to Olivia in the upcoming weeks. Hopelessly Devoted To You, Have You Ever Been Mellowed, A Little More Love, Summer Night would be awesome choice
She made her mark on the music scene. John Denver seemed to like her early on. They became friends. They did a duet together. Check out"Fly Away" She's more of the background vocal on the song but a special background singer. Her and John Travolta have been friends for years as well. She started U.S. music career by rising on the Country music charts which caused controversy because she wasn''t an American artist. Anyway love her music and all the she has done,
What a wonderful analysis & reaction to ONJ’s song. Your timing was great considering that 3 days ago she just lost a 30 year battle with cancer. Much love from me & my channel to you!
"Xanadu" is one of my all-time favorites because it featured Olivia, one of my all-time favorite female vocalists, and ELO, the Masters of 70's pop orchestra music. Great song!
Nearly the whole soundtrack to Xanadu was produced and arranged by the Legendary Jeff Lynne of ELO. He also wrote many of the songs featured in it, including the title track Xanadu.
Yes, y'all must check out the movie Xanadu. Gene Kelly is also in it! ELO is on the soundtrack as well and their songs are killer! She has also performed with John Denver, ABBA and Andy Gibb!
Others might diasgree, but this is my favorite ONJ song, even more than "Physical" or the duet she did with John Travolta. For me, the 80s is when I really started listening to pop and rock music, and I loved her 80s singles, of which I hope you do more! "Xanadu" (which she did with ELO), "I Can't Help It" (with Andy Gibb), "Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard), "Make a Move On Me" and "Twist of Fate" are all bangers.
This was one of her #1 hits. I can't pick a favorite. There are so many great ones. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)," "I Honestly Love You," "A Little More Love," "Make A Move On Me"........... How could I possibly pick a favorite? LOL
Yes, totally agree, well said. Great deep dive and comment, but- Don't forget about Olivia Newton John's collaboration with John Denver on the song "Fly Away", so haunting and unforgettable...
As others have suggested, I’m going to go with I Honestly Love You. It’s one of her early hits and as a 17yo, it made me realize how I felt about one of the guys in our group 😍
Olivia had a very powerful, yet graceful sounding voice. The sound engineers/mixers for this song did a PHENOMENAL job too! Truly a masterpiece. Thank you, Olivia!
"Magic" was one of the many hit songs from motion picture soundtrack of her film "Xanadu". Both ONJ and also ELO scored hits that became instant classics. I still own the cassette of this album and my two daughters grew up playing it over and over!
"Sam" live or "Jolene" live from her 1982 concert shows her true singing range. You won't get that range by listening to her hits. She does use her full range on other album tracks, but for some reason, not on any of her bigger hits.
Love this so song so much and she's so beautiful one my very first crushes Olivia newton John rip my DREAM GODDESS such beautiful soul amazing singing voice and amazing women a true goddess watching over us all.Thank you Olivia for all the great memories he💔❤
Olivia is one gorgeous superstar and her voice is so pure. She is so easy on the eyes and ears. I know she had medical issues in the past, and hope she is healthy now. She is one of my all time faves.
IMO, this is my favorite song with the word MAGIC! AND IT BLOWS ME AWAY EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS MASTERPIECE! And certainly my favorite song from the Queen Olivia Newton John! Damn I'm gonna miss you beautiful lady!😔
Bass and drums always "set up the rhythm for everything to follow" but your pointing out the bass line here is absolutely on point, Jay. The contrast between her voice and bass is interesting. It doesn't hurt that she is so beautiful.
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Olivia was not underrated... She was at the top of everything everywhere. A monster career and everyone knew it
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@@tinastanley4444ABSOLUTELY
Thank you, yes! She was huge for decades and everyone knows her name.
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star. RIP Olivia.
In Xanadu
"She can really sing" is such an understatement. She is a treasure with such an amazing voice and so many hits.
Yeah, I actually laughed out loud when he said that. Like.... doooh!
Hilarious! I was going to give him s*** for saying that too
And hey Muhammad Ali, he's okay at boxing
@@SirWrecksy lol. nailed it. ONJ had a magnificent voice. no auto tune, minimal and very primitive post processing. Ali had an ok jab.
I'm still beside myself at our loss of this beautiful and talented creature named Olivia. There was no other voice like hers, an angelic voice, and it will live on forever.
Hi Paul. I just wanted to recommend to you the channel called Oliviology Movie. If you are a huge ONJ fan, the creator has put a complete and chronological series on ONJ's career. It is awesome and I wish more ONJ fans would check it out. So far, there are 8 parts up through 1980.
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When she did this song "Magic" on The Midnight Special...she almost melted the stage!! Super Hot!! She has an Angels voice..& you Gotta check out "Hopelessly Devoted To You"..."I Honestly Love You". Don`t wait a year to check out her other songs..you will love those two songs. Olivia was HUGE in the `70s & `80s.
We used to refer to Olivia Newton-John as "OH-Whata Neutron Bomb"
Hopelessly devoted is just one of the many good tunes from Grease. I'm partial to Beauty School Dropout.
If that's the one she wore that black short outfit on. Without a doubt. She was HOT!!!!!!
I agree with Hopelessly Devoted to You. Her range is beautiful!
'Hopelessly Devoted to You' is a great ballad choice, for sure! But 'I Honestly Love You' is a song that, I think, really showcases her vocal softness and clarity!
My dad has a huge crush on Olivia Newton John. Because of his crush , I literally grew up listening to her music. This song was from the movie "Xanadu" and she also starred in the film as a roller-disco skating Muse from Greek Mythology.
Your dad and I have something in common. I was crushing on her in the 70s. The photo of her on her first album cover fired my rocket. The music was just an added plus.
I'm 46 and I can attest every guy had a crush on her back in the day.
There are documentaries on how unfortunate the directing of that movie was. They had huge set pieces and choreographed numbers that were shot at bad angles and minimized how grand they were.
Xanadu was a cheesy movie-- and I loved every minute of it. 😃 ( if you don't watch the whole movie, may I suggest the video of xanadu the movie finale?)
She was my first crush in Jr high l.
Her best song period, full stop.
Hard to argue
Who wasn't a young dude back in the day and didn't have a massive crush on Olivia Newton John, she definitely was magic in both beauty and talent.
She has one of the most smoothest purest voices you can ever hear. It’s so innocent and quite strong when she wants it to be. I will NEVER get tired of hearing her songs and that voice.
she started out singing country no?
I never really saw her as a country singer. If she didn’t it wasn’t much. As a matter of fact the only country I can remember her singing is in the movie Xanadu at the end of the film and it was just a quick clip of a song.
@@90hatter90 She had huge country pop crossover songs, "Let Me Be There", If You Love Me (Let Me Know)", "Please Mister Please". These were all top 10 hits in both pop and country. Plus she had alot more that charted on pop, country and adult contemporary charts all before "Grease". She recorded 9 studio albums, 3 Grammys, and released her first Greatest Hits album before Grease.
@@Sandra-bn9ky but no one sees her as a country artist. I know she has done some but nothing to put her in a country category. That’s just me. She dabbled in a little this and that. I saw her more as a pop and easy type listening singer. Not country whatsoever.
@@90hatter90 ONJ dabbled in many genres, country, pop and folk. The only reason she is not recognized now for Country is because she gained many young fans when she performed in "Grease" and many people think that is where her career started. If you look at interviews with her from late 1970's and even early 1980's, her country/pop roots are brought up. It is only now that people "forgot" her country roots. Just try searching Olivia Newton John and country music and see what shows up.😀
Olivia is so underrated. Everyone associates her with Grease, but she was so much more.
I purchased Olivia's greatest hits from Amazon a year ago, popping in her cd helps keep my sanity during daily commute
Yes, Olivia is so much more. She was also an advocate for the environment from the late 1980s through the 1990s. .
Um...I don't agree with the statement. She was huge in the 70s and 80's and Grease had nothing to do with it. Have you never been mellow?
I don't agree. When I was a kid in the late 70's and early 80's she was Madonna/Cher huge. She won award after award. She had her own variety shows. She stepped away to have a family in the mid 80's and never really came back to, or wanted, that level of fame but she's a icon. Grease, Xanadu and Physical were all huge. Xanadu the movie is a cult classic now and the soundtrack, which Magic is from,. is amazing.
@@bluedragon4 True. She was already huge way before Grease came along. I remember her doing a New Years eve show once on t.v. in this white leather skirt, my teenage heart fell completely in love.
"She can really sing." Yes, she really could! A couple of years before her death, I was privileged to see her in concert. My seat was two rows from the stage. The venue was a small one and I was so close to her on the stage that I could actually hear her voice before it was amplified by the mic. When she sang part of Magic, it truly was magical! I'll never forget it.
FIND THIS!!! One of Her Best!!!!!! Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love (Deans edit)
"Angelic" is the word you are looking for to describe her voice. She's legendary.
YES!!!! Olivia can sing!! she ruled the charts from early 70s to early 80s. MAGIC is from the film 'Xanadu' { pronounced Zanadue} She also has a beautiful song called XANADU from the film with ELO in the background... I HONESTLY LOVE YOU is beautiful and my favorite of hers.......In the 70s and 80s millions of teenage boys , including me, had a massive crush on her, no explanation needed, after seeing this video. She now has breast cancer and seems to be doing ok, I see her doing interviews from time to time.
They should watch the movie Xanadu with her in it..
Xanadu = needs must.
Magic was playing on my husband's 8 track stereo in his Toyota in 1980 when he proposed to me. It has always been our song. Nothing was planned back then, it just happened, and it was beautiful. She was an icon at the time with hit after hit. Sad about her passing😢
I love this! This song actually reminds me of the early 80’s. Even today, I can only play this song at night and it’s better when I’m driving while holding my baby’s hand. Thanks for sharing that - wonderful song. Rest In Peace, Olivia.
Great story, and great memory!!
she passed away today, lost her battle with breast cancer. :( im devastated ... RIP Olivia ♥
Olivia's song "I Honestly Love You" had me an instant fan of her and her talent. Her voice is up there with Karen Carpenter's, in my opinion. Lovely, sensitive, sensual. Perfect.
Cool. I really love her song "Deeper than a river".
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN IS A LEGEND, UNIQUE,
I LOVE HER 😍
So true Jacob. I grew up in the 70’s, listening to her on AM & FM radio when I was 14 yrs old. Olivia’s beautiful singing voice. Hearing “Magic” & “Hopelessly Devoted to You” . I was obsessed with that song after I saw Grease in 1978 on the big screen. Hahaha. WOW! & “Suddenly” her duet with her good friend singer Cliff Richard?
Have you seen the Suddenly video, Jacob? Please check it out, it’s under Juan Classics : running time 3:34.
Have a pleasant day! ☀☀☀
She was one of the most gorgeous women on the planet back in the day and the most amazing voice. As distinctive as Steve perry
Olivia newton-john's voice is like a dart of purity into your heart.
Her best vocal performance RIP OLIVIA. 🌺
Magic is from the movie Xanadu in which she starred in 1980. You'll need to listen to the song Xanadu also. ELO was featured in the soundtrack
The movie, "Xanadu" which Olivia did with ELO, includes this song and "Suddenly" a duet with Cliff Richard and the great Gene Kelly of "Singing in the Rain" fame.
You *HAVE* to watch that sometime!
"Suddenly" is a lovely, light song - one of her best!
I love "SUDDENLY". Here's the link
czcams.com/video/B26pyWvYuCc/video.html
So good!!
Suddenly is so, so good!
Fun movie.
The most captivating, gorgeous,and talented singer ever !!
I think this hit #1 in NY back then. It was THE song. This woman...there will never be another. She was the POP Princess Di. RIP, Olivia; you are greatly missed.
Olivia, or Livvy as she’s affectionately known as here in OZ is such a beautiful lady, inside & out!!! This is one of my favourite songs of hers to listen to or sing! You should react to Xanadu (the movie this song came from) & Grease on your Movie channel. You should also check out her journey, she obviously started out in Australia but then she made it big in the UK and then became huge in the USA. She’s known for her pop and musicals but she also had success in country music.
Keep the great music coming…. Thoroughly enjoying your reactions….. much love from Australia 🇦🇺 💖
Yes this song is from Xanadu she played a Muse and that is why the way she is singing and the music has such a hypnotic trance inducing tone. “Let your inhibitions and fears go. Believe in yourself!” Much love and big hugs to all of the robsquad family world wide
@@jussinawaydeanamortl5680 Almost right. She played the part of a ‘muse’ to inspire the creativeness within an artist. A siren, Is a mistress of the deep who song calls sailors to their doom.
@@TJdirect you’re right. I feel ashamed I have dishonored this family!
And of course 'Xanadu' was a collaboration with ELO so that's an added reason to listen to more from soundtrack!
@@petergivenbless900 exactly🤗
and of course Cliff Richards singing Suddenly in duet with Livvy was great too.
You have to listen to the title track from the movie, Xanadu, written by Jeff Lynn, she is accompanied by ELO. They also do some stellar work on this album. Movie wasn’t much, but the music was wonderful.
Before Taylor Swift ever thought of being on stage, here she is Miss everybody loves her Olivia Newton-John. She was legendary.
I was so in love with her. She passed away today 💔💔💔 RIP Sandy Dee. Always our Heart Throb
"Let Me Be There" was her first big hit, and would be great next. Has awesome harmonies.
Olivia was one of my earliest crushes! She was 4x my age, but man I loved that woman! I think the height of my fandom was when "Xanadu" came out after this song.. There are TONS of great songs you have to hear from her. Try these: "A Little More Love," "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)," "I Honestly Love You" and "Make A Move On Me."
If you love me, let me know and I honestly love you are a couple of my favorites.
@@rachelsides2489 YES!!! I loved that album. My sisters & I wore that album out growing up. :)
She is 73 so you are 17 now ? that is 4x
@@buzztp5119 Back at the height of my crush, she was 4x my age. She was 32, I was 8. I'm 50 now. LOL
@@BillGraper just joking with you I'm 54 and I think every man and boy had a crush on her
RIP OLIVIA. This is and always has been my favorite Olivia song. It has a haunting quality to it, and ONJ’s vocals are beautiful. Thanks for reviewing her. She was one of the great entertainers and vocalists from my generation.
RIP OLIVIA Magic was her vocal performance 🌺
Olivia Newton John won Best Female Artist in Country music in the early 70's and one of her songs is "If you love me let me know".
You should also check out Olivia on "A Little More Love" and "Never Been Mellow"
Always love Olivia, she puts you in your feels! You should check out her song "Suddenly". Another great song by her.
Suddenly is a great duet
Yes!!!! "SUDDENLY" is my next favorite. Here's the link ❤️
czcams.com/video/B26pyWvYuCc/video.html
Agreed!
She captured me in 1973 with "Let Me Be There".
A Little More Love is another Olivia's great tune !
I'm really surprised that more reactors aren't doing her music, she was so big in the 70's and 80's, she has such an angelic voice. "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "If Not For You" are my two favorites but she has so many great songs, "Silvery Rain", "Let Me Be There", she started out as country. Her special TV concert in 1983 or 84 is worth watching right on CZcams.
To ad for all. She only started in country because it was the only place she could get signed as an artist coming from Australia.
To add to the great songs you listed, I also always liked Please Mr., Please.
Yes, "Have You Never Been Mellow?" was one of her early songs. It was pretty distinctive and seems like the kinda song you like. "I love you, I honestly love you" was a ground breaker for her. Probably her biggest hit and song she is best known for was lets get "Physical".
@@jeffreystone22 She was already signed with an international record label. She started in country because country radio stations picked up her songs and started playing them. From there, her music took off. Pop radio stations then picked them up as well and began her country pop roots, being one of the first true female cross-over artists. Her early hits charted on both country and pop. And her two number one songs, were technically not country, they were pop but crossed into country because of the cross-over appeal.
@@havensmm9308 in the 1980's they explained it differently as it was the only way she could get into the American market. My parents bought the 8- track tape and I remember it having an American music company name on it.
Olivia Newton-John is one of many artists you guys are hearing in the incorrect order. For Rob to think she was just a pop diva completely bypasses the truth. Throughout the 70s; Olivia was a Country/Western artist, who even did this haunting backup for John Denver's Fly Away. It was hey casting in Grease; that got the attention that she was more than just a Country artist, and was cast in Xanadu, for which this song comes from. Although the movie flopped; the album was a huge success, due to the song from her, and ELO (who the second side of the LP was their music).
You two missed find of great sounds by Olivia; that you two really need to go back to
I just said the same thing. We know our music 🎶
The come on over album is just beautiful!
In the 1970's ONJ was considered a country pop artist. Being one of the first female cross-over artists. She was considered both country and pop. "Have You Never Been Mellow" is not classified as a 'country' song. It is a pop song. It charted in country charts just because of ONJ's cross-over appeal. The thing with ONJ, you could never put her in just one genre because her music was so diversified.
Research shows you're right 🍻
If you love the ethereal voice of Olivia, please watch the “Suddenly” duet she sang with Cliff Richard’s from the Xanadu movie. Thank you for being such an amazing couple with open minds. 🙏🏻
Yes!
Absolutely!
John Farrar was the brains behind this song. He also produced Hopelessly Devoted, You’re The One that I want and some of her other hits
Oh god, yes.
@@puppetsnob Finally, a kindred spirit! 🙏🏻
one of the most powerful songs i've ever heard - ethereal yet punchy, and i just love Olivia's voice in this, an absolutely timeless classic
Talented lady!! Try Dionne Warwick and the Spinner’s “ Then came You”!🤘🔥
I love her duet with Andy Gibb called "I Can't Help It".
And "Rest Your Love On Me" with Andy.
She was a one of a kind. Such a sweet and lovely voice and such beautiful songs.
Oh, no. Olivia wasn't underrated she was a world wide sensation and became an Iconic Legendary Superstar who won every Country Music award and Grammies and 100's of pop music awards.
Olivia actually started out in the country genre. Maybe check out, "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" and "Please Mr. Please." Pop or country, she was amazing!
cool you watch these guys too! lol..hey Tony how about you do a reaction channel too?
Exactly! Also, "Let Me Be There" is another favorite with that country sound.
@@anthonysalvaro2979 Yup. Love me some Jordan and Amber. I have too much on my plate. I'll leave it to the professionals. ;)
Also loved "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "Let Me Be There" ..
Banks of the Ohio (1971) her aussie accent is still prominent in it! loved it!
40 years ago at our wedding, we played ONJ singing “I Honestly Love You”‘in the pre-ceremony music. You would love it!
I just heard the sad news that she passed away today. 😢 Rest in the sweetest peace Olivia, thank you for all the beautiful music.
She was the whole package. RIP.
Her and Andy Gibb did a couple great duets! Need to check them out!
ONJ is a treasure!! My favorite of hers! So many hits... Her voice is so gentle and pure. Please check out Make A Move On Me, If Not For You, I Honestly Love You, Soul Kiss, Twist of Fate, Suddenly, Fly Away (w John Denver). 🎶🥰 Her films Grease and Xanadu are worth watching and the soundtracks are fire!! Keep smiling!! 🎶😍🎶
Yes, "Fly Away" with John Denver is not to be forgotten, as well as everything else Olivia Newton John did. Great comment...
ooh I 2nd - Make A Move On Me
@@Bekka_Noyb Yes, yes, good call...
By far, my favorite from ONJ. And yeah she sang.
RIP Olivia Newton-John. What a great singer and more importantly an amazing person.
Of course she can sing..lol... she has been an Aussie legend since the 60's....
I have loved ONJ since I was a child. 💕. She has so many good songs. I am so happy that you have discovered her.
RIP to the beautiful soul Olivia Newton John 💔
What a beautiful voice and talent, she will be missed. RIP
I always thought that an amazing duet would be Olivia Newton-John and Karen Carpenter....two perfectly angelic and strong voices !
She does have a beautiful voice....this was from Xanadu....a great movie. Y'all need to check out her song Hopelessly Devoted To You (from Grease) and "Twist of Fate" (from Two of a Kind with Travolta 83). Also from 70s "I Honestly Love You'. Happy listening and Friday 🕊️💗
XANADU
Totally need to watch Xanadu.. music from ONJ, The Tubes, ELO, AND Gene Kelly
*Twist of Fate
@@coolhive2941 oops.....auto correct is gonna be the death of me 😓
@@bethshadid2087 it’s OK it would’ve led them to the same song anyway. Cheers
OLIVIA IS SIMPLY PERFECT ♥🎯
Some artists you love. Olivia, is the one you marry. She is missed.
This is 80's Olivia, you NEED to react to early 70's Olivia. "Have You Never Been Mellow" would be a great starting point.
Love that one! I used to sing it (badly) at the top of my lungs whenever it came on the radio.
The song SAM by Olivia is her best. Lyric video.
I honestly forgot about this song. After hearing it again I have been playing it more often. Her voice is like an angel
"Have You Ever Been Mellow" and "Hopelessly Devoted To You" are also two great ones by ONJ as well, but she actually started her singing career in country first. Check out "Please Mr. Please" and "Let Me Be There"
Olivia has a voice that combines sweet and sultry, and it works. I feel that Sheena Easton (still waiting on a reaction for her) has the same qualities to her voice.
Sheena teamed up with Prince and went much more sultry. 😄 Anyone here remember "Sugar Walls"? 😊🤭
*Sheena Easton*
"9 to 5/Morning Train"
"U Got the Look" (it's Prince's song featuring her)
"The Lover In Me"
"We've Got Tonight" (with Kenny Rogers)
"For Your Eyes Only" (from the James Bond movie of the same name)
"Follow My Rainbow" (featured in an episode of the '80s show "Miami Vice" with Sheena as a guest star. Sad episode. 😟)
I went to a live radio theater presentation of The Wizard of Oz put on by Mark & Brian in L.A. and Sheena played Dorothy. To hear her sing "Over the Rainbow" was incredible. Angelic!
We've got Tonight is the best
I love Sheena Easton. She's got a great singing voice, too.
An all time favorite of mine. Glad you got around to it! "A little more love", and "Hopelessly Devoted (from Grease)" are a couple more to listen to.
Olivia Newton John is a rare talent. I'd also suggest you check out her songs "(I Love You) I Honestly Love You" (keep tissues on hand), "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (from Grease), "Twist of Fate", "Xanadu", "A Little More Love", "Please Mister Please (Don't Play B17)", "Have You Never Been Mellow" & "Suddenly".
Olivia Newton-John is my favorite female singer/entertainer of all time. When you hear her voice, it’s so mesmerizing, you definitely know who’s singing.
Olivia Newton John started in the early 70s in the country music arena. Listen to her Have you ever been mellow. She had another country hit but I don't remember the name 🤔.
“If You Love Me, Let Me Know” is probably the one you are thinking of.
@@bryanfoster362 thank you so much. Yes that is the one I could not think of. Even though I seen Olivia at the Allentown fair in the 70s. I was probably 14 or 15 at the time.
Let Me Be There was another one!
Hard to believe she is gone. What a gift she was. R.I.P. Olivia.
i love Olivia.... she is the BEST....
Olivia Newton John was big in the late 70s and even bigger in the early to mid-80s. I can remember being 7 years old and literally wanting to be Olivia. Beautiful woman, clear voice, so cool. One of my favorites.
The incomparable voice of Olivia! Two more of her upbeat songs I think you’d like are “Xanadu” with ELO, and “Twist of Fate” from her movie Two of A Kind (which co-starred John Travolta).
RIP OLIVIA ! this was My Favorite Song by you and you truly were MAGIC...😢😭
Olivia just passed away today 😔😔. How about a tribute to Olivia in the upcoming weeks. Hopelessly Devoted To You, Have You Ever Been Mellowed, A Little More Love, Summer Night would be awesome choice
She made her mark on the music scene. John Denver seemed to like her early on. They became friends. They did a duet together. Check out"Fly Away" She's more of the background vocal on the song but a special background singer. Her and John Travolta have been friends for years as well. She started U.S. music career by rising on the Country music charts which caused controversy because she wasn''t an American artist. Anyway love her music and all the she has done,
Please Don't Keep Me Waiting is a true gem. She was "it" in 1974 with I Honestly Love You. "Totally Hot" has so many great songs.
this is one of my favourite songs of all time 👍 Olivia Newton John 💗a great singer and an awesome human being R.I.P
What a wonderful analysis & reaction to ONJ’s song. Your timing was great considering that 3 days ago she just lost a 30 year battle with cancer. Much love from me & my channel to you!
"Xanadu" is one of my all-time favorites because it featured Olivia, one of my all-time favorite female vocalists, and ELO, the Masters of 70's pop orchestra music. Great song!
Nearly the whole soundtrack to Xanadu was produced and arranged by the Legendary Jeff Lynne of ELO. He also wrote many of the songs featured in it, including the title track Xanadu.
"Make a Move On Me" and "A Little More Love" are my two personal favorites from her. Her in those videos made me all tingly when I was a pre-teen.
Yes, y'all must check out the movie Xanadu. Gene Kelly is also in it! ELO is on the soundtrack as well and their songs are killer! She has also performed with John Denver, ABBA and Andy Gibb!
I absolutely loved Xanadu
Very sad day. Rest in peace Olivia Newton John. You will be dearly missed.
Others might diasgree, but this is my favorite ONJ song, even more than "Physical" or the duet she did with John Travolta. For me, the 80s is when I really started listening to pop and rock music, and I loved her 80s singles, of which I hope you do more! "Xanadu" (which she did with ELO), "I Can't Help It" (with Andy Gibb), "Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard), "Make a Move On Me" and "Twist of Fate" are all bangers.
I don’t disagree this is your favorite ONJ song
Agreed....loved Twist of Faith. Totally forgot Make a Move on Me...banger 🕊️💗
Doesn't she sing I honestly love you that's a good one
This was one of her #1 hits. I can't pick a favorite. There are so many great ones. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)," "I Honestly Love You," "A Little More Love," "Make A Move On Me"........... How could I possibly pick a favorite? LOL
Yes, totally agree, well said. Great deep dive and comment, but-
Don't forget about Olivia Newton John's collaboration with John Denver on the song "Fly Away", so haunting and unforgettable...
I forgot how much I enjoyed her. Heart Attack and A Little More Love are great too if you are lookin for more. Great video guys, thanks!
God bless you Olivia one of the top ten best female singers
Olivia Newton-John... now receiving Top Billing in Rock and Roll Heaven.
Olivia Newton John does a song written by The Bee Gees called 'Come on Over.' It was only moderately successful, but I liked it.
I had that album on cassette! Wore it out in my Walkman.
As others have suggested, I’m going to go with I Honestly Love You. It’s one of her early hits and as a 17yo, it made me realize how I felt about one of the guys in our group 😍
If you look up some of her other songs, you’ll find that she hit some REALLY high notes, cleanly. Amazing control of her voice!
Olivia had a very powerful, yet graceful sounding voice.
The sound engineers/mixers for this song did a PHENOMENAL job too!
Truly a masterpiece.
Thank you, Olivia!
Yes excellent observations by you both. Olivia Newton-John was probably the single most pure vocalist of her generation.
Her good friend Karen Carpenter wasn’t too shabby.
"Magic" was one of the many hit songs from motion picture soundtrack of her film "Xanadu". Both ONJ and also ELO scored hits that became instant classics. I still own the cassette of this album and my two daughters grew up playing it over and over!
"Sam" live or "Jolene" live from her 1982 concert shows her true singing range. You won't get that range by listening to her hits. She does use her full range on other album tracks, but for some reason, not on any of her bigger hits.
Exactly!
A Little More Love shows off her range pretty well!
Love this so song so much and she's so beautiful one my very first crushes Olivia newton John rip my DREAM GODDESS such beautiful soul amazing singing voice and amazing women a true goddess watching over us all.Thank you Olivia for all the great memories he💔❤
Olivia is one gorgeous superstar and her voice is so pure. She is so easy on the eyes and ears. I know she had medical issues in the past, and hope she is healthy now. She is one of my all time faves.
love her voice so much and she still is a beautiful woman , she survived cancer 3 times and still going strong....amazing
By the way Imlove the part where she says: “nothing can stand in our way” the way she sings it is Magic 😍
IMO, this is my favorite song with the word
MAGIC! AND IT BLOWS ME AWAY EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS
MASTERPIECE!
And certainly my favorite song from the Queen Olivia Newton John!
Damn I'm gonna miss you beautiful lady!😔
Bass and drums always "set up the rhythm for everything to follow" but your pointing out the bass line here is absolutely on point, Jay. The contrast between her voice and bass is interesting. It doesn't hurt that she is so beautiful.