RIP Olivia Newton-John

[George K]

Wasn't it breast cancer?

[Mik]

Yes. With McCullough, if things come in threes, Larry is in good company.

[George K]

Just thinking...

I was never a "fan." I would have never bought any of her music.

But, I "liked" her, and when her music came on the radio (remember that?) I would not have turned it off.

[Mik]

Ahhh, but those eyes....

[jon-nyc]

Interesting fact: Her grandfather was Nobel laureate Max Born, thesis advisor to Oppenheimer.

[jon-nyc]

@George-K said in RIP Olivia Newton-John:

Just thinking...

I was never a "fan." I would have never bought any of her music.

Im not sure I ever knew she had music. All I remember about her is Grease.

[jon-nyc]

And she was the niece of Gustav Born. I knew nothing about him, but read this short Twitter thread from 2018.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in RIP Olivia Newton-John:

@George-K said in RIP Olivia Newton-John:

Just thinking...

I was never a "fan." I would have never bought any of her music.

Im not sure I ever knew she had music. All I remember about her is Grease.

She was a “pop star” before Grease. In fact, she won a Grammy for best country female in 1973 and Best Female Pop Performance in 1974.

[kluurs]

I always thought her outfit in Grease launched a thousand anorexics.

[jon-nyc]

@LuFins-Dad said in RIP Olivia Newton-John:

@jon-nyc said in RIP Olivia Newton-John:

@George-K said in RIP Olivia Newton-John:

Just thinking...

I was never a "fan." I would have never bought any of her music.

Im not sure I ever knew she had music. All I remember about her is Grease.

She was a “pop star” before Grease. In fact, she won a Grammy for best country female in 1973 and Best Female Pop Performance in 1974.

I was 5. But I suspect in (say) 1979 I knew she had albums out. It’s just that 40 years later I only remember Grease.

[Jolly]

Biggest hit:

Link to video

[bachophile]

@Jolly what poetic lyrics

[Jolly]

@bachophile said in RIP Olivia Newton-John:

@Jolly what poetic lyrics

#1 on Billboard for 10 weeks, top ten for 15 week, the highest selling single of the 1980's. It is ranked the #6 record of the Billboard All-time Top 100.

[Horace]

That era of pop music turned me off of music for the rest of my life. Or if it wasn't direct cause/effect, it was remarkably coincidental.

[Horace]

That video had a remarkable ending. First a red headed guy meant to seem attractive, then the surprise gay ending. Ahead of its time. But society will never advance far enough to consider red headed males acceptable.