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Post by XTRProf on Feb 13, 2008 6:47:21 GMT
I know. I know I must also have sometime retro from Australia or Alex will come down my ass. Ok, shoot here. Obviously no pissed things on her, right? Ya, she's still doing her rounds as she came to Singapore lately.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2008 7:26:46 GMT
Hey, Singapore Stallion, be careful about one of our national treasures,(even if she was born in U.K.) Don't forget there are a lot more Aussies ready to land on you from a great height ! In fact, Mike pointed out that the number of Aussie members of the Grotto is second only to U.K. membership ! Did you go and see Olivia when she performed in Singapore ? After all, she is only 11 years older than the "Singapore Stallion" BTW, your hair must be starting to thin out by now too ? SandyK
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Post by XTRProf on Feb 13, 2008 7:54:57 GMT
Hey, Singapore Stallion, be careful about one of our national treasures,(even if she was born in U.K.) Don't forget there are a lot more Aussies ready to land on you from a great height ! In fact, Mike pointed out that the number of Aussie members of the Grotto is second only to U.K. membership ! Did you go and see Olivia when she performed in Singapore ? After all, she is only 11 years older than the "Singapore Stallion" BTW, your hair must be starting to thin out by now too ? SandyK Ha, don't worry. I'm international and balanced. Anyway, whoever wants to come down from some height will be on parachutes unless they doesn't want to live anymore or wanted to be crippled. Sorry, I don't have not enough doe to see her when she was here. But did have enough doe to have her greatest hits cd though. Don't worry about my hair as it's on Vitalis Super Contol. Haven't u never been mellow as Olivia once sang.
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Post by pagan on Feb 13, 2008 7:56:13 GMT
"Hey, Singapore Stallion, be careful about one of our national treasures,(even if she was born in U.K.)"
And lived/lives in the USA for most of her life by now.
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Post by XTRProf on Feb 13, 2008 8:03:19 GMT
"Hey, Singapore Stallion, be careful about one of our national treasures,(even if she was born in U.K.)" And lived/lives in the USA for most of her life by now. Oh, another internationalist. Great!
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Post by Nigel on Feb 14, 2008 19:30:29 GMT
Olivia was beautiful back in the day. I think I have the "Physical" LP somewhere. Must check out the accompanying video on youtube if it's on there.
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Post by Nigel on Feb 14, 2008 19:32:02 GMT
I seem to recall the guitar solo on "Physical" was played by Steve Lukather.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Feb 14, 2008 20:23:09 GMT
I seem to recall the guitar solo on "Physical" was played by Steve Lukather. I bet his guitar was not all he was playing with when he was watching her work out
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Post by Nigel on Feb 15, 2008 9:35:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 10:15:19 GMT
Nigel It did look and sound pretty good at the time, though, didn't it ? Alex
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Post by XTRProf on Feb 15, 2008 11:12:18 GMT
Nigel It did look and sound pretty good at the time, though, didn't it ? Alex For me, many of her slower songs still sound heavenly now. Hey, guys what do u think of her Xanadu album?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 11:54:09 GMT
XTRProf One of Olivia's more interesting discs comes from DTS Entertainment. It is called Olivia-One Woman's Live Journey. I don't know if it came out on ordinary CD, but the disc I have contains multi channel + stereo DVD-A , DTS "Master Quality DTS 5.1 and a DD2.0 track. Track 1 is Xanadu, however if you think some of her slower songs still sound heavenly now, then the last track (21): "I Honestly Love You" will blow you away, particularly in DVD-A stereo. SandyK
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Post by XTRProf on Feb 15, 2008 12:04:43 GMT
XTRProf One of Olivia's more interesting discs comes from DTS Entertainment. It is called Olivia-One Woman's Live Journey. I don't know if it came out on ordinary CD, but the disc I have contains multi channel + stereo DVD-A , DTS "Master Quality DTS 5.1 and a DD2.0 track. Track 1 is Xanadu, however if you think some of her slower songs still sound heavenly now, then the last track (21): "I Honestly Love You" will blow you away, particularly in DVD-A stereo. SandyK Oh, I love I honestly Love You and I love DVD-A. Well, let me be blown away, like the "cat" dvd-a, by looking out for the disc. Hey, since Leo and Ricker like cats they also should have that cat dvd-a album. I'm sure the cats will also be blown away. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Post by Nigel on Feb 15, 2008 12:12:07 GMT
I always thought 'A Little More Love' was her best from 1978. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQSzCWgcY3MI was 15 yrs old at the time & maybe I wasn't always concentrating as much on the music as I should have been doing, probably a good thing listening to it now lol. I wonder how she looks these days.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 12:15:25 GMT
XTRProf You may need to order the disc directly from the DTS website. Alex
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Post by XTRProf on Feb 16, 2008 3:43:43 GMT
The Olivia url: www.olivianewton-john.com/What she looks like: PASTPRESENTHa, she lost in the same 1974 Eurovision song contest singing her dreaded Long Live Love (which she admitted she hated as well) when ABBA won with Waterloo!
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Post by dc on Feb 17, 2008 9:17:23 GMT
Man... I didn't realise she was so big!
I mean I heard her name here and there while I grew up (to some degree I'm still growing up)
Didn't know she was such a sensation outside of Aus back in the day!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2008 10:06:34 GMT
dc Surely you have seen her in the musical "Grease" with John Travolta ? Alex
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Post by dc on Feb 17, 2008 10:39:17 GMT
dc Surely you have seen her in the musical "Grease" with John Travolta ? Alex oh, was that her? didn't recognise her... the movie is before my time anyway =\
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Post by XTRProf on Feb 19, 2008 5:46:07 GMT
Ya, talking of recognition, I didn't recognise her as well when I found the present picture except for the familiar name.
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Post by Nigel on Feb 20, 2008 9:26:45 GMT
Anyway chaps, this shouldn't be a retro Aus thread. Ms Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England on 26.8.48.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2008 9:31:09 GMT
Nigel I said this earlier "Hey, Singapore Stallion, be careful about one of our national treasures,(even if she was born in U.K.)" Alex
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Post by Nigel on Feb 20, 2008 9:51:30 GMT
Sorry, I should learn to read.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2008 10:20:09 GMT
Nigel You are lucky you aren't a DiyAudio member. Some of them abuse you if you ask a question that was covered,for example, in post no.29 of an 89 page thread ! Alex
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Post by XTRProf on Feb 20, 2008 10:26:29 GMT
Sorry guys,
I'm with guru Alex. Even she was from UK, Australia was really where she was groomed to the big name and big time. Credit should goes to Austrlia. Until now I just can't associate Olivia with UK, btw. Force shield is already on, upgraded from flame suit (retro stuff, btw).
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