I bought my first cassette tape with my own pocket money - Xanadu Soundtrack, age 10. I saw Grease for the first time, at the Drive-In, in the back of my Dad's panel van, age 8. I spent many a day rolling around the town with my roller skates, leg warmers and Xanadu playing through my headphones. Olivia's music was a cornerstone in my life.both her and Judith Durham were early and profound influencers in the way l sang and fashioned my life. I’ll be listening to you in the car today ONJ. I named my doll Jolene, I wore leg warmers and danced around to Physical, I roller skated around my garage to Xanadu, I knew all the words and moves to the Grease songs, I got teary when singing along “Sam, Sam you know where I am”……. We've been sharing your messages and memories this morning as Australians have woken to the news Olivia Newton-John has died.įrom belting Xanadu through your headphones to watching Grease at the drive-in movies, here's how you're remembering the late entertainer. I accidentally met her at the markets on San Juan Island near Seattle in the 90s - heard an aussie accent and just said hello before I realised who it was. ![]() Grease is an eternal link to my final high school years, Physical 1st yr uni and of course all the early 70s memories. I'm surprised how emotional I feel, maybe I shouldn't so surprised. thankyou for the memories that will live on for generations to come livvy and condolences to your beautiful family xxx - DonnaĪ sad day. Olivia wasn't just another singer or actress she was an icon and absolutely adored by all Australians.she was the role model in which every little girl should aspire to be.i remember dancing in my leg warmers and getting my hair done like hers for physical,I've seen grease multiple times and been to a sing a long of it at the Astor, I listened to her songs over and over growing up, I absolutely loved twist of fate that she recorded with John Travolta. The confidence! The vivacity! I reckon we all knew she was a star in the making - Zelda I thought: who's this jumped up little pipsqueak? Then she delivered on that makeshift stage in the assembly hall and the crowd was blown away. In her first year at University High School, Olivia performed in a concert at UHS. Her presence in Australia and the world will leave a hole. Olivia Newton John was what every Aussie little girl wanted to be, myself included. From Countdown, to Grease and Xanadu to Physical. ![]() It was also Travolta who presented Newton-John with the Lifetime Achievement award in Los Angeles in 2006.Ī few years later the pair released the album This Christmas, benefiting her Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre and his Jett Travolta Foundation for children with special needs.Įarlier this morning, we asked you to share your memories and messages on Newton-John's passing.įrom a role model to young women, to a "star in the making", here are some of your stories: Newton-John and Travolta reprised their roles as Sandy and Danny at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre in Florida in December 2019. The duo decided against starring in Grease 2, but they co-starred again in romantic comedy film Two of a Kind in 1983.īut it was the original film that often publicly reunited the pair. It's wonderful and full of shared memories." She's been through my getting married, having children. I've been through her having a child, getting divorced, losing her sister. "When you share that kind of meteoric success - and nothing has been able to exceed it - you share a bond. Opening up about his friendship with Olivia Newton-John in 2018, John Travolta said the two shared a bond.
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