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Favorite Songs From Movies Top Ten: You’re the One That I Want (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 30 Mar 23

With one eye firmly set on the weather I’m also watching y’all get up and dance! That’s right, it’s the penultimate song on my list of favorite songs out of movies that didn’t get Academy Award nominations, and it should have you...

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Sad news for all. She will be missed.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 8 Aug 22

Today I haved been either in the hospital with my procedure or sleeping. So until now I had not read any news. And the first I read was about Olivia Newton-John´s death from cancer . I remember her from Grease, the...

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Australia has lost another icon - Olivia Newton-John has died

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Aug 22

I was pondering on what to write about when I logged on this morning and then I discover that another celebrity has passed away – Olivia Newton-John has died aged only 73. I mentioned her in my discussion about Judith...

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Top Ten Covers of Dylan Songs: If Not for You (#9)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 8 Dec 21

Incurring the ire of the Bob Dylan fans, I’ll forge onward with this list of favorite songs that Dylan wrote. And, gee, it looks like a rendition of “songs you didn’t know were covers” has broken out with this song. This...

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Olivia Newton-John Back to Basics CD

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 14 Mar 20

Olivia Newton-John is an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, entrepreneur and activist who was born in 1948. She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide. The song, "You're the One That I...

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Olivia Newton-John - Xanadu

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 2 Nov 19

Olivia Newton-John was born on September 26, 1948, and is a British-born Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, dancer and activist. She's a 4x Grammy winner and has had 5 #1 and 10 other top 10 Billboard Hot 100...

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September 26 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 26 Sep 19

National Pancake Day Shamu the Whale Day 1580 - Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth. 1969 - Abbey Road, the last recorded album by the Beatles, is released. 1948 - Olivia Newton-John was born. She is an...

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My Olivia Newton-John rosebush is blooming

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Sep 18

I have four rose bushes and they have netting around them to fend off the kangaroos which seem to love the leaves and flowers. Somehow they manage to avoid the thorns. One bloomed just a day or two ago and I took a photo of the...

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Bad news today. Olivia Neyton-John ill.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 10 Sep 18

There are news that are closer to our heart than others. Several people here have talked about the shock for them when Elvis or Michael Jackson or Robin Williams died. Today I read about the fight that Olivia Newton-John is...

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Physical

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98106) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Mar 18

In the year 1982, the biggest song was “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John. It spent ten consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. I remember that at this time I was taking aerobics classes and this song was constantly...

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Favorite BIG #1 HITS Through the Years: 1978 Pop

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 12 Mar 18

This was forty years ago??????? Wow. Forty years ago I went to my first rock concert (the Eagles, Steve Miller, and Eddie Money...ten bucks). Forty years ago I started the entrance process to join the Navy. And forty...

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Happy Birthday to Olivia Newton-John's Grandfather!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 11 Dec 17

Wow, wasn't that nice of Google? Their "Google doodle" today (12/11) celebrates the 135th anniversary of the birth of physicist Max Born. And he just happens to be Olivia Newton-John's grandfather. Born in what's now Poland,...

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Star of the movie "Grease" reveals cancer has returned

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 31 May 17

Very sad news, Olivia Newton-John confirmed the severe back pain she was suffering from is cancer, which has spread to her spine. The pain was a result of Newton-John's earlier breast cancer which returned and spread. Since...

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A rose by any other name

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Jun 16

I have just pruned my four rose bushes. Pruning perhaps implies that I know what I'm doing whereas in actual fact I don't. The bushes were getting very unkempt and needed tidying up. This has now been done. I know the centre of...

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Let's Get Physical

SaintAnne @SaintAnne (5453) • United States 30 Aug 08

A few days ago, I edited my profile page by working on the colors. I did not like the results. It reminded me of a lycra leotard. It looked like it came straight out of Olivia Newton-John's Let's Get Physical video. I am not good...

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Olivia Newton-John: Do you prefer her in the dress or the leather gear?

umart13 @umart13 (841) • Ireland 7 Jul 08

Before Grease was made in 1978, Olivia was seen as the demure girl from next door, who sang country songs, appeared on the Cliff Richard show and was so nice that sugar wouldn't melt in her mouth. Then came Grease, her Totally Hot...

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What is Your TOP 7 "Desert - Island" Love Songs?

mchavez11 @mchavez11 (1406) • Philippines 13 Jun 08

1. "Pure" by Lightning Seeds 2. "Into Your Arms" by The Lemonheads 3. "It Must Be Love" by Madness 4. "Hot Coals" by Evan Dando 5. "Don't Go Away" by Oasis 6. "Suddenly" by Olivia Newton John and Andy Gibb 7. "Whirlpool...

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Australian personalities/ popular australian actors or actress

roniroxas @roniroxas (10559) • Philippines 1 Jan 08

do you have a favorite personality that is from australia? i saw bindi irwin. she is a miniture replica of her dad. Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe are two of my favorites. i also like Hugh Jackman, Curtis Stone, Inxs,...

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Grease is still one of the best movies that was adapted from a Broadway musical.

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 25 Dec 07

Grease is still one of my favorite movies. I loved the music and the performances. It had style and energy. John Travolta was awesome. Olivia Newton John was perfect. There aren't too many broadway musicals that made it to the...

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What has been your favorite decade so far?

raychill @raychill (6525) • United States 16 Sep 07

I've lived through most of the 1980's, 1990's and the current decade. My favorite decade hands-down has been the 1980's. This discussion was inspired by a few discussions I've seen talking claiming that things from the 1980's...

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