Just to prove how old i am, i am declaring to the whole world (wide web) that i'm a big fan of Olivia Newton-John! Prolly almost a huge a fan as i am of Jewel!
And i've been getting all excited cuz she is scheduled to perform in M'sia next month! Woohoo!!!!!
Ok, ok - most if not all you reading me blog will be wondering, who the h*ck is Olivia Newton-John???? If you are asking that question, i dun know how to answer. Prolly, the easiest would be to refer you to the classic movie-musical, Grease. Yup, she's the one who played Sandy.
"Wow, she must be a million years old then!!!!" you must be thinking.
Well, she shud be... but she still looks as young as ever!
I grew up listening to her!!!! Yeah, i am that old! I still remember how she looks on the cover of her cassette which i'd listen on the old player we had back then!!!
Truth be told, i wasn't such a big fan of Grease back then. Sure, I liked it. But the movie-musical which really made a difference in me life was the lessor known one by ONJ, Xanadu. If i watch it again now, i'll have to admit that it's such a corny show wif pretty lame effects. But i'll still love it. A movie about having yr dreams come true, a movie with good old singing and dancing (tap-dancing too), a movie wif the legendary Gene Kelly (altho some say it was his lowest point in show business), a movie wif such unforgettable songs. I loved all the songs. Still do. Brilliant!
As i grew older, i had a very close fren who also happened to be a huge fan of ONJ. We'd actually spend time listening to ONJ over the phone and singing along together. And we had this magical moment once when we bought for each other the Xanadu soundtrack CD and passed it to each other at the same time!!!! Really! I handed it over to her, still in the plastic bag, so she couldn't tell what CD it was but she knew it was a CD. Instead of reaching out to take it, she handed to me something in a brown envelope - obviously a CD too. We stood there, offering each other a CD when we suddenly realised that it had to be the same CD. It was. :-)
Anyways, its a pity she isn't in M'sia anymore or she'll be the first i'd ask to watch the concert (altho i dun think her hubby would be too crazy bout it!!!).
But i really hope i'll be able to catch it - even if the tickets are kinda pricey. All i ask is to let me be there when she is singing live!!!!
For those who are still wondering wat the fuss is all about, let me leave you wif my favourite song of hers, which ironically is not from the Xanadu soundtrack!!!!
*Her first Top 10 single in the US, this song won her a Grammy for Best Female Vocalist. Just to give you an idea of how old she is, this song was covered by Elvis Presley 4 years later!!!!!
2 comments:
eh my brother loves Grease too! HAHA. Dont know if i'm supposed to tell anyone (if so, announcing on the WWW is abit of a bad idea).
Hmm.. I'm not a fan of ONJ though. But hey, if she's in Msia, you must go. I hope to see Lea S. next week!! Abit disappointed that reviews of the current Les Mis show(Ms Lea aside) is not so good.
u r going to london again nx week????
*turns green wif envy*
isn't ms salonga a lil fat to play fantine???? ;-P but wat a voice!!!! still, a pity she's playing fantine. i prefer eponine's character.
anyways, watever the critics say, u must watch les mis!!!!!!
enjoy! :-)
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