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Post by Russg on Aug 1, 2022 6:07:28 GMT
She is one of my favourite artists. Her voice is amazing and when she sings you can feel the emotion in her voice.
Soul Kiss is one of my fave albums.
She also did some great music videos for the time in the late 70s/early 80s - check out her Video Gold 1 + 2 DVD with all the videos on.
Anyone seen 'Two of A Kind'? It's a bit of 80s cheese but is fun.
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Post by MattyJam on Aug 1, 2022 8:11:22 GMT
Madonna >> Olivia Newton John
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Post by Russg on Aug 1, 2022 9:49:58 GMT
Madonna >> Olivia Newton John The gay bitch in me agrees with that. The camp 14yr old who made my father send me to boxing lessons when he caught me wearing my moms gym sweatband and prancing around my bedroom to Lets Get Physical doesn't.
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Post by DirtyD on Aug 1, 2022 18:40:59 GMT
I loved her in Grease. I didnโt know she had a music career. Embarrassing, I know.
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Post by butterflies2 on Aug 2, 2022 1:41:59 GMT
My mom liked her, I like the song magic
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Post by MattyJam on Aug 4, 2022 6:25:36 GMT
ONJ was actually my first ever crush as a young boy. When she made her transformation from good girl to leather-wearing minx at the end of Grease, hmmmm, that was good stuff for young Matty!
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Post by Russg on Aug 4, 2022 6:31:14 GMT
ONJ was actually my first ever crush as a young boy. When she made her transformation from good girl to leather-wearing minx at the end of Grease, hmmmm, that was good stuff for young Matty! Ewwwww. I don't care what you heteros do behind closed doors, but must you always flaunt your lifestyle to the rest of us?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2022 19:42:11 GMT
Just read the sad news and thought of your Russg. Never easy losing a hero. RIP
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Post by TonyR on Aug 8, 2022 19:43:48 GMT
Just saw. Sorry man.
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Post by respect77 on Aug 8, 2022 19:54:49 GMT
Just saw the news. RIP to her.
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Post by butterflies2 on Aug 8, 2022 20:19:27 GMT
RIP to her, I thought of this thread too
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Post by Russg on Aug 8, 2022 20:48:48 GMT
I'm not going to lie, this has completely broken my heart. My childhood was literally all about two people: MJ and ONJ. My mom and I were big fans of both. I got to see Olivia with my mom just shortly before her and I became estranged and it is a memory I will always cherish.
As some of you know, I lost my mom to cancer as well not so long ago. We actually spent much of her last days lying on her bed watching YouTube videos of MJ and ONJ songs as their music was always something we bonded over. We didnt agree on a lot of things, but we always shared our passion for those two artists and it was a beautiful thing to reconnect with my mom in her last few months and let our shared love of their music bring us closer again. It's almost as if none of the other stuff mattered anymore and we had gone back to a simpler time when we were both younger and our shared love of the same music was everything to us.
Thankyou Olivia, for that beautiful voice, for the timeless music and the years of escapism you gave me as a tormented young gay kid struggling to find my way in the world. You were always fabulous and carried yourself with such dignity and class as you fought this evil disease that has now taken you away from us. I will play your music and keep your legacy alive until my dying day. RIP my darling.
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Post by aazzaabb on Aug 8, 2022 21:29:15 GMT
I just heard the news. Iโm at work but had to come here for Russg. So sorry to hear this pal. RIP to her.
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Post by HIStoric on Aug 8, 2022 21:38:08 GMT
Sorry to hear the terrible news, Russ. It's pretty clear how much she meant to you.
May she rest in peace.
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Post by Snow White on Aug 8, 2022 23:02:38 GMT
It's quite heartbreaking the very disease she battled for years it now took her life. I've said it before but cancer is truly a bitch. May she rest in peace, at least Olivia is not in pain and suffering anymore.
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