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ONJ is nearly buried beneath the pounding guitar-drums-and-bass of this 1966 British Invasion production, but she's a great match for Jackie DeShannon's song!
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It was a fine question when Olivia Newton-John asked it back in 1975, and it's a fine question now.
Have you never been mellow?
Have you never tried to find a comfort from inside you?
Have you never been happy just to hear your song?
Have you never let someone else be strong?
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Originally posted on September 24th, 2006. I don’t remember much about the movie, but the soundtrack to Xanadu rocks my world. The first side features songs from Olivia Newton-John, and the second side features the Electric Light Orchestra. We had the album on 8-track at one time. I learned to play this song on acoustic guitar when my friend Jason (Agent Fresh) requested a version from me. The song actually has some really cool chords in it that I had never used before l... MORE
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I remember having the BIGGEST crush on Olivia Newton-John when this came out in 1980... and I was only 8 years old! Almost 35 years later, I can safely say I had GREAT taste for such a wee lad. I could watch her hold her arms over her head (at the :45 second mark) a million times over. Just absolutely gorgeous!!! that hair, those shoulder pads, would have given Sue Ellen a run for her money. Was such an innocent time in movie making. Still turn this song up when I hear it... MORE
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First off... to the MOGgers who were there... this song is for you :) Let's start at the beginning, shall we ? As Chris has stated - we all got off to a late start... I wasn't late like Bill: who threw a gym visit into his AM routine - I was lucky to be coherent for the first phone call from a MOGger that morning !!! Round bout 1pm we all converge on CHEESESTEAK of the gods, Tony Luke's. Got the call to see what was keeping me as I was turning the corner onto ... MORE
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Xanadu was a movie that I saw some time ago and I remember really really loving it. And I saw these series of short films called The Beaver Trilogy, where a guy from Utah dresses up like Olivia Newton-John sings a song by her. I had never heard that song before so it magnetically hooked me. It's "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" from Totally Hot. I got heavily into this song and listened to it nonstop on the train ride home. It couldn't be this good, I thought. It's ju... MORE
Early in her career, Olivia did a lot of great cover versions of other artists' songs...this cover of 
