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Thread #171566   Message #4149956
Posted By: GUEST,Rossey
10-Aug-22 - 07:42 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Subject: RE: Obit: Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Newport Boy, this is where one part of fame overrides another. Cliff Richard via his TV show, plus John Rostill, Bruce Welch, and John Farrar on the recording side, took her to a level of fame. I seem to be the only one here who remembers her more for the early 70's hits like Take Me Home Country Roads, If Not For You, Let Me Be There, Banks of the Ohio! Grease was the later blockbuster, but for a while she was the country/pop/folk crossover star. Eurovision was, well Eurovision, the UK coming second with an outclassed song, though Olivia performed it well.