Olivia Newton John - In Xanadu did Kubla Khan...

[anuchid29]

The best version ever, I've been searchibg 4 this for 20 years , Thanks!

[daisynation]

Had NO IDEA there was a comic - I'm nuts about this film!! Thanks so much

[beatlemyn]

Um, who is that at 1:50? That's NOT Olivia!

[xaniiu]

@beatlemyn sounds like her to me!!

[beatlemyn]

@xaniiu Ooooooops. I put the wrong time. Now I have to watch it again!

[thebiglebowski2010]

anyone able to upload the cd version of "Fool Country"?

[ToraNYC1]

Today is the 30th anniversary of Xanadu's release 30 years ago!

[Microsloth]

Thanks for posting...

[TheChaChaHeels]

ALWAYS.....COME BACK SOON.

[funkyunklefletch]

You know ya made me, love you! x x

[savageactor7]

ron thanks for posting these musical gems...SWEET! Very nice montage too.

[lavendergirl63]

It's so very sad that the building where Xanada was filmed, The Pan Pacific Auditorium" burned down to the ground in 1989.

[beatlemyn]

@lavendergirl63 It's terrible that it burned. It would have made a lovely museum for music or movies. I wish Olivia would have bought it and saved it. I would have!

[mookindahouse]

olivia singing judy. how gay could get it? (kind of ironic cause gene kelly costarred with judy)

[frankmilitary]

Great montage! At 1:41 you can see her husband Matt Latanzi who was a backup dancer in the film. Behind her on her right. Our left.

[murdlok]

her EX-husband.

[xaniiu]

I thought I was the only NUT about this movie!!! I'm glad to see some others have taste also LOL where the hell did the comic version come from.? Come on folks we have to start a revival make all these theaters start playing Xanadu it will be bigger than Rocky Horror!!

[beatlemyn]

@xaniiu I thought I was the only nut about this movie!! I was three when it came out and I still have my Xanadu 8-track around here somewhere!

[xaniiu]

@beatlemyn yeah i was born in 78 so i was a baby when it came out but my aunt loves this movie and i used to watch it all the time as a child growing up!!! i dont understand how anyone could not LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS

[RaggedTiger70]

My boss told me that when he was a kid, he had a friend with a Xanadu album that *didn't* have the ELO songs separated on one side, and the ONJ songs on the other side...the track sequence was totally different. I've never been able to find such a thing on E-bay, were the first pressings of the album different? (This was in the US by the way.)

[rondiscscinema]

The only thing I can guess is that it was a foreign release, or perhaps a DJ promo. I purchased the US LP as soon as it was released, and the sides were separated into ONJ (burgundy side), and ELO (blue side). As time went on, the original artwork on the record press became the standard MCA rainbow look, with the movie logo at the top. The first three US singles "Magic", "I'm Alive" and "All Over The World" also had the colored record presses. "Suddenly" and "Xanadu" did not.

[texs2007]

He probably had the 8-track tape version,which - to the best of my rememberance - was sequenced in that way.

[beatlemyn]

@RaggedTiger70 My 8-track separates the artists, and it also flips over during "Don't Walk Away," which always annoyed me!!

[ytalblue]

Loved it! brought back memories! Especially loved the ELO part of the song Drum Dreams, I have been searching for this song on a CD or dig download. But no luck! I remember it was on the flip side of a 45, it was either "I'm Alive" or "All Over the World". Anyone know if this is out there anywhere? I mean on cd?

Must mention how beautiful Olivia looked in this movie! Love her 4ever!!!

[eskohelin]

Olivia why i love you?

[bbq47808]

Thx for sharing, dude!

[Scoobitzu]

I just love this song and how she sings it. I keep hounding for a dance remix album, but it would also be great if she did a retro album akin to Linda Ronstadt with "Round Midnight," which became an instant classic. Olivia's voice is is so crystal clear, and now with some years behind it, I bet that kind of venture would be perfect for her. Hopefully, I will see it available someday...but meanwhile I will love this post and others by TRUE Olivia fans. Thank you for sharing.

[olivia4058]

The magic between Olivia and John in Grease wasn't there in Xanadu. Remember, Grease got bad reviews, too. That didn't stop it's worldwide success. Xanadu would have done that had it not been for her unbelievable love affair with an ugly artist.

[olivia4058]

I've Xanadu many times and other than it is now a dated movie, the only thing bad about the movie is the male lead actor. He couldn't act his way out of a cracker jack box, not to forget to mention that he had nothing on John Travolta. Olivia really needed a goodlooking matchup. This guy was hidious!

[oliviafan1]

XANADU deserved a better showing at the box office but too manny bad reviews hurt its box office profits. OLIVIA was wonderful in it as she always is.

[Scoobitzu]

Great Post! By the way, Xanadu is a cult classic...so I think no editing is in order at all...the quirkiness makes the film.

[betaman2003]

xanadu would be a good film if they reedited the ending, the stupid multiple dance scenes are BORING and stupid, oh well, livy is cute and ELO are music gods so that makes it worth watching the movie : )

[k9feces]

Its would be best edited as a bunch of music videos since the plot sucked.

[johnnyleith]

I thank you for this! I was and still am a huge olivia and xanadu fan! This had made me smile :)

[m3c4n0]

¡¡Hola a todos!!... Ésta canción es toda hiper-buenisima :-) A pesar que forma parte del Soundtrack de XANADU es una lástima que no haya sido incluida en el álbum de la Banda Sonora. YO TENGO UNA PETICIÓN: Por favor, alguno de Uds. suba a ésta Web las escenas de XANADU en donde se ve a Olivia interpretando ésta canción... En YouTube aún no he visto que alguien haya subido ese secmento de imágenes. ¡¡Muchas gracias!!.

[videodoe]

Great parade of memorabilia from one of my very favorite movies! Love the rare B-side accompaniment too. What a treat! I have the Marvel comic book too. I cherish it!!! Thanks for posting. :-)

[celluloidjunkie13]

this is amazing to see! where did you find some of these images? like the comic? thanks so much!

[rondiscscinema]

There was a Marvel comic book released at the time of the movie in August 1980. It was pretty cool, they turn up on eBay sometimes. I bought mine in 1980.

[PuffLippy06]

I had one & I'd forgotten!

[PuffLippy06]

Thnks SO MUCH for posting this!!! I've been looking for years for that version of "You Made Me Love" - one of the best I think.

[Blendre]

Great

[LaDracul]

I think the first song was sung by Lois on an episode of "Family Guy" where she became a torch singer at Peter's basement bar.

[hothogalex]

Great video. I rememeber watching the Making of Xanadu special...it was before VCR's were common (yes I'm old I guess) but I couldn't wait to see. Love this movie! Do hope they release some of the extras! Thanks again.

[froggyola]

Anybody know where these songs are from? I don't remember them on the soundtrack. Maybe a different version that I don't know about? Help!

[RETROvisions]

These two tracks were b-sides to the original singles "Suddenly" and "I'm Alive". So far, they have not been released on cd.

[froggyola]

Thank you! The mystery is solved.

[froggyola]

Very nice. Thank you!

[manga12]

Hay You got to love some of the songs, and the art deco structures man. there are not many buildings like that left even in the big cities.

[livvyfan2]

Great job on putting all of the pics to the sounds of You Made Me Love You and Drum Dreams. This is a work of art.

[1blujay]

I love the images. Great job. Thanks.

[grandcarriage]

Gene Kelley still looked amazing in this movie (although he needed a haircut). Pity it should have been his last before the stroke.

[7blackhole9]

GOT STING ON YOUR FINGER?

[nzflyingmattress]

I love this movie so. Thank you for keeping the dream alive!!!

[reese401]

great song.I want to watch this movie so much, but i just can't find any DVD in market.I can't even find its original picture soundtrack!!!

[RETROflash]

Check on Amazon...both should be available there!

[girlabouttown22]

Try Amazon or Ebay.

[LorettaHaggersFan]

great job

loved hearing Drum Dreams

and I still have that Marvel comic book - haha

[csezana]

In Brazil this movie is very precious. They buyed for $30,00 here.

[NostalgiaBob]

VERY nice! I've got these singles, and burned them onto CD a few years ago, but the posters and photos are priceless!  Thanks for posting.

[allaboutaeon]

NostalgiaBob, you would give us a prcious present if you could make available those CD versions of the B sides through Limewire or any P2P sharing file system. Please pretty please...