Was this really the number one song back in August of 1980 when I was born After hearing this song I want to kill myself knowing that it was the number one song on the day of my birth.. FML
Olivia sounds really good. But she does sound different from the 80's. Less playful, more vibrato. The sax and jazzy sound have me looking for David Bowie.
A more mature Olivia may not be everyone's cup of tea. But she's not pretending she's 30. And not everyone is Paul McCartney and can sound the same 50 years later.
She just turned 59 when this appearance was filmed in Oct. 2006. Most people don't realize that ONJ is a great live singer - none of this engineered/AutoTuned stuff. She cut her teeth on Cliff Richard's live TV show in late 60s/early 70s. No faking there. Those who watched the AMAs saw today's singers flop badly in their live performances. That same week ONJ was in Chile -- check out her live performances there. Wow at her energy!
Ugh. I hate the arrangement on this live. Especially the first 10 seconds or so. Just sound so off-key. Olivia sounds great, its just that backing band of hers.
OMG is this her actually singing LIVE perfectly????? She sounds exactly like the recording if not better, and she is like in her 50s right? Shes a true star
@brib333 Your are aso right. Not only that, but it all sounds like the same song. Even Rock stars do it now too. It's like they are getting back at the public for sdownloading music. They figure all we doing is downloading the same sing over and over.
I did so no one complains of ill Olivia, after all she is a warrior had cancer, I love her, and she still beautiful, just replied on a comment they made about her face that was different. (I said I was botocs, as they all do. Maybe one day I also put on my face when you're 70 years? ahaha)
Oh, and I have to point out that the monitoring is probably terrible. That's why the singers are struggling. This is NBC they are notorious for absolutely horrid sound. Vocalists are scared to death and they don't sing with confidence and understandably so.
I love thw ay her voice has matured....this is a very raw sounding version of this tune. It sounds REAL to me. No tricks, no effects to mask things. this shows the world that she was never a studio trick like most of today's wannabe front people.
I don't see anything wrong with the way she looks...she's older, and still beautiful
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Helen Mirren is only a couple years older than ONJ and Helen has had no cosmetic work done and looks like a million bucks for a 60yr old. Olivia should have stayed away from the docs because, like Helen, she had the bones to look great for her age. Now she looks a little too tightly pulled. The voice ain't there either. But she's still a sweet gal.
Some pretty tough comments here. First, there is not a THING wrong with the way she is singing. That is the sound of a seasoned singer. She doesn't lose it anywhere, certainly not on the higher notes. She has a wider vibrato now than before. On the looks...I don't know. On my computer, she seems fine. If there's a hack plastic surgery job, I can't see it. And this is a really nice arrangement of this song.
@hklinker Agreed. Only fools compare live singing to the studio only to criticize the live version wondering why it didnt sound exactly like the original? She looks and sounds great. I write, and sing live music in front of large audiences with some of the best musicians in this very populated area and I have a great sense of pitch. Olivia's voice sounds great, stylistically its a little diff't than the original but so what. She's spot on. For a live job she nailed this 99.9%, awesome job.
i'm going to see her in concert in Feb. and i'm pumped! I have been waiting to see her since I was 5 and i'll be 37 a week later after the concert. As far as Im concerned, all she has to do is just stand there on stage and not say a word! It's kinda exciting to me, to be in the same building as Olivia! LOL i know, i'm nuts!
Lets not adore worship idolers and using Ms.Newton-John as a god.she is my all time favorite singer and in her heyday she was a huge hit and had all the world but as we get old our bodies and voices change and in this video her voice really slacking up their in the high notes and with pizass , its the voice ,it has gotten older ,raspier, and different man but there is only one God and its not her dude.
@viclagoon you bring up some good points, she is not to be seen as an object of worship, she does not sound like she did when younger, she does not look like she did when younger.
however, lets put things in perspective.
This performance- horrible acoustics and sound support.
she is much older with POSSIBLE plastic surgery...maybe a facelift...can any one actually PROVE this or is it all assumption?
she has alot of control and refinement here...remember, this is live.
Performance is awesome! I don't like the look. I wish she would've just stayed with low tier facelifts. This Joan Rivers style surgery is no good. We need to tell the truth so that beautiful aging women will stop getting these cookie-cutter surgeries!
I totally agree now looking back at when I made this comment lol. Since then, (a month ago) I've softened my outlook on this feeling a lot more and developed a better understanding of how this comes about. Olivia is so beautiful and talented I'll always be thankful for the influence her work and her presence has had in my life. Thanks for replying, as its always a good thing to revisit and watch this awesome performance again :D Jess
This song is truley timeless along with Olivia. I doubt anyone will care to see Mily or Rihanna in thier aged years, but ONJ real star quality. I'm 39 and I know I would still be mesmerized by her presence.
@drnrg31 Gosh I wish I could live back in the 70's and 80's and stuff. I hate the way the world is now. im 25 and crave all the great music we used to have. 90% of all the new music is pure trash with no soul.
i know what she looked like in the magic video. she looked good then. looking at her now, she looks good. but, unlike people and entertainers her age. she looks very good, and sounds good. she may not hit the high notes anymore, but she can still sing beautifully. and better than most women half her age
Hahahahaha... of course you're right! But then again, I'm not an international superstar like Olivia Newton-John, so nobody really cares if my jawbone collapses in twenty years' time. Let's face it; when you're a superstar, people will make comparisons between the youthful star and the aging veteran. I'm not saying she's less of a person because of that, but in the music industry, a pretty face helps, and she's seen better days. See her in the original MAGIC video against this and let me know.
I've seen it many times over the years. And I beg to differ on such a shallow view which indeed reflects the mentality of so much of the world today. I feel that Olivia has already established her mark on the entertainment industry, and if people still buy and enjoy her music, they obviously see her true beauty and magic in her voice and presence. A pretty face is just a mask, my friend. Olivia represents strength and endurance to a lot of women. And she still sells tickets.
Of course, nobody will argue that she is a great artist, which she was, probably still is, and certainly will be remembered as. Nobody's taking that away from her. But the truth is that artists go through their peaks and valleys, and in "shallow" terms, she rode the crest of the wave a long time ago. If that's what a pretty face is, then it's time to get a new mask! You're very much entitled to your feminist view as much as I'm entitled to my "superficial" angle. Your opinion is duly noted.
Hahahaha... bottomline is, Olivia's getting older. But if you ask me, I'd rather listen to her hits than some contemporary pretty chick with no talent. Having a pretty face is a bonus, but it shouldn't be used to mask absence of real talent. During her heyday, Olivia had the whole package. Personally, I check out the music first, but I can't help it if I notice a hag singing my favourite hits instead of a pop princess. Just a joke... Olivia's aging quite gracefully, I think.
See how she looks in the original MAGIC video and let me know. Obviously I'm saying this because I'm besotted with her early 80s image, but that's just me. Maybe my sin is that I'm stuck in a time warp. People have moved on and aged since.
umm i have, and she sounds just as good then as she does now. maybe she dont move as well, or hit the high notes like she used to, but she can still deliver the goods as a entertainer
Exactly my point. All I'm observing is that age takes its toll on entertainers, which is why (whether we like it or not) there is a high premium of youth as a selling point for recording artistes. Sure, she can still deliver the goods, but when you have a loyal fan base that is very forgiving of your shortcomings, that comes easy. I like Olivia as much as the next person, but if I have to be critical, I'd say she was sharper then than she is now. Not bad for an aging artist, though.
i been a fan since olivia sang 4 the uk in the song contest 1974,i love her ever since,i love her pop stuff more then her country,av u seen all her films,i got eveyone one of her films and concerts on dvd i got 2 watch her every nite,it's olivia crazy in my house,
She's still as beautiful as ever. She was my first love, and first love never, ever dies. So beautiful and talented, her songs just keep playing in my heart.
i no wat u meen there is only one olivia she is something,i love her,i play her cds every day and i got 2 watch her everyday,i been a fan since 1974 and still a big fan of hers,
yea i love her she is my idol,olivia's new dvd is olivia newton john live at the sydney opera house,it's fab m8,let me now wat u think olivia's fan frm da uk,
I have been a fan all my life as i have grown up with my mam watching grease and listening to her music as i was born in the 90 and i havent got it its hard to find ..
she has had some work done, her lips for one and some fillers around he cheeks and so. I sure wish she hadn't had it done, can we say Joan Rivers?
LittleRicky66 2 months ago in playlist ONJ
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN IS SO SWEET ....SHE SHITS SUGAR !!!
BALLYJUNKIE 6 months ago
Love it, Love it, Olivia !
desireeT01 8 months ago
she's 58 freaking years old in this vid and looks awesome.. way to go sweetheart!
dchillis2008 8 months ago
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Wow, that smile at the end was heart melting. You go baby girl, lol.
MrMbrosmer 9 months ago
Wow, that smile at the end was heart melting. You go baby girl, lol
MrMbrosmer 9 months ago
Was this really the number one song back in August of 1980 when I was born After hearing this song I want to kill myself knowing that it was the number one song on the day of my birth.. FML
senatoranderson 1 year ago
Olivia sounds really good. But she does sound different from the 80's. Less playful, more vibrato. The sax and jazzy sound have me looking for David Bowie.
A more mature Olivia may not be everyone's cup of tea. But she's not pretending she's 30. And not everyone is Paul McCartney and can sound the same 50 years later.
hhhbunny 1 year ago
A special treat.
LuckyCharmStudio 1 year ago
She just turned 59 when this appearance was filmed in Oct. 2006. Most people don't realize that ONJ is a great live singer - none of this engineered/AutoTuned stuff. She cut her teeth on Cliff Richard's live TV show in late 60s/early 70s. No faking there. Those who watched the AMAs saw today's singers flop badly in their live performances. That same week ONJ was in Chile -- check out her live performances there. Wow at her energy!
chicagodan773 1 year ago
it is amaging that she is still keeping her key of voice.
aurora0512 1 year ago
she lost her young and sweet voice
diegoosullivan 1 year ago
Ugh. I hate the arrangement on this live. Especially the first 10 seconds or so. Just sound so off-key. Olivia sounds great, its just that backing band of hers.
haroof 1 year ago
i agree..simply amazing...love you olivia and Godbless..
ferdinand2765 1 year ago
Those backround singers sound Horrible!! This is a song Olivia should be singing by herself.
OfficialRobbieMason 1 year ago
i'm 38 and looking at her like i was 10 . i know thats fucked up but man its funny how crush's dont go away
verminfire 1 year ago
OMG is this her actually singing LIVE perfectly????? She sounds exactly like the recording if not better, and she is like in her 50s right? Shes a true star
TaraAshleyTWILIGHT21 1 year ago
@TaraAshleyTWILIGHT21 She's 62. Looks pretty amazing, huh?
haroof 1 year ago
awesome song and arrangement. olivia should go down as one of the most beautiful people to EVER live.period.
TYTAM92 1 year ago
She is still beautiful and her voice is perfect still after alll these years
brib333 1 year ago
@brib333 Your are aso right. Not only that, but it all sounds like the same song. Even Rock stars do it now too. It's like they are getting back at the public for sdownloading music. They figure all we doing is downloading the same sing over and over.
drnrg31 1 year ago
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tamnaya 1 year ago
what did she do to her face?
islezeus 2 years ago
@islezeus she is just around 60 years of age in this video.
most vids you see are 30 plus years ago.
for her age she is absolutely beautiful and just as talented as she ever was.
she has the most disarming smile i have ever seen....even today.
gregorskiff 1 year ago
botocs she put on her face ahahah is that all do. ahhahah
tamnaya 1 year ago
@tamnaya learn to spell and form sentences, you may be taken seriously someday
gregorskiff 1 year ago
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I did so no one complains of ill Olivia, after all she is a warrior had cancer, I love her, and she still beautiful, just replied on a comment they made about her face that was different. (I said I was botocs, as they all do. Maybe one day I also put on my face when you're 70 years? ahaha)
tamnaya 1 year ago
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tamnaya 1 year ago
i still hear the sandy in her voice i still love you olivia
rgalunas 2 years ago
Oh, and I have to point out that the monitoring is probably terrible. That's why the singers are struggling. This is NBC they are notorious for absolutely horrid sound. Vocalists are scared to death and they don't sing with confidence and understandably so.
raceywalrus 2 years ago
God, why does she always end up with garage bands? LOL I've never seen such unreal talent paired up with such mediocrity behind them :(
Always this. Bad band, drunk background vocalists. Ouch. This is painful. Poor Olivia.
raceywalrus 2 years ago
@raceywalrus that IS her band, the soundstage acoustics and equipment suck
gregorskiff 1 year ago
I love thw ay her voice has matured....this is a very raw sounding version of this tune. It sounds REAL to me. No tricks, no effects to mask things. this shows the world that she was never a studio trick like most of today's wannabe front people.
I don't see anything wrong with the way she looks...she's older, and still beautiful
RokDAWG1 2 years ago 2
This lady is still so incredibly talented,...even better with age.
sunsets1972 2 years ago 4
Thanks for sharing dear friend.
I agre with you 100%!
I love Olivia Newton-John!!!
satothequeen 2 years ago
I thought we were here for the music, not how much surgery she has had!!!!!
TheRhodeslady 2 years ago 3
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Helen Mirren is only a couple years older than ONJ and Helen has had no cosmetic work done and looks like a million bucks for a 60yr old. Olivia should have stayed away from the docs because, like Helen, she had the bones to look great for her age. Now she looks a little too tightly pulled. The voice ain't there either. But she's still a sweet gal.
9tonite 2 years ago
so beautiful and great voice!
albrenza 2 years ago 2
sigue haciendonos soñar como entonces que es lo mas bonito. gracias Olivia.
merviar 2 years ago
Some pretty tough comments here. First, there is not a THING wrong with the way she is singing. That is the sound of a seasoned singer. She doesn't lose it anywhere, certainly not on the higher notes. She has a wider vibrato now than before. On the looks...I don't know. On my computer, she seems fine. If there's a hack plastic surgery job, I can't see it. And this is a really nice arrangement of this song.
hklinker 2 years ago 5
@hklinker absolutely correct, she shines vocally here...this is live, she shines even with the horrible sound stage setup.
if she has had help with her appearance surgically that is her decision, at least she does not have huge fake breasts, now that would be sad.
olivia has always played down her beauty and shined with talent, that deserves some amount of respect but alas...this is youtude.
gregorskiff 1 year ago
@hklinker Agreed. Only fools compare live singing to the studio only to criticize the live version wondering why it didnt sound exactly like the original? She looks and sounds great. I write, and sing live music in front of large audiences with some of the best musicians in this very populated area and I have a great sense of pitch. Olivia's voice sounds great, stylistically its a little diff't than the original but so what. She's spot on. For a live job she nailed this 99.9%, awesome job.
flyin2orion 11 months ago
Too much surgery on her face....
noupot 2 years ago
i'm going to see her in concert in Feb. and i'm pumped! I have been waiting to see her since I was 5 and i'll be 37 a week later after the concert. As far as Im concerned, all she has to do is just stand there on stage and not say a word! It's kinda exciting to me, to be in the same building as Olivia! LOL i know, i'm nuts!
aokay36 3 years ago
She's 60 year old,find me another singer with a great voice and charme like Livvy.She still the best in my opinion
sturiglia 3 years ago 2
Lets not adore worship idolers and using Ms.Newton-John as a god.she is my all time favorite singer and in her heyday she was a huge hit and had all the world but as we get old our bodies and voices change and in this video her voice really slacking up their in the high notes and with pizass , its the voice ,it has gotten older ,raspier, and different man but there is only one God and its not her dude.
viclagoon 3 years ago
@viclagoon you bring up some good points, she is not to be seen as an object of worship, she does not sound like she did when younger, she does not look like she did when younger.
however, lets put things in perspective.
This performance- horrible acoustics and sound support.
she is much older with POSSIBLE plastic surgery...maybe a facelift...can any one actually PROVE this or is it all assumption?
she has alot of control and refinement here...remember, this is live.
gregorskiff 1 year ago
Gosh, I used to think there was no God but after she sang, I think there just might be one!
dpeterk 3 years ago
Great song,great voice.I love you,Olivia
sturiglia 3 years ago
Performance is awesome! I don't like the look. I wish she would've just stayed with low tier facelifts. This Joan Rivers style surgery is no good. We need to tell the truth so that beautiful aging women will stop getting these cookie-cutter surgeries!
JessBottles 3 years ago
Well... If I was 60 and my wife looked like Olivia... You would not hear any complaints from me. ;)
Keruaran 3 years ago 2
I totally agree now looking back at when I made this comment lol. Since then, (a month ago) I've softened my outlook on this feeling a lot more and developed a better understanding of how this comes about. Olivia is so beautiful and talented I'll always be thankful for the influence her work and her presence has had in my life. Thanks for replying, as its always a good thing to revisit and watch this awesome performance again :D Jess
JessBottles 3 years ago 2
Has to be her most magical and lasting song of her career.
oliviafan1 3 years ago 4
This song is truley timeless along with Olivia. I doubt anyone will care to see Mily or Rihanna in thier aged years, but ONJ real star quality. I'm 39 and I know I would still be mesmerized by her presence.
drnrg31 3 years ago 9
Yes.
Keruaran 3 years ago
@drnrg31 Gosh I wish I could live back in the 70's and 80's and stuff. I hate the way the world is now. im 25 and crave all the great music we used to have. 90% of all the new music is pure trash with no soul.
OfficialRobbieMason 1 year ago
truly wonderfull
joeyjoeysquids 3 years ago
Thanks Amanda, i'm sure like Olivia you are a fox!
choppermn27 3 years ago
i know what she looked like in the magic video. she looked good then. looking at her now, she looks good. but, unlike people and entertainers her age. she looks very good, and sounds good. she may not hit the high notes anymore, but she can still sing beautifully. and better than most women half her age
heavymetalsoldier 3 years ago 2
she still looks good. and sounds good. how many singers her age still look and sound good
heavymetalsoldier 3 years ago
I like this song a lot, but sorry to say this... her age really shows in this live show.
SystemJammer 3 years ago
Yeah well, you won't be in your twenties forever either.
FaerieCrone 3 years ago
Hahahahaha... of course you're right! But then again, I'm not an international superstar like Olivia Newton-John, so nobody really cares if my jawbone collapses in twenty years' time. Let's face it; when you're a superstar, people will make comparisons between the youthful star and the aging veteran. I'm not saying she's less of a person because of that, but in the music industry, a pretty face helps, and she's seen better days. See her in the original MAGIC video against this and let me know.
SystemJammer 3 years ago
I've seen it many times over the years. And I beg to differ on such a shallow view which indeed reflects the mentality of so much of the world today. I feel that Olivia has already established her mark on the entertainment industry, and if people still buy and enjoy her music, they obviously see her true beauty and magic in her voice and presence. A pretty face is just a mask, my friend. Olivia represents strength and endurance to a lot of women. And she still sells tickets.
FaerieCrone 3 years ago 2
Of course, nobody will argue that she is a great artist, which she was, probably still is, and certainly will be remembered as. Nobody's taking that away from her. But the truth is that artists go through their peaks and valleys, and in "shallow" terms, she rode the crest of the wave a long time ago. If that's what a pretty face is, then it's time to get a new mask! You're very much entitled to your feminist view as much as I'm entitled to my "superficial" angle. Your opinion is duly noted.
SystemJammer 3 years ago
lol Seeing people beyond their appearance makes me a feminist? Oh dear. Nevermind.
FaerieCrone 3 years ago
Hahahaha... bottomline is, Olivia's getting older. But if you ask me, I'd rather listen to her hits than some contemporary pretty chick with no talent. Having a pretty face is a bonus, but it shouldn't be used to mask absence of real talent. During her heyday, Olivia had the whole package. Personally, I check out the music first, but I can't help it if I notice a hag singing my favourite hits instead of a pop princess. Just a joke... Olivia's aging quite gracefully, I think.
SystemJammer 3 years ago
There wasn't an original Magic video. But in the performances she did in 80/81 - many were mimed. This is live, and a fine performance.
cormackcarr 2 years ago
what you talking about. she still looks good. i think she has aged well.
heavymetalsoldier 3 years ago
See how she looks in the original MAGIC video and let me know. Obviously I'm saying this because I'm besotted with her early 80s image, but that's just me. Maybe my sin is that I'm stuck in a time warp. People have moved on and aged since.
SystemJammer 3 years ago
umm i have, and she sounds just as good then as she does now. maybe she dont move as well, or hit the high notes like she used to, but she can still deliver the goods as a entertainer
heavymetalsoldier 3 years ago
Exactly my point. All I'm observing is that age takes its toll on entertainers, which is why (whether we like it or not) there is a high premium of youth as a selling point for recording artistes. Sure, she can still deliver the goods, but when you have a loyal fan base that is very forgiving of your shortcomings, that comes easy. I like Olivia as much as the next person, but if I have to be critical, I'd say she was sharper then than she is now. Not bad for an aging artist, though.
SystemJammer 3 years ago
I know, it's wonderful to hear that maturity in her voice, isn't it?
cormackcarr 2 years ago 3
@cormackcarr Hmm... It is really her? Because she doesn't look or sound like Olivia Newton John!
poissondejupiter 2 years ago
i been a fan since olivia sang 4 the uk in the song contest 1974,i love her ever since,i love her pop stuff more then her country,av u seen all her films,i got eveyone one of her films and concerts on dvd i got 2 watch her every nite,it's olivia crazy in my house,
freddyrocker 3 years ago
She's still as beautiful as ever. She was my first love, and first love never, ever dies. So beautiful and talented, her songs just keep playing in my heart.
romyd502 3 years ago
i no wat u meen there is only one olivia she is something,i love her,i play her cds every day and i got 2 watch her everyday,i been a fan since 1974 and still a big fan of hers,
freddyrocker 3 years ago
i just got olivia's new live dvd it was relise in da uk 28th of jan,i must say its fab she sounds fab look fab,well done olivia still yr no1 fan
freddyrocker 4 years ago 3
what is her new dvd called i cant remember please can you tell me i love her she is one of me idols
no1Bean2008 3 years ago
yea i love her she is my idol,olivia's new dvd is olivia newton john live at the sydney opera house,it's fab m8,let me now wat u think olivia's fan frm da uk,
freddyrocker 3 years ago
do you kno where i could buy it or download it that would be a big help i am also for the uk
no1Bean2008 3 years ago
frm her fan club go on olivias sit,i got my one frm hmv,so u r frm da uk,we should do a olivia site that be gud
freddyrocker 3 years ago
im a lass and do you know know where i can dowload it for as it will be easier thanks
no1Bean2008 3 years ago
no i don't i'm soz,how long u been a fan of this sexy lady frm england.let me now if u get it,
freddyrocker 3 years ago
I have been a fan all my life as i have grown up with my mam watching grease and listening to her music as i was born in the 90 and i havent got it its hard to find ..
no1Bean2008 3 years ago
she is singing to me.....i know it....lol
donniehell 4 years ago 4