LE REMIX DE DAVID

💓..... 25 ans déjà ... 

 Olivia Newton-John & John Farham. Dare To Dream (DayBeat 25th Anniversary Remix)

LA COUPURE DU ELLE

Ces stars qui ont chanté aux cérémonies d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques

L’année 2000 ne sera pas en reste non plus, puisque la ville de Sydney voit performer Olivia Newton-John sur la scène de la cérémonie d’ouverture cette année-là, où elle interprète « Dare To Dream ».... 

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MUSIQUE 

LA LYRIC VIDEO DU JOUR

Dare To Dream ft. John Farnham

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Mieux vaut tard que jamais .. mais à part les fans ( et encore !) .... je ne sais pas qui cela intéresse .. pour un album sorti un  5 mai 2023 ..

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LA COUPURE

IN FULL SWING

As the acclaimed choreographer’s revival of Grease goes on tour, she tells us how work and her young granddaughters keep her on her toes

• HELLO! (UK)
• 2 Apr 2024
• INTERVIEW: EMILY HORAN Grease tours 12 April to 16 November; visit greasemusical.co.uk. 

She may have turned 80 last year, but if there’s one thing that keeps Dame Arlene Phillips feeling young, it’s her two granddaughters. “There’s no game I won’t play – even if it involves crawling under the table,” the celebrated choreographer – grandmother to Lila, five, and Emme, three – exclusively tells hello!.

“They never stop dancing around. They say: ‘Watch me, Grandma!’ I love them so much,” she adds of her daughter Alana’s two girls. But it’s not just the little ones in her life helping Arlene stay full of energy.

“Work definitely keeps me trying to feel young,” laughs the star, who has spent her career crafting routines for A-listers from Sir Elton John to Tina Turner; she met her longterm partner Angus Ion on the set of Freddie Mercury’s I Was Born to Love You video in 1985.

Still as sparky as ever, it’s clear the former Strictly Come Dancing judge does not intend to slow down at all. She’s juggling a number of projects: the highly anticipated revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express

(opening in London in June), the hit London revival of Guys & Dolls and the UK and Ireland tour of Grease, which kicks off on 12 April at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre.

“This is the real story to Grease – it’s an all-singing, alldancing return to the original production,” says Arlene of the musical, which stars Marley Fenton as Danny and Hope Dawe as Sandy. “There’s a lot of edginess to this show. But all the big hits are there too.”

The star has a special link to Grease, having worked with Dame Olivia Newton-John, who played Sandy in the 1978 film.

“Olivia was a beautiful human being,” says Arlene, who choreographed the music videos for the singer and actress’s songs Dangerous Times and Twist of Fate in the 1980s. “One time, I had my daughter Alana with me. Olivia was wonderful with her. She was so sweet, kind and caring.

“What a lot of people don’t know is that, in many ways, she was responsible for my US career. She came to a live show that my dance group Hot Gossip were doing [in the late 1970s] and fell in love with them.

“She told me she was going to make a film with [US producer] Allan Carr – and that ‘he needs to see this’. She showed Allan a video of our show. I later got a call to ask if I’d be interested in going to Hollywood to choreograph his [1980] film Can’t Stop the Music,” says Arlene, who went on to work with directors including Clint Eastwood and Ridley Scott.

REVIVING A CLASSIC

She also worked on the 1993 West End production of Grease, as well as its revivals in 2007 and 2022 – and the latest cast is “fantastic”, she says. “I’ve seen it happen before, where certain cast members have a magnetism and the audience cannot take their eyes off them. Without question, Marley, our Danny, is going to be a magnet. He is captivating.”

Arlene is also directing and choreographing With All Our Hearts, an all-star West End gala, taking place on 9 April at London’s Adelphi Theatre, to celebrate 75 years of the NHS and raise money for NHS Charities Together.

Hosted by Oti Mabuse and Dr Ranj Singh and featuring theatre stars including Marisha Wallace and Kerry Ellis, the production “is going to be one very special night”, she says.

It has been 16 years since Arlene was a judge on Strictly, having left in 2008 after four years. Does she still tune in?

“I only really watch the dancing. For me, Strictly is about the dancers and the partnerships,” says the star, who is pleased that former professional dancer Anton Du Beke is on the panel. “Anton is lovely. He was destined to be a judge.”

Although her sparkling career has earnt her accolades including a damehood and a Special Recognition prize at the Olivier Awards, Arlene’s feet are still firmly on the ground.

“The moment you get those awards, you’re glowing, but life carries on,” she tells us. “In the bigger picture, it doesn’t change anything. I’ll always be down to earth.”

Article Name:IN FULL SWING

Publication:HELLO! (UK)

Author:INTERVIEW: EMILY HORAN Grease tours 12 April to 16 November; visit greasemusical.co.uk. For tickets to With All Our Hearts, visit lwtheatres.co.uk.

 

Arlene worked on the video for Olivia’s 1983 hit Livin’ In Desperate Times and says of the shoot: “It was an endless day in a freezing studio.

"We were both trying to encourage each other to keep going.

“My daughter Alana came to the shoot and kept trying to tell Olivia what to do — I’ve got a picture of her pointing at Olivia. "Children on set drive people insane but that was a great memory.”

HE IS THE VOICE

La bande-annonce de John Farnham: Finding the Voice, un nouveau documentaire sur grand écran retraçant les hauts et les bas de la vie remarquable et de la carrière  de l’icône australienne, vient d'être dévoilée.

Outre Jimmy Barnes, Richard Marx, Céline Dion, Darryl Braithwaite, Robbie Williams, le film met également en vedette son amie proche, la regrettée Olivia Newton-John, décédée en août dernier seulement deux semaines avant l’opération du cancer de Farnham.  

Le documentaire sera projeté le 18 mai dans les cinémas australiens.

John Farnham documentary trailer shows singer’s evolution from fresh-faced pop performer to icon | The West Australian

 

 

SOUVENIR 

Son duo avec John Farnham pour les J.O de 2000 à Sydney restera l'un des moments emblématiques dans la carrière d'Olivia ! 

 

SUNRISE 

 

RETRO INTERVIEW 

SANS VOIX

 Les versions instrumentales sont toujours très très intéressantes à écouter .. 

Merci BAKING FILTER ! 

 

Un gros faible pour la version instru de TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROAD de JOHN DENVER !

 

DARE TO DREAM revu et revisité par DAYBEAT !! Du lourd !!

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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 2000 OLYMPICS GOWN, SHOES AND BOOK

Mais comment ONJ était sublime dans cette robe LISA HO pour les jeux Olympiques de Sydney en 2000



A custom-made multi-layer ivory tulle gown embellished with silver-tone paillettes worn by Olivia Newton-John while performing "Dare to Dream" with John Farnham at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics in 2000. A Lisa Ho label is present. Size 10. Together with a pair of ivory satin strappy Manolo Blahnik heels embellished with faceted glass in floral and vine metal casing. Size 38 1/2. Accompanied by a copy of Newton-John's memoir Don't Stop Believin' published by Penguin Random House (Australia) & Gallery Books / Simon & Schuster (USA).

PROVENANCE From the Collection of Olivia Newton-John

Une robe sur mesure multicolore en tulle ivoire agrémentée de paillettes argentées portée par Olivia Newton-John lors de la représentation de "Dare to Dream" avec John Farnham lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques de Sydney en 2000. Une étiquette de Lisa Ho est présente. Taille 10. Ensemble avec une paire de talons à bretelles en satin ivoire Manolo Blahnik ornés de verre à facettes dans un boîtier en métal et vigne. Taille 38 1/2.



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A pair of sheets of handwritten lyrics to the song "Car Games" written in pen by Olivia Newton-John on personalized letterhead. The song is from Newton-John's 1988 album The Rumour and was co-written by Randy Goodrum. Une paire de feuilles de paroles manuscrites de la chanson "Car Games" écrite au stylo par Olivia Newton-John sur du papier à en-tête personnalisé. La chanson est tirée de l'album The Rumour de 1988 de Newton-John et a été co-écrite par Randy Goodrum.

10 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches

PROVENANCE From the Collection of Olivia Newton-John

Have you seen them
Playing car games
Revving up your heart
Before the lights change
Have you been there
And not been aware
That you are the victim
Of a highway love affair
through your window
There's a stranger
Cruising right beside you
Courting danger
When your eyes meet
For one second you believe
You're another victim
Of a highway love affair
Car games--faces with no names
Freeway lovers lanes
Car games--silent rendezvous
For a mile or two
Playing car games
Every morning there's another
Chance to fuel the fantasy all over
Are we cheating
If it's only in our minds
Have you been a victim
Of a highway love affair
Car games--faces with no names
Freeway lovers lanes
Car games--silent rendezvous
For a mile or two
Playing car games
Silent rendezvous, for a mile or two
Playing car games, car games

Paroliers : Olivia Newton-John / Randy Goodrum


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TWO OF A KIND / LOT 262

A Two of a Kind (20th Century, 1983) promotional record, press kit, and original poster, all signed by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. Accompanied by a promotional T-shirt for the film. A Two of a Kind (1983) dossier promotionnel, dossier de presse, et une affiche originale, tous signés par Olivia Newton-John et John Travolta. Accompagné d'un t-shirt promotionnel pour le film.

Le meilleur pour la fin

Notre Cap'tain Luke a lui aussi passé une superbe soirée en compagnie de John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John !

En souvenir il partage sur Youtube quelques vidéos : DARE TO DREAM chanté à la fin du premier set ! 



Puis SUDDENLY et MAGIC





Et aussi ces quelques superbes photos ....

Photos : Luke J. Brighty