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I"ll COME RUNNIN'

Duo avec la plus française des australiennes .. et dans ma malle à souvenirs .. c'est l'adorable TINA ARENA backstage à l'Olympia, dans un français encore approximatif, qui m'annonçait avoir enregistré ce duo avec sa "copine" Olivia !!! 

La version originale avait été enregistré par le groupe JUICE dans les années 90 ! Titre composé par Diane Warren ! 

 

PHYSICAL A 40 ANS

Le 28 septembre 1981, Olivia Newton-John, sortait son 45t PHYSICAL aux USA !

Steve Kipner realized that writing for other artists promised greater commercial potential. “When you write songs, you write songs about being in relationships and being in love and all that,” he says. “Terry Shaddick and I thought, Let’s just write a song about the physical side of love. I didn’t think it would be called ‘Physical’. We were going to write a song about sex, basically. I did the demo on a little four-track Teac. I had a little drum machine that I borrowed that had two pre-sets, ‘Rock 1’ and ‘Rock 2’, ‘Bossa Nova 1’ and ‘Bossa Nova 2’. I used ‘Rock 1′. I think it’s exactly the same one that Hall & Oates used on “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)’.”

After cutting the vocal, Kipner played “Physical” for his friend and manager Roger Davies. “Roger worked for Lee Kramer, who was Olivia’s manager and boyfriend at the time,” he says. “I went to play the demo for Roger because he was my best mate, not thinking it was for Olivia. 

Lee Kramer also managed Mr. Universe. I think Lee heard the song through the walls. He didn’t necessarily think that ‘Physical’ was a hit song, but he thought that if Olivia recorded it then he could also put Mr. Universe on the album cover with Olivia ! She came into the office that afternoon and I guess that’s when they played the demo for her.” Ultimately, Mr. Universe was scarcely needed at all.

Even in demo form, “Physical” was an undeniable hit. “Stevie’s always been tuned into what’s happening,” says Farrar. “Before I had anything to do with it, it sounded like a hit record. I stuck close to that. There’s a distorted guitar that’s pulsing in there. I had this old Roland drum machine, and we used that to gate an electric guitar and get that pulse.”

Farrar enlisted a stellar cast of musicians including Toto bassist David Hungate, Carlos Vega (drums), Lenny Castro (percussion), Bill Cuomo (Prophet), and Gary Herbig (horns) to embellish the song’s crisp, streamlined groove. Hungate’s bandmate Steve Lukather laid down a searing guitar solo. Holman recalls, “I think John was fooling around with a solo and he said, ‘Nah, I should really bring in Steve’ … and that’s Steve Lukather. I was talking to Steve weeks before about something, and he was all excited about this new guitar that had the Floyd Rose Bridge. I don’t remember what kind of guitar it was — might have been a Fender Strat — but the Bridge was what was unique.

“I always had amps set up in the room ready to record. I had a Princeton amp, which I still have, sitting there with a microphone on it right next to the couch where John was working. I remember it was a really hot day. Steve came flying in. He goes, ‘I finally got this guitar. Check this out man!’ He plugs it in. ‘I’m not even going to tune the guitar.’ I rolled the tape and hit record. He played the guitar solo and that was the guitar solo for ‘Physical’. That was it. I could see him stretching the notes but I remember thinking, Damn, it’s pretty amazing that the guitar’s still in tune. It’s a testament to the talent of the people involved that a guy could walk in off the street, plug in a guitar, and play that guitar solo without ever having heard the song. It just came from the spirit of his talent.”

In just five syllables — “let’s get physical” — Olivia Newton-John captured the tune’s contagious appeal. The steamier aspects of the verses, considerably tame by 21st century standards, took the singer from “totally hot” to a more “horizontal” kind of heat. “I couldn’t imagine Olivia would sing those lyrics, but I’m obviously glad she did,” Farrar chuckles. “It was a great song, a very catchy song, but Olivia’s image was always very girl-next-door. Even during the final playback, she looked at me and said, ‘Do you think I can get away with this?'” [laughs] Regardless of the content, Newton-John’s performance evidenced strength, exuberance, and a playful strand of sensuality … all the elements of a blockbuster waiting to explode.

Making Her Move: Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’ Phenomenon Revisited | PopMatters

 

Olivia Newton-John looks back on the making of "Physical" 

Olivia Newton-John looks back on the making of her 1981 music video, "Physical," 40 years later. 

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: So I remember, I recorded the song. I was really anxious about it, because I thought I'd gone too far, and then tried to get them to stop it. It was too late. It was out there in the public, and I thought, well, you know what ? I need to do a video, and I need to do it about an exercise. That'll take away the, you know, what they're thinking it's about. 

"Physical" video was shot by Brian Grant, who's an amazing English director, who did most of my videos. And then I did the first video album, the first time that all the songs were shot. So we did that, and then the director just took it in another direction as well. And it was hilarious. I thought was so funny, and I was banned. So at least, I can say, in my lifetime, me with the squeaky clean image that I had was banned.

MUSIQUE

Petit retour en 1981 .. chanson extraite d'un album qui devrait célébrer ses 40ans ! Aurons nous quelque chose de spécial pour cet anniversaire ?

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SUR LA TOILE 

Très peu parlent de ses projet artistiques ! En France elle reste la chanteuse de GREASE qui a des problèmes de santé !! 

Olivia Newton-John atteinte d'un cancer de stade 4, la star de Grease donne de ses nouvelles https://t.co/s5DSHRAQrP pic.twitter.com/mHFfxwsyIF

— Voici (@voici) February 4, 2021

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C'EST ARRIVE UN 4 FEVRIER

Chanteuse et batteuse des Carpenters, elle est la première star dont la maladie a été publiquement considérée comme étant la cause de sa mort.

Olivia : I still miss Karen a lot to this day. She and I became friends immediately. I was drawn to her terrific sense of humour and, of course, her extraordinary talent. She was quirky and fun, and we really enjoyed each other's company. Karen's lush voice was truly astonishing and reached the depths of my heart. We talked about what she wanted for her life and what I wanted from mine. No topic was off limits.

She got married and it sadly ended fourteen months later. That's when the anorexia really hit her hard. She became so thin it was frightening, but she still mustered the guts to divorce her husband, break out on her own and move to New York for treatment. I was so proud of strong and determined Karen. I truly believed she was on the road to recovery. She had the most gorgeous townhouse she was putting the finishing touches on. She adored anything Disney, so her house was full of all whimsical things, and beautifully done.

The last time I saw her, we were both staying at the Drake Hotel in New York and she looked so much better. She had gained some weight and was bouncing back, shopping, laughing and doing all the things she used to do. It was one of those moments where you sigh with relief, and I truly believed that the crisis had passed. I was in Los Angeles, listening to my car radio on the way to a restaurant for a lunch meeting with Pat [Farrar], when I heard that Karen had died. It was as if the sky fell to earth. My stomach hit the ground. This couldn't be possible. I had a date to see her the very next day. Devastated, I arrived at the restaurant and cried all the way through our lunch. Pat tried to comfort me, but I was inconsolable. Karen was so young and full of hope and promise.

Karen Carpenter's death was a great loss, not only to her family and friends, but also to everyone graced with her voice. We will never know what she could have done artistically, which was sad for everyone around the globe. She was bursting with talent and creativity, but that was only part of it. She was also a kind and authentic human being. I've always wanted to respect Karen's privacy and I know that her struggle was a hard one. Perhaps there can be a positive from such a terrible tragedy: her death marked the beginning of raising awareness about anorexia and body image. Little did I know that later in my life, I'd be confronted with this insidious illness with my own daughter.

Karen shined a bright light on anorexia, which allowed so many others to heal, including my own Chloe. Karen never got a chance to tell her story, but I'm proud of my daughter who is working on telling her own. We have Karen to thank for all the lives that have been saved after women and men found treatment and acceptance from their families and society.

One thing remains: I still miss my friend.

YAHOO ! Screen

Dans la série Yahoo! Movie .. une courte vidéo ou la star de GREASE revient sur la fermeture cassée de son fameux costume .. qui l'a propulsé au rang des sex-symbols !
Olivia Newton-John évoque aussi brièvement sa résidence au Flamingo Hotel de Vegas. 

La vidéo c'est ici !

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- SUPERDELUXE

A découvrir, un blog anglais qui parle de toutes les sorties en SUPER DELUXE EDITION ! 
A croire qu'Olivia Newton-John n'existe plus du tout sur le marché du disque européen ... c'est surtout une triste réalité !

You better work !

Dans le cadre de sa promotion pour ses shows à Las Vegas, Olivia Newton-John était sur le plateau de la présentatrice américaine Joan Rivers. 
Cette dernière était venue soutenir Olivia brièvement lors de sa grande marche de Pékin en 2008.

L'émission Fashion Police avec Olivia sera diffusée ce vendredi soir aux USA ... la France diffuse aussi Fashion Police chaque vendredi soir à 21h35 .. avec on l'imagine un décalage !

Olivia Newton-John aura également eu la joie de revoir hors plateau la célèbre Drag Queen RuPaul !!

Source : https://twitter.com/MikeCaprio.


- YAHOO ouoo ..

Une fois de plus .. qui pourrait endosser le rôle de Sandy après Olivia Newton-John !? hein qui ??