Olivia Newton-John, Londres, Octobre 1983.
lundi 13 avril 2015
dimanche 12 avril 2015
A LONG WAY TO THE TOP
John Farnham & Olivia Newton John - Burn For You (Adelaide Entertainment Center, 11/04/2015)
Une version de ce duo sur BURN FOR YOU s'impose sur CD ... live ou en studio ... mais qu'ils nous le sortent !
Ci-dessous la Neutron Bomb still Totally Hot sur un A little More Love endiablé ... mais peut être un peu trop symphonique ..
L'eternelle Sandy ..
Et vu d'un autre angle la reprise du groupe AC/CD .. élu meilleur groupe australien !
Une version de ce duo sur BURN FOR YOU s'impose sur CD ... live ou en studio ... mais qu'ils nous le sortent !
Ci-dessous la Neutron Bomb still Totally Hot sur un A little More Love endiablé ... mais peut être un peu trop symphonique ..
L'eternelle Sandy ..
Et vu d'un autre angle la reprise du groupe AC/CD .. élu meilleur groupe australien !
samedi 11 avril 2015
Les vidéos du soir
3 vidéos du concert de Melbourne .. le 8 avril dernier ! 3 titres extraits de la B.O. XANADU ...
John Farnham propose quelque chose de différent, vocalement, sur le slow SUDDENLY initialement interprété par Cliff Richard ... mais peine à jouer le partenaire "lover" auquel nous sommes habitué .. après Sir Cliff ou Steve Real ..
John Farnham propose quelque chose de différent, vocalement, sur le slow SUDDENLY initialement interprété par Cliff Richard ... mais peine à jouer le partenaire "lover" auquel nous sommes habitué .. après Sir Cliff ou Steve Real ..
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John and Olivia blew the roof off with performance of John Farnham's song -The Voice.
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.
April 8th 2015.
Preceded by a snippet of Hit The Road Jack/Fever with John Farnham, here is the lovely Livvy performing Cry Me A River...
Et ma chanson coup de coeur ..
et quelques jolies photos de Michelle Kloboucnick !
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.
April 8th 2015.
Preceded by a snippet of Hit The Road Jack/Fever with John Farnham, here is the lovely Livvy performing Cry Me A River...
Et ma chanson coup de coeur ..
et quelques jolies photos de Michelle Kloboucnick !
vendredi 10 avril 2015
Photos
On frôle quelque peu l'overdose de photos de la tournée 2 Strong Hearts .. mais à la fois .. des concerts Las Vegas .. il n'en transpire pas grand chose !
Et puis quand les photos sont belles, nous aurions tord de nous en priver !
Quelques photos sur le site de The Dwarf !
Finissons ce petit message avec ce duo qui passionne l'Australie en ce moment .. sur SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW .. rien que ça !
Espérons que cette mini tournée soit filmée ..... tant le menu sonore est si détonnant ..pleasssse !!
Retro
Ci-dessus .. Olivia Newton-John sur le plateau du numéro 1 consacré à Joe Dassin fin 1978 .. ci-dessous 2 pages d'un article japonais (Music) .. Helen Reddy et ONJ en février 1978 pour la première de La Taverne de L'Enfer (Stallone) .. les 2 chanteuses australiennes trustaient les charts US à cet époque !
Galerie de photos et vidéos
Celles de Jewelchic .. présente au concert d'ONJ et John Farnham donné au Rod Laver Arena de Melbourne.
Ci-dessous .. John Farnham et ONJ sur une chanson du groupe ACDC ... unbelievable !
et You're The One That I want ... quand même !
jeudi 9 avril 2015
Review .. plus étoffée et en anglais dans le texte !
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John may have the most enjoyable joint tour you’ll ever see
NEVER let it be said John Farnham does not fully commit when it comes to singing Grease hits with Olivia Newton-John.
It was Farnsey, not ONJ, who donned the trademark leather pants for their joint tour, which charmed Rod Laver Arena last night.
And in a night which was full of extreme joy, the Grease songs upped the fun factor to 11.
Farnham fans disappointed by the interaction-free joint tour with Lionel Richie last year get double happiness this time around.
These long-time friends quite clearly love each other’s company and spend around half of the concert singing together. And it is wonderful each time.
Farnham steps in for Cliff Richard on ONJ’s Xanadu duet Suddenly and it’s better than the original.
Livvy subs in for all of Human Nature on Every Time You Cry and the song takes on a whole new dimension.
They turn his ballad Burn For You into a duet which brilliantly changes the dynamics and both lose themselves in the moment singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow and it’s a reminder how neither has lost any vocal power.
But it’s those Grease anthems that see the crowd finally stretch their legs — particularly Summer Nights. Farnham's loving channelling his inner Danny Zucco so much he forgets a key lyric at one point — he’s one of the few artists whose audience actually applaud that. He even busts out a few dance moves.
As any joint tour should, they bring out the best in each other.
She’s there to clean things up when Farnsey’s working a bit blue (a saucy dad joke about not being able to get up), he’s there to loosen her up as he unexpectedly jumps up behind her after their sassy mashup of Fever and Hit the Road Jack.
When another dud dad joke sees Farnham lose his spot in their stunning interpretation of Peter Allen’s Tenterfield Saddler, Livvy quickly gets him back on track (as does his trusty teleprompter — he’s the first to make jokes about having too many words to remember).
Most importantly, you’re watching two people having immense fun on stage and it’s infectious.
There’s just enough time for them to sing separately to make you miss the interactions.
We don’t get to see Olivia sing live on stage in Australia enough, and you’re truly spoiled when she’s got a huge orchestra behind her breathing new life into classics like Magic, Xanadu, Have You Never Been Mellow, I Honestly Love You, Hopelessly Devoted to You and the underrated A Little More Love.
And the trimmed-down Farnham is in his element with his mighty band (and that orchestra) powering through choice album cuts (No One Comes Close, Love to Shine) and national treasures (That’s Freedom, Pressure Down, Playing to Win and Age of Reason).
The concert ends with three things you never expected to see. There’s John Farnham, still in his leather strides, grinding against Olivia Newton-John as he takes the dirtier lines in Physical. And Livvy shines with her a cappella kick off to the national anthem You’re the Voice.
It speaks volumes about the lack of ego of these two superstars that they turned arguably their biggest individual hits into duets. And they provided the once-in-a-lifetime moments this show promised on paper.
The third surprise? Seeing Olivia Newton-John singing Bon Scott’s words on the final duet, John Farnham’s favourite rock song of all time, AC/DC’s It’s a Long Way to The Top. You can see in his face he lives for singing that song — he has always had good taste in music.
Farnham’s role as the Pope of Australian pop continues with a string of fans (politely) rushing the stage to get their hand kissed by The Voice, which he impressively manages to do while using said voice.
Forget what happened last year, this three hour hitfest may well be the most enjoyable joint tour you’ll ever see on our shores.
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John play Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday, Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday, Tempus Two Winery Hunter Valley on April 18 and Sydney Qantas Credit Union Arena on April 19.
NEVER let it be said John Farnham does not fully commit when it comes to singing Grease hits with Olivia Newton-John.
It was Farnsey, not ONJ, who donned the trademark leather pants for their joint tour, which charmed Rod Laver Arena last night.
And in a night which was full of extreme joy, the Grease songs upped the fun factor to 11.
Farnham fans disappointed by the interaction-free joint tour with Lionel Richie last year get double happiness this time around.
These long-time friends quite clearly love each other’s company and spend around half of the concert singing together. And it is wonderful each time.
Farnham steps in for Cliff Richard on ONJ’s Xanadu duet Suddenly and it’s better than the original.
Livvy subs in for all of Human Nature on Every Time You Cry and the song takes on a whole new dimension.
They turn his ballad Burn For You into a duet which brilliantly changes the dynamics and both lose themselves in the moment singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow and it’s a reminder how neither has lost any vocal power.
But it’s those Grease anthems that see the crowd finally stretch their legs — particularly Summer Nights. Farnham's loving channelling his inner Danny Zucco so much he forgets a key lyric at one point — he’s one of the few artists whose audience actually applaud that. He even busts out a few dance moves.
As any joint tour should, they bring out the best in each other.
She’s there to clean things up when Farnsey’s working a bit blue (a saucy dad joke about not being able to get up), he’s there to loosen her up as he unexpectedly jumps up behind her after their sassy mashup of Fever and Hit the Road Jack.
When another dud dad joke sees Farnham lose his spot in their stunning interpretation of Peter Allen’s Tenterfield Saddler, Livvy quickly gets him back on track (as does his trusty teleprompter — he’s the first to make jokes about having too many words to remember).
Most importantly, you’re watching two people having immense fun on stage and it’s infectious.
There’s just enough time for them to sing separately to make you miss the interactions.
We don’t get to see Olivia sing live on stage in Australia enough, and you’re truly spoiled when she’s got a huge orchestra behind her breathing new life into classics like Magic, Xanadu, Have You Never Been Mellow, I Honestly Love You, Hopelessly Devoted to You and the underrated A Little More Love.
And the trimmed-down Farnham is in his element with his mighty band (and that orchestra) powering through choice album cuts (No One Comes Close, Love to Shine) and national treasures (That’s Freedom, Pressure Down, Playing to Win and Age of Reason).
The concert ends with three things you never expected to see. There’s John Farnham, still in his leather strides, grinding against Olivia Newton-John as he takes the dirtier lines in Physical. And Livvy shines with her a cappella kick off to the national anthem You’re the Voice.
It speaks volumes about the lack of ego of these two superstars that they turned arguably their biggest individual hits into duets. And they provided the once-in-a-lifetime moments this show promised on paper.
The third surprise? Seeing Olivia Newton-John singing Bon Scott’s words on the final duet, John Farnham’s favourite rock song of all time, AC/DC’s It’s a Long Way to The Top. You can see in his face he lives for singing that song — he has always had good taste in music.
Farnham’s role as the Pope of Australian pop continues with a string of fans (politely) rushing the stage to get their hand kissed by The Voice, which he impressively manages to do while using said voice.
Forget what happened last year, this three hour hitfest may well be the most enjoyable joint tour you’ll ever see on our shores.
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John play Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday, Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday, Tempus Two Winery Hunter Valley on April 18 and Sydney Qantas Credit Union Arena on April 19.
mercredi 8 avril 2015
Review
THERE was a sense of relief when John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John christened their joint tour by duetting on his hit Two Strong Hearts.
Last year’s Farnham double bill with Lionel Richie was a disappointing two superstars passing in the night affair. This one is very different — longtime friends reunited on stage and loving every second.
Their friendship is evident when Farnham is so busy making his trademark dud dad jokes he loses his spot in their beautiful version of Peter Allen’s classic Tenterfield Saddler. Livvy (and the teleprompter he’s proud to use) get Farnsey quickly back on track.
Read more at News.com.au.
Last year’s Farnham double bill with Lionel Richie was a disappointing two superstars passing in the night affair. This one is very different — longtime friends reunited on stage and loving every second.
Their friendship is evident when Farnham is so busy making his trademark dud dad jokes he loses his spot in their beautiful version of Peter Allen’s classic Tenterfield Saddler. Livvy (and the teleprompter he’s proud to use) get Farnsey quickly back on track.
Read more at News.com.au.
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John perform at Rod Laver Arena. Source: News Corp Australia
Backstage ONJ recevant les VIP ... enfin ceux qui ont payé pour l'un des super "backstage pass" .. avec cocktails et photos avec la star en prime .. après le concert !
#lovinlife with #OliviaNewtonJohn at the #WTTSBackstageCellardoor aftershow tonight. She loved the #DevilsLairWines #Shiraz #Tempranillo tonight.
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- Wines To The Stars
Backstage ONJ recevant les VIP ... enfin ceux qui ont payé pour l'un des super "backstage pass" .. avec cocktails et photos avec la star en prime .. après le concert !
Merchandising
Voici une petite idée de ce qui se vend lors de la tournée 2 Strong Hearts ! Nos amis australiens auront la chance de pouvoir acheter le Live In Las Vegas d'ONJ !
Source : Rodlaverarena.
mardi 7 avril 2015
Photos
Heres some pics from an amazing concert at an amazing venue. John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John at Sandalford Estate Margaret River, April 4th. / Quelques jolies photos prise lors d'un concert détonnant du 4 avril dernier !
Source : Zaccaria Concerts Facebook.
Demain soir John Farnham et Olivia Newton-John seront à Melbourne !
Source : Zaccaria Concerts Facebook.
Demain soir John Farnham et Olivia Newton-John seront à Melbourne !
lundi 6 avril 2015
La photo du mois
Pour cette première journée ensoleillée (en France ) une ONJ en visite européenne ( ici en Suède) époque PHYSICAL !
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- Twitter
S'il y a bien un compte TWITTER a suivre ces derniers temps c'est celui du non officiel Olivianjfanclub basé en Espagne !
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S'il y a bien un compte TWITTER a suivre ces derniers temps c'est celui du non officiel Olivianjfanclub basé en Espagne !
dimanche 5 avril 2015
Two Strong Hearts: Australian music legends impress
By CLIFF REEVE April 5, 2015, 2:37 p.m.
Bunburymail.com.au
One of the most intriguing aspects of a John Farnham concert is ascertaining who is having the better time. That being the case it was clear for all to see that Mr Farnham was having an absolute ball on Saturday night at Sandalford Estate Winery at Margaret River at the opening of the Two Strong Hearts Tour with the equally legendary Olivia Newton John.
Brilliantly supported by the John Farnham Band and a massive orchestra under the musical direction of long time collaborator Chong Lim, it was not only a night of Two Strong Hearts, the opening song after a rousing overture, this was a night of fun, lots of laughs, usually at Farnham’s expense and a journey through 2 musical careers that have endured through literally 4, nearly 5 decades.
For almost 2 ½ hours, together and separately both artists showed why and how they have both managed to stay either at the top, or pretty darned close to it.
For me one of Olivia’s biggest hits, the Peter Allen song I Honestly Love You showed her vocal prowess to perfection and was a highlight, and along with If Not For You, Magic and the truly camp but still wonderful Xanadu she had the crowd up and dancing from early in the night.
And then there is John Farnham, Johnny Farnham, Farnsey. Whichever way you put it That Voice is still a true force of nature. There is no power diminished with the years and whereas some singers will move to lower registers or avoid the high notes as the years go by, Farnham’s instrument soared to areas many singers could not hope to reach with a step ladder!
How many highlights would you like? Playing To Win, from the short lived LRB days, a stunningly heart wrenching duet with Olivia on Burn For You and Tenterfield Saddler, and for me, the magnificent baritone of Lindsay Field with Farnham on Man Of The Hour.
And through all this they, and we had a night under the stars at Sandalford, complete with the blood moon to make it even more memorable, that will not fade from memory any time soon.
Un grand merci à Brandon Beard d'avoir mis à disposition sur Youtube ces quelques vidéos qui nous donnent un aperçu du setlist interprété pour le 1er concert de la tournée 2 Strong Hearts !
C'est un réel plaisir d'entendre ONJ interprété entre autre et en duo avec John Farnham "Burn For You" ou "Hit The Road Jack" .. "Dare To Dream" .. la chanson des jeux Olympiques de Sydney ..
Bunburymail.com.au
One of the most intriguing aspects of a John Farnham concert is ascertaining who is having the better time. That being the case it was clear for all to see that Mr Farnham was having an absolute ball on Saturday night at Sandalford Estate Winery at Margaret River at the opening of the Two Strong Hearts Tour with the equally legendary Olivia Newton John.
Brilliantly supported by the John Farnham Band and a massive orchestra under the musical direction of long time collaborator Chong Lim, it was not only a night of Two Strong Hearts, the opening song after a rousing overture, this was a night of fun, lots of laughs, usually at Farnham’s expense and a journey through 2 musical careers that have endured through literally 4, nearly 5 decades.
For almost 2 ½ hours, together and separately both artists showed why and how they have both managed to stay either at the top, or pretty darned close to it.
For me one of Olivia’s biggest hits, the Peter Allen song I Honestly Love You showed her vocal prowess to perfection and was a highlight, and along with If Not For You, Magic and the truly camp but still wonderful Xanadu she had the crowd up and dancing from early in the night.
And then there is John Farnham, Johnny Farnham, Farnsey. Whichever way you put it That Voice is still a true force of nature. There is no power diminished with the years and whereas some singers will move to lower registers or avoid the high notes as the years go by, Farnham’s instrument soared to areas many singers could not hope to reach with a step ladder!
How many highlights would you like? Playing To Win, from the short lived LRB days, a stunningly heart wrenching duet with Olivia on Burn For You and Tenterfield Saddler, and for me, the magnificent baritone of Lindsay Field with Farnham on Man Of The Hour.
And through all this they, and we had a night under the stars at Sandalford, complete with the blood moon to make it even more memorable, that will not fade from memory any time soon.
Un grand merci à Brandon Beard d'avoir mis à disposition sur Youtube ces quelques vidéos qui nous donnent un aperçu du setlist interprété pour le 1er concert de la tournée 2 Strong Hearts !
C'est un réel plaisir d'entendre ONJ interprété entre autre et en duo avec John Farnham "Burn For You" ou "Hit The Road Jack" .. "Dare To Dream" .. la chanson des jeux Olympiques de Sydney ..
samedi 4 avril 2015
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John perform at Margaret River’s Sandalford Estate
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John take to the stage at Sandalford Estate in Margaret River. Picture: Paul Donegan/Insight Photography
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John’s Two Strong Hearts tour proved it had two voices to match as the duo set pulses racing at Sandalford Estate winery in Margaret River on Saturday night.
Backed by a 60-piece orchestra, the pair opened with Two Strong Hearts, with Newton-John in a figure-hugging gold sequin dress and Farnham looking dapper in a three-piece dinner suit.
Newton-John revisited her musical theatre days with a rendition of Xanadu despite battling a husky voice, then saluted the South-West by asking the crowd: “Do you have a drink? Of course you do, you’re in Margaret River. Down the hatch.”
A jovial Farnham returned to the stage to belt out No One Comes Close, telling the crowd he was just getting warmed up and promising more hits to come.
After “getting a sweat up”, he admitted he was “absolutely rooted ... to the spot”. But he summoned the energy for a blistering Age of Reason followed by That’s Freedom.
While the years have added a few wrinkles, Farnham and Newton-John’s voices were as explosive as decades past.
Source : Perthnow.com.au.
Si on connait pas encore le détails des chansons interprétés par Olivia Newton-John et John Farnham .. nous pouvons néanmoins avoir une idée de l'ambiance et des tenues arborés sur le premier concert de la tournée 2 Strong Hearts !
L'ambiance semblait électrique .. plus de 60 personnes sur scène ... la robe d'ONJ .. de bon gout .. lumineuse !
Pour plus de photos prises par Paul Donegan, RDV sur le site www.perthnow.com.au/
Prochain rendez vous .. le 8 à Melbourne !
vendredi 3 avril 2015
Coup d'envoi
C'est demain qu'Olivia Newton-John et John Farnham débuterons leur tournée commune en Australie.
Pas de détails sur le déroulement ni le choix des chansons .. mais selon le site de Sandalford ... Olivia et john chanterons pendant plus de 2 heures avec un entracte de 30 minutes et une première partie assuré à Sandalford Estate par le jeune talent Reuben Koops ( issu de la TV réalité Australia's Got Talent)
Event times:
GA Early Entry 5:00pm
VIP Cocktail 5:00pm
GA, Reserved Seat and Premium Fan 5:30pm
Pre concert VIP Function (VIP Lawn on the eastern side of the lake) 5:00pm-6:30pm
Reuben Koops (Support Artist) 6:30pm-6:50pm
Set Changeover interval 6:50pm-7:20pm
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John (act 1) 7:20pm-8:20pm
Interval 8:20pm-8:50pm
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John (act 2) 8:50pm-10:00pm
Concert concludes (all ticketholders except VIP’s depart venue) 10:00pm
Post concert VIP function (VIP Lawn on the eastern side of the lake) 10:00pm-10:30pm
VIP function concludes and VIP ticketholders depart venue 10:30pm
Sans commentaires
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- BRAVO
Dans la série "Les Scans De Kay" voici 2 pages extraites du magazine allemand BRAVO du 3 mai 1979 !
ONJ venait d'être élue par le magazine .. meilleure chanteuse !
jeudi 2 avril 2015
@olivianj at Villa Romana,Carlton ! Amazing to see you !!!!!
@camillatombari8
Olivia Newton-John a été aperçu à Melbourne hier au Resto Villa Romana Carlton !
Personne ne nous dit ce qu'elle a mangé ...
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- Retro poster
Celui scanné par notre bon ami Kay, issu du magazine allemand BRAVO du 25 mars 1982.
@camillatombari8
Olivia Newton-John a été aperçu à Melbourne hier au Resto Villa Romana Carlton !
Personne ne nous dit ce qu'elle a mangé ...
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- Retro poster
Celui scanné par notre bon ami Kay, issu du magazine allemand BRAVO du 25 mars 1982.
mercredi 1 avril 2015
A Few Best Men
Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre ...
Le film de Stephen Elliott A Few Best Men sorti en Australie au mois d'octobre 2011 sera édité en DVD et BLU-RAY aux USA le 5 mai prochain ...
Le grand public américain n'aura pas eu la chance de voir le dernier film d'Olivia sur grand écran ..
Le film est sorti en France en Août 2012 ... rebaptisé MY BEST MEN !
Source : Amazon.com
Le film de Stephen Elliott A Few Best Men sorti en Australie au mois d'octobre 2011 sera édité en DVD et BLU-RAY aux USA le 5 mai prochain ...
Le grand public américain n'aura pas eu la chance de voir le dernier film d'Olivia sur grand écran ..
Le film est sorti en France en Août 2012 ... rebaptisé MY BEST MEN !
Source : Amazon.com
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