Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John has one of the most magical voices I have ever heard.  I recently read somewhere that Hugh Jackman had confided to Olivia Newton-John that, when he was in school, he had a photo of her pasted on the inside of his desk, and kissed it every morning.  Well, Hugh Jackman, it could easily have been me.

Not only did ONJ have an angelic voice, but she also had an angelic countenance, and when the movie Xanadu came out, in my opinion she was at the height of her beauty.  I think she had suffered a few years of emotional setbacks, and a little of that pain was reflected in her eyes.  But in the movie, she flirted and laughed with her co-star (let me look it up ...) Michael Beck, as well as with Gene Kelly, and one could easily believe that she was divine, in a sort of 1980s way!  And the absolute pinnacle of her divinity was the song Magic, which was a no. 1 hit for her.

Here is the video on YouTube

Just close your eyes --some of the horrible style of 1980 still comes through the photograph-- and listen to her voice!  This is a performance of a lifetime.  Truly this woman was charmed.

Kay.