Olivia Live in Singapore !

Last night, I had the chance to watch my long-time musical idol Olivia Newton-John perform at the Esplanade Theatre, Singapore.

One of the best concerts I've experienced in a long time ... she did a wide variety of songs from her repertoire NON-STOP for almost two hours .... the songs from Xanadu .... Physical .... the Country numbers .... the classics from Grease (complete with shoo-bob-sha-wadda-wadda-yippity-boom-de-boom) ..even a great rendition of "Send in the Clowns".... and she ended with her signature "I Honestly Love You" to a standing ovation.

The lady is 63, but looks not a day older than 40 (at least from where I sat :)

Brilliant.

Olivia Newton-John: One Night Only in Singapore

I learnt today that Grease star and multi-time Grammy Award winner, Olivia Newton-John, will be having a concert at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore on 27th March 2012.

If you liked her music, you might want to check this out ...

Here are some useful details ...

When: Mar 27, 8pm
How much: $125.00-300.00 from booking agent SISTIC (www.sistic.com.sg)
Where: Esplanade Theatre, 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore
Area: Marina Bay
Nearest train station: Esplanade


Hmmm, I wonder if she'll bring along John Travolta  ... :-)


Anyway, here are some of my favourite Olivia albums from over the years  ...

Enjoy ...

Classic Movie Memory - GREASE

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For me GREASE was more than just a movie. It was a significant life event, a phenomenon ... and till today I can vividly remember when and where I watched it. Actually I wasn't even keen to see the movie. I was in my late teens, studying in London and with a bunch of friends. I only agreed to go but reluctantly as I wasn't a fan of James Dean and having scanned the movie posters, I thought that another movie on that era couldn't be very interesting. And set to music? Box office disaster for sure I thought. Boy, was I wrong !

Anyway here are a couple of my favourite scenes from the movie. Turn up the volume on your PC and enjoy.

Automotive enthusiasts among us should like this next one ...





And I urge you to bring your stovepipe pants or tight jeans out of the storeroom and try dancing to this one ...

Yeah, GREASE was a cultural event. I still have the Grease soundtrack on LP, though I haven't figured out how and when I'll be able to play it. I also have the DVD of course.

Finally look at them two decades later ... this came from the reunion party for the cast of GREASE.

Aaaaahhhhh .... N-O-S-T-A-L-G-I-A time ....
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Musical Interlude: Easy Listening from the 70s

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Here's a selection of musical numbers from the 1970s. I'm quite sure most of you will remember them. Turn up the volume, sit back and enjoy ...

Yes, that was of course "Una Paloma Blanca" by the George Baker Selection.  Back in the mid 70s, it was a very popular electone organ piece that was performed a lot at concerts and shows. If my memory doesn't fail me, one Form 6 class even danced to this number at the St Joe concert.

Then there was "Feelings" which was sung by seemingly every single aspiring songbird. There was a period in1975 or 76 when we would roll our eyes and lament "not again!" whenever this was performed. The version you just heard is an instrumental version re-done by Richard Clayderman. I must admit that after not being subjected to this song for so many years, it does sound kinda relaxing ...

Awwwww so sweet ... "Save Your Kisses For Me" won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 for British group Brotherhood of Man.  I also love the cute footwork!

Olivia Newton-John is one of the classiest, prettiest and most talented singers in my view. This was one of her signature numbers  "I Honestly Love You". Delivered here via a collage of different performances over the years 1974-2004, this is testimony to Olicia's longevity as a musical performer.

And finally a great song by the Carpenters ...  "Please Mister Postman" ... so relevant in the "pre e-mail" era. How many of you remember waiting for your local postman to bring that letter or package from that special someone? Youngsters these days don't know what they missed - with their emails, IM, Facebook statuses and Tweets ... ha ha ha !

Hope this selection of easy listening numbers brought back some fond memories for you ...
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