Kel's First Reaction to Oliva Newton John's classic dance hit "Magic". Have fun with this one. Enjoy!! Much Love, Kel-n-Rich www.knr.wtf for SONG REQUESTS Facebook: Richard Gafter Boca Raton kelnRichG@gmail.com
every boys dream girl growing up in that era......i mean look at her......and a musical talent with the voice of an angel.....and a kind wonderful soul....RIP ONJ
i was very young 6 or 8 i can't remember, the one thing I will never forget when she walked out in that black suit at the end of Greece it changed me - just saying!
Olivia was a goddess. Top 50 performer of all time. I think this is the first reaction I ever saw which involved a beautiful woman. Kel looks a little jealous. Haha.
Meh, Kel has zero reason to be jealous. Yes, Olivia is a goddess, I wanted to look like her, sing like her, etc.. when I was younger (very young, actually, lol). I think Kel was just enjoying Rich's "school boy" reaction to Olivia. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You listed some facts about Olivia Newton-John, but forgot to mention one: She is the granddaughter of Max Born, a German-Jewish Physicist who helped develop quantum theory in the 1920's, 30's, and 40's. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1954.
R.I.P. Olivia😢💔🙏 Just found your page today as I am mourning this legendary lady. Lots of reactions to her on RU-vid now and I'm glad yours came up. You guys are awesome! You got a new subscriber today! Looking forward to checking out your other reactions!❤
Xanadu i was a kid but I had a huge crush on Olivia especially in roller skates with leg warmers and the sun dress, she is gorgeous. I think every boy and man had a crush on her. A true muse/goddess if there ever was one.
Olivia Newton John is easily one of my all time favorite singers ever!! I am mostly a Heavy Metal fan but I do love other genres alot also. I love Pat Benator, Abba, Fleetwood Mac, and many others. When I was a little kid my mom is the person that got me into Olivia Newton John. She would watch a HBO special concert back in the early 80's and that is what got me into her music. Magic had always been my favorite song of hers, and I have always loved Living In Desperate Times, Xanadu, Heart Attack, Twist Of Fate, Jolene, and many , many more. Her singing has always been very sexy to me and she is still as Gorgeous as she has always been.
I absolutely love how you are FEELING this song and how it is obviously affecting BOTH of you. You are both filled with happiness while listening... the same way I felt when Olivia originally sang this song so many years ago. Thank you for posting this video and bringing a smile to my face! God bless you both, and God bless Olivia! ♥
Someone might have mentioned this, but Magic and Xanadu were two years after Grease, not the same year. Also worth mentioning, is that she is now on her third bout with cancer, and was made a Dame by the Queen this past January. You should do a deep dive on all she has done for breast cancer awareness and research since she was first diagnosed in 1992. She is an amazing humanitarian!
I grew up in the Newcastle area where her father was a professor at Newcastle University. She gave the whole area pride in itself when she finally made it. She is now a national icon here in Australia and is universally loved.
Unfortunately She is now Stage IV, The cancer has moved down to her lower back.... at 71, she certainly has seen it all. ONJ Was a "Staple" back in the late 70s early 80s. One VERY Beautiful woman..... a subtle cheers from Ottawa.
Good grief I wanted to marry Olivia as a young man in the late 70s and 80s. She was a complete goddess to me. Angelic voice, nuclear sexy and perfect. I'll never forget ONJ.
As a drummer just learning about them during that time period, this song always made me wonder how they did what they did on this track. What Kel is describing is a slapback echo delay on the snare drum. Each 'normal' 2 and 4 hit had a millisecond delay on it that gives it the syncopation you're talking about so instead of just a quarter note hit on 2 and 4 that everyone is always used to, each 2 and 4 sounded like 2 16th notes. The bigger thing that I didn't figure out for a long time is the dual hi hat tracks going on that are different in each ear. If you pan your headphones to one side, you'll hear just a 'straight eigth' note pattern, while if you pan to the other side, you''ll hear a 'galloping' type hi hat pattern. The two together play tricks with your ears - especially with headphones on.
Olivia Newton John represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest, it was either the late 60's or the very early 70's. I remember her singing for us even though she was Australian. I know that she lived in England in those days. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Went to one of her live concerts when she first started to hit the top of the music charts. What struck me, was not only how beautiful she was, but she actually sang all her songs live and she sounded just as good as her recordings. Her vocals were pure and true without any fake prop up crap. She could hit all the notes clear as a bell. I was impressed as H.
One of the best things about this song is the lyrics and meaning. People hearing it as just a song (without context of the movie) hear a seductive love song. But thinking of a muse inspiring an artist or bard casting a protective spell, it takes on a meaning of hope and strength that transcends love.
Magic was released in May of 1980. Olivia filmed and recorded Grease in the summer of 1977 and the film debuted in 1978. So, Magic was three years later and a single from the movie/soundtrack of Xanadu. Between the films she released the album Totally Hot, which was a move toward a more pop/rock sound for her. It's a great album!
Shw was goofing around in her home town years ago and everyone who greated her found her to be sweet and approachable, she never put on any airs and talked to them about them, always authentic so when she took the stage, she commanded it and no 1 cared if she was lypcynking or not, they just ate up her show.
In the early 80s I loved going to the roller rink and hear Magic playing over the speakers and just cruising around the rink. Cheers from Arizona. Huge ELO and Olivia fan.
My dad used to listen to this when I was a kid, I loved it and seeing you react and review is beyond awesome!!! You two are magic together!! Saying his from small town Canada again!! Keep rocking!!
Olivia had that rare innocent and effortless sexiness that was hard to resist. With a mom that beautiful, her daughter developed such a physical complex that she can't stop messing with her face. Such a shame cause she was quite a pretty girl but I guess the comparisons to her mom got to her.
I remember hearing a lot of her music when I was 5 yrs old. My mom would be doing stay at home mom things while this was playing on the stereo in the living room and I'd hear it along with a whole bunch of late 70's and early 80's rock and pop hits. Thank you so much Mom for all of the great music that always brings me right back home, 😁❤👍
Im a HARDCORE metalhead but.... there are some songs from other genres that just have such a effing groove you cant help but to love it. I consider myself lucky to have been born in '71 and got to grow up hearing the best songs from all genres ever recorded.
Hi Kel-Rich,. Love the older music, and Olivier Newton -John. I am an Aussie and from the 80s vintage. We exported heaps of talent back then: INXS, AC/DC, men at work (Land Down under) The Angels, Little River Band, The Bee Gees ect ect; also Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Mel Gibson and Russel Crowe! Not bad for 24 million population! I went to school with INXS and they used to play in the school band, not too popular at school, but look what happened with them! Keep up the good work, I hear you guys are doing it tough over there with the recent riots and COVID; hang in there! We are your oldest allies and know that our mates in the US can pull through this! All the best from ‘Big daddy’ down under Australia 🇦🇺
I love your reactions, you have such chemistry. Have loved Olivia since I was young, almost everything she has done, even country songs. The whole Xanadu soundtrack, which this is a part of, I just the best. Her and ELO, what a pairing on an album.
My favorite Olivia Newton John song, by far. I was about 17. Great song. Great singer. Super beautiful woman. So classy, humble sweet...just class act all the way.
I can only speak as a Brit. Here she was underrated take a look at the differences in chart appearances in UK and USA.Critics said things like " all hair and legs no talent" and the old chestnut " " if white bread could sing it would sound like ON-J and my least favourite " Australia's cute for insomnia" so yes very underrated here and even after her death people comment on oh how beautiful she was. Lots of people are beautiful but no one had a voice like Olivia's.
I've bumped into her quite a few times here in Australia over the years and she's just as she seems. A really nice person with a goofy sense of humour.
Xanadu album was split in two- B-side were the ELO songs and A-side ONJ and Cliff Richard (if you remember him) and Gene kelly of course. BTW: Olivia sang at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic games. Awesome duet with John Farnham. Worth to listen to. Greetings from Germany.
The woman on the right has got a passion for the man on the left that will never be quenched. I've always said soul mates is one soul divided into two; when the two souls become one as The Most High intended that's when you find true love. The couple on screen are living proof of my words.
She was amazing I watched on a HBO special my dad stop in his tracks and said that's my new girlfriend, I was like keep walking old man. She got all the men's attention in those days. She was a role model for the beautiful chicks and every teens wet dream. Women today can learn what a women could be to a man. Encouraging and sweet. A guy would fight to the death for this kind of stuff. When Men were Men and Women were Women.
I think every male young and old loved ONJ at that time. Cheesy movie but such a great soundtrack that I still listen to and keep in my shuffle. First time I saw the movie was in '81 toward the end of my eighth year. The neighbor that had been taking care of my sister and I during the day let us pick out one movie each from the video store. I picked out The Black Hole and my sister picked out Xanadu. The ELO songs are some of their best.
Kel's message at the end still holds true today. Even in August 2020, be responsible people. Let's take care of each other. We'll get through this together!