Thursday, July 6, 2023

Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham - Dare To Dream | Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony

This song rocks! Olivia and John Farnham's Dare To Dream is such a beautiful, powerful and inspirational duet. 👍👍 

Performed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony, 15 September 2000 in Stadium Australia, Sydney. 

Dare To Dream is among the very songs that echo Olivia's own life and spirit. 

Olivia's Olympic Torch Relay and Press Meeting included. 

Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony – full length footage on YouTube: 

https://youtu.be/qsLLzL27hYA

  

 
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Olivia Newton-John and Rev. James Cleveland with the Southern California Community Choir - In My Heart (1978)

Olivia sings a gospel song "In My Heart" with the King of Gospel Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir. 

ABC TV Special "Olivia" (1978) 

Rev. James Edward Cleveland (1931 – 1991) was an American gospel singer, musician, and composer. He was known as the King of Gospel and a driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound by incorporating traditional black gospel, soul, pop, and jazz in arrangements for mass choirs. Appearing on hundreds of recordings, he won four Grammy Awards and was the first gospel musician to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1984.

 

  

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Olivia Newton-John - Pony Ride (1976)

Olivia's angelic voice is "crystal" with Pony Ride. 

A Special Olivia Newton-John (1976) - ABC TV

 

 
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Sunday, June 11, 2023

The Other Side of The Mountain Part 2 (1978) - It’s Time To Say I Love You (Merrily Webber)

The Other Side Of The Mountain Part 2 is a sequel to The Other Side of The Mountain (1975), which is based on a true story of Jill Kinmont Boothe (1936 - 2012). 

It's Time To Say I Love You is a love theme from The Other Side of The Mountain Part 2. 

Music by Lee Holdridge and sung by Merrily Webber. 

The Other Side of The Mountain (1975): https://youtu.be/GXmdGWtD8BM

 


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Olivia Newton-John - Richard's Window (The Other Side of the Mountain) and Jill Kinmont tribute

"Richard's Window" featuring Olivia is a theme song of The Other Side of The Mountain (1975). The song was nominated for the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song. 

Jill Kinmont's remark on "Richard's Window" : 

 “Olivia Newton-John’s clear, mellow voice singing the poetic lyrics of Norman Gimbel perfectly underscores the importance of the love story and my relationship with Dick Buek. Her singing “Richard’s Window” while twenty Paiute Indian children accompany my electric wheel chair down a country lane in Bishop sums up the full impact of the film and its importance to me. I hope the song sells a million!” (Jill Kinmont, February 18, 1975)

The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978): 

https://youtu.be/alKBrVNZdyQ

 

Jill Kinmont Boothe , also known as Jill Kinmont (1936 - 2012):

Jill was a promising U.S. national champion skier, who became an educator and a painter after she was paralyzed (quadriplegic) during a slalom race at age 18. She was a top contender for the 1956 US Olympic team. Her accident occurred the same week she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine in 1955. Her life story was adapted into two Hollywood movies The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) and The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978). The Other Side of the Mountain was nominated for the Academy Awards (Best Original Song) and the Golden Globe Awards (Best Actress, Best Original Score, Best Original Song). Marilyn Hassett, who played Jill Kinmont, won Golden Globe's Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture. 

Jill Kinmont was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1967.

The Jill Kinmont Boothe School (JKBS) :

"JKBS is a county community school operated by the Inyo County Office of Education and named after Jill Kinmont Boothe, who personified the qualities of perseverance, courage, determination and grit by overcoming tremendous challenges and barriers as a quadriplegic her entire adult life. Despite this, Jill led an extremely productive and fulfilling life always in the service of others. It is our hope that her example can serve as a reminder to our students, many of whom face difficult life circumstances and challenges, that with hard work, grit, and a supportive school environment, they can experience success and achieve their dreams and goals."


 
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Olivia Newton-John - The Flower That Shattered The Stone (1989), live duet with John Denver (1991)

This beautiful song The Flower That Shattered The Stone is so truly fitting to the two beautiful souls Olivia and John Denver, and so epitomized as they are "the flower" that shattered the stone. Their inspiring legacy lives on. 

- Olivia's solo version from her Warm and Tender album (1989) 

- Live duet with John Denver from his Choices For The Future symposium in Aspen, Colorado (1991)

 

 

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Olivia Newton-John - It's Always Australia For Me (1988)

"It's Always Australia for Me" was co-written by Olivia and John Capek and released for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. The song is included in the Australian edition of The Rumour album. 

RIP Olivia ❤️🌈🙏 

Footage includes: 

Royal Bicentennial Concert 1988 

Australia Live 1988 Celebration of a Nation New Years Day bicentennial 

"It's Always Australia For Me" music video

 

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Monday, May 15, 2023

The World's Most Beautiful Wisteria

The Great Wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park, also known as "Miraculous Great Wisteria", is over 160 years old, spreading over 10,000sqf(930sqm) trellis area and the white wisteria tunnel is 262ft(80m) long.

It's a beauty out of this world. Magically beautiful, elegant and breathtaking. The wonderful smell of wisteria flowers permeates all over the park. 

CNN acclaimed the great wisteria as a fantastic spectacle, equal to that of Tree of Souls from the movie Avatar. It was also selected among the top 10 international dream tourist destinations in the world by CNN in 2014. 

A story behind "Miraculous Great Wisteria" 

https://youtu.be/AakG8OiuSiw 

Ashikaga Flower Park: 

https://www.ashikaga.co.jp/fujinohana_special2023/en/index.html

 

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Olivia Newton-John Tribute - Precious Love (1998)

R.I.P. Olivia

Precious Love lives on.

 

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Sunday, March 26, 2023

Olivia Newton-John's Honorary Doctorate Recipient Speech at La Trobe University (May 2018)

In May 2018 Dame Olivia Newton-John AO OBE received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters (honoris causa) from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in recognition of her significant and ongoing support of cancer research and holistic health, as well as her outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry. 

R.I.P Olivia. Your love, positivity, and inspiring legacy live on. Thank You! 🙏🧡🌈 

 

Olivia Newton-John honored: 

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2018/release/olivia-newton-john-honoured 

Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre: 

https://www.onjcancercentre.org/ 

Olivia Newton-John Foundation: 

http://www.onjfoundationfund.org/ 

Olivia"s Walk For Wellness: 

https://www.walkforwellness.com.au/

 

 Olivia Newton-John's Honorary Doctorate Recipient Speech       At La Trobe University

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Dame Olivia Newton-John Tribute 1948 - 2022

 

 R.I.P. Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE

26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022 

Thank you for your music, angelic voice, and beautiful smile. 

You were a beautiful soul with kindness, compassion and brave spirit. 

Your love, positivity, and inspiring legacy live on. 

Where flowers bloom, so does hope...OLIVIA.