We were so unbelievably fortunate to have all these decades with Olivia and for the rest of eternity, new fans can turn to RUclips to learn just how pure her voice was even through her health issues.
I think the switch from from chest to head voice in this version sounded great, and gave the song an added fragility and drama. Her vocal here gives me goosebumps. I never thought I'd hear her sing this song live, and I'm glad she did, and that she did it so brilliantly.
I saw this tour. I saw her name on the matinee of a club in Portugal while stopped at a traffic light one night, back in 71 or 72 when I was seven. I had no vote or power to make my father find a hotel and spend the night so I could see my favorite singer. I have gone to a ton of shows, and I don’t know why it took me decades later to see and hear her perform. It was a dream come true. Olivia, was a dream come true. A woman who made millions so very happy.
Her voice grew in richness and depth as she aged: a great voice here. R.I.P. Olivia Newton-John. She went from being a good singer to being a GREAT one.
When you hear her on the car radio and she instantly becomes your favorite singer at age seven, and your love for her and her voice has only grown stronger fifty-one years later, that’s a testament of just how good, and special she was. Perhaps if she wasn’t such a fantastic singer, if she didn’t sing with such emotion, looked like a goddess, had that girl next door persona, or any combination of these, millions would have never fallen for her. She will always make me smile until my time is due.
Olivia’s Voice is so lovely now. Age gives her voice a new sound, vulnerable and heartbreaking and beautiful. Before my mother passed away in 2019, Olivia’s voice brought her so much joy.
@@BigBass-xf5yi It's finally available on iTunes ! :) The studio version, that is, not this live performance. Olivia released a remastered & expanded edition of the "Physical" album last year, and all of the songs from the "Two of a Kind" soundtrack are in there, along with quite a few other interesting bonus tracks. There's a CD/DVD edition, which is the one I got, but you can download the songs on iTunes (in Canada, at least).
I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL TALENTED WOMAN,her contemporary voice was perhaps ahead of her time when she started, very melodious and that she did not leave her vocal context to exaggerate it. I took the meticulous modesty of looking for beautiful songs from some of her many albums, where the ballad genre predominates a lot in her, especially the melancholic songs. They are true jewels that reach my soul and that in a masochistic way I will never stop listening to them. RIP Olivia Newton-John! 😭😭😭♥️🎧🎵🎶🎵🎶
Listening to these rare songs sung live by Olivia and thinking of a true Olivia fan who just passed on and I know is loving this eternally...to you my friend Brian D Kennedy and for Craig too...unity and a smile happy tears we fans.
I loved these ballads first time round, I think they stand up better for Olivia to sing now than the 80s pop hits, they suit a more mature performer. And though her voice is deeper and a little fragile now, it's strong enough for these songs which can be performed differently without a loss of impact
Aside from the songs, i love her spiel here: "am i old fashioned or what? Cds cds".. plus her gorgeous facial expression.. oh i just love her.. ❤️ thank u for sharing
Oh Wow! I forgot this is a concert. I got lost seeing her sing these songs with emotions and they are my favorite three ballads. Awesome!!!! Good Job singing these songs live. Now I know why I feel in love with her all these years. What a great entertainer.
Just seeing this for the first time.. "shaking you" still has the ability to reduce me to a puddle of tears, and never ever did I think I'd get the chance to hear it sung live. Great medley for sure, all three are favorite ballads from Olivia's catalogue that I just treasure.
Ella fue una luz al final del camino, escuché sus canciones en mi adolescencia y hasta ahora en mis 60s aún estremece mi vida su voz, sus canciones, la extrañaré tdesde Chile 🇨🇱❤️
Oh god..since she is gone i have never stop listening to what she brought us through all those years. ...i was 11 and just know about grease. Now i am 56 bought all her records and now i realized that all you loved is gone...
Some of you are spot on. There is a 'smoky' feel' to her voice now that I like; plus, losing some of her 'high end' has not hurt the overall quality of her singing. That is what being a pro is all about!
Wow, wow wow! Boats against the current and Shaking you live!! Didn't think she'd ever do them again. Sounds almost like the original for Shaking You and Suspended in Time. In some ways BATC sounds even better than the original cus her voice is fuller and more mature, and for the most part the head voice and chest voice parts are almost as the original for the 3 songs.
amazing songs from an amazing back catalogue - none of which singles. I think it's time for Olivia to release a love song best of cd focusing on these rare classics.
I have always loved " Boats against the current ". Hope she sings it when we see her in April. I would also love to hear "Fly Away" the song that I first heard her sing with John Denver.
Thanks so much for posting this! How did I miss this till now?! Never thought I'd see Olivia performing Boats Against the Current live! One of my faves! As well as Suspended in Time! ❤❤❤ Yes I too still have both vinyl albums of Totally Hot and Xanadu! (As well as Two of a Kind! 😄)
These are three of my favorite songs. I hope she sings these when I go to see her in concert at Cobb Energy Center Sunday, April 9th. I will say I have seen her live in concert over 15 times in the last 15 years and she never disappoints!
There is nothing I hate more than people talking when an artist is performing… so rude and disrespectful… other than that Olivia sounds just as amazing g as always… what a Legacy she has left us all… and me as an Aussie is always proud of her. Cheers Ross Vrisbane Australia.
Just saw her show this week in San Diego. I never thought I would hear her sing Boats live either - my favorite of all of her songs and so much better than Carmen's version of his own song.
Wow! When I was in high school I had this hopeless crush on this girl. We dated for short time. It wasn't meant to be. I listened to these songs. I remember on Christmas 1991 I listened to Suspended in Time and decided a "miracle" wasn't going to happen.
I was just curious EmmttGinn and thank you for answering.I wasn't upset in case you thought I was.Thank you again Dave and and also appreciate your generosity. Your Friend, Debbie
I don't know why they have to play these ballads in the same key as the 30+ year-old recordings. Her register has naturally lowered over time. One key down would have made all the difference. She wouldn't have had to switch to her head voice at the high notes she used to be able to hit with her chest voice. Still, she did a nice job, considering. Nice additions to the same old song set.
I was just curious were you able to record this because it was outside and not inside? Happy you were were able to.Thank you again for everything and really appreciate it so for all the ones who couldn't see it can watch it :) Very thoughtful of you do and appreciate the hard work. Your Friend, Debbie
Still loving it January 2025!!!
Amazing !
Thanks to Eric Carmen (all by myself) a true musical genius for giving us "Boats against the current".
We were so unbelievably fortunate to have all these decades with Olivia and for the rest of eternity, new fans can turn to RUclips to learn just how pure her voice was even through her health issues.
Olivia is one of the all-time greatest singers!!!!
RIP one of the very best female performers of all time and all round good person.
I think the switch from from chest to head voice in this version sounded great, and gave the song an added fragility and drama. Her vocal here gives me goosebumps. I never thought I'd hear her sing this song live, and I'm glad she did, and that she did it so brilliantly.
yes, the switch is under control and sounded great, she has a very good vocal technique.
“Boats Against The Current” was composed by the late, great Eric Carmen. 🙏. Such an incredibly beautiful song.
♥️Said it a thousand times: Olivia is the most beautiful woman I have ever met. These moments prove my sentiment.💔
I saw this tour. I saw her name on the matinee of a club in Portugal while stopped at a traffic light one night, back in 71 or 72 when I was seven. I had no vote or power to make my father find a hotel and spend the night so I could see my favorite singer.
I have gone to a ton of shows, and I don’t know why it took me decades later to see and hear her perform. It was a dream come true. Olivia, was a dream come true. A woman who made millions so very happy.
Her voice grew in richness and depth as she aged: a great voice here. R.I.P. Olivia Newton-John. She went from being a good singer to being a GREAT one.
Her voice still gives me chills. No one can or ever will be better than ONJ.
When you hear her on the car radio and she instantly becomes your favorite singer at age seven, and your love for her and her voice has only grown stronger fifty-one years later, that’s a testament of just how good, and special she was.
Perhaps if she wasn’t such a fantastic singer, if she didn’t sing with such emotion, looked like a goddess, had that girl next door persona, or any combination of these, millions would have never fallen for her. She will always make me smile until my time is due.
The world lost light when she passed
Yes she keeps my heart going! Suspended in time one of my favorites.
SO KIND❤WHEN I MET HER AND HER SISTER 😢 BLESS THEM BOTH❤
These are 3 of my all time fave Olivia album tracks!!!!
Olivia’s Voice is so lovely now. Age gives her voice a new sound, vulnerable and heartbreaking and beautiful. Before my mother passed away in 2019, Olivia’s voice brought her so much joy.
Adore Boats Against The Current. Have the Totally Hot Album on vinyl and it's perfection.
lady Olivia is the best.. i got the albun totally hot too...
I had that record in elementary school. Used to listen to it over and over. A little more love was my favorite song from Totally Hot. She’s flawless.
@@juliedemaio6203 I had that album in elementary school too, and a little more love was and is my favorite song from her.
I love Totally Hot it’s one of her BEST Albums..Boats Against the Current is my favorite ballad from that album.
She has that wonderful gentle voice. Her music is eternally suspended in time. Three of my favorite songs. I tend to enjoy the lesser known jewels.
Thank you for your great music, which has accompanied me through my life. RIP
Voice of an angel. Glad she was able to sing these lost & underrated beautiful pieces that they don't play on the radio live. Thank you 4 sharing.
Her voice is evergreen when she sings these huge ballads. I adore her!
Impeccable picks. I wish more artists reached back for deep album cuts and make them shine again. "Shaking You" is one of her most affecting songs.
Agree
The “shaking you” performance gave me chills. I wish this song was available on iTunes. Such a gem….
@@BigBass-xf5yi It's finally available on iTunes ! :) The studio version, that is, not this live performance. Olivia released a remastered & expanded edition of the "Physical" album last year, and all of the songs from the "Two of a Kind" soundtrack are in there, along with quite a few other interesting bonus tracks. There's a CD/DVD edition, which is the one I got, but you can download the songs on iTunes (in Canada, at least).
I wish I was at this concert cuz these are three rare songs that could have been singles. Just beautiful
THANK GOD HER MUSIC AND VIDEOS ARE HERE FOR US TO WATCH. MISS HER ALOT. ❤❤❤😢😢😢😢
I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL TALENTED WOMAN,her contemporary voice was perhaps ahead of her time when she started, very melodious and that she did not leave her vocal context to exaggerate it. I took the meticulous modesty of looking for beautiful songs from some of her many albums, where the ballad genre predominates a lot in her, especially the melancholic songs. They are true jewels that reach my soul and that in a masochistic way I will never stop listening to them. RIP Olivia Newton-John! 😭😭😭♥️🎧🎵🎶🎵🎶
Listening to these rare songs sung live by Olivia and thinking of a true Olivia fan who just passed on and I know is loving this eternally...to you my friend Brian D Kennedy and for Craig too...unity and a smile happy tears we fans.
THIS WAS A GIFT TO HER FANS!! these songs are insanely tailored for her voice
that is so good it's ridiculous! WOW what a medley!
Loved Olivia since I was 10.....can never be replaced. RIP Olivia.....
Just love the smokyness in her voice these days, it sounds much fuller on some of the ballads especially
3 of my favorite songs of my favorite singer Olivia in one medley. How awesome.
RIP dear Olivia...voice of an angel.
this performance sound so raw and natural...( I miss her too!)
i miss her so much.
The third one is beautiful - and she shows her extraordinary range on that one.
Rip olivia ...perfect singer and much more than that...we will never forget you...thank you
I loved these ballads first time round, I think they stand up better for Olivia to sing now than the 80s pop hits, they suit a more mature performer. And though her voice is deeper and a little fragile now, it's strong enough for these songs which can be performed differently without a loss of impact
Aside from the songs, i love her spiel here: "am i old fashioned or what? Cds cds".. plus her gorgeous facial expression.. oh i just love her.. ❤️ thank u for sharing
Wow, never heard her singing those songs live! wonderful!
Oh Wow! I forgot this is a concert. I got lost seeing her sing these songs with emotions and they are my favorite three ballads. Awesome!!!! Good Job singing these songs live. Now I know why I feel in love with her all these years. What a great entertainer.
Huge fan of her. Yes, her voice is a little more fragile now, but she still sounds amazing. She handles the changes very well.
Dos canciones que me encantan ......Olivia eres inolvidable
I listen this after school still liked it
Just beautiful! Olivia you were Australia's National Treasure!
Just seeing this for the first time.. "shaking you" still has the ability to reduce me to a puddle of tears, and never ever did I think I'd get the chance to hear it sung live. Great medley for sure, all three are favorite ballads from Olivia's catalogue that I just treasure.
This medley is amazing. I Love it!! Wish shed do a concert of just songs she hasnt sung in years
Cliff D
Ella fue una luz al final del camino, escuché sus canciones en mi adolescencia y hasta ahora en mis 60s aún estremece mi vida su voz, sus canciones, la extrañaré tdesde Chile 🇨🇱❤️
Such rich characters in Olivia’s beautiful voice, forever echoing in our hearts ♥️ Remembering you always..
What a heart felt song !💜💜💜✝️✨
olivia es y seguira siendo una gran cantante.....la voz mas hermosa que he escuchado en mi vida....i love you Olivia
So beautiful.
Oh god..since she is gone i have never stop listening to what she brought us through all those years. ...i was 11 and just know about grease. Now i am 56 bought all her records and now i realized that all you loved is gone...
Love these songs. Love Olivia!
Some of you are spot on. There is a 'smoky' feel' to her voice now that I like; plus, losing some of her 'high end' has not hurt the overall quality of her singing. That is what being a pro is all about!
the first one is one of my favorites.
Just Beautiful!!!
What a treat! Thank you for sharing. Never thought I’d hear these songs live, especially so many years later.
Wow, wow wow! Boats against the current and Shaking you live!! Didn't think she'd ever do them again. Sounds almost like the original for Shaking You and Suspended in Time. In some ways BATC sounds even better than the original cus her voice is fuller and more mature, and for the most part the head voice and chest voice parts are almost as the original for the 3 songs.
One of the most powerful ballad songs of Olivia. Thanks for sharing.
For some reaason this makes me cry.
Thank you for sharing this lovely medley of songs. 🎶 💙
amazing songs from an amazing back catalogue - none of which singles. I think it's time for Olivia to release a love song best of cd focusing on these rare classics.
I have always loved " Boats against the current ". Hope she sings it when we see her in April. I would also love to hear "Fly Away" the song that I first heard her sing with John Denver.
Written and originally recorded by Eric Carmen...A masterpiece...
she's a legend!
legend...
Thanks so much for posting this! How did I miss this till now?! Never thought I'd see Olivia performing Boats Against the Current live! One of my faves! As well as Suspended in Time! ❤❤❤ Yes I too still have both vinyl albums of Totally Hot and Xanadu! (As well as Two of a Kind! 😄)
This song reminds me all those good memories from my teenager days.
Bravissima ❤
Great to see this she's still sounding good. Still looks mighty fine too.
BRAVA! Was to see ONJ in Toronto this past May. Happy to see that she'll be back on stage in August. What an incredible woman.
These are three of my favorite songs. I hope she sings these when I go to see her in concert at Cobb Energy Center Sunday, April 9th. I will say I have seen her live in concert over 15 times in the last 15 years and she never disappoints!
Olivia is the best voice still strong
wonderful love
This is the dream medley! Nice!
Can't wait to see Olivia in two weeks on the UK Tour. She' wonderfull !!!!!
amazing...diva...forever
Wow! Great woman, great singer!Classic! I loved the medley! Dont forget her age .Still great. Love u olivia.
There is nothing I hate more than people talking when an artist is performing… so rude and disrespectful… other than that Olivia sounds just as amazing g as always… what a Legacy she has left us all… and me as an Aussie is always proud of her. Cheers Ross Vrisbane Australia.
Just saw her show this week in San Diego. I never thought I would hear her sing Boats live either - my favorite of all of her songs and so much better than Carmen's version of his own song.
Thank you for posting. I feel like I am right there.
Te Amo Olivia me encanta esta cancionnnn
3 of her major ballads
My God... that voice...
Wow! When I was in high school I had this hopeless crush on this girl. We dated for short time. It wasn't meant to be. I listened to these songs. I remember on Christmas 1991 I listened to Suspended in Time and decided a "miracle" wasn't going to happen.
I used to sing this in my room when I was a little girl,,,to sound just like olivia,,,,!!im now a professional singer!!!!🎵🎶🎤
I was just curious EmmttGinn and thank you for answering.I wasn't upset in case you thought I was.Thank you again Dave and and also appreciate your generosity.
Your Friend,
Debbie
"Shaking You" Great song composed by David Foster (1984)
It's a shame that she didn't sing Boats, one of my favourite in her recent HK concert!
WOW!!!!
always wonderful 😘
Thanks for posting
I agree Emmett. Love the 3 of them, but a lower key seemed to be necessary. However,I enjoyed it a lot
Very nice song.
SZUPER..
amaaaazing
I love you Olivia
Wow...
GYÖNYÖRŰ OLIVIA..
I don't know why they have to play these ballads in the same key as the 30+ year-old recordings. Her register has naturally lowered over time. One key down would have made all the difference. She wouldn't have had to switch to her head voice at the high notes she used to be able to hit with her chest voice.
Still, she did a nice job, considering. Nice additions to the same old song set.
💞
I was just curious were you able to record this because it was outside and not inside? Happy you were were able to.Thank you again for everything and really appreciate it so for all the ones who couldn't see it can watch it :) Very thoughtful of you do and appreciate the hard work.
Your Friend,
Debbie