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Throwback: Happy 78th Birthday, Olivia Newton-John!

William Ruben Helms
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It’s September y’all! It’s been a miserable, soul-wrenching slog of a year, full of gratuitous brutality and barbarism, endless war. a slow-burning slide into fascism and economic collapse. But somehow, the year has raced by. Summer is almost over. And we’re still here surviving as best as we can.

Music, art and community matter more than ever. Let’s not forget that fact. As always, I will spend some time celebrating the birthday of a series of favorites and legends while we still have them.

Olivia Newton-John was born 78 years ago today. John was behind some of the biggest hits of the late 70s and early 80s. And if you were alive and conscious during that period, you’re intimately familiar with John and her work, because you’ve heard it all the time. Plus, if you were a child of the ’80s, you’ve seen Grease maybe 200 times at some point or another. (In retrospect, it’s kind of odd because some of the references are so creepy now — but, the ’80s, right?) 

Sadly, we lost Newton John a few years ago, but today let’s celebrate her life and music. Happy birthday, Olivia! Happy birthday, wherever you are!

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