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  • Xanadu - I'm Alive: The Muses in the mural come to life.
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    FILM DESCRIPTION:
    Struggling artist Sonny Malone (Michael Beck) is trapped in a dull job painting album covers. He is instantly attracted to Kira (Olivia Newton-John), an anonymous woman randomly photographed in the background of one of his assignments, but no one is able to identify her. Visiting the auditorium where the cover was shot, Sonny finds the mysterious beauty, an ageless Greek muse, who encourages him to team up with old-fashioned Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly) to build a roller-skating disco.
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    TM & © Universal Pictures (1980)
    Cast: Michael Beck, Olivia Newton-John
    Director: Robert Greenwald
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  • @CanalRmas
    @CanalRmas 11 місяців тому +157

    For me it is a masterpiece. Making a movie and bringing together Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton John and the Electric Light Orchestra was magical. ❤

    • @SpyderByte77
      @SpyderByte77 4 місяці тому +1

      (overflowing can not speak)

    • @IIDQuality
      @IIDQuality 4 місяці тому +4

      Don’t forget Andy Gibb!

    • @Tealyz
      @Tealyz 4 місяці тому +5

      I was just thinking this sounds like Electric Lights Orchestra!

    • @acdyman
      @acdyman 3 місяці тому +1

      @@IIDQuality That was NOT Anydy Gibbs. Sorry bud

    • @acdyman
      @acdyman 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Tealyz Oh, so you figured out it IS ELO?

  • @charmainia1
    @charmainia1 2 роки тому +669

    I don't care what anyone says. This is a masterpiece. Thinking about you Olivia.😢

    • @tinabaker70
      @tinabaker70 2 роки тому +22

      ❤ one of the best movies ever made👍

    • @Joreel
      @Joreel 2 роки тому +20

      She will be dearly missed by so many fans who were touched by her music and her beauty.

    • @bobmarsh8357
      @bobmarsh8357 2 роки тому +18

      She made it a masterpiece

    • @Ciclopea2
      @Ciclopea2 2 роки тому +19

      One of the best musical fantasies ever created. I truly believed that if it had premiered a year earlier than it did it would've been a massive hit, but cult classic is a nice title to have.

    • @slogue77
      @slogue77 2 роки тому +9

      @@Ciclopea2 100% YOU ARE CORRECT!!

  • @mayhemmagnet
    @mayhemmagnet 3 роки тому +395

    I love how the sisters are all different ethnicities!! Muses coming to life before our eyes! I know a lot of people may find this movie corny but it really is so unappreciated! You have Olivia Newton John looking as GORGEOUS as she ever has! You have her amazing voice singing these awesome songs, AND you have ELO who made this movie even more MAGICAL!!

    • @dorugu
      @dorugu 3 роки тому +15

      i dun care its a nice feel good movie in a way i love the start where she skates up to him kisses him thn skates away the look on his face is priceless :)

    • @bradlafferty6076
      @bradlafferty6076 2 роки тому +8

      Top 10 soundtracks of all time

    • @LAM1895
      @LAM1895 2 роки тому +11

      I watched this as a child with my parents and the incredible music and the idea of goddesses coming to life from a mural really appealed to my imagination, the impact this movie had on me is still fresh in my memory years later.

    • @rogerdetillion9644
      @rogerdetillion9644 2 роки тому +7

      Truly a under rated film with Olivia Elton John in her prime and Gene Kelly final film.

    • @lisaowen6103
      @lisaowen6103 2 роки тому +5

      A feel good musical fantasy. Ah... The early 1980's.

  • @DL30Creations
    @DL30Creations 2 роки тому +326

    See she didn't die she just finished her task and went back home with her sisters to await the next time she is needed. She will always be here and a part of us all.

    • @r.e.tucker3223
      @r.e.tucker3223 2 роки тому +26

      I needed to read that. Thank you.

    • @pfleming20
      @pfleming20 Рік тому +17

      Great comment, thank you. She was ... is ... a Muse.

    • @geomcloco432
      @geomcloco432 Рік тому +12

      Overheard in the overhead... "Now we are here... in Xanadu!"

    • @TheRedHoodie
      @TheRedHoodie Рік тому +15

      I’m not crying; you’re crying ❤

    • @Ciclopea2
      @Ciclopea2 Рік тому +15

      It did amaze me that she went back home on the 42nd anniversary of the movie's premiere.

  • @liamuzzalupo
    @liamuzzalupo 3 роки тому +795

    Back then, after watching this movie, every girl wanted those ribbons in her hair and roller skates. If you lived back then, you know what I mean.

    • @LaDominicana2011
      @LaDominicana2011 3 роки тому +47

      Yep! I had the rollerskates, leg warmers, ribbons in my hair LOL it was probably a hot mess and I loved it

    • @nicholediaz340
      @nicholediaz340 3 роки тому +25

      i was born in 92 and i still want this whole aesthetic hahaha

    • @candigirrl003
      @candigirrl003 3 роки тому +16

      That's a whole other vibe that breaths happiness

    • @Greg-lo1tl
      @Greg-lo1tl 2 роки тому +32

      @@nicholediaz340 The early 80s were a happy time indeed.

    • @ladyinafjsuzyq7417
      @ladyinafjsuzyq7417 2 роки тому +4

      sooooo true 💗😇⚘️💕❤️

  • @OreadNYC
    @OreadNYC 3 роки тому +344

    Just for a moment, imagine how long it must have taken to paint the Muses' "glow" onto each frame...BY HAND! This film was released in 1980, meaning well before the emergence of CGI. I remember reading a special fan magazine for the film in which there was an article detailing how this particular scene was filmed...and that is how they achieved the effects.

    • @jsl151850b
      @jsl151850b 3 роки тому +14

      Citation needed. I want to read that magazine article. Can you remember the name of that magazine?
      It can't have been by hand (That's Rotoscoping). They performed in front of a blue or green screen to produce a matte (silhouette) and the glow was made from
      the boundary between the light and dark areas. When one dancer passes in front of another there's no boundary there to glow because they're BOTH in front of the screen.

    • @OreadNYC
      @OreadNYC 3 роки тому +16

      @jsl151850b Apologies, but I cannot remember the name of the company which published this magazine or specifically what it was called. My guess is that if there any any copies still in existence, they're either in the hands of collectors or (even more likely) hidden away and forgotten in an attic or basement somewhere.
      I'm aware that the scene with the Muses was created using a blue screen -- this was also covered in the article. In fact, each one of the Muses had to be filmed *individually* in front of the blue screen in order to pull off the effect of the painted version becoming the live-action version. For obvious reasons, once they were "off the wall", the dancers no longer needed to be filmed individually. However, I distinctly remember the article stating that the "glow" was added in after the filming and was not a result of the filming. To whatever degree that it was the result of rotoscoping, the artist only had to draw a frame around each dancer's body. I think the most likely reason why they didn't draw the glow around any parts of the bodies crossing those of another dancer is because that would have made the visuals too messy.
      Let me direct your attention to 3:39 in which we see Kira approaching Sonny for the first time with a yellow glow surrounding her (I imagine that the reason why the glow was pink before and is now yellow is one of those questions we're not supposed to ask!) This shot is obviously not in front of a blue screen and therefore it cannot be what you implied -- it can only have been hand-drawn around her in every frame.

    • @landryprichard6778
      @landryprichard6778 2 роки тому +6

      @@jsl151850b Agreed. also, too clean. Green screen.

    • @bradlafferty6076
      @bradlafferty6076 2 роки тому +1

      They were awesome

    • @Greg-lo1tl
      @Greg-lo1tl 2 роки тому +3

      Like Tron, pretty much.

  • @bewareofzealots
    @bewareofzealots 6 місяців тому +38

    I love this song and scene so much. And it's nice to know that Jeff Lynne thought Xanadu was one of his greatest musical achievements.

    • @Purplenpinkk
      @Purplenpinkk Місяць тому +2

      I’m glad to hear he thought that, because all the music he did for this movie is 🔥

  • @bigga3095
    @bigga3095 9 місяців тому +42

    SHE WAS A LEGEND!! R.I.P. OLIVIA!!😎🔥🔥🎥🤜🤛👍👍💐💐😘🤗🕊🕊🙏🥰

  • @lesleywhite468
    @lesleywhite468 Рік тому +8

    I always loved Olivia Newton John/music films...I even need my daughter Kira after her playingnim film love it all ..music is brilliant in this film.

  • @mayhemmagnet
    @mayhemmagnet 2 роки тому +118

    God I can't believe she's gone!! I'm a 54 year old man, and this breaks my heart to tears. I had a HUGE crush on her since the very first time I saw her on Grease when it first came out. She was so perfect. A transcending angelic voice, incredible beauty that could never be matched. She really did make this world a better place. We love you Olivia!! 😢

    • @bobmarsh8357
      @bobmarsh8357 2 роки тому +5

      Me too. Her and Jane Seymour

    • @hoosiercrypto9955
      @hoosiercrypto9955 2 роки тому +1

      @@bobmarsh8357 somewhere in time

    • @kindnesstemmie6625
      @kindnesstemmie6625 Рік тому +1

      I'm a 50 year old woman. I so loved watching her in movies and listening to her records and songs on the radio. I think I drove my Mom and dad nuts singing the songs.

    • @CodeBleu724
      @CodeBleu724 Рік тому +2

      I'm 51 and my first crush was Olivia. My first girlfriend was a cute blonde girl I knew since first grade. She's stil cute now that we're old. Her name was Gidget. I still think about her from time to time.

  • @randallterry4707
    @randallterry4707 Рік тому +24

    Olivia Newton John is just so beautiful!!! I have loved her since the 70’s.

    • @marckhachfe1238
      @marckhachfe1238 4 місяці тому +1

      I keep forgetting just HOW beautiful she was, then i see a clip like this and it hits me like a ton of bricks., She was beautiful as a person as well. Just lovely lovely lovely

  • @NelsonVlog66
    @NelsonVlog66 2 роки тому +207

    Rest in peace, Olivia Newton-John. Our favorite muse returned home this morning at the age of 73 after living with cancer for 30 years. Condolences go out to her husband "Amazon" John and her daughter Chloe.

    • @lisaowen6103
      @lisaowen6103 2 роки тому +14

      Well said. She was a beautiful soul.

    • @Joreel
      @Joreel 2 роки тому +9

      The world is a little less bright without her beauty and her grace.

    • @jhOO7
      @jhOO7 2 роки тому +11

      She passed away 42 years after the release of Xanadu.

    • @richardkaltenbach3961
      @richardkaltenbach3961 10 місяців тому

      Sadly It Took Both OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AND DONNA SUMMER!!

  • @catieschrager5282
    @catieschrager5282 Рік тому +9

    She literally is the most precious human being without bows and with bows she’s more precious.

  • @omaramador4669
    @omaramador4669 Рік тому +7

    This movie was made for dreamers just for them and for me.
    The music, one of the best at that time, the effects the colors.
    This movie screamed the beginning of the new decade. The decade that defined everything. The decade that stoned the beauty, fantasy, wishes, dreams.
    The decade that I was so happy and still for being a teenager.
    Was the the time when you can make from impossible to POSSIBLE.
    I wanna go back to those times.
    Thank you for posting this

    • @MRWIL246
      @MRWIL246 2 місяці тому

      You nailed it my friend Xanadu is basic of Zeus daughters the Muse, each one had a quest to do, kind of interesting that one was in Hollywood, where is she now I wonder. Anyway Liv was the youngest and yes the Rebel. She help Gene create his dream about 40 years ago and so she had plans to do it again except she wasn't expected to fall in love. It was Zeus granting his daughter her wish to be in love with that fella and live happily ever after.

    • @NuGanjaTron
      @NuGanjaTron День тому

      Thank YOU for posting your comment! Indeed, everything seemed possible back then. It was a shiny new decade full of possibilities and promises -- some kept, others maybe not so much. But I see _none_ of that anymore in the 2020s.... 😉

  • @kimgower4744
    @kimgower4744 2 роки тому +63

    One of my all-time favourites as a child was watching Xanadu. Imagining that one day you could be like ONJ; actress, singer, dancer, beautiful inside & out. This should never have bombed out at the box office - it was another masterpiece by Olivia. Rest In Peace now, you fought so bravely for three decades, you've more than earned your wings, but you will be so very missed 💔

  • @Purplenpinkk
    @Purplenpinkk 2 роки тому +72

    I will love this movie forever. I was 11 when It came out - my mother took me to see it in the movie theater. I was a rollerskating fanatic at the time, and wore those barrettes with the ribbons. I wanted so bad to have a collection of dresses like Kira and the muses. As an adult, I own the soundtrack and VHS. I remember they screened this at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood for the 30th anniversary and I went to see it...I had this song played at the beginning of my wedding reception while everyone was being seated.

    • @jakester455
      @jakester455 2 роки тому +5

      I was a little older, I paid to see this in the theater. The film has just two saving graces. One, it would be unwatchable without ELO's soundtrack. It grounds the film and provides a consistent atmosphere. And it had Olivia Newton John. You can't look away from her. RIP, sweet and beautiful angel.

  • @aaronsrok3422
    @aaronsrok3422 2 роки тому +132

    I love this scene because you see how much they all love the mortal realm and being in it. They love to be a part if it. Breathing the air, their senses are in overload and they just can't contain their joy.

    • @OreadNYC
      @OreadNYC 2 роки тому +16

      At least as I interpreted it, the Muses are goddesses of inspiration...and it's difficult to either inspire other or be inspired yourself when you're feeling ambivalent or depressed or tired. They're probably excited to have an opportunity to fulfill the purpose for which they were created...especially since Kira's reaction when she's released from the mural suggests that she and her sisters actually don't get to be corporeal very often.

    • @hectorgarcia8691
      @hectorgarcia8691 2 роки тому +10

      Nice to see y’all under the muse enchantment 😊

    • @nataliemontoya7854
      @nataliemontoya7854 Рік тому +1

      Awe I never thought of this scene that way. You have great perception thanks for sharing❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

    • @DruidsCalling
      @DruidsCalling Рік тому

      😊

    • @FaytLinegod
      @FaytLinegod Рік тому

      @@OreadNYC That's exactly what they are. The Muses come to Earth very often to help inspire people. I wish the movie had showcased the rest of them more.

  • @robfuzz
    @robfuzz 2 роки тому +42

    my favorite scene in the movie. I was entranced. Despite not being a good film it has lived on in the hearts of many. We're still talking about it all these years later, and not just because Olivia passed. This "bad" movie became a hit Tony nominated musical too and the soundtrack was a smash.

    • @TheKissyfer
      @TheKissyfer 2 роки тому +4

      I saw the show on Broadway years ago and loved it! And the movie is amazing in my mind 🙂

    • @manawizard
      @manawizard 2 роки тому +2

      What makes this movie bad?

    • @robfuzz
      @robfuzz 2 роки тому +4

      @@manawizard It’s rather cheesy and the dialogue isn’t great but I loved it!

    • @guillermojoaquinbello448
      @guillermojoaquinbello448 11 місяців тому

      By any means this is a bad film. It's a fantasy musical with excellent music and dancing. Shame that so many narrow-minded people with bad taste couldn't understand what this film was about.

  • @JustinCredible61-g8n
    @JustinCredible61-g8n 3 роки тому +59

    This isn't the only part of the movie that gives me real chills...

  • @aarongarcia1101
    @aarongarcia1101 2 роки тому +71

    Man, if I could only go back to 1980! Not to rule the world, but to relive this awesome incredible time to be ALIVE!

    • @thunderverna
      @thunderverna 2 роки тому +5

      The 80s were so awesome. No wonder we get nostalgic 🥰

    • @phoenix0477
      @phoenix0477 2 роки тому +7

      If you find a way. I'll come. I truly truly miss the 80s

    • @lindaslattery8341
      @lindaslattery8341 2 роки тому +3

      I was 10 when this movie came out. Didn’t see it in theaters but it played on HBO constantly. This is my favorite scene in the entire movie 😊

    • @thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288
      @thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288 Рік тому

      Save me a ticket!..... PLEASE 🙏

    • @TaroTaraufau
      @TaroTaraufau Рік тому

      Can I come too?

  • @avan5140
    @avan5140 3 роки тому +40

    Oh my God, those barrettes she’s wearing…my friends and I used to make them in every possible color combination. I remember bugging my mom to go to the fabric store again and again to get more of those little skinny ribbons. Olivia is glorious, and this movie, although bizarre, was really a feast for the eyes.

  • @varowan1
    @varowan1 2 роки тому +13

    I first saw Xanadu at 4. This scene made me become a dancer. I love you now and forever, my beloved Olivia.

  • @dwightbell9098
    @dwightbell9098 2 роки тому +30

    This scene was genius and beautiful . Everything about it

  • @catsofastypalea
    @catsofastypalea 17 днів тому +2

    What a fabulous and fun movie. Full of great music. Olivia Newton John was a beautiful person, inside and out. ❤

  • @emilynewton1921
    @emilynewton1921 3 роки тому +101

    Love her! Love ELO! Used to pretend to be Kira roller dancing down in my basement.

    • @Dr.M.VincentCurley
      @Dr.M.VincentCurley 3 роки тому +5

      I used to rollerblade near Santa Monica hoping someone would run into me and kiss me.

    • @vivianhalvatsis4877
      @vivianhalvatsis4877 3 роки тому +1

      Haha, when I wasn't pretending to be Stevie Nicks I was Kira 😀

  • @dave55ides
    @dave55ides Рік тому +10

    That smile - a million watts - unforgettable

  • @MasterJediDude
    @MasterJediDude 3 роки тому +57

    I still have wonderful memories of this movie and this takes me back to a better, innocent time. It would have done better had it come right on the heels of Grease, but I suppose it did (movies took forever to get made back then). By 1980, disco was dying/dead, but rollerskating was still huge and our roller rink was a bit like Xanadu. I will never understand the people who despise a movie about love and dreams. There's so much to like in this movie -- always has been one of my guilty pleasures. And Olivia was smoking hot in this movie -- and so were the Muses.
    Sandahl Bergman dancing at 1:58 still gets my blood boiling every time I see her. Just an amazing, talented woman in her own right. I wish she had done more movies. As the one professional/competitive dancer in this clip, you can see how she inspires and leads the other models.

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 2 роки тому +2

      It's so liminal cause it references both the dying 70s and the coming 80s.

    • @MasterJediDude
      @MasterJediDude 2 роки тому +1

      @@bryanchandler3486 exactly. And it takes a stab at styles that haven’t quite been defined at the time. You can see influences of disco, punk, electronica, pop-n-lock/breakdancing, early metal, and notes of big band/swing. You can even see transitioning hairstyles and clothing.

    • @SteveBonario
      @SteveBonario 2 роки тому

      There are many reasons to love Xanadu (Olivia, ELO, the Soundtrack, the innocence at its heart), but it is a disaster as a film. The script and storyline are poorly developed. A director and editor can do wonders with limited material and just didn't in this case. The script writers and director had no idea how to develop a character-driven narrative (whereas Grease had a simple narrative that also delivered memorable characterizations and songs, by comparison). The 2007-8 Broadway musical satire did a much better job of telling the story by adding "villain" muses and making the whole thing a celebration of the disco-fied Greek mythology.
      Don't get me wrong, I love a lot about Xanadu -- I have listened to the Xanadu soundtrack and its songs regularly since its release (I have the vinyl, cassette, CD, and even a 45 single of Magic) -- but it is a painful film to sit through whenever Olivia is *not* on screen singing.

  • @sopyleecrypt6899
    @sopyleecrypt6899 Місяць тому +1

    As a little girl who loved dancing I ADORED this movie. Olivia Newton-John was perfect to me: beautiful, kind, a singer, a dancer, and she had ribbons in her hair! Yes, it's cheesy af but there's just something magical and sweet about this film and I will always love it.

  • @in3darts
    @in3darts 2 роки тому +41

    RIP Olivia Newton-John :-( I was in Ireland in 2017 on a business trip and heard she had just performed there and I missed it. As soon as I got home, I heard she was launching a tour in the US. The first concert was in my hometown of Grand Prairie, Texas. How awesome! It was a lifelong dream to hear her sing. I'm happy I got to hear her sing! She is so beautiful!

  • @FaytLinegod
    @FaytLinegod Рік тому +2

    The Muse in the foreground dancing at 1:56 is Sandhal Bergman, best known for playing Valeria in Conan the Barbarian.

  • @drusillamcrlover87
    @drusillamcrlover87 2 роки тому +19

    My sister and I loved watching this when we were little girls.
    R.I.P Olivia and thank you for everything ❤

    • @themoon7435
      @themoon7435 Рік тому +1

      Same with me and my sister. We wear flowy dresses and run around the house pretending we were muses lol

  • @RayR
    @RayR Рік тому +4

    How could you not like this. Beautiful ladies and great music by ELO.

  • @SkiitZ
    @SkiitZ 3 роки тому +29

    One of my late Grandfathers favourite songs and movies... Rest In Peace Grandad!! Love and miss you everyday

  • @ghostrights9314
    @ghostrights9314 3 роки тому +69

    I was born in 1993; I’m more nostalgic about the 80s than I am my own childhood!

    • @romanlegion2621
      @romanlegion2621 3 роки тому +4

      You know the 80s were awesome when people who weren’t even a pet of them are nostalgic for them. I lived through them and miss them

    • @ghostrights9314
      @ghostrights9314 3 роки тому +1

      @@romanlegion2621 Indeed! :)

    • @vaessaogeanavarro3556
      @vaessaogeanavarro3556 3 роки тому +1

      xanadu 1980

    • @inkadinkadoodle
      @inkadinkadoodle 3 роки тому +1

      You're already a more well-rounded person than many folks in your age range...and you'll only improve on that, as long as you keep that sense of nostalgia. ;)
      I'm not so sure it's nostalgia, though...I think a person can only have nostalgia for times or experiences that they've had, themselves.
      I think what you have is an affinity for the 80s! that's great! i entered junior high in 1980, so for me, the 80s were all about pop culture -- and enjoying it, 80s teen-style! :)

    • @mikejack1138
      @mikejack1138 2 роки тому +2

      Born in 1975...I lived the entire decade as a child...I miss it so much...

  • @clamshell6863
    @clamshell6863 2 роки тому +24

    Rest in peace, Olivia Newton John. Still the best movie opening ever.

  • @kevinrodriquez6546
    @kevinrodriquez6546 3 роки тому +88

    These effects must have been ground breaking for 1980

    • @aleksandarradovic3337
      @aleksandarradovic3337 3 роки тому +8

      cutting edge!!!

    • @Phoenix-hf7bw
      @Phoenix-hf7bw 3 роки тому +4

      They were bad lol

    • @nocountry4oldfreeman
      @nocountry4oldfreeman 3 роки тому +8

      The Empire Strikes Back came out the same year. So. . .yeah, even for 1980, they were pretty cheesy, LOL.

    • @alisonholland7531
      @alisonholland7531 3 роки тому +1

      They were - believe me, I was 20 years old then 😁

    • @dan_hitchman007
      @dan_hitchman007 2 роки тому +2

      Actually, it was hand rotoscoped animation. A very old film technique.

  • @murrayleewilson0755
    @murrayleewilson0755 3 роки тому +21

    Definitely the most underrated music sound track of any movie. All concerned were at the top of their game, even Gene Kelly and show any other movie ever made when the biggest group of the day had FIVE hit songs in it.

    • @havensmm9308
      @havensmm9308 Рік тому

      Are you speaking about "Saturday Night Fever" when the Bee Gees had tons of hits on that soundtrack? For the movie "Xanadu", ELO had nothing to do with the songs "Magic" and "Suddenly" - both big hits for Olivia Newton-John and both written and produced by her longtime record producer and songwriter, John Farrar.

    • @murrayleewilson0755
      @murrayleewilson0755 Рік тому

      @Haven SMM Umn, no. There were four hits from both Saturday Night Fever and Grease and both movies, had their share of turkeys. Xanadu had five and would have had more if not for the critics as every song from it was good but then again, E.L.O. and OlIvia had five songs each.
      Olivia was also the number one artist for movie hit songs being the main singer in both Grease and Xanadu as well as in five other movies.
      She also had history's biggest selling song with "Physical" which was only overtaken by "Thriller".

    • @havensmm9308
      @havensmm9308 Рік тому

      @@murrayleewilson0755 Okay, I thought you were talking about one group having 5 songs from one Soundtrack and that would be the Bee Gees, since there were 5 singles from Saturday Night Fever and all were written and produced by the Bee Gees. The first 4 all went to #1 and I guess it depends if you consider “More Than a Woman” a hit.
      How Deep is Your Love
      Stayin’ Alive
      Night Fever
      If I Can’t Have You
      More Than a Woman
      Yes, Xanadu had 5 hits, but only 3 were written and produced by ELO. The other two were written and produced by John Farrar. I am very familiar with Olivia's discography. And as much as I love ONJ and her huge hit "Physical" which spent 10 weeks at number 1, it was not history's biggest selling song, nor was it overtaken by Thriller. Off the Thriller album, Beat It and Billie Jean were much bigger selling hit songs. Actually "You're the One That I Want" is listed as one of the best selling songs of all time.

    • @marcisikoff
      @marcisikoff Рік тому

      @@murrayleewilson0755 The soundtrack was also part of their orginal plan what with the 80s take on a Big Band Musical movie. That said the sountrack was to be split 60/40 for ONJ and ELO which is mostly true with ELO having 4 songs, and ONJ 6 but Dancin' definitely had the Tubes playing 1/2 of that mashup but is credited to ONJ.

    • @murrayleewilson0755
      @murrayleewilson0755 Рік тому

      @marcisikoff I see. Actually, as good as Iluvia and E.L.O. were, I think that there is one other band that would have been brilliant for songs in a movie like these ones and that would be K.C. And The Sunshine Band.
      For this movie, E.L.O. was still the best pick because I think that they're the best band at singing a song with other artists but K.C. And The Sunshine Band would still be brilliant at both more up-tempo, fun songs and the slower, more serious ones such as their later hit, Please Don't Go.
      It's such a shame that their songs weren't on the one movie the same way. The Bee Gees were credited with making disco popular but that's wrong.
      What really made disco explode was K.C. And The Sunshine Band's song, "That's The Way. People went absolutely crazy over that song, largely because of it's opening, Joyful line but also because of the rhythmic, canting style disco beat.
      The Bee Gees first semi disco song, I don't consider it disco actually, was their song "Jive Talking" which came just before.
      Up until then, you still had some song's such as "Born To Be Alive" but people's reaction to "That's The Way" was just crazy. Everyone just lived the opening and they couldn't help chanting along with the "That's the way. Un huh uh huh lyrics
      Catchy doesn't begin to say it, more like driven. The only other song that I've ever seen that got people going so much was Blondie's "Heart Of Glass.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining Рік тому +2

    4th one to start is def the best dancer. 2nd woman to "awake" is GORGEOUS! Olivia can't dance but always the cutest! :)

  • @chadlumpkin2375
    @chadlumpkin2375 3 роки тому +89

    Jeff Lynn was a true genius! Love the entire soundtrack of Xanadu.

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 2 роки тому +1

      Check out The Move some time, his previous band with Roy Wood, who also has a fantastic solo album called Mustard!

    • @artxxx7832
      @artxxx7832 2 роки тому +4

      IS a real genius, he is still alive

    • @kenjahde2592
      @kenjahde2592 2 роки тому +2

      Jeff would be a great one for Dolly Parton to make a rock album with. Besides bringing Olivia into the progressive rock world he was the mastermind behind The Traveling Wilberies. I think a collaboration between Jeff and Dolly would be Xanadu level of musical brilliance.

    • @sralyn
      @sralyn Рік тому

      @@artxxx7832 Yes he is...and a babe and a half

    • @guillermojoaquinbello448
      @guillermojoaquinbello448 11 місяців тому

      John Farrar is also a genius.

  • @daniellares6096
    @daniellares6096 4 місяці тому +1

    My mother and I used to watch this and when ahe passed away i always play this song and/or watch this film to remember the good time, seriously everyone be happy to be alive and appreciate this gem of a musical and ONJ!

  • @inspectorpineapple98
    @inspectorpineapple98 4 роки тому +35

    “I’m Alive” nice choice of song. I love Electric Light Orchestra!

  • @solracer66
    @solracer66 Рік тому +2

    I wonder how many people realize that this is a remake to the sequel to a well-known film. Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Xanadu (1980) are remakes of Here Comes Mr Jordan (1941) and it's sequel Down to Earth (1947) which somehow makes Xanadu sort of a sequel to Heaven Can Wait...

    • @themagus5906
      @themagus5906 11 місяців тому

      I don't see any of that at all. I have seen all of those films.

    • @josealbornoz1670
      @josealbornoz1670 2 місяці тому

      A quien le importa eso aweonao

  • @maurimartinez8720
    @maurimartinez8720 4 роки тому +28

    Una de las mejores canciones de la ELO...Me maravilló la primera vez que escuché la canción en el verano de 1980 y lo sigue haciendo...OBRA MAESTRA!!!...

  • @foxyman9449
    @foxyman9449 2 роки тому +10

    Rest in peace, Olivia Newton John. You were a special light to this world.

  • @maree-mareesongwriter6226
    @maree-mareesongwriter6226 3 роки тому +40

    This movie was always my guilty pleasure. The music and dance is wonderful and Olivia, gorgeous as ever. I think it was perhaps not the right fit for its time but as a fantasy musical, it's original and unique, and has become somewhat of a cult classic now.

  • @rebeccaturner597
    @rebeccaturner597 9 місяців тому +14

    I remember dancing to this with my sisters in the living room. We would turn it up so loud. Those memories….😂❤😊

  • @TeeAichTee
    @TeeAichTee 2 роки тому +4

    nice to see i'm not the only person who came to view this particular clip on this sad day. rest in peace lovely olivia.

  • @1Ledith
    @1Ledith 2 місяці тому +1

    I was a child but I kept this in my mind and called the glow "Xanadu effect", imaging some kind of magic I wanted to have to change the world

  • @Skysenshi
    @Skysenshi 2 роки тому +3

    Landed here because of Olivia Newton John's recent passing. Beautiful, talented woman. She will be missed. I also appreciate that in 1980, the muses were diverse!

  • @georgiegirlization
    @georgiegirlization Рік тому +2

    Love the music, the dance, the magic and Olivia. Such a beautiful smile

  • @xisburnttoast5372
    @xisburnttoast5372 3 роки тому +87

    this should be included in next Garudians of Galaxy movie

  • @billhogue9523
    @billhogue9523 2 роки тому +2

    I was ten when this came out and loved it. Now I'm a grown man and will watch tonight. Olivia Newton John was one of my first crushes.

  • @SolSister10596
    @SolSister10596 2 роки тому +6

    I am so thankful to my mom for showing me all of the great music and movies from her time while I was growing up. Sad to see so many people my age and younger dismiss the classics.

    • @lisaowen6103
      @lisaowen6103 2 роки тому

      I'm often amazed when younger people hear the original songs. And don't realize that some songs of today contain snipits of older music.🎼

  • @eowyn1964
    @eowyn1964 2 роки тому +2

    Such joyful dancing! Terrific choreography, and yes, muses from all sorts of ethnicities. And Olivia makes roller blading along the seafront look pretty good, too!

  • @Kohntarkosz
    @Kohntarkosz 2 роки тому +7

    I believe the fourth Muse to step out of the painting is Sandahl Bergman. That's definitely her at 1:57. I've had a crush on her for over 30 years, having seen in movies like Conan The Barbarian and Hell Comes To Frogtown, and also a great episode of Hart To Hart, where she plays a scuba diving assassin. I didn't realize she was in thsi movie until I saw it again a few years ago, and spotted her name in the closing credits. I never knew she was a dancer also. I had to go back to this sequence and watch it slow motion.

  • @TheKissyfer
    @TheKissyfer 2 роки тому +2

    RIP beautiful Queen Olivia (Kira!) My dad took 6 year old me to the theater to see this movie - I think because he had a crush on you, sweet Olivia lol! Thank you for being such a positive ray of beauty and sunshine in my childhood. You fought a good fight, now rest in paradise. We will all miss you so much 😞

  • @BrentsTreehouse
    @BrentsTreehouse 3 роки тому +7

    Loved the movie and soundtrack, my parents played it a lot growing up. This music and movie are underappreciated!

  • @ferreirasilas
    @ferreirasilas Рік тому +2

    I was 7 y.o. when Xanadu came out, this scene when the muses come to life impressed me so much that I still remember it vividly. And obviously I became one among the thousands who fell in love with Olivia NJ.

  • @WorgenGrrl
    @WorgenGrrl 3 роки тому +14

    My favorite scene. Pretty impressive for before CGI.

  • @Prence
    @Prence 2 роки тому +8

    I absolutely love this movie. One of my all time favorites.

  • @TheGuillermo519
    @TheGuillermo519 3 роки тому +26

    This song and scene is energizing.

    • @johnhewitt564
      @johnhewitt564 2 роки тому +1

      I always look for odd stuff about movie and music stars after they pass away, this scene where she "come alive" as a ghost(sort of) on the day she died, movie came out on the same day 1980. Creepy odd.

  • @BevBC-q3v
    @BevBC-q3v 6 місяців тому +1

    8/9 year old me, seeing that opening scene for the first time...to me was OMG magic! Still is, still LOVE it, ELO, roller skating, dancing, muses!!!

  • @paulstone5125
    @paulstone5125 Рік тому +11

    Jeff Lynne has an incredible voice and talent.

  • @kriswoods4630
    @kriswoods4630 2 роки тому +8

    I can’t believe Olivia is gone. This song and movie brings back so many memories of roller skating in my basement pretending I was her. RIP icon Olivia. You were my idol. Heaven gained a beautiful angel. ❤️

    • @brigittealexander1967
      @brigittealexander1967 Рік тому

      I pretended I was her as well. I was fascinated with the whole Xanadu concept.

  • @nappyfries
    @nappyfries 2 роки тому +3

    I just found out ONJ died & my heart is broken! Definitely need to watch this now.

  • @petrosanagnostakis8382
    @petrosanagnostakis8382 2 роки тому +1

    RIP beautiful Olivia. Thank you for your music, your smile, and your grace

  • @oshimad
    @oshimad 3 роки тому +17

    I'm so happy Xanadu found me through my algorithms

  • @OmarAmador-w7t
    @OmarAmador-w7t 3 місяці тому +1

    Just……… pure magic
    I watched this movie 44 years ago when I was a kid (12)
    The music, the dancers, the costumes, the choreographers………
    This movie puts me in other dimension ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @shannonfitz
    @shannonfitz 2 роки тому +3

    Rest in peace Dame Olivia Newton-John! Will cherish your music and movies forever.

  • @GoodMrDawes
    @GoodMrDawes Місяць тому +2

    Awesome. I thought this movie and soundtrack were the bomb as a kid.

  • @mainstreetsaint36
    @mainstreetsaint36 2 роки тому +3

    RIP Olivia Newton-John. You won't be forgotten for a very long time.

  • @hardandsoftm
    @hardandsoftm 6 місяців тому +1

    Впервые увидел мюзикл в 2024 году, и уже на раз пересматриваю клипы оттуда. Явно недооцененная, красивая сказка, такого качества не хватает.

  • @sbrecke1507
    @sbrecke1507 2 роки тому +4

    You are alive Miss Olivia, and no more cancer, enjoy your new journey, you'll be with your loved ones again someday 😇

  • @abehambino
    @abehambino 5 місяців тому +1

    It’s freaky how well this movie bridges the 70s and 80s!

  • @Laraine.Schollmann
    @Laraine.Schollmann Рік тому +4

    Thank You..... Remembering ELO, Electric Light Orchestra

  • @aliciacherry7155
    @aliciacherry7155 2 роки тому +1

    And ELOs music!! Ah amazing. 1st movie I ever saw in a theater. Love you ONJ

  • @Terable13
    @Terable13 2 роки тому +4

    ❤️ I cried a bit too much watching this today. Rest well ❤️

  • @Razorhaloforever
    @Razorhaloforever 3 дні тому

    Geez I am a kid again. Such a special memory for me. ONJ was my all time crush. May she forever be remembered and rest in peace.

  •  2 роки тому +30

    Descansa en paz Olivia Newton John.. mi idolo y una de las mejores cantantes que para mi han existido ..😭

    • @almasaenz
      @almasaenz 2 роки тому +8

      Así es, de las más talentosas, bellas y dulces estrellas... ahora brillará en el firmamento 🌟
      QEPD 🙌🏽

  • @pinpointpinpoint6017
    @pinpointpinpoint6017 Рік тому +1

    A shout out to Jeff Lynne! On the ELO greatest hits album, he included the song, 'XANADO' sung by Olivia

  • @chrisengelke1371
    @chrisengelke1371 2 роки тому +4

    I always loved this movie! RIP Olivia! My heart breaks.

  • @bucks614
    @bucks614 9 місяців тому +1

    I watch this whenever I need to just cathartically sing out my frustrations and desires. So Good!

  • @eleonoraclark5091
    @eleonoraclark5091 2 роки тому +3

    😪Today we have lost Miss Olivia Newton John. What an exquisite voice! Kira, you will be forever loved, Sandy, we will forever be hopelessly devoted to you! Thank you Miss Olivia!!❤ May you rest in peace!!😪❤

  • @peterdaly6560
    @peterdaly6560 3 місяці тому

    The good memories this film brings back to me are indescribable. Love every song in it. ONJ, ELO, and The Tubes, perfect together!

  • @Julie_the_land_mermaid
    @Julie_the_land_mermaid 2 роки тому +3

    Always thought this part was so magical when I was little. They just don't make fun movies like this anymore.

  • @kevinkilburn1317
    @kevinkilburn1317 Місяць тому +1

    I thought this was such a great opening. There was little before this other than some minor action with the credits, then wow this! Say what you want about Xanadu, but I still think it's a great musical. Embarrassingly, I just now noticed that the dancers at the end are these muses. The big screen makes a difference.

  • @cars8459
    @cars8459 2 роки тому +3

    Heaven for me would be being eternally young, beautiful and able to dance on air surrounded by love snd rainbows!

  • @kathymartin7724
    @kathymartin7724 Рік тому

    Great song and video from a great movie. We still have the album. Rest in paradise Olivia Newton John. A hug from Earth. Smile ☺.

  • @lisalovelace6784
    @lisalovelace6784 2 роки тому +5

    I know this movie got horrible reviews, but my daughter and I loved Xanadu, this was one of my favorite scenes, I also got to see ELO a few years back for the first time, it was amazing. My daughter loved Gene Kelly and I had the biggest crush on Michael Beck.

  • @peredhillover1
    @peredhillover1 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this fond memory from my childhood. I greatly appreciate it!

  • @mego73
    @mego73 3 роки тому +4

    This opening was epic! You got to give that to this poor little movie I love that.

  • @jimbell4137
    @jimbell4137 Місяць тому +2

    About 40 years ago I read an article about how complex the creation of this affect was. Well before most CGI that we know of.

  • @splatterphoenixchannelz9330
    @splatterphoenixchannelz9330 2 роки тому +5

    The cheese factor alone should make this a cult classic! These songs rock! Aug. 2022

  • @genebaxter
    @genebaxter 7 місяців тому +2

    I am 57 yrs old and this is my all time favorite movie idk why it just is , maybe cause I'm gen x

  • @kelseyledoux485
    @kelseyledoux485 2 роки тому +5

    I love this movie ! Dancing around my living room in Barbie skates at 8 . Rip Olivia

  • @cosmicgirl9791
    @cosmicgirl9791 3 місяці тому +1

    When you're the daughter of Zeus and you've just eaten readybrek ... the collaboration is a motivation in itself 😂😂😂

  • @Roodrigo28
    @Roodrigo28 2 роки тому +32

    Es una película muy hermosa y no lo voy a discutir con nadie. Olivia, buen viaje 👋. XANADU!! 👏👏👏⛸️⛸️👏👏👏

  • @FeralPlumber
    @FeralPlumber 2 роки тому +1

    Kissed by a Muse; Xanadu is just a so-so movie, but the soundtrack is glorious and ONJ was so beautiful in it as well----RIP, see you on the other side.

  • @flacorocks2513
    @flacorocks2513 3 роки тому +3

    ELO made this song magic and also all of these women Goddesses in my 10 yr old eyes back then and to this day!!

  • @cdpwillprevail1
    @cdpwillprevail1 4 місяці тому +1

    I simply loved this movie. Very underrated. ELO, Olivia, Cliff Richard all musical geniuses in this movie. Plus Michael Beck from the Warriors movie as well.