Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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Olivia Get$ Physical At Murphy Center jCets get physical, physical. J want to get physical, JCefs get into physical. JCet me hear your body talk, body talk. Innocent. Youthful. Mellow. These are ords that described Olivia Newton- ohn in 1975, her first appearance at tTSU. Sensuous. Dynamic. Sex bomb. These |re words that describe her in 1982. On September 12. 1982, Olivia made a econd physical appearance in Murphy enter for a packed audience, which inged from babies to grandparents. Her nage had changed, as had her style of lusic, and her popularity was greater. The Olivia Newton-John show opened Mth Tom Scott, whose band also pro- ided the back-up music for Olivia. Scott, izz saxophonist, supplied the audience Mth his own distinctive material. Finally, the main event began. Olivia pened her show with a slide presenta- ion of film clippings of her singing histo- Musical selections popular to each Cet me hear your body talk. segment of her history were in corre- spondence to the time period. Included were the beginning days I Honestly Love You , Grease footage, Xanadue clips, and physical selections. At the end of the presentation, Olivia burst through the screen wearing a black mini dress with silver sequins and matching boots. Sing- ing Deeper Than the Night, and sport- ing her now famous haircut, she made her way around the stage, charming the audi- ence. And that was only the beginning. For all of her old fans, Olivia sang many of her first hits, including Let me Be There, Please Mr. Please, and Have You Never Been Mellow. All of these brought an immense response, as did Dolly Parton ' s song Jolene , which reflected a good-to-be-in-Nashville-area feeling from Olivia. After disappearing for about a minute, Olivia returned wear- ing a red mini dress while singing Mag- ic . A spinning mirror ball and dry ice fog floating on stage set the atmosphere. With the aid of her handsome male back-up singer, Dennis Demotto, Olivia sang Suddenly, originally done with Andy Gibb. At one point in the concert, Olivia raised a glass to her lips, then as an after- thought, said, Cheers ... or what do they say in Murfreesboro? Someone proved just where she was by yelling in a growling, husky voice, Give ' em hellll She smiled. This segment of the evening ended with a dolphin film, while Olivia raced back stage for yet another clothing change. Gradually she was entering her sex bomb image, leaving behind the soft love ballads and innocent years. Return- ing in a skin tight pants outfit, Olivia sang ???