Olivia Newton-John nació el 26 de septiembre de 1948 en Cambridge, Reino Unido, pero su legado y fama se expanden mucho más allá de esa pequeña ciudad británica. Hija de Irene Born y Brinley Newton-John, su padre fue oficial de inteligencia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y su madre la hija del Nobel de Física Max Born. Además, Olivia tuvo dos hermanos mayores, Hugh y Rona. Desde muy pequeña, la música formó parte de su vida, algo que más adelante definiría su carrera profesional.
En su adolescencia, la familia de Olivia se trasladó a Melbourne, Australia. Aquí comenzó su carrera artística al ganar un concurso de talentos en un programa de televisión local, "Sing, Sing, Sing". Este logro le permitió grabar su primer sencillo, aunque aún estaba por definir su estilo y encontrar su lugar en la industria musical.
Olivia lanzó varios sencillos durante los años 60 y principios de los 70, pero fue en 1971 que su carrera dio un giro significativo con la canción "If Not for You", un cover de Bob Dylan. Este sencillo obtuvo reconocimiento tanto en Australia como en el Reino Unido, situándola en el radar internacional.
Sin duda, uno de los momentos más emblemáticos en la carrera de Olivia Newton-John fue su participación en la icónica película "Grease" (1978), donde protagonizó junto a John Travolta. Interpretando a Sandy, Olivia se transformó en un
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You ain't got the right to tell me I'm not lonely
You don't understand what I've been through
He had every right to do the wrong that he done to me
But that don't make it easier to lose
No that don't make it easier to lose
I woke up Monday morning
With the feeling he was gone
And I turned to face an empty place and I realized
That I didn't smell no coffee and all his pretty clothes were gone
I cried the first of the many tears you'll see me crying from now on
And you ain't got the right to tell me I'm not lonely
You don't understand what I've been through
He had every right to do the wrong that he done to me
But that don't make it easier to lose
No that don't make it easier to lose
I know his list of lovers was just as long as mine
But the sometime friend of a natural woman is to settle down
But the one time ways of that man
Have done busted up my mind
Now he's out the door, he's got one more
On his list than I got on mine
And you ain't got the right to tell me I'm not lonely
You don't understand what I've been through
He had every right to do the wrong that he done to me
But that don't make it easier to lose
No that don't make it easier to lose
Well, it's gonna be a long time before I pass this way again
I been dragged through school and I've learned the rules
And it seems to me
That a man'll love to fool ya
And he won't always fool you nice
Yes he had his turn, I guess I've learned
And no he ain't gonna fool me twice
And you still ain't got the right to tell me I'm not lonely
You don't understand what I've been through
He had every right to do the wrong that he done to me
But that don't make it easier to lose