obstacles that Olivia Newton-John has faced as a woman. Olivia Newton – John was born on 26 September 1948 in Cambridge, England to the parents of Brinley and Irene Newton – John. Olivia was the youngest of three with an older brother and sister. Brinley and Irene would take it in turns to sing to her throughout her childhood in English, German as well as French during the day and while getting her to sleep. By 15 months Olivia was able to recognise musical
Drive-in theatres, fixing up cars, and rock n’ roll were the only things that mattered to teenagers in the 1950’s. It is hard to find a drive-in theatre today but in the 50’s they were the place to go. It was where you went on a date especially if the boy had a car. Rock n’ roll is still considered the music that teenagers listen to during their rebellious stage, though the sound has changed drastically. From a time that gave the world movie theaters, colour television, and records from artists like
What makes Grease and Footloose an all-time classic musical film to watch is the way they easily appeal to teenagers then to teenagers now. The catchy tunes, stunning john Travolta in grease, same relatable plots in footloose, along with the wild dance moves in both movies is what makes these two films ironically very similar. Both of the main protagonists in this movie move to new areas, where new influences effect not only their teen romance, yet as well as affect their ability to avoid unwanted
Published in 1779, and still considered “one of the most popular songs in the English-speaking world” “Amazing Grace” was perhaps John Newton’s greatest known music compositions (Phipps). This influential hymn is inspired by Newton’s personal testimony of how he had graciously experienced forgiveness from God for living vilely and had been given a second chance at life with new eyes to explore his true purpose in this world. As a result of his transformed life, which his hymn so beautifully describes
moment not only to you but for many? The story behind John Newton, the writer of “Amazing Grace” is an incredible one. Having lost his mother two weeks before his seventh birthday, received eight dozen lashes and demoted from being a captain for attempting to flee navy, given as a slave to a slave trader in West Africa, and even the ship he was travelling on started to sink, he knew God still cared for him. Despite all the challenges, Newton called upon God for help and was saved. The ‘Amazing Grace’
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Responses to Amazing Grace Amazing Grace is a legendary song” published in 1779”(www.princeton.edu/-achaney/tmve/wiki100/docs/Amazing-Grace.html) that is also a poem where there are verses in this poem that suggest that the composer John Newton (1725-1807) was going through a pivotal point in his life and he felt that by writing these harmonic verses in rhythmic metaphors could captivate and inspire not only those that read “Amazing Grace” but especially everyone that listened to its meaning. Conviction
and characters in the movie. Some of the actors were John Travolta (Danny), Olivia Newton- John (Sandy), Jeff Conaway (Kenickie), Michael Tucci (Sonny), Barry Pearl (Doodie), Kelly Ward (Putzie), Stockard Channing (Betty Rizzo), Didi Conn (Frenchy), Jamie Donnelly (Jan), Dinah Manoff (Marty), Lorenzo Lamas (Tom). There is more as well but those are the main actors I’d say. I think the main actor/actress, Travolta, and Newton-John did the best and played their parts well. The other actors/actresses
pure movie magic. It just doesn't get much better than this. For those who have been living under a rock for the last quarter of a century, here's a refresher: high school heartthrob/big man on campus Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Australian goody-goody Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) spend the summer frolicking on the beach to the wafting sounds of "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing." Once school is back in session at Rydell High, Danny, thinking he will never see Sandy again, is back to his old
Imagine the world without music, some could not survive without music. The 1970s music hot genres were all about Disco. The 60s music genres were techno and pop. 1950s music genres were Jazz and blues. On the other hand, 1980 was considerably the best music decade yet. The historical, political, and social events of the 1980s affected music positively. In the 1980s, several historical events happened,farm crisis, aid, crisis debt recession, and MTV. The debt crisis affected the farming crisis
Grease is one of the best movies of the 1970s. It is a classic musical movie portrayed in a rather romantic and comedy manner. It was released in 1978 beautifully directed by Randal Kleiser starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the lead. Step Up, released in 2006, directed by well-known Anne Fletcher, stars Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum as the leads. Both movies have most certainly lived up to their respective reputations while Grease is still considered one of the finest movies
. Ferris Bueller Ferris Bueller's Day Off, while dated, is an essential high school movie. It details the convoluted scheme of Ferris Bueller to get out of school, resulting in a number of hijinks. Even with its innaccurate portrayal of what happens when you skip school, it's still a relatable adventure. 2. Project X Released in 2012, and a bit more modern, Project X details an 'epic' party thrown by Thomas (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper), and JB (Jonathan Daniel Brown). Intending to make
The Fabulous Vocal Group The Four Seasons During the 1960s The Four Seasons were one of the most successful white vocal groups. They had a series of great hits singles between 1962 and 1967. Fans just loved Frankie Valli’s piercing falsetto (three octave) voice. The group’s career spanned almost 40 years and during that time Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons sold more than 100 million records. Influenced by Other Bands and Singers Frankie Valli came into this world as Francis Castelluccio in 1937
became an important part of the Australian lifestyle, as a direct result of materialism and celebrity influence. People began focusing more on fitness in order to look better and stay in shape. Fitness clothes, popularised by singers such as Olivia-Newton John, were in bright colours and stretchy fabrics, completed with 80`s fashion staples such as legwarmers and headbands. The look soon gained popularity due to its convenience. Punk-inspired fashion developed as a rebellion against both the idealism
I watched the film Grease which was directed by Randal Kleiser. This film took place at Rydell high which was full ot, fun, crazy students. In the beginning, Sandy Dumbrowski the new girl in school, arrives to school. She explains how over the summer she and and a boy named Danny Zuko had a brief love affair. But it turns out he is a leader of the greaser gang called the T-Birds. Sandy tells her new classmates about Danny how sweet he was and how was different but she doesn’t know that he lies and
“If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength,” (Proverb). Remember sitting on the porch swing with grandpa and listening to him rant and rave about what seemed utterly irrelevant? What about the time that you got backhanded for rolling your eyes at crazy Mrs. Roberts when she would preach ‘life lessons’ at you? However, with age, it has become more and more apparent that maybe Mrs. Roberts wasn’t that far off from what is really the problems most fail to see. In today’s generation
On January 26, 2014, Hunter Hayes released Invisible. Invisible was recorded for Storyline, his second studio album. Hayes co-wrote this song with Bonnie Baker and Katrina Elam. He co-produced it with Dann Huff. On the day that the song was released to the public, Hayes also performed the song at the Grammys. A few hours after Hayes sung the song at the Grammys, 35,000 copies were purchased, making it his biggest debut thus far. Invisible falls into the country pop genre. Country pop was founded
“Summer lovin’ had me a blast, summer lovin’ happened so fast” popular lyrics from a song from the timeless classic musical Grease, about two teens who fall in love in the 1950s. It stars John Travolta as Danny Zuko, a greaser who is the leader of the “T-Birds” and Olivia Newton-John who plays Sandy Olsson, an Australian “goody two shoes” visiting California for summer vacation. During their time spent together at the beach, they fall in love, only to be torn apart at the end of the summer when
The genre i have studied is musicals. A musical is a film which has musical performances from the actors to express their feelings. The films from this genre that i studied are 'Singin' In The Rain' (Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952), 'Grease' (Randall Kleiser, 1978) and 'Hairspray'(Adam Shankman, 2007). I studied two characteristics of the musical genre (Breaking Into Song And Dance and The Grande Finale) that are shown in the films studied. The identifying characteristics of 'Breaking Into Song
Eugene Curran Kelly, more commonly known as Gene Kelly, was born August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was known for acting, dancing, singing, and his choreography. As a child, Gene Kelly played semiprofessional ice hockey, football, baseball, and was involved with gymnastics. He was into anything athletic thanks to his father, who was a huge sports fan and a traveling salesman. Gene Kelly’s major influence was his mother, who only wanted her children to understand and love the arts. She