![]() In 2021, Newton-John celebrated the 40th anniversary of the song and the album with a deluxe edition of Physical. “Physical” also helped Newton-John transition into her subsequent hits of love and longing like “Soul Kiss,” “Make a Move on Me” and “Twist of Fate.” 40 Years of “Physical” Let me hear your body talk, your body talk The controversy around the “Physical” and the suggestive meaning of the lyrics helped Newton-John shift from her predominantly clean-cut image-much like her goody-two-shoes Grease character, Sandy Olsson-to a woman more powerful, and sexy. ![]() I’m saying all the things that I know you’ll like The risqué lyrics talk about watching a “suggestive movie” and talking less, ‘ less its horizontally. ![]() Though there was more of a double entendre in the video for the track, there was no question what the lyrics were talking about: sex. Written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick, “Physical” was initially written with a male singer in mind and was first offered to Rod Stewart and then to Tina Turner before Newton-John got the track. ![]() #Olivia newton john physical full#I’m saying all the things that I know you’ll like / Making good conversation / I gotta handle you just right sings Olivia Newton-John on her 1981 hit “Physical.” Though the music video for the song was visualized by a gym full of men (and Newton-John) working out, the meaning of the song was never about “that kind of” workout.ĭressed in an electric blue, white, and pink leotard get-up, the video, directed by Brian Grant, finds Newton-John working out, and lusting after, a gym full of men with the visuals see-sawing between the cute and comical scenes to sexier ones complementing the lyrics. ![]()
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