I was eleven or twelve when this one came out, and I remember like it was yesterday, yesterday, yesteday....
"Hopelessly Devoted to You", written by John Farrar, is a song originally performed by Olivia Newton-John. The song, featured in the film version of Grease, received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song, losing to "Last Dance" at the 51st Academy Awards. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming another hit from the film.
(source)I must admit - I have this on my iPod/iPhone. What a voice she had. It's particularly lovely around 1:33 and right toward the end at around 2:40 in this post-Grease promo video:
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My Dad loved ONJ... until he saw here with a cigarette at the end of Grease.
But that was "evil" Sandy!
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