Finish the lyrics to the 1981 hit "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John: sweet songbird turned pop provocateur. Her career reads like a "How to Shock Middle America" manual, but here's the kicker - she might not have planned it that way at all.
Let's rewind to the early '70s. Olivia's topping charts with country-pop crossovers like "Let Me Be There" and "I Honestly Love You." She's the poster child for wholesome entertainment, collecting Grammys like they're going out of style. America's eating it up, one saccharine chorus at a time.
Then 1978 rolls around, and bam - "Grease" happens. Suddenly, Olivia's trading poodle skirts for skin-tight leather, and Danny's not the only one with chills multiplying. But here's where it gets interesting: this wasn't some calculated career move. Olivia was reluctant to take the role, thinking at 29 she was too old to play a high schooler. Little did she know she was about to become every teenager's - and let's face it, every dad's - fantasy.
The '80s dawn, and Olivia's image keeps evolving. But it's not a straight line from good girl to bad. She's zigging and zagging, dropping country ballads one minute and pop bangers the next. In 1981, she releases "Physical," and suddenly gyms across America are a lot more crowded. The song's so suggestive it gets banned in some states - talk about free publicity.
But here's where we pump the brakes on our assumptions. Was this a deliberate ploy to shed her good-girl image? Not necessarily. Olivia's said she didn't even realize how risqué "Physical" was until after she recorded it. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes a song about working out is just... well, okay, maybe not in this case.
Amidst this whirlwind career, Olivia released a track that starts off with a scene we can all picture - dinner at an intimate restaurant. A classic opening for a love song, right? But Olivia, ever full of surprises, doesn't leave us lingering over dessert.
Can you finish this lyric from Olivia's 1981 hit "Physical": "I took you to an intimate restaurant, then to a..."?
