If Not For You – Olivia Newton-John
Chart Position: 25
- Written and originally recorded by Bob Dylan (1970)
- Olivia Newton-John is from Melbourne Australia
- Her mother is the daughter of Nobel Laureate physicist Max Born
- Also recorded by George Harrison (1970), Glen Campbell (1973), Richie Havens (1976), Alexandru Andries (1986), Flatmates (1988), Jimmy LaFave (1999), Barb Jungr (2002), Read Yellow (2006), Rod Stewart (2006) and Bryan Ferry (2007)
Well, I thot it was really charming — much sweeter & more down-2-earth than soma her later stuff. & it’s so SIMPLE in the moon-june-spoon-style love-lyrics that it’s hard 2 Blieve Bob Dylan wrote it….
tad
July 21, 2009