Today would have been Olivia Newton-John’s 75th birthday and today’s music video of the day is one that she did in the late 80s.
The Rumour was the title track off of Newton-John’s 13th studio album. The song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and features John on the piano. The video features a stage-bound hotel, where rumors begin and spread with the help of the paparazzi. The snake crawling across a typewriter lets us know all that we need to know about Newton-John’s feelings towards the scandal-obsessed tabloid press.
This was one of the many music videos to be directed by Brian Grant, who worked with just about every prominent musical artist of the era.
Enjoy!