Newton-John, Olivia - Tied Up Lyrics






(Farrar/Ritenour)
You keep me waiting
I don't mind waiting
I don't wait for everyone
This is a one-time situation
You say you need me
I believe you need
But you're fooling no one
This is a one-time situation

What does it matter
Who's been taken in
Ah, what does it matter
When you've got two hearts
Aching to begin

Here's the opportunity
Come and take it to the nth degree
Don't be nervous, I don't have to be
Tied up in promises
Ooh, tied up in words that cut too deep
Tied up in promises we could never keep
I don't wanna let you down
Don't make me let you down

I get a feeling
A head-to-toe feeling
There's something special going on
This is a one-time situation
Take my affection
Give me love or rejection
Honey, do what must be done
This is a one-time situation

What does it matter
Who's been taken in
Ah, what does it matter
When you've got two hearts
Aching to begin

Here's the opportunity
Come and take it to the nth degree
Don't be nervous, I don't have to be
Tied up in promises
Ooh, tied up in words that cut too deep
Tied up in promises we could never keep
I don't wanna let you down
Don't make me let you down

This is a one-time situation
This is a one-time situation

Don't get me tied up
Don't get me tied up





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  1. G.... S....

    this was in her heart attack LP

  2. N.... ....

    Check out the original by the writer: Lee Ritenour. I honestly didn’t even know ONJ had covered it. She did great but I have to say I prefer the original with Eric Tagg on vocals.

  3. P.... M....

    Still hot in 2019!!

  4. J.... M....

    This song is so great and so sexy. It should have been a big hit

  5. g.... ....

    I love every single thing about this. Thank you for sharing!

  6. S.... C....

    Who is listening And watching that in 2019?

  7. m.... d....

    She Def had a nose job

  8. R.... W....

    Olivia was the first pop female singer when you think about who brought a subtle eroticism to most of her songs/videos

  9. F.... M....

    Olivia is a classic of pop: sweetest voice and so charming pretty.

  10. V.... W....

    Listening to Olivia make you feel love ❤️

  11. B.... C....

    I still love this in 2019! Still a jam to me!

  12. B.... D....

    I love you Olivia, be strong, you can beat Cancer, my mom did on stage 4 in the lungs.

  13. b.... f....

    olivia really enjoying herself on this one

  14. J.... ....

    Originally this song was for stevie nicks for her unrealsed album mirror mirror

    J.... ....

    Nah, I can't see Stevie belting this one. Good idea to hand this one to ONJ.

    J.... ....

    @blachubear there's leaked demos of the sing song on here
    https://youtu.be/3Nkgb4OvVoI

    J.... ....

    Really? I never heard that before. Would've been interesting to hear Nicks' version but i'm still really glad that ONJ got this one. It is Pop Perfection.

    J.... ....

    @KoolCat ! you can find them on YouTube

    J.... ....

    JesseGoodwin2635 Ok, i’ll check it out. Thx.

  15. P.... B....

    She's beautiful but if she would have had the long hair she would have been even more beautiful. I didn't like it when she cut her hair

    P.... B....

    Y the short length and headband was trendy and fit for that era but I liked it long especially the Xanadu styles.

  16. J.... W....

    Love her but those corny sex looks are dumb. Lol.

  17. M.... F....

    Don't you just miss those days when popstars were filthy gorgeous due to eating desorders and nobody seemed to mind because it was the price to be paid for the star figure?!

  18. R.... C....

    I still love this classic by her!

  19. S.... C....

    Who is listening and watching that in 2018?

    S.... C....

    And 2019!

    S.... C....

    More than 55 thousand people, why?

    S.... C....

    If we weren't currently listening, why would we even be here? Most tired & lame comment on YouTube.

    S.... C....

    Better question is what people are actually listening to the garbage the music industry shovels out today? :p

  20. m.... ....

    Sexy Olivia !!

  21. c.... ....

    oliver is so fun in this. what a find, made my day.

  22. S.... ....

    Gorgeous here

  23. c.... d....

    le top du top...pour 10 000 ans!

  24. T.... ....

    Love that her band from the Physical Tour is in this.

  25. b.... ....

    seriously underrated

  26. J.... ....

    lol and I thought Rock Me Tonight was cheezy

  27. m.... ....

    Absolute classic!

  28. N.... R....

    love this song

  29. R.... W....

    Olivia does the swish.

  30. R.... T....

    She didn't have to dress in risque clothes to be sexy

  31. R.... C....

    This is one of her best, sexiest songs! Talk about underrated.

    R.... C....

    I agree! I think it's her best performance

    R.... C....

    It is definitely underrated. Maybe it was over mainstream fans' heads. It's a subtle slow groove. I mean, how many pop songs have a monster synth bass and a flute solo?

    R.... C....

    I know. I remember when it entered the American Top 40 at #38. I listened to Casey Kasem's countdown to see if it moved up, and in two weeks it had dropped out. I was ticked. >:-<

    R.... C....

    You are so right. Someone recognized Olivia as being the great she is. Check out on here "Juliana Hatfield sings Olivia Newton-John". It is not a joke, Juliana is really a fan,and she does very nice cover versions of 12 Olivia songs, including a few non hits. I wish she had done this. The whole album is available to listen to on youtube. Juliana's versions are nowhere as good as Olivia's but it is really nice that she did that, esp since Olivia is so sick now.xox

  32. L.... K....

    olivia forever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    L.... K....

    Forever!

  33. D.... B....

    she's so awesome

  34. T.... F....

    I've always liked this song. Too bad she never performed it live, it seems.

  35. S.... P....

    a rare gem of a song........only hit # 38 on the charts in early 1983

    S.... P....

    +David Brunson I know it really annoys me....she had so much airplay esp in the early 80s with Physical, Make A Move On Me, Heart Attack,Tied Up, Twist of Fate,Livin In Desperate Times & not to mention the songs from Xanadu...now i only hear You're The One That I Want on oldies stations & once a while Physical will be played on an 80s retro special.....i only hear her songs in stores,supermarkets etc & i get so excited LOL ...no respect.

    S.... P....

    Yeah ppl think the only thing she did was Grease and Physical. their not true Olivia lovers. she was on a great streak with "A Little More Love" and everything through the mid 80's. I even liked a couple of her country ballads but it was the dance-pop stuff I really enjoyed. I think she's way underrated and that most ppl only know her as a movie star but us true Olivia lovers know she had a successful run on the Billboard charts. I even remember the Australian Wildlife show she hosted in the early 90's.

    S.... P....

    Maybe because it wasn't on a studio album and it wasn't pushed through the charts, hard to say. Great tune, I played this in a top 40 band.

    S.... P....

    this song should've hit The Top 10 at least.

    S.... P....

    @Arthur Weems Agreed. It's incredibly catchy & also one of her very best songs.

  36. C.... D....

    Olivia is great wish she would do more like this ..

  37. K.... A....

    Thanks for putting this song on here. I honestly can't remember if I've ever seen it before:-)

  38. S.... ....

    my god... this is just funtastyc ! as good as the untoucheable "Magic" ...impressive lady...
    thanx a lot for the video :)