The smiles Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John shared when singing “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” will warm your heart, and this is the way fans want to remember the legendary actress

At Sound Relief in 2009, Barry Gibb began the duet at Sydney Cricket Ground while he and Olivia Newton-John shared a smile. The exchange conveyed that they recognized the performance as a notable moment. Their selection was the Bee Gees song “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart.”

Performing Bee Gees material without the Gibb brothers’ three-part vocal lineup is difficult, but Newton-John’s presence changed the result. She opened her verse with breathy lines, then delivered it with greater power as it progressed. Gibb supplied a delicate, touching lead before their voices joined.

The footage carries a different weight following the deaths of Newton-John, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb. Fans have returned to the performance while remembering the music the artists shared. Traintoy Publishing, a fan channel, posted the duet on YouTube, and the upload accumulated 23 million views.

Responses beneath the video linked the song with personal loss. One commenter said Barry might think about his brothers and the journey they experienced whenever he performs it. Another described hearing Newton-John alongside him after her death as heart-wrenching and compared the impact of her passing with that of Robin, who had died a decade earlier.

Watch the full performance on page two