Having lived in Australia for many years, I came to realise that John Farnham is the greatest singer ever, and this song is the ultimate anthem to define what peace on a world scale means. 'We're all someone's daughter, we're all someone's son, how long can we look at each other, down the barrel of a gun'. No other song or singer has ever said it better or with more conviction.
Be great for him to release this song in USA and be top seller as you guys need an uplift and his words speak volumes...was king of pops few yrs in a row think early 70s here in Australia
He tried to go to USA but excels wanted to change what he did . Just like guy Sebastian and a host of others . USA couldn’t appreciate this song right now as the extremists would think it validates their ideology and any democracy Shame really
Mic toss is his signature 😂😂😂 saw him in concert many times in the 70’s and 80’s…I laughed so many times seeing that stand flying across the stage😂😂👏👏👏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Over 100,000 people were singing it on AFL Grand Final day 3 weekends ago. Robbie did a great job of getting the 100,000 to sing it without him Robbie Williams did it. John's in hospital recovering from cancer surgery & his sons say John watched & had a tear in eye. He has a wide.range. John Performed with Ray Charles. As an Aussie I bought his greatest hits double CD for the car. His doing Queen's We will Rock You is excellent. I always see QE2 with Paddington in my mind when I hear the intro. His sound check with Black Dog is awesome
He is our favourite Aussie icon..I'm 80 and still love him..this song every Australian knows t his song ..every word...beautiful man and all rounder... He needs to release very this song in USA as says everything and would be best seller and wake the young ones up to vote... He is very sick wt mouth tumors and while in rehab from surgery has now been readmitted to hospital again wt chest infection I believe...all best wishes to speedy recovery and world loves him and pray for him...
This song is all about us as a people to come together and be heard, it's about using your voice on important social issues, use our courage, our personal words and what life issues are relevant to us and say your piece with confidence. That together we have the power to be powerful. I've been a John Farnham fan since primary school. Say prayers for our Johnny as he's battling cancer. Thanks for bringing light to his music. He's a legend. Much love from Queensland Australia 🦘❤
I was there, maybe not at that arena, but I did go to PERTH AUSTRALIA CONCERTS. Everytime you see him touch the microphone stand you know he might throw it and catch it, His Roadies hated it.❤️🇦🇺
John Farnham was offered to go overseas to become a big name in the music industry world wide a number of times but he didn’t want to be away from his family for long lengths of time and didn’t want to uproot them from their home environment to take them with him - it shows his values for family and loyalty to the country he loves- he was happy with his decision and gave everything he could to the music industry here - he was still recognised by many famous artists and musicians from overseas as a master singer who they admired 🥰👍🏻🇦🇺
Anything live by John , you won’t be disappointed. Hopefully he recovers fully from his recent 12 hour surgery for cancer🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 his sons were on tv last night and said it’s still too early to say if he will ever sing again 😩
Now you know why we Aussies call Farnsey the voice , this song is more relevant today than it was when it came out , any thinking person will get the message , he has other songs with a message as well like AGE OF REASON , IN DAYS TO COME , THAT'S FREEDOM and his tribute cover of Cold Chisel's WHEN THE WAR IS OVER ,all should be reacted too because all are relevant to today . All his concerts were phenomenal but this one was an experience to be part of my wife and I travelled a thousand miles to see it and were not dissapointed . My favourite Farnsey song was from his time with THE LITTLE RIVER BAND called COOL CHANGE although it was sung by the band's original lead singer first John's version is the best I've ever heard , check it out it's one of the most calming songs out there .
John And Olivia Newton-John “please don’t ask me” is sublime musically and emotionally too. Two of our most loved wrists- great friends 😅as you will see xxx
You should react to another John Farnham song called Help, its actually a cover of the Beatles song Help. John made it in his own style. I think its his best performance done with the Melbourne symphony orchestra. Much love from Queensland Australia 🦘❤
John Farnham is a legend, he is the voice great singer and a nice bloke as well. And no auto tune to hey a real singer. It's a powerful song and a powerful message to. Good reaction to Buddy 👍🙂
A lot of John’s songs have a message like “chain reaction, age of reason, let the banners fall, in days to come”, but this is just an epic anthem of a song. John Farnham is the voice. And you know when John starts winding up the mic stand he’s about to throw it.
Let's hope we haven't lost this voice, all Aussies love this song. John is currently recovering from an operation for mouth cancer. Praying for his recovery.
there's not an Australian alive that would say they don't get chills when that song is played! Sad that we wont get to hear him sing any more! Listen to anything JOhn Franham - A tuch of Paradise is a goodie too!!!
Absolutely George. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve only just learned that the song was originally about domestic violence- I saw an interview yesterday with Farnsey explaining this.. I know it’s come to mean so much more these days, but I never knew this original intention/meaning - I guess when you see the official video clip that does actually make sense!!
@@Dr_KAP And I believe the songwriters were inspired by a protest march for nuclear disarmament in London's Hyde Park in 1985. The official film clip of this song is opened by what I think to be WWII footage, and then goes on to depict domestic violence in a contemporary setting. I guess that's what makes the song so timeless and affecting; that the listener feels a collective anger and response for violence of all kinds.
I. Was. There. Farnsey always over-delivers, but this was next level. Part of the fun was watching the MSO (orchestra) get into it - they were having so much fun! I was on an endorphin high for the next week.
I don't know if you saw the half time entertainment at this years AFL Grand Final, but Robbie Williams sang this as a shout out of love and support for John and his family. The crowd of 100,000 all standing, waving their arms and singing along at the top of their lungs, not gonna lie, 😭😭😭 Thanks CV, great reaction. ❤
@@CVTECK1 . Also another song of John's (at least John's former band, Little River Band) that has an AFL connection is "playing to win" , which used to be played a lot on the AFL highlights/replay show on a Saturday night back in the day. Check out his version from this same concert...absolute fire! ruclips.net/video/tDSh8ADBVHA/видео.html
Sorry to correct but it was the pre game entertainment. Intrerestingly not only a tribute to John but also to someone you have reacted to for 10 of his best wickets in cricket, Shane Warne. Concidence? Anyway, awesome reactions. Have a couple more of his if you haven't looked at yet. Amazing Grace, Gethsemane, Burn for You, and Many more
@@RuskyTheaterBear Yes, that was my bad, I had a moment 😵💫. I respect all bears and am grateful for your help. The dedication of 'Angels' to Warnie was excellent also. ❤
It’s hard to understand that you guys had not heard of John before we grew up with his music every dance or party I went to as a teen it always had John Farnham I glad that you have found him now I can’t imagine what that must be like and John was still performing up to 2019 only stop then cause of Covid we all pray when he well and recovered from his cancer he will preform again ❤
John is a freak that can sing anything flawlessly. You’ve seen a bit of his versatility now so it’s time to see the funny side of him. Check out “Burn for You (Country version)” to see what an amazing entertainer he is. Not just for his vocals but the way he mucks around on stage and has the audience laughing as well as appreciating his amazing vocal talent.
I'm 61 years, Australian. I. remember John known at that time as Johnny. With his first hit single Sadie the cleaning lady. In early 60s John is now 73. And sadly in August 22 he was diagnosed with mouth cancer so we may never hear the voice we call John in Australia sing again. Lucky for us to have media available to us.
Speedy recovery for John after tumour/cancer cut from his mouth he may never sing again, he's a flippin legend and I'm in alternative stuff but this kool as is his version of Help the best🇦🇺💫🙌🏼✌🏼
Thank you for the great reaction, loved your face with the mic stand tricks. From this concert It's a Long way to the Top (if you wanna rock'n'roll) is up tempo, high energy and a lot of fun. Another great concert is The Main Event. This showcased various combinations of John, Olivia Newton John (they were great friends) and Anthony Warlow (an iconic Aussie operatic and musical theatre great). Granada with Anthony (comedic and operatic) and Please Don't Ask Me, a beautiful ballad with ONJ, are two that show more facets of John's amazing talent. I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I have told JF about YT and his new fans via the website his sons started to enable them to handle the volume of messages.
It’s A Long Way TO The Top(If You Wanna Rock N Roll)! From that same concert. It’s a cover from AC/DC! John is the G.O.A.T! I keep saying it. You are in for a long ride with this amazing man! Thanks for a great reaction. This song is also regarded as Australia’s unofficial song. It’s one of his big anthems! There’s plenty more of that to come!
It's great watching people discover Farnsey's songs for the first time. Your reactions are so good. John just has that effe c t on people and blows them away as soon as he opens his mouth. So many more great performances from that Classic Jack Live Concert for you to discover. One, Age of Reason, Blow by Blow, Touch of Paradise, Please Don't ask me, Don't you know it's Magic. Just pick anything they are all great. (Even Sadie) And you should mix it up with some from The Chain Reaction Concert as well. Oh and the Main Event Concert....we can keep you busy forever with John 🤣🤣 Oh and yes he is aware of all you guys reacting as we share your reactions with his boys and they show him
Listen to John sing "Amazing Grace" with two of his background singer's who are also amazing singer's, his background singer's stayed with him for many years because they were more like friends he really cared for all the people he worked with. It was at the end of a concert because his shirt was wet with perspiration.
G'day mate, good to see that you're enjoying Farnsey. Growing up in Australia in the 80s p and another amazing Australian artist Tommy Emmanuel we're like part of the furniture down here and it's just fantastic to see a wider audience enjoy them as much as we have for decades. They're both very much cut from the same cloth in that they are absolutely and astonishingly amazing talents also both fair dinkum down to earth decent blokes and genuinely nicest people in public life you could ever meet on top of being Deadset friggin Legends in their own time. The craziest thing of all in my own experience is it's only relatively recently that both of them have come back into the forefront of my mind and I had the same thought about both when seeing them on RUclips which was 'Geez I haven't seen them in years what are they been up to? Play Anthony the same in both cases OMFG, that's what they're been doing. Improving!! F****** they were already off the friggin dial! 🤯. Hope someone sees this and read it and checks out; 'This time we're playing to win - acoustic Chapel version' by John Farnham personally it's the best thing I've ever heard perform & freely available on RUclips, John Farnham reactions but I have never seen anyone react to this. As far as the free fish Tommy Emmanuel's concerned it really doesn't matter what listen to the man seriously does not hit a wrong note ever. The freak is like Mary Poppins whith a freaking guitar, practically perfect in every way. All these stuff on RUclips freely available and because he practically his own record label it doesn't pin anyone copyright as far as I'm aware but I want if I was to recommend one thing that everyone should see is Tommy Emmanuel TED Talk in Melbourne as in it he demonstrates and explains what is his doing and it is just mind boggling. He also explains why he does it. In his words he's not in the music business he's in the happiness business, he plays and we get happy.
John had his voice pretty much intact into his seventies. I know they did a tribute to him at the AFL final and he commented that he was humbled and grateful for it.
If it's one thing John is, is humble. I don't think there is any pretentiousness in him at all. A really genuine person that wears his heart on his sleeve. I've been a fan since he was in Little River Band.
@@utha2665 Well, I'm as old as dirt and I remember when Sadie the Cleaning Lady came out, and he would be on Bandstand. LRB certainly gave him a makeover, but he was still his larrikin self doing that.
@@xymonau2468 Yeah, that came out in '67, that's the year I was born, but I definitely remember seeing him singing it in the early 70s, or maybe that was just footage I saw later when I was older.
This song was before it’s time - it’s part of today- John to me is the only person who could deliver the message with this song - he owns it ❤️👍🏿🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
This man is epic! He is known as "The Voice". Here in Australia he's a national treasure. His career started in the 1960's and he was still performng in his 70's. This song is still so relevant today, 40 years later. Unfortunately, now in his 70's John has mouth cancer and has had a section of his jaw removed. It's devastating to think he may never sing again. So tragic.
@@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 I was in the Farnsey crowd 17 times over my life, but this concert and The Main Event are my very favourite two. I just wish these artists "didn't grow old" lol - at times I just wish my grand daughters were able to experience this wonderful music live, just like I did. Those were the days, when we had it so good
Lucky you!! Yeah "Playing to Win" amazes me every time. The way he casually cruises the stage doing 7 things at once while belting out a perfect vocal is really something to see. He makes it look so damn easy!!!
@@DebraBing Johns abilities have always been no less than amazing, and I lost count of the times he just blew me away "again" lol. The night he took the stage with Anthony Warlow, and he went straight into opera, as if he'd been a famous opera singer his entire life lol, amazing doesn't come close I reckon, but then again I could be a little bias lol. Same as the night John sang Amazing Grace acapella with Venetta Fields, and it still sends chills down my spine
I appreciate you doing this reaction video. When John was in his prime every record label passed on him except his good friend Glenn Wheatley, Yet you prove that people beyond Australia appreciates his voice.
Not from this concert, but his performance of Cold Chisel’s When The War Is Over from The Last Time tour and Gethsemene from the final night performance of Jesus Chris Superstar are two all time, unmatched live vocals. As a singer, I legit don’t know how he did either.
John’s concert are phenomenal. No other singer comes close to this Aussie legend. Like you say, he can sing anything. He’s a great guy who loves to entertain. He’s also generous to his musicians and backup singers and loves to feature them. Do yourself a favour and take a look at him singing Amazing Grace with Vanetta and Lindsay his two back up singers. Loving your reactions.😊
Today is September 2024 and the lyrics of this song are still a very powerful message for all young people... We have the chance to turn the pages over We can write what we want to write We gotta make ends meet before we get much older We're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make the noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah This time, we know we all can stand together With the power to be powerful Believing we can make it better...
Loving your respect for John. This was his “break back” song … his career was in limbo having previously been successful as a young “pop” star but radios would no longer play his music. This song brought him back from the wilderness and became a huge hit including in some European countries. This is why John was tagged “The Voice” - not only because of his voice but because of the song. The bagpipes send audiences nuts - a real feature of the song and John loves throwing the mike around in all of his concerts. Don’t know if he ever clonked one of the musos!! This song was the beginning of John’s second stage of success and he’s been singing for decades. Love him to bits.
This was the song that saved (reinvented) John's career. Believe it or not when it was released with the album that featured it in 1985-86 "Whispering Jack", John's career was at rock bottom, he was broke, considered a has-been from his Johnny Farnham "King of Pop" teen idol days late 1960's and early 70s, and no one in the music industry wanted to know. He couldn't get a record deal and his best friend and manager Glenn Wheatly mortgaged his house to pay for the record. When they tried to get air time for You're The Voice, believing they had something special, the radio stations refused to play it. They flatly refused "Johnny Farnham". Part of the reason putting his name out as John at this time was to try to separate from the early days, he had matured and his voice had matured. Eventually when they convinced a radio station to play it, the phones rang of the hook. It snowballed and launched him back to top of the charts and to this day remains the highest selling album by an Australian artist in Australia. John and Glenn never really looked back. And we all can see why 🥰
If they ever invent time travel tours to see the best concerts from the past, I'll be attending this one! PLAYING TO WIN Live with the MSO is a great one too - it has such a huge amount of energy! Check it out :)
I'm coming with you & a side trip to Queen at Live Aid, A bit of ACDC at River Plate and Cold Chisel Ringside tour with some Led Zeppelin thrown in somewhere along the line. A TARDIS would help.
I first heard and saw John singing ''Sadie'' while he was standing on the back of a flatbed truck as his stage at the Warana Festival in Brisbane when i was 14 , I am now 68 and i still love his fantastic voice . 💜
I first heard him at age 17, singing SADIE the cleaning lady…. He was standing on the back of a Ute at Caribbean Gardens - a trash n treasure market held on weekends in Rowville , Melbourne, Victoria. I’m 61. I later went to some of his concerts - Whispering Jack. / You’re the Voice. / Jacks Back. ❤❤❤ every song he sings I love. I also saw him in the stage musical of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with Jon English when I was in year 11.
Yer I thought you had done this one as well. This one is anthem quality. When John eventually goes it will leave a big hole in Australia’s heart just like Steve Irwin.
This song is an Aussie Anthem and gave John the name 'The Voice" and this was sung at the end of an massive 2 hour show. With 2 Encores ...lol Thank you so much for your reactions to John and your kind words. I jump straight to your channel to check lol. Suggest whatever you choose from this show will knock your socks off lol. For something completely different you could check out the final performance from Jesus Christ Superstar when John played the role of Jesus. 'Gethsemane' his performance is raw emotion. ruclips.net/video/k5woMZtClhI/видео.html
This song & his performance of it has just got better over the decades. This was not long after it's release in 1986. It's taken a life of its own now. It's known as Australia's unofficial national anthem, everyone young & old knows the words. But most don't know our actual full national anthem. Singing legends, GOATS are in awe of him. Celine Dion fully fangirled all about him & thus she went crazy when she actually got to meet him. He is known as "The Voice" & yes he can sing any note, any genre, any key, any song - perfectly every time. But, it's not just that it's the way he delivers it, his heart & connection he makes in every single word he sings. He has every audience mesmerized. To top it all off he is the nicest, funniest (literally a comedian on stage) noble, simple bloke that EVERYONE loves. He is up there as worldwide one of the best GOATS of all time & all those in that realm would agree. There will never be someone like him again. He has had a career spanning 60 odd years. Unfortunately at 73 he has cancer now & just had surgery which has likely meant he'll never be able to physically sing again. But, he has the most incredible legacy. You need to check out "You're the Voice" in later years, the song & his performance of it has just taken on a life of it's own. Much like a fine red wine it's gotten better over time. His performance of it & the crowd reaction. It's actually now known as "Australia's unofficial national anthem". One which every Aussie young & old knows every word. 50yrs from now it will be just as popular. Every mega star wants to perform that song here usually when they tour. Checkout a charity concert we had here called "Sound Relief" where Coldplay was on & surprised the crowd with Farnsey & the song. No one was expecting it. I still get chills watching it every single time, 100 x over. He was in his late 60's then. Your right he sings any type of song & has. So the rabbit hole is deep. I only wish he had more of an online presence, social media etc Unfortunately he doesn't & much of what is on here isn't enough to really showcase his career. Quality of videos etc aren't the best. But nonetheless you could react to every song of his. I'm sure others will tell you all the standard ones to do. But, make sure you also check him out in the musical he did which is Australia which is still the most successful one in Australia ever. He starred in "Jesus Christ Superstar" with some other incredible Aus artists. You'll need 20mins for that one. But worth every single second. You'll be completely lost in it, in him. I haven't the adjectives to ever do him justice. Australia has a rocking music industry that really all support each other. Make sure for every Aus artist try to always react to LIVE performances, otherwise you may never do them justice. Hopefully you'll see him from decade to decade over & over again. It'll be worthwhile every time.
Good choice for your reaction mate. Fun fact; I’ve done the bagpipe bit in this song for John’s concerts quite a few times back in the day. Not me in this one tho😊
I don't think I've ever felt better about myself or more motivated than I did the first time I belted this on SingStar. It's such a brilliant track and what can I say about John Farnham that hasn't already been said?
Great reaction! Thank you for enjoying and appreciating my all time favourite singer for 50 years, John Farnham! Please watch more of his phenomenal live performances backed by his amazing band!
You're right, mate. You could react to the whole concert - or any of his concerts. He's that good. We're all sending him positive vibes for a speedy recovery.
Having lived in Australia for many years, I came to realise that John Farnham is the greatest singer ever, and this song is the ultimate anthem to define what peace on a world scale means. 'We're all someone's daughter, we're all someone's son, how long can we look at each other, down the barrel of a gun'. No other song or singer has ever said it better or with more conviction.
From Australia...we thank you for your very kind comments and reaction. We all love John Farnham
I saw him as a young kid with my family. His voice filled the whole centre. It was like nothing I’ve experienced before or since.
The Man, The Myth, The Mic Toss!
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Be great for him to release this song in USA and be top seller as you guys need an uplift and his words speak volumes...was king of pops few yrs in a row think early 70s here in Australia
He tried to go to USA but excels wanted to change what he did . Just like guy Sebastian and a host of others . USA couldn’t appreciate this song right now as the extremists would think it validates their ideology and any democracy
Shame really
I actually sulk when ppl do reaction videos and miss the mike stand toss and catch 🤣😂🤣😂
Mic toss is his signature 😂😂😂 saw him in concert many times in the 70’s and 80’s…I laughed so many times seeing that stand flying across the stage😂😂👏👏👏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
What a song what an artist what a concert, what a performance.
George - what a comment!
And no mobile phones
Yep he can sing anything
Our Australian Icon....
He is awesome....always has been, his career has been a wonderful journey!!
Speedy recovery John!!
From Australia with love 💜
As an Australian, I officially endorse this message.. ❤
Yessss! We love John in Oz ❤❤❤❤❤
✨🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 John ❤️😍
The GOAT
John is why i got into singing and voice acting. im an 80s baby so i grew up with him and jimmy
And that's why he's known as The Voice!
We love, adore John ❤️❤️❤️🌏🙋♀️👆❤️❤️❤️
I was always get a tear in the eye when the piper salutes, and John salutes back. We ALL salute John and the work he has produced over the years.
Lovely.❤
The piper is my favourite moment, his playing, his foot tapping away and the salute.❤
*Salutes*
Over 100,000 people were singing it on AFL Grand Final day 3 weekends ago. Robbie did a great job of getting the 100,000 to sing it without him
Robbie Williams did it. John's in hospital recovering from cancer surgery & his sons say John watched & had a tear in eye.
He has a wide.range. John Performed with Ray Charles.
As an Aussie I bought his greatest hits double CD for the car. His doing Queen's We will Rock You is excellent. I always see QE2 with Paddington in my mind when I hear the intro. His sound check with Black Dog is awesome
He is our favourite Aussie icon..I'm 80 and still love him..this song every Australian knows t his song ..every word...beautiful man and all rounder...
He needs to release very this song in USA as says everything and would be best seller and wake the young ones up to vote...
He is very sick wt mouth tumors and while in rehab from surgery has now been readmitted to hospital again wt chest infection I believe...all best wishes to speedy recovery and world loves him and pray for him...
This song is all about us as a people to come together and be heard, it's about using your voice on important social issues, use our courage, our personal words and what life issues are relevant to us and say your piece with confidence. That together we have the power to be powerful. I've been a John Farnham fan since primary school. Say prayers for our Johnny as he's battling cancer. Thanks for bringing light to his music. He's a legend. Much love from Queensland Australia 🦘❤
I was there, maybe not at that arena, but I did go to PERTH AUSTRALIA CONCERTS. Everytime you see him touch the microphone stand you know he might throw it and catch it, His Roadies hated it.❤️🇦🇺
He's never had a singing lesson 😉 God given gift. Our Australian national treasure 🇦🇺💜
John Farnham was offered to go overseas to become a big name in the music industry world wide a number of times but he didn’t want to be away from his family for long lengths of time and didn’t want to uproot them from their home environment to take them with him - it shows his values for family and loyalty to the country he loves- he was happy with his decision and gave everything he could to the music industry here - he was still recognised by many famous artists and musicians from overseas as a master singer who they admired 🥰👍🏻🇦🇺
Anything live by John , you won’t be disappointed. Hopefully he recovers fully from his recent 12 hour surgery for cancer🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 his sons were on tv last night and said it’s still too early to say if he will ever sing again 😩
John is 'The Voice'.
Now you know why we Aussies call Farnsey the voice , this song is more relevant today than it was when it came out , any thinking person will get the message , he has other songs with a message as well like AGE OF REASON , IN DAYS TO COME , THAT'S FREEDOM and his tribute cover of Cold Chisel's WHEN THE WAR IS OVER ,all should be reacted too because all are relevant to today . All his concerts were phenomenal but this one was an experience to be part of my wife and I travelled a thousand miles to see it and were not dissapointed . My favourite Farnsey song was from his time with THE LITTLE RIVER BAND called COOL CHANGE although it was sung by the band's original lead singer first John's version is the best I've ever heard , check it out it's one of the most calming songs out there .
The words are so relevent even more so today.
It's always been a ...get up n do it man...song !
Our Aussie legend
Thanx for reacting
OY OY OY
John Farnham and his famous mic stand skills ! EPIC !!
so good
John And Olivia Newton-John “please don’t ask me” is sublime musically and emotionally too. Two of our most loved wrists- great friends 😅as you will see xxx
I was listening to him when he was about 13. He has always been a fabulous singer and performer.
You should react to another John Farnham song called Help, its actually a cover of the Beatles song Help. John made it in his own style. I think its his best performance done with the Melbourne symphony orchestra. Much love from Queensland Australia 🦘❤
John Farnham is a legend, he is the voice great singer and a nice bloke as well. And no auto tune to hey a real singer. It's a powerful song and a powerful message to. Good reaction to Buddy 👍🙂
A lot of John’s songs have a message like “chain reaction, age of reason, let the banners fall, in days to come”, but this is just an epic anthem of a song. John Farnham is the voice. And you know when John starts winding up the mic stand he’s about to throw it.
I don't think we’ll hear him live again. First saw him when I was a teenager in the sixties. Followed his career. He is still The Voice.
Let's hope we haven't lost this voice, all Aussies love this song. John is currently recovering from an operation for mouth cancer. Praying for his recovery.
Thank you kindly for the awesome reactions 👍
No problem 😊
I am 83 he was phenomenal. I love his voice runs rings around most other singers.Open up your ears America
there's not an Australian alive that would say they don't get chills when that song is played! Sad that we wont get to hear him sing any more!
Listen to anything JOhn Franham - A tuch of Paradise is a goodie too!!!
I will add that song Nia thank
@@CVTECK1 awesome....also you should (if youve not heard her already) check out Tina Arena....perhaps Chains is a good place to start
Hi CV, Good pickup, most reactors don't see the stand toss.
that was great catch
The lyrics of this song are deep and so relevant in these times
Absolutely George. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve only just learned that the song was originally about domestic violence- I saw an interview yesterday with Farnsey explaining this.. I know it’s come to mean so much more these days, but I never knew this original intention/meaning - I guess when you see the official video clip that does actually make sense!!
i went back and read the lyrics and saw the original video it's deep
@@Dr_KAP And I believe the songwriters were inspired by a protest march for nuclear disarmament in London's Hyde Park in 1985. The official film clip of this song is opened by what I think to be WWII footage, and then goes on to depict domestic violence in a contemporary setting. I guess that's what makes the song so timeless and affecting; that the listener feels a collective anger and response for violence of all kinds.
2 strong hearts and playing to win, so many more!! He’s our Aussie ambassador ❤
I. Was. There. Farnsey always over-delivers, but this was next level. Part of the fun was watching the MSO (orchestra) get into it - they were having so much fun! I was on an endorphin high for the next week.
I don't know if you saw the half time entertainment at this years AFL Grand Final, but Robbie Williams sang this as a shout out of love and support for John and his family. The crowd of 100,000 all standing, waving their arms and singing along at the top of their lungs, not gonna lie, 😭😭😭 Thanks CV, great reaction. ❤
I missed the Halftime and i will look it up Tania thanks you
@@CVTECK1 . Also another song of John's (at least John's former band, Little River Band) that has an AFL connection is "playing to win" , which used to be played a lot on the AFL highlights/replay show on a Saturday night back in the day. Check out his version from this same concert...absolute fire! ruclips.net/video/tDSh8ADBVHA/видео.html
Jill said afterwards John was watching it and was very moved by the tribute.
Sorry to correct but it was the pre game entertainment. Intrerestingly not only a tribute to John but also to someone you have reacted to for 10 of his best wickets in cricket, Shane Warne. Concidence? Anyway, awesome reactions. Have a couple more of his if you haven't looked at yet. Amazing Grace, Gethsemane, Burn for You, and Many more
@@RuskyTheaterBear Yes, that was my bad, I had a moment 😵💫. I respect all bears and am grateful for your help. The dedication of 'Angels' to Warnie was excellent also. ❤
Thank you. Luv from Australia ❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️
Thank you too!
It’s hard to understand that you guys had not heard of John before we grew up with his music every dance or party I went to as a teen it always had John Farnham I glad that you have found him now I can’t imagine what that must be like and John was still performing up to 2019 only stop then cause of Covid we all pray when he well and recovered from his cancer he will preform again ❤
The backing musicians are his band and the power of the full Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
John is a freak that can sing anything flawlessly. You’ve seen a bit of his versatility now so it’s time to see the funny side of him. Check out “Burn for You (Country version)” to see what an amazing entertainer he is. Not just for his vocals but the way he mucks around on stage and has the audience laughing as well as appreciating his amazing vocal talent.
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will do thanks Bulldog
Psst. Loved your Burn For You reaction. The country version is just a funny version of it.
A Australian Anthem, school kids sing it at concerts, football games, you name it. 💯🇦🇺
I'm 61 years, Australian. I. remember John known at that time as Johnny. With his first hit single Sadie the cleaning lady. In early 60s John is now 73. And sadly in August 22 he was diagnosed with mouth cancer so we may never hear the voice we call John in Australia sing again. Lucky for us to have media available to us.
i love how you said Melbourne 🎉
Haaa people has been trying to tell me how to say correctly but I think they given up on me haaaaa
Speedy recovery for John after tumour/cancer cut from his mouth he may never sing again, he's a flippin legend and I'm in alternative stuff but this kool as is his version of Help the best🇦🇺💫🙌🏼✌🏼
His sound check cover of Led Zep's Black Dog is mind blowing!
Thank you for the great reaction, loved your face with the mic stand tricks. From this concert It's a Long way to the Top (if you wanna rock'n'roll) is up tempo, high energy and a lot of fun. Another great concert is The Main Event. This showcased various combinations of John, Olivia Newton John (they were great friends) and Anthony Warlow (an iconic Aussie operatic and musical theatre great). Granada with Anthony (comedic and operatic) and Please Don't Ask Me, a beautiful ballad with ONJ, are two that show more facets of John's amazing talent. I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I have told JF about YT and his new fans via the website his sons started to enable them to handle the volume of messages.
Thanks for the kind words and that microphone toss this man puts on a show lol.
Greatest singer and story teller ever xx
It’s A Long Way TO The Top(If You Wanna Rock N Roll)! From that same concert. It’s a cover from AC/DC! John is the G.O.A.T! I keep saying it. You are in for a long ride with this amazing man! Thanks for a great reaction. This song is also regarded as Australia’s unofficial song. It’s one of his big anthems! There’s plenty more of that to come!
Yep it’s epic just love it 😊🥰👍🇦🇺
Age of Reason from this concert too.
It's great watching people discover Farnsey's songs for the first time. Your reactions are so good. John just has that effe c t on people and blows them away as soon as he opens his mouth. So many more great performances from that Classic Jack Live Concert for you to discover. One, Age of Reason, Blow by Blow, Touch of Paradise, Please Don't ask me, Don't you know it's Magic. Just pick anything they are all great. (Even Sadie)
And you should mix it up with some from The Chain Reaction Concert as well. Oh and the Main Event Concert....we can keep you busy forever with John 🤣🤣
Oh and yes he is aware of all you guys reacting as we share your reactions with his boys and they show him
thanks for the kind words Carolyn and yes this man is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! i will add those to the list.
@@CVTECK1 Carolyn is right, I just watched this reaction on a link in John's fan page lol...ppl are loving it... 😘
@@justlinsu Oh wow i didn't think people were doing that wow that is beyond cool. makes happy that he knows he's getting new fans everyday wow love it
Yep thatconcert!..you can just do the wholeconcert and it is flawless.
Try Playing to win from the same concert...ruclips.net/video/tDSh8ADBVHA/видео.html
Never get tired of this guy…
Listen to John sing "Amazing Grace" with two of his background singer's who are also amazing singer's, his background singer's stayed with him for many years because they were more like friends he really cared for all the people he worked with. It was at the end of a concert because his shirt was wet with perspiration.
G'day mate, good to see that you're enjoying Farnsey. Growing up in Australia in the 80s p and another amazing Australian artist Tommy Emmanuel we're like part of the furniture down here and it's just fantastic to see a wider audience enjoy them as much as we have for decades. They're both very much cut from the same cloth in that they are absolutely and astonishingly amazing talents also both fair dinkum down to earth decent blokes and genuinely nicest people in public life you could ever meet on top of being Deadset friggin Legends in their own time. The craziest thing of all in my own experience is it's only relatively recently that both of them have come back into the forefront of my mind and I had the same thought about both when seeing them on RUclips which was 'Geez I haven't seen them in years what are they been up to? Play Anthony the same in both cases OMFG, that's what they're been doing. Improving!! F****** they were already off the friggin dial! 🤯.
Hope someone sees this and read it and checks out;
'This time we're playing to win - acoustic Chapel version' by John Farnham personally it's the best thing I've ever heard perform & freely available on RUclips, John Farnham reactions but I have never seen anyone react to this.
As far as the free fish Tommy Emmanuel's concerned it really doesn't matter what listen to the man seriously does not hit a wrong note ever. The freak is like Mary Poppins whith a freaking guitar, practically perfect in every way. All these stuff on RUclips freely available and because he practically his own record label it doesn't pin anyone copyright as far as I'm aware but I want if I was to recommend one thing that everyone should see is Tommy Emmanuel TED Talk in Melbourne as in it he demonstrates and explains what is his doing and it is just mind boggling. He also explains why he does it. In his words he's not in the music business he's in the happiness business, he plays and we get happy.
John had his voice pretty much intact into his seventies. I know they did a tribute to him at the AFL final and he commented that he was humbled and grateful for it.
If it's one thing John is, is humble. I don't think there is any pretentiousness in him at all. A really genuine person that wears his heart on his sleeve. I've been a fan since he was in Little River Band.
@@utha2665 Well, I'm as old as dirt and I remember when Sadie the Cleaning Lady came out, and he would be on Bandstand. LRB certainly gave him a makeover, but he was still his larrikin self doing that.
@@xymonau2468 Yeah, that came out in '67, that's the year I was born, but I definitely remember seeing him singing it in the early 70s, or maybe that was just footage I saw later when I was older.
This song was before it’s time - it’s part of today- John to me is the only person who could deliver the message with this song - he owns it ❤️👍🏿🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
This man is epic! He is known as "The Voice". Here in Australia he's a national treasure. His career started in the 1960's and he was still performng in his 70's. This song is still so relevant today, 40 years later. Unfortunately, now in his 70's John has mouth cancer and has had a section of his jaw removed. It's devastating to think he may never sing again. So tragic.
The entire concert was and is amazing !!!!
I agree
Oooh! Nice 'Melb'n' m8! 😁
Cheers!
Thank you! Cheers!
This needs to be followed up by "Playing to win" also with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.......I'm in this crowd at this very concert lol
@@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 I was in the Farnsey crowd 17 times over my life, but this concert and The Main Event are my very favourite two. I just wish these artists "didn't grow old" lol - at times I just wish my grand daughters were able to experience this wonderful music live, just like I did. Those were the days, when we had it so good
Lucky you!! Yeah "Playing to Win" amazes me every time. The way he casually cruises the stage doing 7 things at once while belting out a perfect vocal is really something to see. He makes it look so damn easy!!!
@@DebraBing Johns abilities have always been no less than amazing, and I lost count of the times he just blew me away "again" lol. The night he took the stage with Anthony Warlow, and he went straight into opera, as if he'd been a famous opera singer his entire life lol, amazing doesn't come close I reckon, but then again I could be a little bias lol. Same as the night John sang Amazing Grace acapella with Venetta Fields, and it still sends chills down my spine
will do
@@roslynjonsson2383 love that Amazing Grace performance!
the nicest person you could ever meet
John is our living National Treasure...we Aussies just know him as 'The Voice'....great human...great voice...👌🇦🇺😁
EPIC
How old is this and I still love it.
1986 BUT it will never grow old - a lot of Johns music is just as relevant today as it was when released - after all, how can pure gold grow old 😁
Farnsey - GOAT. Enough said😊😁❤️🇦🇺👍🏼
This is the unofficial Aussie anthem we all know it ❤
Along with Great Southern Land,and Working Classman
I appreciate you doing this reaction video. When John was in his prime every record label passed on him except his good friend Glenn Wheatley, Yet you prove that people beyond Australia appreciates his voice.
Not from this concert, but his performance of Cold Chisel’s When The War Is Over from The Last Time tour and Gethsemene from the final night performance of Jesus Chris Superstar are two all time, unmatched live vocals. As a singer, I legit don’t know how he did either.
John’s concert are phenomenal. No other singer comes close to this Aussie legend. Like you say, he can sing anything. He’s a great guy who loves to entertain. He’s also generous to his musicians and backup singers and loves to feature them. Do yourself a favour and take a look at him singing Amazing Grace with Vanetta and Lindsay his two back up singers. Loving your reactions.😊
I been watching more of johns personality and he's just great on stage singing or not.
@@CVTECK1 Absolutely👍
@@CVTECK1 He is a genuinely nice man.
He uses the MSO to great effect as well. It's probably the Plenary venue at Docklands that holds at lease 5000 people.
@@cgkennedy The John Farnham - MSO concert was held at the National Tennis Centre, so it would have been more like around 15000 people.☺
Today is September 2024 and the lyrics of this song are still a very powerful message for all young people...
We have the chance to turn the pages over
We can write what we want to write
We gotta make ends meet before we get much older
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?
You're the voice, try and understand it
Make the noise and make it clear, oh, woah
We're not gonna sit in silence
We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah
This time, we know we all can stand together
With the power to be powerful
Believing we can make it better...
Loving your respect for John. This was his “break back” song … his career was in limbo having previously been successful as a young “pop” star but radios would no longer play his music. This song brought him back from the wilderness and became a huge hit including in some European countries. This is why John was tagged “The Voice” - not only because of his voice but because of the song. The bagpipes send audiences nuts - a real feature of the song and John loves throwing the mike around in all of his concerts. Don’t know if he ever clonked one of the musos!! This song was the beginning of John’s second stage of success and he’s been singing for decades. Love him to bits.
What else can I say about John he's a legend
IMO, John is the best singer ever. He skill is phenomenal. Thank you for not constantly interrupting.
special performance alright
That was the best concert i have ever been to, Ive seen John live in Melbourne 3 times.
Still gives the me goosebumps 💙🙏🇦🇺
Amazing song
This song is the unofficial national anthem of Australia 🇦🇺
This song slaps. I can't believe I've never heard it either.
I heard it about 5 times today lol
@@CVTECK1 twice for me lol
@@CVTECK1 The Anthem for The People Worldwide in these crazy times👍🏼❤️🇦🇺 GDay from WA (Western Australia)
Thank you so much for reacting to JOhn Farnham. We here in Australia are so proud of him "You're the Voice" is an unofficial Australian anthem
This was the song that saved (reinvented) John's career. Believe it or not when it was released with the album that featured it in 1985-86 "Whispering Jack", John's career was at rock bottom, he was broke, considered a has-been from his Johnny Farnham "King of Pop" teen idol days late 1960's and early 70s, and no one in the music industry wanted to know. He couldn't get a record deal and his best friend and manager Glenn Wheatly mortgaged his house to pay for the record. When they tried to get air time for You're The Voice, believing they had something special, the radio stations refused to play it. They flatly refused "Johnny Farnham". Part of the reason putting his name out as John at this time was to try to separate from the early days, he had matured and his voice had matured. Eventually when they convinced a radio station to play it, the phones rang of the hook. It snowballed and launched him back to top of the charts and to this day remains the highest selling album by an Australian artist in Australia. John and Glenn never really looked back. And we all can see why 🥰
If they ever invent time travel tours to see the best concerts from the past, I'll be attending this one! PLAYING TO WIN Live with the MSO is a great one too - it has such a huge amount of energy! Check it out :)
I would attend as well see you there haaaa. I will look into that thank thanks
I'm coming with you & a side trip to Queen at Live Aid, A bit of ACDC at River Plate and Cold Chisel Ringside tour with some Led Zeppelin thrown in somewhere along the line. A TARDIS would help.
He did it’s a long way to the top at this concert it was unbelievable, 😮I watch it as many times as I can
will do
I have been to many JF concerts…❤ he is and has always been my fav.. we are so lucky to have grown up listening to his music👌
Legend!!!!!
The soundtrack to our Gen-X youth. 😊❤️🇦🇺
Natural raw Aussie talent mate👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I first heard and saw John singing ''Sadie'' while he was standing on the back of a flatbed truck as his stage at the Warana Festival in Brisbane when i was 14 , I am now 68 and i still love his fantastic voice . 💜
I first heard him at age 17, singing SADIE the cleaning lady…. He was standing on the back of a Ute at Caribbean Gardens - a trash n treasure market held on weekends in Rowville , Melbourne, Victoria. I’m 61. I later went to some of his concerts - Whispering Jack. / You’re the Voice. / Jacks Back. ❤❤❤ every song he sings I love. I also saw him in the stage musical of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with Jon English when I was in year 11.
@@pollyanna1112 We have some good memories mate .💜
Yeah...he threw it caught it and threw it and listening to the vocal you wouldn't notice anything. Ah the good old days.
Mic toss was soo good
Yer I thought you had done this one as well. This one is anthem quality. When John eventually goes it will leave a big hole in Australia’s heart just like Steve Irwin.
haaaaaaa I had to make sure few times Pete haaa
Have a listen to long way to the top if you want to rock n roll ACDC cover with john farnham and the Melbourne symphony orchestra
This song is an Aussie Anthem and gave John the name 'The Voice" and this was sung at the end of an massive 2 hour show. With 2 Encores ...lol Thank you so much for your reactions to John and your kind words. I jump straight to your channel to check lol. Suggest whatever you choose from this show will knock your socks off lol. For something completely different you could check out the final performance from Jesus Christ Superstar when John played the role of Jesus. 'Gethsemane' his performance is raw emotion. ruclips.net/video/k5woMZtClhI/видео.html
Thanks Justlinsu i will look into that video. But man John is Amazing just makes things look and sound so easy.
And how far we have fallen from our land of freedom😢
This song & his performance of it has just got better over the decades. This was not long after it's release in 1986. It's taken a life of its own now. It's known as Australia's unofficial national anthem, everyone young & old knows the words. But most don't know our actual full national anthem.
Singing legends, GOATS are in awe of him. Celine Dion fully fangirled all about him & thus she went crazy when she actually got to meet him. He is known as "The Voice" & yes he can sing any note, any genre, any key, any song - perfectly every time. But, it's not just that it's the way he delivers it, his heart & connection he makes in every single word he sings. He has every audience mesmerized. To top it all off he is the nicest, funniest (literally a comedian on stage) noble, simple bloke that EVERYONE loves.
He is up there as worldwide one of the best GOATS of all time & all those in that realm would agree. There will never be someone like him again. He has had a career spanning 60 odd years. Unfortunately at 73 he has cancer now & just had surgery which has likely meant he'll never be able to physically sing again. But, he has the most incredible legacy.
You need to check out "You're the Voice" in later years, the song & his performance of it has just taken on a life of it's own. Much like a fine red wine it's gotten better over time. His performance of it & the crowd reaction. It's actually now known as "Australia's unofficial national anthem". One which every Aussie young & old knows every word. 50yrs from now it will be just as popular.
Every mega star wants to perform that song here usually when they tour. Checkout a charity concert we had here called "Sound Relief" where Coldplay was on & surprised the crowd with Farnsey & the song. No one was expecting it. I still get chills watching it every single time, 100 x over. He was in his late 60's then.
Your right he sings any type of song & has. So the rabbit hole is deep. I only wish he had more of an online presence, social media etc Unfortunately he doesn't & much of what is on here isn't enough to really showcase his career. Quality of videos etc aren't the best. But nonetheless you could react to every song of his.
I'm sure others will tell you all the standard ones to do. But, make sure you also check him out in the musical he did which is Australia which is still the most successful one in Australia ever. He starred in "Jesus Christ Superstar" with some other incredible Aus artists. You'll need 20mins for that one. But worth every single second. You'll be completely lost in it, in him. I haven't the adjectives to ever do him justice.
Australia has a rocking music industry that really all support each other. Make sure for every Aus artist try to always react to LIVE performances, otherwise you may never do them justice.
Hopefully you'll see him from decade to decade over & over again. It'll be worthwhile every time.
Please do Age of Reason. Apparently one of John's favourites 😄..... and mine.
I learnt to sing listening to John.
Love having you on board😊👍
I'll check it out Clair!
Good choice for your reaction mate. Fun fact; I’ve done the bagpipe bit in this song for John’s concerts quite a few times back in the day. Not me in this one tho😊
Oh wow that is Amazing Andrew. I'm just starting to see John's personality joking on stage he's cool
@@CVTECK1 Yeah, it’s a big personality but he seems quite friendly and kind to people. Sucks to be his microphone stand tho
I don't think I've ever felt better about myself or more motivated than I did the first time I belted this on SingStar. It's such a brilliant track and what can I say about John Farnham that hasn't already been said?
Great reaction! Thank you for enjoying and appreciating my all time favourite singer for 50 years, John Farnham! Please watch more of his phenomenal live performances backed by his amazing band!
I love it Debbie
John doing Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar, with the 1992 Australian cast.
It's AMAZING!!!
The BESt
Yes. Wasn’t Jon English in this with him, Jon English played Jesus and Colleen Hewitt was in it too
@@pollyanna1112 That was an earlier, 70s iirc, production.
You're right, mate. You could react to the whole concert - or any of his concerts. He's that good. We're all sending him positive vibes for a speedy recovery.
It's great
amen!!!!
I was there.
Seriously miss John