John first recorded this in 1980. This performance was in 1989. This was a Beatles song, from the 1960s. When John Lennon, who wrote the song, heard John Farnham's version he said that Farnham had redefined the song and it now belonged to Farnham.
A shout out to, for those who remember, Don Lane, who championed John Farnham when his career was in the doldrums in the late 70's / early 80's. He helped turn it around for Mr Farnham. I have a recollection that John sang Help on his show during this period. RIP Don.
He is called the Voice in Australia and he is loved. John is humble and kind with a gift you have only just started to discover. He had 5 consecutive decades of number 1 albums. They have found he sings 13 genre’s naturally so far. Thank you.
Yep that says it all. His Voice is music itself. Thats why he is known as "THE VOICE" in Australia ...❤ Checck out his most famous song called You’re The Voice from this same concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Any reactions for John Farnham, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes should be live as their performances are a show in themselves. John is known as The Voice. He can sing any genre from pop to opera. You're The Voice, It’s A Long Way To The Top, When The war Is Over, Black Dog (audio only he was doing a warm up/mic check). Duet with Jimmy Barnes When Something Is Wrong With My Baby, Olivia Newton-John, Anthony Warlow.
Nice reaction. You hit the nail right on the head - his voice is music itself. That's why he's known as The Voice here in Australia. He loves us and we adore him ❤
John & his fans always had that connection.......they were totally in harmony with each other. The love & respect at a concert most certainly worked both ways.
Note the mic placement. Not shoved down his throat. And no auto tune. Its all talent. We love John in Australia. No mobile phones taking photos to distract the audience. The audience is fully engaged with him.
This whole concert with John and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was amazing! ❤ This song was an encore at the end of a full on concert and John still had fuel in the tank to push his vocals to the limit. Almost 34 years later it still brings goosebumps. ❤
Thank you , great reaction, you listened and reacted to what you heard and saw, (some reactors just nod their head and say 'oh nice' - whether about John or whoever ) anyway thank you, If you would like to hear some more of John there is much to choose from, he as been singing for over 50 years ( but ALWAYS do live if possible) - from 1967 Johnny Farnham and Zoot- Half Heaven half Heartache (Audio only), 1979- Bridge over Troubled Water, You're the Voice with MSO, and You Don't Know Like I Know LIVE 2000..
Thank you so much for the kind words, I love music and so when I hear one I appreciate the artist and his gift, John is definitely one of a kind. I will definitely be checking out more from him. Thanks for all the recommendations. 🙏
This was the encore at the end of a full-on two hour concert - at the end of a series of Melbourne concerts. There are legends - and then there's John Farnham. Australia was very spoiled that he chose to stay with us rather than conquer the world
Thank you for your great Reaction and appreciatin of our phenomenal Aussie Legend, John Farnham! Please watch many more of his awesome repetiore of hit songs. Also you must watch his Documentary movie called: 'John Farnham- Finding The Voice'. xo
It's definitely the saxophone and this was one of his oncore that concert went 2/and half hour in that same concert you should watch its a long way to the top if you want rock and roll that's song will blow your mind
This concert was advertised as John and his Big Band in typical Aussie understatement, it's a 100+ piece orchestra for crying out loud. lol This song is one of the last songs that he would sing at the end of the night after he had already sung his heart out for nearly 3 hours. Some have pointed out that this particular recording of the concert was closer to 2 hours of actual singing during the TV special, but it was also on the 4th or 5th night that he had sung like this. Either way, it was one of multiple nights that he did this on January 4-10, 1989, so his voice is still worthy of the accolades. Not many other singers can belt like that for even 2 or 3 nights without a rest. And besides picking at the exact details or this exact performance, Farnsey also has a way of getting deep into the emotions of your soul. A couple of songs worth checking have been mentioned below, plus these are worth a look also. The reason you haven't heard of him is because the US music industry is a closed little club. When John Farnham went to the US they didn't know which genre to put him in so his US promotions manager got him a couple of gigs in a little jazz club, where the MC introduced him as Jack Phantom. Couldn't even be bothered getting his name correct, so being a bit disheartened he wandered home to concentrate on his loyal fan base. The experience did give him inspiration to write a couple of good songs about missing his family, like this one. -Burn For You.. ruclips.net/video/4PPvOhPspEA/видео.html -Angels.. Notice how he holds the mike below his chest, both mikes are a metre away, which he does all the time to not drown out the other singers. JF with Lisa Edwards, a top singer in her own right, and one of John's back up singers for 20+ years. ruclips.net/video/5_2NJRIdBO8/видео.html -Amazing Grace.. To show the calibre of his other back up Singers, showing you have to be good in your own right, just like Lisa. This is Vanetta Fields and Lindsey Field. ruclips.net/video/_x6N94OEkZQ/видео.html -Please Don't Ask Me.. This one with Olivia Newton John, who we have recently lost. John has also had major cancer surgery including removal of part of his jaw and we may not hear him sing again. So let's enjoy this one as well.. ruclips.net/video/2uV_tZODfK8/видео.html -When Something Is Wrong With My Baby.... And even when he is singing with one of the most powerful voices on the planet, Jimmy Barnes, he still put the mike away from his face and closer to Jonny Diesel on guitar. ruclips.net/video/AU_bCchDWF4/видео.html Or this version. ruclips.net/video/RAlFHSPLHpo/видео.html -When The War Is Over… Possibly one of his greatest vocals. ruclips.net/video/lfWrXc5eN8g/видео.html -Or is the greatest. Gethsemane.. ruclips.net/video/k5woMZtClhI/видео.html -How about a mike test. He has the power and ability to distort microphones, amps, and get speaker stacks jumping. So this sort of setting up the venue test is a must. Lol Black Dog. ruclips.net/video/F2Yi6TVi-sU/видео.html Besides having the best voice ever, JF can adjust his tone, pitch, volume, to match the person he is singing with to either match them or sing just under them depending on who's the head line act, he will even back himself down when he is the head line to give others their moment to shine, and if my ears were sensitive enough, I wouldn't be surprised if he could vary his vibrato, timbre and all of those other things that voices can do so he could accentuate the other singers.
He definetly one of the best male singers of all time and master of every music genre ❤ I think the last and final time he performed this song was together with the Sidney symhony orcestra back in 2006 he was about 56yo at the time. That consert is one of the best ive ever heard in my life so far. He sings so many diferent genre of music to perfektion. If you have some time over just listen and enjoy ❤❤❤❤
Thanyou dear Shockwave, from Australia. Great reaction, you got everything right about John ! ♥ Help is a Beatles song, check their original version for a totally different arrangement.
There’s so MUCH to this humble, funny, gifted & generous human. He has quite the comedian in him too. He’s very playful, never takes himself seriously, has a very quick wit & very able to laugh at himself. He is the GOAT. His following is LEGENDARY from the 1960’s right through to 2024. He never EVER fails to deliver. He’s able to cross over 13 different musical genres! You simply HAVE to do a deep dive on John & the many duets, musical’s & even opera. Thank you for your reaction. I’ve lost count of the many reactions to this, gotta say I enjoyed yours very much. ♥️
I remember you reacting to him a long time ago on another channel, but your tech might have improved since then? Lovely to see you back and us Farnsey lovers will no doubt support your new channel too :)
Yea, I did but had faced some challenges so I had to start all over on a new channel. It’s nice to have you here supporting me I really appreciate, more reactions definitely coming. 🙏☺️
Enjoyed the reaction and your enjoyment of it. You can't listen to John Farnham without listening to Jimmy Barnes. John and Jimmy are the top 2 singers from Australia. Could you check out Stone Cold by Jimmy Barnes featuring Joe Bonamassa. Jimmy's voice is going to blow you away. Enjoy.
Great reaction. You should check out Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham’s song “when something is wrong with my baby”. Another classic,full of soul. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it 🎸🎶
John's arrangement & version of this song is so emotional & passionate . just amazing... its almost hard to believe that the Original by the Beatles, is actually the same song ! : ruclips.net/video/CTsB-llTzyc/видео.htmlsi=fLJQ7vTQIe4wgq6d
John first recorded this in 1980. This performance was in 1989. This was a Beatles song, from the 1960s. When John Lennon, who wrote the song, heard John Farnham's version he said that Farnham had redefined the song and it now belonged to Farnham.
A shout out to, for those who remember, Don Lane, who championed John Farnham when his career was in the doldrums in the late 70's / early 80's.
He helped turn it around for Mr Farnham.
I have a recollection that John sang Help on his show during this period.
RIP Don.
I do remember Don Lane yes, he was a champion supporter of John. ♥️
He is called the Voice in Australia and he is loved. John is humble and kind with a gift you have only just started to discover. He had 5 consecutive decades of number 1 albums. They have found he sings 13 genre’s naturally so far. Thank you.
He is really THE VOICE!
and he kicked cancers butt! such a strong man with such a wonderful amazing family
John has been our idol for over 50 years.
Yep that says it all. His Voice is music itself. Thats why he is known as "THE VOICE" in Australia ...❤
Checck out his most famous song called You’re The Voice from this same concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Okay, I’ll definitely check more out
Any reactions for John Farnham, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes should be live as their performances are a show in themselves. John is known as The Voice. He can sing any genre from pop to opera. You're The Voice, It’s A Long Way To The Top, When The war Is Over, Black Dog (audio only he was doing a warm up/mic check). Duet with Jimmy Barnes When Something Is Wrong With My Baby, Olivia Newton-John, Anthony Warlow.
Yes boss.
He’s known as the voice here at home in Australia he’s amazing and we all love him
He’s voice is absolutely amazing.💯
Great assessment. His voice has great musicality.
Absolutely 💯
Thanks heaps for the reaction. His smile is very infectious. John is the GOAT; he is a powerhouse vocalist
He is absolutely incredible
Nice reaction. You hit the nail right on the head - his voice is music itself. That's why he's known as The Voice here in Australia. He loves us and we adore him ❤
John & his fans always had that connection.......they were totally in harmony with each other. The love & respect at a concert most certainly worked both ways.
Whenever you heard John was going to perform, you went and booked your tickets immediately. Hence the huge crowds at every concert.😊
I can imagine ☺️
Great reaction and clear appreciation of John’s awesome voice that can sing almost any type of music.
Thank you , he is really THE VOICE!
Note the mic placement. Not shoved down his throat. And no auto tune. Its all talent. We love John in Australia. No mobile phones taking photos to distract the audience. The audience is fully engaged with him.
This whole concert with John and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was amazing! ❤ This song was an encore at the end of a full on concert and John still had fuel in the tank to push his vocals to the limit. Almost 34 years later it still brings goosebumps. ❤
John is truly The Voice as they call him . Amazing voice and song
Thank you , great reaction, you listened and reacted to what you heard and saw, (some reactors just nod their head and say 'oh nice' - whether about John or whoever ) anyway thank you, If you would like to hear some more of John there is much to choose from, he as been singing for over 50 years ( but ALWAYS do live if possible) - from 1967 Johnny Farnham and Zoot- Half Heaven half Heartache (Audio only), 1979- Bridge over Troubled Water, You're the Voice with MSO, and You Don't Know Like I Know LIVE 2000..
Thank you so much for the kind words, I love music and so when I hear one I appreciate the artist and his gift, John is definitely one of a kind. I will definitely be checking out more from him. Thanks for all the recommendations. 🙏
Simply the best ,John you are the Voice of the World 🌎 ❤️
Absolutely
You said you love the voice. In Australia he is known as the voice.
This was the encore at the end of a full-on two hour concert - at the end of a series of Melbourne concerts. There are legends - and then there's John Farnham. Australia was very spoiled that he chose to stay with us rather than conquer the world
It wasn't quite 'the end' of a concert. He sang another encore after this that night!
It’s interesting how you kept saying “voice” and “the voice” when talking about him, since he is known in Australia as “The Voice”.
That name really suits him, his got an incredible voice.
Thank you for reacting to my favorite cover by John Farnham. He is an amazing singer!
He is absolutely amazing
Thank you for your great Reaction and appreciatin of our phenomenal Aussie Legend, John Farnham! Please watch many more of his awesome repetiore of hit songs. Also you must watch his Documentary movie called: 'John Farnham- Finding The Voice'. xo
It's definitely the saxophone and this was one of his oncore that concert went 2/and half hour in that same concert you should watch its a long way to the top if you want rock and roll that's song will blow your mind
This is a voice that can't be matched John Farnham is truly THE VOICE unbelievable 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
This concert was advertised as John and his Big Band in typical Aussie understatement, it's a 100+ piece orchestra for crying out loud. lol
This song is one of the last songs that he would sing at the end of the night after he had already sung his heart out for nearly 3 hours.
Some have pointed out that this particular recording of the concert was closer to 2 hours of actual singing during the TV special, but it was also on the 4th or 5th night that he had sung like this.
Either way, it was one of multiple nights that he did this on January 4-10, 1989, so his voice is still worthy of the accolades.
Not many other singers can belt like that for even 2 or 3 nights without a rest.
And besides picking at the exact details or this exact performance, Farnsey also has a way of getting deep into the emotions of your soul.
A couple of songs worth checking have been mentioned below, plus these are worth a look also.
The reason you haven't heard of him is because the US music industry is a closed little club. When John Farnham went to the US they didn't know which genre to put him in so his US promotions manager got him a couple of gigs in a little jazz club, where the MC introduced him as Jack Phantom. Couldn't even be bothered getting his name correct, so being a bit disheartened he wandered home to concentrate on his loyal fan base. The experience did give him inspiration to write a couple of good songs about missing his family, like this one.
-Burn For You..
ruclips.net/video/4PPvOhPspEA/видео.html
-Angels..
Notice how he holds the mike below his chest, both mikes are a metre away, which he does all the time to not drown out the other singers.
JF with Lisa Edwards, a top singer in her own right, and one of John's back up singers for 20+ years.
ruclips.net/video/5_2NJRIdBO8/видео.html
-Amazing Grace..
To show the calibre of his other back up Singers, showing you have to be good in your own right, just like Lisa.
This is Vanetta Fields and Lindsey Field.
ruclips.net/video/_x6N94OEkZQ/видео.html
-Please Don't Ask Me..
This one with Olivia Newton John, who we have recently lost. John has also had major cancer surgery including removal of part of his jaw and we may not hear him sing again. So let's enjoy this one as well..
ruclips.net/video/2uV_tZODfK8/видео.html
-When Something Is Wrong With My Baby....
And even when he is singing with one of the most powerful voices on the planet, Jimmy Barnes, he still put the mike away from his face and closer to Jonny Diesel on guitar.
ruclips.net/video/AU_bCchDWF4/видео.html
Or this version.
ruclips.net/video/RAlFHSPLHpo/видео.html
-When The War Is Over…
Possibly one of his greatest vocals.
ruclips.net/video/lfWrXc5eN8g/видео.html
-Or is the greatest.
Gethsemane..
ruclips.net/video/k5woMZtClhI/видео.html
-How about a mike test.
He has the power and ability to distort microphones, amps, and get speaker stacks jumping. So this sort of setting up the venue test is a must. Lol
Black Dog.
ruclips.net/video/F2Yi6TVi-sU/видео.html
Besides having the best voice ever, JF can adjust his tone, pitch, volume, to match the person he is singing with to either match them or sing just under them depending on who's the head line act, he will even back himself down when he is the head line to give others their moment to shine, and if my ears were sensitive enough, I wouldn't be surprised if he could vary his vibrato, timbre and all of those other things that voices can do so he could accentuate the other singers.
What a lovely genuine reaction. So much to discover with John jump down the rabbit hole ❤
Thank you so much, this is absolutely beautiful.
Welcome to the rabbit hole, loved your reaction, can’t wait to see more. He really is a pleasure to listen too and a much loved Aussie.
Thank you so much!! I just posted another song from him. Kindly check it out .
Great singer, great person.
Yeah he is captivating live
What a great performance. And love your review and appreciation of his vocals. Cute girl too
Thank you, for watching and the kind words 🙏
He definetly one of the best male singers of all time and master of every music genre ❤ I think the last and final time he performed this song was together with the Sidney symhony orcestra back in 2006 he was about 56yo at the time. That consert is one of the best ive ever heard in my life so far. He sings so many diferent genre of music to perfektion. If you have some time over just listen and enjoy ❤❤❤❤
He is an absolute superstar and a true blue aussie
He is a great artist
Thanyou dear Shockwave, from Australia. Great reaction, you got everything right about John ! ♥ Help is a Beatles song, check their original version for a totally different arrangement.
I will check it out, I have never heard it before. Thanks for watching.
There’s so MUCH to this humble, funny, gifted & generous human. He has quite the comedian in him too.
He’s very playful, never takes himself seriously, has a very quick wit & very able to laugh at himself. He is the GOAT.
His following is LEGENDARY from the 1960’s right through to 2024.
He never EVER fails to deliver. He’s able to cross over 13 different musical genres!
You simply HAVE to do a deep dive on John & the many duets, musical’s & even opera.
Thank you for your reaction. I’ve lost count of the many reactions to this, gotta say I enjoyed yours very much. ♥️
John is a national treasure in Australia no one sings like this and thats why he is THE VOICE
Wonderful reaction.
Thank you 🙏
Yep one of our best ever. Love your channel and your reaction! Luv from Australia ❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️
Thank you so much, it’s nice to have you here🙏☺️
He was surprised that they remembered. He had originally recorded it 9 years earlier. 😊
I remember you reacting to him a long time ago on another channel, but your tech might have improved since then? Lovely to see you back and us Farnsey lovers will no doubt support your new channel too :)
Yea, I did but had faced some challenges so I had to start all over on a new channel. It’s nice to have you here supporting me I really appreciate, more reactions definitely coming. 🙏☺️
Welcome to the rabbit hole of John Farnham
Thank you 🙏
ahh, somebody else bitten by the Farnsey bug... nice reaction
Got bitten real good.
I must admit this is awesome.
Absolutely 💯
Great reaction❤
Thank you 🙏
Enjoyed the reaction and your enjoyment of it. You can't listen to John Farnham without listening to Jimmy Barnes. John and Jimmy are the top 2 singers from Australia. Could you check out Stone Cold by Jimmy Barnes featuring Joe Bonamassa. Jimmy's voice is going to blow you away. Enjoy.
Okay, I’ll check that out too .
A brilliant review
John Farnham brought me to You. New Subscriber. ❤
Awesome! Thank you! More reactions to his songs will definitely be coming.
Great reaction. You should check out Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham’s song “when something is wrong with my baby”. Another classic,full of soul. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it 🎸🎶
Okay, I’ll check that out soon as I can
Sorry (for you) that you missed the 80s Party.
Hair, Shoulder Pads and Levis Jeans.
It must have been fun living in that era
Love it❤
It's just a shame we may not hear him sing ever again , only on radio , due to his medical situation .
Oh no, that’s so sad. 😞
The 80's in Oz was awesome, loved your reaction
Thank you
Welcome!
We have Steve Perry as the Voice, and Australia has John Farnham. Both extraordinary.
They are both incredible.
John's arrangement & version of this song is so emotional & passionate . just amazing...
its almost hard to believe that the Original by the Beatles, is actually the same song ! : ruclips.net/video/CTsB-llTzyc/видео.htmlsi=fLJQ7vTQIe4wgq6d
I haven’t heard the Beatles version, but I do know this was absolutely perfect. John has got an incredible voice.
Mi dispiace molto per la tua perdita,anch'io ho perso mio padre 11 anni fa...
Help is a Beatles song
Oh really
Yes but this is definitely the better version
I swear you've done this before..
Yea, you are right, for some reason I had to recreate another channel and start all over again.
How to sell a song.
Compare his voice to the crap thats produced in todays music world Its like comparing a Volkswagen to a Ferrari 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Absolutely 💯
BS
I love John, but have always hated his singing. Sounds like a cat with his tail caught in a trap.😝
Have your hearing checked. a.s.a.p.
@@wyattfamily8997 ok
this is a cover of a Beatles song only much much better
This was magical.