I'm from Brazil and even for me this man is a LEGEND! He is THE voice! But you really should check the live version. It is MUCH BETTER. Another song, another tempo, another vibe.
The best version of John singing “You’re the Voice” is the live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. It is Epic! The rule with John is go for his live performances. Also watch out for his mike and mike stand tricks and audience interaction when he performs live.
John is adored by all of us here in Australia. Now in his early 70's & fighting cancer he is very much in our thoughts & prayers at this difficult time. Another must watch is John & Olivia Newton John singing Please Don't Ask Me. They had a lifelong friendship, the chemistry between them in this live version if unmissable. God bless you John!
Just imagine this song sung live in an arena full of people helping John sing this song with an orchestra playing in the background. That’s what happened when John sang it with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Worth checking out. John is an absolute legend and such a nice man. Love him.
John is a mega star in Australia If you get a chance, watch him perform this live in front of a crowd. It's a whole other level. He has so many huge hits in Australia, so its hard to know where to start.... Playing to Win, Pressure Down, Angels, Let me Out, Blow By Blow, Chain Reaction, That's Freedom, Age of Reason, One, Don't you Know it Magic, Burn for You, Please Dont Ask Me, When Something is Wrong with My Baby, You cant go wrong with any of those...and remember, always live with Farnham
To get the full impact of this song you need to hear it live. The best for me is You're The Voice John Farnham live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Thanks for the reaction,as good as it was The only way to watch John is his live performances, The concert he performed Help on is amazing concert.John performed Your The Voice, believe me if you really liked this, then his live performance will blow you away. Always remember live performances with John are the best. That particular concert had the MSO backing John
Listen to the live performance. It is strong, charged with emotion, audience participation and stage presence of Farnham is second to none in the world. You must watch the entire Farnham Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concert
Another John Farnham epic performance is “When something is wrong with my baby” with Jimmy Barnes, another Aussie legend! Here is the link to my favourite version ua-cam.com/video/ihsfx1LuoKc/v-deo.html
Other Aussie performers you might want to listen to are Jimmy Barnes, cold chisel, midnight oil, rose tattoo, John paul young, gangajang, Wendy Matthews, indecent obsession, 1927, skyhooks , men at work, dragon and AC/DC. there heaps more to list but these are a good start.
Watch = John Farnham with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( Live) songs to watch- Help, You're the voice , It's a long way to the top, Playing to win. Another song is " Burn for you" (live version) he wrote that song for his wife. You'll be rocking and dancing to all. He doesn't need Auto tune. It all natural 😊
I always find it funny in comments how fifty people say the exact same thing, as though they haven’t read the other comments 😂 I think the message about watching him live is well and truly communicated so I’m not touching on that. Look forward to you exploring more of John and other Aussie music!
Hey Charlie, I loved your reaction to John’s song “You’re the Voice”, and definitely do yourself a favour and watch his live version from the same concert as “Help” with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. I’m sure you’ll be blown away by his live performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and watch him perform live. Amazing! Steve Hayes…
John Farnham You’re The Voice was Top 20 hit for John in the UK (6), Ireland (3), Austria (6), Belgium (20), Canada (12), the Netherlands (15), New Zealand (13), Switzerland (3) and hit number one in Germany and Sweden and one of the biggest hits of 1986 in Australia. Whispering Jack is still the highest selling album by an Australian artist in Australian chart history with more than 1.7 million sales / 24 times Platinum. Olivia Newton John sang with him a lot and said he is her favorite male singer of all time to sing with. Also, both were good friends for life. If you watch the movie on his life this whole album saved his life as a singer all of the music industry had said no to him because a song he did as a young man called Sadie, the Cleaning Lady. No one would touch him, his friend and family had to help with their own money and label. Glenn Wheatley (Little River Band) had to walk into many radio places, and none would take the song until one woman listened to it and said stop everything play that song now!!! I am not a big fan but the movie made me cry John suffered so bad and had bad depression, but he loves his fans so hard. Poor guy has mouth cancer now.
I’m so happy you are starting down this rabbit hole. PLEASE react to just about any song he did live with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Same concert as Help. This song in the same concert and his cover of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way To the Top If You Want to Rock and Roll”. There are so many songs by him. I’m American but a long-time fan since his days with The Little River Band in the 80s.
John had a few "inspirational 80's" pump up songs. May i recommend "Playing to Win" when John was lead singer of Little River Band, and "Thunder in your Heart" which was the theme to an 80s bmx movie "Rad". The latter being epic cheesy 80s gold.
Hopefully he'll be back, he's recovering from either neck or throat cancer. This song was literally the song of the 80s, he occasionally teams up with Jimmy Barnes, Diesel or Cate Cebrano. All aussie music people. Another duo to look out for, very left field for us aussies is Vika And Linda Bull. The sister duo are amazing, really strong vocals.
You must see John's live performance of his cover of the Beatles song "Help". When John Lennon heard it, he said it was now the definitive version of the song. The live version, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, is the best it gets. 👌
As probably already mentioned here also react to the live performance with the Melbourne Symphony orchestra. Wonderful version of this song. And I agree very relevant to today and yes for America ❤
John Farnham has just approved the use of 'Your The Voice' to help with the Yes campaign for the referendum next month of Australia's First Nations Voice to parliament. Thank you JF.
Agree with the other comments. As good as he is in the studio, he is 'next level' live. Just an incredible voice. You don't even realize how difficult his songs are to sing until you open your mouth to sing along.
Make sure you listen to him sing live, no matter what age, he sings better live than almost every other live act, and the main thing is that it is effortless for him. One of the most pure voices you will ever hear. Superstar.
I should add that the drummer in this video is 17 years old - Vince Leigh from Pseudo Echo - his brother Vince is also in the clip though neither played on the actual record. The back up singers can still be seen in virtually ANY live JF show......
NOOOOOOOO! ONLY and ALWAYs hear and see John Farnham LIVE. Then you will experience and enjoy soooooo much more! The clips (including this song) with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are excellent. John often sings songs with a message for the greater good of the world.
Taken in context with the 1986 release, when it was racing up the charts in countries all over the World, it’s success in many European countries was just prior to the iron curtain falling in 1989 and the subsequent pulling down of the Berlin Wall. It was and still is an anthem that is relevant today.
Being from the USA there is a whole genre of music you've probably never been exposed to & that is "Aussie Pub Rock". Some of John's songs are on the edge of falling into this category, but there is a plethora of bands we Aussies grew up with in the 70's, 80's & 90's who I'm sure you will love to find out about.
The live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is incredible - do listen to it! What I love about this song is that it uses the music of war - the strong marching cadence of the drums, which also mimic a heartbeat, and the bagpipes, which were traditionally played on battlefields both to boost the morale of Scottish fighters and to intimidate the opposition - to *protest* against war and factionalism. The whole song is a battle-cry for peace. It's a brilliant musical arrangement, a timeless message, and an unforgettable anthem all at once.
Had a "cassete tape" (K7 in here) back in 86. Later I bought the vinyl. All lost in time. I still hear it sometimes, but only digital. Being old school, of course I have an mp3 file with it, in case they pulled out of streamings but I'm digressing. You are a cool lady, keep being authentic, do not give in to cynicism and you're gonna be alright. Best of luck form the other hemisphere.
You should check out his Rendition of the Beatles Cover "Help" at the same Venue. He is Awesome to Behold! He is definitely One of the Greats. Not just of Australia? I mean of the World.
Everyone is going to say do Help with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and absolutely you should check that out... but my recommendation is That's Freedom live from the 1990 chain reaction tour. It's more representative of his pub-rock roots and just pure classic, sweaty, full-belting Johnny warning - rabbit hole is very deep and he is very good
As a Dane I'm quite shocked that he isn't that well known in the US. I honestly thought that especially tgis song would be recognized throughout the western world.
Absolutely everything he sings is PHENOMENAL. Video clips: John can sing Anything parts 1 to. 4(?) will show you anthem, message /protest /ballad /love/ early pop and novelty pop / up tempo with jazz notes/ kiddies song/ hard rock /clips of concert and stage show songs/ opera /country. Some covers. Duets with Tom Jones, Celine Dion +++, and so on. Real powerhouse, unique voice, huge range, his backing singers and band are also phenomenal, all big music pedigrees - Google them all. And yes, concerts with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are out of this world - stratospheric. And also watch Mitch Tambo, and other aussie and aussie indigenous aboriginal artistes. It's all a revelation. 23.10.23. UK. E ❤
😢Heart did the American version,💋and it got to 17 on charts.🇦🇺John,s version eclipsed 🤗this getting to No 1 🫶in Europe, Britain and Australia.🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺The best version is with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.🤔Watch for the microphone 🎤 stand toss 👍and catch at about 4 minute mark!💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Thank you so much Carlie for continuing down the rabbit hole that is John Farnham there is another beautiful live performance of his of a song called Please don't ask me that he did with the late Olivia Newton John. ua-cam.com/video/2uV_tZODfK8/v-deo.html
You need to check out You're the voice with the MSO (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra). John's live performances are even better. Also you should check out Help and Long way to the top with the MSO, both from the same concert. John's voice is insane, and the energy that he brings to his concerts is mind blowing.😊
Only because I was reminded of it because is showed up in the YT sidebar.... Whether you do a reaction video of it or not, try John's cover of "Black Dog", captured at a sound check by one of his sound engineers, to see why people say he can literally sing anything..
“Countries don’t hear of other countries’ artists”-actually that’s, broadly speaking, mostly an American thing (haha). With regards to John Farnham, he is HUGE here in Oz but relatively unknown elsewhere (I believe he chose not to pursue a career overseas). Nice reaction by the way! You should react to John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John’s live performance “Dare To Dream” at the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony!
The main reason I love this man is that he very easily could have become a stereotypical, degenerate product of the international entertainment industry, but because of his love for his family and the country that he loved so dearly, he became an absolute LEGEND to his fan base in Australia.
If you loved this studio version, you will be blown away by the live version he did with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - it is nothing short of EPIC!! As most people have said, John is one of those rare artists who is better live than in the studio and as a rule it’s best to react to his live versions 👍🏻
Hi love your reviews ,but just so sad that Johns in hes 70,s and the world is just starting to listen to him ,such a great voice we have been hearing all our life ,but we have such good artist I hate to think this will happened t9 them too ,Vanessa amorosi
Sorry had not finished ,Vanessa amorosi ,is such a great vocalist as well ,and should be listen to more ,she is differently up there with our John .Guy sebastian amazing different to John but still a great singer ,maybe if you get a chance have a listen ,always live versions with tbe aussie artist.
As others have stated, you need to listen to his LIVE performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this is much more powerful rendition of The Voice.. Please react to his LIVE version of The Voice and also ''HELP'' Live is a must.
Trailer to documentary of John’s career, which started in 1967, opened in Aussie cinemas on 18 May. My wife and I saw the premiere in Tasmania. The Launceston cinema was right out of the 80s - even the sound system. The link is to the trailer - ua-cam.com/video/LocCfc5PKrE/v-deo.html.
As many others have said, always seek out the live performances of John. His interaction with his audience is like another member of his band. You'll notice his live band is often the same people. He is so loved that they will work their schedules to perform with him Here is a more intimate performance of John, with his backup singer, Lisa Edwards. ua-cam.com/video/5_2NJRIdBO8/v-deo.html
Another reviewer did this recorded version first and canned it...... he was not impressed, as I wouldn’t be. He read all the hate mail from Australia and decided to do the live version as recommended..... now that reviewer is a John Farnham fan and just as savage about him as we are......... real singers and musicians almost always sound better live , without interference from label execs and managers. I recommend you do Help live with the MSO, then The Voice and Its A Long Way To The Top ....all from the same concert. Then for something REALLY special...... check out his duet with Jimmy Barnes..... When Something Is Wrong With My Baby...... live of course. lol
You're right. This is an Anthem for TODAY also. It should be played in EVERY School, Subway, Shopping Mall. Everywhere. People are so sick of violence. Everyone wants a safe peaceful place for themselves and their kids to live. { * His Video clips are great - but Live is always 'electrifying'.} 😄
The ONLY rule with John Farnham is that you MUST listen to his live versions. He is amazing in the studio, but phenomenal live.
Absolutely!!! The live version with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is just EPIC.
I say listen to them all! Don't ONLY listen to live versions because that removes eg Forever Blue from the options.
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I prefer live - but I love the song Forever Blue. So it’s a listen only to song 😊👍
@@bernadettelanders7306 I just don't like rules.
@@rickandersen2284 I hope you stop on red traffic lights Rick lol 😊
I'm from Brazil and even for me this man is a LEGEND! He is THE voice!
But you really should check the live version. It is MUCH BETTER. Another song, another tempo, another vibe.
The best version of John singing “You’re the Voice” is the live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. It is Epic! The rule with John is go for his live performances. Also watch out for his mike and mike stand tricks and audience interaction when he performs live.
100%
So True.
From the same concert as the Help performance in the first reaction
Dead right.
John is adored by all of us here in Australia. Now in his early 70's & fighting cancer he is very much in our thoughts & prayers at this difficult time. Another must watch is John & Olivia Newton John singing Please Don't Ask Me. They had a lifelong friendship, the chemistry between them in this live version if unmissable. God bless you John!
Just imagine this song sung live in an arena full of people helping John sing this song with an orchestra playing in the background. That’s what happened when John sang it with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Worth checking out. John is an absolute legend and such a nice man. Love him.
Good riddance jf
John Farnham is the Voice. Check out John Farnham doing a duet with Australian legend Jimmy Barnes “when something is wrong with my baby”
John is a mega star in Australia
If you get a chance, watch him perform this live in front of a crowd. It's a whole other level. He has so many huge hits in Australia, so its hard to know where to start....
Playing to Win, Pressure Down, Angels, Let me Out, Blow By Blow, Chain Reaction, That's Freedom, Age of Reason, One, Don't you Know it Magic, Burn for You, Please Dont Ask Me, When Something is Wrong with My Baby,
You cant go wrong with any of those...and remember, always live with Farnham
To get the full impact of this song you need to hear it live. The best for me is You're The Voice John Farnham live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Oh! And I suggest "Playing to Win" next. The live version.
Always go live when you are reacting to a John Farnham song and it can't go wrong.
The best video for "Playing to Win" is the VFL one
World Wide unfortunately this song resonates. Sad but true. Thank you for your wonderful reaction
Greatest male vocalist ever for me. The live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is brilliant.
Thanks for the reaction,as good as it was The only way to watch John is his live performances, The concert he performed Help on is amazing concert.John performed Your The Voice, believe me if you really liked this, then his live performance will blow you away. Always remember live performances with John are the best. That particular concert had the MSO backing John
Listen to the live performance. It is strong, charged with emotion, audience participation and stage presence of Farnham is second to none in the world.
You must watch the entire Farnham Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concert
Another John Farnham epic performance is “When something is wrong with my baby” with Jimmy Barnes, another Aussie legend! Here is the link to my favourite version ua-cam.com/video/ihsfx1LuoKc/v-deo.html
Other Aussie performers you might want to listen to are Jimmy Barnes, cold chisel, midnight oil, rose tattoo, John paul young, gangajang, Wendy Matthews, indecent obsession, 1927, skyhooks , men at work, dragon and AC/DC. there heaps more to list but these are a good start.
You’re going to see over, and over, and over again. The 1st, last and only rule with John Farnham. LIVE. Always LIVE. And if in doubt, react to LIVE.
Hi Shea, Michael from Australia here. John's nickname, Is the Voice..........He is one of the greatest vocalists on the planet.
Watch = John Farnham with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( Live) songs to watch- Help, You're the voice , It's a long way to the top, Playing to win. Another song is " Burn for you" (live version) he wrote that song for his wife. You'll be rocking and dancing to all. He doesn't need Auto tune. It all natural 😊
I always find it funny in comments how fifty people say the exact same thing, as though they haven’t read the other comments 😂 I think the message about watching him live is well and truly communicated so I’m not touching on that. Look forward to you exploring more of John and other Aussie music!
yeah I agree you must watch / listen to John's live performances they are on another lvl🤣
💯 every single John Farnham reaction video has hundreds of the same comments
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@@PjRjHj I’ve got an idea. How about one person says it and everyone else shows their agreement by clicking “like”. Now there’s a new concept 😂
@@Dr_KAP has anyone said that you have to listen to John live yet if not ill leave this here just incase
Thank you for featuring one of our great Aussies- humble man & incredible voice. You may enjoy his song Two Strong Hearts also
John Farnham = live version EVERY TIME!! 😎
Check out his cover on Black Dog it’s mind blowingly good 👌
💯 this. Recorded at a sound check, phenomenal!! 🤩
You are so right though.. a great msg for today.. people need to know, when we stand together, we are the power!!
The first time I heard this was when travelling in Australia in 1987! As you said, we ALL need to this song, NOW!
No No No - you must watch the live version in Melbourne. That’s the where true awesome talent can be seen.
LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! Always listen to the live versions! Just gives you so much more of an idea of how bloody good Farnsey is!
John Farnham sang this song on American Movie soundtrack called - Hot Rod , quite a few years ago.
Is that why maybe sounds familiar??
Hey Charlie, I loved your reaction to John’s song “You’re the Voice”, and definitely do yourself a favour and watch his live version from the same concert as “Help” with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. I’m sure you’ll be blown away by his live performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and watch him perform live. Amazing! Steve Hayes…
Gotta watch JF with Jimmy Barnes...."When Something Is Wrong With My Baby". The power of their voices is unbelievable!! A MUST WATCH!!
From Australia ❤️❤️❤️
Live version is 10 times better from the chain reaction concert! Always do live versions for all of John’s songs! 💗 the reaction.
John Farnham You’re The Voice was Top 20 hit for John in the UK (6), Ireland (3), Austria (6), Belgium (20), Canada (12), the Netherlands (15), New Zealand (13), Switzerland (3) and hit number one in Germany and Sweden and one of the biggest hits of 1986 in Australia.
Whispering Jack is still the highest selling album by an Australian artist in Australian chart history with more than 1.7 million sales / 24 times Platinum.
Olivia Newton John sang with him a lot and said he is her favorite male singer of all time to sing with. Also, both were good friends for life.
If you watch the movie on his life this whole album saved his life as a singer all of the music industry had said no to him because a song he did as a young man called Sadie, the Cleaning Lady. No one would touch him, his friend and family had to help with their own money and label. Glenn Wheatley (Little River Band) had to walk into many radio places, and none would take the song until one woman listened to it and said stop everything play that song now!!! I am not a big fan but the movie made me cry John suffered so bad and had bad depression, but he loves his fans so hard. Poor guy has mouth cancer now.
I’m so happy you are starting down this rabbit hole. PLEASE react to just about any song he did live with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Same concert as Help. This song in the same concert and his cover of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way To the Top If You Want to Rock and Roll”. There are so many songs by him. I’m American but a long-time fan since his days with The Little River Band in the 80s.
Live, not film clip. You really need to watch this song live! Actually everything he does is phenomenal live!
John had a few "inspirational 80's" pump up songs. May i recommend "Playing to Win" when John was lead singer of Little River Band, and "Thunder in your Heart" which was the theme to an 80s bmx movie "Rad". The latter being epic cheesy 80s gold.
You should watch the live performance with the Melbourne Symphony orchestra with the piper, it's amazing, and the atmosphere really draws you in 😊
My favourite John Farnham song is "It's a long way to the top" live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. It is epic. You will love it.
Hopefully he'll be back, he's recovering from either neck or throat cancer. This song was literally the song of the 80s, he occasionally teams up with Jimmy Barnes, Diesel or Cate Cebrano. All aussie music people. Another duo to look out for, very left field for us aussies is Vika And Linda Bull. The sister duo are amazing, really strong vocals.
ALWAYS watch his songs live the best and only way to experience the legand
Please do Johns Gethsemane live. It's just breathtaking.
You must see John's live performance of his cover of the Beatles song "Help". When John Lennon heard it, he said it was now the definitive version of the song. The live version, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, is the best it gets. 👌
As probably already mentioned here also react to the live performance with the Melbourne Symphony orchestra. Wonderful version of this song. And I agree very relevant to today and yes for America ❤
John Farnham has just approved the use of 'Your The Voice' to help with the Yes campaign for the referendum next month of Australia's First Nations Voice to parliament. Thank you JF.
always best to see John live
Agree with the other comments. As good as he is in the studio, he is 'next level' live. Just an incredible voice. You don't even realize how difficult his songs are to sing until you open your mouth to sing along.
Look up him singing this song live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Classic Jack, 1988). By the way, song was first released in 1986!!
Always Always listen to the live version
Everyone who grew up listening to Farnsy & this song wish it was our national antrum.
Make sure you listen to him sing live, no matter what age, he sings better live than almost every other live act, and the main thing is that it is effortless for him. One of the most pure voices you will ever hear. Superstar.
I should add that the drummer in this video is 17 years old - Vince Leigh from Pseudo Echo - his brother Vince is also in the clip though neither played on the actual record. The back up singers can still be seen in virtually ANY live JF show......
WATCH HIM LIVE!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOO! ONLY and ALWAYs hear and see John Farnham LIVE. Then you will experience and enjoy soooooo much more! The clips (including this song) with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are excellent. John often sings songs with a message for the greater good of the world.
Taken in context with the 1986 release, when it was racing up the charts in countries all over the World, it’s success in many European countries was just prior to the iron curtain falling in 1989 and the subsequent pulling down of the Berlin Wall. It was and still is an anthem that is relevant today.
A very nice slow ballad he does which is great to Slow Dance Too. "Touch Of Paradise".
It's great to see your smiling reaction to Farnsie (that's he's slang name here is Australia), good reaction.
If you can believe it he’s even better live. The notes he hits are so impressive, the studio versions just don’t do him justice
Being from the USA there is a whole genre of music you've probably never been exposed to & that is "Aussie Pub Rock". Some of John's songs are on the edge of falling into this category, but there is a plethora of bands we Aussies grew up with in the 70's, 80's & 90's who I'm sure you will love to find out about.
Angels is another fantastic song. What a legend
This HAS to be reviewed again with the live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra!
The live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is incredible - do listen to it! What I love about this song is that it uses the music of war - the strong marching cadence of the drums, which also mimic a heartbeat, and the bagpipes, which were traditionally played on battlefields both to boost the morale of Scottish fighters and to intimidate the opposition - to *protest* against war and factionalism. The whole song is a battle-cry for peace. It's a brilliant musical arrangement, a timeless message, and an unforgettable anthem all at once.
please whenever you watch John, please please look for the live version. He's gorgeous recorded but he COMES ALIVE on stage.
No matter film clip or live mso its always fun waiting to see the reaction to the bagpipes 😊
Had a "cassete tape" (K7 in here) back in 86. Later I bought the vinyl. All lost in time. I still hear it sometimes, but only digital. Being old school, of course I have an mp3 file with it, in case they pulled out of streamings but I'm digressing. You are a cool lady, keep being authentic, do not give in to cynicism and you're gonna be alright. Best of luck form the other hemisphere.
It's essential to watch him live. No comparison!
You should check out his Rendition of the Beatles Cover "Help" at the same Venue. He is Awesome to Behold!
He is definitely One of the Greats. Not just of Australia? I mean of the World.
Legendary voice by an absolute titan male vocalist!
Everyone is going to say do Help with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and absolutely you should check that out... but my recommendation is That's Freedom live from the 1990 chain reaction tour. It's more representative of his pub-rock roots and just pure classic, sweaty, full-belting Johnny
warning - rabbit hole is very deep and he is very good
As a Dane I'm quite shocked that he isn't that well known in the US. I honestly thought that especially tgis song would be recognized throughout the western world.
When doing Australian artists, ALWAYS react to LIVE performances; John sings this in the same concert as Help, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Absolutely everything he sings is PHENOMENAL. Video clips: John can sing Anything parts 1 to. 4(?) will show you anthem, message /protest /ballad /love/ early pop and novelty pop / up tempo with jazz notes/ kiddies song/ hard rock /clips of concert and stage show songs/ opera /country. Some covers. Duets with Tom Jones, Celine Dion +++, and so on. Real powerhouse, unique voice, huge range, his backing singers and band are also phenomenal, all big music pedigrees - Google them all. And yes, concerts with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are out of this world - stratospheric. And also watch Mitch Tambo, and other aussie and aussie indigenous aboriginal artistes. It's all a revelation. 23.10.23. UK. E ❤
😢Heart did the American version,💋and it got to 17 on charts.🇦🇺John,s version eclipsed 🤗this getting to No 1 🫶in Europe, Britain and Australia.🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺The best version is with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.🤔Watch for the microphone 🎤 stand toss 👍and catch at about 4 minute mark!💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
John Farnham is Australian music royalty 👑🇦🇺👑🇦🇺👑🇦🇺👑🇦🇺👑🇦🇺
You must watch the live version of this song with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra..... also recommend Long Way To The Top live....
Maybe for a look at what a showman he is also , check out his song Angels with Lisa, (who has been his backup singer forever as well) . .
Thank you so much Carlie for continuing down the rabbit hole that is John Farnham there is another beautiful live performance of his of a song called Please don't ask me that he did with the late Olivia Newton John.
ua-cam.com/video/2uV_tZODfK8/v-deo.html
You are wonderful....and you crack me up!
Great reaction you have to do the live version it's brilliant. Another artist you could do is John Miles the song is called Music ❤❤
You need to check out You're the voice with the MSO (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra). John's live performances are even better. Also you should check out Help and Long way to the top with the MSO, both from the same concert. John's voice is insane, and the energy that he brings to his concerts is mind blowing.😊
Only because I was reminded of it because is showed up in the YT sidebar....
Whether you do a reaction video of it or not, try John's cover of "Black Dog", captured at a sound check by one of his sound engineers, to see why people say he can literally sing anything..
Finally, he’s getting the recognition to the rest of the world.
“Countries don’t hear of other countries’ artists”-actually that’s, broadly speaking, mostly an American thing (haha). With regards to John Farnham, he is HUGE here in Oz but relatively unknown elsewhere (I believe he chose not to pursue a career overseas).
Nice reaction by the way! You should react to John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John’s live performance “Dare To Dream” at the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony!
You have to watch him live only, he is incredible, please check out HELP with the Melbourne symphony Orchestra
You must listen to the live version of this where he performs with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. You think this is good, watch the live one. 👍
You have to watch the live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
The main reason I love this man is that he very easily could have become a stereotypical, degenerate product of the international entertainment industry, but because of his love for his family and the country that he loved so dearly, he became an absolute LEGEND to his fan base in Australia.
If you loved this studio version, you will be blown away by the live version he did with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - it is nothing short of EPIC!! As most people have said, John is one of those rare artists who is better live than in the studio and as a rule it’s best to react to his live versions 👍🏻
John is Special...........Very Special.!
HAHA , wait until she discovers Jimmy Barnes when she does the ''something is wrong with my baby' ' reaction
Hi love your reviews ,but just so sad that Johns in hes 70,s and the world is just starting to listen to him ,such a great voice we have been hearing all our life ,but we have such good artist I hate to think this will happened t9 them too ,Vanessa amorosi
Sorry had not finished ,Vanessa amorosi ,is such a great vocalist as well ,and should be listen to more ,she is differently up there with our John .Guy sebastian amazing different to John but still a great singer ,maybe if you get a chance have a listen ,always live versions with tbe aussie artist.
You should listen to John singing “ Help “ it’s a Beatles number , enjoy , 👍👍👍👍👍
As others have stated, you need to listen to his LIVE performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this is much more powerful rendition of The Voice..
Please react to his LIVE version of The Voice and also ''HELP'' Live is a must.
Who else heard this song for the first time from the movie Hot Rod? Uniting the entire town...momentarily
Please review "Help" by John and The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. You will love it! This shows the power and what he can do with his voice.
Im an Ozzie Johns song is our National Anthem we love and adore him 😊
Live version with John 💯🔥🤘🏽👊🏽
Trailer to documentary of John’s career, which started in 1967, opened in Aussie cinemas on 18 May. My wife and I saw the premiere in Tasmania. The Launceston cinema was right out of the 80s - even the sound system. The link is to the trailer - ua-cam.com/video/LocCfc5PKrE/v-deo.html.
As many others have said, always seek out the live performances of John. His interaction with his audience is like another member of his band. You'll notice his live band is often the same people. He is so loved that they will work their schedules to perform with him
Here is a more intimate performance of John, with his backup singer, Lisa Edwards.
ua-cam.com/video/5_2NJRIdBO8/v-deo.html
Another reviewer did this recorded version first and canned it...... he was not impressed, as I wouldn’t be.
He read all the hate mail from Australia and decided to do the live version as recommended..... now that reviewer is a John Farnham fan and just as savage about him as we are......... real singers and musicians almost always sound better live , without interference from label execs and managers.
I recommend you do Help live with the MSO, then The Voice and Its A Long Way To The Top ....all from the same concert.
Then for something REALLY special...... check out his duet with Jimmy Barnes..... When Something Is Wrong With My Baby...... live of course. lol
You're right. This is an Anthem for TODAY also. It should be played in EVERY School, Subway, Shopping Mall. Everywhere. People are so sick of violence. Everyone wants a safe peaceful place for themselves and their kids to live. { * His Video clips are great - but Live is always 'electrifying'.} 😄
He started out at 15 years old. Hes now in his 70s, thats how long hee been doing music.
John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes "When something is wrong with my baby". You will not be disappointed.