First Time Hearing John Farnham - HELP! Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Reaction- (Beatles Cover)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- #johnfarnham #vocalcoach #reaction
JOHN'S VISION OF HELP? WOW HE SANG IT BETTER!
I'm pretty sure I fell in love with this man's voice after just one note. This was my first time hearing John Farnham, and my only regret is that it took me so long. Today we're watching a live performance of his cover of Help! - เพลง
Australian John Farnham is a vocal genius and a consummate showman. He has a big, gymnastic vocal range, has wonderful interpretive ability and his voice cuts through the air like glass. His singing career started in the 1960s.. Above all he is a giver of joy and a lover of his audience. And yes, John is well-loved by his fellow Australians. John sings this song with a deep understanding. In the past he went through a low time in his singing career, was not earning much and was depressed. His 'help' was a belief in himself and the belief his new manager and friend, Glenn Wheatley, had in him to give John a new direction. The result was a best-selling record album, 'Whispering Jack,' and from then on John progressed in a blaze of glory. Recently a documentary film about John's life has been released, named, 'Finding The Voice'. He IS known as, ' The Voice' after a hit anthem of a song named, 'You're The Voice.'
John just gave his first public comments about his cancer battle today .Its been 12 months since his operation to remove part of his jaw . There were complications with a lung infection but hes all healed up and cancer free and back home with his family. Hes even done a bit of singing which is really encouraging for all those who love him so much . Thanks for the reaction .
Great reaction, he’s Australia’s gift
Thanks for the great reaction. Love it when he smiles at the beginning it makes everyone naturally smile. John’s vocals are killer good, he’s the best in the business.
Thanks for reacting to our favourite Aussie. He has a voice like no other .
Great reaction to a legendary ❤❤
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 of the night after he has 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. Either way, it was one of multiple nights that he did 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..
th-cam.com/video/4PPvOhPspEA/w-d-xo.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.
th-cam.com/video/5_2NJRIdBO8/w-d-xo.html
-To show the calibre of his other back up Singers, showing you have to be good in your own right, just like Lisa.
Vanetta Fields and Lindsey Field.
th-cam.com/video/_x6N94OEkZQ/w-d-xo.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..
th-cam.com/video/2uV_tZODfK8/w-d-xo.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.
th-cam.com/video/AU_bCchDWF4/w-d-xo.html
Or this version.
th-cam.com/video/RAlFHSPLHpo/w-d-xo.html
-When The War Is Over…
Possibly one of his greatest vocals.
th-cam.com/video/lfWrXc5eN8g/w-d-xo.html
-Or is the greatest.
Gethsemane..
th-cam.com/video/k5woMZtClhI/w-d-xo.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.
th-cam.com/video/F2Yi6TVi-sU/w-d-xo.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.
Yup, and that's the Album title Whispering Jack came from, I guess you already knew that, though 😀
@@utha2665 I read somewhere that he was MCing a charity snooker game and called himself Whispering Jack Phantom after a famous commentator of the day, Whispering Ted something. I should really remember his name as well. Google says it was Ted Lowe of Pot Black fame.
Thankyou for reacting to our Aussie legend. I loved your reaction, John Farnham music is meant to be felt the way you felt it.
I would love to see you react to more of his songs, there's just one main rule, always listen to his live music, they are epic 😁
Thanks for your reaction. We in Australia love him too!!!❤
All good and beautiful. But what would John Lennon say about that?
Apparently Lennon heard this version and said that this is how he wanted it played, but the record company insisted on the up-tempo version.