FIRST TIME HEARING John Farnham - Help (LIVE with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
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FIRST TIME HEARING John Farnham - Help (LIVE with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
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I was cutting it a bit fine for my flight, ran into the toilets, and ran out. John Farnham was running in. I knocked John for a six. We both laughed, and apologised. John was on my flight, so I visited his seat to apologise further. He kicked his manager (the great Glen Wheatly) out of his seat and asked me to join him and chat. I wasn't going to his show (Carols By Candlelight), so he gave me VIP area tickets. A true gentleman, and a phenomenal singer.
Wow! You're so fortunate to have met him. What a lucky accident.❤
Amazing
Lucky lucky you. And just goes to show what a nice bloke he truly is.
Was, until he was mislead my his woke relatives and insulted all Australians in 2023.
What a sad way to end your carer.
John is a National treasure. True passion from a true bloke.
He is humble, not arrogant. He knows his fans are why he has this career and he treats them with love, appreciation, and respect. Not only is his voice something unique and beautiful, he is an excellent example of professionalism. He raises up younger musicians whenever he can. When he sings with other artist's it is clear how much fun he's having and the facial expression I often see is of a person who can't believe his good fortune that they've agreed to perform with him. He treats everyone as equals. We love the person just as much as The Voice.
There’s absolutely no ego with John. He’s a self confessed showoff but a really humble man.
He isn’t a normal singer, he is a powerhouse vocalist and the best bloke in the world.
Absolutely agree, and he is ours.
Right at First. And then Totally Wrong.
Our beloved John is having heath issues now, recovering from mouth cancer. Our prayers and thoughts are with him and his lovely family.
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Just a reply to this, John announced recently he is cancer free.
@@WarbearPrime. That is the best news. Thanks for the update. I hadn’t heard yet. That makes me so happy to hear he beat the cancer.
The greatest male singer of all time. He is known as "The Voice".
Agree!
I would also add that he sings many different genres exceptionally well.
Defiantly his finest uplifting song worth a listen if you have not heard it
Rubbish, he looked a fool next to Tom Jones.
he has been around for at least 50 years I first saw him when I was a kid
Our john has the most amazing voice , a great bloke and an Aussie legend. He has recently beat cancer and we wish him all the best going forward
Love ya John Farnham
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The best singer EVER and he is ours Australian!! Even though he was born in the U K. We all love him. He is such a gentle soul.
You've landed in a BIG rabbit hole. John was possibly the best solo performer of the late 20th century. Nobody worked an audience better. Watch his microphone control. It's genius level.
Not was, IS
Didnt come anywhere near the greats
Ok Paul Weston. You've had your negative little comment, now go away. I personally don't like listening to Tom Jones (another comment you negatively reacted to on this reaction). I would listen to John any minute of any day. I suggest you stop now or are you looking to create an argument. Letting you know I will not be responding to anything else you might have to say.
@@Jojomac-ix7oi How ignorant of you, how dare you compare a man who never wrote lyrics or music in his life and at best was very good singer yes. A memory of getting a BJ in a car with Farnham as background music sadly doesn't qualify him for anything except for you.
Genius he is . He had cancer
Tom Jones loves singing with him. Celine Dion loves singing with him. Olivia Newton John loved singing with him.
He is a living legend.
And Ray Charles
Don't forget Richard Marx as well, he is one of his greatest fans and actively sort to write some songs for him and then performed together.
Also known and respected by the remaining members of Queen.
Australia's living legend !!!!John Farnham 'The Voice ' was very unwell a couple of years ago but thankfully he is recovering !!! We love him dearly and are happy that he's ok !!!LOVE YOU JOHN!!!!☺😉🤩😍🥰😘😘❤❤❤
And Stevie Wonder who said he’d definitely write a song or songs for John but never did.
Poor Celine, she can't sing anymore, she has that terrible disease called "Locked In Syndrome" eventually she will only be able to move her eyes, incredibly sad.
Listen to "You're the Voice" from the same concert. It will blow you away.
Best singer and nicest human the rest of the world never got to have ❤
Lucky us in Australia 🇦🇺 xxxx
💯 % we Love our John Farnham. Sending John's Best wishes, we hope you are healing and life is settling ❤️ 🙏 💙 for John, his family & his loved ones. We thank you for the many songs of joy you have given us ❤️💜😊♥️💙💕
So you've discovered the very deep bunny burrow that is John Farnham. Be careful - you may never get out, but there are worse fates. John is an Australian treasure with a career spanning over 60 years. He is also an extraordinary person, humble and grateful and always ready to use his considerable clout to organise a huge fundraising concert for the too many natural disasters here in Oz.
In 2022 he was diagnosed with mouth cancer and had radical surgery to remove his jaw. His recovery has been quite the journey, but he is back to singing around the house, and no one puts it past him to make a comeback at age 74.
From the same concert, which I had the privilege to see, you're spoilt for choice as every song is a gem. But a good place to start is "You're the Voice", the song that gave him the moniker The Voice.
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Welcome to the rabbit hole that is John Farnhams body of work simply the best very much loved in Australia 🇦🇺 The G.O.A.T xxx
Welcome to the man that we here in Australia call The Voice!! One of the greatest male singers you will ever hear!
John Farnham AO was actually born in your part of the world (Essex) but his family moved to Australia when John was a boy and he is true Aussie now, even won Australian of the Year Award in 87. John’s been entertaining Aussies since the ‘60s!
He was born in Dagenham which is East London
@@leglessinoz yep. Essex at the time 😉 “The battle over whether Romford and Dagenham are part of London or Essex has been one which has raged on for many decades.” But until 65, it was most definitely a county in Essex and this would be listed on John’s birth certificate. Come on, you know KAP does her homework 😝
@@Dr_KAPYour depth of information never ceases to amaze 😮😂👏👏
@@Dr_KAPKappy gets fact checked and proceeds to fact check the fact checker!! GOLD ❤
@@jemxs would you expect anything less 😝
John is by far the most loved artist Australia has ever had. He appeals to every generation because he sings just about every single genre of music, he has a voice that most artists could only dream of, his concerts are a work of art and he sings live even better than he does on his albums, and to top it off he is the most humble and loveable larrikan ...who always takes the time to showcase every member of his band, crack a joke or 10 or pull a prank. Not to mention he has had a career spanning 7 decades from the 1960's (while he was still a teenager) right up till the 2020's (in his 70's) with number one hits in 6 consecutive decades. He is the most awarded pop/rock star in the country. And one of his albums from the 80's is still listed as the highest selling Album ever in this country. He even had a stint from 82 to 86 with The Little River Band as their lead singer. But he is more of a solo artist at heart.
I have subbed in the hopes you will react to many more from John.
Check out his most famous song You're the Voice. Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
You may have even heard this song as it was also huge in the UK and Europe ❤❤
New Zealanders love him too
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Well said. It couldn’t have been said better. 🇦🇺💕
❤❤❤ I agree. Our John is the best !!
No one comes close...❤❤❤
This evidently was the encore performance at the end of a 3 hour concert.The fact that John could still deliver such a high powered rendition after performing for all that time is testament to his superlative skills.
It was actually the 2nd last encore (there was a 2 song encore after this one) of a show that had about 2 hours of singing the night of the recording.
He give all at every performance, until the very end.
And he is mid seventese and still has it.
@barboblisk1029 I didn't think he has performed since his operation for throat cancer? Where did you see/hear him singing post operation to say he still 'has it'?
It was the encore, I was quite possibly there. I know I went to one of the concerts in Melbourne at that time.
This is John's version of The Beatles classic pop song Help,this performance was from 1989; John first performed this version in 1980, and shortly before John Lennon's death later that year upon hearing this was heard to say "This is how the song was meant to be sung".
That so poignant… :’-(
Oh my god I did not know this. I was literally just saying to my partner “Did The Beatles ever react to this??” That is so amazing….!!! 😭😭😭
I remember that, some Beatles fans thought that he ruined the song until John Lennon said that.
Is there a source for this?
I've heard this story, about Farnham and Lennon, but I've never been able to verify it.
If you wouldn't mind citing your source for that story I'd be eternally grateful 🙂
He is not just good he is the GOAT!
I have been lucky enough to see John live many times, he is absolutely incredible and such a brilliant entertainer. Dearly loved and respected here in Australia. All ages love him. Blessed to have seen him so many times. Memories I will never forget ❤
John Peter Farnham AO is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed until then as Johnny Farnham. He has since forged a career as an Adult contemporary singer. He was previously the lead singer for The Little River Band and recently had major surgery for removal of a tumour.
Farnham spent his first ten years in the United Kingdom before his family immigrated to Australia in 1959 which is the same year that the Bee Gees also immigrated to Australia.
The Farnham family lived in Melbourne, the Gibb Family (Bee Gees) first settled in Redcliffe, Queensland.
John was wonderful to my Mum when she was dying from Cancer took her backstage for photos. Made her wish come true. He is an absolute angel
John is the greatest and most versatile male vocalist of all time, he can sing anything, any genre. Endless vocal range, mic control, breath control, stage presence, passion and emotion, everything is perfect. Now you’ve started down the farnsey rabbit hole you’ll just keep digging.
You should hear him sing "you're the voice". Absolutely brilliant
Yes! Get the one from the same concert.
If you do, watch for the mic-stand toss about three or four minutes in. Have to watch carefully because it's shot from behind, then they cut back to front-on for the catch. A couple of minutes later he tosses it across the stage, sings on for a while, then casually wanders over and does a foot-flip to catch it again.
His mic-stand antics were as legendary as his voice. Not to mention his ability to turn his talent to everything from opera, through ballads and musicals, to hard rock. He truly is the GOAT.
He’s one of the best singers I have followed him since I first heard him
If John Farnham’s voice doesn’t give you chills?!!!
YOURE NOT ALIVE! ❤❤❤❤
Especially singing this, it touches the very fibre of your being.
I was born overseas, growing up on ' Schlagermusik' and of course traditional folk music. We had some very good singers, also from France, Netherlands and other European countries, also through my older brother listened to a lot of English and American bands and singers in the sixties. I was and still am a big fan of the BeeGees, who lived for about a decade in Australia, the sister still lives here. After moving to live in Australia, I fell in love with the Australian music scene, loved Cold Chisel. Anyway there is a lot of talent here in Australia, should I mention AC/DC, Inxs? I believe, a lot of Australian singers and bands travelled the country before their fame, and performed in front of club and pub audiences. They would soon tell them if they didn't like something. I believe, this had an imprint on the musicians, most are also quite down to earth and humble. I love how they all come together, when we have disasters like fires, floods, cyclones and give to victim funds. John Farnham has a great vocal range, very powerful voice.
Keep in mind this song was performed at the end of a two plus hour concert.
Without trying to be cliche, seeing John Live really does blows you away!
He NEVER sings a bum note. Extraordinary voice! 🤯
Did you know or realise this is a Beatles song!?
Unless you know the lyrics, you wouldn't pick it. A totally different tempo etc
Go have a listen to their version 👍
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Absolute Aussie superstar ,sensational voice and a beautiful human. Proud to be an Aussie.
I've been honoured to see him in a number of shows in Australia. This man deserved ALL of the success he had. I personally think one of the most underrated performers of the world. He came from a background of many hard knocks within the musical industry. The, he reached his peak. God bless you John. May you be healing well.
Aussies best singer. National treasure
John Lennon himself said this was the way this song should be sung - Our John has the best voice you will EVER hear in your life 👏👏🇦🇺💪🦘
OZzie here/ OUR John Farnham is SO beloved by all Australians. He is the nicest, most humble man. If you haven't heard him sing- The Voice or When the war is over, then you are missing a treat !! I,ve been to every concert I could get to/amazing!. John had to undergo surgery for a mouth cancer in last couple of years and has had a long recovery- we wish him all the very best in that endeavor. He is so Loved.
Thankyou for reacting to our wonderful John ❤🎉😂 He is THE G.O.A.T. THE VOICE. He is a beautiful human with a genuine warmth and love for humanity. He gives more than 💯 percent in every performance. ❤❤
One of the best live performers I've ever seen....a true showman with the most incredible voice....
A true Aussie legend! I have watched him since I was a girl and loved his voice from then to now. He was absolutely incredible on stage. I hope his health is improving.I saw him a few years back with Tom Jones, amazing, so grateful I saw them.😊❤❤❤
I love that after all these years John is still reaching new audiences. Most Aussies grew up listening to him . He is an Aussie icon. Love him . Do yourself a favour and listen to him sing, "you're the voice" and " touch of paradise"
Whispering Jack was a great album. I have a couple of singles from way back. "One", "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" never really got into "Sadie" but it was fun way to introduce himself onto the scene back then :)
As an Aussie we love John, a true down to earth Aussie, humble and in the league of greats👏👏🫶
He is THE Voice. Our greatest Aussie singer. You have not lived till you have seen John Farnham in concert.
Yes yes he is!!!
He’s a legend. A real legend. I was at his 50th birthday concert. Absolutely a highlight in my life. He has an amazing voice and is The Voice in Oz. ❤❤❤❤
He is the GOAT. No other performer will ever be as good as him and he is the nicest guy, so humble. It beaks my heart that he may never perform again because of his mouth cancer
I was there! It was an amazing night. There was a terrible, dangerous storm and most of the crows was soaking wet. This is the encore .
And the reason why he asked the audience to be careful. Such consideration. A truly extraordinary gentleman.
The crazy thing is there was another encore AFTER this one! What a performer. John was also known to mix things up between nights.
That would have absolutely amazing!!! Jealous.
You were so lucky such an experience
Our wonderful John is so adored here in Oz. 💕🇦🇺
Great reaction! Glad you have finally discovered our National Legend, the phenomenal John Farnham! You now have 6 decades of amazing hit songs, concerts and albums to catch up on.
‘You’re the Voice’ by John Farnham still gets me every time!
I don't think you have realised that this is a cover (re-interpretation) of the Beatles "Help", John Lennon said upon hearing John's version that this is the way he had invisioned it when he wrote it - very different to the original Beatles release and has sprawned many covers of John's arrangement (Celine Dion, Tina Turner and many others)
Our John , The Voice
❤❤❤John is 1 of the best Australian singer, has just finished battling health issues and doing well, such an awsome vocalist all round🎉🎉
And this was an encore after a 2 hour show. Otherworldly. “The Voice” forever.
Always listen live to this genius of a man. Always live.
EVERYBODY loves the great John Farnham...
So humble....no pretentions...brilliant singer and beautiful beautiful soul.🎉🎉🎉🎉
A lovely man. You do us so proud . His voice is absolutely amazing. From a aussie. Look at .....Burn for you.....another absolutely beautiful song 😊
Loved your great reaction mate from The Land Down Under / Oz / Australia.
John’s awesome, watch any live performances bud.
He is our Aussie legend, wonderful man. Very much loved.
🇦🇺He is one of our national treasures 🥰
Best cover of a Beatles song, ever! Love Johnny. Hoping he makes a full recovery.
Hard to believe u never seen Johnny has a Australian one of our best
The LEGEND that is 'Farnsie'. And this was the last song of the concert after over 2 hours of singing... One of the Greats!
Loved him since the 1st time I heard him at 10 yrs old almost 50 yrs ago. Only artist I have been to multiple concerts of his -
He IS THE VOICE!!!!!
What a MAN. He certainly is the VOICE. WoW
There's a fifty year rabbit hole to delve into with John. Always try to get the live performances......
listen to you the voice and the suprise solo!!!!
Australia’s best voice ever.. Legend, and he never ever let it change him.. just a true gentleman.
Listen to all his albums. Mate you will love it. 😮
A beautiful man! I love you John Farnham
John first recorded this in 1980.
Mark Hirschler , sax player was the song's arranger with John.
He also does the full speed version like the Beatles did.
John Lennon liked this version.
It was Mark Dennison on the sax. David Hirschfelder was on the keyboards and did the arrangement for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra I think. Definitely not the sax player.
My error.
@@PaulA-bv1rt all good 👍
Watch the whole concert…absolutely amazing…we love John ❤
My favourite song of John's. Shows every bit of his vocal ability AND his beautiful personality. Love you, John ❤
Absolutely saw his last NZ concert at Villa Maria Vineyard Auckland NZ - Part time comedian. Just absolutely love John, so sad that he has been unwell x
I have seen him live twice and have a towel he gave me
YOU LUCKY HUMAN ( I'm jealous , although I'd feel honoured to simply be in his presence Or only in the presence of those he personally knows ) I wouldn't feel I deserve any gift from him . ♑️✍️🇳🇴🇦🇺
Thanks for the reaction. 💞Glad to hear you are going to do more Farnham. You've got 6 decades of experience to investigate. He is an ICON in the Australian Music Industry. This performance is one of the encores at the end of a 2+ hour concert 1986. a John Lennon number "Help", but John F's version (JL heard it before he passed and said that was the way the song was meant to sound). Anything from that "Classic Jack Live" with MSO concert is "gold". His hit from the Whispering Jack Album, (which held the No. 1 position for a total of 25 weeks), "You're the Voice" went to No. 1 and has become an unofficial National Anthem, , and always keep an eye out for his "mic & stand" tricks, th-cam.com/video/6m2m_9Uijso/w-d-xo.html ). John is one of the most versatile vocalists you can find, he can sing just about any genre. John Farnham started in 1967 and was still performing into his 70s until Covid shut the country down. He won "King of Pop" 5 consecutive years 69 -73, then faded a bit in the late 70s (due to poor management). John is the only Australian artist to have a number-one record (album or single) in five consecutive decades. . He has received the admiration of many international artists, such as Richard Marx, Celine Dion, Robbie Williams, Tom Jones, Freddie Mercury. Brian May, Sammy Davis Jnr, Ray Charles, just to name a few. I'll drop a few links to give you a taste and warn you if you start reacting to John, the Aussie Army will flood your channel. LOL 😂 if you decide to go exploring, it is recommended to only watch "Live" performances, he loves his fans and millions of us love him back. He is the most down to earth person, humble, funny and extremely talented. John replaced Glen Sherrock as frontman for LRB for a time in the early eighties. They put out a doco last year called "John Farnham - Finding The Voice" which broke the box office ("The Voice" is what he is affectionately known as here), he can sing anything and make it sound great, First the trailer...th-cam.com/video/LocCfc5PKrE/w-d-xo.html 1969 a very young John "One" th-cam.com/video/e06hBcBp8T8/w-d-xo.html 1970 "Raindrops" th-cam.com/video/LfmqltNIjfw/w-d-xo.html 1980 "Please Don't Ask me" th-cam.com/video/EmTOuR23ExU/w-d-xo.html 1983 in LRB " Reminising" (nice jazzy vocal) th-cam.com/video/iYgh_Irk46M/w-d-xo.html 1998 "Playing to Win" th-cam.com/video/PYhy6gmwHwI/w-d-xo.html 1991 "When Something is Wrong with Your Baby" with another Aussis ICON - Jimmy Barnes th-cam.com/video/ihsfx1LuoKc/w-d-xo.html 1994 "You'll Never Walk Alone" (while chewing gum LOL).. th-cam.com/video/dWTEesb7FrY/w-d-xo.html 1998 John and good friend Olivia Newton-John duet "Please Don't Ask Me" th-cam.com/video/2uV_tZODfK8/w-d-xo.html 1999 With Human Nature doing a Jackson Five number th-cam.com/video/AK9uhGmvo6U/w-d-xo.html 2000, a bit of "swing" th-cam.com/video/AK9uhGmvo6U/w-d-xo.html , 2003 "When the War is Over" Last Time Tour th-cam.com/video/BekbvlLzMWc/w-d-xo.html So many to choose from, hope you like them. 💞
Some of these listeners don’t seem to know this was originally a Beatles hit. Both excellent versions.
Every time I watch this, I bawl my eyes out. He’s a stunning man in every way. Was a joy to see your reaction-thank you.
I am from the US & my mum loved the band he was in, Little River Band, before he went solo. Going back many yearss. But then I moved to Australia & loved him as a solo singer. His voice has people across a few generations that adore him and he truly is the voice. My fav songs of his are 'You're the Voice' and 'I Burn for You.'
John is getting over a big cancer of the jaw I think. All our love goes out to him ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That was at the end of a two hour concert as well.
The nicest , most humble man and so loved by all Australians .. we adore him .. ❤
He is the complete package. You only have to watch how he interacts with the audience to feel the love there is for him here. Voice, personality, humility, endurance are just some of the qualities this man possesses. I am sure that many more traits could be added by those who know him personally. I have never heard of an attack by anyone against this man, I admire him a great deal. Best wishes with your recovery John.
John is unquestionably the most loved performer in Australia. I've worked with him back in the 80s and the guy you see on stage is the same guy off stage. He's just the guy next door. A truly great guy.
Please check out You’re The Voice as someone else suggested it is an absolute anthem! I’m from New Zealand and that song always makes me feel like I can do anything it’s so uplifting you just sing along and it’s so beyond good!
He is our Johnnie Aka " The Voice" such a humble beautiful man.. proud Aussie ❤❤❤
I love watch people’s mouth drop open when you listen to John and a hole lot more of our great music. I don’t think people expect we Aussies to how much talent that we have but we do. 🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇬🇧
John is one of the most humble guys on the planet who happens to have an absolute stunning voice!!
I so miss hearing this great man sing in concert. He is truly a magnificent singer and a really humble man.
I was there. It was an amazing night . It ties as the best concert I've ever attended with seeing Queen with Freddie Mercury in Melbourne in '85.
Simply the best live performer i have ever seen....A true artist and deserved far greater success outside Australia.
I grew up listening to John Farnham and this live performance will give me goosebumps every single time. I loved watching your reaction 🥹❤️👌
Love, Love our national treasure Jonny Farnham. I saw him in concert many years ago back in the late 80s and he still has the gorgeous powerful voice to this day and he is such a nice beautiful man.
Most humble man you'll find
Brought so many memories he is the king in Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️ we loved him
NEVER gets dull - HE is The BEST....and he'll get right back up there. Can watch all of his concerts over and over👌👌👏👏...one of my faves is when he performed ONE song ( the Voice) with Coldplay in the 'Sound Relief' concert in 2009 in support of the horrendous bushfire devastation in Victoria/Australia. Not quite sure he expected the fantastic reaction from that crowd......💕💕💕💕
It Amazes Me how many overseas people are just Wowed by our John Farnham, he is a True Gentleman and Legend here in Australia and Much Loved by Many Australians, it’s just a shame that he’s only now getting the recognition that he deserved in the beginning of his comeback years ago, especially those that hear his voice and music from the USA and The UK, to Us here in Australia, he Is The Voice. Wishing Him All The Best from just One of his Many Fans…🥰🥰🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What can i say...he is ours. I met John in Canberra City around 1972. They had a yearly Battle of the Bands at the Show ground's. I think John was buskin at that time at night, my friends and I sat down and talked and listen to his music. I thought then he would make it big, but it took his time..kind soft spoken gentleman.
I grew up listening to John Farnham. The Whispering Jack Album is still one of my favourites. Such a great voice, but also a great person. Really genuine and caring.
He is THE VOICE !
At my mother's house there is a photo of John and my eldest son Steven on the floor of my my mother's office at R.C.A Records in Strathfield Sydney colouring in way back in the late Eighties 80's when John was the King of Oz music and my son was only two to three years old.
He'll be thirty eight this year !
Rock on John, Oz needs you !
This is an amazing representation of his range and incredible abilities. Do yourself a favour and listen to him sing “You’re the voice”. BRILLIANT ♥️
He is amazing. So glad he has been recorded so some of the younger generation can enjoy his songs. ❤