If you'd like to see more of our Australian Artist reactions so far, please check out this Playlist: kzread.info/head/PLzwQo9bDDsIyrziBaCURSmEt0fEwey2zI Enjoy!

@Kazeemi2810

22 күн бұрын

This slower version does justice to the lyrics. Also have you heard Adam Lambert singing Believe by Cher?? He has done the same thing and it is exceptional 😎🐨🇦🇺

@kristinehayes4885

7 күн бұрын

You should also watch John's song The Voice which he also sang at this concert. Other great Australian bands/singers are INXS, Icehouse, 1927, Cold Chisel, The Angels, Little River Band (the original band, not the current one who are just really a cover band), Skyhooks, Midnight Oil, The Divinyls, and so many more. Cheers.

No one can belt a note like the way John does. His voice is out of this world, his rendition of this song is phenomenal. He brings the lyrics to life

@slavaukraini404

12 күн бұрын

Eivor can. John is my favorite male vocalist and Eivor is my favorite female vocalist. She can belt like you wouldn't believe.

@Thatgirl1965

4 күн бұрын

Love John! Such a powerful voice! However, Steve Perry (Journey) would give him a run for his money; and Ann Wilson of Heart. This song helps to showcase his vocals. Steve Perry's Separate Ways is a favorite.

They sent John a message praising of his version and said don't think anyone could've done it better Also told him it's was the intent of the song when written But the recording studios didn't think it would be popular in that version and why went for more up beat version As you alluded early in your opening So they where extremely happy with john's version Cheers guys 🦘🇦🇺👍

It’s great to hear a cover that respects the original song but also adds something new.

@TheMichaelseymour

11 күн бұрын

ALL covers should do this in my opinion - i dont see the point of recreating ANYTHING as an exact replication

@212mochaman

11 күн бұрын

The really cool part is that upon hearing this version John Lennon said this is what he had intended to do but the record company pushed to have the more upbeat version we got Edit: lol I typed this just before itai started talking about it

Hi from Australia, your reaction and insight is great. It doesn't matter what song John sings, a cover or original, he always sings it in a way that you feel every word. I truly hope you continue down the Farnham rabbit hole, there is so much more for you to discover and enjoy, there is nothing John can't sing. ❤️🇦🇺

Absolute aussie legend, magnificent voice, sensational showman and just a bloody beautiful human

John is the G.O.A.T. He could sing any genre. He has a beautiful stage presence and the utmost respect for anyone he works with. He is a very generous, kind and loving human who gives his utmost in every performance. He is Australias favourite son and sung the same right up to ,2020 at the age of 71. He is phenomenal, theres no other word for him. ❤😂🎉 I hope you react to a lot more of him. Our gorgeous John ❤️❤️❤️

He is one of our most loved artists!!! What he gives through his voice is our voice!!

You really do appreciate the lyrics more when John sings it. It is definately is a plea for help in Johns version. It really made sense for it to be such a plea for help for John as he was going through a really rough time when he first recorded it. In his early career he, was managed by a guy who totally controlled his life and ran his career right down into the ground. John was pretty much a performing puppet with no say in his career. When he first recorded the song in 1980 he had finally split with his manager and was going alone and really did need help. And we all saw this as his empassioned cry for help. His fans all heard and remembered what an amazing performer he was and it was pretty much the beginning of his maturing into an adult contempory performer at the age of 30 and the boost his career needed for him to get back on track. Before that he was a teen pop idol whose star had faded .❤❤ he started in 1967 with number 1 hit Sadie and remained king of pop for 5 consecutive years from 1969 until he dropped out of favour in the mid 70's. After he recorded Help, he went on to be the lead singer of The Little River Band for 5 years before going solo again in 1986 and releasing Australia's most popular album of all time Whispering Jack oin 1987. He followed on with another string of number 1 hits for the next 40 years and has remained Australias favourite entertainer of all time .❤❤❤ I hope you'll take the time to check out some more hits from John Farnham Try his most famous song You're the Voice live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ❤️ 😍

@Mirrorgirl492

22 күн бұрын

Perfect precis of John's career, well done. And of course we all know that cry for help brought him and Glenn together and rest as they say, is history.

Our wonderful John Farnham is adored here in Australia.

Hi guys ,this was an encore after 2_21/2hr concert, he then sings AC/DC a long way to the top . Also check out John and Jimmy Barnes singing When something is wrong with my baby live on a TV show called Hey Hey Its Saturday cheers from Oz

John has been singing 'Help' since 1980, singing it at the Royal Charity Gala, Sydney in front of the Queen and Prince Philip, in an interview with Michael Parkinson later he said he was so nervous he forgot to do the big 'belting' HELP in the middle of the song, - 10 years later, on the Chain Reaction tour (1990) John did a 'back to back' HELP, singing the Beatles boppy version followed by his own, here's the link if you would like to listen - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6Jhqpmqn7yWf9o.html and 1980 gala - kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoqJ3NiIk9XHo9o.html , I really enjoyed your reaction, I hope you do a lot more of John, there is so much more to do, welcome to the Rabbit Hole and Thank you.

This is my favorite cover of HELP! John Farnham is phenomenal!

I heard this version first and has always been my favourite. The raw emotion and John's brilliant vocals gets me always.

A true blue Aussie legend and is known as the voice here in Australia, John farnham is amazing , we love him, he is our heart and soul

If John did a cover he always made it his own except for one that he never intended to record. John always made them better than the originals and this was John Lennon approved and how he wanted to sing it. I loved the Beatles but none had our John’s voice. COVID retired John followed by mouth and voice cancer that he has come through well. He is now 75 years old and I last heard him sing at 71. His voice was the same. This song was the last song at a concert of more than 2 hours of that voice. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra love working with him and by the end of the night he will have introduced everyone on that stage because that is who he is. He is kind, funny, humble and more, he is also loved by us. This song fits John because he went through a lot of bad things before he did it. His range is huge and he sings 13 genre’s naturally including Opera. Someone just forgot to tell him he is famous until now. He still got surprised when famous singers and musicians came here to tour with him. Thank you.

@devilsadvocate2548

14 күн бұрын

It was NOT the last song that night, contrary to popular belief. He came back out on stage after Help to sing another encore with Sadie and It's a Long Way to the Top.

This entire concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is amazing....you guys should check it out...

Agree 100% this is how the song should be sung. God bless you John!

Wow guys. Great reaction 😊 John Farnham is an absolute legend of a singer and human being - you quickly picked up on two particular qualities that John is well known for, giving respect to fellow artists, and portraying pure emotion in his performances ❤❤ I hope you listen to more. Would love to hear what you think of You're The Voice from this same concert just as a starting off point. Thanks for listening to John 😊 Hello - I see you there Heath Ledger poster, another Australian icon. Nicely played Asaf 👍 😅

So much passion, and talent

I think now, that you guys should react to You're The Voice from this same concert; the bagpipes(which were at John's insistence with the original recording) is the ONLY WAY this song should be performed, and watch out for John's baton-twirl of the microphone stand before he throws it across the stage. Thank you for your perceptive approach to this performance, l truly enjoyed your comments.

John's wife has been his greatest help. Lennon knew that to have someone help him keep his feet on the ground in the midst of Beatlemania

John has said that this version came about because he was learning to play it on the piano. There is a video of John at another concert where he does the Beatles version and then sings his version. Love John. He is phenomenal.

@jayneattherock1083

22 күн бұрын

Yes, Chain Reaction Tour, love it, but doesn't really matter when he sung it, he's always, as you said, phenomenal ,

John Lennon saw this performance and loved the version. He was said to have commented that this way was the way they wanted to make it in the first place. As for John, he was back in 1967 the King of Pop. He and Olivia Newton John were good friends and had a similar background having come to live in Melbourne Australia from England around the same era. They were both in the studios in Melbourne in the 1960s. If you can recall the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the opening ceremony included Liv and John singing DARE TO DREAM. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKt9yM-MXbPTnJM.html This is them together singing PLEASE DON'T ASK ME together in 1998 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKmKwdaTf6fMe5s.html This is a 2.5 hour concert they did together called THE MAIN EVENT: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5hht7WKdMiflMo.html In it they teamed up with Sydney's ''Phantom'' from Phantom of the Opera - Anthony Warlow.

Notice how far away his mike is from his mouth . Such is the vocal power of the man that he almost has it halfway down his chest and its still belting out. John can do anything , from Black Dog to opera Granada , with Anthony Warlow , he can sing anything . Just some of the people that admire John are Celine Dion , Tom Jones and it was rumored that Queen wanted him to sing after Freddie passed .

The most beautiful version of this song ❤

Great Request thank you so much for helping the world hear the special talent that is John Farnham! Great Reaction!!!! Thank You so Much ✌ Subbed and Thumbed ✌✌✌ 🇦🇺

The Beatles version was used for the movie with the same name "Help". The producers wanted a more pop sounding version for their movie, hence the quicker version. I think both versions sound great.

Welcome to the John Farnham bunny burrow! I'm so glad I came across your reaction - it's lovely to see John Farnham, aka Farnsey, aka The Voice, being introduced to a new audience. This concert with the MSO is from 1989, and I had the privilege of attending when the tour came to Brisbane. I was seated looking onto the orchestra, and it should be illegal for an orchestra to have that much fun - it proved my theory that inside every classical musician there's a headbanger! 😂😂😂 John had a career spanning more than 5 decades, and a vast discography of songs from every genre. He was forced into retirement 2 years ago, at age 73, with a shock diagnosis of mouth cancer, requiring the removal of half his jaw. He survived countless surgeries and a few crises and is recovering well. Many people would like to see him return to the stage, but he has nothing left to prove - I'm just happy knowing he's singing in the shower! There's an obvious follow-on from Help, and that is You're the Voice from the same concert - the song that changed forever the trajectory of his career and gave him the moniker The Voice. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKFmz8FyhczQo9I.htmlsi=RqhhFQ2Up0kWCaDp John's vocal and genre range is ridiculous, from his portrayal of Jesus in a 1992 concert production of JC Superstar (his Gethsemane is breathtaking) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWmr0a-TpKbSmKw.htmlsi=jNSvq14O-A1eLg75 ....to his pre- concert soundcheck, his cover of Led Zeppelin's Black Dog, captured on tape by his sound engineer. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGaNy5iNhsyTo7g.htmlsi=gh2jRrFrj-2EUkQL

Even though John didn't really play piano this was his arrangement and played it live in the late seventies recording it in 1980 A man who put his family first in everything seen recently after a battle with cancer in his jaw a fantastic human being and a great singer

Try his "You're the Voice" from the same concert. And watch out for him throwing the mike stand in the air and then catching it. Every reactor comments on him throwing the stand away, yet miss the throw and catch beforehand. Oh, and the song is amazing, too. Then watch his duet with Jimmy Barnes 'When Something Is Wrong With My Baby'... and then you're off on the Jimmy and Cold Chisel journey 😂

I really enjoy your analysis. Thankyou!

If John had tried to cover the song exactly like the Beatles, then yes, I feel you can compare. I feel when the song is sung in two totally different ways ( both of which are good),it comes down to personal preference.There is a video on youtube of John singing both versions, one after the other. They both sound pretty good to me. I prefer John's version, though. Thanks for reacting to John. 😊

@AussieDebb

13 күн бұрын

Yes that was in the Chain Reaction Concert in 1990 - he does both versions. ❤😂🎉

I love the original version and I love John’s version. I see them both as appropriate for the 60s and 80s.

I love and really enjoyed your thoughts and reaction on this amazing song and performer. Thank you so much!

This song hits me in relation to my mother. She is in her late 70s now, dad passed away 7yrs ago. In her earlier years, she was self-sufficient, confident and could get stuff done without help. Now, she tells me how she lacks the confidence to do simple things and really needs help, but sometimes pride can get in the way and she can't always ask for it, but truly appreciates when it is given.

Great reaction guys. But I must say which member of the Beatles would have been able to sing it this way? Never heard or seen any of them reach this level in any song they wrote or played like Farncy did in this one.

I was born in Liverpool in 1965 and moved to Australia in 1972 aged 7. I have my birth right loyalty to the Beatles but no one can match John 'the voice Farnham with this song. I have been an Aussie almost all of my life and John has a special place as the individual unmatched voice. The four lads from Liverpool also have their special place, they moved the world.

John Farnham went through a time of angst and depression during a hiatus in his career. "I was on the bones of my bum so it "- the coming album- "was a make-or-break thing . . . it was a tough time" This was before he released 'Whispering Jack,', THE hit album featuring the HIT song, ' You're The Voice', which catapulted him into stardom popularity once again until he retired decades later. The biography by Jane Gazzo of John's life named, 'John Farnham the untold story' is a wonderful, compelling read of this lovely and humble man's hard and glorious journey.

A granny in Australia says...that is not a voice, but an instrument. Love and revere John xxxx

This is the tempo that it was written in the manager had them speed it up for the Movie, John was learning how to play piano with Help as the number he was learning with

Awesome review, thanks guys. Yes indeed one of our best ever! Luv from Australia ❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️

A voice like JF deserves a full Orchestra. Just ❤ him. He is the GOAT.

Thanks gentlemen that was great

I agree with the interpretation that it is a cry for help! Even crossed my mind that it is a prayer we all pray when we feel lost or in trouble.... great insight my friend. Just a little bit of trivia John biggest hit was 'You're The Voice' and it went to number 1 on the Italian music charts lol. Also this was an encore one of 2 that John did for this particular show. Liked and Subbed, saying Hi from Australia

@devilsadvocate2548

14 күн бұрын

To think he came back out for another encore after this. Such an amazing concert.

One of the best voices of all time! 🎶🎶🎶🤗🤗🤗

Nice one guys, very well said. Beatles' stunning lyrics with John Farnham's awesome interpretation; simply the best! Cheers from Sydney.

I was around for the birth of the Beatles and loved everything they produced. I ❤️ John’s version and my next favourite version is Tina Turner’s version. Music is like art, subjective to everyone and the passage of our lives at any point of our journey.

@kathybaker3136

16 күн бұрын

Tina just copied Johns version so I don't give her much credit for her singing of this song - the only song of Tina's I didn't love.

@judileeming1589

15 күн бұрын

@@kathybaker3136 I reckon music is like art, we all experience it on a different level, especially music.

John's version of this song is on 👉. I'm so happy people from around the world are appreciating his enormous talent. ❤❤❤❤ John

He also does a great cover of 'One is the Loneliest Number'.

Thank you for your thoughtful responses.

John wanted to learn this song on the piano (he’s not well known for playing instruments) and this is the fastest he could go without making mistakes, so he recorded it like this and you’re right, Paul McCartney said this is the way John Lennon intended it to sound but the producers or record company wanted it boppy.

This was Lennon's cry for help. He was stuck in a hard place, drugs and alcohol, possibly a bad relationship, he was being controlled by the record label and his freedom of expression was completely suffocated and almost non existent. The others were not happy either and he was depressed and felt confined. When Farnham recorded this and sent it to Lennon, he was thrilled and loved it, saying this is exactly how he originally wanted to sing it, but the label forced him otherwise. He said he had only one gripe, and that was that he didn't get to do it himself first. Not long after he was killed.

he's a cheeky bugga ;) , get better John , recoveing from Lung Cancer

John Lennon upon hearing John's original(1980) cover, said "This is the way it was meant to be sung"; apparently John Lennon had intended to record his cover of Farnham's version, but unfortunately he was killed at the end of the year.

John Lennon said this is how it should have been done he loved John Farnham singing his way.

Love him. He is our hero. Australia's voice. 😂

The fact is that John Lennon got to see this version before he was murdered. He said that Johns version was how he WANTED to perform the song but the Beatles management wouldn't allow them to do so. So the original songwriter preferred this version to the one he was forced to perform.

Wish we heard the Beatles sing it in a similar fashion to JF

@carolynh8866

21 күн бұрын

@@user-oe9sk9nl1d this is john Lennon's original demo tape of Help. It's how he originally wanted it. Still the same arrangement as the recording but slower. Farnhams arrangement is a lot different and was loved by Lennon m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/pmykr6SopZi_Ys4.html

John Lennon said that this was the best version of the song. End of story. And this was the finale of a 2 hour concert. Amazing.

Strongly recommend John Farnhams duet with Jimmie Barnes, a cover of Sam n Daves " When Something Is Wrong With My Baby ". Live is best with these 2 legendary singers ( mostly ), but the official video is almost as good and still brilliant . ( 2 of the live performances are perfection, for one Jimmie was not at his best and another is just NOT a great video ). Suggest the performance for the ARIA awards ( Australia's version of the Grammy's ) or either of the 2 live performances for Hey Hey It's Saturday, a live Aussie TV variety show.

Ben Stiller reacting to a John Farnham song. Pretty cool....👍

Thankyou great reaction

John Lennon, who wrote the song, wanted the song to performed at this tempo. He said later, "It was the producers wanted it faster." For "producers" read George Martin. He was their producer at the time.

John Lennon said at the time he wrote it , it was a cry for help, never meant to be upbeat. He preferred the John Farnham version. Tina Turner followed up later with a slow version as well after hearing John's version.

There is a version on KZread where John sings in Beatles style followed by his version.

This version was sent to Paul McCartney and he said it was the best version he had ever heard

Lennon wanted it to be a ballad but the record company said no they wanted it up beat. When John Lennon heard this version of what John Farnham did before he passed and said that’s the way it was meant to be sung. 🧐🥰🇦🇺

😊 Song is from movie Help, where Beatles were running from some dangerous situation, that's why it was faster....if I remember well.

"Deep Purple" recorded this song, too. I think in 1968 < great, but different version!

The Beatles version was definitely about being out of control with success and a need to be grounded, but John would be about his loss of everything and possibly depression. John was bankrupt and had lost everything except his loyal wife, and the music industry had turned its back on him .....he was an industry outcast. He created this version at home and lost and never intended to perform it. The bass player for Aussie rock band, The Masters Apprentices, had discovered how much their manager was stealing from them ( same manager as John ), and decided to leave the band and manage John as best he could......he said that Johm was too talented to be forgotten and broke. Was the new manager , Glen Wheatley , who decided that they should record the cover of Help.

@carolynh8866

21 күн бұрын

@@Rassskle it was recorded a couple of years before Glen became John's manager. Although they were good freinds and had been since the 60's when they were both managed by Darrell Samball. Glen as you know, realised what a turd Samball was and took over the management of his own band. Shame he didn't take on John back then. Glenn was LRB's manager at the time John was arranging his version of Help, and hooked John up with Graeme Goble, who was actually a big fan of John's. Graeme and John worked togther to produce the Unconvered album and it was John who pushed to record Help for that album and release it as the single. Glenn became John's manager just before he joined LRB in 1982

As the Camera 'closed in' at the beginning of the video, and a part of the audience was singing "Sadie, Sadie, Sadie'. Those of us who have been lucky enough to live and grow up throughout John's career, hearing his phenomenal voice, understand the path he had to travel to be accepted as a serious singer. When I first heard John sing 'Help' I was mesmerised by his voice. Now I realise that after having a 'Hit' with 'Sadie' very early in his career, his sub-conscious drew him to this song. If I remember correctly, John said after being asked how he came up with this cover; he said "I was learning to play the piano and I had to sing it slow because my piano playing was slow". Got to be some psycho-analysis in there somewhere, With the crowd singing 'Sadie' prior to John singing 'Help'. This is one of those 'Poetic' moments that you would not believe if it was written in a book !!

@aussiekit9172

15 күн бұрын

The crowd wasn’t singing Sadie they were changing Sadie 😊

Our National Treasure, he's undergone surgery for his throat and is on the road to recovery but yes, I'm pretty sure he's retired

John is one of the greatest male singers ever, but saying anyone is better than the Beatles is ridiculous because nobody is.

Apparently John Lennon said that this was the way this song should have been sung if not for the Beatles record company.

John has sung the full Beatles approach, with original lyrics; whereas, John's original version leaves off the first three lines from the lyrics. "I need somebody (Help) Not just anybody (Help) You know I need someone, help So much younger than today ... This is where John starts his version. This cover has more theatrics than when John first sang his version in 1980, at The Royal Variety Performance in front of Queen Elizabeth II at the Sydney Opera House.

This is the tempo Lennon wrote the song. KZread “John Lennon help demo” to hear it. 😄🇦🇺😄🇦🇺

It was the encore at the end of a 2 hour concert. John Lennon compliment John Farnham on this version

@devilsadvocate2548

20 күн бұрын

The crazy thing is there was another encore after this!

Asaf u look a LOT like Tom Ayara. Lead singer/bass player from Slayer

Much better. Biased. From Australia.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney rarely wrote songs together. The reason so many of their songs are attributed to both of them is because of an agreement between them to do so. I think it was the brain child of George Martin. He wanted them to appear to be like Gilbert and Sullivan, Rogers and Heart, or Rogers and Hammerstein.

I don’t know if you would like yo listen to more John my favourite is I burn for you

John's version of Its a Long way to the Top by acdc is also better than the original and that's coming from a huge acdc fan.

John Lennon liked this version better!!!

Hey Asaf you got it. A wonderful rendition of the song Unfortunately poor Itai still has no idea with his ramblings about what the Beatles could have, should have, done..

'Babble on'. Boy, you got that right. Sorry, but I turned it off after 90sec of the song and 4.5mins of babbling about Beatles History. Worst I've seen...

You two dudes have no idea what you're talking about. Talk to an ozzy what this means.

Not better than Beatles!

Most important thing first: What happened to Asaf's hair??? 🥲 It will be missed. Second, I never heard this version. I admit it's a bit strange when you just know the Beatles version, but yes, the discrepancy between the lyrics and the upbeat sound always struck me. Although there are other songs where the topics just don't fit the melody and it creates a kind of dissonance that chafes... and in a way might even draw more attention than if it fits. Damn... I think another song just came up that totally fits into the category harsh topic with uplifting melody, and I have to send that your way. Sorry 😋 That said, John Farnham's voice is truly sensational. Thank you for this video 🙂