A big name? You got that bit right. Anything from that same concert is gold star.

His microphone stand work is legendary he did it at every concert..

@jeffwilson7100

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Broke a lot too. There was always an assistant standing by with spare stands. I’ve seen it.

Greatest male vocalist of all time. Big statement but also true.

King of Australian music royalty right there. Love you Farnsy ❤❤❤

One of the best singers ever

I can never get tired of listening to John Farnham singing this iconic song. John's voice is amazing!

The best ever in the whole world. we love him. Always got to watch him live. Can sing anything. Fantastic singer, fantastic entertainer, fantastic bloke, fantastic friend, fantastic husband and father, fantastic Aussie, fantastic horseman, fantastic comedian. Very very funny. Very humble. And bloody good looking.

I dont think anyone can do a better rendition of this! ❤ John is the master😃😎👏🌏🪐🌕🙏🐦🇦🇺🌟👣🦋🏡🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Doesn't matter where we are, what we are doing, when this is played We Sing Along

One of the greatest concerts ever. Every song is gold.

John IS the voice of Australia. He is well worth exploring. ALWAYS DO LIVE PERFORMANCES

That’s why we call him the voice

Australian John Farnham is a singing genius with a powerful voice and big vocal range. His interpretive ability is brilliant. He can sing in over twenty genres and has a long list of hit songs over six decades. John has sung with top singers from around the world and is praised by them. He is the consummate professional showman and only the best are in his band and in his backing singers group. John is extremely charismatic and well-loved by audiences .Please check out more of him and only LIVE in concert where his Soul shines.

John farnham is my nr one favorite singer of all time. He can master any kind of genre to perfektion. And that makes him uniqe. Together with his stage presence and vocal ability in every show ,he gives 110%. I really hope he gets well again and back on stage where he belongs. ❤

He's huge in Australia, he IS the Voice of Australia. He always beats on his mic stands, I think they are industrial strength! LOL When he throws them and catches them, that's so cool live - seen him 6 times live, mum out does me having seen him 7 times live. LOL

Tommy sure does a great cover of this iconic song. It's a difficult song to sing. However No one, but no one, can sing it as good as John Farnham. It's an Anthem in Australia and when John sings it you believe every single word. But cudos to Tommy for keeping it alive today and reminding people where it came from. I hope you will react to more John Farnham his power house voice and versatility will blow you away ❤

John is an Aussie legend, icon and one of the best voices in Australia & in fact the world.. no one has his range, if you watch closely he holds the microphone a long way from his mouth coz his voice is that powerful... You need to react to john's version of Help! (Beatles song) from the same concert.. John isn't just very good he's amazing!!! All Aussies my age grew up with John..

He is very versatile.....any live performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( MSO ) is gold...... especially his cover of the AC / DC anthem, Long Way To The Top or his warm up song, audio only..... Led Zeppelins Black Dog. Also his soul duet with Jimmy Barnes..... a brilliant cover of Sam n Dave’s When Something is Wrong With My Baby..... Or Gethsemane

If you’d like to compare a cover version of “HELP” … play the Beatles version and then John’s cover from this same concert with the MSO 😊

@elizabethscott7660

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There's actually a clip on yt where he sings the original and his version. Pretty epic.

@Katrinagaming-en1os

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Yes Joan and as much as Help Live at the MSO is a must see, to add to Elizabeth’s comment this link shows John singing the original Beatles version and then he backs it up with his version. Enj😀y kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHhpuNZvqtvFpNI.html

@annemcbeath120

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thanks for that. I have seen that one, it’s great isn’t it 👍 I think he wants to do the original artist first and then compare the two though 😊

🥰This was his song around the world,🌎except in America where 😢record company gave it to Heart.💜and it got to No 17.🇦🇺His version always had bagpipes in it.👍You missed his microphone stand 🎤throw and catch at the 3 minute mark!💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

John is a legend

You should check out John's version of The Beatles classic song Help with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from this same concert.

Regarded by some as being in the top 5 worldwide...unknown by others. Weird how it works. At least Tommy has introduced him.

A REVOLUTIONARY SONG RIGHT THERE

Oh boy! You sure want to listen to John warming up, with Black Dog. John Farnham is a national treasure in Australia, and much loved here in New Zealand :) He's an incredibly gifted singer with a very powerful sound - just look how far out he holds the mic and the sound never fades. He is well know for his antics with the mic stand, he's pretty clever with that too :) He has fantastic charisma, good looks, and he loves his fans :) with amazing audience engagement. Glad you enjoyed this track. He's also very versatile, being able to switch between genres at will. His version of Help by the Beatles is also well worth a watch!

Both Heart and Blind Guardian have covered “you’re the voice”

@devilsadvocate2548

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Don't forget Celine Dion has sung it many times. Including once with John in Melbourne when he was about 69 years old. He still sang in the same key with all the same power, even startling Celine with one of the big notes he hit! Celine was definitely star struck and living out one of her childhood dreams of singing with 'The Voice'.

Whenever watching John Farnham live, you have to watch the mike stand and Mike tricks. Just after the bagpipes in this he throws the mike stand in the air, catches it and then throws it across the stage. He later flicks it up with his foot and catches it

From one old roadie to another, he is a great bloke, everyone I knew who worked on his crew loved him. Only ever worked on the same bill as him twice. Partied in the same hotel after the gig. Nice down to earth man. Easy to do monitors for I've been told. His cigarette addiction has cost him, mouth and throat cancer.

You have fallen down the John Farnham rabbit hole… I had the pleasure of attending this concert… it was the best… you need to react to more John Farnham live….

Nice reaction. Noticed your Beatles poster behind you. John Farnham's cover of the Beatles Help at this same concert. He's slowed it down. As others wrote - he can sing anything. When he sings with Jimmy Barnes two powerful singers - perfection. Yes John does like throwing his mic stand around. Off to listen to Tommy's cover of this...

John has a penchant for playing with the 'mic' stand, and he says his wife has repeatedly told not to! Watch out for his anticsjust after the playing of the bagpipes(it is sacrilege to not have them accompany this song); firstly he tosses it into the air like a baton then catching it before tossing it across the stage, afterwards flicking it up with his foot. It's just about a trademark.

Great reaction man could you check out John Farnham singing Help with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. This is a cover of the Beatles song.

You probably missed because you were shaking your head, but John Farnham THREW the mic stand TWICE!!! Once up in the air and once to the side of the stage. Go back and look!

This song was to give voice to the horrible situation which is spousal or child abuse, It is a keynote message.

@jeffwilson7100

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Actually it was written about nuclear proliferation. One of the writers was supposed to attend a protest (it was in England), but missed it. Got together with some others and wrote this song. (That’s the short version)

I give newbies a cut and paste about John, and his songs with ONJ and Jimmy Barnes. Here it is:- INFO ON JOHN FARNHAM AND JIMMY BARNES .. AND ADDITIONAL INXS/JIMMY BARNES SONG. Started in 1967 with SADIE THE CLEANING LADY kzread.info/dash/bejne/l46ZtM-ppqbQddo.html and went on from there. Close friend of Olivia Newton John who he worked with in Australia from time to time. This is a great one from the same concert too: IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP IF YOU WANT TO ROCK N ROLL kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWeMwdyYqrqag8o.html Also same concert: YOU’RE THE VOICE kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKFmz8FyhczQo9I.html HELP (Beatles) kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqpplsmif7a4e9Y.html Also sang DARE TO DREAM from Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony with ONJ - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKt9yM-MXbPTnA.html (note you may need to alter a VPN setting to Australia to see that). This is good too - the 2.5 hr concert with ONJ and our Phantom from Phantom of the Opera (Anthony Warlow):- THE MAIN EVENT kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5hht7WKdMiflMo.html With Jimmy Barnes WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY (concert version with Diesel) kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4mTxKWcmKe9dpc.html Same song, studio version in restaurant with Diesel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5ynyNpqfNjVe8Y.html A bit on John - Born in the UK in 1949, came out when 10 to Melbourne Victoria, Australia. Same sort of history as Olivia Newton John, who was born in the UK in 1948 and came out when 5 to Melbourne. Both worked in the industry in Melbourne in the 1960's and eventually Olivia ended up back in the UK and then the US. John became the King of Pop with the 1967 hit ‘Sadie the Cleaning Lady.’ John had his chances to work in the US but wanted to live in Australia. He is now in his 70's and sadly went through a 12 hour operation for throat cancer losing part of his jaw back about the same time his dear friend Olivia died in August 2022. Jimmy Barnes was born April, 28 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His original name was 'James Dixon Swan' and his father was a featherweight boxing champion in Glasgow. In 1961/62 his family moved to Australia. After playing in a school band (he replaced Bon Scott (who joined AC/DC) as lead vocalist in the band Fraternity. Then, aged 16 and a half, he joined Cold Chisel in 1973. First they played the pubs of Adelaide, then they played the pubs of Australia and finally they got a record contract in 1976. Now, Cold Chisel are Australian history - one of the best bands Australia ever had. They split up in 1983 because they thought they weren't playing good music anymore and they didn't want to rip their fans off with another album. Here's another jam with Jimmy Barnes and the late Michael Hutchence INXS 'Good Times' Live kzread.info/dash/bejne/hp2h2q6Ih5yYYtI.html

Hey Tommy. You're lagging behind!

As much as Help Live at the MSO is a must see, this dynamic link shows John singing the original Beatles version and then he backs it up with his version. Enj😀y kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHhpuNZvqtvFpNI.html

Nice one! Ps it’s You’re the Voice not Your 😉

@shoresaresandy

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LOL Doc you’re teaching one reactor at a time the difference between “your the voice and “you’re the voice”😅. You go girl!

@Dr_KAP

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@@shoresaresandy I know I’m a pedantic pain in the butt when it comes to grammar and spelling but someone has to do it 🤣

@shoresaresandy

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@@Dr_KAP no you’re not, I love that you correct their spelling.

Tommy does a good cover with his voice and a few instruments but John gives an even better one live, in front of the MSO and also his band, no comparison really! Must say that Tommy’s version was better than Robbie Williams but not as good as Delta Goodrem.

Do yourself a favour.. any live John Farnham (particularly this concert) yes he’s quite talented 😂

I’ve seen a few covers. Just no. After listening to John do it for 35 years including 5 times live, and plenty more live videos, all the covers just seem small and hollowed out. He can’t be matched.