If you're Australian as i am, you know that when John Farnham is singing, something magical is going to happen. 'You're The Voice', probably the best Anti-War song ever written and sung by possibly the best male singer ever to take the stage. John doesnt just sing this song, he lives it and we all feel it.

@larriveeman

8 ай бұрын

anti-war is great as long as your enemy agrees

John Lennon said that Farnham's version of this song was the way it always should have been done.

Performing live is the real test and this guy is absolutely unbelievable!

That's our John.... We love him so much....The most down to earth lovely man...... so talented and all around him.

@anterobarros8077

4 ай бұрын

shorrock is the best of australia better better than john

This mans voice never disappoints best live singer of all time

@mari97216

3 жыл бұрын

For sure. This is definitely not an easy song unless you have a very powerful voice. Ive tried but my voice died. Lol.

@sigp6113

2 жыл бұрын

Absoultly a fantastic singer! ONE of the greatest live singers of all time, I suggest/give you Floor Jansen!!!!! To consider.

@Vicky_C87

2 жыл бұрын

It's a tie with Freddie Mercury I think. Both very powerful voices.

@alexs3187

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vicky_C87 only fitting to watch Farnsy perform with Brian May last year then!

4:32 The moment the piper does that smart turnabout and salutes John gives me the chills,I think that's such a powerful moment.I love your reaction and commentary,I love this song so much,the lyrics are so amazing and his performance is outstanding.

He is the voice. He sang this at every concert for his friend and manager, Glenn. 💔

Oh to have been there....... If this song doesn't get your blood pumping you must have a swinging brick for a heart. It's magnificent. ❤️

Love your reaction guys. One of our best ever. Thank you. Luv from Australia ❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️

Australia!Farnham and AC/DC brought Bagpipes into a new Dimension and Farnham is a league on it’s own.Thanks so much for not interrupting.

A true humble gentleman & a living legend here in Australia. Cheers guys😊

@arsenalmanic

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't aussie. He's English from East London

@francfurian8215

2 жыл бұрын

@@arsenalmanic yeah like a lot of other Poms his family migrated to Australia. He was 10 years old when he came over. If you ask him he’ll tell you he’s an Australian!

@craigedwards2940

Жыл бұрын

@@arsenalmanic Try telling him that. I was born in France to a French father but I'm as Australian as they come.

It’s a signature John Farnham performance chucking a mic stand. We love it

Ah yes, Mr John Farnham, vocal chords extraordinaire, AND the scourge of mic stands the world over! Praying for you John, here's hoping you recover quickly from your recent mouth cancer surgery.

This man has a fantastic voice, even in 2023 it hasn't degraded too much, and this is a truly brilliant song, one of the very best of the 80's as well as ever since

John Farnham is an Australian Icon and his song - Your the voice - is a song the whole county celebrates regardless of war or politics. Every kid and every adult for the last 30 years grew up to this song. This song is may as well be Vegemite.

My wife and I saw John in his original Whispering Jack concert, along with other of her family; the 'cream on the pie' to that concert, was her cousin's husband playing the bagpipes.

The message is just as relevant today. It’s timeless!

Hey Ginger and Mike - I am in Australia - this song has always made me tear up again. More so now because a few months back he was diagnosed with a malignant tumour is his jaw. He had emergency surgery and is still in rehab. He has to learn how to speak again let alone sing as they had to remove a part of his jaw. That is so very wrong. He is a lovely man. So please enjoy his gorgeous voice. BTW I love the beatles but I adore when people can turn a song into something more passionate. No need to decide which is better

I was a member of the 5th Scottish Regiment 5/6 ROYAL VICTORIAN REGIMENT B Company. Very proud Scottish history right back to the Colonial era of Victoria and Australia

The Scottish Pipe and Drum bands are huge in Australia, every capital city has multiple bands; even larger country towns has them, also Highland Dancing is huge in Australia. When l was growing up, l couldn't wait for the fourth Sunday of every month; for our local band to come marching up the road in front of our house, you would hear the bagpipes way before you saw the band. We also had the local Salvation Army brass band march up the road, every second Sunday of the month.

John Farnham's voice is profound. No one has that voice except him. An audience of thousands of people.

All Aussies love John Farnham! I went & saw him live in Perth only a few years ago, & he was AMAZING. Such a great entertainer with an awesome sense of humour who really engages the audience. His voice was as good when I saw him live as you’re watching when he was much younger. Love Farnie! 💙🇦🇺

Glad you like our Johnny!!! DID YOU KNOW when Your The Voice was originally released the American record company said the song was not right for the American market and remixed it making more "mellow" removing things like the bagpipes out of the song and pairing back the vocal output... what happened then was a flop in America.... Point being never mess with a classic!

@rickandersen2284

3 жыл бұрын

or never mess with bagpipes!

@shoresaresandy

3 жыл бұрын

Most people doing reactions always comment on how good the bagpipes are! Glad you did a live version he always sounds better live!

@ianmontgomery7213

3 жыл бұрын

@@shoresaresandy yes the record companies always think they know best but sometimes they don't.

@craigedwards2940

Жыл бұрын

They did the same thing with Mad Max. It was comical listening to the overdubs in an American accent. I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but sometimes you just need to leave things as they are.

@withinjapan2024

Жыл бұрын

@@craigedwards2940 exactly

Thank you so much for doing that song. Australian legend.

Someone needs to put together a compilation of John’s absolutely legendary mic work!!! Not only the way he sings into it (or doesn’t), but also all of those awesome tricks and throws he does with the stand....I mean come on!?? They just don’t make performers like they used to!

To ME the best singer in Rock/Pop ever. Only Freddie Mercury was compareable. Johnny simply has all the techniques there are and a tremendous voice.

@walter_the_danger

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, Steve Perry as well

@scramblesish

Жыл бұрын

Freddie once called him the best living vocalist high praise indeed

One of the best songs ever written

This one of those songs which really stirs the blood, and gets the hairs on the back of your neck up...so anthemic! In fact, it's also known as Australia's unofficial national anthem. John Farnham is a legend, yet such a humble, down-to earth man. I honestly believe if he had run for Australian Prime Minister, back in the day, he would have won! He may be 71, but he can still belt it out, even now.

@arsenalmanic

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't aussie. He's English from East London

@phils866

2 жыл бұрын

@@arsenalmanic I never said he was. He may have been born in the UK, but has lived in Australia since the age of 10, and holds an Australian passport, hence my comment about running for Australian PM.

Even now, more than 35 years after it first came out...When he is on a stage live and the bagpipes start...EVERY person in the audience cheers! Australia's National Treasure.....When I watch someone from overseas see reaction this song gets from an audience..I feel like a proud Mum!! So many have asked John to do this song with them as part of their Aussie leg of a world tour!! I always remember Coldplay...when they heard the crowd roar after he walked out...I am sure they were thinking.."How the Hell do we top that??!!!!" Farnham is an amazing entertainer..I am waiting for Covid to be over for Concert #106.!!!2020 was the first year since 1970 I haven't seen him live??!!

@arsenalmanic

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't aussie. He's English from East London

I love how everyone misses the fact that he throws the mic stand in the air ,and then catches it without looking up, but notices just after that he throws the stand lol

Glenn Wheatley, former bass player with The Master's Apprentices, was Johnny Farnham's manager at this time and brought his career back. Glenn unfortunately recently died at 73 from Covid but he also managed The Little River Band and he mortgaged his house to finance Johnny's Whispering Jack album which renewed his career. You might want to look at The Master's Apprentices' BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. That would be a nice salute to Glenn who forged new ground for Australian bands in America first.

My Dad was in the Scottish Regiment Reserves in Australia for 10 years in the 50-60s...I love the bag pipes

Love Farnsy! What a super star! Aussie Legend ♡♡♡

It’s a brilliant song by ‘our’ brilliant singer. We love our John, he’ll be 72 this year. Ah yes, the bagpipes, lots of Scottish descendants here in Aus, I’m a Stuart (maiden name) 😊

@stewartlowe4597

2 жыл бұрын

Talking of a Scottish heritage. As an adopted person I was finally allowed to get my Birth Certificate at the age of 46....turns out my family came to South Australia in 1846 It solved another mystery, too...why I can be so tight with money.

Watching non-Aussies discover the epic wonder of John Farnham is, like, soul-soothing to me 🥰 There are so many memorable live performances of this, from the ARIA’s to his most recent live performance of it, just pre-pandemic (in his SEVENTIES), at the massive televised fundraiser for the bushfires. Brian May from Queen cameo’ don guitar. It was epic.

@mari97216

3 жыл бұрын

This is like my favorite song! And whenever I try to convice others they are not as impressed. For me its magical😍 so powerful. Love from Norway

@firdaus.ozgirla8498

3 жыл бұрын

@@mari97216 You obviously have much better taste than everyone else 😉

@ianmontgomery7213

3 жыл бұрын

yes his duet with Laura Branigan at the ARIAs was a treat!

@mari97216

3 жыл бұрын

@@firdaus.ozgirla8498 I know right? This song is liberating, empowering, strong.. truly powerful❤️ Ive tried it on karaoke before and it’s definitely a belting song. Definitely not easy

@arsenalmanic

2 жыл бұрын

ain't aussie though LOL! He's English from East London

Always best to watch John live as you not only get his amazing vocal range but his awesome rapport with his audiences. He's a bit of a larrikin and is an icon in Australia and still is today in his 70's. Most of those teenagers are grandparents now...We had the best music 😀 I think the bagpipes were a tribute to ACDC's Long way to the top. This was an encore after a two hour+ concert & he's just sounds so good.

Just have to appreciate John's great voice

If you missed the initial baton toss of the mike stand, watch it again; then he tosses it across the stage. He just loves to play with the mike stand; it possible a signature of his concerts.

Lol at 4:52 John lobs the mic stand into the air where it spins around before he catches it (something he used to do a lot). I think they missed that bit, as the simple act of him throwing away the stand, which he did afterwards, got a huge reaction. John never ceases to impress. The guy is a beast. Great reaction guys 👍

It never fails to uplift and more relevant today than ever.

Been listening to this song for about 30 years now, it never gets old (unlike me)

@MikeandGinger

2 жыл бұрын

Same ✌🏻

Such an incredible singer, and a nice guy too.

If possible always try to watch and hear John Farnham LIVE because he is so charismatic and enjoyable is these performances. The audience loves him and he interacts with them very well. He gives his all !.

John actually tossed the microphone stand into the air, and then caught it prior to tossing it across the stage.

G'day folks. Melbourne calling. Nice call on 'the Voice'. I would suggest some Hoodoo Gurus, Crowded House, just in terms of melodies and harmonies. Oh, the Go-Betweens and the Church! Stay safe over there!

You’re the Voice by the Voice! One of the best songs ever by one of the best performers ever!

You feel invincible listening to this song.

John is remarkable. Aussies love him and his live performances are always best. I've been lucky to see him live. Wow just magical. Wonder when his next farewell tour will be? After Covid maybe ??? Love you John ♥️

@arsenalmanic

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't aussie. He's English from East London

@cursedmirror9693

Жыл бұрын

This aged well 😭😭😭😭😭

Tell me the lyrics to this song don’t mean more today than what they did in the 80’s when this song was released. Truly timeless. 🤟🇦🇺

Such a great song, thanks for doing a live performance. Also as for John drowning everything out, he is conscious of that. You will notice that whenever he does a duet he holds the mic well away from his mouth so to not overpower them.

@firdaus.ozgirla8498

3 жыл бұрын

He’s such a gentleman in every respect 😀 He has such a powerful voice, it’s like the man has three lungs!

When John Farnham is on stage, Elvis leaves with his tail between his legs.

Didn't realise You're the Voice got airplay in Canada, or that Canadians would know who John Farnham was. (BTW the bagpipes are in the Aussie version of the song so they're no surprise to us but it was lovely to see your response.) We always think of John as our best kept secret and one of the most amazing voices ever to grace the stage. He's in his 70s now but can still sing the hell out of anything! Cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

@leerobinson6017

2 жыл бұрын

John was born in the uk

@leerobinson6017

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry essex boy!

Loved his live performances from 1985 to 1994. His appealing stage presence, powerful voice coupled with his band was amazing.

Aussie living legend.

Thanks for sharing this brilliant artist's work with the world.... What a brilliant song, a brilliant arrangement a fabulous orchestration and such a magnificent voice and energetic persona to complete the excellence! Well Done John Farnham! :)

Thank you for just listening and enjoying. So many reviewers talk all the way through the song xx

His concerts are off the chart. So great!

A blast from the past! Such a great song and his voice is so beautiful. I loved every second of this performance. 💕🤘

I grew up in Australia, and we learnt Irish and Scottish dancing so it was a big thing and always has been I am now 81yrs old

Wasn't it great growing up in the 80s, not a phone in sight, and everyone enjoying themselves... 😀

There's a disclaimer upon entering the concert "no mic stand are hurt during this performance" 😂

@bettinahansen7630

3 жыл бұрын

Funny🤣

Wow. John is young in this one. Always great to hear this. Great choice guys.

John is good friends with Olivia Newton John, you should check out some of their duets, and also some Aussie female vocalists like Kylie Minogue, Tina Arena, Delta Goodrem and Jessica Mauboy. Yes. I'm a proud Aussie.

@arsenalmanic

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't aussie. He's English from East London

@frankie3041

8 ай бұрын

@@arsenalmanic You’re an Aussie if you grow up here. Which he did.

He has such a great voice, as powerful live as in the studio. Also any song with a bagpipe solo gets my vote.

Thanks for posting this. Glad you got to experience one of the best singers in the world - Australia is so proud of him

If you go back to about 3.40 John actually throws the mic stand up and catches it before throwing it to the side. He then picks it up with his foot without missing a beat

This song is as powerful today in 2021 as it was back in the 80's. It just keeps getting stronger with each decade passing. It would have to go down in history as being one of the best songs and live performances of all time. Thanks for reacting to this.

Check out Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham When something is wrong with my baby... Diesel from Cold Chisel is on guitar and back up... These 3 some of Australia's greatest singers

Certainly agree about the bagpipes 😀. Plenty of great pipers and pipe bands in Aus. The Victoria Police Pipe Band are one of the best in the world and were Grade One World Champions back in 98. As for John Farnham, he always knew how to put on a show and get the crowd involved. Great version of his signature song.

In your spare time look for John doing this at the bush fire relief concert. Then name a man around 70 who can sing that good.

@Yankinoz20

3 жыл бұрын

Dennis from Styx is a great older singer

@karren9081

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Jones has a good set of pipes too.. The impromptu performance of Tom Jones and John Farnham singing a capella on the "hey hey it's Saturday" show back in the day is pretty awesome too

@dalewyatt1321

3 жыл бұрын

@@karren9081 Think you are spot on there. I keep forgetting Sir Tom.

The sound of the bagpipes, with that rock backing, is brilliant and that's coming from someone who usually haters bagpipes.

Classic well done John amazing voice

His biggest hit, solid eighties sound of John Farnham. Lot of Aussies like background bagpipe music in their songs.

Great reaction... John is from my home town here in Melbourne Australia... the bagpipes have always been in the song btw)) if you really want to see an amazing version of this, check out his performance when he was inducted into the ARIA hall of fame, with his peers singing from the audience))) oh, and even more bagpipes, and with a twist too😊

@rickandersen2284

3 жыл бұрын

They actually took the bagpipes out at the request of the American Record Execs who didn't like them. You will see a few versions without bagpipes but with other instruments imitating the pipes.FYI

@MRDARKTURKEY

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickandersen2284 interesting.... I’ve always known it with bagpipes 😉

@rickandersen2284

3 жыл бұрын

@@MRDARKTURKEY another comment to this effect below by I'm All Abroad.

@suzyfarnham3165

3 жыл бұрын

That was an amazing night. EVERY celebrity was screaming, clapping and singing. he was awesome that night!!

@petermcgrath9008

2 жыл бұрын

He's a national treasure...every Melbournian in lockdown should listen daily to The Voice...uplift your spirits. Make sure you pickle him so he never dies.

Another live version of the Voice is a duet with John & Celine Dion.

Another great reaction you twos. Fabulous and awesome. Nice couple. 🙏👍

Such a great song. I hadn't heard it in years, until I came across Aurora's cover of it. I forgot what a great song this was. He has a terrific voice and the lyrics and musical composition are fabulous.

The only difference between Australia & Canada is one country lives in a freezer and the other in the oven :P (Then again I'm originally from Finland so here we are).

@Paldasan

2 жыл бұрын

Hei

@mikakamppi4826

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paldasan No hei, mitä kuuluu?

@Paldasan

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikakamppi4826 kiitos käännössovelluksista 😅 No, I don't speak Finnish, but I am an Australian with a Finnish grandparent.

@mikakamppi4826

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paldasan Cool, I was born there.

@mikakamppi4826

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paldasan No hei ;)

I'm British born and came to Australia as an 11yr old and we kept up with British traditions and did Irish and Scottish dancing

Great backup singers and band that have stayed with him years

Best voice on the planet

So NZ and Australia were settled (invaded) by English, Irish and Scottish. NZ has more bagpipe bands per population than even Scotland. My father in WW2 was a bagpiper as was his father and Grandfather and I grew up in a very Scottish community of NZ (yes, I also play). Piping in the military here is very strong and you will see an Australian band playing in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo most years.

The bagpipes were a major feature in the original (video) version.

This is extremely good, imagine being in the audience of this concert.... must've been an experience for life. This song always reminded me of something else, the style of it... and when I learned who (co)wrote it, I got a big A-HA. Chris Thompson, lead singer for many years in Manfred Manns Earth Band, and another man with excellent pipes and significant style of singing. Have wonderful presents in every now

@suzyfarnham3165

3 жыл бұрын

I have done 105 live concerts so far!! As long as he keeps singing..I will keep paying to watch him. NOTHING compares to a Farnham concert!!

I bet you wished you were there at that concert- I wish I was ❤️👍🏿🇦🇺

Australian music owes a lot to the Scots. Jimmy Barnes, the Young brothers if AC/DC and The Easybeats and Colin Hayes of Men At Work all came to Australia from Scotland as children, and there may be more. AC/DC included bagpipes in A Long Way To The Top, played by their first lead singer Bon Scott. You should check out their early 70s black and white video where they are playing on the back of a truck driving through the middle of Melbourne.

@Scottie_S

2 жыл бұрын

A small point Robyn, but Dave Evans was AC/DC's first singer. He was kinda 'pants'. Thumbs up for everything else you said!

I love that you guys have done this song! Johnny is such a fantastic Aussie export. This brings back so many memories of my childhood hearing this anthem. Highland dancing is a thing down under too!

@MikeandGinger

3 жыл бұрын

I love that you watched it! 😊🙏🏻 -G

@firdaus.ozgirla8498

3 жыл бұрын

There’s heaps of us Aussies with Scottish roots. The bagpipes stirs up our Scot spirit!

I have been to some of johns concerts and he just blow me out each time and met john at one of them. Look up Sadie the Cleaning Lady as john was then in 1967.

Have you seen the duet he did with Jimmy Barnes on tv, with the song, when Something Is Wrong With My Baby? Many other KZreadrs have done reaction videos on it.

@jm50ra51

3 жыл бұрын

Only because we keep hustling them for it! Reactors need a bit of hustle if you want them to do your song.

Dosn`t matter which channel, most people are smilin when they listen to that song

I think this song should be a world anthem especially in the US right now against the people trying to take their country/countries down- don't sit in silence- you're the VOICE 👍🏿👍🏿🇦🇺

@ivanabonacicdoric3448

2 жыл бұрын

yep, never has been more true then today...

Funny how you reacted to Farnsey throwing the mike stand off to the side - 4:56 in your video (he was famous/notorious for his onstage antics with a mic stand) but you MISSED at 4:53 when he flings the thing straight up in the air - then catches it ON THE BEAT!

I love your channel, the way you look at all the different performances. I had the opportunity to visit Canada as part of the Australian naval presence at British Columbia's Sesquicentennary Celebrations; and we were welcomed by the Australia New Zealand Club, apparently the largest gathering outside of the respective countries.

Old song, modern message, brilliant from John Farnham.

Hiya John was born in England...this was a massive massive hit back 1986 ...

Several Battalions of the Royal Australian Regt used to have Pipes and Drums rather than Bands some years ago, I believe they were essentially amalgamated as a cost saving exercise.

One of the other very few rock songs featuring bagpipes also came out of Australia - the original Bon Scott version of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock'n'Roll)". Apart from that, I can only think of Sir Paul McCartney's "Mull of Kintyre" featuring bagpipes.

Love from Australia! Best live performance! I'd forgotten too. Nice to have the reminder. Thanks. :)

John was also British born and came to Australia as a child

He is a national treasure and the song is so relevant at the moment. We need to not buy into the FEAR they are peddling us. We need to stand together.

@MikeandGinger

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, Barbara - G