The Man, The Myth, The Mic Toss!

Having lived in Australia for many years, I came to realise that John Farnham is the greatest singer ever, and this song is the ultimate anthem to define what peace on a world scale means. 'We're all someone's daughter, we're all someone's son, how long can we look at each other, down the barrel of a gun'. No other song or singer has ever said it better or with more conviction.

From Australia...we thank you for your very kind comments and reaction. We all love John Farnham

What a song what an artist what a concert, what a performance.

And that's why he's known as The Voice!

I was always get a tear in the eye when the piper salutes, and John salutes back. We ALL salute John and the work he has produced over the years.

Over 100,000 people were singing it on AFL Grand Final day 3 weekends ago. Robbie did a great job of getting the 100,000 to sing it without him Robbie Williams did it. John's in hospital recovering from cancer surgery & his sons say John watched & had a tear in eye. He has a wide.range. John Performed with Ray Charles. As an Aussie I bought his greatest hits double CD for the car. His doing Queen's We will Rock You is excellent. I always see QE2 with Paddington in my mind when I hear the intro. His sound check with Black Dog is awesome

Anything live by John , you won’t be disappointed. Hopefully he recovers fully from his recent 12 hour surgery for cancer🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 his sons were on tv last night and said it’s still too early to say if he will ever sing again 😩

He's never had a singing lesson 😉 God given gift. Our Australian national treasure 🇦🇺💜

I saw him as a young kid with my family. His voice filled the whole centre. It was like nothing I’ve experienced before or since.

It’s hard to understand that you guys had not heard of John before we grew up with his music every dance or party I went to as a teen it always had John Farnham I glad that you have found him now I can’t imagine what that must be like and John was still performing up to 2019 only stop then cause of Covid we all pray when he well and recovered from his cancer he will preform again ❤

I don't know if you saw the half time entertainment at this years AFL Grand Final, but Robbie Williams sang this as a shout out of love and support for John and his family. The crowd of 100,000 all standing, waving their arms and singing along at the top of their lungs, not gonna lie, 😭😭😭 Thanks CV, great reaction. ❤

Now you know why we Aussies call Farnsey the voice , this song is more relevant today than it was when it came out , any thinking person will get the message , he has other songs with a message as well like AGE OF REASON , IN DAYS TO COME , THAT'S FREEDOM and his tribute cover of Cold Chisel's WHEN THE WAR IS OVER ,all should be reacted too because all are relevant to today . All his concerts were phenomenal but this one was an experience to be part of my wife and I travelled a thousand miles to see it and were not dissapointed . My favourite Farnsey song was from his time with THE LITTLE RIVER BAND called COOL CHANGE although it was sung by the band's original lead singer first John's version is the best I've ever heard , check it out it's one of the most calming songs out there .

John Farnham was offered to go overseas to become a big name in the music industry world wide a number of times but he didn’t want to be away from his family for long lengths of time and didn’t want to uproot them from their home environment to take them with him - it shows his values for family and loyalty to the country he loves- he was happy with his decision and gave everything he could to the music industry here - he was still recognised by many famous artists and musicians from overseas as a master singer who they admired 🥰👍🏻🇦🇺

As an Australian, I officially endorse this message.. ❤

John Farnham and his famous mic stand skills ! EPIC !!

Oooh! Nice 'Melb'n' m8! 😁 Cheers!

He is our favourite Aussie icon..I'm 80 and still love him..this song every Australian knows t his song ..every word...beautiful man and all rounder... He needs to release very this song in USA as says everything and would be best seller and wake the young ones up to vote... He is very sick wt mouth tumors and while in rehab from surgery has now been readmitted to hospital again wt chest infection I believe...all best wishes to speedy recovery and world loves him and pray for him...

The lyrics of this song are deep and so relevant in these times

John is a freak that can sing anything flawlessly. You’ve seen a bit of his versatility now so it’s time to see the funny side of him. Check out “Burn for You (Country version)” to see what an amazing entertainer he is. Not just for his vocals but the way he mucks around on stage and has the audience laughing as well as appreciating his amazing vocal talent.

A lot of John’s songs have a message like “chain reaction, age of reason, let the banners fall, in days to come”, but this is just an epic anthem of a song. John Farnham is the voice. And you know when John starts winding up the mic stand he’s about to throw it.

Hi CV, Good pickup, most reactors don't see the stand toss.

I am 83 he was phenomenal. I love his voice runs rings around most other singers.Open up your ears America

John had his voice pretty much intact into his seventies. I know they did a tribute to him at the AFL final and he commented that he was humbled and grateful for it.

IMO, John is the best singer ever. He skill is phenomenal. Thank you for not constantly interrupting.

John Farnham is a legend, he is the voice great singer and a nice bloke as well. And no auto tune to hey a real singer. It's a powerful song and a powerful message to. Good reaction to Buddy 👍🙂

John’s concert are phenomenal. No other singer comes close to this Aussie legend. Like you say, he can sing anything. He’s a great guy who loves to entertain. He’s also generous to his musicians and backup singers and loves to feature them. Do yourself a favour and take a look at him singing Amazing Grace with Vanetta and Lindsay his two back up singers. Loving your reactions.😊

His sound check cover of Led Zep's Black Dog is mind blowing!

Let's hope we haven't lost this voice, all Aussies love this song. John is currently recovering from an operation for mouth cancer. Praying for his recovery.

It's great watching people discover Farnsey's songs for the first time. Your reactions are so good. John just has that effe c t on people and blows them away as soon as he opens his mouth. So many more great performances from that Classic Jack Live Concert for you to discover. One, Age of Reason, Blow by Blow, Touch of Paradise, Please Don't ask me, Don't you know it's Magic. Just pick anything they are all great. (Even Sadie) And you should mix it up with some from The Chain Reaction Concert as well. Oh and the Main Event Concert....we can keep you busy forever with John 🤣🤣 Oh and yes he is aware of all you guys reacting as we share your reactions with his boys and they show him

A Australian Anthem, school kids sing it at concerts, football games, you name it. 💯🇦🇺

This is the unofficial Aussie anthem we all know it ❤

We love, adore John ❤️❤️❤️🌏🙋‍♀️👆❤️❤️❤️

It’s A Long Way TO The Top(If You Wanna Rock N Roll)! From that same concert. It’s a cover from AC/DC! John is the G.O.A.T! I keep saying it. You are in for a long ride with this amazing man! Thanks for a great reaction. This song is also regarded as Australia’s unofficial song. It’s one of his big anthems! There’s plenty more of that to come!

How old is this and I still love it.

This song is the unofficial national anthem of Australia 🇦🇺

I'm 61 years, Australian. I. remember John known at that time as Johnny. With his first hit single Sadie the cleaning lady. In early 60s John is now 73. And sadly in August 22 he was diagnosed with mouth cancer so we may never hear the voice we call John in Australia sing again. Lucky for us to have media available to us.

This needs to be followed up by "Playing to win" also with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.......I'm in this crowd at this very concert lol

This song is all about us as a people to come together and be heard, it's about using your voice on important social issues, use our courage, our personal words and what life issues are relevant to us and say your piece with confidence. That together we have the power to be powerful. I've been a John Farnham fan since primary school. Say prayers for our Johnny as he's battling cancer. Thanks for bringing light to his music. He's a legend. Much love from Queensland Australia 🦘❤

Yep thatconcert!..you can just do the wholeconcert and it is flawless.

Yessss! We love John in Oz ❤❤❤❤❤

Australia's unofficial anthem 👍❤️

This song slaps. I can't believe I've never heard it either.

Never get tired of this guy…

Yeah...he threw it caught it and threw it and listening to the vocal you wouldn't notice anything. Ah the good old days.

Try Amazing Grace of John

Speedy recovery for John after tumour/cancer cut from his mouth he may never sing again, he's a flippin legend and I'm in alternative stuff but this kool as is his version of Help the best🇦🇺💫🙌🏼✌🏼

Thank you for the great reaction, loved your face with the mic stand tricks. From this concert It's a Long way to the Top (if you wanna rock'n'roll) is up tempo, high energy and a lot of fun. Another great concert is The Main Event. This showcased various combinations of John, Olivia Newton John (they were great friends) and Anthony Warlow (an iconic Aussie operatic and musical theatre great). Granada with Anthony (comedic and operatic) and Please Don't Ask Me, a beautiful ballad with ONJ, are two that show more facets of John's amazing talent. I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I have told JF about YT and his new fans via the website his sons started to enable them to handle the volume of messages.

I was listening to him when he was about 13. He has always been a fabulous singer and performer.

This song was before it’s time - it’s part of today- John to me is the only person who could deliver the message with this song - he owns it ❤️👍🏿🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

The entire concert was and is amazing !!!!

Not from this concert, but his performance of Cold Chisel’s When The War Is Over from The Last Time tour and Gethsemene from the final night performance of Jesus Chris Superstar are two all time, unmatched live vocals. As a singer, I legit don’t know how he did either.

This was the song that saved (reinvented) John's career. Believe it or not when it was released with the album that featured it in 1985-86 "Whispering Jack", John's career was at rock bottom, he was broke, considered a has-been from his Johnny Farnham "King of Pop" teen idol days late 1960's and early 70s, and no one in the music industry wanted to know. He couldn't get a record deal and his best friend and manager Glenn Wheatly mortgaged his house to pay for the record. When they tried to get air time for You're The Voice, believing they had something special, the radio stations refused to play it. They flatly refused "Johnny Farnham". Part of the reason putting his name out as John at this time was to try to separate from the early days, he had matured and his voice had matured. Eventually when they convinced a radio station to play it, the phones rang of the hook. It snowballed and launched him back to top of the charts and to this day remains the highest selling album by an Australian artist in Australia. John and Glenn never really looked back. And we all can see why 🥰

If they ever invent time travel tours to see the best concerts from the past, I'll be attending this one! PLAYING TO WIN Live with the MSO is a great one too - it has such a huge amount of energy! Check it out :)

Yer I thought you had done this one as well. This one is anthem quality. When John eventually goes it will leave a big hole in Australia’s heart just like Steve Irwin.

Still gives the me goosebumps 💙🙏🇦🇺

I have been to many JF concerts…❤ he is and has always been my fav.. we are so lucky to have grown up listening to his music👌

This song is an Aussie Anthem and gave John the name 'The Voice" and this was sung at the end of an massive 2 hour show. With 2 Encores ...lol Thank you so much for your reactions to John and your kind words. I jump straight to your channel to check lol. Suggest whatever you choose from this show will knock your socks off lol. For something completely different you could check out the final performance from Jesus Christ Superstar when John played the role of Jesus. 'Gethsemane' his performance is raw emotion. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZunorCL2anQmH0.html

Our unofficial national anthem

Our Australian Icon.... He is awesome....always has been, his career has been a wonderful journey!! Speedy recovery John!! From Australia with love 💜

The GOAT

Loving your respect for John. This was his “break back” song … his career was in limbo having previously been successful as a young “pop” star but radios would no longer play his music. This song brought him back from the wilderness and became a huge hit including in some European countries. This is why John was tagged “The Voice” - not only because of his voice but because of the song. The bagpipes send audiences nuts - a real feature of the song and John loves throwing the mike around in all of his concerts. Don’t know if he ever clonked one of the musos!! This song was the beginning of John’s second stage of success and he’s been singing for decades. Love him to bits.

Yep he can sing anything

This man is epic! He is known as "The Voice". Here in Australia he's a national treasure. His career started in the 1960's and he was still performng in his 70's. This song is still so relevant today, 40 years later. Unfortunately, now in his 70's John has mouth cancer and has had a section of his jaw removed. It's devastating to think he may never sing again. So tragic.

✨🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 John ❤️😍

John doing Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar, with the 1992 Australian cast. It's AMAZING!!!

I first heard and saw John singing ''Sadie'' while he was standing on the back of a flatbed truck as his stage at the Warana Festival in Brisbane when i was 14 , I am now 68 and i still love his fantastic voice . 💜

Good choice for your reaction mate. Fun fact; I’ve done the bagpipe bit in this song for John’s concerts quite a few times back in the day. Not me in this one tho😊

You saw the mic chuck and catch ! Often reactors miss it 😅

He did it’s a long way to the top at this concert it was unbelievable, 😮I watch it as many times as I can

With our small population, Australian performers have to be versatile. John started as a teen idol (starting with a novelty song : Sadie the cleaning lady ), had his own TV shows, acted and sang in musicals, had some down years then came back and amazed us even more. Hope his rehab is going well and that he'll be able to talk OK. Glad that his wife made him see a doctor. He doesn't have to entertain us any more, unless he wants to.

A granny in Australia says...really enjoyed you reacting to the Fabulous Farmhand...ONLY Aussies are allowed to call him that! Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but darling John is battling to recover from really major surgery; throat cancer. So we all send love and hope.

It's always been a ...get up n do it man...song ! Our Aussie legend Thanx for reacting OY OY OY

Please do Age of Reason. Apparently one of John's favourites 😄..... and mine. I learnt to sing listening to John. Love having you on board😊👍

John is our living National Treasure...we Aussies just know him as 'The Voice'....great human...great voice...👌🇦🇺😁

I appreciate you doing this reaction video. When John was in his prime every record label passed on him except his good friend Glenn Wheatley, Yet you prove that people beyond Australia appreciates his voice.

John is 'The Voice'.

I don't think I've ever felt better about myself or more motivated than I did the first time I belted this on SingStar. It's such a brilliant track and what can I say about John Farnham that hasn't already been said?

Imagine thinking we could listen and now here we are.

The words are so relevent even more so today.

John is why i got into singing and voice acting. im an 80s baby so i grew up with him and jimmy

I was there, maybe not at that arena, but I did go to PERTH AUSTRALIA CONCERTS. Everytime you see him touch the microphone stand you know he might throw it and catch it, His Roadies hated it.❤️🇦🇺

John Farnham was well known for throwing mic stands during live performances. He would go through a few each night 😂😂😂

2 strong hearts and playing to win, so many more!! He’s our Aussie ambassador ❤

I don't think we’ll hear him live again. First saw him when I was a teenager in the sixties. Followed his career. He is still The Voice.

I. Was. There. Farnsey always over-delivers, but this was next level. Part of the fun was watching the MSO (orchestra) get into it - they were having so much fun! I was on an endorphin high for the next week.

You're right, mate. You could react to the whole concert - or any of his concerts. He's that good. We're all sending him positive vibes for a speedy recovery.

You should react to another John Farnham song called Help, its actually a cover of the Beatles song Help. John made it in his own style. I think its his best performance done with the Melbourne symphony orchestra. Much love from Queensland Australia 🦘❤

This song & his performance of it has just got better over the decades. This was not long after it's release in 1986. It's taken a life of its own now. It's known as Australia's unofficial national anthem, everyone young & old knows the words. But most don't know our actual full national anthem. Singing legends, GOATS are in awe of him. Celine Dion fully fangirled all about him & thus she went crazy when she actually got to meet him. He is known as "The Voice" & yes he can sing any note, any genre, any key, any song - perfectly every time. But, it's not just that it's the way he delivers it, his heart & connection he makes in every single word he sings. He has every audience mesmerized. To top it all off he is the nicest, funniest (literally a comedian on stage) noble, simple bloke that EVERYONE loves. He is up there as worldwide one of the best GOATS of all time & all those in that realm would agree. There will never be someone like him again. He has had a career spanning 60 odd years. Unfortunately at 73 he has cancer now & just had surgery which has likely meant he'll never be able to physically sing again. But, he has the most incredible legacy. You need to check out "You're the Voice" in later years, the song & his performance of it has just taken on a life of it's own. Much like a fine red wine it's gotten better over time. His performance of it & the crowd reaction. It's actually now known as "Australia's unofficial national anthem". One which every Aussie young & old knows every word. 50yrs from now it will be just as popular. Every mega star wants to perform that song here usually when they tour. Checkout a charity concert we had here called "Sound Relief" where Coldplay was on & surprised the crowd with Farnsey & the song. No one was expecting it. I still get chills watching it every single time, 100 x over. He was in his late 60's then. Your right he sings any type of song & has. So the rabbit hole is deep. I only wish he had more of an online presence, social media etc Unfortunately he doesn't & much of what is on here isn't enough to really showcase his career. Quality of videos etc aren't the best. But nonetheless you could react to every song of his. I'm sure others will tell you all the standard ones to do. But, make sure you also check him out in the musical he did which is Australia which is still the most successful one in Australia ever. He starred in "Jesus Christ Superstar" with some other incredible Aus artists. You'll need 20mins for that one. But worth every single second. You'll be completely lost in it, in him. I haven't the adjectives to ever do him justice. Australia has a rocking music industry that really all support each other. Make sure for every Aus artist try to always react to LIVE performances, otherwise you may never do them justice. Hopefully you'll see him from decade to decade over & over again. It'll be worthwhile every time.

Listen to John sing "Amazing Grace" with two of his background singer's who are also amazing singer's, his background singer's stayed with him for many years because they were more like friends he really cared for all the people he worked with. It was at the end of a concert because his shirt was wet with perspiration.

And huge kudos to the MSO(Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) and his three amazing backup singers...Lisa Edwards, Vanessa Fields and Lindsay Field. All of them brilliant.

With a 3.2 octave voice range you're right, he CAN sing anything.

41 likes in the first hour!!! 😮 😮… my dear little CV … when are you going to learn.. let’s see how many likes it has at this time tomorrow 🤣 🤣 😘 😘

Notice the dark chick doing backing vocals ? That's Vanetta Fields. Ex backing singer for Aretha Franklin. She came to Oz for a gig and stayed. Now she's all ours haha. On a not so happy note. John has been dealing with throat cancer. We all wish him a total recovery.

Thank you.xxxx❤️❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶

John Farnham is an International treasure!!! I remember back in 1982 when he was with the Little River Band in the Detroit Area, a huge turnout and they put on one hell of a show that night!!!! I thought to myself, who is this guy who just replaced Glenn Shorrock as their new front man. Amazing singer!!

I have been to many John Farnham concerts and I may have been at this one - who knows. The important thing is that his voice is incomparable, it is unique and for it to come from such a genuine down to earth decent person is truly amazing. BTW, if you want to do yourself a favor listen to his version of The Beatles HELP - it is as though the song was written for him.

Don't U get goose bumps? It's the great awakening. 2025 world peace! Love from Australia

John And Olivia Newton-John “please don’t ask me” is sublime musically and emotionally too. Two of our most loved wrists- great friends 😅as you will see xxx

Farnsey - GOAT. Enough said😊😁❤️🇦🇺👍🏼