Thanks for doing my request Lexi. I`m glad you enjoyed John`s performance. This song was John`s version of the Beatles song "Help" which he made his own. It was also one of the encore songs at the end of this concert after he had performed for 2 1/2 hours. I really enjoyed your reaction & the breakdown of the performance.🥰🦘

A great reaction to our wonderful Australian singer, John Farnham ! He has a big vocal range, a unique voice, has perfect pitch, can sing in over 20 genres, has a career spanning six decades with top hit songs and albums, is a composer, has sung with famous singers from around the world, is a consummate showman, has incredible charisma and a wonderful rapport with his audiences. And John is a humble, friendly, funny and a gorgeous human being. Most outside of Australia have not heard of him as after a while he limited his work to Australia as he missed his family too much and so did not want to be touring overseas. He co-wrote, 'Burn For You', because of this. ALWAYS see and hear John LIVE on in CONCERT videos where his Soul shines!

Thank you for so kindly reviewing our National Treasure, John F. is not only a wonderful singer but a terrific kind, down to earth, generous man sharing his talent whenever asked to raise funds after emergencies and for our servicemen, he’s much loved and respected.

Australia's Son - Our John 🇦🇺❤ We adore this beautiful man. He has a gorgeous soul. ❤❤❤❤❤

Welcome to the world of John Farnham. A real living legend in Australia. He can literally sing anything and his range is unbelievable ...Aussies just love him ❤

This concert was advertised as John and his Big Band in typical Aussie understatement, it's a 100+ piece orchestra for crying out loud. lol This song is one of the last songs of the night after he has already sung his heart out for nearly 3 hours, and Farnsey also has a way of getting deep into the emotions of your soul. A couple of songs worth checking have been mentioned below, plus these are worth a look also. The reason you haven't heard of him is because the US music industry is a closed little club. When John Farnham went to the US they didn't know which genre to put him in so his US promotions manager got him a couple of gigs in a little jazz club, where the MC introduced him as Jack Phantom. Couldn't even be bothered getting his name correct, so being a bit disheartened he wandered home to concentrate on his loyal fan base. The experience did give him inspiration to write a couple of good songs about missing his family, like this one. -Burn For You.. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/araAqbKZtdnUdXU.html -Angels.. Notice how he holds the mike below his chest, both mikes are a metre away, which he does all the time to not drown out the other singers. JF with Lisa Edwards, a top singer in her own right, and one of John's back up singers for 20+ years. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8Viga2Drsqmf2w.html -To show the calibre of his other back up Singers, showing you have to be good in your own right, just like Lisa. Vanetta Fields and Lindsey Field. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ld5mgZxltKvPioU.html -Please Don't Ask Me.. This one with Olivia Newton John, who we have recently lost. John has also had major cancer surgery including removal of part of his jaw and we may not hear him sing again. So let's enjoy this one as well.. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNuGkteLtKrKe2w.html -When Something Is Wrong With My Baby.... And even when he is singing with one of the most powerful voices on the planet, Jimmy Barnes, he still put the mike away from his face and closer to Jonny Diesel on guitar. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7uPlaaUzaq7dmg.html Or this version. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iKeceauEtbKsoKM.html -When The War Is Over… Possibly one of his greatest vocals. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osyHpbuUmsuyaJs.html -Or is the greatest. Gethsemane.. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZunorCL2anQmH0.html -How about a mike test. He has the power and ability to distort microphones, amps, and get speaker stacks jumping. So this sort of setting up the venue test is a must. Lol Black Dog. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJiJnJmFu8-Ro4k.html Besides having the best voice ever, JF can adjust his tone, pitch, volume, to match the person he is singing with to either match them or sing just under them depending on who's the head line act, he will even back himself down when he is the head line to give others their moment to shine, and if my ears were sensitive enough, I wouldn't be surprised if he could vary his vibrato, timbre and all of those other things that voices can do so he could accentuate the other singers.

Possibly one of the greatest songs you will ever hear is John singing ANGELS.

👍One of the greatest live performances by any singer ever!

John is just amazing. Check out 'You're the Voice' at this same concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.... just outstanding!!!!!

What a voice! The part when he comes in after that sax solo... made me tear up!

Oh, that is our blonde haired Legend. He does not have a raspy voice when he sings Opera. He is a Chameleon that Richard Marx found very early. It is not unusual to find Richard on a stage with him. Once he just walked on and played piano for John and then he left. He calls John the best voice alive today anywhere. Imagine if John ever had a voice lesson. No, they probably would have ruined it. He sings so many genre’s naturally and without effort. What accent? You have an accent, we don’t.😂 He is a very humble, kind and sweet person. He feels like family and so do his family and friends. He is great showman on stage and he cannot keep still to save his life. This concert and the Main Event concert have some really amazing songs. He is called the Voice here for a good reason and he is loved. The Orchestra love to play for him as does his band and backup singers. John’s Biography movie was released May 18th. He didn’t have an easy road and it is called Finding His Voice, he wasn’t allowed to be himself in the beginning. Last night I watched him sing My Yiddish a Mama with Tom Jones and they didn’t know they were singing. It was funny and beautiful. I loved watching John sing his biggest number one hit with Celine Dion. He got emotional when she told him she had always been his number one fan. He is a bit shy off stage. There was a time when no one in America or Australia would sign him. They were really sorry. Thank you.

Good reaction. Being in that audience was a transcendent experience. There is only one John Farnham, and he needs all the hep he can get just at the moment.

If you get the chance, check out Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham " When something is wrong with my baby " The live vision are outstanding Enjoy cheers thanks🤠

“The Voice” as John has been dubbed, is someone that we all grew up listening to. So loved by so many Australians. A wonderful human being who has given back time and again to us.

Hi from Australia, i live that your listening to John Farnham the Aussie legend. From this same concert, you should checkout, - ACDC cover, it's a long way to the top. - Playing to win, - your the voice. They are all epic, a bit of rock, a bit of pop, and some epic vocals 😁 -

Great reaction! It is an added bonus to listen to the very end of John's performances, he acknowledges the audience and often his band & backup singers. A true gentleman!

Apart from Johns singing, he is so gorgeous to look at..That beautiful smile melts womens hearts ,knowing he loves his wife and family so much, he didn't want to miss his sons growing years and was satisfied to stay in Australia...There is no one like him.

Our amazing John Farnham is so adored here in Australia. 💕

Our John has never had a singing lesson, although he did take a couple of breathing lessons. He is a pure talent and the king of Voice

John sings Wind beneath my wings at the NRL 1986 . Goosebumps!

Ive watched a number of reactor react to this video and it never gets old watching the awe on your faces discovering our Farnesy for the first time

John also does a “sound check” of led zeppelins “Black Dog” and this will give you a sense of what John Farnham can really do with his vocals. He never played the song in his set, but you should definitely listen to his version of “Black Dog” he will Blow you Away. The sound check version just has a photo of John and can be found by searching “John Farnham, Black Dog 🇦🇺🇦🇺👏❤ Enjoy 😁

I think John is one of if not the greatest male vocalist of all time. His range seemingly endless, diction perfect, emotion, stage presence etc etc is so so great. You should look more into what we’ve had the pleasure of for over 50 years. Great reaction.

The greatest singer in the world, prove me wrong people

This was the encore after a 2 hour concert. Yes, John is a true legend. He's been singing for over 5 decades in Australia 🇦🇺. He's a great pub rocker, but sings every type of genre.. Always react to him live (rather than video clips).. His interaction with his audience is truly beautiful and genuine. Here's a beautiful ballad he sang with hid great friend, Olivia Newton John, who recently passed away. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNuGkteLtKrKe2w.html

That part where you say what was that, that was so good, I keep replaying over and over lol, I love it.

You're not telling us anything new about John's abilities. His vocal range and clarity is what we love about him, plus his appreciation of his fans.

1987, I think. Never had singing lessons. No auto tune. No tech/digital wizardry. Huge range. Powerful voice (look how far the mic is from his mouth). Just pure John Farnham, just pure gold. Love all his songs, not a dud note in any of them. John's other asset is emotion, it's so easy to shed tears when listening to him. Watch the many videos of him, interviews, behind the scenes😂😢 - he's just all round Mr nice guy, who really loves his fans. Feb'24. UK. E ❤

those vocal runs are pure southern gospel

This is a guy who can sing opera, and warms up by singing Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" - better than Robert Plant.

Thank you Lexi for your great Vocal analysis reaction and appreciation of our phenomenal Aussie legend, John Farnham! Like many Australian's, I have loved John for 6 decades. We all know he is the GOAT. Please watch more of his live performances. You have many of his vast repertoire of amazing hit songs yet to discover, in all kinds of Music genres. He has the most awesome musicians in his band as well. Enjoy.

Lexi... recommend you listen to John's live performances - he loves to perform to HIS fans !! Nice one.

The GOAT. That is all ❤

Great reaction! I love this version of HELP. John Farnham is a phenomenal singer!

Yes John did record his fabulous version of the Beatles Help in 1980. However this concert was 1989, hence tha audience had learnt his cover version. That was a knowing review, and I liked the clarity of your voice too.

Thats our John "The Voice" hes our National treasure ❤

The man is the man 👏👏 He makes me feel proud to be Australian 🇦🇺🏄‍♂️🍹 John is a true legend in Aus ! We love You John ! Get well soon 🙏 You are the voice of Australia 🇦🇺👍

I really hope that you watched this clip again in your own time because some of the crescendo’s in John’s vocal or the music you missed when pausing for a reaction. This is not a criticism at all just merely a wish that you got to experience the whole of John Farnham’s performance because it is truly magical & he is one of the best vocalist’s you will ever hear ❤️

He is more than an Australian singer, he is a national treasure. Followed him since the early seventies when I was in my late teens and no-one will ever replace him as my lifetime favourite. 💞

I'm here for literally every John Farnham reaction. As others suggested, this is only scratching the surface of his range and abilities. Can't wait to see more. Thank you!

This was 2nd encore after 2/3 hour show. Ge can sing anything from opera to rock. All his reactions must be live as his performances are a show in themselves.

One of the most flawless performances in history, I was lucky enough to be there as an 18 year old back in 1989, now I’m feeling old lol

Really love your reaction! One of our best ever. Luv from Australia ❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️

I'm glad that you are now a fan..... re your comment at 6:30ish, I didn't notice a heavy accent cheers Rob, Australia,

That song was the ëncore at the end of the concert. He still gave it his all. You should listen to "You're the voice" from the same concert. This is his most iconic song and it is amazing. Enjoy

Looking at the videos you have been reacting to perhaps "Please Don't Ask Me" in a duet with Olivia Newton John would suit. Although as others have said almost any song from this concert with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra would be great. Really liked your reactions and glad you loved "Help".

Love from Australia 🇦🇺 Queen asked him 2 replace Freddie Mercury & John Lennon had even said that the way John sang this song was the way it was meant to be xx thank you 🙏🏼 we love you Johnny 🇦🇺❤️

You sung that top note thru your nose. .farnham was always note perfect throat!!

Thats our FARNSEY 👍👍👍👍

An AMAZING talent. Help came at a crossroads in John’s career. It was a showcase of his singularly brilliant vocal and a metaphorical plea for “help” to an Australian public who never quite came to terms with where he actually fit in the national entertainment industry… and, BOY! did we respond… a national treasure.

Listen to him and Anthony Warlow sing 'Granada'. You get a taste of John's vocal range. Also 'Gethsemane', and the audio only 'Black Dog'. 'You're the Voice at this same concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is his signature song. He sings pretty much every genre. If you need more songs, we can all offer our favourites!

I don't know who you are but thank you for John farnham 😊

While john brought this song out on 1980 this performance was in 1989 of classic jack concert he has been performing since 1968 so 21 years so to us Aussie it’s what we are used to, he only stop performing in 2020 when COVID hit and now has of last year is with Diagnoses with cancer in the mouth which he endured a 12 hour operation along with on going treatment and the loss of his long time friend and manger and his lifelong friend Olivia Newton John. He just like to see him well he’s a living legend here in Australia 😊🇦🇺🥰

Welcome to the rabbit hole of "The Voice" which he is worldly renowned for. He can sing any note, any genre, vocally PERFECT. 50YR career. Still to this day & always he has the best selling album of all time, which will NEVER be broken. His song "You're the Voice" was so big it still today is Australia's unofficial national anthem. Queen asked him to replace Freddie Mercury, he said no! John Lennon said this was the best version of this song & said this is how it should have been sung. The likes of Celine Dion fangirled over him not that many years ago when she finally met him. He has sung with the likes of Tom Jones, Olivia Newton John, Ray Charles, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Played the lead role in Australia's best sellling musical here in Aus in "Jesus Christ Superstar". His duets with Jimmy Barnes Australia's other just as successful artist Jimmy Barnes also apart of Aussie's best band here also called "Cold Chisel". Farmsey & Barnsey as they're known in Aus are mates from way back. The Aus musical industry is a tight family. ALWAYS react to all of these performances LIVE to do them justice. Always better here than studio performances. Unfortunately about 5% of his actual career is available online. Devastatingly he is currently fighting cancer in his early 70's now & had to get part of his jaw removed, likely deeming him to never be able to perform again. But even in his old age he still has it. The nicest, funniest, noble man EVER. There isn't one Aussie left who doesn't adore him, seriously. If he wasn't such a family man content with only national success the world should have caught up with him as a GOAT even back in the infancy of his career when he was as young as one could be. Keep reacting to these songs & you ll have your channel influx seemingly overnight by Aussie's. 👌😁 Ballads, duets, soul, opera, black dog he can sing it all. Checkout "You're the Voice" from the same concert. Plus "Something is Wrong With my Baby" Jimmy Barnes & JF together. "Burn for You" JF. Jesus Christ Superstar lead performance by JF, Its a long way to the top JF, A soundcheck performance (just audio) of him covering Black Dog. Arguably better than the original as well. As for this song, "Help" this was his encore performance of a 3.5hr live concert. Like his voice is vocally perfect, with every vowel sung correct to the enth degree. Welcome to Australia's little known music industry. We don't need autotune & todays (so called live) trickery.

Well said, I never noticed that before.. John does have a purposeful 'laziness', makes me appreciate him even more !

Just subbed for this, we love our Farnsey. More Aussie content with the likes of John, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Johnny Diesel, Kasey Chambers and her cover of Eminems Lose Yourself, and watch your subs go up 👍

Palm Of His Hand... Such an opportunity to be a part of that audience - never forgotten.

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World Class!

John Farnham whose a legend here has never had any vocal training, it's all natural.

I loved how you were fixated when he was singing without music.

Love U reacted has a Australian he Australian Icon true Legend

I love your reaction so thank you ❤

He is the GOAT of all performers. The greatest voice of all time!!!

I’ve never heard this done by him before. It’s amazing. I’m gobsmacked.

Lucky enough to see the man 3 times in concert- I’ve been to a few different concerts in my 63 years on this planet but John by far has one of the best voices you will ever hear ❤

Note how far he holds the microphone away from his mouth. The sound techs had asked him to do that as he has blown out too many of them.

I still cry when he sings & I grew up watching him live. Moving is an understatement.

Search for "something is wrong with my baby" John and Jimmy together, the black and white clip 😉

John is a legend here in Oz and NZ. We love him and his amazing talent. ❤❤❤

Great reaction to an incredible artist. You have a great voice as well. Would like to hear more of it

Wow! You have a great voice, Lex.

If you haven’t already, check out John singing “let me out” live, awesome guitar solo from Brett Garsed. And so many more great ones and duets.

Lexi, you’ll likely enjoy John Farnham and Anthony Warlow sing Granada…Another example of John’s extraordinary versatility. Enjoy!

Good reaction. Welcome to that rabbit hole called John Farnham. It's long and it's deep, going from his start in the 60's as a teen pop sensation ('Sadie, the Cleaning Lady'), through his stint as the lead singer in the Little River Band, then on to classics like 'You're the Voice' and to his adventures into just about anything (see his duet with Anthony Warlow singing 'Granada'). As with most Aussie singers, live versions will usually be better.

He does mike stand tricks, knows his pipes from being an apprentice plumber, has to stay back from the mike when belting, to save the mike. He had no formal voice training, but learned a lot from others during his career. See Amazing Grace,with Venetta Fields (Ikette) and Lindsay Field. Look him up with Ray Charles. Try, You're the Voice, from this concert '86 or '89, both have been quoted. Help and the Voice were encores After 2 hours performing. A post of before the concert is on Y/T, if you can find it. All the best.

Hi Lexi, great review of our Farnsey, thank you. You won't find any video for it (as it was a sound-check we as fans were lucky to hear thanks to the initiative of his sound engineer to record it), but would strongly suggest you check out the audio of him and his band warming up with Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog". It's a great representation of his range.

He makes it look as easy as ringing a bell 😮.

Excellent reaction. Informative

Freddy Mercury requested him to take his position in Queen before he passed - John is that good.

He doesn't have an accent? He is called "the voice" in Australia. Listen to the song of the same name from the same concert.

Lexi thanks for your wonderful post about our John. There's quite a bit to our John's back story & it was no mistake that scenes from Australia's cowardly, perverted & miserably failed invasion of Viet Nam were in the original Voice video track. John (a former Plumber) like all Aussie Building Union members (like me back then & will be always) was only young but we knew & have never forgotten or forgiven the Conservative Party in Australia for illegally invading Viet Nam. The Building Unions in Australia are magnificent & were the back bone of the Anti Viet Nam Invasion movement.

Great Artist! Great Track! Great Reaction!!!! Thank You so Much ✌

It ain't surreal. It's so real It's johnny. And we love him soooo much 💕💕💕

thanks for your reaction - great comments

You have only touched the cusp of his singing performance. It is always best to listen to John in live performances. Another great song, also his signature song, is You're The Voice from this same concert is a must; but be warned, you might find yourself in a rabbit-hole. Glad You enjoyed John's version of The Beatles classic song Help, this is completely the reverse to the original pop rock song.

incredible

Celine Dion is another one who does just like John Farnham, where she goes back-and-forth between her clean tone and her raspy tone. You’re right that most people stick with one or the other.

John just recently suvived mouth cancer. Lost half his bottom jaw in the process and received reconstructive surgery at 74. Bless him. Kicked its ass he did.

You should see him do Grenada with Anthony it's amazing and funny

Great reaction, credibility achieved with me. Well done!

When you say he has no accent when he sings, that can only mean he sings in your accent. We don't hear an accent when he speaks or sings...but singing with an American accent is an International thing eg the Rolling Stones or Elton John.

G’day Lexi. You seem to know your stuff. I’m not really a Farnham fan, I prefer blues and hard rock, but I respect talent. You would love both videos from a 1990’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar .... the production used existing Aussie rock and pop stars in preference to musical theatre stars. It WORKED....... Check out Everything’s Alright. Billed as Kate Ceberano , John Farnham and Jon Stevens on Aussie tv variety show, Hey Hey It’s Saturday...... it is actually the full Superstar cast in costume performing on the tv studio set. It is brilliant !!!! Also John doing Gethsemane, a few different videos available, but they all should be magic if done professionally and not via a pirated camera. lol Both these videos will blow you away.

Great review Lexi. John himself has admitted he has never had formal singing lessons. Apparently his grandfather was a great singer and John used to listen to him and learnt to sing that way. A self taught genius!!

Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction thankyou

welcome to the john farnham rabbit hole. one of the best every to walk the earth. but never cared for international fame, preferred to stay in australia with his family.

While the live version of Help is hard to beat, I hope you’ve seen these other Farnham moments… Farnham’s vocals in the Australian version of Jesus Christ Superstar with another couple of insane voices, Jazz singer Kate Ceberano and Noisework’s Jon Stevens ( who took over as lead for INXS when Michael died) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8B4nbt5xrKRoJ8.html Bonus Encore of Amazing Grace Farnham singing Gesthemene is a masterclass kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZunorCL2anQmH0.html If you have time, watch the whole thing kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g76Ao5hmnbWpqac.html And if you haven’t heard Farnham sing Burn for you, it is a great example of his control ( rather that his power) He explains in concert that it gives him a chance to breathe! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/araAqbKZtdnUdXU.html Kate also did a wonderful album with Jazz vocalist Wendy Mathews and the blend of their voices was extraordinary kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNl4eMWY25-tqok.html The title track was the most popular track... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n954mLB6qK3TiYE.html The whole album is superb enjoy! Daniel

Loved the reaction 🫶

Man can SING :) has fun with it :)

He doesn't have a heavy accent.. But you do🙂