“the best concert you’ve never been to is a John Farnham soundcheck”- Richard Wilkins.

Robert Plant: I'm the best rock singer ever . John Farnham: Hold my beer

Def a soundcheck! Recorded by a smart cookie on the sound desk at his last concert in a series. All his band members are very accomplished. Ditto his singers. And as for the tech team...pure Gold

I'm the guitarist in the left speaker. We played the song maybe once in the set and then it was taken out so we did it at a soundcheck in Melbourne so we could record it.

This is not a warm-up, it was a sound check. He did do this one time in a concert in Brisbane. It is on a rarities album.

John Farnham has said that he often sings things off-stage that he'd never dare try onstage. I wish to god he'd done this onstage though, because he'd have blown everyone away, and introduced younger fans to Led Zeppelin. His backing singers in this rehearsal would be the same ones he had for many years: Venetta Fields, Lisa Edwards and Lindsay Field. Consummate professionals. Now we just need you to feature Farnham's performance in the Gethsemane scene of Jesus Christ Superstar, and you'll have seen the best he's ever been!

He’s The Voice. He’s the GOAT! He can sing any genre. What a legend. Get well soon John.❤️

Nowhere else but here can I get 5 minutes of two Brits talking about pickling chicken and a great song reaction in the same video. This is the great content I come here for. 👍

I was lucky enough to be cast as Johns Understudy in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1992. Unfortunately he has been diagnosed with Cancer, he is undergoing surgery today. I know he is a very very positive person and I'm sure he will beat it!

Had 3 backup singers for decades....Lisa Edwards, Vanetta Fields and Lindsay Field. Vanetta has a huge cv including Pink Floyd She started with The Ikettes...Ike and Tina Turner...

Each one of John's backing vocalists are solo artists in their own right, or are musicians providing vocal support. Everyone loved working with John!

He came to Australia around 10years of age. In his teens he was an apprentice plumber,he then concentrated on his singing career.

Our Aussie Farnsey is 73 now & can still belt out a song 🎵. We love ❤️ him so much in OZ. Thankyou guys for reacting to our Aussie icon 💖

Yeah, alright then. John is probably one of THE BEST singers in the world, and I’m sure he’s he is the best… he is the G.O.A.T… 🇦🇺

In the news today, John is in hospital having an operation for cancer. Wish him a speedy and successful recovery. So sad after his friend Olivia Newton John has passed just 2 weeks ago. She sang with him on her last public performance in 2020.

If this is the soundcheck, the concert must have been spectacular

Every band has a warm-up song, usually not one of their own. Kudos not only to John, but shit, the band took this song and stripped it to pieces, including the backup vocalists. By the way, Led Zep also used backup vocalists on their versions of this same song! But I'd like to see some applause for the foh team that mixed this, and were smart enough to put it on tape!

Its said that it is a legit soundcheck, never been recorded as a single or on any albums. Who knows but the bloke has amazing pipes and pretty much had the same backup singers for decades, no surprise how tight they are. Entertaining as usual gents. Keep up the good work.

Today Australia has woken to the news that our wonderful John Farnham is going in for surgery to have removed a cancerous tumour. I send my love to his family and friends. And ask that everyone who loves him to send good vibes to him. Hopefully we will hear good news soon ❤️❤️❤️

Stunning Aussie band Skyhooks did something similar...a soundcheck song was recorded and it was sooooo good.

The man can certainly sing anything. But if you'd like to hear an emotional, softer side to his singing, compared to the songs you've already listened to, perhaps try his duet with Olivia Newton John of "Please Don't Ask Me." WARNING: Listening to it is a bitter sweet experience given Olivia's recent passing. John and Olivia are both national treasures in Australia, as well as close personal friends. Perhaps have a tissue handy.

Now that you have had a few songs to warm up to our John Farnham 😂 You can now catch up on the 5 decades of him singing. He might be 73 but as soon as he opens his mouth. You know it’s him 🙂 We don’t move so fast anymore like John. But he still can belt out his singing voice just like he did 5 decades ago. 🥰

He literally can sing any genre, opera, soft rock disco(LRB), blues n soul. I don't think I've heard him rap but I'm sure he could!

Well now….that was FANTASTIC! 🤘😁 Farnham is up there among the very top vocalists of the past 50 years. BTW……howdy gents!

John has also had a crack at Opera - search on John Farnhan singing "Granada"

He did try to make it in England - no one there would give him a go.

Yes John is still around. Unfortunately it was announced yesterday he has cancer and yesterday he has undergone a 12 hour operation to remove cancer from his mouth and jaw. All our thoughts are with him and his family at this point ❤️thank you for this reaction

Can’t wait for Aussie week 4. John Farnham is a living legend he can sing the phone book and make it sound good. He can sing in any decade in fact he got number 1s in 5 consecutive decades

You should do John Farnham with the Melbourne symphony orchestra doing long way to the top live, it is extraordinary, cheers... Steve.

His real Warm up was Chain Smoking enough to put the Flying Scotsman to shame.

John Farnham underwent an 11.5 hour operation for cancer in his mouth yesterday. It's nice that his work is getting recognition outside Australia. He may not be able to sing again.

I think you’d really like John’s live version of AC/DC’s ‘It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll.’

So glad that you guys finally got to hear this…

No, you haven’t covered John’s voices yet. Try Granada with John and Anthony Warlow at the Main Event Concert. I think you might like Opera. My husband came from England when he was 10. He is a very proud Australian who has never become a Citizen because the Government sent him a letter calling him an Alien. He would never admit he was once a POM.

That guy can sing! (Like we did’t already know... ) 🤩

One thing you know when you listen to John sing; you'll hear every word, crisp and clear. His delivery is outstanding. On a personal note, it would be really nice if Chris included Sarah Blasko in one of his Aussie weeks. Her live 'All I Want' SK Session is simply perfect, as is 'Here' and 'We Won't Run'. If she inspired Elton John she must be pretty good.😄

Onya Chris! You know what's good for everybody!

Absolutely incredible, one of the best voices of our time. Be sure to tell Chris to include Guy Sebastian in your next Aussie week. It’s a must. Thanks for this one, we appreciate you.

My favourite reaction team by a mile❤️

Freddy said John was the best singer he had heard. John is great mates with Brian May and did consider joining Queen but he didnt want to travel the globe because he had a young family. 2 female backing vocalists. ❤❤

Chisel week! Can't wait.

Love your reactions ...it's that pommie humour. You really need to hear John sing Gethsemane from JCS. BRILLIANT !!!

it it most definitely John!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This song is on his Anthology - Rarities cd with liner notes explaining the souncheck thing.

Why bull sh$T?? Man he is so good at any genres, his range is just mind blowing, what a voice, what a show man as his concerts are a show not just him singing, love him!!!

Watch him sing Granada with Anthony Warlow - astounding.

Our beloved Farnsy has been diagnosed with cancer and has gone into hospital for surgery today. He's staying positive and so are we. 💕

What great version of a led zeppelin song.

You should also check out the Jesus Christ Superstar Australian Cast's version of Everything's alright. John played Jesus, Kate Ceberano is Mary Magdalen and John Stevens is Judas. It's a powerhouse - and John hits an insane note that I haven't heard done in other versions of this. The three are brilliant together.

This recording of Black Dog was recorded on sound check in 1994 . Apparently John Farnham has only performed this song once in concert in Brisbane the same year . This song was included on a Rarities album in 1997 . John Farnham at this point of time was into his 40’s and being an sound check John would’ve be comfortably holding back . Nothing against Led Zeppelin and Robert Plant’s vocals , but Plant was on his 20’s when Led Zeppelin recording and was together performing this . And Robert wasn’t full belting range like John Farnham was . John is 73 and now probably fully retired after sadly losing his long time manager and best friend Glenn Wheatley to covid 19 early this year , they had an partnership for over 40 years . John Farnham cops a lot of slack for since his many comeback tours since he had a major tour called The Last Time in 2003 . But since that Last Time tour he has only released one album with some original music on it 2010 Jack . John as slowing downsizing into semi retirement with touring no big arena shows nothing like what he did in the 80’s and 90’s only if was touring with other artists like Tom Jones , Olivia Newton John ( they have been friends since the 60’s RIP ) he has even toured with Lionel Richie and Stevie Nicks being the opening act . John started to enjoy doing the summer festivals tours with other Australian artist before the pandemic happened even when the song line up was just a greatest hits set list when he just do 10 shows in a year at the most . Of course John Farnham was always available for a charity concert which was his last appearance on stage in 2020 charity gig for the Australian bushfires disaster which Olivia Newton John and Brain May from Queen was special guest on stage with him . The Farnham Band are highly respected as some best session players in Australia , The Farnham band has very few line up changes since John formed the band in 1987 . The Farnham band has also was the band for Kylie Minogue and Olivia Newton John on the national tours .

Watch the Portlandia sketch "you can pickle that" ...they would like to think you can pickle anything 😏

Awesome isn’t he!! He’s still around but doesn’t do much anymore. He lost his long time manger and best mate in March from complications from Covid and last week lost his childhood friend Olivia NJ. There are at least 4 KZfaq videos called John Farnham Can Sing Anything. Almost every genre even kids songs!! He’s a one in a million!!

This would make the perfect soundcheck and warm up song. Hitting those high notes that normally he wont hit with his regular song line up. If he can hit these notes with general ease, then he knows there is no chance in hell that he is going to blow out his vocal chords mid song during his regular work out.

You guys are way MORE entertaining than Oprah!

Sadly, there are no videos of this which is such a shame. Fortunately it did make an appearance on one of the Rarities Albums. Not only a stella vocal by John Farnham but his band is made up of some of the best musicians Australia had at the time. The drummer, guitarists, keys, backup vocalists have stayed with him for years. They read each other like books..all makes for extraordinary performances everytime they get together. John's vocal range is base note F2 and his full voice top note G5. But then the screams in black dog are E6# or maybe F6. Which makes it 4 - 4.1 octaves ...I suspect there is also a couple of later songs which are lower than F2..

Fucken fantastic 👏 wow

The famous Philippine style of cooking chicken adobo involves the use of vinegar which pickles the meat to some degree, increasing its resistance to going off in their warm conditions without refrigeration.

You guys are great! 👍

Black back vocalist Vanetta Fields used to sing in Ike and Tinas band

Yes you can pickle meat. In Australia we have pickled pork. Which you then can either boil or if roasted is very much like ham.

Great reaction as always gentlemen. May I also highly recommend John singing When The War Is Over, a Cold Chisel / Jimmy Barns song. By far the best version on the net is titled The Last Time Melbourne 2003. It is just extraordinary! Thanks lads.

THIS is the inspiration for the pickle-off. George should ask more silly questions that lead to odd contests. I get this s a warm-up song for a few reasons. First, who wants to take on Robert Plant in live concert? Second, if everything works out on this song you aren't going to stress it much later on. 10k views in 11 months? Need to get some more Aussie folks paying attention. :)

Freddy said johnny was the greatest singer of our time. 😁

Sadly John has just undergone a 12 hour surgery to remove a cancerous mouth tumour and although the news is very limited it seems positive. Thoughts are with him and his family.

See, we told you! Farnsey is the G.O.A.T! You should also checkout It’s A Long Way To The Top(if you wanna rock n roll)! From the Classic Jack concert with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra! Now, that’s a whole different experience! 💗💗💗 The reactions guys. Put a smile on my face, when you said Australia week 4! Can’t wait!

It’s a great version of a great song. I didn’t know it existed, but when I saw the title of the video I was 100% confidant that John was going to completely own the track. However about 20 years ago I went to a concert for some headline act like Red Hot Chili Peppers or similar, and the support band was Train. You know, the guys who did Drops Of Jupiter. I didn’t get grabbed by that song when it came out, and it got played on the radio so much I was totally uninterested in them when they took the stage. But they did a cover of Black Dog and the guy on vocals ripped out a superb version. Not as over the top as John’s version, it was much more like Robert’s version except it was completely controlled and polished. I had to give the guy a ton of respect, he had a great set of pipes and totally turned my opinion around on them.

I can guarantee you that this only exists because the Front of House sound engineer decided that he should put the soundcheck on tape, post mix! Been there, done that.

I'm sure that I have seen this sound check video a while back. A brilliant band as well as Jihn, a great combo

Oh YES!!! That's our John Farnham just warming up lol Loved your reactions guys...plus the comedy at the beginning lol Do you know John can also sing opera? YES OPERA! He did a duet with another brilliant Aussie singer Anthony Warlow they sang 'Granada' mixed with a little bit of comedy which I'm sure you'll get. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZylq6l80qm8cmw.html

Thank you gentlemen

Here Queen + John Farnham extended version of We Will Rock You . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLZmgpiZqLSVfWw.html Apparently rumoured John Farnham was asked to join Queen in the mid 90’s . He was apparently Queens first choice after the loss of Freddie Mercury . John probably not interested in leaving Australia to based in London he turned it down . Plus being Freddie Mercury‘s replacement is big job , John had already was somewhat replacement singer in the Australian band the Little River Band which hardcore LRB fans disliked . John did say about being in a band he’s a good team player as long he’s the captain . He just used to being his own boss responsible for his own mistakes and successes . So understand why he turned Queen down if the rumour is true ? Queen went on and hired Paul Rogers for a few years. Queen and John Farnham join forces in 2003 to re-record We Will Rock You over the original record John Farnham added extra vocals Brian May and Roger Taylor like John’s addition also added in extra guitar work and drums . But both artists never performed live together . It was used as promotional song for 2003 rugby union World Cup .

Pretty sure he sings this to warm up vocal cords.🙂

One of his back up singers you have heard on some Pink Floyd tracks..

This why AUSSIE WEEK should be every week. Gems like this are hiding every where.

🙏 a god given talent.

Great cover lots of roads back to Australia

update on john farnham. had to have part of his jaw reconstructed because of the cancer. I think this would put serious doubts on him ever singing again. not that it matters just as long as he recovers.

news on john. yesterday he underwent 11 hours of surgery for mouth cancer I believe and is ok. hope it all works out for him. how that affects his voice I don't know. I believe he was a smoker which wouldn't help if true.

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Awesome book.

I remember watching the David Nixon magic show on the weekend here in Australia. Don't know if you guys are old enough to remember that when you were kids.

How fkn good was that💕🇦🇺

Keep doing our Aussie accent. We love taking the piss out of ourselves and others.

When the war is over - The Last Time 2003 is one of he’s greatest vocals of all time (second to ‘Help’ ) a much older John but I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed !

Definitely should have your own radio. Show Calming customers 🍻

I’m sure one of the Aussies will know the answer to this - whenever I hear Black Dog I think of Hey Hey it’s Saturday because they often used to play in or out to the ad breaks with it. There were members of Skyhooks in that band but were there members of John’s band as well? There seemed to be so much intermingling at the time and John was always on there. That would make a lot of sense with it being used as a soundcheck song, it might’ve been the go-to.

He never performed it because he recognised that it didn’t fit with his audience. The only reason this recording exists is because one of his sound techs hit record. The backup vocals would have been Lisa Edwards, Venetta Fields and Lindsay Field (no relation). Until his cancer diagnosis he was still performing in his 70’s, and lost NOTHING. I saw him live 5 times over a period of 22 years. Every performance was perfect.

Pray for John as he has surgery for cancer

I think this version is a proper studio version, he did release the song on a group of albums called Anthology 1,2 & 3 but he didn't release it as a single. Word is though that it was his warm up song. There is a version of him doing it live somewhere on YT I have seen it.

Still waiting on some Kiwi Classic music...L.A.B,Six60,Stan Walker,Troy kingi,Link etc etc...cheers for all the reaction Kenneth and Harriet.

John started in the middle to late 60's His first hit was a song he hates to sing now a days called Sadie The Cleaning Lady but he did do another song called One Is The Loneliness Number that would still be cool in this day and age look it up and see if you like it but remember it was in the 60's. John has a big gig coming up soon head lining with 4 or 5 other bands and artists I think in October or November will be in front of about 8 to 10 thousand people just a small little festival just before Christmas. Keep up the great work you both are doing cheeers

Come on guys - haven't you heard of Pickled Pork? It's also known sometimes as ' a poor man's ham '. Never heard of a pickled chicken, but you can smoke chicken - yum ! Oh and John can sing anything - great reaction guys !

Another great reaction, you’re hilarious… How about a Farnham Fortnight?? 😉

I think the old grannies in the audience might have conniptions if he played Blackdog

Hi guys, you should totally check out a KZfaq video by a guy called John Stolfo called John Farnham can sing anything! It’s a three part series but each video is only about 7 minutes. It shows him singing in almost every genre of music from country through to opera. These really show his versatility 😊

the hotels over here serve pickled eggs and pickel sausage'

Should check out when his version of We Will Rock You With Queen it will blow your socks off

Would love to see you guys on your own telly (TV) show. Check out Farnham with MSO doing Long Way to The Top.

Da plane! da plane! 😜

You can brine a chicken 🤣 great content ...greetings from Adelaide Australia