Man that dude has some range he can sing brother

I have not seen anyone else do it better he is a true vocal genius! Like you said across all genres GOAT

John once said that the lyrics are more important to him when choosing new songs to perform because he can do his own thing with the music. He's proven that repeatedly.

Thanks for the reaction bro, this is arguably Johns greatest vocal performance ever, no one plays this role better

The man is goat and the nicest bloke, particularly to venue staff. Have had the privilege, couldn’t say enough good things

I saw it 6 times and was in Sydney for the final night....God I miss this man on stage. He has shared 56 years of my life with me. I was just a kid when I got my first record in 1968.

Yes, John Farnham is a musical genius. His Soul shines through his songs. This is what Joh has come here to do. He gives us joy!

Thank you for this one Mike - John has many talents, but one of his most impressive for me (on top of everything else ) is his phrasing... that coupled with his lung capacity/ breath control... he's a very special person... and we love him.. Get well soon Farnsey ...

Yes indeed. Mr Farnham is a musical genius. His interpretation of this song leaves you hanging on the edge of your seat feeling the blood, sweat and tears and wanting to save him from his fate. Perfect performance in every way. Thank you for truly seeing John as we in Australian have been lucky to do for son many years. I am glad you are enjoying him as much as we do.

I was at the last show of the Melbourne production of Jesus Christ Superstar, & it doesn't matter how many times I watch John sing this song, I get body chills & tingles all over, & he brings me to tears every single time. Love this man with my whole heart & soul, & live for the day he is back on stage doing what he loves, bringing joy to everyone that goes to see & hear him. Get well & heal properly dear sweet John, the music scene is struggling without man. 💔❤️‍🩹💖

I was lucky enough to see this in Sydney, what an amazing show. The main cast were made up of professional singers who were each household names in their own right. The idea was to present JCS as a rock arena spectacular in the round, as opposed to a more traditional version using period costume. To this day, the CD is on permanent rotation in my car.

He is a Master Performer, vocalist, storyteller and a chameleon with his genre changes in one song. Just love him ❤

Yes. He thoroughly inhabits every song, every note and every breath between. John is a Master Class Storyteller. In classical vocal / operatic terms; a Word Painter. This is a skill operatic and musical theatre 'greats' have specialist training toward - over decades. What's so important to understand about John, about his extraordinary talent is that he hasn't had a single vocal lesson. His musical intelligence, his dynamic flow just IS. 😊

There is no one with John Farnhams talent and never will be as he is unique. I am transported when he sings and listen to him over and over. He is a genuinely warm person a sort of a big brother. God speed his recovery.

The legend 🔥🔥JOHN FARNHAM 🔥🔥

It’s hard to believe that I spent a good part of my life never having heard of John. This was just wonderful. John is really just one of a kind. Loved this performance and your comments as well. 🔥😊

best male vocalist bar none for me. and a lifelong kindhearted humble gentlemen which is perhaps an even greater achievement.

Possibly the greatest singer ever.

John can sing anything

Wow what a performance. I was fortunate enough to see the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar in NY around this same time with Ted Neely, Carl Anderson and Dennis DeYoung. I agree live theater is a feeling like no other. This performance here though was outstanding. The emotions he brought to the table. I know what you mean about the end and I would love to have seen him carry the scene through when he realizes they've all gone to sleep. I can only Imagine how it was. Oh yes please more theatrical performances, I love your reactions, just listened to your Home Free one also, but hell yeah, I'm on board with any and all live performances. Thank you for this. ✌🏻&❤

Every time I see this performance it takes my breath away. You hear every word and you feel every bit of his emotional delivery. He truly showed us 'The Agony in the Garden' as they sometimes refer to it. I know that the last part is different to most, but I feel after seeing him plead with his Father show his anger then acceptance.... the final call to "take me now before I change my mind" is delivered in such a hauntingly, moving way. Love your analysis as always....jumped over here as soon as I saw the link ...Thank you so much. Love from Australia

And seeing it live it was even better. The luck of being Australian is I've had the privilege to see John perform live a number of times.

I lived in sydney's all my life im so proud to be an Australian we truly live in a beautiful country thank u for honouring John

I love this interpretation of the song. This is one of my favorite musicals.

Spot on with your review. I must have watched just about everything he has done, hundreds of times, just to hear those soaring notes he hits and his innate ability to engender emotion in his audience. There are many excellent performances of this song by many artists but his rendition of this song is way up there with the best I've ever heard.

This is a live theatre performance that’s why it’s hard to find…. ❤❤❤ you will love it 😢I think this was at the Sydney Opera House, you know the one….

I can't believe that this has not received 1,000s of Likes. 👍👍👍👍👍

John's 'belting vocals' are unmatched, his ability to produce such powerful emotions with his voice is unrivaled among others who have covered this song. It's almost like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote this with John in mind.

I've only just found your reaction, and I am so glad I did. Watching your beautifully expressive face made my heart melt. ❤️

Thank you for your reaction. I was there that night, awestruck & holding my breath with many others. It was a minimalist production in the round and having seen the original Australian & London productions in the 70s I wondered about the stark set. I didn't have to. I was familiar with previous stage & film sets and the cast were so good that I didn't look away from them, especially John. I think this is one of John's finest examples of his connection with the lyrics, emotion and being of what he sings.

gotta check out Playing to Win...awesome pump up song..used by our Football Team before games..watch the LIVE version

Poignant and powerful performance. John gives so much energy on stage. A great man.

Thank you for all your great reactions to John. It so heartwarming that people are still inspired by him. I sadly watched a reaction tonight that left me dumbfounded, and after I started to listen to the next reaction, I boiled over and vented on the "Reactor" for his disrespectful critic. All Farnham fans should avoid this particular "reactor". This was his last response to me.... 🌟 MOSEEFUS replied: "Lol you sooooo mad… I hope you never see me again!" and he is right, I never want to hear him critic John again.

Saw this show in Brisbane. A cast packed with all great Aussie legends. Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens, Angry Anderson, John Farnham.

He can master any kind of genre to perfektion. He is a music cameliont.

Even Opera and Country, that surprised me. I really wanted to see this show but we were working in the desert. We only got one week off every 3 months. I couldn’t make the concert tickets and plane changes work together in one week. Thank you.

Thank you for another great reaction and for sharing your thoughts.

Great reaction thank you for sharing John's phenomenal voice with the world. No words really to do this performance from john true justice it truly deserves haven't been discovered yet. Can sing the phonebook. So much soul,emotion and passion in this and every performance he does. Always delivers never disappoints. Live is always best with John his wonderful personality shines through.

One of the biggest privileges in my life was to see John perform live.

Moved. Loved your reaction and thank you once again for sharing this talent! Controlled power and when we understand the character, SO much agony. This prayer is done so well - You can almost feel the blood falling from his brow. AMAZING. Reminds us Jesus was human too. I understand this is "poetic license" but I had to look up the lyrics... Here they are - can you imagine Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)" [Jesus:] I only want to say If there is a way Take this cup away from me For I don't want to taste its poison Feel it burn me, I have changed I'm not as sure as when we started Then I was inspired Now I'm sad and tired Listen, surely I've exceeded expectations? Tried for three years, seems like thirty Could you ask as much from any other man? But if I die See the saga through and do the things you ask of me Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me, nail me to their tree I'd wanna know, I'd wanna know my God I'd wanna see, I'd wanna see my God Why I should die? Would I be more noticed than I ever was before? Would the things I've said and done matter any more? I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord I'd have to see, I'd have to see my Lord If I die, what will be my reward? I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord Why should I die? Can you show me now that I would not be killed in vain? Show me just a little of your omnipresent brain Show me there's a reason for your wanting me to die You're far too keen on 'where' and 'how' and not so hot on 'why' Alright, I'll die! Just watch me die! See how I die! Then I was inspired Now, I'm sad and tired After all I've tried for three years Seems like ninety - why, then, am I Scared to finish what I started? What you started! - I didn't start it! God, thy will is hard But you hold every card I will drink your cup of poison Nail me to your cross and break me Bleed me, beat me, kill me, take me now Before I change my mind

Thank you. I love your reactions because I learn from you, even if I have watched/heard the performances many times before.

Magnificent 💜💜💜

You should check out John Farnham with Anthony Warlow from The Main Event Concert, as the do the 'elevate us' segment of the show.

Outstanding Performance thankyou for your reaction

The first musical I ever went to - Palace Theatre, 1977. Quite the impact even for a 9 year old athiest!😁

Outstanding and I would have loved to have been in the audience. That said, I have yet to hear anyone come close to the raw emotion and range that Ted Neeley put into his 70's performance of this song.

Watch his amazing grace with vendetta fields and Lindsay fields his other two back up singer's Also John and Lisa Edwards angel's she's one of his back up singer he does a duo I think you'll like these if you haven't already seen

Our wonderful John Farnham 💕💕💕

Great talent and amazing voice

🥹 I love John. He's an electrifying performer.♥️✨

Amazing how there can be ethereal performers who, for one reason or another, almost slip through the cracks.. Iz, Eva Cassidy (check out Cassidy's Fields of Gold and Iz singing Over the Rainbow)...and John Farnham. Now, I knew who he was because I lived in Japan during the 80's. Australian pop music was everywhere. Then I come back stateside, and no one knows who I'm talking about. He just doesn't tour outside of his home base. Our loss. I would have loved hearing him live.

I'm watched this musical for hundredth time a few days ago. Still blows me away every single time 🤯🥰

I did the lighting for the Brisbane shows! This takes me back.

As always, a fantastic reaction..... I've missed you ❤️🇦🇺

Love your reviews bro. Love them. Well thought out reviews you don’t spea the generic b.s. happy subscriber thank you sir

Gethsemane is the ultimate John Farnham performance, and this is the FINAL NIGHT! Even after performing this vocally demanding song night after night, he still elicits a feeling of despair and frustration. I'm not a Christian, but if anyone is capable of making me feel empathy with Jesus Christ, it's our Farnesey. And the live recording of the Aussie JCS is even better, if you believe it. I feel emotionally exhausted (and fulufilled) just listening to it.

That was the musical that toured Australia. I saw it in Perth Western Australia and it was brilliant! I love your reactions to John as he’s very special to thousands of people here. You keep playing John and we’ll all stay here ❤

I’ll keep doing Holy Thursday Dramasyde with you.

It is a joy and a treasure watching people *truly* grasp the magnitude of his gift. I totally agree re: the very unique energy of a theatre audience. They put their faith in you to tell them a story, one that will never be told the same way again, and you go on that journey together.

Love your reactions, John is the greatest

And he still didn't make it onto the Rollingstone list!

Thank you. Much love to you.

You need to listen to THUNDER IN YOUR HEART by John Farnham. It's a dance song which is another genre. Amazing artist!!!

You need to listen to John Farham sing your the Voice at the same Concert live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Great comments! I couldn't have said it better.

Google John Farnham and the Melbourne symphony orchestra. The best concert ever. He is the best entertainer the world has ever seen.

Best reaction I’ve seen. You were so mesmerised

Those gasps at the end😢

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The best of the best , this is without question one of his better performance playing the role of Jesus in Jesus Christ superstar theatre production.

He is the GOAT. And I don't think he has any peers vocally.

I found the best person who played Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar was Mr Ted Neeley he can really hit those high notes he’s outstanding

I'm a purist when it comes to Music... The original Jesus Christ Superstar was amazing. and I remain a total fan Ted Neeley was a magnificent Jesus... but Johnny Farnham is incredible in this rendition ... Magnificent

Love your channel 😊❤

If your doing musical performances I’d love to see you react to Anthony warlow phantom performance of “music of the night”

I’ll try to find it 1992 Sydney Opera house

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Hey dude. ❤

It’s quite confrontational 😢😢😢

John legend did a version of this song, however being a biased Australian, I believe John Farnham nailed this better that your country man Legend. No offence to John Legend. In the UK some man with the name Gillan also did a version , but alas John Farnham still walks away with first place . 😂

Why is the previous one not available?

Ian Gillan was the first to sing part

the musical production has been updated compared to 1970 and 1973 versions, it's a great vocal performances, but not at the level of Ian Gillan or Ted Neeley, i respect the different choices but I do need this High Note cry in Gethsemane and it does not arrive here.

If you want a better one: Gethsemane (Steve Balsamo) - 'Musicals in Ahoy' Concert 2004 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbefrbuJnLTIop8.html&ab_channel=JesusChristSuperstar So much emotion! he even cried tears

Good performance..but I prefer the original ( and I don't mean Christ :) ).........Ted Neeley

Not a favorite - he didn't hit THE note.

Awful rendition of a perfectly composed piece of art. Why do people insist on trying to reinvent the wheel? This is contrived to be different and to me it's obvious. Ian Gillans original version is the standard of genius and Ted Neeley's is just as beautiful and thoughtful. I don't agree with you. This artist has no clue how to interpret the lyrics to the utmost impact. Again..he has a good voice but contrives the dynamics to be different just for that sake.