Would America be a better country if Americans had Farnsy screaming Youâre The Voice at them? Probably yes

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Would America be a better country if Americans had Farnsy screaming Youâre The Voice at them? Probably yes

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He IS The Voice
On Monday night, the new music documentary âJohn Farnham: Finding the Voiceâ aired on Australian free-to-air television.
Now, Iâve been a fan of his since I was a kid, so not much was new to me. I knew he started young and fresh faced (gorgeous, in fact. Still is really) and that there was an awful lull in his career when radio stations and record companies wouldnât give him a chance. Nuts. Anyway.
He came back, bigger and better than ever, and the rest (as they say) is history. Heâs been legend / GOAT status for decades here, but revisiting all of his music again, in more detail, has been such a joy. Heâs not played on the radio as frequently as youâd think these days.
Since Monday, Iâve been re-downloading and playing all of his greatest hits again. As you can imagine, the playlist is long. âYouâre The Voiceâ, âAge of Reasonâ, âPressure Downâ, âThatâs Freedomâ, âBurn for Youâ, âPlaying to Winâ, âA Touch of Paradiseâ, âEvery Time You Cryâ, âReasonsâ etc etc.
However, itâs his incredible live cover of The Beatlesâ âHelpâ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra that Iâve had mostly on repeat (the video of it on YouTube is simply joyful). I truly think itâs one of the best covers / arrangements of a popular song that Iâve ever heard, and one of the greatest examples of Johnâs INSANE vocal abilities.
(Itâs also worth bearing in mind to that this was his encore after a 2+ HOUR SHOW. The fact he could still sing well at that point, and like this, still blows my mind).
Iâve seen a bunch of vocal coaches watching it recently too and losing their minds over how effortlessly and enthusiastically he tears this song up. The amount of soul and grit and power he puts into these words gets me every time.
He also exhibits that typical Farnham energy, fun, passion and charisma that he has in spades. Whether youâre watching him perform live or interviewed on the TV, the man honestly feels like a friend.
Every part of the rendition is epic, but at the 4 min 35 sec spot in particular, he does a playful run which makes me grin like an idiot!
I still feel so lucky that my dad & I were invited to his The Age Music Victoria Hall Of Fame induction in 2015. He was meant to do a song or two but ended up playing for about an hour and a half, and he was so pitch perfect and so funny!
When we all heard that he had to have emergency mouth surgery late last year, we all held our breath and prayed (no, Iâm not religious, but it Farnsy!). Thereâs such cruel irony in a singer getting throat cancer. Itâs been a long recovery, but the recent news from his sons that he is cancer-free and up and about (literally singing and dancing around the house) is the best news.
Being an Aussie, we obviously know John Farnham inside and out and weâre beyond proud of him, but it always saddens me a bit that he never got the international recognition he deserved in his heyday. It seems like a lot of Brits and Americans are only just discovering him now and honestly, he runs rings around most of their âlegendsâ.
John Farnham is Australiaâs best kept secret, even though weâre more than happy to share him with the rest of the world!
Plunk the Voice
We have the chance to win a chicken dinner We can plunk how we want to plunk We gotta win a round, before we get much older Weâre all Plunkbatâs children Weâre all Plunkbatâs mate How long have we been in this lobby Crawlinâ congas while we wait Mute all voice, donât just tolerate it Itâs just noise and racist jeers Oh-wo-wo-wo, oh-wo-wo-wo Weâd all rather play in silence We'd all rather spare our ears Oh-wo-wo-wo, oh-wo-wo-wo
Is there anything more Aussie...
than a drunken group sing of John Farnham's 'You're The Voice' in the backyard at a party?
Just because they didn't know who Farnsy is, it makes this my favourite video of the flashmob...

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Coldplay ft John Farnham - You're The Voice (Wave Aid 2005)