#johnfarnham

[buttherainbowhasabeard]

He IS The Voice

On Monday night, the new music documentary ‘John Farnham: Finding the Voice’ aired on Australian free-to-air television.

Now, I’ve 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 wouldn’t give him a chance. Nuts. Anyway.

He came back, bigger and better than ever, and the rest (as they say) is history. He’s been legend / GOAT status for decades here, but revisiting all of his music again, in more detail, has been such a joy. He’s not played on the radio as frequently as you’d think these days.

Since Monday, I’ve been re-downloading and playing all of his greatest hits again. As you can imagine, the playlist is long. ‘You’re The Voice’, ‘Age of Reason’, ‘Pressure Down’, ‘That’s Freedom’, ‘Burn for You’, ‘Playing to Win’, ‘A Touch of Paradise’, ‘Every Time You Cry’, ‘Reasons’ etc etc.

However, it’s his incredible live cover of The Beatles’ ‘Help’ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra that I’ve had mostly on repeat (the video of it on YouTube is simply joyful). I truly think it’s one of the best covers / arrangements of a popular song that I’ve ever heard, and one of the greatest examples of John’s INSANE vocal abilities.

(It’s 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).

I’ve 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 you’re 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, I’m not religious, but it Farnsy!). There’s such cruel irony in a singer getting throat cancer. It’s 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 we’re 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 “legends”.

John Farnham is Australia’s best kept secret, even though we’re more than happy to share him with the rest of the world!

[playreef]

A few of the songs which I like from John actually.

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

DARRYL SAMBELL

DARRYL SAMBELL

            Darryl Sambell was the former manager of Australian music artist John Farnham. Jillian Farnham, the wife of Farnham accused Sambell of drugging her husband when he was an up-and-coming star. She said, ‘Darryl was in love with John. He wasn’t a nice man. He was quite evil he used to give John uppers and downers, and John would sleep all day.’ John said that ‘Either I was working, or I was asleep. I really did work an enormous number of hours.’

            Sambell managed John Farnham from 1969 to 1976, who attempted to tear John and Jillian apart. He had once sent John and Jillian to different destinations for a planned romantic getaway. He would tell John, ‘You go to Lindemann Island’ and he sent Jill to a different island, and they’ll be in different locations waiting for one another.  

            Sambell passed away in 2001. John and Jillian are still together and have kids. John has recently suffered from medical problems, such as a chest infection and he also had mouth cancer.

#johnfarnham #darrylsambell

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to singer-songwriter Kip Allert, Louis Armstrong, the 1995 movie BABE, Richard Belzer, The Billboard Hot 100 (1958), Moya Brennan [Máire Ní Bhraonáin], Terri Lyne Carrington, Dick Cummings, Herb Ellis, Frankie Ford, Václav Matyáš Gurecký, Brett S. Harrison, Elsbeary Hobbs (The Drifters), Ben Holland, Joey Huffman (Soul Asylum), Larry Knechtel, Kishore Kumar, Harry Lauder, Kenny Malone, Max Middleton, Ricky Nelson’s 1960 “Poor Little Fool” single, Cliff Nobles, Barack Obama, Jessie Owens’s Olympic leap (1936), Pink Floyd’s 1967 PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN album, Elvis Presley’s 1956 “Hound Dog” single, Prince’s 1984 PURPLE RAIN album, David Raksin, Paul Reynolds (A Flock of Seagulls), Klaus Schulze, Maureen Starkey, Mark Stock, Billy Bob Thornton (good to have met you), Timi Yuro, and my friend, a songwriter and great gospel singer Monette Newsuan. In the late 90s/early 00s we performed together frequently and recorded a flurry of projects, including her phenomenal solo album DON’T LET A DAY GO BY. She also appeared on my recordings as well as on recordings with Don Hess, The Word2Soul Project, and Davy Jones (Monkees)—who said Monette was one of his favorite singers. There are many Monette recordings I could share—she’s featured prominently on Davy Jones’s take of “When All Else Fails” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/when-all-else-fails  ...Meanwhile, HB MN and God bless your ministry and lifting up your voice!

#monette #newsuan #birthday #johnfarnham #davyjones #monkees #johnnyjblair

[tambu1]

Red Hot Summer Bass convention with @jasonvorherr #darylbraithwaite @bekkerbones #jonstevens @bethebassnewman #johnfarnham @red_hot_summer_tour #bassplayer #bassplayers #bassguitar #bass #bassconvention #bassplayersofinstagram #australia #vanessaamorosi 📸 - @paolomusica1 (at Bella Vista Farm Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvs5ppwgTbM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dumpi5u0ll20

[thevinyldigest]

#mayvinylchallenge #mayvinylchallenge2022 DAY 17: A GUILTY PLEASURE 1977 | Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 1986 | Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire (The Historical 1979 Re-Mix) 1986 | John Farnham - You're The Voice 1983 | Shannon - Let The Music Play (Special-Remix) 1985 | Madonna - Into The Groove 1988 | S-Express - Theme From S-Express #santaesmeralda #johnfarnham #shannon #madonna #Sexpress https://www.instagram.com/p/CdqCavlMrGn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[adrihelena]

🌳Sinta a força da árvore, sua vibração, cor e Vida...✨🙏✨ 🗣Veja o novo artigo inédito da semana,link na bio ou aqui: https://bit.ly/Aárvoredavida 🌳 🎧 Video novo no YouTube https://youtu.be/060E-TFO2hg 🎬No Facebook https://www.facebook.com/naturezacapixaba/videos/2358522187789926/ #VivendoBemFeliz 🌻 #aarvoredavida🌳 #youarethevoice #johnfarnham #gaitadefole #arvore #treeoflife #trilhadefilme #trilhadecinema #naturezacapixaba🍃 (em Terra à Vista) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEC43dvjSqL/?igshid=xkeb9xh1mmwa

[mediadigest]

1986 | John Farnham - Whispering Jack RCA Cover: NM (OIS) Vinyl: NM Small Ad Find #washheargrade #johnfarnham #rcarecords @officialjohn_farnham @rcarecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2cv4KJySI/?igshid=8qwwf8qxkknx

[dagazur]

Today's spinners. #judaspriest #savagestreets #220volt #johnfarnham #heavymetal #heavymetal #records #vinyl

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to singer-songwriter Kip Allert, Louis Armstrong, Richard Belzer, The Billboard Hot 100 (1958), Moya Brennan [Máire Ní Bhraonáin], Terri Lyne Carrington, Dick Cummings, Herb Ellis, Frankie Ford, Václav Matyáš Gurecký, Brett S. Harrison, Elsbeary Hobbs (The Drifters), Ben Holland, Joey Huffman (Soul Asylum), Larry Knechtel, Kishore Kumar, Harry Lauder, Kenny Malone, Max Middleton, Ricky Nelson’s 1960 “Poor Little Fool” single, Cliff Nobles, Jessie Owens’s Olympic leap (1936), Pink Floyd’s 1967 PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN album, Elvis Presley’s 1956 “Hound Dog” single, Prince’s 1984 PURPLE RAIN album, David Raksin, Paul Reynolds (A Flock of Seagulls), Klaus Schulze, Maureen Starkey, Mark Stock, Timi Yuro, and my friend, a songwriter and great gospel singer Monette Newsuan. In the late 90s/early 00s we performed together frequently and recorded a flurry of projects, including her phenomenal solo album DON’T LET A DAY GO BY. She also appeared on my recordings as well as on recordings with Don Hess, The Word2Soul Project, and Davy Jones (Monkees)—who said Monette was one of his favorite singers. There are many Monette recordings I could share—she’s featured prominently on Davy Jones’s take of “When All Else Fails” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/when-all-else-fails  (we had a group photo from this recording session, but I’ve regrettably lost it). Meanwhile, HB MN and God bless your ministry and lifting up your voice!

#monette #newsuan #birthday #johnfarnham #davyjones #monkees #johnnyjblair

[aussie-stars-tv]

$10million raised at #firefightconcert #sydneyolympicpark #queen #adamlambert #celestebarber #johnfarnham #olivianewtonjohn #alicecooper #ronankeating #kdlang #singingstars #STARStv #googlepixel3 (at ANZ Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8pJ906gS7S/?igshid=1fg4zr0rvyjqn

[windofchangenow]

https://re.tc/cu4hgr14  "There's no ghost from the past, that we can't shake, have a little faith in us. There's no history that we can't remake, have a little faith in us. For all we know the best is yet to come" - John Farnham (Lyrics Written By Arnie Roman & Russ Desalvo) #Saturday #SaturdayMotivation #motivation #quote #age #JohnFarnham #faith #future #success #happiness #prosperity #belief #focus #goals #actions #past #regret #excuse #mindset #journey #maturity #opportunity #positive #barrier #WindOfChangeNow  https://www.instagram.com/p/B46tF_MA0ba/?igshid=tf0lisj43sbi

[tambu1]

Thank you Tassy, Thank you One Electric day❤️This tour’s gona be Ace🤘#oneelectricday #launceston #tasmania #vanessaamorosi #johnfarnham #jonstevens #blacksorrows #southernsons #ozrock #ozpop 📸by @tony__featherstone (at Country Club Tasmania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4YWrPngved/?igshid=11ipnfrzyw0i

[rottnestfastferries-blog]

@hotelrottnest turning it on! What a day 👌 photo by @simonefullgrabe @rottnestislandwa @experienceperth #johnfarnham #darrylbraithwaite #rottnest #rotto #concert #rottnestisland #beach #island #sunday #weekend #seeperth #seewa #seeaustralia #cruisewa #perth #westisbest (at Rottnest Island, Western Australia)

[lydiaschiavello]

Threw back Thursday season 1 ! Who's ready for the weekend? Tell me what your up too ? . . #tbt #KOOZA by #Cirque du Soleil #johnfarnham #concert #beach #cook #live #happiness #party #dance #love #dinnerdate #besafe #bbq #swim

[kittenserenae]

Such an amazing concert and, to date, the best rendition of You're the Voice