FIRST TIME HEARING || I Still Call Australia Home

[@wilAnderson-d6r]

The best thing about travelling anywhere in the world is knowing that your coming back to Australia

[@sunisbest1234]

I was just literally saying this exact same thing 1/2 hour ago on the phone. Travel broadens the mind and expands yr knowledge of the world. Then home❤

[@cydneylever8093]

Amen 🇦🇺

[@andrewferguson887]

Yes, It's always nice to come home 😊

[@lynmcgrow9246]

Absolutely 💯 ❤

[@phunk8607]

ain't that the truth...

[@zeroplanet9]

Whenever I land back in Australia and the captain says, "welcome home", always hits a soft spot

[@valenciacuttriss4259]

I was 24 yrs when l migrated to Australia in 1978 and l will always call Australia home. I thank God for blessing me with this beautiful country for the rest of my life🇦🇺

[@turdferguson400]

❤🇦🇺👍

[@jenniferanderson1499]

Valencia, thank you or enriching our country by joining us Down Under 🦘🐨❤

[@Tigers2099]

People like you have made our country great

[@lap8329]

@@valenciacuttriss4259 Amen to that. I married an Aussie in 1989. Best thing I ever did, including both husband and Country.

[@RebeccaFuller-y1k]

🍃💛I'm generational Australian, right back to the early days. Originally from Ireland. In our large Irish family background, we have marriage mates from just about every other culture ! 🤗 It's love of people that makes Australia Great ! Never forgetting to put others first... "She'll be right, mate" 🍃💛🍃

[@grahamejohn6847]

Longreach is where Qantas originated. I would hazard a guess and say most Aussies feel quite emotional when they hear that.

[@CorneliaJurisic]

Yes i do.

[@JayMills-zk1kq]

Sorry, actually QANTAS originated on November 16th, 1920, in Winton, Queensland, not Longreach. The QANTAS museum is in Longreach. It company did not originate from there. The first two flights were joy rides in either of the two aircraft they had then. I can safely recommend a trip to the museum. It is awesome. 🖐️🖐️ from Queensland.

[@grahamejohn6847]

@@JayMills-zk1kq Sorry I should have been more specific . Longreach is where they originally began their commercial passenger service prior to that there was a small charter and joyride business in Winton for less than a year .Ok.

[@turdferguson400]

@@JayMills-zk1kq Hey, Jay! ❤️👍👋

[@jenniferanderson1499]

@@JayMills-zk1kq thank you for clearing that up - I'd forgotten.

[@KathrynRyan-q2v]

This song was written by Peter Allan in the 1970's. He was an Australian who was born and raised here. But his work was overseas.

[@laurawallis7093]

He was married to Judy Garlands daughter Liza Minelli.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

"Time is a traveller, Tenterfield Saddler turn your head. Ride again Jackaroo, think I see Kangaroo up ahead"! 🤗

[@turdferguson400]

@@jenniferharrison8915 I adore Tenterfield Saddler. I still listen to it often. ❤️🇦🇺👍

[@antrimlariot2386]

Peter ALLEN.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@antrimlariot2386 True! 👍

[@lap8329]

There isn’t an Aussie born, or adopted like me, who doesn’t have a lump in the throat or a tear in the eye when we hear this, or who can’t help but sing along. This, as much as “Waltzing Matilda” is an iconic anthem of this wonderful country.

[@gaifawcett9760]

I don't. I could wait to get out.

[@bejelo9615]

Oh boy, I was going to write the exact same thing. Good onya mate.

[@steveheywood9428]

Hi Mike...this ad was released early 2022 around the time Qantas resumed international flights after Covid 19, to bring Aussies and others home from faraway places. In my eyes it's one of the most beautiful ads ever made. 👍🤗

[@PeterStokes-v3t]

QANTAS have been using it since 1987.

[@Bellas1717]

@@PeterStokes-v3t True, there've been a few versions of this ad over the years. But this version was designed for the time when borders reopened, and extra special for that reason. QANTAS played it on flights as the planes neared Australian airports, celebrating Aussies coming home.

[@tjs0067]

When I was in USA was there for 2 years. Went to dinner with friends this song played. For any Aussie that hears this. Automatic tears.

[@Dr_KAP]

The indigenous woman at the start of the commercial is artist Maringka Baker, she designed the indigenous artwork on the Qantas A220. This song was written by the late great Peter Allen, who was once actually married to Liza Minnelli (daughter of Judy Garland!). Hugh Jackman played Peter Allen in the stage production “The Boy from Oz”. ❤ 🐨 Happy Thanksgiving to your family.

[@Laraine3]

You’re teaching me things Kappy. I never knew about Maringka Baker. I’ll have to hit google now. Much love to you! Xxx

[@AussieWahine]

Hi Mike, I've lived in the US multiple times and this song is always so close to my heart. When we hold our Australia Day functions we always play this song. I've had guests from many different countries cry when they see it. This song and True Blue by John Williamson are a must for any Australian. Thank you for featuring.

[@dystar112]

Peter Allen was a brilliant talent and at one stage married to Liza Minelli. My favourite song of his Is Tenterfield Saddler ❤ the song is about Peter's backstory, family, and his marriage to Liza 😊

[@turdferguson400]

My fave Peter Allen song, too. ❤️🇦🇺👍

[@floooooofy]

I love it too.Heard it on a plane flying back home and I cried.

[@rondellthreadgate8092]

Despite being raised in Seven Hills NSW, circumstances led me to live in Lismore for several years. On a trip from Lismore to Glen Innes, we called in at the Tenterfield Saddlers shop could “hear” Peter , singing the song. Lovely experience

[@kazz3956]

My kids are flying home today from Melbourne by Qantas. They will be boarding the plane as I write this. Mike, I am not sure if you know the famous Australians in amongst the clip. Kylie Mingoue was sitting at the piano, Troye Sivan sings in the Los Angeles town, Hugh Jackman singing in the dressing room (aka Wolverine and The Greatest Showman just to name two). Then there was some sports stars, Ash Barty (female tennis star who won Wimbleton), Adam Goodes, who was at the outdoor pool, who is a now ex AFL (Australian Football League), Brontë Campbell, Olympic swimmer who has won many gold medals and Elle Cole, another Olympian. It also features Rene Kultja, an Aboriginal Elder and the Bangarra dancers, children from Longreach school.

[@Jeni10]

The tear jerker ad for every Aussie. Lots of celebrities in this ad too. You should recognise Hugh Jackman, he’s famous in the US too!

[@BeBeXGen]

This commercial was made to celebrate the 100th birthday of Qantas. My daughter was a flight attendant for 10 years and cried at every new version of the commercial over the years.

[@margodurham15]

It was originally written and sung by Peter Allan in the 70's

[@mikeythehat6693]

It was used by Qantas for their ad, but was an original release by Peter Allen back in the day. Peter Allen was an ex-pat Aussie who lived in the U.S. He married Liza Minelli in a "marriage of convenience" (Peter was gay) and he died from AIDS related Cancer at 48. He had a number of popular musical releases including this one and later was portrayed in the stage musical "Boy From Oz" by Hugh Jackman.

[@margodurham15]

Thank you so much for clearing it all up, you are totally correct.

[@carriebizz]

Im a proud Aussie born and bred but anyone who comes to this beautiful country to live is Australian too ❤

[@KayCarmody-u4f]

This BEAUTIFUL SONG was written by a Famous Australian 🇦🇺 Entertainer who lived worked and died in America he grew up in Country New South Wales his name is PETER ALLEN ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@krpurple2678]

He was also married to Liza Minnelli in the 1960's

[@JudeAussie]

You’re welcome here any time. ❤️🇦🇺

[@rlpupdates]

Until you come here you cannot know how special Australia is.

[@cathiereid8447]

OMG gives me goosebumps every time and the tears start 😪 I cannot control my emotions😂

[@rachelwalker5959]

I don't believe there's a better place to live. I am so thank full I was lucky to be born in this country - as my children also are.

[@genie674]

I love your channel. Thank you

[@SonofBuck-f7z]

So nice of you

[@126Swanky]

As an Aussie living in America (Arizona), this song brings a tear to my eye every time. I love it here, but I miss home too. I love all the Aussie stuff you react to here Mike, love your work mate. (And don't worry about being "unprofessional", I love the the unpolishedness (that's a word, trust me!) that your page has. I'm keen to watch how this diamond in the rough gets polished over the coming years.

[@AussieDebb]

Love this ad. Thanks Mike ♥️♥️🇦🇺🪃🦘

[@turdferguson400]

Hey, Debb! ❤️🇦🇺👍

[@AussieDebb]

@turdferguson400 Hey 👋 How are you going? ☺️

[@turdferguson400]

@@AussieDebb Just fine, my friend! How about you? ❤

[@AussieDebb]

@@turdferguson400 I am good. I'm on my way to Brissie to do some babysitting for a few days 🥰

[@turdferguson400]

@@AussieDebb Grandkiddo’s? ❤

[@libbycumberland9032]

Flying over the Harbour Bridge is one of the best sites ever, coming home to that is amazing. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@libbycumberland9032 Definitely! I once came back from a cold, foggy Wellington morning and as soon as I saw the sun on the harbour and the bridge, it completely lifted my spirits! Australia is special!

[@JB-zs1oq]

So many international visitors comment on the time it takes to fly to Australia. Those same visitors are unaware of just how many Aussies (often in their late teens) travel overseas, despite the great cost of time. Those same Aussies love the adventure of visiting new places, experiencing different lifestyles. They are also among the many Aussies who shed a tear as they arrive back to the familiar shores. The song encompasses so much more than just love of country.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@JB-zs1oq It used to be a right of passage after high school to spend a year or two in England, the best part was always coming back home to family!

[@catelawlor8454]

Proud Aussie here Brings tears to my eye 😢

[@ItsKATH]

Goose bumps everytime 🇦🇺

[@johnbrett9929]

Yeah same

[@jenniferanderson1499]

Kinda leaves you speechless, doesn't it? It didn't start out as an ad; it was written by Peter Allen, singer songwriter who spent much of his career in the States. But QANTAS (which started out as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, a little country airline) have done the song proud for many years and several iterations.

[@turdferguson400]

Well said, Jen! ❤🇦🇺👍❤

[@shanegates678]

Im a 51 year old Australian dude.. this makes me tear up EVERY TIME!! wtf!!

[@VanH77]

I'm german and not blessed with aussie roots, but even i do.. EVERY time! Greets, love your country ~☆

[@MrTubezombie]

Me to mate and I've lived here 66 years of my 68, this song and the song we are Australian by the Seekers.

[@karenstrong8887]

We are a Country of traveler’s and no matter how much we love where we go. Nothing is like the magic of seeing us land at home. Australia always calls us home again. QANTAS started in Longreach, Queensland and for two years of COVID all planes were locked up in the desert. This Ad celebrates them coming back but they have now been using this song by Peter Allen for 15 years. There is a 14 minute video of all of the ones they made each year. All different and all beautiful, they don’t just make them in Australia but all around the world. They do use the National children’s choir. Thank you.

[@matthewgreer7735]

Thank you kind Sir.🇭🇲🌞🇺🇲🙏

[@turdferguson400]

Hey, Matt! ❤👋

[@matthewgreer7735]

@turdferguson400 Hi Kimmy!♥️👋 How are you going lass? You good?!🙂🇭🇲🌞

[@turdferguson400]

@@matthewgreer7735 Yep, mate. Doing just fine. I hope you’re the same. ❤️🇦🇺👍

[@turdferguson400]

Thanks, Shaz. Made me shed a tear. Thank you for reminding me how lucky we are to call this beautiful place ‘Home’. ❤🇦🇺👍❤️

[@anniemac7545]

Chill Buck! Proud Aussie here, we don't mind you mucking around...we all do it.....thanks. That song always gives me goosebumps

[@keirasmith9285]

I was born and bread in Australia I love my country

[@turdferguson400]

*bred.

[@TheShazza1963]

Always pulls at the heart strings this one

[@aussiejos4453]

Aussie here. I am proud being an aussie. This song is used for Qantas Airline. I love travelling overseas but coming home is the best. Us Aussies are damm proud be Aussies.

[@beresfordthompson1370]

Although I never really got into Peter Allan’s music I always loved this song from him. This version is a beautiful tribute to the original song and Australia and unofficial Anthem and Quanta’s song. Very touching and emotional at times, just a nice song for us down under.

[@Martin1963-w9g]

Hey Buck Loving your channel.Longreach Queensland was the original home of QANTAS.There is a very fine museum there.All QANTAS aircraft are named for cities or famous people but the flagship is always called Longreach.This is also to commemorate the distances involved.The term tyranny of distance was a common one in our history because of the fact that before aircraft it was almost impossible to return from Australia due to the cost and distance

[@chrmnlp4413]

Qantas changes the ad every few years but it is always the same song. This has some famous Australians in it - Hugh Jackman, Kylie Minogue and others. This was a TV ad and a pretty impressive one. Qantas also always plays this song on the plane back to Australia. After being away it can bring a tear to the eye.

[@62aligirl]

Australian here, and I’m crying my eyes out here 😭💕

[@bryanhellyer8833]

Mike the original cover of this Peter Allen song for a Qantas ad is very moving to any Australian at home or abroad. It captures so much of what is uniquely Australian and brings a great longing. Peter Allen is probably best associated with this song and another, Tenterfield Saddler (which you may well relate too). Also Peter was married to Liza Minelli in 1967 to 70 fyi.

[@JaneDoe-se8ku]

Come on down Mike!! We will all welcome you to our homes! My Hubby is from your beautiful country, I know he misses his country.

[@Lily-fromOz]

I’m in an emotional 🥹 time right now due to health. Didn’t realise how much I was being affected until I cried watching an ad about my home and a plane ✈️ 😂😂 Love 🇦🇺

[@SonofBuck-f7z]

I'm so sorry for you ma'am. It's ok to be emotional about your country or culture... I hope you get better!

[@Lily-fromOz]

@ thanks Mike. I have a PET scan tomorrow and my fingers are crossed for a benign result. I’m in very good hands. I had a heart transplant 7 years ago. My team are wonderful at what they do. I know in the long term I’m going to be ok 🙂

[@sopwithpuppy]

Mike, don't sweat the little things. The more videos you make, the more professional you and they will become, and the greater enjoyment from your bigger audience. It all fits together neatly. Keep up the good work mate. Semper Fi.

[@VeronicaBuck-zw9en]

I just added your channel I have been watching every chance I get thank you, I too get teary when I hear this song my island home my Australia

[@emjem99]

I'm not crying.....

[@aileenclarke9651]

I’m not either, just need to get rid of the lump in my throat.

[@turdferguson400]

It’s just these damn onions I’m chopping…

[@firey3678]

Longreach in Queensland Australia is where the QANTAS museum is. QANTAS stands for Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service. Its birthplace was in a little town called Winton in Australia.

As an Aussie, this song is like a comfort blanket for many Aussies whom have the opportunity to travel abroad from our island home.

[@sharonconstable4483]

Thanks for playing this song

[@Jessie20032]

As an Australian I love this song! I was born here in Australia and grew up here also it’s the best 💜

[@Monkey_Paws]

I cry every time.

[@sandramarc4858]

Goosebumps

[@daviddempsey8721]

Qantas was an acronym of Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. This is a real tear jerker. Some Americans don't realise that many of our best artists are from here. Thankyou brother. Texans remind me of our closest cousins in the USA... I've had the privilege of working with some of your great Ratheon Defense engineers. They like to work hard and party harder. Very hospitable.

[@dystar112]

Dont stress you are doing fine 😊

[@kathydurow6814]

The original ad in 1987 featured kids as well. Someone leading a kids choir from overseas (Vienna Boys Choir? Or from Asia?) said you could "hear the sunshine" in their voices. That one tugged at the heartstrings, as does this post-Covid one.

[@Tigers2099]

I’ve been lucky enough to travel the world and I can tell you that we are extremely lucky to be Australian. Not only are we easily living on the best place on earth we are lucky to have free healthcare, education and no guns so we are pretty safe. Happy thanksgiving ❤

[@paulineeast8560]

Good pick up on the Longreach reference Mike!

[@marealanham2900]

Peter Allen wrote this song back in the 70s. He slso wrote Arther's Theme which won and Oscar. The musical The Boy from Oz was based on his life and featured his music.

[@turdferguson400]

Thanks for the beautiful reaction, Mike. ❤🇦🇺👍

[@adrov849]

You need to watch the Seekers perform I am Australian. That tugs on the heart strings too

[@turdferguson400]

Mike has reacted to that one already. Check it out! ❤️🇦🇺👍

[@maryhanrahan]

Peter Allen wrote this song RIP - went to US to follow his passion for theatre - married to Liza Minelli for a while - Qantas has had permission to use the song over quite a few renditions of this add.

[@debwaterson799]

My tears leaked again, I can't listen to our Aussie based songs without tears flooding down :) it seems to get worse as I get older

[@morrisseychiropractic9892]

This isn’t a very good version but I still cried as an Aussie. Australians are travellers and adventurers by heart but this place keeps calling us back.

[@megankeil5228]

Was travelling Europe for a year back in 2004 and flew qantas when came back to Australia. They played that song upon landing and I cried! Also Longreach is where Qantas was started.

[@Chiharu-.-chan]

The school kids singing are from a tiny outback town called Longreach which is where Qantas was started.

[@DavidPola1961]

Goes back to the 80's and 90's with different commercials Australian Girls and Boys Choirs

[@jennysmith38]

It goes back to the 70's, when Peter Allen wrote and preformed it.

[@patriciabeccaris9376]

It's a beautiful song but I like it by the original singer Peter Allen. He was Australian and wrote this song about Australia when he was living in the US

[@John-p4n6t]

Have a look at The Seekers I an Australian. Peter Allen was a great Australian, a great entertainer. Another Australian song is Peter Allen's Tenterfield Saddler. I'm an Australian veteran and these song make me feel so proud. Also a song close to my heart is Redgum I Was Only 19. Thank you for your time too.

[@sharyndoyle6362]

My grandson went to Texas on a job and he told me that he loved the Texans and the food. So good to have him back home in Australia but I envy him for being able to go Texas.

[@Laraine3]

You’re making me cry Mikey. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your beautiful family!

[@jenniferharrison8915]

My power and net were down for seven hours, I thought I'd go crazy, glad I'm back for this! It's a beautiful song, some of this video was very moving - the choir, outback scenes and the Bondi Icebergs pool - the celebrities were unnecessary! Keep them coming! 🙋👏

[@turdferguson400]

Hey, Jen! ❤️🇦🇺👍❤️

[@artistjoh]

This song was very popular many years before Qantas started using it. The man who wrote it was feeling real feelings, and it was nothing about airlines and the commercial exploitation of art to sell tickets. It is emotional because it was a heartfelt song. Peter Allen was a wonderful composer. You have heard his music before. I Go To Rio is a Peter Allen song. And he got an Oscar as co-writer of Arthur's Theme from the movie Arthur. Peter Allen wrote the signature line "When you get caught between the moon and New York City" while he was in a plane in a holding pattern above New York.

[@JosephY88]

Mike one of the things you may not have realised that a lot of our well known sporting stars and celebrities were featured in the commercial as well which also adds a little bit to it but thatnks for your reaction and continued great content on your channel, cheers.

[@RoseHagan-d6z]

Strange the things you miss when you're away from your home country. Home is always (no matter where you're from) the best. I've just returned from spending 4 years in the UK, and I missed the smell of home - the dusty burning smell of eucalyptus trees on a hot day, combined with the saltiness of our beaches and the jasmine in spring. I longed for it so much I would literally feel sick. I also missed the sounds of our birds waking me up in the early mornings with the chorus of squawking. I have stopped cursing them since I returned home. 😂

[@turdferguson400]

How are you going, Rose? I’ve been thinking about you. I walk outside and smell the jasmine and gardenias. Sooo beautiful! ❤🌸🌼

[@RoseHagan-d6z]

@@turdferguson400 Feeling much better, thank you. ❤ Mmmm, Gardenias are one of my favourites, too. The smell of Australia in Spring.

[@turdferguson400]

@@RoseHagan-d6z ❤ Are you getting the cicadas? Crikey, they’re loud today! 😂

[@RoseHagan-d6z]

@@turdferguson400 No. Am camping near Ballarat at Lake Burrumbeet and there are thousands of Lady Beetles and so many different spiders. If I could pick cicadas or spiders today I’d go with the cicadas. 😂

[@turdferguson400]

⁠@@RoseHagan-d6z Fair call! I love Ballarat. Have fun, my friend! ❤

[@aileenclarke9651]

This song written by Peter Alan was used by QANTAS as a promotion for the Airline. That’s why so many children are featured. Many citizens here think it should be our national anthem.

[@nickm6767]

Hey Buck this is a great anthem and got the old Hills Hoist (clothesline) in there…another Aussie legend of an invention!! 😊

[@laurawallis7093]

The original one with just the kids choir is still the best imo.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

I agree, it didn't need random stars to increase its audience!

[@chriswatson6231]

I think you would like Tenterfield Saddler by Peter Allen. Thanks for your reactions

[@jenniferharrison8915]

"Time is a traveller.. George had no answers for why a son ever had need of a gun"! 😪

[@elizabeth10392]

Peter Allen, who wrote this song, was a world renowned entertainer. He was born in Tenterfield, a country town in New South Wales. My favourite song of his is "Tenterfield Saddler". Well worth a listen IMO. He wrote "Go to Rio" and he co-wrote "I Honestly Love You" and "Don't Cry Out Loud ". He was briefly married to Liza Minnelli.

[@roderickdunn3464]

As mentioned, Peter Allen wrote this. He grew up in Tenterfield NSW, then later worked in NY. So written as a longing for home. Qantas has used this song for years. Very effective when long distance flights are eturning to Oz.

[@anon17472]

That feeling when you're about to head home and see the big QANTAS tails at the departure airport. Remember that Peter Gabriel song 'Solsbury Hill' 'Son, he said - grab your things I've come to take you home.' Thanks mate, this was a good watch

[@LinMonash]

Thank you for sharing this reaction. Yes, it's an Advt. but a good one and plenty there to make you homesick - even when you haven't left! Hi from Hobart, Tasmania. Have a look at some of the Tasmanian clips as well. { Is the most beautiful State - of course! } 🤣😊

[@Davo-i1s]

Mike the Longreach, Winton, Cloncurry area in western Queensland is where Qantas Airlines was born. The Qantas Founders Museum and the Stockmans Hall of Fame are in Longreach and they are well worth the visit if people are ever in that area. We had a beer at a Winton pub with 2 older retired guys from Texas who were doing a road trip in the Queensland outback. They had left their wives at home as they thought the outback might have been a little bit too rough for the "old gals".. They were staying in Longreach and had driven the couple of hundred Kms out to Winton to have a look around . We had a great time chatting about their trip and how much they were enjoying it they reckoned a lot of the country in western Qld reminded them of parts of Texas. It was around 3pm when I advised them that they had better start heading back to Longreach because they would start encountering kangaroos and stock on the roads once it was dusk. Winton is famous as a town that a future American President stayed in at after his military plane ran out of fuel and they had to put it down on a sheep station about 30kms out of town during WW2. They walked to the homestead and luckily the old farmer had a phone so he called someone in Winton with a truck to come out and give them a ride into town. . LBJ and the rest of his crew were shouted a few beers in the pub by the locals and then given accomodation until the US military could get some people out there to retrieve them and their plane. Of course no one at that time knew that they were hosting a future US president they were just being friendly to some visiting US brothers in arms, they sure like to tell the story now though even have it posted on the wall at the pub where they put them up.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Interesting, thank you! 🙋👍

[@ericsimons4212]

Good call Shaza

[@marealanham2900]

Qantas was established in Longreach, Queensland, over 100 years ago.

[@lindabourketempleton4040]

100 anniversary of qantas, dancers on the dry lake I used to work there including this time, lake Gairdner South Australia they do dry lake races there like bonnieville USA

[@56music64]

Qantas is the third oldest airline in the world (established 1920) and the oldest in any English speaking country. Not bad for a "little" country continually punching above its weight

[@turdferguson400]

Well said! ❤️🇦🇺👍

[@kazz3956]

PS This is a famous song by the late Peter Allen. He married Liza Minnelli. This song is an Australian anthem, made more pertinent during Covid when travel around the world, and getting home even harder. Another song he wrote about his Grandfather was Tenterfield Sadler (Tenterfield is a town name) is pretty great too. RIP Peter 🕊️

[@turdferguson400]

Hey, Kazz! ❤️🇦🇺👍❤️

[@kazz3956]

@ Hi ya Kimmy 🇦🇺✨

[@JennyMillikan]

😢😢❤❤ Always makes me cry.

[@MarkJessop-hq2uo]

the only song in the world that makes me emotional

[@piretreiljan9398]

This is NOT just a Qantas commercial. Peter Allan wrote and sang it Qantas stole it.

[@runnynose8341]

The lady reminds me of my mum when I bring the kids home.

[@lexsaunders1742]

You think that’s good try “I am Australian” by the Seekers. Every Australian cries when they hear it.h 2:56

[@turdferguson400]

Mike has already reacted to that one. Check it out! ❤️👍🇦🇺

[@judileeming1589]

Australia was all but locked down for most of 2020 and 2021 with the majority of incoming flights during that time being Aussie returning home because of Covid. When the Government re-opened the borders declaring the pandemic under control, Qantas put out this commercial to incentivise travel again. The original song by Peter Allen was already an anthem for many Aussies but the visuals in conjunction with the commercial was a shot in the arm for tourism.

[@michellearbery9221]

Hugh Jackman played Peter Allen in a stage show about his life that toured Australia. Amazing stage show and performance.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@michellearbery9221 The Boy from Oz! 👍

[@kathydurow6814]

Todd MacKenney actually did the original Australian version in 1998. Jackman only got involved when a revised version debuted on Broadway (NYC) in 2003, then continued on an arena tour in Australia from 2003 to 2006 with some of the supporting cast members from the original production (Chrissie Amphlett as Judy Garland, Angela Toohey as Luza Minelli). In 2010 MacKenney did another run in the lead role in Australia (which I saw, it was good, don't know how it compared to Jackman's version). There have been other productions since then, not as big.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@kathydurow6814 Yes, I actually prefer the Todd McKenney version - it's more authentic! 🤗

[@miniveedub]

Qantas made six or seven earlier versions of this ad starting in 1987. For the 1998 version they flew kids from the Australian Girls Choir and the National Boys Choir of Australia all around the world to sing at famous locations including all of them standing on the Great Wall of China to sing. The 2009 version had the first verse sung in one of the many indigenous languages. I don’t know how many versions are on KZbin.

[@CK8smallville]

I love this ad but I prefer the one with the very large choir (the original?)

[@briangill4000]

5.52k wow.. this song should boost your viewers.

[@Breeanna73]

Kylie ❤❤