Jack Thompson reading Clancy of the Overflow from The Man from Snowy River

Clancy of the Overflow written by Banjo Patterson and recited by Australian actor Jack Thompson for the opening of the 2012 Screen Music Awards.
The Man from Snowy River composed by Bruce Rowland, performed by Paul Grabowsky & Ensemble.
The 2012 Screen Music Awards took place on the 19th November at BMW Edge in Melbourne.

[@elbenio]

Those first notes of Jessica's theme- it's enough to fill a man's heart to burst.

[@jessesands4099]

Good On You Jack An Iconic Australian Poem Read By An Iconic Australian Actor!🤗🎙️🎼🎵🎶🤠🐴🐎🏞️🇦🇺

[@twickersruss]

That was a nearly perfect rendition of Clancy by this great Australian actor. I think anyone anywhere who has had a dream about another lifestyle to their own could relate to this.

[@sirihammondactor]

He IS Clancy lol. I mean, for so many of us, we knew his Clancy on screen before ever discovering Banjo’s poetry.

[@_effigy_]

We named my first ever dog after this poem. He was bitten by a snake while in the care of a friend who owned a farm. We were on holidays at the time, and the hotel had a strict no pet policy. He was only 5, and I wasn't there to be with him in his passing hours. I miss that good boy every day. I love this poem, I love the song version by Wallis and Matilda, and I love this reading. Rip Clancy, we'll be together again one day mate.

[@randypatrick4421]

Haunt “There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings and walked its rocky path, our willingness to give our hearts with full knowledge that they will be broken seems incomprehensible. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we receive; our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient measure of the joy we have been given.” Suzanne Clothier, Bones Would Rain From The Sky

[@randypatrick4421]

Haunt Each time of the many many times I listen to this, I imagine my own “Harvey” who crossed over several years ago. “...the bush has friends to meet him and their kindly voices greet him...” gives me my own vision of Harvey...and now I know he has your friend Clancy standing with him... Thanks for sharing

[@DyslexicDarron]

R.I.P Jamal

[@_effigy_]

@@randypatrick4421 YT has a habit of not notifying me until at a far later time then the original comment has been posted. Thank you kindly for sharing your comment, stranger

[@SafeTrucking]

Lost my old mate Max in Jul '22. Nearly 14, he had a good run for a big bugger. I found my new young mate Axel about 6 months later. Can't beat a border collie, but it's fun trying :).

[@jensongainer3696]

This should make Aussies proud. Great piece from a great poet.

[@roberthales2579]

AUSTRALIA Makes ME PROUD SO MUCH SO THAT GOSFORD CLIFFS AND THE SOUTHERN CROSS SHOW YOU THAT GOD LOVES AU

[@emmah3051]

Get jack to read the man from snowy river- that's what I was actually searching for.

[@bakeryhill]

Do a Google search - plenty of examples

[@prichards5113]

Why am I crying tears flowing?

[@aqueenslander]

me too.....

[@thunzie]

Isn't it stunning how a wordsmith such as Banjo can transport us to another time and place?

[@aussiephotographer]

Many memories and I thank you Banjo and Jack.

[@williamjohnson6816]

bloody legend both the writer and reader!!

[@SafeTrucking]

Brings tears to the eyes. Beautiful reading.

[@RobNMelbourne]

I'll first confuse the situation a bit more in the hope of clarifying the setting for this reading. The piece that Jack Thompson is reading is certainly AB Paterson's "Clancy of the Overflow". However, the film clip being shown on the screen behind him is from the film version of "The Man from Snowy River" also by AB Paterson. Why would that be? Banjo gives Clancy a cameo role in "The Man" in the 2nd verse: "And Clancy of the Overflow came down to lend a hand, No better horseman ever held the reins;". To tie it all together, Jack Thompson played the part of Clancy in the film "The Man from Snowy River".

[@scratchers7916]

+Robert Neilson Spot on Robert, and very well said.Yes, it is the juxtaposition of our greatest living actor having played Clancy, combined with the fact that Banjo did indeed , as you say, include the character of Clancy (of the Overflow) in his poem, The Man from Snowy River It is great stuff

[@Woody615]

With the music being "Jessica's Theme" from "The Man from Snowy River".

[@sirihammondactor]

@@Woody615I would have liked a touch of Clancy’s humming from the film score…

[@aetomota8504]

im a non native english speaker and this makes me love english poetry

[@jessesands4099]

This Poem Is Total Evidence That Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson 1864-1941 Was An Absolute Genius!🙂🤠🐴🐎🐂🐏🐑🏞️🇦🇺

[@blossom___blossom___blossom]

I love this poem SO much. And is there a better oration of it than Jack Thompson ? I would love to see Russell Crowe take a crack at it though.

[@karenseery5064]

Me too! Another of our greatest living actors. RC read “The Ode” for ANZAC Day beautifully.

[@verticalsmurf]

That voice...

[@jacquelinedonnelly918]

Fred hollows clench of the overflow

[@lucyloose2841]

5 star Mr Thompson love you Jack

[@zarawillow6594]

so beautifully performed

[@perfectpikelet1444]

WOW. Absolutely wonderful !

[@peterm1Rev]

Why is it that when I hear Jack read this little poem by The Banjo, it makes me blub? Must be the music or something. Very evocative. Or perhaps its just that having spent a career "sitting in a dingy little office" I know what Patterson wrote about.

[@ellen3131]

peterm1Rev Same here! It's a combination of the words and the music for me.

[@scratchers7916]

+peterm1Rev Clancy of the Overflow is a wonderful poem.When Banjo talks of the office and the streets of the city, it brings to my mind the wonderful poem of Henry Lawson, The Faces in the Street. I heartily recommend it.

[@salaltschul3604]

Same here. A lot of Banjo's work gets to me.

[@bds7874]

Incredible..... Loved it...

[@bradleybrown8428]

This is beautiful.

[@TheLeatheryman]

That man is a national treasure

[@jackiesteward1958]

Just Beautiful ❤️

[@caseyhansen4567]

Jack is a legend

[@dawsonsg]

That is absolutely amazing

[@lilymarr2772]

I have to do this for online school today. Lovley poem

[@alwaysindirestraits4955]

Brilliant!

[@mdebailes-OK]

Very well read ~ good stuff all round

[@ocka1958]

i think someone is confused, and i dont think its Jack. As usual perfect Jack, love and light

[@bryanhellyer8833]

Legendary 👏👏👌 🇦🇺 💛

[@zzyplza]

I think the show is called The Man from Snowy River, this is one poem from the show. Love this... BTW, only one T in Paterson - not to be picky... Chris Paterson

[@psychedashell]

Personally I thought the footage on the screen did it a disservice. I know it’s from The Man From Snowy River films as is the music but the scenes themselves iconic as they are consist of mostly high action while the music and the poem are thoughtful, even slow.

[@rustykilt]

True blue....where have you gone. If you gave this the thumbs down..you’re no true Australian.

[@interqward1]

"...And at night, the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars." Patterson. ...Although I suppose Wikipedia claims his name to have been 'Paterson' with just the one 't.'

[@scottsevers6194]

I think a postumous knighthood for A B Patterson 🎉

[@TheBrudow]

Which horse was playing the cello back then?

[@nevynmcdonnen7692]

I dont know mate but I am gifting them this gold star for their GREAT WORK, well done that horse good work young personage

[@shrecksaphone6886]

Oh’ you found me

[@shrecksaphone6886]

Hi

[@shrecksaphone6886]

Who’s doing this for school I I I I I V

[@mahalia369]

Actually it was written by Banjo Paterson - with one 'T' ... Why do so many people get it wrong?

[@BigOrangeBus]

Words that should have been our National Anthem - accompanied by the score by Wallis and Matilda.

[@t.i2147]

Helllllllllloooooooo

[@carl1770]

Ah

[@Eddicat]

I hate to be picky but this is Clancy of the Overflow! NOT the Man From Snowy River. Well read though.

[@amandashepherd9400]

He was but did many things

[@khushiking-fu9le]

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[@foureyes1700]

I love this poem. But I'm not sure what the music has to add. Jack Thompson is good, but I also think he oversells it a bit. Simpler delivery might be better.

[@emmah3051]

Um... This is NOT the man from snowy river!!!!!! It is, in fact, Clancy of the Overflow!!! Surely people should know the difference!!!!

[@TravelsWithATwist]

Just in case you care 6 years later, the collection this was released under was "The man from snowy River and other verses" also things are weird in 2019 and you should stay in 2013 if you can. Buy as much Bitcoin as you can!

[@bakeryhill]

The title says it all if you read it. And Clancy is actually mentioned in The Man from Snowy River. And Jack played Clancy in the movie. So enough connections there for you...

[@roberthales2579]

CLAN SEE OVER FLOW WHERE THE RIVER GOES QUEENSLAND JANUARY 2019 AND MAY SEVEN AND DORKS DAY MONTH OF LIFE AND DEATH FROM HERE NOW TODAY PLEASE OPEN

[@lucyloose2841]

So 23 people dont like this ...what's wrong with you!!

[@christopherchayko6802]

Would have used the voice of the defence in 'Breaker Morant' Jack. The modern Aussie voice is not really authentic for a Paterson poem!

[@strongtony9412]

WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! People read this poem wrong. Banjo ain't happy in this poem, Banjo don't like Clancy much. Banjo's letter he sent to Clancy was a demand for monies owing. Banjo ain't dumb, he knows it was Clancy who wrote that reply. Clancy tries to give Banjo the run-around. Banjo is sick of this, arseholes like Clancy just shun their debts and responsibilities and simply "go bush". So, poor old Banjo, stuck in his office, maybe on a Monday morning, reads "Clancy's" reply, then flings it aside.. Banjo resents, but also envies Clancy's carefree attitude to life. So, poor old Banjo is probably frustrated and bored with his job and stressed with city life and questions what is going on in his crazy hectic world..... Poor Banjo, he ain't happy.

[@robertessler8525]

Read "Clancy's reply" written 1897 and then decide if Clancy went droving. Also do you know that Clancy never paid his debt?

[@jonwyllie]

no good booo

[@TravelsWithATwist]

Hey I've come from 2019 to tell you you are wrong

[@rustykilt]

Get back under your rock..

[@agoogleuser3443]

I'll confuse the situation a shade more by suggesting this is a paid performance by a dubious mercenary who doesn't give a damn about A.B Paterson, except when somebody is paying.

[@Woody615]

Your statement makes no sense. Aren't all paid performers mercenaries who do it just for the money?