JOHN FARNHAM: Farnsey's new mission to help struggling farmers - TEACHER PAUL REACTS AUSTRALIA

[@TeacherPaulReacts]

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[@micheleallen]

I like watching his interviews nearly as much as I like watching him sing. He is the best guy.

[@carolynh8866]

John has literally been doing things like that for his whole career. Even as a teenager, when he first started out, he was singing and giving his time freely at Telethons to raise money for childrens hospitals. For years he donated his time at various Carol's by Candlelight concerts for kids who are blind or vision impaired, he headlined a concert for Rwanda when they were going through a really rough time, he even went overseas to Timor to perform for our troops who were peacekeeping there at the time and couldnt make it home for christmas, not to mention concerts to raise funds for flood stricken parts of the country and for firefighters after a horrific fire season, where millions of acres where devasted homes and lives destroyed and of course this concert where they were raising money for drought stricken areas. You are starting to discover why we all love John so much. It's not just that he has that amazing voice and is a supreme entertainer, but its also because of his humanitarianism... If you listen to the lyrics of most of his songs you will find so many messages of humanity and good will. ❤❤❤❤❤ Love that you are on this journey. Enjoy ❤

[@justlinsu]

Great insight my friend

[@justlinsu]

This really touched my heart. We Aussies have loved this man for decades and this interview shows why. Such an honest and kind, caring human, is our John Farnham. Thanks so much guys for this awesome reaction and your kind words. And yes I agree, "John is a gift from God" 💗🦘🦘🧑‍🌾🤠

[@carolynh8866]

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[@justlinsu]

@@carolynh8866 Thanks lol I just wanted to give him a great big hug when he started to get emotional. 😘

[@AussieDebb]

He definitely is a gift from God. Thank you guys again. John is very humble and needs to be known more out there in the world. Some other celebrities need to learn from him. He came to Australia when he was 10 and thank God he loves being an Aussie. 😍

[@TeacherPaulReacts]

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[@AussieDebb]

Will do​@@TeacherPaulReacts

[@AussieDebb]

@TeacherPaulReacts Hi Paul I just sent it to you but I thought I'd send you this one too so you can do a bit of a comparison with John performing this about 30 years earlier at Brisbane's World Expo 88 (my hometown) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYDTpmlvnLp5ZsUsi=_QlzCpD_iV87bDVK

[@carolynh8866]

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[@sammychicken4290]

John Farnham is an Azzie icon. kind regards from Adelaide, South Australia 🇦🇺

[@Bellas1717]

Aussie, pronounced Ozzie.

[@kethlyfallon5095]

Great reaction guys he is genuinely a nice person very humble we lovehim❤❤❤

[@joanmonaghan8428]

Yes, John is a beautiful man. There's no denying that. It's no wonder that so many people love him.

[@AussieDebb]

Thanks for doing this again. John will be 75 on 1 July 2024. We are all hoping to see him again soon even if he is not able to perform. He could be a stand up comedian 😂😂 Hope to see some of my new requests soon 😍

[@Dr_KAP]

Thank you Deb for your requests ❤❤

[@AussieDebb]

@Dr_KAP No worries. I'm loving it and meeting new friends from all over the world 🌎 who are also getting to know our John 😍

[@EileenSpeakman]

@@AussieDebb Hi Deb. Google says Hay Mate raised Aus$4.6m. Mega bucks, I hope it was enough to make a really noticeable difference. Climate change means it's hard work being a farmer anywhere these days, there could be more, Hay Mate concerts to come. . Mch'24. UK. E ♥️

[@AussieDebb]

@user-iq3mp5zo8z I thought it was around $3M - so this is great news 😀

[@EileenSpeakman]

Hi. UK here. In summer 2022 we had a taste of excessive heat - up to very neatly 40c, unheard of here. We had wildfires and Just the heat on it's own affected food growth, an area of outer London suffered rapid fire destruction of houses in one street. And heavy and relentless rain, and storms, in recent years flooded crop fields, parts of cities, towns and villages. Some roads collapsed, and, already existing flood plains were overwhelmed - - small scale compared to the devastation in Australia but we know the extent to which these events affect you. Mch'24. UK. E ❤.

[@karenstrong8887]

John has always been a beautiful soul. If you see him in the street he will always make time to stop and talk. He is more shy off stage and up until 7 years ago I lived on the Mornington Peninsula. My daughter still does. Last time I saw John sing it was the start of COVID and Celine Dion was singing his anthem. He was pushy out to sing the last half with her and I believe he was 71. She told him she had always been his number 1 fan, he got emotional and they both turned into fans. It was lovely and funny because they are both famous but John doesn’t know it. Thank you.

[@Lifeoutback220]

John Farnham used to sing a Led Zeppelin song Black Dog as his warm up song. You might like it.

[@MargaretGuppy]

This is well worth listening to that warm up, no visual, just THE VOICE (& his brilliant band and back up singers).

[@RolandDeschain1]

The 'Farnesy' title came up when he did his duet with Jimmy Barnes, who has long been called 'Barnesy'. So when the two of them collaborated it became 'Barnsey and Farnsey'. Since then it has kind of stuck.

[@winsomeblandford1076]

Great reaction. Get well John we are all wishing you well.❤

[@EileenSpeakman]

A post on another channel says that John has a lot of unreleased material - fingers crossed that some will go into production.......... I can't get enough of Farnsey, I play his youtube videos every day. Mch'24. UK. E ❤

[@gregmayoaussie]

An australian living legend

[@MargaretGuppy]

I was in the audience at the Mornington concert. It was brilliant, John did not disappoint, never a bung note, and the high notes were amazing!

[@Joshualuv13]

He really is a great bloke our Farnsy. My ex brother in law went to school with him.His never changed .

[@Bellas1717]

Originally British-born immigrants automatically had Australian citizenship. The government rescinded that in 1984, but they didn’t communicate it well, and so many people were caught out thinking they were citizens. This happened to John. It was discovered when he was selected as Australian of the Year for 1987 and they had to quickly to have him become naturalised. (Olivia Newton John was in the same position, but she did more work overseas, so she kept her British citizenship because the British passport gave her easier access in Europe and Great Britain.)

[@heatherwickstead7980]

Thankyou guys and Deb 👍

[@eggy4152]

That haymate concert went off,and guess what it rained as well. Trucks and trucks of hay came from all over the country,just for the farmers.

[@CQuinnLady]

NOt only were they in need of feed for the cattle and sheep, but in desperate need of water. Truck loads of it as much as possible, the following year the drought broke and everyone was in extreme flood. Those poor farmers went thru the wringer for soo long.

[@Oldbutnotout65]

Thank you for the reaction. Yes, we just love him, a national treasure. Here's John's set at that concert (about 30mins worth(...kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJWQe5yoqr-BZ8U

[@davidcruse6589]

Just let you know just after that is when he was rushed into hospital For emergency surgery to remove part of he's jaw from cancer and bone from his leg to replace it Also just let you know the truck drivers of Australia 🇦🇺 got together and delivered the hay free Alot of owner drivers who from what i understand payed their own fuel as well and did convey thousands of kilometres There are videos of it on line of driver dropping it off and unfortunately not enough but kept them going Australia 🇦🇺 a harsh place and farmers have had to kill their stock because of drought's and no longer able to feed them Some spent everything to keep them alive they couldn't even afford the bullets and friends gave them some Truly hart breaking but a part of this country Then you'll get rain and floods when drought breaks Cheers guys 🦘🇦🇺👍

[@Dr_KAP]

Wasn’t the Hay Mate concert in 2019? John went into hospital for surgery in 2022.

[@EileenSpeakman]

@@Dr_KAPAccording to Google - - - - Hay mate concert 2019, Firefight concert 2020, February? Just before covid pandemic shut the world down. There is no mention of any performances after then. cancer diagnosis August 2022 and near immediate 12 hour surgery that month. He says he is now cancer free. Google has all the info John, his family and his friends have made publicly available. Mch'24. UK. E ♥️

[@Saan42]

This was at least a couple of years before John was diagnosed with cancer, that wasn't until 2022. I do believe that this was his last performance though, as Covid came along soon after and shut a lot of the performing arts down for a good while.

[@EileenSpeakman]

@@Dr_KAP Google says - - Hay mate concert 2019. Fire fight concert February (?) 2020 - just before covid pandemic lockdown. No mention of any performances after that. Cancer diagnosis and extensive surgery august 2022, followed by more revision surgery and rehab for the best outcome possible. August 23 - John said he is now cancer free. Mch'24. UK. E ♥️

[@Dr_KAP]

@@Saan42 correct 👍

[@shoresaresandy]

Actually you guys need to give AussieDeb a freebie! After all her wonderful support for your channel guys I reckon it’s time you should give her a freebie. Love your work Debbie, I wish I could afford to help you support John the way you do. You’re awesome.

[@TeacherPaulReacts]

She's great! I think I gave her free access to BMC, I'll check. If not, I definitely will 👏

[@shoresaresandy]

@@TeacherPaulReacts awesome

[@AminullahLim]

please give your reaction to Vanny Vabiola's new official music video "You';re Still The One In My Life".

[@RolandDeschain1]

I find it a little hard to sympathise with the farmers when they have made the decision to clear every single square inch of land of any vegetation that would promote a healthy, sustainable ecosystem. Nope, just clear ALL of it, then cry when the rains don't come and everything is dead. I'm as far from a greeny as you can get, but even I see what's happening. You don't have trees you don't have an ecosystem.