Jimmy Barnes | Working Class Man | Reaction

[@jojet1980]

Play this song in a traditional Aussie pub and watch everyone start singing to it, classic Aussie song known by generation

[@samarakiely2733]

It’s pub rock!!! I would love more ppl around the world to understand and know the genre, Pub Rock

[@aussieginger1960]

If it wasn't 1am right now and I wasn't worried about waking people I'd be singing now.

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

When you're in a pub and Working Class Man comes on you MUST scream it at full bellow - there is NO humming along.

[@michellebarry9617]

This song is best appreciated in a packed Aussie pub with the whole crowd going OFF! Not an Aussie that doesn't know this song - an anthem for our country.

[@LesleyBeswick]

Did you know that Advance Australia Fair (Australian National Anthem) can be sung to this tune. Google Adam Hills doing this.

[@TheStabbyGinger]

In Australia we've taken our National Anthem and put the words to this tune ... there's a video of a comedian Adam Hills doing it and it's perfection! lol If you put this song on anywhere is Australia EVERYONE knows every single word xx

[@TheRealMrCods]

Not everyone 👍

[@kristyholden2947]

I have not heard this version ever! Might have to look for it!

[@carolcarol3938]

@@TheRealMrCods 99%

[@TheStabbyGinger]

@@kristyholden2947 It's Ah-Mazing! Changed how I sing the national anthem! lol

[@TheRealMrCods]

@@carolcarol3938 BS!

[@doreenscott4654]

I have had the pleasure of seeing Jimmy in the local pubs as Cold Chisel...his voice is famous here😊

[@stevious7278]

This song cemented Jimmy Barnes as a solo artist. Before that he was the frontman of Cold Chisel - one of the hardest drinking, drugging and rocking bands in the country. Jimmy was raised listening to Motown and blues. It runs in his veins.

[@DaniellaBreen]

He started as a rocker but when he was a little kid, he heard Mahalia Jackson sing and was so blown away by her blues voice, he swore he'd name his daughter after her, and he did. And as you know, his daughter Mahalia belts it out seriously brilliantly!!

[@claird6477]

this and Flames Trees...still to this day give me chills.

[@karengreen4087]

This flame trees and khe San for me..

[@claird6477]

@@karengreen4087 yeah should have said that one too!

[@alibabaoofandangle]

*Flame Trees*

[@gfox382]

Flame trees is my favourite

[@linnightl9277]

@@karengreen4087 I tell ya playing keys in a cover band in Aus hotels from the 80s and beyond - FUCK not another Khe Sanh request 🤣 - I would wait until the end of the set and as the other band members left the stage I would start up playing the first verse - instantly the crowd would start singing and I would then walk off stage after half a verse - they would obliviously continue singing.

[@trickytrish3626]

Real Aussie Rock... Always has Soul.... Jimmy was one of the best....

[@saltlight5689]

Love how you love Jimmy!!!! Honorary Aussie!!!!

[@MsOzigal]

you are a natural Aussie!! we love our powerhouse singers.... thank you for showing the world xx

[@toddjames7]

Jimmy Barnes is a legend. This is one of my mum's favourite songs. When she listens to it her neighbor's listen as well.

[@lifeasrini]

I've seen Jimmy so many times in concert I forget sometimes that the world doesn't love him like we do ... What an icon ❣️🇦🇺💐

[@Mark-fd3mg]

Chisel didn't break into the USA because they wouldn't go along with something that was asked of them there. They came back to Australia, furious at how they were treated and wrote 'You Got Nothing I Want'.

[@lifeasrini]

@@Mark-fd3mg oh wow I've never heard that story before, I had no idea! I've heard artists forever say "it's hard to make it in America" and maybe this is why ... Also, I love that song it's in my head now 👍

[@sharlenebux4144]

I saw Jimmy Barnes back in 1980s and he had a gig just outside Shepparton.i was 20 yrs old,he sold out as always so me and 3 other friends decided to just go and listen to him outside the gates,when we got there no joke there was easy 3 000 people standing on rocks and high ground we could see over the fence,long story short we were making so much noise lighters all lit up an waiving he stopped singing 20 mins into the concert and told security over the mic,these were his words"fuck it open up the gates and let em in" security opened up the gates and we got let in for free,Jimmy Barnes is loved here in Australia and his stuck to his roots and supported us as fans.true blue aussie through n though thank you for not just singing for the money,he sang all around Australia covering small towns we love him

[@Sunnygirl01]

We Aussies just here knowing what was about to come 😁 I was wondering how long it would be before someone recommended this one. One of my favourite songs ♥️ We always knew him as a rocker, the soul singing was a pleasant surprise. Our boy Jimmy is certainly versatile.

[@fionaward4275]

Chisel's 1st hit. Breakfast at Sweethearts definitely soul/blues....

[@tippa8282]

My favourite all time song back in Australia Powerful working class song👍👍👍👍

[@allyhyde-nawell2909]

Jimmy Barnes ❤❤❤ too many great songs

[@prodigalson5965]

Shivers everytime I play this song.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Every tradie on the road in the 80s had this song blaring out of his car!! Thumbs up for the working class man, and the hard childhood that shaped Jimmy (Swan) Barnes and made him our Australian! 🥰👍

[@hopsta5628]

This song came out when I became a Dad for the first time, I spent endless hours dancing around my loungeroom to this song while holding my new boy. The song reminded me of my Dad, who died too young, and it always inspired me to be a man like he was.

[@tammyyoung6199]

He is in my top three fav singers because of your reactions . Cold is my favorite .

[@axle2327]

Jimmy is the man, Every Aussie knows this song and every time I hear it, it brings a tear to my eye thinking of every "working class man" in my family, specifically my grandfather

[@theghost6412]

The song to every Blue Blooded Aussie who is either a White or mostly Blue Collar worker. And it covers all Aussies, no matter what race, colour or creed. This is a song to every aussie that works their backside off and fingers to the bone.

[@kelvinherbener4639]

Bloody oath mate same my family was a truely hard working class same with a lot of the other families where I grew up we didn't have much but we always had just enough and that was fine with me

[@robertwalters7882]

At an NRL Grand Final on live tv Jimmy sang this song & changed the last verse to "well he loved a little woman, but just don't tell his wife, cause she'll cut his balls off with a 6" carving knife". Classic Jimmy Barnes.

[@aussie_golfer]

The Smile on your face mate makes me so happy! Jimmy is the man!

[@AndyFNQ84]

I keep coming back to this reaction... love your smile when he starts belting it!

[@dashamanstevo5326]

Another one of those songs that comes on in an Australian Pub.... and EVERYONE breaks out in song at the same time!

[@julianaFinn]

Not one person in Australia that doesn't know this song. It's the Australian anthem for the blue collar working man and woman. Classic and legendary. Khe Sahn is another great song.

[@judem1359]

Everyone knows every word to ‘working class man’ - genius!!😁😁😁

[@dianne-bi2el]

Cold Chisel was my favourite band when I was a teenager. Loved Jimmy - he was a wild man.

[@evaadams8298]

Jimmy is total rock!!

[@ralphricart3177]

I grew up in Australia and have been living in Spain for over 30 yrs, but l can't shake this song out of my mind.

[@shazzymapatazzie3117]

As a DJ, this song still goes off when I play it (which is at the end of every gig) Jimmy's voice is so amazing! I wonder, have you heard 'Good Times' with Jimmy and INXS? Also, a very underated song by Cold Chisel is 'Breakfast at Sweethearts'. I was a singer before I was a DJ and I won a lot of comps by singing Jimmy or John! I owe these guys A LOY of money lol

[@davidhandson2429]

Jimmy started out as the front man for Cold Chisel at the age of 17. He was a rocker until about 1995 he then released Soul deep his first soul/Blues album then Soul Deap 2 followed by Rythem and Blues. Check out his Album 30/30 hindsight he does his hits over a 30 year period but he collaborates with other singer's like Tina Arena, Mahalia Barnes, The living end his son David Campbell and others.

[@jackiebarry9328]

I think Soul Deep was around '91 or '92.

[@jiptravolta1]

My mum remembers Jimmy playing a concert at Wagga Wagga in the very late 70's, where he walked on stage with a half full bottle of whiskey, downed that, then drank another good serve from a bottle of Vodka, and couldnt sing a word straight. This was before Cold Chisel were as big as they got. She still to this day says Jimmy Barnes is the best Aussie singer, second to John Farnham, with Ian Moss a close third

[@stevefavell2533]

Probably been mentioned but I'm on my phone and it's hard to search. Fareham, Barnes and I'm pretty sure Diesle was on guitar.. when something is wrong with my baby. It's pretty much the song you've been asking for.

[@stevefavell2533]

@@jackiebarry9328 91 yeah

[@NoplacelikeNarnia]

@@stevefavell2533 He's reacted kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZDEia2GqKxlrcU and there's also his reaction to a live version. :) It's my favourite reaction.

[@user_angelmum]

This sing always reminds me of my Dad . 🇦🇺

[@way2dumb]

Jimmy Barnes grew up in a working class town, in South Australia, in the Town of Elizabeth on the outskirts of the SA capitol City of Adaide. The main industry in Elizabeth (named after Queen Elizabeth II) was the Holden′s car factory, with smaller industrial company's. So Jimmy knew the working class men( and women) very well. His family was working class. In the 1990's one a friend of a friend who had the house Jimmy's family lived in showed us the shed-turned-studio in the backyard where Jimmy and friends played the new music coming out of Britain and wrote their own stuff. Adelaide was a nursery for music due to the influx of British migrants with their music obsessed kids. It still is a breeding ground for the arts, including music. Jimmy earned the right to sing this masterpiece because he lived it as a kid.

[@gibosixx]

An interesting fact for you. Jimmy Barnes is so good, that back in 85, just as this album was coming out, EDDIE VAN HALEN has asked Jimmy to join Van Halen after David Lee Roth has left. Jimmy declined as he wanted to concentrate on his solo career. It means something when a legendary guitarist knocks on your door and wants you to sing in his band. One of the greatest rock bands ever....

[@charlesfritz7327]

He should’ve joined AC/DC

[@Allannah_Of_Rome]

Yeah and just like Farmsey, he wanted to keep his family in Australia and stay true to themselves! 😍

[@moonshaddow55]

So glad he didn't, we wouldn't have Jimmy and he would have to be second fiddle in any other band.

[@sandramckenna9166]

That gesture he makes at 6.36, that you replayed is the Aussie Salute i.e. brushing away a fly! Last Train out of Sydney is a beauty too! Thanks so much!

[@Melbournelost66]

The Australian music industry of the 70s and 80s was our golden era. There were also some gems in the 60s but it’s a whole world to discover for those who don’t know...

[@scottsoltani8389]

This song is played at the end of the 1985 movie Gung Ho with Michael Keaton. The song plays at the end of the movie, it’s one of my new favorite older songs! He’s got a fantastic voice.

[@simonflower3081]

One of the greatest Australian rock anthems of all time

[@rhondanieborak5829]

He grips his attention with his fans being relatable with his lyrics. The power of his voice is unique and music is enjoyed throughout decades. Love love love

[@Aussie00]

Jimmy has an amazing, raw, honest 1 man show (sitting on stage talking) called 'Working class Man". If you get the chance it really is worth watching. His life was pretty rough and sad growing up. His family immigrated from Scotland to Sth Australia in a migrant hostel, those Hostels gave Australia and the world some of the best musicians including AC/DC. Jimmy played in his brothers band at 16 then joined CC in 1973 @ 17yrs old.

[@MrBenjintheengine]

You gotta check out cold chisel flame trees if you haven't already, you gotta.

[@eviekelpie1]

James Dixon Barnes, began singing in 1973, with Cold Chisel. He was just 16!!! He's only 65 now! Yes, he's predominantly known as a rock singer

[@brucelester5316]

SOUL DEEP....SOUL DEEP....SOUL DEEP....SOUL DEEP 2....SOUL DEEP 2...SOUL DEEP 2...SOUL DEEP 2... RHYTHM N BLUES...RHYTHM N BLUES...RHYTHM N BLUES... AND HIS LATER HITS RECORD. UP TO YOU DOM TO INVESTIGATE IF YOU WANT

[@garypeterson8394]

Definitely jimmy's signature track and an anthem for us in Australia.

[@JOVONO]

The song is so American I’m Australian and it’s so American Talking about Elvis and Uncle Sam It was written by Jonathan Cain who was the keyboardist for Journey (an American) And even featured in the American film ‘Gung Ho’ also called ‘Working Class Man’ (directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton) which is about Japanese workers in the American manufacturing industry And not to mention the singer is also Scottish

[@elizabethpilarski1076]

@@JOVONO you couldn't get more Australian with the line about Uncle Sam! We lost men in a war that was not ours. When this was written many were still suffering and their children and grandchildren can still be suffering. He wasn't praising Uncle Sam he was mad at him.

[@tezzrterry7485]

@@JOVONO I always thought it was a cover of an American song. Applies to Oz though.

[@XolaresTiberius]

Vocal, rock, pop and many more

[@kdavies3105]

Jimmy made his name as the lead singer of Cold Chisel, which was classed as a rock band, but i would say even when signing rock with Chisel, there was soul and blues. He's a great storyteller, and vocalist with amazing power, but a really nice person & a great family man along with it. If you asked me, I would say he's a soul singer, because he always sings with so much felling in his voice...you always feel it. If you listen to a Chisel track like "Four Walls" you can here the soul & blues feeling behind it...a really short track that always grabs me emotionally or listen to "All For You"...

[@eastcoasthoney]

Extraordinary man lived an extraordinary life! ..he has a documentary about his life that just makes him even more extraordinary. He started singing live with his wife through covid lockdown and still love hearing his voice...along with Jimmy Farnham.. they don't make them like this anymore I say...

[@CarrieUnderwoodOfficial_]

Thank you for your comment ❤️ How are you doing? It’s nice meeting you here.

[@jgsheehan8810]

Amusing that this Aussie Anthem was written by an American. Jimmy had to pull out all stops to convince Jonathan Cain (Journey) to allow him to release his version first. So great that he did. In later years Jimmy replaced the lyric “Mid Western” with “Australian”

[@richardj225]

good point that I think is lost in a lot of cases, however, it is pretty much Jimmy's song now!

[@kelljA]

Happy to 'cancel" that tidbit.. hahahaha

[@samarakiely2733]

Your correct, his known for his pub rock..... and his blues and soul!!

[@rhondasawosz3821]

All through our lock down during the VID he and his family performed from their home on Facebook xo beautiful

[@heidicoyle7953]

For sure Jimmy is known as a rocker. But like you said he has soul too. His album souldeep is great. Jimmy has a few anthems I think, working class man, khan San, flame trees, cheap wine. Just off the top of my head.

[@gavvisser2176]

Last Frontier, Walk On

[@craigcourtney4209]

Don’t forget you got nothing I want you got nothing I need , it is a big middle finger by cold chisel to the American music industry bosses at the time , about the things that were happening and what they wanted

[@hudsonsled454]

This takes me back to my teenage year's, rocking the cassette tape on my Sony double tape player WITH detachable speakers 😂 so good 👍🇦🇺

[@officialWWM]

1985…I wasn’t born yet 😂😂 dude, you make me feel so old 😂😂

[@ricardoviolanti5780]

Jimmy is a bloody legend 🇦🇺.

[@jimcottee9187]

Years ago in the 70's, up in Darwin rebuilding after Cyclone Tracy, Cold Chisel came to town and rocked our world. Working Class Man became our anthem that very night. On ya Jimmy.

[@MademoiselleRose40]

I'm a bit late to this party, but I saw Jimmy Barnes/Cold Chisel in late 1979, support band for Rod Stewart Do You Think I'm Sexy tour, it was a VFL Park. Scared the crap outta me, I was up in the stands and it MOVED, I thought we were going to crash. Anyway, it was fun! I love watching you enjoy our great Aussie music, but gotta say sometimes I end up bawling, God I miss the 80s, it was FUN! I want to go back and do it again.

[@ScooterK64]

I was lucky enough to see him sing this live last night.Along with all of his other classic hits. He was amazing!!

[@Kazeemi2810]

Where? I'm jealous!

[@ScooterK64]

@@Kazeemi2810 He is the headline act along with John Stephens & Diesel for Red Hot Summer Tour. It was at Roach Estate in the Hunter Valley Vineyards.

[@Kazeemi2810]

@@ScooterK64 Oh wow! Lucky you!! I'm in Adelaide... Hopefully stupid cvd bug will iss poff and travelling becomes easier this year... Cheers mate!

[@janenehewitt6031]

I saw him at red hot summer in Bendigo last weekend! Soooooo good

[@tezzrterry7485]

Being in a small club when Jimmy belts it out, is a shock to your system!

[@janegilmore102]

He is rock. Yes

[@amishgirl1000]

Jimmy is the Aussie king of rock for sure.

[@davemcdonald10]

We love Jimmy and even today in any pub or club u can guarantee if the DJ plays khe sahn the whole building is up singing along and anyone who doesn't is unaustralian

[@snatchman100675]

Jimmy's autobiography working class boy is a great film. Will give you an insight on the depth of that amazing man

[@traceystrettles2633]

Jimmy Barnes just announced a new tour in Australia. His family are joining him and they’re all amazing too. Look his son David Campbell. Different style of singer but fantastic vocal range

[@andyc9431]

This is one of those songs when I get pissed at the pub and find the juke box and put this song on and crank the living shit of it! And belt it out along with Jimmy “He’s a working class maaaaaaaaaan!”

[@artistjoh]

As a former cane cutter at the time this song was released, I love the big emphasis on Queensland sugar cane harvesting. It reminds me of the only time I saw Jimmy out in public with his wife was somewhere around Cairns in North Queensland. That was back in the mid 80’s, and it only just occurred to me - I wonder if he was up there because of filming for this video? BTW, they did look good together as a couple and were obviously very much in love.

[@curiouscath7629]

Awesome ✌️🍷🖤

[@jarodthompson1011]

One of kids next to cane bins is my dad

[@fistovuzi]

sugar cane harvesting is perfect for this song. not only can you get in footage of the hard yakka of the cut, you can also use the burn as a great dramatic backdrop. especially a night burn.

[@georgeibrahim7945]

This is a classic, love this song

[@Gettybooto]

Just move here mate! You would be a star and you would make us better!!!! My family loves you!!!

[@teresaclark3291]

There was a movie that came out in 1986 that starred Michael Keaton called Gung Ho. This song was on the soundtrack.. My favourite Jimmy song is Die to be with you tonight.. love it..

[@peterduncan5826]

You must read his books. Firstly, Working Class Boy and then Working Class Man. It gives you a great insight to this man and his drive for singing.

[@Darrylc73]

JIMMY Barnes and Tina turner, simply the best. Nrl in the 80s.

[@magiclover9346]

The Albums you're looking for are Soul Deep and Soul Deeper. They really show his range

[@Human1living]

With this song.i pray for one boy.i meet to day living on the street without familly. I told myself why i am not rich enought.Thanks Jimmy with your energy and your voice

[@ingridclare7411]

Jimmy is such a nice kind truly decent man.....my son used to go with Jimmy's drummer ( Ray Arnott) at the time to the studio ( we lived in same house) while they were making this album. We still have all the demo/outake tapes....

[@dalewyatt1321]

The burning sugar cane fields were the perfect background for this song.

[@MetaHead]

I met Jimmy when he was finishing a book signing at a mall I had no idea he was even at. Shook my hand and was so humble! Wish I had the balls to ask for a photo but I couldn’t 😆 absolute legend though!

[@bshorrock69]

Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel used to go to the Observer Hotel (under the Sydney Harbour Bridge) and test new material as the Barking Spiders... Some nights there were only about 30 people or less watching the band pump out new material - it was classic...

[@kerrie-annepratt3723]

Jimmy's latest tour and album was a blues album...amazing.

[@biglukey6]

Jimmy Barnes original name was James Swan, his brother John was considered an unbelievable front man who had his own band Fraternity. John was actually asked to be the Cold Chisel front man before Jimmy but knocked it back, Jimmy was then asked and the rest was history.

[@bigoz1977]

This was Jimmy’s anthem for me, I was 8 when this came out. This and Driving wheels are my favourites, and throw in Last frontier of the Barnstorming album. And yeah your right about him being a rocker. Just happens to have a shit load of soul too 😉😊👍🏻

[@kallimoore3817]

I'm so glad you got to Working class Man. The film clip is filmed mostly in Cairns Queensland. Love your reactions. 💞

[@its_Today_]

Steel workers, burning Sugar cane, farmers, family, Sweat 😅 Rocking heart of Oz, vid’s as iconic as song Love TSR finally got this up, Love how he just dies when Jimmy’s Vocal Power hits him Big smiles Hopefully soon more Chisels,

[@davidjohnston2781]

Jimmy Barnes (originally Swan), originally from Glasgow Scotland migrated to Australia as a young boy, just like the Young Brothers from AC/DC did, from these guys, the Aussie Rock sound was formed.....Jimmy said that "when I was born, I came out screaming...and I've been screaming ever since" lol

[@Ozzcaddy]

This song was used in the comedy/drama movie Gung Ho starring Michael Keaton, directed by Ron Howard. The movie was renamed Working Class Man for Australian release. The story portrayed the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation. Its an excellent movie on the American car industry and the pressures of Japanese cars hitting the market. Jimmy Barnes put out an album called Soul Deep, which he covered soul songs by Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff and many more.

[@smashleafinch8733]

This song is like the unofficial Australia anthem with out a doubt every time you go to the pub(bar) this song will come on at least twice a night and every one sings along to it.

[@camsmith4433]

Watched Barnes perform at the Peaches and Cream festival in the 90s. Right on the Murray River on a big sand bar. Good times.

[@natalier7204]

Tommy Thayer from Kiss played guitar on this track

[@sherronburns9409]

You are spot on. Jimmy was a rocker. It wasn't until Soul Deep album that had Stone Cold on it that I heard the soul in his voice. This is absolutely Jimmy's anthem, as You're the voice is to John Farnham. I was 8 years old when this came out, it's in my DNA. Like other people have commented here, every single Aussie knows every single word. Love your reactions!

[@Rohan-ne4pp]

This clip was filmed in Queensland Australia. Was done in the sugar cane fields and was filmed around the burning of the sugar cane and did not allow for multiple takes. Was written by Jonathon Cain from The Baby's and Journey

[@Shannon-Smith]

Man, you can definately sing this song. All of us Aussies do whenever it comes on in the pub.

[@blueray8146]

I have to tell you while filming this they were burning cane fields as they did . When you burn cane snakes come out everywhere and he always tells the story when he was looking behind it was because of snakes lol

[@jasonlogie3863]

Mate I really really do love watching your reactions to our national treasure Jimmy Barnes. You where saying that you weren’t born yet in 1985 when this No1hit on our television our radio’s pubs and nightclubs . I was 14 brother when this come out. Please please keep doing what your doing my brother. Thanks buddy I’ll watch out for your next one soon

[@dianmcconachie3293]

Yea anthem is correct! This still gets belted at every grungey town pub on a night out!!! And evrryone will sing it.

[@michaelfreedman1006]

Classic, Classic, Classie.

[@billpugh1597]

Yes spot on, he started as a rocker

[@garrysalis4312]

I don't know when started but I saw him with Cold Chisel in Sydney at the Bondi Lifesaver 1978 supporting the Angels.🇭🇲💯🎶

[@DavidPola1961]

Early to mid 70's he came to prominence

[@tanyagill8110]

Last weekend here in the Hunter Valley, Australia we had what is called The Red Hot Summer Tour. The line-up goes like this.... Jimmy Barnes, The Hoodoo Gurus, Vikka & Linda Bull (Vikka was sick so we had the pleasure of Mihalia Barnes), Diesel Jon Stevens & Chris Cheney. I was sitting there thinking you would have been in heaven. Amazing concert.

[@marper72]

When this video clip was being filmed in Cairns Far North Queensland. My Aunty Cheufered Jane Barnes and the Kids. One of her most Famous Clients

[@lizbrown2686]

Listen too to Khe San - EVERY Aussie Knows it. Working Class Man, epitomises everything Australian & his first solo hit. Khe San a Chisel Classic - it was (& maybe still is) the Australian Cricket teams anthem.

[@lizbrown2686]

This film clip was shot, in the Queensland sugar cane fields 😍

[@emmagriffioen7534]

Yeah Khe Sahn another brilliant song!

[@LadyFranW]

It's one of those things every Aussie knows; Khe San is the last song of the night. When Khe San is played in the pub it's time for last drinks and staggering home.

[@BassMatt1972]

This was used in the US movie, "Working Class Man", which featured Micheal Keating.. Called "Gung Ho" in the US Release..