John Farhnam BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 1979 Performance!! TheSomaticSinger REACTS!!

[@teresapotter2121]

John Farnham is one of my all time favorites. I’ve watched everything I could possibly find!!!!!!

[@justlinsu]

Much of Australian music and media ignored John due to bad management...but one American born TV Show host of The Don Lane Show on Australian TV loved John and would have him on his show nearly a weekly appearance. At one time one of the guest was Sammy Davis Jnr who after John sang wanted to meet him...John was absolutely dumb struck lol. This performance is still one of the best versions of the song I've ever heard. Great reaction sir.

[@TheSomaticSinger]

Thank you 🙏 Yes he didn’t get props he deserved served but at least now we have the internet now to spread his marvellousness 😊

[@Reefsider-fq4sk]

I love your reactions go as OTT as you want. OMG John sang that fantastically, I've been listening to him for decades and I still get excited and butterflies in my stomach whenever he opens his mouth. I am so grateful for the internet enabling people from all over the world to be introduced to him at last. MORE please.

[@TheSomaticSinger]

@@Reefsider-fq4sk Haha Ok I’ll be OTT for sure next time ha … I’ll do more of John very soon 😀

[@mizpahshearer1659]

John has never had any formal voice training and at the time he was a heavy smoker. Thank you for your fabulous reactions to our Farnsey. Would describing this version of Bridge Over Troubled Water as magnificent be a little too much?❤😊

[@TheSomaticSinger]

No magnificent just about sums it up!! 😊

[@Dr_KAP]

He had lessons later on but none early on. I know of at least two of his coaches possibly a third. Everyone needs a bit of assistance especially when you do musical theatre ❤

[@Laraine3]

@@Dr_KAPexactly right. No one learns advanced skills without modelling themselves off others. It’s how everyone learns.

[@rickandersen2284]

Yep yep yep

[@narellesmith7932]

Beautiful. Understated yet superb ❤ thanks Mate .

[@TheSomaticSinger]

Thank you 🙏

[@Bobbygirl63]

Thank you for this fantastic reaction. I love this song no matter who sings it, but John does it better than anyone I've ever heard. His voice singing this just lifts me up and takes me somewhere magical. I can never listen to him singing this without goose bumps breaking out all over my body. Our Farnsey is the GOAT!!!!

[@TheSomaticSinger]

Thank you 🙏 Yes it’s a one in a million kind of voice 😊

[@joanmonaghan8428]

Yes, I agree. John is one of the best male singers ever. To me he is the best. But I know I am biased, I just love the guy.😍😍

[@carolynh8866]

We all go OTT when we listen to John Farnham. How can you not. He is incredible. He had been around for 12 years already by 1979. If you would like to see a really young John 18 years old check out his performance of a song he wrote as a teenager. Even as a teenager he already had those vocal chops. He was yet to develop his wonderful stage presence and back then the TV shows used the recordings and the artists had to lip sync... and he was a terrible lip syncer. A talent he never seemed to be able to master....so he insisted on always performing live. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYO1h5Z-iJ56iLM

[@jayneattherock1083]

Yes, 'In My Room' great song, - he was 16 when he wrote it, can you believe that? now when I hear it I wonder who was the 16 year old girl who broke his heart all those years ago, -

[@janwatson7981]

No training, just pure natural talent.

[@thomasnewton5919]

Not true. He's a trained plumber.

[@janwatson7981]

@@thomasnewton5919 so he knows how to keep his pipes clear!, good trade for a singer!

[@gavii71]

🤣🤣🤣

[@janwatson7981]

@@thomasnewton5919 that means he knows how to keep his pipes (voice) clean

[@iceberg5220]

@@thomasnewton5919 Classic !

[@Jojomac-ix7oi]

John's voice just draws you into the song, no matter what he's singing. Great reaction. Thank you 😊

[@TheSomaticSinger]

Thank you 🙏

[@AnnieD.1982]

Hello there Jojo 👋 😊 Hope you are well. We can never stay away from John for long!! ❤❤

[@Jojomac-ix7oi]

@AnnieD.1982 No, we can't. Gotta have our daily fix. Hi Annie. Have missed you all a bit in chats and things... I hope you're well. I've been doing the motherly thing... you know, driving 4 hours to pick the youngest daughter up from the airport, go to work, listen to everyone else's problems... A good dose of John always brings back my sanity. Haha! ❤️

[@AnnieD.1982]

@@Jojomac-ix7oi I have missed a bit lately too. Those live chats have been fun with you and the others 😊 Spending lots of time with mum with all that is going on. It has been really good 💕 More tests for her next week so keeping positive. What a good mum you are! Hope you get some more time to relax a bit and get some more of that addictive Farnsey magic. A day without a song from John just isn't worth living as far as I'm concerned 😅 Take care and catch you again soon ❤️ ❤️

[@Jojomac-ix7oi]

@AnnieD.1982 How is your Mum . Staying positive is the best way to be. John played a very big part in bringing me back to having a positive outlook on everything, and listening to him every day keeps me boosted. I am very thankful to him for giving me back that part of my life that I'd been missing for quite a long time. Your mum has a wonderful daughter, and she is so lucky to have you. I really hope her test results will be good. You take care as well. Love chatting to you. ❤️

[@AnnieD.1982]

Thank you. Great reaction! Love your enthusiasm for John 😊 The passion in this performance gets me every time. Farnsey is the GOAT, in my opinion. He can sing anything 😊❤❤ I look forward to you listening to more of his amazing work 👍

[@TheSomaticSinger]

Thank you 🙏 Yes I’ll definitely do more reactions very very soon - Love him! 😊

[@AnnieD.1982]

Awesome!! Can't wait 😊​@@TheSomaticSinger

[@delmarae100]

John was born in Dagenham, Essex.

[@winsomeblandford1076]

John is so young here. You can hear what his voice would become❤

[@AussieDebb]

Fantastic reaction to our gorgeous John. Have you heard him sing Georgia? You'll love it. ❤️💗🤩 No training just pure natural talent ❤️🥰💗

[@TheSomaticSinger]

I haven’t actually - I shall take a look 👀 Thanks for the heads up!! ⬆️

[@briangill4000]

👋👋

[@jayneattherock1083]

Enjoyed your reactions, thankyou, John's voice is like honey, great song for him,

[@TheSomaticSinger]

Thank you 🙏 Yes!!! 💯 agreed this is a perfect song to showcase his voice 😊

[@jenniferroberts6093]

Best version ever

[@coreenavenn4235]

I love John singing this. He does a duet of Granada that Pavarotti sang

[@stix2485]

Love your Farnzy reactions. You can never be too much when marvelling at John's vocals. He is the greatest male singer so go hard. :)

[@TheSomaticSinger]

Ok I will do next time then 😂😂

[@stix2485]

@@TheSomaticSinger Watch 'Who's Loving You' Live with Human Nature 50th Birthday Concert / 'Georgia'. Notes higher than MJ as a child. :)

[@geraldblaney9764]

Another of our Aussie stars that was actually american is Marcia hines. Our queen of rock .

[@WilliamBrooks-ye9es]

Great reaction! We love our John down under and we also adored our Olivia … you must react to Please Don’t Ask Me by John and Olivia Newton John, from The Main Event. I think it was the final night of the show. Brilliant !!

[@gigisplayground4657]

Love watching you continuing to discover and just love and appreciate our incredible voice! He has performed with some of the most legendary performers out there 🥹❤️ I mean how many others have been privileged enough to perform with Ray Charles? ESP aussies? He’s performed with Tom Jones, Céline Dion, cold play, Queen! I’m sure there are a tonne more but off the top of my head, the biggest stars… As a young man he got to sing in front of Sammy Davis junior too. Would love you to just watch a live version of an original song he wrote with his record producer and renowned keyboard player and composer called “In Days to come” - he references a few famous songs in the song, most notably “Imagine”.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

John is from the UK, grew up in aus. Apprentice plumber to 19 year old pop star, in the 60's. Not originally trained, had a lot of great artists around him since. Vanetta Fields is a singing teacher. Watch them together with Amazing Grace. He can do just about everything, see Granada, with opera trained and stage singer Anthony Warlow, in the Main Event concerts. Also with Olivia Newton-John, please don't ask me. He sang with Ray Charles. Did a duet with Jimmy Barnes. Played JC in J C Superstar. Since his mouth Cancer he May be Done, but he's done enough. More than enough. Sings at home, still cracking jokes, breeds and rides his horses on his farm.

[@personofearth5076]

You're a beautiful man. He belongs to both of our nations and the thought that one day John won't be here is almost unfathomable. That will be a very sad day for Australia as the world witnesses a whole nation in tears. We absolutely adore him here in Australia.

[@TheSomaticSinger]

@@personofearth5076 yes he’s so beloved there for sure - I bet he has a mountain of fans outside Australia too - the internet does a wonderful job of allowing everyone to experience “The Voice” ☺️☺️

[@personofearth5076]

@@TheSomaticSinger He deserves every bit of the attention that the world is giving him. Cheers my friend.