I'm actually amazed that Jim hasn't worked with him in the past. "Whispering Jack" and "Bat Out Of Hell" are pretty much the best selling albums in Australian history. Jim could have worked with him back in his prime. I imagine "Age of Reason" or "You're The Voice" and I imagine Johnny taking on "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through". It would be an awesome collaboration, certainly, but even if he were to cover something. It seems to be all the rage at the moment down here, cover albums from Tina Arena and the bloke who won Idol one year, and a few others.
> Oh man, lives across the road from Whispering Jack
> himself??
>
> And he'd know Jim Steinman's work for sure. And the way I
> see it, it's been 5 years since the last large scale John
> farnham best of, so it's OBVIOUSLY time for the record
> company to pump out another one :o). The last two have had
> a great new collaboration on them, so I don't see why the
> next one shouldn't have a cover of FCOL.
>
> It'd be better than those bullshit "Great Australian
> Songbook" pieces of crap he's decided to start doing.
>
>
> >
> > My fave John Farnham recording is "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> > from 1992. He does the meanest "Gethsemane". I sat there
> > with chills. Another thing, an old friend of mine lives
> > across the road for him but as if he's going to knock on
> > the door and say "Hi, you should record FCOL by Jim
> > Steinman." ("Who?" "He writes songs for Meatballs". "Ohhh,
> > yes. Yes, right. Come in.") I'd also love if Anthony
> > Callea would record a Steinman song. His "Prayer" is one
> > of the best live performances I have ever seen.
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