Well Tina Arena has very little if anything to do with Australia anymore :oP
>
> 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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