September 3, 2023 • 5 mins
John Farnham has fiercely protected his hit song You're The Voice from commercial use until now.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Put on your dance and shift.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Don't give me your best shot. That she is the
deputy editor at the Daily Oss. One day she'll be
the editor. Although I shouldn't say these plans out loud should.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Make you sound like a backstone.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
I told you that m Lesbie is here.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Hello, good morning, and what a morning our unofficial national anthem,
you're the voice. John Farnham's track is now the sound
of the Yes campaign in the.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Nineteen sixty seven referendum over nineteen kind of Australians both
yes and crying already.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
It's so rousing.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
This song is just the song is one thing that's
so rousing. But the imagery is so interesting. It looks
at the gun buy back, it looks at Kathy Freeman,
it looks at us all as giant communities fighting the fires. Well,
that's what we can do if we want it.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Really, it's stills like a national pride. I've always been
a yes guy from day one. I was a Yes
guy back in nineteen ninety nine. You remember when they
were going to put the preamble in the front, so
it was the Republican thing. But in the preamble it
said recognizing Aborigines as I said back in nineteen ninety
nine is that they were here first and migrants and
(01:20):
that's made this country great and we said no to that.
I still don't understand why we said no. But the
problem is it gets so bogged down. I don't really
want to talk about this too much on the air
because I don't want to be because people are saying, oh,
the elites seem to know all this. I'm not an elite.
I'm not a labor vader. The thing is, though, what
I found about this, it's just been so obfiscated by
the no thing, and like if you buy a car
(01:42):
or a house or anything, there's going to be doubts.
I bought my last three houses that I've never got
a building inspection. I've never got and I'm not saying
to do that. But I've read this thing over a
billion times now, and yes it's got a lot, it's
a lot of words in there, but there is no
we're in it that it says I'm going to lose
my house or I'm going to have to pay a
(02:03):
billion dollars to go to worship.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
We've seen, just like the moments depicted in this ad,
so much sort of fear mongering. But for those who
haven't seen it, and you know, I really challenge anyone
to watch it and not feel something. It's three minutes.
It's so deeply emotive, but it does sort of it
follows this family through the years as they kind of
witness these key moments play out in Australian history, you know,
from the nineteen sixty seven referendum to count Aboriginal people
(02:28):
in the senses, the Marbo decision, Kathy Freeman's gold, the
gun reform of nineteen sixty six, the two thousand and
eight apology from Kevin Rudd, to the marriage equality plebiscite.
There's all these moments that you kind of reflect on,
maybe the fear and doubt or negativity of the time,
and how we sort of persevered and came together and
got through and how it made us a better country.
(02:48):
And this ad really speaks to that.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Doesn't It also felt when I watched the ad. I mean,
as you say, be hard not to have your heart
swell looking at it, but I think that's how many
of us felt the minute this was announced. That's been
chipped away at and this is a reminder of how
simple the question is.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Yeah, it truly is. I think this is the best
thing that's happened to THEES campaign in a while. This
is what they've really needed to kind of reclaim that momentum.
And John Farnham, you know, a national treasure. He's been
so protective of this song. He has never agreed to
let it be used in any advertising or marketing before.
Now no money has changed hands between the Yes side
and John Farnham. And he believes in what's being asked
(03:29):
of us, and that's why he's done this. He says,
you know that this song changed his life and that
he hopes that now it might help in some small
way to change the lives of our first nations.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
But I've noticed that the paper they're chipping away at
that as well because saying I know he has used
it before in the past, which is true, but I'm
not you. I just find what we're sweating the Tintaxi.
And then Peter Dunnan has come out and said we're
going to have our own referend.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Well, bizarrely, in events, that's going to be the same.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
If they put the same wording in their referendum, it's
going to be exactly the same.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Well, I feel a lot of the No campaign is
now going to collapse under that promise of a referendum
if the Coalition win the next selection, because it sort
of muddies the waters even further. But you know, I
think that music really this country, especially in Australia. It
is so powerful and it speaks to us when we
have a national treasure like John Farnham sort of throw
(04:22):
themselves behind this. I think he's someone with such a
broad demographic of fans and you know, probably a lot
of crossover of people who are either undecided or might
be thinking about voting no, and this could be really
powerful in kind of taking to those people who are
undecided this idea of a simple proposition and a big
faith in it.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Put your faith in it, and it says step up
and help us make history. Be the right side of history.
It's very powerful.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
To change your constitution is a big deal. Like mathe
that's got a footy club and they try to change
their constitution. Oh my god, that thing's a pain in
their neck. And that's just a local footage.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Just at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
And I understand that people would have fears and stuff, but.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
How can we not include our First Nations in the content.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
I'm not here to preach. You do whatever you want,
but I know in my heart, I know what what
what side of history are we?
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Yeah, and I think it's you know, for people who
are on the fence, that's perfectly understandable.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Don't beat yourselves up.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
But I think it's on us to educate ourselves to
understand more. There are so many resources out there if
you are confused. The AEC website has stacks and stacks
of really helpful resources. The Daily Odds where I work,
follow us on Instagram at the Daily Ours, we're going
to be covering it really in depth, and you know, yeah,
it's all there for you.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
It's not over complicated exactly.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Don't You'll be editor before you know it. I mean sorry,
it's thank you. M check out in the Daily Os
Put on your dance and shift.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Don't give me your best shot. That she is the
deputy editor at the Daily Oss. One day she'll be
the editor. Although I shouldn't say these plans out loud should.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Make you sound like a backstone.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
I told you that m Lesbie is here.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Hello, good morning, and what a morning our unofficial national anthem,
you're the voice. John Farnham's track is now the sound
of the Yes campaign in the.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Nineteen sixty seven referendum over nineteen kind of Australians both
yes and crying already.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
It's so rousing.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
This song is just the song is one thing that's
so rousing. But the imagery is so interesting. It looks
at the gun buy back, it looks at Kathy Freeman,
it looks at us all as giant communities fighting the fires. Well,
that's what we can do if we want it.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Really, it's stills like a national pride. I've always been
a yes guy from day one. I was a Yes
guy back in nineteen ninety nine. You remember when they
were going to put the preamble in the front, so
it was the Republican thing. But in the preamble it
said recognizing Aborigines as I said back in nineteen ninety
nine is that they were here first and migrants and
(01:20):
that's made this country great and we said no to that.
I still don't understand why we said no. But the
problem is it gets so bogged down. I don't really
want to talk about this too much on the air
because I don't want to be because people are saying, oh,
the elites seem to know all this. I'm not an elite.
I'm not a labor vader. The thing is, though, what
I found about this, it's just been so obfiscated by
the no thing, and like if you buy a car
(01:42):
or a house or anything, there's going to be doubts.
I bought my last three houses that I've never got
a building inspection. I've never got and I'm not saying
to do that. But I've read this thing over a
billion times now, and yes it's got a lot, it's
a lot of words in there, but there is no
we're in it that it says I'm going to lose
my house or I'm going to have to pay a
(02:03):
billion dollars to go to worship.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
We've seen, just like the moments depicted in this ad,
so much sort of fear mongering. But for those who
haven't seen it, and you know, I really challenge anyone
to watch it and not feel something. It's three minutes.
It's so deeply emotive, but it does sort of it
follows this family through the years as they kind of
witness these key moments play out in Australian history, you know,
from the nineteen sixty seven referendum to count Aboriginal people
(02:28):
in the senses, the Marbo decision, Kathy Freeman's gold, the
gun reform of nineteen sixty six, the two thousand and
eight apology from Kevin Rudd, to the marriage equality plebiscite.
There's all these moments that you kind of reflect on,
maybe the fear and doubt or negativity of the time,
and how we sort of persevered and came together and
got through and how it made us a better country.
(02:48):
And this ad really speaks to that.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Doesn't It also felt when I watched the ad. I mean,
as you say, be hard not to have your heart
swell looking at it, but I think that's how many
of us felt the minute this was announced. That's been
chipped away at and this is a reminder of how
simple the question is.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Yeah, it truly is. I think this is the best
thing that's happened to THEES campaign in a while. This
is what they've really needed to kind of reclaim that momentum.
And John Farnham, you know, a national treasure. He's been
so protective of this song. He has never agreed to
let it be used in any advertising or marketing before.
Now no money has changed hands between the Yes side
and John Farnham. And he believes in what's being asked
(03:29):
of us, and that's why he's done this. He says,
you know that this song changed his life and that
he hopes that now it might help in some small
way to change the lives of our first nations.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
But I've noticed that the paper they're chipping away at
that as well because saying I know he has used
it before in the past, which is true, but I'm
not you. I just find what we're sweating the Tintaxi.
And then Peter Dunnan has come out and said we're
going to have our own referend.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Well, bizarrely, in events, that's going to be the same.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
If they put the same wording in their referendum, it's
going to be exactly the same.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Well, I feel a lot of the No campaign is
now going to collapse under that promise of a referendum
if the Coalition win the next selection, because it sort
of muddies the waters even further. But you know, I
think that music really this country, especially in Australia. It
is so powerful and it speaks to us when we
have a national treasure like John Farnham sort of throw
(04:22):
themselves behind this. I think he's someone with such a
broad demographic of fans and you know, probably a lot
of crossover of people who are either undecided or might
be thinking about voting no, and this could be really
powerful in kind of taking to those people who are
undecided this idea of a simple proposition and a big
faith in it.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Put your faith in it, and it says step up
and help us make history. Be the right side of history.
It's very powerful.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
To change your constitution is a big deal. Like mathe
that's got a footy club and they try to change
their constitution. Oh my god, that thing's a pain in
their neck. And that's just a local footage.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Just at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
And I understand that people would have fears and stuff, but.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
How can we not include our First Nations in the content.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
I'm not here to preach. You do whatever you want,
but I know in my heart, I know what what
what side of history are we?
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Yeah, and I think it's you know, for people who
are on the fence, that's perfectly understandable.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Don't beat yourselves up.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
But I think it's on us to educate ourselves to
understand more. There are so many resources out there if
you are confused. The AEC website has stacks and stacks
of really helpful resources. The Daily Odds where I work,
follow us on Instagram at the Daily Ours, we're going
to be covering it really in depth, and you know, yeah,
it's all there for you.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
It's not over complicated exactly.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Don't You'll be editor before you know it. I mean sorry,
it's thank you. M check out in the Daily Os
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