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Happening 72: Johnny Farnham performs 'For Once in My Life'

1972

Happening 72: Johnny Farnham performs 'For Once in My Life'

1972

  • NFSA IDZBN1P97B
  • TypeTelevision
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormSeries
  • GenresVariety show
  • Year1972

John Farnham performs 'For Once in My Life' on the final episode of Happening 72, marking the end of an era in Australian television.

Farnham, the reigning King of Pop at the time, appropriately performs the closing song, his cover of the Motown hit ‘For Once in My Life’, the opening track on his fifth studio album Johnny (1971).

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Courtesy Johnny Young Music

John Farnham performs 'For Once in My Life' on the final episode of Happening 72, marking the end of an era in Australian television.

Farnham, the reigning King of Pop at the time, appropriately performs the closing song, his cover of the Motown hit ‘For Once in My Life’, the opening track on his fifth studio album Johnny (1971).

Courtesy of
Courtesy Johnny Young Music
  • Performer
    John Farnham
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