Jimmy Barnes And Tina Turner | (Simply) The Best (Official Video) Reaction 

The Australian Rugby League was going fully proffesional in the 80's. An incredibly popular product needed to go to the next level. A genius said "simply the best," captured the essence of the journey. They paid Tina a small fortune, but it was peanuts compared to the phenomenon it created. Adding Jimmy Barnes was the most natural next step. Whoever had the idea could never be paid enough.

They complimented each other's voice so well, this duo was elite!! RIP QUEEN Tina one thing is for sure you were simply best in real life! Thank you for sharing your gift with the world 💙💙💙

Jimmy also covers Tina's hit 'River deep Mountain high' which is just as good. It's also shows how similar they are vocally like you said. Absolutely loving your current spotlight on our Aussie Artists 🇦🇺

Roger Davies, an Australian took over the management of Tina in 1979 which lead to her greatest successes including Grammys Tina has had a terrific connection to Australia since then including starring alongside Mel Gibson in a Mad Max movie. Great soundtrack and more success for her including this duet for rugby league Australia. Cheers k

This was done for the australian rugby league. It's the anthem of league now. She has a great relationship with australia

Mate watching you react to our Aussie legends an old school gems always puts a smile on my face, keep em coming 👍

As an Aussie listening to this, you are automatically transported back in time to 1993 NRL Grand Final.

"...those are my two favorite singers of all time, Jimmy Barnes & John Farnham.." Congratulations Bluey, you've just become an Ozzy.

Look at you knowing all our local Aussie artists 😂🇦🇺

God damn it, I’d almost forgotten how much of an absolute SNACK Johnny Diesel was in the 90’s. Blessed be, coming of age in this era 😝🥰

This anthem made Tina Turner an honorary Aussie, love it💜

It is so damn cool you spotted Diesel in there. You are really getting to know Aussie music royalty, ma man. Next up: Suze DeMarchi from Baby Animals. The grittiest female voice in Australia. Heh heh.

This duet is addictive lol. Thanks Tina Turner, for a lifetime of the best music and all the wanderful memories that went along with them .❤And Jimmy .

If ever there was a perfect collaboration in the history of music... it's these 2. In one word, they're flawless ❤🔥

They are like one voice .... one the feminine aspect and the other the masculine aspect. They blend so perfectly. 😍

Your joy at spotting Johnny there was priceless.

you know a guy really can sing, if he can keep up with tina.... biggest respect for jimmy.....

Fascinates me, when you said, and I totally agree with you ,“ They sound like the male and female equivalent of each other.” Why in the world, including the USA is only discovering Jimmy recently ??? He’s been singing here in Australia since he was a teenager, his voice, now in his 60s, is as good and as strong as ever.

Every Rugby League fan in the World, knows this song!😊😊😊

Lol. Is that Johnny? Welcome to Aus, mate. Continue your Aussie journey with Linda and Vika Bull and then move on to the Black Sorrows. Try Kate Ceberano too. There is so much good music in Australia.

I've never heard anyone sing like Tina. It's as if she's singing for her life. Perfect pairing with Jimmy Barnes, a singer who can stand up to her vocals with ease. Spot on, the 'male and female equivalent of each other.'

You are right, Jimmy doesn’t scream but has belting power, such a great pairing and fantastic song, I remember when this version came out. Johnny Diesel is Jimmy Barnes’s brother-in-law.

I am THRILLED you did this. Love this version of the song. This was a special remake of it.

This.is.the.shit. 🙌 I’m loving your reactions!! Australian people love you

Jimmy Barnes tells of sneaking in to see Ike & Tina Turner in Adelaide when he was a youngster. This would have been magic for him. As others have said this was fro a promo commercial for football, Australian Rugby League (now known as NRL). Tina had done two seasons campaigns previously, wonderfully successful campaigns still much loved. Well spotted on the Johnny Diesel appearance.

Quick history of this song. Originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler in 1988 as The Best, It was later covered by Tina Turner in 1989. The Turner cover has been used in many commercials. In 1992 Turner recorded this duet with Jimmy Barnes for the NRL which has since become the games anthem.

The Ying and Yang of Soul and Rock/ Gospel. Simply the Best.

Johnny Diesel was so young when he hit the stratosphere. He was already Jimmy Barnes brother-in-law, even in those early days. They married sisters. Wow, now there’s another generation making music!

An American watching things we hear all the time in Australia is weirdly comforting to me. Like a comfy blanket.

It was done for football commercial in Australia Tina also stared in a movie down here called Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome peace out.

This Tina Turner hit & What u Get is What u see were both used as the NRL promo ads back in the day. Tina even sang Simply the Best at the grand final one year between Brisbane (Brizbin or Brizzy ) v the St George Dragons. Also as i was conceived, born & raised in the Great Southern Land & grew up with our pub rock genre. My mum loves Barnsy as well as Chisel but my dad reckons he screams too lol

7:15 Loved you recognised Johnny instantly hahaha. Speaking of guitarists for Jimmy, please check out his lead guitarist for Cold Chisel, *Ian Moss* and his song _”Tucker’s Daughter”_ , know you’ll love it 💯☺️👍🏾👍🏾!

There’s a video titled: Child chisel - “bow river”. If you haven’t seen it I’d be doing myself a favour and getting my lookers on that asap

Love your reaction. Your passion to share great music is so appreciated. You are an Aussie at heart.

Thank you for acknowledging Jimmy’s talent his voice has substance but my god Tina Turner is also an awesome talent I love watching her live!! She sounds the same and her performances beat any modern day entertainer, she rocked it!!

Mate when the restrictions are all over, you obviously have to come to Oz to do a doco on all your favourite Aussie artists!!

Tina has spent a lot of time in Australia, and I agree Tina and Jimmy are each other’s vocal contemporary. Keep up the amazing reactions

They love and respect each other's ability. You can see that. Perfect duet

Ain't no mountain high enough with Barnsey yu need to see it bud

They did this duet for a Ruby League campaign and it's never been topped since. The song captured the spirit of the game. Tina is a deadset legend.

You said it bro, their voices compliment each other so well, both have rang and power with a bit of gravel thrown in there. This version gives me shivers when they hit those change ups.

Love it their voices are so good together. Jimmy has stated that when was a youngster he had a crush on Tina, so I bet he loved doing this.

I can't believe I forgot about this one until now. This song was huge when it came out. US Aussie love Tina such an amazing voice, definitely one of the best 💕 I was only a kid when this came out, she was the great singer ever, we all wanted to be just like her.

Oh yeah :) your musicality is second to none man! Love how quickly you've gathered these Aussies into your 'soul family'...just awesome! Jimmy Barnes and Keith Urban do an amazing studio number as well.....

FYI- Venetta Fields, the African American backup singer for John Farnham, for years and years was previously a backup singer for Ike and Tina Turner before coming to Australia to appear in the stage production of Hair

All those who worked with Tina on the NRL project, all spoke very highly of her. She was friendly, giving, down to earth and natural and all of course were in awe of her. Australia was very blessed to have had her in our lives, even just for a short time. Sad loss for the whole world.

WOW! Not seen this before... I have had the enormous privilege of seeing Tina performing quite a few times when she toured the UK. The best live performer I have ever seen, she always gave every drop of sweat to her marvellous singing, dancing and sheer stage presence. Thank you, thank you, thank you..💐💐💐

Tina and Jimmy. Two sides of the same coin. They were awesome together.

Jimmy was not in the original. This was a special promo version for the Aussie rugby leage grand final in the early 90's. Legendary ❤

The vocal powerhouse. Can't get enough listening to this duets. Vocal ranges, awesome clear n raw. Rest in peace Queen of Rock n Roll

Jimmy Barnes and Tina Turner are the most absolutely perfect combination it is possible to imagine, and they bounce off each other as they take it to the next level. It is obvious too that Tina is loving finding a voice that can match her in every way. Their musical chemistry is simply amazing. Truly the best!

Loving all these Aussie singer reactions. Thank You! AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE!

They are having a great time singing together that is simply the best !

One person you should check out is John Swan of Swanee in "Temporary heartbreak" and "If I was a carpenter. John Swan is Jimmy Barnes' older brother. He has a powerful voice as well. Well worth a listen!!

I really love this. This is a dream pairing. Tina and Jimmy are amazing together. Their voices complement each other. You can see how much they like each other too, great rapport. I think you can tell Jimmy's a really nice guy. Yes and Diesel is there too. I reckon Tina had a good time when she was in Australia.

Yep, I agree, the male and female equivalent of each other. They bring out the best of each other. Diesel solo guitar in his own right. Great guitarist, 'only the best'!

1992. What a year. This was such an amazing anthem for Rugby League. Catchy, uplifting, inspiring, I don't think I have ever heard a single Aussie ever diss this song. And of course 1992 was the first time my team won the grand final. COME ON BRONCOS!!!! This year for sure!!!!

Tina was one of jimmy's idols when he was a kid.

This is just next level.... We in Australia have known about this for years....

It was an Aussie that resurrected Tina's career and she even became an ambassador for our NRL football and became loved by average Aussies. She spent lot's of time here and got to know many of our singers.

This is rock royalty Oz style - Tina has a big connection with Australia - starring role in one of the Mad Max movies ‘Beyond Thunderdome’.

It’s great that you’re showcasing the great talent we have in Australia. The latest journey into this talent takes me right back to my younger years, and just confirms to me that music simply isn’t the same these days. I should tell you, you shouldn’t be surprised to see Johnny Diesel (also known as Mark Lisotte) in many of Jimmy’s projects. He’s his brother-in-law, and clearly love and respect each other. Right after watching this video, I came across an interview of Jimmy promoting his latest project on a chat show that I’ve already seen. You might be interested as Tina passed away this very day and he was asked about working with her. It’s also surprising that one of the hosts made the same comment as you about them being the male and female versions of each other! Keep up the good work!

ALL THE BEST OF TINA TURNER AND JIMMY BARNES.... 1989 - 1990 ❤

Driving wheels, Jimmy classic. Pure oz rock. Chisel live was fantastic

Mark Lizotte aka Diesel is an American-born Australia singer-songwriter and guitar legend who also happens to be a brother-in-law to Jane & Jimmy Barnes. I can only imagine how the music and lyrics would be pumping when this vastly talented family gets together…there ain’t no second prize as they’re all…it’s right on the tip of my tongue…Brilliant!!!!

As an Aussie of course I knew this duet well.. I thought. Not until watching this reaction Nick did my appreciation and respect for Tina Turner go to another level. Teaches me not to take all these wonderful artists you're showcasing for granted. Cheers.

I find it adorably ironic that the name of _Tip Of My Tongue_ was on the tip of yours talking about it. Love this version of the song. You're 100% right, their voices are like the male and female version of each other.

They're absolute heaven together and just the every goose bump imaginable. This Aussie loved your reaction and thank you for showcasing some of our insane talent.

It's actually a Bonnie Tyler song originally. Then Tina covered it and a couple years later the National Rugby League here in Australia got her to record with Jimmy for their advertising campaign... and BOOM!

Hi from Sydney Australia loving the programs and your reactions are very enjoyable to witness.👏👏👏 I had to comment on your comment about the two being the male, female version of each other because your so true. I'm glad to see your excitement and enthusiasm towards some of our greatest cheers, The Good Lord has shared some phenomenal beings. 🙏🇦🇺

This song was used for Australian football (NRL) a long time ago. This takes me back.

To be Honest this version of the song is my favourite. and YES they ARE the equivalent of the male and female version of each other. Glad you have cottened on to Johnny Diesel, he is very underarrated.

Jimmy saw Tina in concert with Ike when was was young and then he just knew what he wanted to do, she inspired him it was his dream come true when he got sing with her.

I had to watch this again after hearing Zan Rowe's take 5 interview with Jimmy. Gives a new appreciation of how he felt singing with his idol

I absolutely Adore Tina Turner she is a surviver! Saw her live when I was a kid and she was incredible her outfit her dancing everything was amazing!! Love this every Aussie knows this song too linked to our Rugby Games for a while. I also Love soul music totally agree with you Jimmy doesnt scream he has soul.

Brings back great memories this song. The pinnacle of Australian Rugby league . Tina became the voice of the league during the Winfield cup and it was only natural to get an Aussie legend like Jimmy to jump in on this great song. What a great time it was

I recently have a greater appreciation of Barnesy after discovering Cold Chisel. That's a great band and Jimmy can sing. Cheap whine and a 3 legged goat anyone?

Tina Turner spent a lot of time in Australia back in the 90's, this song was the anthem for the NRL (National Rugby League0 competition in Australia back then.

If you want Willson Picket or Otis Redding vibes, the Aussies have got that covered too. The Teskey Brothers. A good song to start with would be “Rain” - A Color Show

This song used to come on for Friday night football. I remember i was probably 4 or 5, and Dad would watch the footy in the loungeroom with my uncles, and me and my mum would watch movies on a tiny little tv in the kitchen. Mum would doze off in the kitchen and I would always sneak into the loungeroom with the boys and sit on my dads lap and cheer on our team (Canterbury Bulldogs btw lol). The memories seem a little ghetto now when i think of Mum asleep on the kitchen floor. But my Dad is long passed now, and this is a memory I had forgotten. Thanks for reminding me❤️

This is all about Australian Rugby League . Tinas amazing songs were adopted as NRL anthems. She also does another one of her songs - What You Get is What you See and it has an amazing film clip featuring lots of hunky NRL players before waxing, lasering and manscaping were invented 😂😄

Tina was absolutely Massive in Australia and with Rugby League she was part of the greatest sporting campaign of all time. RIP Tina Turner look up Tina and Rugby league and you will see Australia love her like she was our own

This particular song has always done something to me that I can’t talk about on a public platform 🤣

I remember this releasing when inwas no older than around 8.. and any time it plays I felt invincible!

Tina came to Australia to do a promotional ad for our National Rugby League season. She sang Simply The Best. Her performance at the Grand Final Game was legendary. I think she did some concerts as well. The session with Jimmy in the studio is just so good. What a team. May I suggest that you are 'Simply The Best' 'Reactor' lol Coming out and defending those gutsy notes from our Jimmy, agree 100% ps Johnny is related to Jimmy by marriage.

Without a doubt, the most st perfectly matched duet EVER! MASSIVE Barnsey fan, and when he paired with Tina, as arguably the best rock female vocalist, well absolute perfection. The fact that you recognised Diesel, blew my mind. I'm a massive fan of his too.... I believe he's terribly underated, and deserves sp much more credit for his body of work! Great reaction brother!

What a treat i did not know of this recording ,It was epic.

just love how they look so happy that is soul music

I agree with you about the "screaming" comment, if he were screaming he'd have no voice by now. Barnesy is a phenomenal singer!!

I’m really glad you talked about people say Jimmy’s screaming, he’s not but he certainly has got that gravel in his voice that I love to hear. 🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇺🇸🕺🏻💃🎸☘️

Male and female of each other was exactly what I was thinking as well. I'm pretty sure jimmy wasn't in the original because they you to play this song for the footy years ago and I've never heard this version before. Love it.

Man, this video is giving me so much joy today. RIP Tina 😢

This song has ALWAYS been my fav of Tinas’, for all these years since she released it. But oh my good god!! The chemistry between these two is phenomenal!! Crazy! What a wonderful gift I have received tonight! ❤️‍🔥 to discover a new joy..I thank you from my soul!! Peace and Joy. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

What a great mix of our two great music talents. Simply the best. Tina came to Oz to do some ads for the rugby association in which this song featured. That's all I know for sure.

Jimmy’s vibrato is amazing and Tina is just awesome

Just to give some context Tina Turner was the flavour of the month in Australia for quite a while. Some of her songs were used in ads for Rugby League Football. This also sparked a lot of interest in the US for the sport and the State of Origin teams actually came to the US and played an exhibition match. Not to mention she co-starred in Mad Max 3 alongside Mel Gibson she had a hit single "Thunderdome" from the movie as well. she really has a well deserved fan base over here.

Jimmy is a brilliant singer. Cold chisel songs are iconic in any bar you go to

Two great rock icons........real people

Great song, they both compliment each other well and look like they are having fun

Love how Barnesy hits the word "word" in "hang on every word you say". It's dirty and I love it :-D