Jimmy Barnes Performs Scottish Song In Memory Of His Friend, Jock Zonfrillo | Reaction 

Bawling my eyes out all over again. Thank you for doing this. I don't think there was a dry eye in Australia the night this aired. R.I.P. Jock 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

Unrelated to this video, but I thought you might like to know the news today, John Farnham’s son has said that John is now cancer free and has been seen singing and dancing around the house. That is all.

He died of heart failure, it's the biggest killer in Australia, and in my family! Thank you for sharing this, I am half Scots and Jimmy Barnes singing Loch Lomond, and including the bagpipes has made my day - there's never enough Jimmy Barnes, we love Jimmy! 🤗

Jock was a chef on the Australian MasterChef (not a contestant and not on US MasterChef). He and Jimmy shared Scottish heritage and were great mates.

This was so sad but a beautiful tribute. Some good news from John Farnham's family. He has recovered from cancer and is progressing really well. His son said he is even singing a little.

My grandfather used to play and sing this. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿He called it for "when people cross the flats." When the tides were out on Loch Lomond. Huge number of Australians have Scottish backgrounds. Lovely share, thankyou😢

Jock was a Masterchef & a judge on Master chef Australia. For those who are suggesting this was drugs or suicide, please don't assume, stick to the facts. Jock was found in his Motel room, the cause of death was natural causes, that's the report we heard & the only one we have to go by. Jock was obviously much loved by his family, friends & many of us who watched him on every Master chef episode. Gone far too young, so sad. R.I.P. Jock.

We all forget too, that Jim is 67 now, his voice is still crazy... such a beautiful tribute to Jock... Thanks Dominic 💓

Being Scottish gives you a way of life and feelings. Clans are still important, mine has a deep history. We say we are as Scottish as a squre sausage blood and bone. The square sausage is called a Lorn sausage we have them for breakfast. The blood and bone is due to how much blood has been spilt and bone ground in to our land. SCOTLAND is in my DNA.

It really was a sad time for Australians because we all watched his last masterchef season after his death and sometimes you'd laugh with him and then you'd realise he's gone. RIP Jock

Crying again. This was truly heartbreaking so young and so loved here in Australia he was just beautiful soul Jimmy did his mate proud. beautiful tribute to Jock. His so so missed.. 😞🌹💔🇦🇺

Such an amazing tribute - all Jimmy's grief poured out as he performed this song for his friend. Poor Jock - he was much loved x

One of the most meaningful and beautiful tributes. Thank you Jimmy and family for singing this song for Jock. 😭❤️

Im a Scot, this song is played at the end of every wedding and party. It would bring a tear to glass eye😢

It was heart breaking when Jock died. He was such a beautiful man and so full of passion and a love for life and his family. His death was so sudden and I cried when I heard. This was beautiful, but it just made me cry again. It was far too young for Jock to go and leave his young family behind.

I cried through that. So much emotion in every phrase that Jimmy sang. Definitely a very very sad moment here in Australia. Prayers for Jock and his many many loved ones.

Thank god for you jimmy Barnes

This is amazing and beautiful. We don't know each other's stories, but feeling the love. And mental illness awareness underrated

Don't ever shy away from a reaction like this please. It may very well help someone in a dark place find their peace. Thankyou, always be honest mate.

Greetin' means crying in Scots. His heart is in every word! What a tribute! I'm crying with the power of this.

What an absolutely brilliant tribute to Jock from Jimmy and all of the Barnes clan. Tears streaming down my face. RIP Jock💔

The bloke on bagpipes is Dougie McFarland ... amazing piper and principal of Laycock st Dance, on the Central Coast of nsw, where he taught my grandchildren..top bloke

Astonishing tribute to a much loved friend. The Scotts know how to grieve, those bagpipes are haunting.

Hi Nick, a Very heartfelt tribute. The bagpipes are so personal. Sorry for the loss of your father too. He must have been pretty young in todays standards. You’re so right, death feels so foreign, we shake our heads in disbelief. I’ve come to believe it’s because we have been created with that beautiful memory deep in our souls, we have eternity in our hearts. We just did a quick singing short, a tribute to Tony Bennett if you’d like to check it out. Have a great night! 🎵💜 Dawn

Wonderful tribute by the Barnes family for Jock RIP. Peace out.

Such a heartfelt rendition of a beautiful song. ❤️😭

...I love this song, Bless you Barnes Family, and Jocks Family, them Bagpipes magical...RIL Jock...🙏☝️🖼☝️✨😎

As a man with Scottish heritage - this song both makes me so happy, yet very sad to farewell a man who by all reports was a gem. To his fans he will always be remembered fondly.

Being a Scot who lives in Oz I cried when I heard this tribute. Thanks for reviewing this. R.I.P. Jock. Condolences to loved ones. 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

This was beautiful I always loved Loch Lomond.

I’ve watched this so many times , it is so sad but so beautiful. Not sure how Jimmy managed to sing this so well for his mate ❤️

He was a judge on Australian Masterchef, Nick, and much loved here....💜🙏

Im Scottish. I have heard that song all my life. Its a great version and very moving. Love the pipes too

Love Jimmy ❤❤❤

I don't watch Masterchef & hadn't heard of Jock until he died, but this is a lovely tribute from Jimmy's family & reflects their Scottish roots. Thinking of you on the anniversary of your Dad's death x

i'm in tears. such a shock when Joock died so suddenly.

Song Loch Lomond HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when "Loch Lomond" was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots wanted a Scottish, not an English King to rule. Led by their Bonnie Prince Charlie (Prince Charles Edward Stuart) they attempted unsuccessfully to depose Britain's King George II. An army of 7,000 Highlanders were defeated on April 16, 1746 at the famous Battle of Culloden Moor. It is this same battle that indirectly gives rise to this beautiful song. After the battle, many Scottish soldiers were imprisoned within England's Carlisle Castle, near the border of Scotland. "Loch Lomond" tells the story of two Scottish soldiers who were so imprisoned. One of them was to be executed, while the other was to be set free. According to Celtic legend if someone dies in a foreign land, his spirit will travel to his homeland by "the low road" - the route for the souls of the dead. In the song, the spirit of the dead soldier shall arrive first, while the living soldier will take the "high road" over the mountains, to arrive afterwards. The song is from the point of view of the soldier who will be executed: When he sings, "ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road" in effect he is saying that you will return alive, and I will return in spirit. He remembers his happy past, "By yon bonnie banks ... where me and my true love were ever wont to gae [accustomed to go]" and sadly accepts his death "the broken heart it ken nae [knows no] second Spring again." The original folksong uses a six note scale; the seventh scale degree is absent from the melody. The lyric intertwines the sadness of the soldier's plight with images of Loch Lomond's stunning natural beauty. bonnie means "attractive", "beloved", or "dear"

Jock made no secret of his struggle with depression and anxiety. I had never watched Masterchef before, but watched the whole season after Jock passed away because my family has experienced anxiety and depression, and Jock has always been open with his struggles. After quitting in the middle of season 2021 with his own mental health struggles, this year, Brent came back to win it. Fitting, but still sad.

I was lucky enough to attend the last night of the Jane Barnes tour in Penrith, where the whole Barnes family joined in and performed this, as well as a number of other fantastic songs. Fantastic treat.

I love this song and its always full of such powerful emotions. Because its supposed to be. Great tribute love Barnsey

That got to me as much as it did on the night it was aired. Jock was very close to Jimmy & his family. I don’t know how Jimmy & his family got through that performance 💔

Cry everytime I watch this so so sad you just never know what goes on behind closed doors RIP Jock 😢

Feel ya pain bro regarding your Dad..Been there done that got the tee.Stay strong. Best wishes 🇳🇿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Jock Zonfrillo died on May 1, he was 46. The news of Jock's death was confirmed in a statement issued by his family, who called him "our irreplaceable husband, father, brother, son and friend". I wish Jock had realised how much he was loved by many.

Thank you for sharing this one ! It was a beautiful tribute by Jimmy! The culinary world is missing a great now , I can’t watch the show anymore, it’s too soon! Much love from Aus 🫶🏼

Lead singer of cold chisel great aussie band

Jock worked for Gordon Ramsay's and was one of his many students long time ago. Jock and Jimmy are both Scottish and from Glasgow like myself.

Jimmy Barnes was Born in Glasgow Scotland

Hi TSR, I am sitting in my lounge room watching the Australian TV awards (The Logies) on free to air tv...so I was going through RU-vid during the adverts. Not long after I came across this reaction to Jimmy singing for Jock...the "In Memoriam" section of the show came on. We lost a lot of talented performers this year including Olivia Newton John, Barry Humphries and Jock Zonfrillo. Australian singer Kate Miller Heidke performed a slow version of Olivia's Xanadu live. It was exquisite...it occurred to me you might like to hear her amazing voice. The Logies were broadcast Sunday 30th July on chanel 7. After that you may want to check out Kate's Eurovision performance. Oh....a news update on John Farnham...the day after the documentry "Finding the Voice" aired on free to air tv, John had 12 albums in the top 20 on iTunes! His music is truely timeless.

Great reaction 👍 Don’t let death worry you, it’s a part of all our lives. What’s lovely is the remembrance of others for your’s.

Hey my friend, I listen to you every night and love your show I subscribe and follow you. Well my point is I'm 73 years old and on social security and can't afford to send you any funds, but sounds like we are both Jimmy Barnes fans and if you just listen to the album Freight train heart. My favorite is Walk on and to much ain't enough love. You Can't go wrong. If you can't swing it I understand I know you have to make a living either way I'll still be watching

Wow what a reaction. Tearing up all over again.

Beautiful and heart felt❤❤

Yes he was on Australian master chef ,yes we will miss him so much.he jock and jimmy were friends.

That's beautiful ❤

The song is called The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond, not far from the peninsula known as the Mull of Kintyre. The song is basically a bloke who died for king and country and takes the low road to heaven, also known as Scotland, and his true will take the high road, but they will never meet again on the banks of the lake, loch.

My darling wife died this year after 50years of being my sole mate and at her funeral I played Jimmy Barnes song love me tender

I was wondering how long it would be before someone sent you this. So glad you got to see it

The guitar player is Mahalia's husband. RiP to Jock.

masterchef aussie is amazing

Absolutely beautiful ❤ Depression and drugs are the bane of the world. We have lost so many great people unnecessarily. 💔

Jock left his wife and family in Italy to come to Australia to do Masterchef, the police were called to do a welfare check on him a few days before Masterchef was due to be aired (was already pre-recorded) and found him dead in his hotel room. Coroner's report not released yet, but the current news is he died of natural causes. No drugs or drug paraphernalia found in the room. It was assumed to be suicide at the time, but that's not been confirmed. He had treatment for bowel cancer a couple of years ago, but they say his death was totally unrelated.

Scottish to the core but Zonfrillo is an Italian name, surprising how many Italians immigrated to Scotland.

Oof. I've been a Masterchef AU fan since it started. Jock died a *day* before the latest season went to air. They delayed it a week at zero notice and put together memorial tributes, TV retrospectives, and of course this song was how they closed out the memorial.

He died of natural causes which includes cancer. He had bowel cancer and never told anyone, he was so professional and kept working.

Jock suffered from severe anxiety and depression and struggled with it for a long time.

A similar tribute and incredibly beautiful because of the simplicity of the arrangement relying mainly on the harmonies. Shocking in a way as I had not heard this from them before but it displays 7 beautiful voices...all different. BTS UNPLUGGED MTV FIX YOU.

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I don’t watch MasterChef anymore but I have noticed that MasterChef Australia must have been pre recorded before Jocks passing. RIP

Can you review Daniel Merriweather?

I don’t mean to be rude - but you really shouldn’t interrupt a song to the departed. You wouldn’t interrupt a song of prayer You say you sing gospel - that shouldn’t be interrupted either. Let it play through once and be silent in respect to the dead. You can go through and react afterwards. I worry that the youth of today doesn’t get that. That said - love your reactions and your love for Barnsie, Farnsie and Diesel.

another quackcination murder.

the best judge masterchef australia ever had, R.I.P. Jock