John Williamson - Old Man Emu (b&w)

[Aussiejosh2011]

im a teenager and ur still cool!

I love this song , it yells australian pride!!

[popfromthebarbershop]

never understood why ppl dislike a song as good and as aussie as this if you dont like it click back n look up something else simple

[laciwalk]

I first heard of john when steve irwins memorial was on tv and I wish american stores carried johns albums, he's the australian version of americas george strait who also sings country

[bagwally1]

2 people are just not aussie

[trueblueaussiyacunt]

man id love to see some one go near an 8 foot red an not get torn up

[SoIsYourFaceMate]

@trueblueaussiyacunt they only grow up to 6 foot.

[motorcycledude1000]

when were travelling in the outback me the mrs and daughter would sing this everytime we saw an emu...the daughter loved it then but shes a teenager now and im really uncool when i sing it when we see an emu these days. i think im cool anyway.

[matgonjinn]

@motorcycledude1000 Lol I also think you're cool

[ciararavenblaze]

@motorcycledude1000 keep at it--it'll be cool again later. :D

[verticalsmurf]

@motorcycledude1000 Sing it anyway. She'll hate you now but she will sing it as her favourite song at your 70th.

[slongy1984]

if your not fat you can catch a kangaroo so stfu retard

[hellotheo]

@slongy1984 you suck dude

[sapphiclover23]

@slongy1984 try it you dickhead... you've never been close to one have you? The tame ones in a zoo are a whole other kettle of fish lol thanks for the laugh

[uberskill1]

Fairdikum

[bunniangel1]

were doing at school

[AdmiralofU2]

2 people can't fly, nor can they outrun (the pants off) a kangaroo.

[DeeJXoX01]

haha good song im aussie and been listening to his songs since i was a youngstah :D

[BenParker04]

:D



[wjonluke]

I am in Australia and John is the best country artist ever.

[shyausgal]

John sang this song in a talent show, in the 70s..and incidentally he won the competition, daryl somers from hey hey its saturday and his band came 2nd to john in the same competition

[BenParker04]

He Rules!!!!!

[MrVilniusNastavnik]

watchin spicks n specks last night for the first time, had that bike segment where one person jumps on the bike and rides it to power up a cd player playing a distorted song, the moment he started peddling i piped up sayin Old man emu and started humming it, john williamson is a true blue aussie legend seconded only by Slim dusty R.I.P

[MCTyler22]

LEGEND



[random8892]

Me and my cousin had this CRANKED while driving through a track at Fraser Island, i can tell ya, the old man emu suspension were working hard on that track.

[BenParker04]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)

[BenParker04]

emu peck peck

[cameronaiter123]

thanks for sharing classic mate

[Seija111]

Classic mate! Thanks for sharing!

[tommykl]

This song is from 1970. It doesn't get old.

[Horseloverkooder]

iv prodly seen him live at start of last year with casey chambers lee kernaghan beccy coles and many mor

[1zakbrudda]

john williamson is the man !! the true spirit of australia.

[bkiller05]

remember listening to this song as a kid, had it on a tape and had about 10 copies on each side of the tape

[NitroWankSplat]

@Resenbrink maybe it wernt their thing but knew why other people like it

[dethbirabbit]

@resenbrink, let me guess, you're a yank?

[dethbirabbit]

Legend.

[Nouuuuranlovesadam]

i wasnt expecting myself to like this

[NitroWankSplat]

1 dislike hahahaaa

[Resenbrink]

@NitroWankSplat - 63, 000 views and only 113 people like it....he he he.........

[1zakbrudda]

@Resenbrink your a fucking retard lol screw you wanker!

[Resenbrink]

@1zakbrudda - Hush now bumpkin.

[jordanpnb]

@YoungDot82 mate! thank you so much for uploading this video! it's so hard to find this version of old man emu on the web.

[eloiseandrea]

I used to listen to this on repeat when I was 5 years old.

[Resenbrink]

One of the most shitful pieces of crap ever written and performed like a fucking retard.

[MrSk8aterboy11]

@Resenbrink  no it is not it is the best

[ciararavenblaze]

@Resenbrink ...and I'm sure you can do better? oh wait, no you can't.

[dethbirabbit]

i love you JW <3 Grew up listening to your music and still loving it today... <3

[xgenscripter]

I saw him in a concert, I grew up listening to him when I was about 4 I knew this whole song and would sing it and do wierd plays for it :D

[abhishanu1]

i m an aussie he is awesome

[hardcorehappy]

oh my god i didnt think it was him at first its amazing how u look at him here and then u hear him today he looks older but sounds the exact same

[mamajugs83]

OMG how young is John Williamson here???!!! I'm a child of the 80's an JW was a staple with this song, CRAZY how my own kids are learning this song!

[lollipop751]

just aewesome this is made in the 1960s wow, so im listening to it and im an 80s baby and my son is 7 born 2003 loves this song too lol awesome how songs travel through generations aint it

[AussiePegasus01]

@lollipop751 I was born in the late 60's,and grew up listening to these classics which have stood the test of time,and my two sons (7 and 10) also love this song,along with all of my 80's music collection.They even love the Beatles,Buddy Holly,and ABBA !

[DocBrewster]

The best advice i can give anyone is listen to Rolf Harris version when stoned - you will be rolling on the floor laughing literally - ive done it a few times and couldnt breathe! Funniest thing ever!

[mountney85]

i remember playing this song over and over again whilest travelling across the nullabor. 3 days it took us with this song. and we didnt get too sick of it ha ha

[laciwalk]

i love this song, its funny and he has some seriously amazin talent such wonderful storytellin john williamson you are so very loved by a 22 year old american

[elvenwishes]

Love John Williamson he is so aussie he is just awesome...:)

[heropegdestroyer]

Just goes to show that good humour never gets old.

[williammorris1]

i think i have watched this about 10 times!

[Avatar230594]

@williammorris1 its mutual

[laciwalk]

this was back in the 60's or 70's i love it

[williammorris1]

Brilliant! such a fantastic song writer! i had john Williamson family album on tape when i was about 10! and i sitill have it,,,and yes i still play it and it brings a smile to my face!

[MrMockmenot]

Love that song. I sing it to my kids all the time - they think it is a real crack up!

[Avatar230594]

the last time I saw an emu it was trying to run for prime minister

[byrmac]

this man makes me proud to be an Australian.

[777sandyyy]

great song..i remember when it came out...those were the good old days when australia was fantasic

[Powerqualle]

Nice one :P

[bibbamac]

Someone can help to find the song " KOALA " ?! PLEASE ......

[gratedcheese100]

@bibbamac John Williamson does have a song about a Koala, it is called "Goodbye Blinky Bill." Unfortunately it has not been downloaded on to Youtube, but you can google the lyrics.

[yewwtube]

boys its the 70's do some research.. this song wasnt released til th 70's.. unless this is on a talent show or something its impossible

[Dilemmify]

JW first sang this song in 1970 for the talent show New Faces, (he wrote it while on a tractor wheat farming in western NSW), he won! it was then released on Fabel, the first LP only sold 2000 copies and took him another 10yrs to release another album! JW you are a lving legend!!

[theAFROwookie]

good old john haha funny song

[Baddude130]

gimme a home among the budgies and lots of budgie a sweep or two and a budgieroo a close budgie at the back a budgie at the front and a old budgie chair xD gotta love the small chubby birds =)

[horseluvv]

Listen to this song everyday, and know all the words. "I can't fly but I'm telling you, I can run the pants off a kangaroo." Amazing song! <3

[johnson1095]

Awesome song!

makes me wanna get up and dance.

[eccystones]

i work at a childcare centre and i love singing this with the kids!! such an awesome song!!!!!! and the kids all dance and sing so much fun ^^

[SpindlyLegFlamingo]

Why did the kangaroo have pants ON in le first place?

[timmy71]

@SpindlyLegFlamingo they get cold in winter

[horseluvv]

:P Not a clue. And timmy71, as far as I know, it doesn't snow in Australia. But there's a major possibility of me being completely wrong. lol Although really, what kind of pants would a kangaroo wear?

[YoungDot82]

I live in Australia & I can assure you it does snow here. (Mostly in the mountainous regions)

[Bertelis5]

@YoungDot82 Haha why do people from other countries than me and you know nothing about us?!

[monicajulian]

it snows an roos do wear pants an we do have drop bears

[elvenwishes]

@YoungDot82 It does snow in Australia mainly in the highlands in Victoria..us here in WA only get the heat...

[emmocalada]

@horseluvv i also live in Australia and I can assure you it really does snow here =D

[Avatar230594]

@emmocalada providing u are from NSW or VIC it don't snow in QLD

[briseel]

@Avatar230594

yes it can, right near the border with NSW and around the Stanthorpe area 

[Avatar230594]

@briseel really i gotta go there some day just a 6 hour drive

[gary240263]

@horseluvv it does snow

[mangomonkey65]

@horseluvv It snows in Australia, certainly.

There are snow and ski fields in the Victorian highlands, at the very least.

[colwendy1]

@mangomonkey65 dont forge the snow in N.S.W Mt KOSIOSKO i think the way you speel it enjoy

[Horseloverkooder]

@horseluvv yer it does in the blue and snowy mountains i know that and apparently once years and years ago it snowed in perth

[mzbabybee]

i love it

[tameb0y]

every time i see an emu this song goes though my head. Love it...

[cutelli87]

i used to sing this song all the time when i was 5! me mum and dad on the way to wagga wagga!! fuken brilliant! now my 5 year old is into it and im gunna shove it on for my grandchild to hahaha

[Cyconite]

Finding a copy of Billabong is near impossible :/

[ohialixela]

@Cyconite CD, tape or, record?

[cutelli87]

google it and u should find sumthing! everything in life is available on dvd and there r companys that r based only for putting what u want on a dvd and its legal might cozt u a pretty penny but i dunno! cheers

[BullDustt]

National Treasure.

Good on ya mate

[HITER55]

go see john live good night out

[jazza4eva]

we sung this sung at skool

[soph9087]

same i LOOOOOVE this song

[MrFozy99]

i LOVE THIS SONG its my fav. i like good aussie down to earth song and John Williamson is my fav singer:)

[krispetermills]

fark yeah!! oom badichi dada

[Dix424USA4]

holy crikey datz John young omg I love it.. my fav song too

[pricey4421]

bruv its G

[shigetograppling]

i' m a japanese. but i used to live in australia when i was a kid. but i still feel like going back to australia. australia is my home.

by the way, isn' t john williamson in this look young?

[YoungDot82]

This video clip was made in the 1960's before we had colour TV. That's why he looks so young...it's because in the clip, he IS ! lol

[MrPete1966]

YoungDot82, it was 1970. In fact, the song was released on THIS DAY (June 4) 1970, marking forty years that John's been in the music industry. Congratulations, John, keep 'em comin' mate.

[boazandjiacinth]

@MrPete1966 exactly, we need more of it, so kids and adults dont forget our true nation!!!

[creativeengineer]

@YoungDot82 Wrong - it was not made in the 1960's. Old Man Emu was released in audio 1970. The term "before we had colour TV" was anytime before 1 March 1975, however in the context of TV in Australia it would be any time between 16 September 1956 and 1 March 1975. The song debut on TV was on 19 September 1971 on GTV-9's Kevin Dennis New Faces. He won the contest for that night. I saw the show. If I recall correctly he got a score of 43, which was considered quite high.

[Cornbeee]

I love being aussie. all the awesome animals and plants.

[1kellerkind1]

I'm from germany and I've been to Australia last summer. I really fell in love with that country and all the people there. I just have to get back there once, maybe live there?! i hope so :)

and john williamson is so likeable in this video!! love it!

greetings from germany!

[FPVLowndesy]

this song is so fun! Aussieeeee

[P13god]

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!

[RumAnCountryUteBloke]

OI OI OI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guru22007]

The dingo verse was added later on , that was from his old television show he had back in the 1970's ..

[raythespy]

ah that would explain it

cheers

[annduu]

@Guru22007 nah nt the 70's mate more the 60's coz its black and white

[raythespy]

he didn't sing the dingo verse lol

[teagan684]

classic

[iwinatlife18]

that's john williamson!? get fucked. I never seen him that young! great song.

[19baby82]

Thats my husbands cousin! (well his dads cousin) Its an awesome auzzie song! :-)

[DedZezima1]

i love this song! :D i luv classic songsss

[Stormbash]

I herd this on the radio....its so catchy......Auzzie

[Mmaldera]

Heard this in my English Class today :D It is awesome

[maxtracah]

I just love...JOHN WILLIAMSON!!!...Who is with me?...G`Day from OZ!!!

[furiozara]

Superb! Great country music from Australia!

[guspopov]

i,m gus from spain..i think australia is the greatest country in the world, i love it, i,m serious

[Avatar230594]

@guspopov oh dude come over

[guspopov]

@Avatar230594 WELL..THERE ARE A LOT OF AUSTRALIAN BOYS AND GIRLs who come to spain to Pamplona,my city, to be in SANFERMINES (you know, bull runnings , parties...)26 hours flying from australia to spain...well, maybe i go to australia....someday... :p

[Guster1973]

@guspopov Loved my time in Pamlona, and love Spain. We are very simliar as we love and live for life!

[gusyrocks]

@Guster1973 LOL...i remember 3 years ago, me, my friends and a group of boys and australian girls in sanfermines drinking in the streets and singing "waltzing matilda"....what a great moment :)

[danegan1]

John you're a a legend....glad you're an aussie mate!

[Smomkan]

I know he's tracksyncing to his recorded version, but it still is awesome. Never saw young John before, thanks.