John Farnham: Stunning You're the Voice tribute from Scotland's Strathallan School

Farnham underwent almost almost 12 hours of surgery in August to remove a cancerous growth from his mouth and jaw, and tributes have poured in for the singer ever since.

In the musical tribute from Strathallan School, located in Perth 70 kilometres north of Edinburgh, almost 600 students along with hundreds of staff perform a rendition of You're the Voice.

The school shared the video of their performance with ACM, with the hopes Farnham himself might see it and know how much he was being supported.

The five-minute long video opens with stunning drone footage over the heritage school. It's surrounded by fields of green grass, and the first sounds are the rat a tat tat of drums.

Next, students and staff stomp their feet and clap hands. Then, the rest of the musicians join in - and there is no mistaking this Aussie anthem.

It's enough to give any Aussie goosebumps as they brim with pride at how loved John Farnham is across the world.

Not only was the 1986 song a hit in Australia, it reached number six on the UK charts.

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The school's video has gone viral, with 145,000 views on Facebook and 209,000 on TikTok.

"We hope he sees our tribute and is inspired by how many pupils in Scotland his music has moved," Strathallan's director of music Jason McAuley said.

"His song has an important message for every generation, but especially our young pupils who need to know they also have a voice."

Mr McAuley said the song epitomised why music was good for all of us.

"Music is increasingly being recognised for its beneficial effects on physical health and wellbeing," he said. "Singing has been shown to enhance mood as we connect with others together in a group, and John's song is all about that."

He said it was more important than ever for young people to feel they have a voice, and to "not sit in silence", quoting lyrics from the song.

The performance features the school's rock bands, orchestra and choirs, along with sporting and academic groups.

"We wanted to feature all the activities we have going on in school, so we took down cameras and mics to the sports training sessions - swimming, rugby, netball and clay target shooting - and recorded many pupils who would not normally be involved in music making," Mr McAuley said.

Student Jacy Evans, who performed a solo in the video in her cadet outfit, said she was thrilled to sing Fanham's song.

"I love older music and to see it all come together was amazing," she said.

"I hope John gets to see the impact his music has on a whole new generation, there's hundreds of us in Scotland with his music stuck in our heads."

ACM shared this video with Farnham's management but has yet to receive a response.