1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: This is gem Nation were it was only fifty three 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: days left until Christmas. For a lot of people, that's 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: great news. For others that is terrifying. So what a 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: bit of time to get into the spirit. With our 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: next guest, he's at one quarter of Australia's original boy. 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: Band, The Operation was also they're taking a. 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: Break from there Las Vegas residency to bring their Christmas 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: album to life with Christmas Celebration Concert live here in 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: Sydney from Human Nature. 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: Phil Burton, Hullo, morning, guys, thank you for having me. 11 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: You were just rocking out to the og telling everybody. 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 3: And everybody still one of our most memorable songs. 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 2: Man, I remember when that song came out a few 14 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: years ago. Now I feel part of the Human Nature journeys. 15 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: Oh here we go. 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 4: Really, there was a time when I was working in 17 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 4: Brisbane and I went with you guys, and I do 18 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 4: one of those in stores. 19 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: You know, someone comes and shows us you and. 20 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 3: Back in the day when no one came to our 21 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 3: install We're a germ side probably and I a term 22 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 3: side shopping center. 23 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 4: And I introduced I said, here's the boys field Abe, 24 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 4: Michael and Andrew and Dave and Dave, I'm not part 25 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 4: of them, that's right. 26 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 2: And I said I made away last year. 27 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 3: Don't marry. The three men and a dog that were 28 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 3: watching didn't care at that point, so that's okay, you guys. 29 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: You wouldn't have had any inkling that all these years later. 30 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: Vegas residency extraordinary. 31 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I know you have all these dreams when 32 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: you're a kid. You know we're going to conquer the 33 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 3: world and everything, but you don't ever really believe any 34 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 3: of them are going to trunk come true. You think 35 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 3: they're just dreams. So to achieve the things that we 36 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: have is pretty amazing to look back on. 37 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and with a residency, are they Australians that come 38 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: to see you? 39 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 2: Who's the crowd. 40 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 3: We would actually get? Well, mostly Americans of course. One 41 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 3: of the challenges was that you know, people in Australia 42 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 3: know us, and they're excited to come and see us, 43 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 3: and they know what they're getting when they come to 44 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 3: a Human Nature show. But in America, the crowd don't 45 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 3: know us, so our responsibility from the start of the 46 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: show the challenge was to try and convert them into 47 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 3: Human Nature fans and tell all about what we do. 48 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 3: But we would have a lot of Aussies actually come 49 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: to the show and plan their trip around us. I know, 50 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 3: we thought we'd come to Vegas to see you guys, 51 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 3: So that was real. That was just an amazing feeling 52 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 3: to know that people were doing that. 53 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: Is that a double edged sword? 54 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 4: Though? 55 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: Can they be a bit too over familiar? 56 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 3: No, not at all, actually no, I mean we like 57 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 3: it when our fans are familiar, not over familiar of course. 58 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 3: Well at times, you know, you never know. 59 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: Can I come and stay at your place? We're going 60 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: to see your show? Could I bunk it on you. 61 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: To Well, everyone thought that we lived in the hotel anyway, 62 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 3: which wasn't true. But yeah, I know you'd go a 63 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 3: bit crazy living in a hotel in Vegas. 64 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: The people that didn't know you, the Americans, they didn't 65 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: mistake you for manpower or anything. Do they think human 66 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: nature was like a newdist show? 67 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 3: No, No, not quite off. The first thunder from down 68 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 3: Under was just down the road, So you know, we 69 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: just direct the there. If you want to see us, 70 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 3: take off our shirts, go down the road and see 71 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 3: them instead. 72 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 4: Yeah. 73 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, So tell us about the Christmas concert. What's happening. 74 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 3: Yes, we're very excited. You know, we love putting on 75 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 3: a Christmas show. We've done it quite a few times 76 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 3: over the years. Now it's just a really great time 77 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 3: of the year. So we're actually performing at the State 78 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 3: Theater the sixteenth of December. 79 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: Is it all Christmas? Wall to Walley putting some other 80 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: songs into me of course. 81 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 3: There'll be some human nature stuff in there, and some 82 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 3: motown songs as well, so yeah, a bit of everything. 83 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 3: So just a really fun night. Everyone just bring along 84 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 3: their singing voices so they can sing along with what 85 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 3: we do. We'll get a few people up on stage 86 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 3: to join us as well, so maybe a little bit 87 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: of snow. You never know, you never know. 88 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: I'd be annoyed though, if I came to see you 89 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 1: and I see you next to someone completely tone deaf 90 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: who was singing very loudly Jonesy, keep your piehole show. 91 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: I never sing along. I mind's good. 92 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 4: I mind so it looks like I'm into it, but 93 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 4: I don't want to ruin the song or waste my voice. 94 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: That's fair enough. That's a good core. 95 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: Do you mind if you say let's all sing along 96 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: and you look down and see Jonesy and he's not 97 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: no mining. 98 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: So Phil would look down and see it, look down 99 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: and think, I think I'm quiet. Yeah, he's a member 100 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 2: of human nature, not a Dave. It's friend. He's in there. 101 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 4: What about And also you've played with the Living John 102 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 4: and John Farnham, Yes, and so you know, like the 103 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 4: Tragic about Living and with John. 104 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: Have you had contact with John. 105 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 3: I haven't actually had contact with him, No, but you know, 106 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 3: really it's you know, sending a lot of love his 107 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 3: way because he's just a magnificent human. He really is. 108 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 3: Like always with John, what you saw was what you got, 109 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 3: so just a really genuine, amazing person. So you know, 110 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 3: just sending lots of love, hoping you can fight through 111 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 3: this and come out the other side as good as ever. 112 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: Exactly. Well, man, it's great to see you, and I 113 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: think inn tribute to John. We might put on this 114 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: song you did when he hogged your song. 115 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, the Human Nature Christmas show the State there 116 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 4: on the sixteenth of December. Tickets on sale now through Ticketmaster. 117 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 4: Field say hi to the rest of the boys. 118 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 3: Absolutely, we'll do looking forward to seeing them as well.