{"id":40962,"date":"2025-08-03T18:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T18:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/40962\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T18:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T18:51:14","slug":"jimmy-barnes-divides-viewers-with-incoherent-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/40962\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Barnes divides viewers with ‘incoherent’ performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 65th Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards<\/a> have officially kicked off with a performance by iconic Aussie performer Jimmy Barnes,<\/a> but, unfortunately, not all viewers were impressed. The 69-year-old rock singer performed ‘Working Class Man’ at Aussie TV’s night of nights<\/a> with host Sam Pang joking<\/a> that the song meant nothing to the guests in attendance.<\/p>\n

Jimmy recently celebrated<\/a> the 40th anniversary of the song, which also made it to number 56 of Triple J’s Hottest 100. He is set to tour the country later this year in celebration<\/a> of the anniversary.<\/p>\n

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Jimmy performed ‘Working Class Man’ to kick off the awards show. Photo: Seven<\/p>\n

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While many loved Barnsey’s performance of the song, with some calling him “brilliant,” others described him as “incoherent”.<\/p>\n

One viewer wrote on X, “Leading with Barnsey means it will be downhill from here.”<\/p>\n

“Not a single working-class man in that room,” another joked, referencing Sam’s joke.<\/p>\n

“One for the boomers on the boomers’ medium,” a third wrote.<\/p>\n

“How is it 2025 and we\u2019re still relying on Jimmy Barnes for awards show entertainment?” someone else quipped.<\/p>\n

“Could they not pick any other performers?” another questioned.<\/p>\n

Others loved it, with one fan writing, “Jimmy Barnes voice is always going to be an A+.”<\/p>\n

“Jimmy Barnes rocks the #Logies2025,” another agreed.<\/p>\n

“Has to be one of the greatest @JimmyBarnes,” someone else wrote.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Barnes’ health battles<\/p>\n

Jimmy’s performance comes after a string of health battles <\/a>over the past few years. The singer was rushed to the hospital in late 2023 with pneumonia, with doctors discovering a life-threatening infection that attacked his heart, requiring him to undergo open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n

Jimmy was also hospitalised after experiencing “unbearable” hip pain last year, causing him to cancel several gigs.<\/p>\n

However, the singer has made a full recovery and he told 7NEWS Chief Reporter Chris Reason that he was “looking forward to getting back on stage”.<\/p>\n

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