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Long-lost footage of John Farnham preserves a moment in Australian TV history

It's November 1972 and Australia's reigning King of Pop, Johnny Farnham, is in a Melbourne television studio performing the Motown classic For Once in My Life.

Gathered around him at the end of the song is a who's who of the Australian pop music scene, including Allison Durbin, Jeff Phillips, Colleen Hewett and Debbie Byrne, along with soon-to-be famous music reviewer Ian 'Molly' Meldrum.

It was a sad day for the musicians and production crew: Farnham's performance closed the final episode of Happening 72, a four-hour Saturday morning pop music show that aired nationally on what's now known as Network 10.

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