Farnham gives You're the Voice song to the Voice to parliament Yes campaign - 9News

The aptly named track is being used by the Uluru Dialogue campaign, the architects of the Uluru Statement, to gain support for a successful referendum.

Uluru Dialogue leaders publicly thanked Farnham for granting them permission to use the anthem at the ad launch in Melbourne today.

Australian music legend John Farnham is giving his song "You're the Voice" to the Uluru Dialogue campaign. (A Current Affair)

Uluru Dialogue co-chair Professor Megan Davis has thanked John Farnham for allowing the use of his hit song 'You're the Voice' in the 'Yes' campaign ad. (9News)

It is the first time the hit classic has ever been used commercially.

"This moment of the Voice to parliament and the referendum is what this song has been waiting for," Uluru Dialogue co-chair Professor Megan Davis told the crowd.

"We are incredibly grateful to John Farnham ... he doesn't use this song lightly."

The advertisement starts in the 1980s, when the song was released, and follows a family through the years as they witness several key moments in Australia's history.

These moments include the 1967 referendum, allowing the government to make laws for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and include them in the census; the 1992 Mabo land rights decision; Australia's America's Cup win in 1983; and the Uluru handback in 1985.

It also shows Cathy Freeman's gold medal win at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, gun reform in 1996, the 2008 apology to the Stolen Generations and the 2016 marriage equality plebiscite.

Farnham has called the track life-changing and hopes it can do the same for others.

"I can only hope that now it might help, in some small way, to change the lives of our First Nations Peoples for the better," Farnham said.

Anthony Albanese has revealed the date of the Voice referendum to be October 14. (Sarah Reed)

Tim Wheatley, Farnham's close friend and son of his late manager Glenn Wheatley, said the iconic song is not aligned with politics but with humanity.

"You're the Voice is not aligned with any political party," Wheatley said.

"It's a song for all Australians.

"Always has been, always will be."

He added: "Both John and my father have fiercely protected this song's use for decades, I think, for this very moment."

Davis, a Cobble Cobble woman, said You're the Voice is the nation's unofficial anthem.

"It is an empowering message," Davis said in a statement.

"History isn't just something we witness and observe, but something we ourselves can influence.

"And now we all have a voice in what happens at this critical moment, and we must use it."

Tim Wheatley, Farnham's close friend and son of his late manager Glenn Wheatley said his dad and the singer were very protective of the song. (Nine)

She said they were proud to announce the partnership between John Farnham and the Uluru Dialogue's History Is Calling campaign.

"The number one question Aussies have asked me for six years is 'Have you thought of Johnny Farnham and You're the Voice?'," Davis said.

"We hope You're the Voice will show Australians that we all have a role to play in making this referendum a success, and that it will inspire people to walk with us on this movement for a better future."

The ad will premiere tonight ahead of the referendum, which will be held on October 14.

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