Yeeeeesssss. Brilliant! my parents wouldn't let me go... (i was only 1 year old! lol) Im so jelous of people who had these expiriences... what memories to have!!
It’s chilling how good this performance is. Taking a Beatles song and basically owning it takes some balls and I believe he forever earned Paul McCartneys respect. 🎸✌🏻
The reason why the backup singers were doing a falsetto is because on the studio version of the song Joe had a group of female backup singers who were not at Woodstock. Therefore the male backup singers did their best to imitate the female singers that is on the studio version.
Excellent insight -- because this falsetto isn't bad enough to ruin anything, it is perfectly functional. But otherwise kinda bad. And... in context, this *is* after all a Beatles cover, and I think it's fair to say, for context, that every single person in that audience at Woodstock knew the Beatles song, which had that call-and-response vocal arrangement for that part of the lyrics.
This was a song written and recorded by the Beatles, who were very close with Joe. After Joe's version, John Lennon of the Beatles said, "Well now...I guess Joe just took one of our songs, and made it his own! Good on our mate Joe Cocker." Very cool of the Beatles to say that.
He didnt actually say that.. he said "it was just mind blowing, totally turned the song into a soul anthem and I was forever grateful for him for doing that."
This song he sang at Woodstock is known as one of the best performances of all time by any group in any genre. He said in an interview that he wanted his performance to be so big because he knew how hard his band was playing and he himself was not playing an instrument. He wanted to match their intensity and energy
You should check out sly and the family stones performance at Woodstock at 2 in the morning of take you higher. this HOF'er and his group had 400,000 hippies dancing in the fields .amber,you will love the horns
Fun fact: "Many assumed he must have been either stoned, or crazy. Actually, it was just his way of feeling the music. As a singer, he didn't have an instrument to play while on stage. In an interview with The Guardian, he explained, “I guess that came with my frustration at never having played piano or guitar.""
My brother went to see him on stage in Colorado, not long after Woodstock. He said Cocker was so messed up, he couldn't get through a set. Big disappointment for my brother.
He said he was flying pretty high at Woodstock! He was a huge whiskey drinker as well at that time. I was so lucky to see Joe Cocker and Stevie Ray Vaugn in concert together, 1990, I believe, in Hamilton Ontario, Canada. Not long after, the amazing Stevie Ray died in a helicopter crash! Amazingly wonderful concert!!
Cocker has some of the best covers _Feeling Alright_ was originally by *Traffic* (Dear Mr. Fantasy), but no one remembers their version: ruclips.net/video/jvAByzXT1U8/видео.html
Funny thing, you'd be surprised how many people think this song is only a theme to the TV show "The Wonder Years" and it always blows their minds when I show them that this was a song their grandparents rocked to, LOL!
@@simianinc Well, that goes without saying. I've had the DVD of Yellow Submarine for over 20 years now, lol. And the red and blue album sets since I was a kid in the 70's :)
'The Wonder Years' was set in the late 60's early 70's and revolved around 1 persons interaction with his friends. As this song is from 1968 it made the perfect theme song.
I was just 18 when he sang up where we belong with Jennifer Warnes for the An Officer and a Gentleman soundtrack. "I just turned 58." My father used to say it goes so fast when referring to the years going by. Of course I would reply ok pops.
Jim Morrison tried to drag Janis Joplin's out of the passenger seat of a car by her hair when he was drunk. She got out and clocked him in the head with a wine bottle and knocked him unconscious. After that Jim had a huge crush on her and kept pestering her manager to arrange another meeting. True story too, a well known one that unlike many rock and roll stores isn't mythical or stretched beyond the truth ..... There were several witnesses. It's a matter of public record.
Joe Cocker spent his final years in Crawford Colorado. He was a much loved community member and owned a restaurant called the mad dog. He had a wonderful charity that contributed to the community. He had concerts every few years at the county fairgrounds. I got to see him, and his show was phenomenal! He sounded just like this well into his 70’s. RIP Joe!
Joe started out as a lorry driver in the UK. He had little exposure in the US until Woodstock and the subsequent film and then took off becoming known as 'The Gov'ner' in the music world. But his performance in Woodstock was unique for it's down and in the moment feel that was not to be replicated later after becoming an entity of record contracts unfortunately. Still, he remained the one and only Joe Cocker who was always a gentleman and gentle soul.
Joe, main singer, was a Sheffield lad (I walk past his old house).... and that was just Joe!!!!! This song was a Beatles song from about 1967.... Totally different though. Its on Sgt. Peppers Longley Hearts Club Band.
Heck, it's a cover in name only🤣He took that song and made it completely his own, as original as he could be and he turned what was already a fine melody into one of the most enduring anthems of all time. What a genius he was! Seriously, it brings tears to my eyes. Gorgeous...
Omg! The first time I watched SNL this was on and at first I thought it actually was Joe Cocker finally losing it completely!! It was hilarious! Loved Belushi ❤
This song was used as the theme song to the TV show "The Wonder Years" (1988-1993). I was a naive child at the time and had no idea this was a Beatles' song; I thought this was his song!
It was said that Joe Cocker felt the music so hard, he couldn't stop his body from moving, as if it was playing every instrument at the same time.......By all accounts, this amazing man, was the most gentle person you could ever meet, and wore his soul like a blanket, for all of us to see *****RIP GREAT ONE*****
Great man, great voice. I knew him in his later years, my sister in law was his caregiver when he went into hospice. He passed in 2014 of lung cancer. RIP Joe
Glad Joe had loving care when he was so sick. Thanks to wonderful caregivers everywhere, esp hospice workers 😢💔Thanks Joe for all of your beautiful music, have loved you since the 60’s you incredible spirit.
It's a cover of a Lennon-McCartney Beatles' song. The story goes that when Paul heard Joe Cocker's rendition, Paul told him "It's your song now, mate." John Belushi did a brilliant imitation of this performance....
This song was originally written and performed by the Beatles, however Joe Crocker OWNED it. This was also the theme song of the TV show The Wonder Years
Okay Friends - here is what happened a few months later - the Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour with Leon Russell leading the 30 piece band. Many of the songs are on video on RUclips. Here is the first one: ruclips.net/video/YrK5GZGqxNg/видео.html
Joe Cocker born and bred in Sheffield UK. He began his career there singing in the working mens clubs and pubs. And my stepfather was in school with him.
The most underrated singer of the world. And a shame of the Rock and Roll hall of fame that he is not in the company of many nobodies who are already introduced in that institute!!
You can relate him and Janis in a way they are different from anyone. They sang ''ugly''. Didnt care how they looked or came across. Just melted in the music and sang with their heart. One of my favorite male singer of all time. He is british and the song is from the Beattles.
As a 64 year old it's so great watching your reaction because I already know what's coming. It's proof that music is universal and timeless. This song is really a sonic orgasm.
Exactly it's like all that music that I've listened to since throwing up I'm still listening to it and it never gets old like the daily vitamin I must take
Joe Cocker was a one-of-a-kind performer. He really did put this much emotion into EVERY performance. This is a cover of a Beatles song, and one of the few Beatles covers to REALLY outshine the original. This was the theme song of the popular sitcom The Wonder Years.
This Lennon/McCartney (Beatles) song was a huge hit for the Beatles. Joe Cocker covered it and made it his own. Joe isn't high on drugs, he's high on the music. His body expresses what he feels.
Actually, The Beatles never released it as a single. It was not a hit. The album, Sgt Peppers was a huge hit, but not the song. Until Cocker got a hold of it, changed the time signature and created a classis. McCartney loved his version and immediately offered him She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, which he also covered.
Joe Cocker on vocals, Henry McCullough on guitar and backing vocals, Alan Spenner on bass and backing vocals and Chris Stainton on keyboards A performance for the ages.
When he toured as Mad Dogs and Englishmen, he had fabulous backup vocalist Rita Coolidge and the immensely creative musician Leon Russell in his band. BTW, it was widely reported that Joe Cocker hailed from Liverpool, England. Not often, by it does happen, that a cover is more popular than the original; and, I believe that to be the case, when Joe covered the Beatle tracks Little Help from My Friends and She Came in Through the Bathroom Window. His version of Space Captain is, IMHO, worth a listen. The man was soulful, what a talent!
Joe was from the generation in England, Who got hit by polio. Some ppl think its because of drinking, but the stiffness is a part of aftermath of polio.
@@miriamschadtler3700 Oh really? I never knew that. I think people have forgotten just how hard polio hit. That's rough. I always thought it was his style, getting into the groove of the music. Thanks for letting me know.
@@miriamschadtler3700 no it's nothing physical, he just sings with his whole body, plays air guitar and conducts the band. I knew Joe when we were all teenagers, he was fine,
I knew Joe when we were all teens, he never had polio as far as I knew. He just sang with his whole body, it was part of his persona. When he was Vance Arnold back in the 60s, he was pretty still when he was on stage.
Joe was a Yorksire lad from the north-east of England and this is, I think, the greatest cover of any song I know. The original is from the Beatles Sgt Pepper album where it was sung by Ringo as a throwaway bubble gum track. Joe also did great work with the great Leon Russel. Try his Delta Lady for example.
It was not a Bubble Gum track. It was part of the integrated wings of the greatest album ever made. I still prefer to listen to Ringo’s version. Cocker’s version is iconic because of how he performed it at Woodstock-so watching the video is important.
@@hrussell9677 Calling something from The Beatles throwaway...LOL...Terry would probably toss out the Mona Lisa and call it a junk mail flyer..The only argument I would have with you though is in the greatest album ever. The Beatles only competition for that is themselves so I kind of lean toward Revolver.
Damn, I'm 52 years old and remember as a kid being absolutely spellbound when I heard this on my parents record player. To this day when he sings that first note I STILL get shivers that stay for the entirety of the song. Can you imagine being there and hearing that live? One of the top 10 live performances of all time.
One thing to remember is that every member of that audience had heard the original version of that song on the Beatles album, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, so when they heard this, it literally blew their minds because it was so different.
Woodstock was a once in a lifetime experience. Hendrix closed it out with a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that is not just the song but theater, trust me mind blowing guitar work you have never heard and will never hear again.
@@triciasomogyi5431 I humbly throw myself on the mercy of the court of public opinion. I know auto-correct is a weak defense, but I ask that the jury take into account time served through the boy band era as punishment. I will be more diligent in my future comments. Typo corrected ;-)
There was a young Marine who did his best to play Jimmy’s version when I was active duty. He did a fantastic job, Lance Corporal Hopkins. Our Battalion commander allowed it. Jimmy was without a doubt a master at his craft.
I am now 63, and so glad I grew up with all this great music to listen to. Reliving it thru young people’s reaction videos means so much. I started DJing school dances in the 1st grade, as a 20 year old, I was on the air in Dallas playing this stuff. I’ve been so fortunate. God really graced me. ☮️❤️
I'm only 30 but I your wrong ring so true when you say, "reliving though others" and you are correct; seeing others relate to the way things touch you is like no other.
Now react to “ Feelin’ Alright”……”Delta Lady”(one of my favorites by him, and it’s RARELY appreciated)…..”She Came In Through the Bathroom Window “, another Beatles cover, and again,better than the original….and “Cry Me a River”
He has tons of energy and his entire body is filled with music. He’d probably bleed music if he stepped on a tack! I love how he moves! For your own personal interests, he was a guest on Saturday Night Live and John Belushi came out dressed the same way and sang this with Joe. It was a surprise to Joe, and John mimicked and enhanced Joe Cocker’s unusual movements! They sang it together!!
Rob Squad -- you are experiencing GREATNESS. It does NOT get any better than Cocker. This is a Beatles song that Cocker took to the next level. RIP Joe Cocker.
Music by Lennon and McCartney, voice by Joe Cocker - sometimes things in this universe just align and transcend day to day existence - this is one of those moments. RIP Joe (and John)
Keep in mind, this is live at Woodstock. He sounded that phenomenal live. You should hear the studio version of this song. One of the greatest songs by one of the greatest artists ever.
Joe Cocker is in that group of legendary artists that don't have traditional voices for singing, at first you're bewildered by it, but you just fall in LOVE with their sound.. like Louie Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, etc..
This is a Beatles cover. Yep, Joe always kinda spazed at the microphone. It was his style of feeling the music. He’s iconic, you will never confuse his voice with anyone else. Great selection of artist and song.
The best concert ever. I was just 15 years old then. Five of us traveled from Tx. to Ny. to see this show. The best concert I was ever at. Listen to Country Joe Fish Vietnam protest song.
Lead singer is Joe Cocker.......you need to remember that everybody who stepped on the stage at Woodstock was already way beyond stoned. Yet they still performed to the delight of half a million people!
Also, this took place during a time of civil and cultural unrest not seen in the US on this scale, ever. Joe Cocker was the definition of " leave it all on the stage" .
You can tell that he was someone who literally felt every note with his entire being... and put every bit of himself into every performance. Even the Beatles were impressed with this performance. And yes, he had an accent... he was from Sheffield, England.
Joe Cocker’s “With a Little Help From My Friends” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” are the most iconic moments from Woodstock. They define an era that is unfortunately fading. Glad you’re keep it alive!
To those two I'd have to add Santana playing "Soul Sacrifice." Rolling Stone magazine said they "stopped the show." Michael Shrieve's drum solo is one of the most amazing things ever caught on film. (if you can find a version where they haven't edited out 85% of it)
When Joe Cocker replaced the male back up singers for females, this song was taken to an even better level. Worth watching. He always gave his all on this type of song, whether under the influence or not. The Letter is my next favourite.
Joe was from Sheffield in Northern England. It is known as 'Steel City', a real working class town. Joe had a perfect voice which complements where he was from.
This song will always remind of the show "The Wonder Years." One of the best coming-of-age shows ever. Plus....Joe Cocker was more famous for covering songs than his own music. Not saying his own music isn't good....just the way he seems to be remembered is covering other artists.
This song was played on the 80s show, The Wonder Years. The man definitely has soul everytime he blow out the notes. Check out the audio he sang the song, THE LETTER. Great reaction. RIP Joe C 🙏
I’m nearly 70, and I was 16 in 1969. Joe Cocker was a legend. That song and the way he treated it makes me feel something special inside. I still love the raw emotion in his voice - the warmth and subtlety in the quiet sections and the raw power in the wild passages. His delivery was all emotion. God bless you Joe Cocker. You were really something and you are not forgotten. It’s really nice that the young guys like you two here can feel it too. Thank you Joe for all the beauty you gave us.
im your age, all i can do is echo your words, we were very blessed to be at that age when there was endless bands and individuals that expressed the same passion and talent that joe portrayed...
If it hasn't been mentioned - The Mad Dog and Englishmen - Joe Cocker - Leon Russell - Rita Coolidge - and more - is an outstanding version of this. Side note - took my daughter to see Joe Cocker when she was in high school 23 years ago. She humored her old man by going, but as soon as he started singing, she looked at me and said: I knew who this is. He was in Sesame Street. She was in awe the rest of the night. Additional side note - I chose Joe Cocker's version of another great Beatles song, You Are So Beautiful To Me, for our father daughter dance at her wedding. Not a dry eye in the house. Keep up the great reaction vids.
@@KindCountsDeb3773 - I am in complete agreement with you. First, the sound is better because the musicians could actually hear each other through the stage monitors, and second, because the entire ensemble (40 people by then?) reach the same ecstatic state as Joe Cocker. I cried at the pure beauty of it the first time I saw 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' in 1971 and it still brings tears to my eyes 40 years later.
@@TheRandwickboy yes Ringo wasn't allowed to sing anything but this was the only one. From sergeant pepper. No sorry he sang yellow Submarine too . Also fucking terrible
What I think is important is that he was singing to over 400,000 people, most of which were young adults (18 - 22) and the energy coming from those 400,000 kids was just so overpowering to not only Joe but all the bands that played at Woodstock. I so appreciate you two. I got hooked from the first video I watched of yours. The Homefree Man Of Constant Sorrow video. To see that you both can appreciate all manner of music is so very refreshing. Forever a fan!!!
Joe was totally off his face on - well everything - and he delivered on of the greatest tracks from Wood Stock ever - Many years later he also did it again with a full orchestra and some brilliant backing singers. I caught it by accident on the radio live one Saturday around 1997/8 made my hair stand on end.
Believe it or not, he was only high on music that day. Didn’t even drink the Budweiser they gave him because he saw no difference between it and water. I would love to have heard that later performance!
Joe really felt the music as you can see. This is a Beatles song that Joe made even more famous than they did. RIP Joe Cocker. Jimmy Page of Led Zep played guitar on the studio version of this gem.
I have seen this video many times by Joe Cocker at Woodstock 1969. It is the Greatest Performance by a Single Musician,I have ever seen. You cannot beat it.❤️🥰🙏🏻😍❤️
So many iconic performances at Woodstock. There is a reason why it's legendary. Nothing will Ever compare, and I'm so glad that I took these musicians in with my breastmilk so that I could grow up knowing these things as part of my blood.
Joe Cocker's voice unearthed the real soul of this Beatles classic. Introducing the air guitar was a bonus. It was his signature to his own great musical catalog over the years and is sorely missed. You should also enjoy his gravelly soul on songs like, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON , (the live version) and UNCHAIN MY HEART, his tribute to his idol Ray Charles. Joe gave us everything when he sang. And we thank him for his great contribution to music.
This performance was August 1969, I got back from Vietnam on Labor Day same year. Loved to be their. 12 months later I got to see him in concert, shortly after Janis Joplin and then the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. Such iconic singers then and today. I can still remember standing , singing and clapping at these shows. Raw music. So good
God bless mate from GB .I was told by Americans that if I had been in the USA at that time I was prime meat for Vietnam . No boring details but it was close and very well might have happened . I thank God that the Labour Government ,at that time , kept Britain out of Vietnam . Unfortunately America had a different kind of government at the time and lots of American boys died in a foreign country . God bless the Labour Party
I love the beginning when you said you didn't expect it to be so slow. I just laughed and thought you have NO IDEA what is coming including probably the most iconic scream in rock n roll history. In the studio the high backup part was sung by women so the backup guys in this live version were doing their best to hit the high notes. Live at WOODSTOCK in front of 400,000 people. Thank God they filmed it!!!
Nobody put their whole body into their voice like Joe Cocker. There is a whole body singer with the smoothest voice, and a performance as intense as this. Please see, live from Germany,1976, Al Jurreau "Take Five". One of the most amazing, internationally renowned voices, had humble. begginning in Milwaukee.
As great as the Woodstock footage is, there's another later version of him performing this song live again, that I personally think is even better, both musically and visually. His entire band is featured, especially the female backup singers, who sound amazing!! Please try to check that version out. It's definitely worth it, believe me.
The Woodstock version is iconic but if you are referring to the live Mad Dogs and Englishmen version I agree it is musically and visually a notch above.
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*Cocker not Crocker guys! Sorry for the mispronunciation! 😊
Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs Tour ruclips.net/video/rWgpU6cQCQM/видео.html
He's the singer and he has a palsy.
We are all human, and I am just happy to watch you get acquainted with all the great music out there! :)
@@buzzwerd8093 Joe did not have a palsy. That was debunked over 50 years ago. He always moved like that.
The amount of chemicals floating over Woodstock would have been unmeasureable, which lead to some of the best preforming 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've never felt older than I feel right now. I was there.
WOW! 🤩
Lucky you! How old were you?I was 12 when Woodstock was on,also I’m on the other side of the world! No chance! Lol! Stay safe!
You have the envy of most music fans. What an amazing experience that must have been!
Respect x
Yeeeeesssss. Brilliant! my parents wouldn't let me go... (i was only 1 year old! lol) Im so jelous of people who had these expiriences... what memories to have!!
It’s chilling how good this performance is. Taking a Beatles song and basically owning it takes some balls and I believe he forever earned Paul McCartneys respect. 🎸✌🏻
I believe that John Lennon's response was "it's his song now"
It was sung by Ringo, written by McCartney.
Much better as/ than the original, as far as I'm concerned .
John Lennon said and I quote "well I guess it is his song now"
Other Joe Cocker songs:
You are so Beautiful
The Letter
Unchain my Heart
You can leave you hat on
Can't forget Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong
All such great songs
High Time We Went, Woman To Woman, Delta Lady, Cry Me A River, Space Captain …..
Also Delta Lady.
You are so beautiful
The Beatles wrote and sang this song first but it will forever be remembered as a Joe Cocker song. He kills it.
The reason why the backup singers were doing a falsetto is because on the studio version of the song Joe had a group of female backup singers who were not at Woodstock. Therefore the male backup singers did their best to imitate the female singers that is on the studio version.
The females were with the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour
@@thomasjurgensen2086 Was the album version taken from that tour?
Excellent insight -- because this falsetto isn't bad enough to ruin anything, it is perfectly functional. But otherwise kinda bad. And... in context, this *is* after all a Beatles cover, and I think it's fair to say, for context, that every single person in that audience at Woodstock knew the Beatles song, which had that call-and-response vocal arrangement for that part of the lyrics.
@@TheScavenger71 No.
@@wagstaff6135
I found the backup singing arrangement garbage. Cocker was just too good to care.
This was a song written and recorded by the Beatles, who were very close with Joe. After Joe's version, John Lennon of the Beatles said, "Well now...I guess Joe just took one of our songs, and made it his own! Good on our mate Joe Cocker." Very cool of the Beatles to say that.
He didnt actually say that.. he said "it was just mind blowing, totally turned the song into a soul anthem and I was forever grateful for him for doing that."
@@needaman66 i believe it was Paul McCartney who said that..
Similar to Bob Dylan signing off on All Along The Watchtower after Jimi Hendrix covered it!
Paul McCartney said that Joe’s was the only version that ever should be played.
@@richardanderson5424 source?
My understanding the actual women back up singers were stuck in traffic and could not make it in time so the guy's had to make do. They did good.
I didn't know about the backup singers in traffic
These guys who took over were awesome
I read that his real backup singers were stuck in traffic, which is why his bandmates are singing backup. They did a darned fine job.
Correct :D
Yes, they had to close the New York State Thruway!
The logistical disaster that was Woodstock.
WOW! I never knew that. Just thought The Grease Band had great falsettos.
Joe Cocker has so many great songs, “you can leave your hat on” is another great one
Oooooh! That's a good one!
Yes..yes..YES!
She came in trhu the bathroom window
This is especially epic , such an amazing cover, You should definitely react to the Beatles version.
I came here to say the same!
This song he sang at Woodstock is known as one of the best performances of all time by any group in any genre. He said in an interview that he wanted his performance to be so big because he knew how hard his band was playing and he himself was not playing an instrument. He wanted to match their intensity and energy
You should check out sly and the family stones performance at Woodstock at 2 in the morning of take you higher. this HOF'er and his group had 400,000 hippies dancing in the fields .amber,you will love the horns
he took it to a different level not the next level, mind you the beatles loved it
Fun fact: "Many assumed he must have been either stoned, or crazy. Actually, it was just his way of feeling the music. As a singer, he didn't have an instrument to play while on stage. In an interview with The Guardian, he explained, “I guess that came with my frustration at never having played piano or guitar.""
My brother went to see him on stage in Colorado, not long after Woodstock. He said Cocker was so messed up, he couldn't get through a set. Big disappointment for my brother.
Yeah nah he was high af mate like everyone else was
No doubt high af but the point is that it wasn't the reason for his erratic movements in his performance. He was just that into it.
Saw his concert which was my first big one in 78 . Well that was his way to sing , not so intense as we see here but pretty close .
He said he was flying pretty high at Woodstock! He was a huge whiskey drinker as well at that time.
I was so lucky to see Joe Cocker and Stevie Ray Vaugn in concert together, 1990, I believe, in Hamilton Ontario, Canada.
Not long after, the amazing Stevie Ray died in a helicopter crash!
Amazingly wonderful concert!!
Brilliant!
He turned a Beatles song into a Gospel sermon.
He was from Sheffield in England and had a great pair of lungs
Sadly, they failed him in the end due to his smoking habit ☹️
@@Corwin1141
Yep, good point!
I'm a COPD sufferer and nonsmoker almost seven years.
Sadly the damage has been done.
Cocker has some of the best covers
_Feeling Alright_ was originally by *Traffic* (Dear Mr. Fantasy), but no one remembers their version:
ruclips.net/video/jvAByzXT1U8/видео.html
At Woodstock. I was 19 years old
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Funny thing, you'd be surprised how many people think this song is only a theme to the TV show "The Wonder Years" and it always blows their minds when I show them that this was a song their grandparents rocked to, LOL!
Or that Ringo Starr sang it first
@@simianinc Well, that goes without saying. I've had the DVD of Yellow Submarine for over 20 years now, lol. And the red and blue album sets since I was a kid in the 70's :)
It was the theme, it just wasn't made for that purpose.
My dad was there, watching this.
'The Wonder Years' was set in the late 60's early 70's and revolved around 1 persons interaction with his friends. As this song is from 1968 it made the perfect theme song.
The late and great Joe Cocker. R.I.P. We were all kids in those days. I was 24 when this was recorded. I'm now 75!
I was just 18 when he sang up where we belong with Jennifer Warnes for the An Officer and a Gentleman soundtrack. "I just turned 58." My father used to say it goes so fast when referring to the years going by. Of course I would reply ok pops.
We thought we could change the world in those days.
Ah shit Webb you’re making me feel old… but YYES. IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES!!
@@kevvegas An Officer and a Gentleman was filmed in Port Townsend, Washington. About an hour from where I live at an old Army fort now a park.
I'm right there with you Webb !! I'm 64 now, and I remember woodstock well.
RIP Soul Man. Yes, Joe Cocker is the male equivalent of Janis.
I like Janis but after a while too much but Joe, man.
Well said
Joe is the male equivalent of Janis and Janis is the female equivalent of Joe. They both set the bar for gritty vocals.
Jim Morrison tried to drag Janis Joplin's out of the passenger seat of a car by her hair when he was drunk. She got out and clocked him in the head with a wine bottle and knocked him unconscious.
After that Jim had a huge crush on her and kept pestering her manager to arrange another meeting.
True story too, a well known one that unlike many rock and roll stores isn't mythical or stretched beyond the truth ..... There were several witnesses. It's a matter of public record.
good one... he is.. was
I saw him at Woodstock. Joe was playing the "air guitar".
Joe Cocker spent his final years in Crawford Colorado. He was a much loved community member and owned a restaurant called the mad dog. He had a wonderful charity that contributed to the community. He had concerts every few years at the county fairgrounds. I got to see him, and his show was phenomenal! He sounded just like this well into his 70’s. RIP Joe!
Pam and Joe Cocker's Mad Dog Cafe! I remember it well! You'd get a Christmas card every year if you signed their guest registry!
Joe was a gas meter reader from Sheffield UK in his early days !
Didn't know that. AWESOME
Joe started out as a lorry driver in the UK. He had little exposure in the US until Woodstock and the subsequent film and then took off becoming known as 'The Gov'ner' in the music world. But his performance in Woodstock was unique for it's down and in the moment feel that was not to be replicated later after becoming an entity of record contracts unfortunately. Still, he remained the one and only Joe Cocker who was always a gentleman and gentle soul.
Joe, main singer, was a Sheffield lad (I walk past his old house).... and that was just Joe!!!!! This song was a Beatles song from about 1967.... Totally different though. Its on Sgt. Peppers Longley Hearts Club Band.
The best ever cover of a Beatles song, Joe is pure gold.
Up there with this is John Farnham singing Help.
I am all abougt the Beatles, but this version is better than the original!
The Beatles be like: How do you like our song?
Joe be like: Hold my beer...
Heck, it's a cover in name only🤣He took that song and made it completely his own, as original as he could be and he turned what was already a fine melody into one of the most enduring anthems of all time. What a genius he was! Seriously, it brings tears to my eyes. Gorgeous...
This aone of the rare occasions, when a song is perfect in his original version and than comes is a cover that tops it...
Love John Belushi's verson of Joe Crocker.....remember? Also who remembers the show the Wonder Years?
Omg! The first time I watched SNL this was on and at first I thought it actually was Joe Cocker finally losing it completely!! It was hilarious! Loved Belushi ❤
@@nbell817 Belushi was a legend alright. Animal House!
Yo that still is so great and funny and he did that on Saturday Night Live ..
Yes and yes!
This song was used as the theme song to the TV show "The Wonder Years" (1988-1993). I was a naive child at the time and had no idea this was a Beatles' song; I thought this was his song!
That's what this song always makes me think of
For the same reason i thougt it was Bon Jovi's :) they've done it on theirs Mtv show.
It was said that Joe Cocker felt the music so hard, he couldn't stop his body from moving, as if it was playing every instrument at the same time.......By all accounts, this amazing man, was the most gentle person you could ever meet, and wore his soul like a blanket, for all of us to see *****RIP GREAT ONE*****
Try to get ahold of the documentary 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' (1970). His gentleness shines.
@@db1958 Thank you, I will 😊
i love that description--like he was playing all the instruments at the same time!!!
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RIP Joe your not forgotten and with you and a little help from my friends help me get by every day.
Joe's possibly one of the most underappreciated singers
Great man, great voice. I knew him in his later years, my sister in law was his caregiver when he went into hospice. He passed in 2014 of lung cancer. RIP Joe
Rest In Peace, Joe. 🌺
You were lucky to have known him
This song reminds me of my parents generation so much. My mother died of lung cancer in 2015.
Glad Joe had loving care when he was so sick. Thanks to wonderful caregivers everywhere, esp hospice workers 😢💔Thanks Joe for all of your beautiful music, have loved you since the 60’s you incredible spirit.
No one has moves like Joe Cocker. It a cross between seizures and dancing. He pulls it off and it just become a Joe Cocker performance. 😊
It's a cover of a Lennon-McCartney Beatles' song. The story goes that when Paul heard Joe Cocker's rendition, Paul told him "It's your song now, mate." John Belushi did a brilliant imitation of this performance....
Cocker was not amused.
They might not know who John Belushi is. 😁
@@kmj217 he must of got over it because they sang together on SNL
"Feelin' Alright" has to be next. Joe Cocker is a legend.
His duet with Jennifer Warnes "up where we belong " from the film An Officer and a Gentleman is a good one to react to
Looove that song!
This the way he express his self he not buzzed
This song was originally written and performed by the Beatles, however Joe Crocker OWNED it. This was also the theme song of the TV show The Wonder Years
Hey, wanna feel old? Look up what the stars of Wonder Years look like now. Fred Savage is starting to turn grey and is badly covering that fact up.
JOE COCKER! NO R GUYS
JIMMY PAGE played on the record
My show when I was growing up! ❤️
Okay Friends - here is what happened a few months later - the Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour with Leon Russell leading the 30 piece band. Many of the songs are on video on RUclips. Here is the first one: ruclips.net/video/YrK5GZGqxNg/видео.html
YES!
Oh leon..... r.i.p.
One of the best albums EVER!!!
Unbelievable performances.
I had the privilege of catching Leon live in Detroit, just before his passing. Legendary!!!
Joe Cocker born and bred in Sheffield UK. He began his career there singing in the working mens clubs and pubs. And my stepfather was in school with him.
The most underrated singer of the world. And a shame of the Rock and Roll hall of fame that he is not in the company of many nobodies who are already introduced in that institute!!
The “ white” version of Ray Charles…. Who he emulated well!
You can relate him and Janis in a way they are different from anyone. They sang ''ugly''. Didnt care how they looked or came across. Just melted in the music and sang with their heart. One of my favorite male singer of all time. He is british and the song is from the Beattles.
This is so true!
As a 64 year old it's so great watching your reaction because I already know what's coming. It's proof that music is universal and timeless. This song is really a sonic orgasm.
Yes
We definitely lived during the best music ever. The 60's WOW
What I think is so cool is seeing the music I grew up on transcend generations. 💕
Exactly it's like all that music that I've listened to since throwing up I'm still listening to it and it never gets old like the daily vitamin I must take
That's growing up not throwing up
Joe Cocker was a one-of-a-kind performer. He really did put this much emotion into EVERY performance. This is a cover of a Beatles song, and one of the few Beatles covers to REALLY outshine the original. This was the theme song of the popular sitcom The Wonder Years.
You should hear Jose Feliciano's Beatles covers!
Even John Lennon admitted JF's version of 'In my life' was the way it was meant to sound! 😲
This Lennon/McCartney (Beatles) song was a huge hit for the Beatles. Joe Cocker covered it and made it his own. Joe isn't high on drugs, he's high on the music. His body expresses what he feels.
He was kept off TV for ages because people thought he looked disabled
My momma who have said "he's on drugs!"
Actually, The Beatles never released it as a single. It was not a hit. The album, Sgt Peppers was a huge hit, but not the song. Until Cocker got a hold of it, changed the time signature and created a classis. McCartney loved his version and immediately offered him She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, which he also covered.
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JOE COCKER & JOHN BELUSHI - FEELIN' ALRIGHT (On Saturday Night Live) 1976.
This man had an amazing connection to feel the music in pure form. RIP Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker on vocals, Henry McCullough on guitar and backing vocals, Alan Spenner on bass and backing vocals and Chris Stainton on keyboards A performance for the ages.
Thanks for that.
Bruce Rowlands on drums.
AMEN to that brother!
The Grease Band and Joe Cocker. Man, those were the days!
When he toured as Mad Dogs and Englishmen, he had fabulous backup vocalist Rita Coolidge and the immensely creative musician Leon Russell in his band. BTW, it was widely reported that Joe Cocker hailed from Liverpool, England. Not often, by it does happen, that a cover is more popular than the original; and, I believe that to be the case, when Joe covered the Beatle tracks Little Help from My Friends and She Came in Through the Bathroom Window. His version of Space Captain is, IMHO, worth a listen. The man was soulful, what a talent!
Most people just do a stank face, Joe Cocker does it with his whole body.
Joe was from the generation in England, Who got hit by polio. Some ppl think its because of drinking, but the stiffness is a part of aftermath of polio.
@@miriamschadtler3700 Oh really? I never knew that. I think people have forgotten just how hard polio hit. That's rough. I always thought it was his style, getting into the groove of the music. Thanks for letting me know.
@@miriamschadtler3700 no it's nothing physical, he just sings with his whole body, plays air guitar and conducts the band. I knew Joe when we were all teenagers, he was fine,
I knew Joe when we were all teens, he never had polio as far as I knew. He just sang with his whole body, it was part of his persona. When he was Vance Arnold back in the 60s, he was pretty still when he was on stage.
@@miriamschadtler3700 You may be thinking of Ian Drury.. he did have polio that affected him
Minutes after this perfomance the rains let loose. He conjured the cosmos. This was Woodstock's peak moment.
Joe was a Yorksire lad from the north-east of England and this is, I think, the greatest cover of any song I know. The original is from the Beatles Sgt Pepper album where it was sung by Ringo as a throwaway bubble gum track. Joe also did great work with the great Leon Russel. Try his Delta Lady for example.
Sheffield, not the north-east.
Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" will hit you in the feels.
It was not a Bubble Gum track. It was part of the integrated wings of the greatest album ever made. I still prefer to listen to Ringo’s version. Cocker’s version is iconic because of how he performed it at Woodstock-so watching the video is important.
I loved Sgt. Pepper's... but Cockers version blew the Beatles' version away.
@@hrussell9677 Calling something from The Beatles throwaway...LOL...Terry would probably toss out the Mona Lisa and call it a junk mail flyer..The only argument I would have with you though is in the greatest album ever. The Beatles only competition for that is themselves so I kind of lean toward Revolver.
Damn, I'm 52 years old and remember as a kid being absolutely spellbound when I heard this on my parents record player. To this day when he sings that first note I STILL get shivers that stay for the entirety of the song. Can you imagine being there and hearing that live? One of the top 10 live performances of all time.
He sang with his whole-ass body. Every part is in on it. 🙂
Yes ma’am he did
YES, True Facts..
One thing to remember is that every member of that audience had heard the original version of that song on the Beatles album, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, so when they heard this, it literally blew their minds because it was so different.
Excellent comment.
This man had a touch... a feel for his music. It shows. And a side note... when he was on SNL with Belushi. Funny yet still showed his magic.
I said that too. His flailing was real pronounced here, reminded me of Belushi.😁
Took the words outta my mouth!
That was hysterical. We all thought it was really Joe until he walked out! 😂😂
@@remedy9648 I think that...took the words right out of my mouth was meatloaf.
He is a straight LEGEND. Check out his song "You Are So Beautiful". I think Amber, especially, will love it. His voice is one of my favorites 💙💙
I was going to suggest the same song
He took a jaunty little number sung by Ringo and made it a passionate, profound, maxed out anthem about friendship!
You are so missed Joe.
I was there. Never will there be a more deep feeling of love for life than this time/moment in history. Brings a smile and tears at the same time.
Joe Cocker was English. So, so many incredibly great singers and bands from England. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Woodstock was a once in a lifetime experience. Hendrix closed it out with a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that is not just the song but theater, trust me mind blowing guitar work you have never heard and will never hear again.
Hendrix
@@triciasomogyi5431 I humbly throw myself on the mercy of the court of public opinion. I know auto-correct is a weak defense, but I ask that the jury take into account time served through the boy band era as punishment. I will be more diligent in my future comments. Typo corrected ;-)
There was a young Marine who did his best to play Jimmy’s version when I was active duty. He did a fantastic job, Lance Corporal Hopkins. Our Battalion commander allowed it. Jimmy was without a doubt a master at his craft.
Joe Cocker’s recording of You Are So Beautiful. Serious feels and pure bliss.
Joe Cocker was a legend, the studio version had a female chorus
I learned on another reaction video that the regular backup singers were caught in traffic so the band improvised.
I am now 63, and so glad I grew up with all this great music to listen to. Reliving it thru young people’s reaction videos means so much. I started DJing school dances in the 1st grade, as a 20 year old, I was on the air in Dallas playing this stuff. I’ve been so fortunate. God really graced me. ☮️❤️
I am 60 and we got the best. The 1st record I ever bought Sgt Peppers when I was 7. Peace.
I'm only 30 but I your wrong ring so true when you say, "reliving though others" and you are correct; seeing others relate to the way things touch you is like no other.
Now react to “ Feelin’ Alright”……”Delta Lady”(one of my favorites by him, and it’s RARELY appreciated)…..”She Came In Through the Bathroom Window “, another Beatles cover, and again,better than the original….and “Cry Me a River”
He has tons of energy and his entire body is filled with music. He’d probably bleed music if he stepped on a tack! I love how he moves!
For your own personal interests, he was a guest on Saturday Night Live and John Belushi came out dressed the same way and sang this with Joe. It was a surprise to Joe, and John mimicked and enhanced Joe Cocker’s unusual movements! They sang it together!!
Belushi did Cocker better than Cocker did Cocker ! LOL.
Best SNL ever!
I watch that video at least once a week.
Sadly, I'm not sure Jordan and Amnber will know who Belushi is either. R. I. P. To them both.
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Rob Squad -- you are experiencing GREATNESS. It does NOT get any better than Cocker. This is a Beatles song that Cocker took to the next level. RIP Joe Cocker.
Music by Lennon and McCartney, voice by Joe Cocker - sometimes things in this universe just align and transcend day to day existence - this is one of those moments. RIP Joe (and John)
Yup and all English
He totally surrendered himself in this performance...wow, he got hit by the Holy Spirit looks like!
Yep...real ole Gospel soul sound...
He was high as all heck.
Keep in mind, this is live at Woodstock. He sounded that phenomenal live. You should hear the studio version of this song. One of the greatest songs by one of the greatest artists ever.
the temp's +90f, humid, 500K people, and the last song in the set... Joe is from Sheffield England, God rest his soul...
Joe Crocker - You are so Beatiful; Love lift us up where we belong - Joe Crocker duet.
You Are So Beautiful, oddly enough, written by Billy Preston, the unofficial 5th Beatle!
Omg yes!
Joe Cocker is in that group of legendary artists that don't have traditional voices for singing, at first you're bewildered by it, but you just fall in LOVE with their sound.. like Louie Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, etc..
You explained it perfectly!
Louie (Armstrong) ???
@@51tomtomtom "Satchmo" "Satch" "Pops" "Louie" Now you know. (source: Wikipedia)
I agree. Best wishes to you.
So many people covered Beatles songs but, for me, this is the best. He made it his song.
This is a Beatles cover. Yep, Joe always kinda spazed at the microphone. It was his style of feeling the music. He’s iconic, you will never confuse his voice with anyone else. Great selection of artist and song.
I don't know if Joe Cocker was 'In the Zone' that night, 'Stoned' or both..............Excellent performance though!!
The best concert ever. I was just 15 years old then. Five of us traveled from Tx. to Ny. to see this show. The best concert I was ever at. Listen to Country Joe Fish Vietnam protest song.
Joe Cocker “You Can Leave Your Hat On” is a must
Joe Cocker is the lead vocalist. He is backed up by The Grease Band, featuring Chris Stainton on keys. 😊
Everytime I hear this version of that iconic song, I'm reminded of the opening theme of the famous 80's tv show "The wonder years" with Fred Savage.
That a brilliant series brings back so many happy memories
Wow, sat with my 2 Wains watching the wonder years xxx
Loved the wonder years,seemed to be a better time?
its a beatles song
Me too dude.
Lead singer is Joe Cocker.......you need to remember that everybody who stepped on the stage at Woodstock was already way beyond stoned. Yet they still performed to the delight of half a million people!
Also, this took place during a time of civil and cultural unrest not seen in the US on this scale, ever. Joe Cocker was the definition of " leave it all on the stage" .
You can tell that he was someone who literally felt every note with his entire being... and put every bit of himself into every performance. Even the Beatles were impressed with this performance. And yes, he had an accent... he was from Sheffield, England.
Joe Cocker became the music when he sang...it possessed him and his entire soul.
Joe Cocker’s “With a Little Help From My Friends” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” are the most iconic moments from Woodstock. They define an era that is unfortunately fading. Glad you’re keep it alive!
To those two I'd have to add Santana playing "Soul Sacrifice." Rolling Stone magazine said they "stopped the show." Michael Shrieve's drum solo is one of the most amazing things ever caught on film. (if you can find a version where they haven't edited out 85% of it)
Ritchie Haven’s Freedom was also incredible
I am happy to see young people discover Joe. I'm 62 I will do my part. Best wishes to you.
Also another iconic Woodstock performance is Grace Slick with Jefferson Airplane doing Someone to Love that would be great for a female Friday listen.
When Joe Cocker replaced the male back up singers for females, this song was taken to an even better level. Worth watching. He always gave his all on this type of song, whether under the influence or not. The Letter is my next favourite.
I always say the Mad Dogs and Englishman version is far better… but this is still great.
If someone hasn’t mentioned it, you have to hear his “You Are So Beautiful”. It is the song I always think of when I think of his work.
Joe was from Sheffield in Northern England. It is known as 'Steel City', a real working class town. Joe had a perfect voice which complements where he was from.
This song will always remind of the show "The Wonder Years." One of the best coming-of-age shows ever. Plus....Joe Cocker was more famous for covering songs than his own music. Not saying his own music isn't good....just the way he seems to be remembered is covering other artists.
The Wonder Years program actually made me feel those years again.
I used to watch that every time I come home from school 👍🏿
His songs When The Night Comes and You Can Leave Your Hat On are fantastic.
Huge Joe Cocker fan, and When The Night Comes is my favorite. That song is amazing, and the live version is just stunning!! Written by Bryan Adams.
@@carmelsileo6520 Bryan Adams? Did not know that. Thanks :)
And Unchain my Heart
You are so beautiful is a great joe cocker song
@@psafkow There's a RUclips of them singing it together, it's 👍.
This song was played on the 80s show, The Wonder Years. The man definitely has soul everytime he blow out the notes. Check out the audio he sang the song, THE LETTER.
Great reaction. RIP Joe C 🙏
Cocker , no Cr
I’m nearly 70, and I was 16 in 1969. Joe Cocker was a legend. That song and the way he treated it makes me feel something special inside. I still love the raw emotion in his voice - the warmth and subtlety in the quiet sections and the raw power in the wild passages. His delivery was all emotion. God bless you Joe Cocker. You were really something and you are not forgotten. It’s really nice that the young guys like you two here can feel it too. Thank you Joe for all the beauty you gave us.
im your age, all i can do is echo your words, we were very blessed to be at that age when there was endless bands and individuals that expressed the same passion and talent that joe portrayed...
Me too, 60s was a great decade to grow up in. Loved this song.
If it hasn't been mentioned - The Mad Dog and Englishmen - Joe Cocker - Leon Russell - Rita Coolidge - and more - is an outstanding version of this.
Side note - took my daughter to see Joe Cocker when she was in high school 23 years ago. She humored her old man by going, but as soon as he started singing, she looked at me and said: I knew who this is. He was in Sesame Street. She was in awe the rest of the night.
Additional side note - I chose Joe Cocker's version of another great Beatles song, You Are So Beautiful To Me, for our father daughter dance at her wedding. Not a dry eye in the house.
Keep up the great reaction vids.
I think it's a better version actually. Not that this is bad, it's just more epic.
Great story!
@@KindCountsDeb3773 - I am in complete agreement with you. First, the sound is better because the musicians could actually hear each other through the stage monitors, and second, because the entire ensemble (40 people by then?) reach the same ecstatic state as Joe Cocker. I cried at the pure beauty of it the first time I saw 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' in 1971 and it still brings tears to my eyes 40 years later.
@@db1958 I agree, the amount of talent on that stage is rarely equaled. Feel blessed to enjoy the 60/70's as a young music fan.
@@KindCountsDeb3773 - the film is also an incredible document of a narrow window of time
A constant in my home when I was younger - try "Up Where We Belong" - "You Are So Beautiful" or one of my favorites - "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
Up where we belong is such a beautiful song
The mind blowing thing is that he's singing a Beatles song. And he's singing it better than they ever did. That's rare, I think unique.
Ray Charles Yesterday?
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@@gastrickbunsen1957 Nat King Cole covered it too. Paul was better. They were epic, Paul was better.
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It's subjective I suppose but Ray's version is my favourite of the three.
@@thomasdevine867 Ringo sang this one lol
Nah
Joe Cocker was an amazing artist back when singers let it all "hang-out" and GO! A great time indeed!
Best cover ever. In fact, arguably better than the original.
Much better.
A hundred times better than the original
@@steveduncan9256 of course i think the original was a Ringo number.
@@TheRandwickboy yes Ringo wasn't allowed to sing anything but this was the only one. From sergeant pepper. No sorry he sang yellow Submarine too . Also fucking terrible
I always thought so too. One of only sings I like the cover better. Another good cover is Molly Hatchett doing Dreams by the Allman Brothers
What I think is important is that he was singing to over 400,000 people, most of which were young adults (18 - 22) and the energy coming from those 400,000 kids was just so overpowering to not only Joe but all the bands that played at Woodstock. I so appreciate you two. I got hooked from the first video I watched of yours. The Homefree Man Of Constant Sorrow video. To see that you both can appreciate all manner of music is so very refreshing. Forever a fan!!!
Y’all need to watch the documentary of Woodstock and live stream it !!✌️😊
One of the best live performances ever....
Never seen or heard anyone sing with as much feeling as Joe Cocker
Try Janis Joplin
Joe was totally off his face on - well everything - and he delivered on of the greatest tracks from Wood Stock ever - Many years later he also did it again with a full orchestra and some brilliant backing singers. I caught it by accident on the radio live one Saturday around 1997/8 made my hair stand on end.
I didn't know that. I'll definitely be looking for that one.
Believe it or not, he was only high on music that day. Didn’t even drink the Budweiser they gave him because he saw no difference between it and water. I would love to have heard that later performance!
When he was right he was right lol
He was straight that day, pure genius
The mad dogs and Englishman with Leon Russel is without doubt the best version of this song
Joe really felt the music as you can see. This is a Beatles song that Joe made even more famous than they did. RIP Joe Cocker. Jimmy Page of Led Zep played guitar on the studio version of this gem.
I have seen this video many times by Joe Cocker at Woodstock 1969.
It is the Greatest Performance by a Single Musician,I have ever seen.
You cannot beat it.❤️🥰🙏🏻😍❤️
So many iconic performances at Woodstock. There is a reason why it's legendary. Nothing will Ever compare, and I'm so glad that I took these musicians in with my breastmilk so that I could grow up knowing these things as part of my blood.
An eloquent tribute!
Joe Cocker's voice unearthed the real soul of this Beatles classic. Introducing the air guitar was a bonus. It was his signature to his own great musical catalog over the years and is sorely missed. You should also enjoy his gravelly soul on songs like, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON , (the live version) and UNCHAIN MY HEART, his tribute to his idol Ray Charles. Joe gave us everything when he sang. And we thank him for his great contribution to music.
This performance was August 1969, I got back from Vietnam on Labor Day same year. Loved to be their. 12 months later I got to see him in concert, shortly after Janis Joplin and then the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. Such iconic singers then and today. I can still remember standing , singing and clapping at these shows. Raw music. So good
Thank you for your service
It was a tough time for you
I remember
God bless mate from GB .I was told by Americans that if I had been in the USA at that time I was prime meat for Vietnam . No boring details but it was close and very well might have happened . I thank God that the Labour Government ,at that time , kept Britain out of Vietnam . Unfortunately America had a different kind of government at the time and lots of American boys died in a foreign country . God bless the Labour Party
Thanks for your service mate, from England
I love the beginning when you said you didn't expect it to be so slow. I just laughed and thought you have NO IDEA what is coming including probably the most iconic scream in rock n roll history. In the studio the high backup part was sung by women so the backup guys in this live version were doing their best to hit the high notes. Live at WOODSTOCK in front of 400,000 people. Thank God they filmed it!!!
Nobody put their whole body into their voice like Joe Cocker. There is a whole body singer with the smoothest voice, and a performance as intense as this. Please see, live from Germany,1976, Al Jurreau "Take Five". One of the most amazing, internationally renowned voices, had humble. begginning in Milwaukee.
He had some time of muscular disease or something. The way he moved wasn’t totally voluntary
Joe was wonderful singer and always kept his audience jumping, I also loved, 'She Came Through the Bathroom Window and Pardon Me Sir." Miss him a lot.
As great as the Woodstock footage is, there's another later version of him performing this song live again, that I personally think is even better, both musically and visually. His entire band is featured, especially the female backup singers, who sound amazing!! Please try to check that version out. It's definitely worth it, believe me.
The Woodstock version is iconic but if you are referring to the live Mad Dogs and Englishmen version I agree it is musically and visually a notch above.
Joe cocker, what a legend, before he made it as a musician he was a plumber from sheffield uk. Such passion.!