JOE COCKER ‘WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS’ | REACTION

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  • @ch2iss
    @ch2iss 5 лет назад +3573

    You may not realize it, Jamal, but you are helping bring people back together. Thank you.

    • @dashjeffreys6998
      @dashjeffreys6998 5 лет назад +279

      And he's helping a lot of people discover or re discover music we haven't listened to in decades! Thank you!!

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal  5 лет назад +498

      This Journey has been incredible 🙌🏾

    • @gc8024
      @gc8024 5 лет назад +26

      Now with beats on. yes

    • @nickellion3657
      @nickellion3657 5 лет назад +38

      True and brilliant comment! 👍👌

    • @tommckinnon1005
      @tommckinnon1005 5 лет назад +35

      Amen, and we need that!

  • @amyelizabeth529
    @amyelizabeth529 3 года назад +460

    Joe Cocker wasn't a singer, he was an experience.

    • @tankgirl1958
      @tankgirl1958 3 года назад +7

      I had the privilege of seeing him once and he was an experience, loved every minute of that concert

    • @davidnickels9301
      @davidnickels9301 3 года назад +3

      Absolutely

    • @chris-dm2gv
      @chris-dm2gv 3 года назад +3

      Yep; saw him and Jimmy Barnes do double header just outside Brisbane, Australia (part of the 'A Day on the Green' series) - amazing gig! 2 hrs+ for each of them plus a couple of duets. I'll always remember that one!

    • @pattischeuerman6920
      @pattischeuerman6920 3 года назад +5

      John Belushi impersonated him perfectly too!

    • @jessehammer4440
      @jessehammer4440 3 года назад +1

      Sounded to me like he was singing ...

  • @kellymcginnis8631
    @kellymcginnis8631 Год назад +13

    Yeah baby. 63 year old grandma here, loving you young people discovering our music.

    • @annjohnson994
      @annjohnson994 2 месяца назад +1

      66 yr. old gramma who is happy right along with you.

    • @fredlyndalu
      @fredlyndalu Месяц назад

      Same

  • @nancyl3843
    @nancyl3843 2 года назад +77

    Leon Russell (top hat) put this whole show together, hired the singers and musicians, produced the whole thing and composed the arrangements. He truly was a genius. RIP and thank you Leon Russell. The tour was called Mad Dogs and Englishmen. It was a huge success and a documentary-movie was made about this famous tour.

    • @51tomtomtom
      @51tomtomtom Год назад +1

      The huge success ended up with empty pockets fro Cocker (some 800 dollars left)

    • @davidpurvee9225
      @davidpurvee9225 Год назад +2

      Cool info! Thx to both of you.

    • @wanderer0617
      @wanderer0617 Год назад

      I have the double album. So much talent, great music ❤❤❤

    • @Regulus863
      @Regulus863 10 месяцев назад

      And the same band backed up Eric Clapton on his first solo album and also contributed to George Harrisons “All things must pass “

  • @kelst75
    @kelst75 4 года назад +1632

    The beatles wrote and sang it and Joe said "Hold my beer."

    • @scottlindemann9536
      @scottlindemann9536 4 года назад +28

      Ha Ha HA HA

    • @HappySunshineDay
      @HappySunshineDay 4 года назад +35

      Kelly! You NAILED it!!

    • @lindaallen9409
      @lindaallen9409 4 года назад +64

      Comment is pure gold😀. Just like this song. I noticed that the guitar player was wearing a top hat. So Slash wasn't the first lol.

    • @masondixon7248
      @masondixon7248 4 года назад +69

      @@lindaallen9409 that's Leon Russell...check out his music, it doesn't disappoint

    • @billhicks6449
      @billhicks6449 4 года назад +39

      He did it repeatedly as well. "She came in through the bathroom window".

  • @crystalprice7858
    @crystalprice7858 4 года назад +615

    Joe didn’t just sing with his mouth, he sang with his entire body, heart and soul 💗💗💗

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon 4 года назад +6

      The film " Mad dogs English men" on tour was epic. Never, ever seen something like that before. I was, what, 17 or 18, a music and live shows maniac. Spent a fortune of my hard earned money, so I've seen a lot - tickets were really affordable then - but nothing like that !

    • @stevegould2696
      @stevegould2696 4 года назад +1

      Bit like Freddie

    • @devinrivers5808
      @devinrivers5808 4 года назад

      Yes he did 👍🏿

    • @stephanieyee9784
      @stephanieyee9784 4 года назад +4

      He sure did! He seemed to go tippy toed to squeeze more oomph from.his diaphragm.

    • @JC-sn3re
      @JC-sn3re 4 года назад +2

      With the help of his drugs

  • @turdferguson3475
    @turdferguson3475 3 года назад +162

    The amount of musical talent from that era was amazing. The lack of musical talent today is equally amazing.

    • @joelspaulding5964
      @joelspaulding5964 2 года назад +6

      Not at all true. (Born in the sixties myself)
      There is talent...maybe even more than decades past...but what people are doing with it is a different discussion.
      I do not know if the circumstances can reliably ever be replicated to create an atmosphere that inspired the talented and engaging performances of that time .
      There are a few newer peeps that can make my hair stand up and bring tears but they are indeed more rare...perhaps nostalgia is involved but it seems minimal in relation

    • @theghostofthomasjenkins9643
      @theghostofthomasjenkins9643 2 года назад +6

      it's not lack of talent. it's major labels willing to experiment with sound less than they used to be. and while it is easier than ever to be an independent artist, the market is also more saturated than ever.

    • @dmbdmb3828
      @dmbdmb3828 Год назад +1

      TF:
      No formulas. No autotune.
      i just kept wondering, “what will follow this?!” Talent everywhere, nonstop.
      Witnessing young people encountering it is amazing.
      It lives on.
      But, in those years, SWIMMING in it. No words. No way to replicate.

    • @smp6565
      @smp6565 Год назад +6

      I think the talent is there, its just that major record labels care more about looks, nepotism and being "hot" to sell than the value of good music. The greats don't get a chance to anymore

    • @LibertyBreedsProsperity
      @LibertyBreedsProsperity Год назад +3

      Maybe insufficient mushroom use

  • @tchapman1977
    @tchapman1977 Год назад +8

    John & Paul wrote a pretty good song & Joe Cocker turned it into an existential, religious experience! :)

  • @2000globetrotter
    @2000globetrotter 4 года назад +560

    The legendary Ray Charles was once asked who, in his opinion, was the best soul singer in the world. He replied "Joe Cocker" Joe was also once described as having a voice that could strip paint! Fabulous!

    • @johnprentice1527
      @johnprentice1527 4 года назад +6

      Gives me chills every time I hear it. Even when Beluchi does it.

    • @MrPlooky
      @MrPlooky 4 года назад +10

      Ray called Joe his only true disciple..

    • @jhondoe5147
      @jhondoe5147 4 года назад +21

      IF RAY SAID IT, IT IS SO!

    • @royalway12
      @royalway12 4 года назад +10

      I was fortunate enough to see Ray live. Front row seats.

    • @williamhughes2254
      @williamhughes2254 4 года назад +7

      Ray did say Joe, Aretha, and Marvin Gaye 3 greatest blues singers.

  • @HRConsultant_Jeff
    @HRConsultant_Jeff 5 лет назад +632

    Just Joe taking everyone to church...RIP Joe, you gave us a hell of a ride.

    • @BunneRabb
      @BunneRabb 5 лет назад +12

      and he took you home, too.

    • @HRConsultant_Jeff
      @HRConsultant_Jeff 5 лет назад +5

      @@BunneRabb yes sir

    • @seelenwinter6662
      @seelenwinter6662 5 лет назад +7

      that was the time, they made music for fun and not only for money like nowadays...

    • @BunneRabb
      @BunneRabb 5 лет назад +9

      @@seelenwinter6662 Well, sorta. It was also a time when people paid for music and that got that music out in front of a lot of people - and the artists made enough to concentrate on making music, and not focus groups.

    • @cynthiascogginstaylor919
      @cynthiascogginstaylor919 4 года назад +5

      Always, body soul and heart...❣

  • @bustinya2240
    @bustinya2240 3 года назад +46

    Those of us who got to grow up in the 60's and 70's were so blessed with the best music Ever!

  • @gregmoon7205
    @gregmoon7205 2 года назад +11

    Leon Russell got all his friends together in less than a couple weeks. He arranged all the songs. He took that incredible instrument of Joe’s voice, and showcased it perfectly.

  • @jibsmokestack1
    @jibsmokestack1 5 лет назад +559

    He turned a Beatles tune into a full blown soul/Gospel anthem. Legendary song!

    • @thirdactwarrior317
      @thirdactwarrior317 5 лет назад +23

      It is certainly his vocal performance and his band, but it is also a brilliant trick he did in the arrangement. He changed the Beatles' 4/4 time signature to 3/4 and really emphasized the downbeats. I have tried it with some other 4/4 tunes. It is tricky to arrange, but it really works.

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn 5 лет назад +21

      One of the best beatles covers.

    • @anonimuso
      @anonimuso 5 лет назад +18

      And the Beatles song was very jovial and upbeat. Joe Cocker saw something in that and just completely turned it on its head.

    • @davidfriedman7823
      @davidfriedman7823 4 года назад +11

      That's what I liked about mad dogs and Englishman. They did these songs their own way. But they still played them correctly

    • @RemoraMarine
      @RemoraMarine 4 года назад +7

      The man's soul came through in his music. He was the band leader and nothing happened on that stage without his influence.

  • @IceMadrox
    @IceMadrox 4 года назад +486

    Man, this ain't music. This is church.

    • @billboth6572
      @billboth6572 4 года назад +8

      Halajulia, AMEN

    • @dwightsmith4641
      @dwightsmith4641 4 года назад +2

      Beatlemania righteousness...

    • @tiki_trash
      @tiki_trash 4 года назад +5

      Gospel

    • @carriekloosterman5469
      @carriekloosterman5469 4 года назад +2

      Nothin to say but 😁😁😁😍❤❤❤☮ you make me happy Jamel and I send you hugs

    • @jeffk1212
      @jeffk1212 3 года назад +11

      one of the greatest things ever recorded

  • @charlie0871
    @charlie0871 3 года назад +76

    I give a lot of credit to his backing vocalists for maintaining the same energy that he gave! That is what the term "Supporting vocals" is all about!

  • @philthemovieguy81
    @philthemovieguy81 Год назад +18

    This performance is a straight up spiritual experience. The amount of passion radiating from everyone on stage, you can feel the heat from the lights and everyone so close to each other. Joe Cocker took us to church with this performance.

    • @RobertSmith-iw2kb
      @RobertSmith-iw2kb 8 месяцев назад

      Man in hat also a legend.mr.leon russell.😊

  • @carolcjh8938
    @carolcjh8938 4 года назад +306

    Joe Cocker feels every note of the music in every nerve in his body.

    • @pureau79
      @pureau79 4 года назад +10

      He was probably feeling the smack at about that time also. I am so happy he beat it. He has been an awesome musical influence!

  • @stebstebanesier6205
    @stebstebanesier6205 4 года назад +326

    John Lennon once said to Joe Cocker; "Congratulations, that's your song now."

    • @tonygareth221
      @tonygareth221 3 года назад +2

      Is that true?

    • @Nebuloid1
      @Nebuloid1 3 года назад +2

      It's true for Dylan and Hendrix, but...

    • @cherylrickertu262
      @cherylrickertu262 3 года назад +8

      @@tonygareth221 yes, through the years all the Beatles have said Joe did it better.

    • @dannyholland7209
      @dannyholland7209 3 года назад +6

      @@cherylrickertu262 Didn't know that but i agree with them. Joe Cocker made this song a master piece tbh.

    • @davidkaiser6707
      @davidkaiser6707 3 года назад +2

      @@dannyholland7209 they gave it to him after they all became mates.....he tore it up and does other beatles songs well....nice covers but nothing like this....you feel this...but this and anything from the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour is golden....Leon Russel is the dude in the top hat...anyway,I saw Cocker at the first rock am ring in 85 or 86 and the lifestyle was kicking his ass.....he was wasted....really overweight etc.......then he had a couple hits in Europe, got in shape, and had 20 more good years

  • @ivanvera4199
    @ivanvera4199 3 года назад +49

    Yo, man .... Joe isn't even on this planet when he is singing. He is in his own utopia. It magical.

  • @ericfoster2170
    @ericfoster2170 3 года назад +102

    This song was originally written by Paul and John (the Beatles) and Joe Cocker put his stamp on it at Woodstock
    His performance was inspired and timeless

    • @sassulusmagnus
      @sassulusmagnus Год назад +2

      The swagger and sexuality that he adds to the Beatles' composition takes it to a whole other level. Wonderful.

    • @kwharrison6668
      @kwharrison6668 Год назад +4

      Yea, great Beatles song, but must say, Cocker owns it. This arrangement eclipses anything the Beatles did.

  • @charchar4907
    @charchar4907 4 года назад +271

    Peace and Love wasn't just an ideology. It was a way of life for many. We truly wanted everyone to be happy no matter what race or religion.🎶💕🎵 Music crossed all racial barriers.

    • @sathalheimer67
      @sathalheimer67 4 года назад +12

      ...and THAT is where we lost our youth - with the effing FILTH, HATE, ANGER, DISRESPECT, PITY-MY-POOR-THING GARBAGE that is promoted in the "entertainment" (of ALL media) industry! I raised my kids on the music my parents raised me: 60s-80s. Music can unite when it's GOOD for the SOUL music!

    • @karenjones1897
      @karenjones1897 4 года назад +4

      it's time has come again - hoping for better days

  • @alisonfrazier1314
    @alisonfrazier1314 4 года назад +128

    And THAT ladies and gents is how you leave it all on the table!!!

  • @jayadler8192
    @jayadler8192 Год назад +16

    Joe Cocker's arrangement of that Beatle Classic is one of the greatest cover songs ever made. Saw Joe Cocker sing that in 1969 at the NY State Pavilion at Flushing Meadow Park, a month before Woodstock and was just in awe

  • @pasleymusic
    @pasleymusic 3 года назад +48

    This is healing my heart. Forget marches let's just listen to each other's music... And heal.

  • @reverend_ken
    @reverend_ken 4 года назад +365

    Can we get a little respect for Claudia Lennear and Rita Coolidge, the leading lights among the backup singers. So good! The camera sure does love them!

    • @jamieshanahan4567
      @jamieshanahan4567 4 года назад +15

      Rita Coolidge another under-rated artist.

    • @rosemaryjohnson2569
      @rosemaryjohnson2569 3 года назад +3

      👋Yes!

    • @RevIlikai
      @RevIlikai 3 года назад +9

      @Patrick Rogers Rita and Leon were an item then. Delta Lady was written by Leon about her.

    • @clareshaughnessy2745
      @clareshaughnessy2745 3 года назад

      Wow, didn’t know that, though now you say it I can see it’s Rita. The nice thing is how on this recording they’re not in the background, in fact their voices are front and centre and never drowned out by Joe’s amazing vocals.

    • @thomashoog782
      @thomashoog782 3 года назад +3

      rumor has it Claudia Lennear and Mick Jagger had a bit of a tryst and that is who "Brown Sugar" is all about

  • @darycat1
    @darycat1 4 года назад +66

    Can you imagine redoing a Beatle’s song and killing it like Joe did!!

    • @weebunny
      @weebunny 3 года назад +1

      His version of "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" wasn't too shabby either.

  • @blainefloyd4903
    @blainefloyd4903 3 года назад +144

    One of the greatest live albums ever made is Joe Cocker “Mad Dogs and the Englishman”, drop the needle in the groove and let it ride. Thanks J, this is like a tent revival 🙏

    • @jccook5353
      @jccook5353 3 года назад +2

      Buy the DVD. It's awesome!

    • @hooleyqueen
      @hooleyqueen 3 года назад

      I used to have it. Saw Joe Cocker in 1968 or 69

    • @louisbaldaccini7690
      @louisbaldaccini7690 3 года назад +1

      My friends and I were at The Fillmore East when he recorded that live album. It was magical.

    • @pastina000
      @pastina000 2 года назад +1

      I dropped the needle in the groove to this song on my dads record player as a teenager and when he heard it he near DROPPED me !!...lol.

    • @juanitaduval9856
      @juanitaduval9856 2 года назад

      @@pastina000 to funny!! Our parents really didn't care for our music

  • @davelesiuk8839
    @davelesiuk8839 3 года назад +65

    Plse keep doing what you do. I am 65 and you are helping me gain new appreciation for all of this great music. In times of COVID 19, your enthusiasm and energy are greatlwy appreciated. Much respect to you!

  • @celesteemmons1402
    @celesteemmons1402 4 года назад +465

    That cool cat in the top hat-Leon Russell. An artist in his own right.

    • @danahopkins5788
      @danahopkins5788 4 года назад +14

      OMG you're right! Loved, Loved, Loved Leon Russell!

    • @voodoobill
      @voodoobill 4 года назад +17

      Leon put the band together.

    • @royfrye2871
      @royfrye2871 4 года назад +8

      Hell yes he is

    • @bethmerryfield7186
      @bethmerryfield7186 4 года назад +5

      I had no idea, thank you for that.

    • @solsen3
      @solsen3 4 года назад +5

      "Holy Trinity" explains it all!

  • @seanhalloran4286
    @seanhalloran4286 4 года назад +301

    If this song doesn’t move you, you’re not alive.

    • @aprils5881
      @aprils5881 4 года назад +1

      I wholeheartedly agree!🥰
      My 5yo has been a huge fan of joe cocker, the Beatles, queen etc since he was 2.5yo! He loves Joe's hollering..
      And would sing" Lucy in the sky with diapers" gigglesnort. Last night I went to tuck him I'm and he was singing himself to sleep with some queen! Definitely my mini me.

    • @rustybearden1800
      @rustybearden1800 3 года назад

      Amen!

  • @jellybathwater
    @jellybathwater 3 года назад +33

    I'm so glad you reviewed Joe Cocker. His voice is second to none. This is real talent here. Forget looks, he was no matinee idol, just a man who could belt out a song perfectly

  • @pauladams6571
    @pauladams6571 3 года назад +16

    We must never forget that there are times when we need a little help from our friends.

  • @viacrucis2509
    @viacrucis2509 4 года назад +280

    As much as we think we’ve progressed, this era and group of artists transcended race, class, nationality and had no message but love for all people. We have messed it up badly.

    • @elaine8013
      @elaine8013 4 года назад +8

      Amen to that. Joe had so much soul in him.

    • @debisjoy8017
      @debisjoy8017 4 года назад

      True that!

    • @flynnspears7502
      @flynnspears7502 4 года назад +7

      Listening to this along with GFR and The Doobies is bringing back so many fond memories of innocence and true friendship, first loves, and better times.

    • @Chez114
      @Chez114 4 года назад +12

      As much as I understand how this timeless music can cause euphoric nostalgia to cloud judgement, let's not forget how far we've come. We have gay marriage, weed is finally legal, advertising cigarettes is illegal, nobody bats an eye over a female CEO, you had a black president, we work fewer hours and minimum wage is regulated by law, HIV is no longer a death sentence. I'd say we have it pretty good now...

    • @paulcurlin2789
      @paulcurlin2789 4 года назад

      Yes, unfortunately, you are right.

  • @71modelsigmon
    @71modelsigmon 4 года назад +334

    We used to have good music like this when people didn't care so much about how the performer looked.

    • @alisonfrazier1314
      @alisonfrazier1314 4 года назад +13

      Best comment

    • @jaimechiarini8782
      @jaimechiarini8782 4 года назад +6

      Hear f*ckin hear.

    • @jamesdowling5945
      @jamesdowling5945 4 года назад +19

      Video killed the radio star!

    • @docw1819
      @docw1819 4 года назад +2

      Talent in bucketloads.

    • @bredincaptivity4692
      @bredincaptivity4692 4 года назад +9

      You know the performers from this era were making it on pure talent because they were all ugly as sin. I mean, that or just listen to the music as that shit speaks for itself. Boomers might have royally fucked up the government, environment, and economy but I'll be god damned if they didn't hit it right out of the park with the music.

  • @sunnyseacat9232
    @sunnyseacat9232 Год назад +10

    Utterly incredible live performance. Like Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker was one of a kind in our musical universe.

  • @janisdeluca3028
    @janisdeluca3028 3 года назад +22

    People thought he had cerebral palsy...that was just him doin his thing!

  • @itchykami
    @itchykami 4 года назад +170

    He may dance like a possessed mannequin in reverse, but that boy can SING.

    • @sassulusmagnus
      @sassulusmagnus 4 года назад +5

      Yes, just a wonderful blend of gravel and whisky. Nobody else sounded like him. Totally on fire.

    • @MyMomo17
      @MyMomo17 4 года назад

      He has cerebral palsy.

    • @mohanadancer
      @mohanadancer 4 года назад +1

      @@MyMomo17 no he doesn't. He just sings like that.

    • @michiganriverman
      @michiganriverman 4 года назад +3

      @@MyMomo17 No, he didn't. And he died of lung cancer in Dec. 2014

    • @RevIlikai
      @RevIlikai 4 года назад +5

      @@MyMomo17 He was trying to play air(every instrument at once) He didn't know he did it till he saw Belushi mimic him on SNL

  • @andrewbarnett84
    @andrewbarnett84 4 года назад +50

    And that my friend, is how a concert show should be.

  • @bwana-ma-coo-bah425
    @bwana-ma-coo-bah425 3 года назад +12

    I was fortunate enough to meet Joe when he was sober and drug free.
    I saw him having breakfast in a hotel being interviewed by some magazine person.
    Walked past said hi.
    He said hello and asked me to sit down with him.
    Nicest guy you could meet.
    R.I.P. Joe
    Your signed Mad Dogs And Englishmen album still adorns in my office wall.

  • @franklinrwful
    @franklinrwful 3 года назад +11

    'If that dont move your soul you had better go look in the mirror and see if you still have a reflection'. LOL well said Jamel.

  • @glyyyven
    @glyyyven 4 года назад +152

    John Belushi used to impersonate Joe Cocker perfectly. He did this song on SNL, and Joe Cocker liked it so much, he came on the show and sang with Belushi. I'm sure both videos are on RUclips

    • @Raittway
      @Raittway 4 года назад +2

      I remember that!! Lol

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon 4 года назад

      Gotta see that !

    • @jamessekorski2492
      @jamessekorski2492 4 года назад +2

      Dueling Cockers

    • @sj49erfan
      @sj49erfan 4 года назад +4

      ruclips.net/video/aZsOyO_lXD8/видео.html

    • @unity4texas
      @unity4texas 4 года назад +1

      Classic SNL !!

  • @donwallen9786
    @donwallen9786 4 года назад +247

    The advantage of being old...I'm 69.... Is living thru the '60's when all of this GREAT music was coming out!!!!!!

    • @jaimepatena7372
      @jaimepatena7372 3 года назад +5

      I am 61. I was a kid during the 60s...I just assumed all music was this great.

    • @johnredwood2667
      @johnredwood2667 3 года назад +5

      I just turned 70. 60s and 70s greatest music of all time!
      Instruments were actually
      played, and singers had great voices.
      These days good bands are very rare.

    • @MaeMee5
      @MaeMee5 3 года назад +2

      You are so right! 69 here!

    • @sharrongrant6240
      @sharrongrant6240 3 года назад

      Saw Mad Dogs and Englishmen at the drive in in 1971...huge fan since!!!

    • @marie-rosedaly4234
      @marie-rosedaly4234 3 года назад

      @@johnredwood2667 🌻Second that!! Greetings from Europa!!🌻

  • @wouterswanepoel5753
    @wouterswanepoel5753 3 года назад +5

    Nothing, but NOTHING beats the mid-60s to mid-70s ... the music, the spirit, the people, the vibe, the art, the clothing, the hair, the everything. I am SO thankful that I was youthful smack in the middle of all that. You youngsters cannot imagine what you missed.

  • @johngore7744
    @johngore7744 3 года назад +56

    Leon Russel on guitar. One of Joes influences was Ray Charles.

    • @ginnyboetel2891
      @ginnyboetel2891 3 года назад +3

      Did not realize that was Leon Russel on guitar! So cool!

    • @scottrackley4457
      @scottrackley4457 3 года назад +2

      recognized him immediately

    • @iamozzman990
      @iamozzman990 3 года назад +1

      "Leon Russel on guitar" Hell Yeah!!

  • @Tazman1966
    @Tazman1966 4 года назад +33

    That man literally died on stage, was brought back and finished. He was a tormented but amazing soul. So much amazing music from this man. RIP Joe

  • @claudeshockey6944
    @claudeshockey6944 4 года назад +348

    Watch the movie Woodstock and see him perform this song live in front of a field of love. Damn, I grew up in the perfect two decades of music, the 60's and 70's!

    • @sensei6281
      @sensei6281 3 года назад +6

      Me Too.These Artists are All BABY BOOMERS !!!

    • @lawsantim2364
      @lawsantim2364 3 года назад +7

      I saw a video of that live recording and you are right Claude, it was hauntingly good. I was born in 63 so the late 60s and 70s were my decades but mom introduced us to all the music from her time prior to her kids arriving.

    • @jakabok4965
      @jakabok4965 3 года назад +2

      @Claude Shockey, thank you! I have that film and it's so amazing.

    • @sexysadie2901
      @sexysadie2901 3 года назад +4

      @Bradley Mitchell WTF are you talking about?

    • @snoitseuqpi1119
      @snoitseuqpi1119 3 года назад +2

      They had to air drop hot dogs, people died, it was a shit show, and nobody cleaned up a damn thing. It's been rommantisized so much people forget what an objective disaster it was.

  • @theeclectic6206
    @theeclectic6206 3 года назад +4

    Best back up singers of all time!

  • @josephfranco4153
    @josephfranco4153 Год назад +2

    I left the planet a dozen times listening to this 50 years ago. Leon brought Joe to the U.S. Both men are now gone.

  • @lesliemeola8209
    @lesliemeola8209 4 года назад +34

    Paul was so moved when he heard Joe's version he cried

  • @moniquewilkinson3944
    @moniquewilkinson3944 4 года назад +30

    The smile on your face when you recognized this was priceless.

  • @jamesmcmillan1472
    @jamesmcmillan1472 3 года назад +46

    The story of this tour is legendary Joe was in trouble and needed a band in steps Leon rounds up some people,go on a tour called Mad Dogs and Englishman. Saves Joe's career and ass from a lot of lawsuits.

    • @sampuatisamuel9785
      @sampuatisamuel9785 3 года назад +1

      Really, that is an amazing story xoxo

    • @danieldougan269
      @danieldougan269 2 года назад +7

      So, I guess he got a little help from his friends.

    • @roseblake5803
      @roseblake5803 2 года назад

      Sorry that’s not the way it went down. Joe almost lost his life after this tour.

    • @judiparrotte2436
      @judiparrotte2436 6 месяцев назад

      I did not know this! Thank you for letting me learn something new today. I love Joe Cocker. He is the greatest interpreter of any song ever! And I had no idea that Leon Russell was involved with this. Leon Russell, of all people. I have to look them up on Wikipedia, and learn more about him other than the future Knew that he sang. Thank you again.

  • @frunkytowntesla
    @frunkytowntesla 3 года назад +36

    Joe Cocker's voice didn't come from his throat. It came straight from his Soul.

    • @Sk8te1
      @Sk8te1 2 года назад

      finally some good and powerful words in the comments

    • @jimchumley7907
      @jimchumley7907 Год назад

      Richard Shelton: That is one of the best descriptions of "THE MAN"! JOE COCKER I have ever heard.

  • @SixRavenEight
    @SixRavenEight 3 года назад +227

    Some people say they can't watch Joe Cocker. I love to watch him. I feel like he feels the music so deeply he can't contain himself.
    Thanks for the video.

    • @Terk131
      @Terk131 3 года назад +8

      I enjoy watching Joe sing especially when he was live, he doesn't just hear the music but he feels the music.

    • @paolo4002
      @paolo4002 3 года назад +8

      The great thing about this is, the band is totally keying off of Joe. He's conducting with his movements. Especially clear at 4:51. His body and left hand... 1. 2. 3. 4. Very very apparent at the end as well

    • @simongilliat2205
      @simongilliat2205 3 года назад +6

      Who on Earth can't listen to/watch Joe Cocker? The dead, I suppose..

    • @elexis3728
      @elexis3728 3 года назад +3

      That’s half the magic!

    • @sampuatisamuel9785
      @sampuatisamuel9785 3 года назад

      Me too

  • @randyvincent2226
    @randyvincent2226 4 года назад +61

    Man you can’t beat the 70’s music era & I am so grateful to have lived during that time because there will never be music this great ever again! 👍

    • @francoischarbonneau9447
      @francoischarbonneau9447 4 года назад +3

      Don't wanna bust your bubble but, that was '60 era, i think Joe's version came out on his first album in '68.

    • @dwsmith67
      @dwsmith67 4 года назад +2

      Can we just say that '65 to '75 was the best?

    • @brendaschultz7161
      @brendaschultz7161 4 года назад

      Leon Russell was there too!

  • @jawadkazmi8856
    @jawadkazmi8856 3 года назад +2

    Salaams, I'm 56 and this performance still chocks me up and brings tears to me glazzes (eye balls lol) 😂👳😪✌💞

  • @deeptime5581
    @deeptime5581 3 года назад +3

    I was at the Filmore East the night this was recorded. What can I say? The best. The greatest. Or...are you kidding me?

  • @jameshill4598
    @jameshill4598 5 лет назад +316

    I grew up in the sixties i believe that we had the greatest music and talented people in that time period

    • @perfectfan2006
      @perfectfan2006 5 лет назад +4

      truth

    • @gggo2631
      @gggo2631 5 лет назад +4

      Couldn't agree with you more

    • @queencerseilannister3519
      @queencerseilannister3519 5 лет назад +4

      50s, 60s and 70s... you did! The best.

    • @lpeora
      @lpeora 5 лет назад +3

      james hill AMEN brother..

    • @davidn8759
      @davidn8759 5 лет назад +4

      I remember parts of the 60's , hey Berkeley will do that to ya ( lol )

  • @rubensdesk
    @rubensdesk 4 года назад +156

    Joe was a force of nature. He did not have the greatest vocal range, he is not the best looking man and no one thinks he is graceful on stage. All that said he will not be denied. Thank you Joe.

    • @sassulusmagnus
      @sassulusmagnus 4 года назад +12

      None of the cosmetic stuff seemed to matter in the late 60's and early 70's. All that mattered was that you could bring it live.

    • @beckywatt5048
      @beckywatt5048 4 года назад +2

      What a great comment/ tribute , Thank you.

    • @pizzaman5169
      @pizzaman5169 4 года назад +2

      He has epilepsy. That's why he moved as he did !!

    • @clintpuddister7257
      @clintpuddister7257 4 года назад

      Hes not gracefull because he had cyrebral pulsie !!

    • @debbylambert3319
      @debbylambert3319 4 года назад

      Joe had Cerebral Palsy...but he brought soul to the vocals!

  • @davidgeorge1294
    @davidgeorge1294 3 года назад +14

    There were incredible performances at woodstock. Then Joe showed up and showed them how it's done.

  • @danrieke9988
    @danrieke9988 Год назад +2

    One of the greatest performances in music of all time. Period.

  • @kmo2959
    @kmo2959 4 года назад +131

    The guy wearing the blue top hat....is the late, great Leon Russell.
    Check him out too Jamel!
    He'll blow you away.

    • @jackdorman4894
      @jackdorman4894 3 года назад +3

      "I put a spell on you" or
      even that entire album

    • @garydunham4261
      @garydunham4261 3 года назад +6

      Leon in the Concert for Bengla Desh is absolutely OFF THE CHART!!!

    • @emilyflotilla931
      @emilyflotilla931 3 года назад +1

      Saw him live in Portland, Oregon in early 80's..maestro of the piano

    • @patricklemeur6360
      @patricklemeur6360 3 года назад +1

      L. RUSSELL la pointure ! merde y'a de l'acide ......

    • @duncanhill3953
      @duncanhill3953 3 года назад +2

      Saw him just a couple of years ago in Copenhagen fantastic

  • @JW-yt7lr
    @JW-yt7lr 4 года назад +79

    Joe Cocker did things with this song that even Lennon and McCartney couldn't imagine !

    • @MrAdriaxe
      @MrAdriaxe 4 года назад +4

      "What do you see when you turn out the light, I can't tell you but I know it's mine."

    • @colinmaynard2879
      @colinmaynard2879 4 года назад +2

      Joe loved 6/8 time!

    • @dwightsmith4641
      @dwightsmith4641 4 года назад +2

      I associate this as more Ringo’s than John’s or Paul’s song. I’m sure they wrote it, but Ringo sang it.

    • @louismonnichii7619
      @louismonnichii7619 3 года назад

      Heheh...imagine...

  • @saltymermaid5244
    @saltymermaid5244 3 года назад +2

    Watching black folk hear GREAT music for the first time has been THE BEST thing through Covid

  • @boywonder768
    @boywonder768 3 года назад +6

    Could you imagine Simon Cowell signing him looking like that, it wouldn’t happen today. Image comes first today.

    • @tomoconnor1731
      @tomoconnor1731 3 года назад

      that fucker knows nothing about music he's just been lucky around the right people started as a tea boy for stock atkin and waterman fucker wouldn't leave them alone so they give him a job to shut him up..

  • @sandyshoenberger2697
    @sandyshoenberger2697 4 года назад +353

    I still can't hear this song without seeing John Belushi portraying him on SNL

    • @theKANDEEGURL
      @theKANDEEGURL 4 года назад +7

      Lolol! Tell me bout it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheRealRealOK
      @TheRealRealOK 4 года назад +1

      Sandy Shoenberger 😂😂

    • @kriseuribe3783
      @kriseuribe3783 4 года назад +6

      Hahaaa yess that was soooo funny and really accurate

    • @mrs.martin3158
      @mrs.martin3158 4 года назад +5

      Classic SNL, one of my favorite performances.

    • @ebruceii
      @ebruceii 4 года назад +4

      SO much cocaine involved. hahaha

  • @sjd5750
    @sjd5750 5 лет назад +192

    I appreciate your reactions, 'cause you don't interrupt every few seconds, my man!...The use of the thought bubbles is perfect..My generation appreciates it. We would NEVER think of interrupting when trying to listen..Sacrilege!..Great work!

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal  5 лет назад +12

      Thanks 🙏🏾

    • @scottstewart5784
      @scottstewart5784 5 лет назад +5

      @@jamelakajamal you are setting the trends

    • @Wellch
      @Wellch 5 лет назад +1

      Steve DAmico sometime you have to because of the copyright isses

    • @sjd5750
      @sjd5750 5 лет назад +6

      @@Wellch I'm well aware of it...I'm not talking about that issue..The ones I'm talking about are people who just love the sound of their own voice, as opposed to actually listening in a strategic way...It's done by many others..About half are annoying, and the other half know's what they're doing.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 5 лет назад +1

      The reason some reacters interrupt the track is that when you do that, the YT algorithms are much less likely to flag your video for copyright violations.

  • @stevewilliams788
    @stevewilliams788 7 месяцев назад +1

    Two of the greatest rockers to ever have ever lived,Joe Cocker,Leon Russell....RIP 🙏

  • @dogh8356
    @dogh8356 3 года назад +1

    This is the greatest rock performance of all time. I watch it and I cry for the past.

  • @larrythomas3058
    @larrythomas3058 5 лет назад +232

    Check out the Woodstock performance. It’s even better. 400,000 people agreed.

    • @philipklug7784
      @philipklug7784 5 лет назад +16

      , I agree, Joe was better at Woodstock and the sound mix was better but the guys in the band singing the backing vocals instead of the girls wasn't great at Woodstock.

    • @justaoldman5419
      @justaoldman5419 5 лет назад +6

      400,001 I'm the one

    • @rocknroller77
      @rocknroller77 5 лет назад +7

      I was going to say the exact thing. He was incredible at Woodstock

    • @stephenspero3201
      @stephenspero3201 5 лет назад +3

      Just A Old Man "old man look at my life I'm a lot like you were". Were you there for all 3 days of peace and music? So you got to see Neil Young with CSN?

    • @nateburk8952
      @nateburk8952 5 лет назад +4

      Take the backing vocals on this one and put it on that one and it would be epic. Cocker and the mixing levels are great on that vid, but the backing is cringeworthy and kills it for me.

  • @rbf7099
    @rbf7099 4 года назад +142

    Just like Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker just exudes soul from every fiber of their being. Joe's version of this song just takes you to church. Here you have a legend covering another legend. This was originally a Beatles' song, brother. 😉

    • @patrickingalls5954
      @patrickingalls5954 3 года назад +5

      " If your going to San Francisco" Love the flowers in your hair!❤
      Janis and Joe lay their hearts bear every song they sang!

    • @trentsteel2029
      @trentsteel2029 3 года назад +3

      " Takes you to church " best description I have ever heard .

    • @amyelizabeth529
      @amyelizabeth529 3 года назад

      Great analogy. James Brown too.

    • @ilenedechurch833
      @ilenedechurch833 3 года назад +2

      Blue-eyed Soul!!!

    • @theodoregarman7841
      @theodoregarman7841 3 года назад +1

      Amen

  • @passthecoffeepot
    @passthecoffeepot 2 года назад +1

    Back in the day. When musicians made music. No autotune, mistakes were common and welcome. Musicians were artists and were so moved by the music they moved everyone else along with them. It's a shame that will never happen again. Everyone too young to know who this is; I feel sorry for you. You missed the best era of music that will ever be. Thanks, Jamal, for showing the whole thing, and the truth about how music used to be made by men and women to make souls listen.

  • @robertparera8046
    @robertparera8046 2 года назад +1

    I am 66 yrs old, and in my house we got it all, and I mean got it all.. Gospel, Blues, Blue grass, Motown, Rock and everything in Between.. Nothing was passed by in my home.. Jamal, maybe now you will see things just a little bit different.. The 60's and 70's were a gift from God to us.. Good luck to you sir..

  • @corkysolomon7063
    @corkysolomon7063 5 лет назад +75

    He was a genius. He played so many instruments, and wrote many songs. When musicians were true musicians.

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 4 года назад +1

      What are you talking about?
      He didn't play lots of instruments and he didn't write much songs, look up the credits, other people did that for him.

  • @ericanderson8886
    @ericanderson8886 5 лет назад +328

    Mad dogs and Englishmen. Leon Russell with the big hat is a legend as well.

    • @Mr05Chuck
      @Mr05Chuck 5 лет назад +7

      I was going to post this comment but you beat me to it. Saw it at the movies when I was 17.

    • @allisonyoung4007
      @allisonyoung4007 5 лет назад +17

      Leon~👍 A Song For You.

    • @wpollock1
      @wpollock1 5 лет назад +9

      Leon wrote a ton of great songs - This Diamond Ring, and many others.

    • @scarletibis3158
      @scarletibis3158 5 лет назад +12

      @@allisonyoung4007 Up on a Tightrope!

    • @allisonyoung4007
      @allisonyoung4007 5 лет назад +3

      @@scarletibis3158 👊 🎶

  • @atreyuscurse80
    @atreyuscurse80 3 года назад +4

    One of the greatest and most meaningful songs ever❤️❤️❤️❤️💪🏻

  • @brianmusson1827
    @brianmusson1827 3 года назад +6

    What a brilliant rendition of this Beatles’ song from the Sgt Pepper Album .

  • @rogerscollier7424
    @rogerscollier7424 4 года назад +187

    Paul McCartney heard Joe’s cover... Called him up and said “Sir this your song know”

    • @RevIlikai
      @RevIlikai 4 года назад +36

      Rumor has it, John and Paul heard this, looked at each other and said "thats the way it should have been done"

    • @dopiaza2006
      @dopiaza2006 4 года назад +18

      My gift is my song and this one's for you

    • @meltycube3834
      @meltycube3834 4 года назад +5

      Thanks bro did not know that that's some high praise

    • @David_Theisen
      @David_Theisen 4 года назад +13

      I believe it! I mean he gave that song even better life than the Beatles version! the Beatles version was more an upbeat version of this! Joe made it more soulful and trippy!!!

    • @Kellymale
      @Kellymale 4 года назад +3

      This song was actually written for Ringo to sing. It fit his limited vocal range.

  • @804pine
    @804pine 4 года назад +67

    Sweet Jamal. I am an old Boomer living in Missoula, Montana, and have loved watching you listen to the music of my generation. Rich, no? Glad I lived to experience all of it and now you and your audience are. Rock on!

    • @jimm5593
      @jimm5593 4 года назад +4

      Amen. Ditto.

    • @samanthahall356
      @samanthahall356 3 года назад +1

      Agreed!!
      I think we're the original "OG's"!!

  • @markpalmer8083
    @markpalmer8083 3 года назад +1

    Oh. The Legend. From Sheffield UK. RIP.

  • @mattwhitcher
    @mattwhitcher 3 года назад +1

    I have a list of my favourite vocalists, Somehow I always forget Joe Cocker. And he really is one of the best of all time.

  • @johngrace199
    @johngrace199 4 года назад +36

    Joe Cocker...put as much power and soul into his singing as any person ever has. RIP...

  • @jamesdemarco7161
    @jamesdemarco7161 5 лет назад +24

    Make you ask the eternal question; How can a man be so wasted and still be so spot-on musically?
    Great reaction, by the way!!

  • @DearMr.Fantasy
    @DearMr.Fantasy Год назад +1

    Joe Cocker felt every string of a guitar, every piece of a drum kit, every key of a keyboard, every note sung by every voice…..down in his very soul…..and it came back out of him for the world to see and hear. There will never be another Joe Cocker….ever.

  • @ronnietoots6797
    @ronnietoots6797 3 года назад +1

    40 years ago music...kick ass...Old Joe never QUITS.........BeatLes plus old Joe.....timeless

  • @innervisions1828
    @innervisions1828 4 года назад +81

    It's like what Otis Redding says about Aretha's version of Respect. "This girl has taken that song from me. Ain't no longer my song. From now on, it belongs to her."

    • @royfrye2871
      @royfrye2871 4 года назад +1

      Just like Trent Resnor said about Johnny Cash and Hurt!

    • @tharansmith200
      @tharansmith200 4 года назад

      This and Ringo’s version have two completely different feels. Both are great versions and I wouldn’t put one above the other.

    • @bapples
      @bapples 4 года назад +1

      And Dylan said about All Along The Watchtower after Jimi took it to #20 on the pop charts in 1968

    • @cirenosnor5768
      @cirenosnor5768 4 года назад +1

      Dylan said it was the favorite cover of his songs. Probably still true

  • @sisken12
    @sisken12 4 года назад +19

    So glad I was lucky enough to have grown up during the 60’s and 70’s.

  • @michaelleder8626
    @michaelleder8626 3 года назад +12

    Man you truly are an inspiration. When you go into this stuff blind it amazes me to see how perceptive you are when you’re witnessing legendary performers. You’re the only channel that I’ve ever subscribed to just because I love to see the sheer joy you get from the music. One love man you’re fucking awesome.

  • @BradleysBluesBar
    @BradleysBluesBar 2 года назад +2

    Best live performance ever. PERIOD!

  • @brently2009
    @brently2009 4 года назад +33

    You've just heard one of the greatest covers in rock history, ever!

    • @brently2009
      @brently2009 4 года назад +1

      @@alanpeel3450 Yes Alan, it's a master piece but I would suggest you listen to my other favorite cover. Strangely, it is another Beatles cover "Hey Jude" with the amazing, soulful voice in the business, Wilson Picket and one of the greatest guitarist Greg Allman on lead guitar. When Eric Clapton first heard the song he said it was the best R & B guitar, he has ever heard. Another great example from the famed Muscle Shoals studios.

    • @badplay156
      @badplay156 3 года назад +1

      This version is not just one of the best covers it is one of the best versions of any rock song

  • @debraa.155
    @debraa.155 4 года назад +60

    I'm 66 and I know I lived through the best music era! NOT MUCH I LIKE TODAY!!!

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 4 года назад +1

      You soon really old.....66 ???? THat's A Lifetime....Debra A.
      I am not 66 until 2 weeks time.....and you are right :)

    • @shirlettewilliams8517
      @shirlettewilliams8517 4 года назад

      We are so lucky to have been born in this music era,no other era had music like this,just freaking amazing.

    • @lynntaylor3542
      @lynntaylor3542 4 года назад

      @@shirlettewilliams8517 yep, but most of us were stoned, a perfect way we thought to listen to music.........wow baby....

    • @MikeGradyPDX
      @MikeGradyPDX 4 года назад

      Everyone knows that Rock 'n' Roll was perfected in 1977! ~ Homer Simpson

  • @suzannarobinson4726
    @suzannarobinson4726 3 года назад +1

    I had this played at my husbands funeral during the photos of his life. We were married 52 years and loved Joe Coker. Played You are so Beautiful at my sons funeral. We were married in 1964 and lived through such wonderful music. Music that was poetry (Leonard Cohen) music that told stories, Harry Chapin, Bob Seger, i could go on. Very grateful.

    • @readit945
      @readit945 3 года назад

      Amazing song

    • @suzannarobinson4726
      @suzannarobinson4726 3 года назад

      @@readit945 i would not have got through the last few years of my husbands life (dementia & parkinsons) without the help of my friends! So choise was appropriate!

  • @cubbies1967
    @cubbies1967 3 года назад +3

    I love that moment at the end where the backup singers are holding hands and swaying to the music.

  • @sukie584
    @sukie584 5 лет назад +42

    The entire album Mad Dogs and Englishmen is fantastic. The way they did this song is like being taken to church at a rock concert..The first wave of British musicians really slept, drank and ate American blues... they spit it back out as rock... just amazing..

    • @charleslatora5750
      @charleslatora5750 5 лет назад +2

      Amen

    • @robertsmith1860
      @robertsmith1860 5 лет назад +4

      sukie584
      British Musicians did the same with American Traditional Jazz in the early sixties, with Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen hot - Midnight In Moscow!
      Yours, BanjoBob

    • @Roystothecoolkid
      @Roystothecoolkid 4 года назад +5

      I honestly prefer this version over the Beatles

    • @sukie584
      @sukie584 4 года назад +1

      @@Roystothecoolkid agreed

  • @Coolrockndad
    @Coolrockndad 5 лет назад +71

    Joe Cocker one of the original Woodstockers.

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal  5 лет назад +2

      👍🏾

    • @195511SM
      @195511SM 5 лет назад +4

      @@jamelakajamal ......TODAY......is the 50th anniversary of Day 2 of Woodstock. It may be the same day he gave that legendary performance. The series 'American Experience' just did a 93 minute documentary on that event. I found it available ( for FREE ) on PBS.org but I'm sure you'll see your local PBS station is airing it again this weekend. 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' is another one of his later hits you'll dig. I'm 64, and loved 'The Wonder Years'.

    • @terriertz6837
      @terriertz6837 5 лет назад +1

      @@195511SM How many days was Woodstock?

    • @195511SM
      @195511SM 5 лет назад +2

      @@terriertz6837 4 If you go to pbs.org.....you can find the latest episode of 'American Experience' . They just aired a new 93 minute special on the 50th anniversary. Lots of behind-the-scenes stuff on the crowds, and trying to set everything up. The Joe Cocker performance is at least partly covered, but also a list of the other acts & which days they played.

    • @terriertz6837
      @terriertz6837 5 лет назад +1

      @@195511SM Thank you.

  • @redtango76
    @redtango76 3 года назад +1

    I was lucky enough to see Joe Cocker open for Tom Petty at the Gorge in George a year or two before he died. He was amazing live even in his mid 60's his vocal quality was amazing!

  • @Ron-id1ze
    @Ron-id1ze Год назад +3

    And all those beautiful background vocals 🎉🎉

  • @lindanadeau1884
    @lindanadeau1884 5 лет назад +29

    RIP Joe, and Leon

  • @windergard
    @windergard 5 лет назад +50

    If that song doesn't bring you up and feeling good you're dead inside.

    • @blackdeath4eternity
      @blackdeath4eternity 4 года назад

      @Thomas Jefferson or it could remind you of friends lost, as life goes on you find that they slowly disappear for one reason or another... including untimely deaths.

  • @charlesmerchant5752
    @charlesmerchant5752 3 года назад

    As a young G.I. , saw Joe Cocker at a outdoor concert in Wurzburg ,
    Germany, in 1971. Saw many of greats that would become legends !
    God blessed me, by letting me live during the BEST of times !

  • @JoannaDaCosta70
    @JoannaDaCosta70 3 года назад +2

    I get the chills every time I hear this. I’m 51, and I’ve been hearing it almost my entire.