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*** 💗💗💗
Joe Cocker was always a joy to watch. He put his whole body in his music. He said he couldn’t play an instrument… So his body was his instrument. His backup singers did not make it to this performance so the band had to do their part…that’s why the back up singing sounds a little ‘different’.
@stuart Munnery Yep it made it the raw, fresh, iconic essence of Woodstock moment that it is! And it fit those times too. The war and so much more. I admire those guys for stepping up to this 😀👍
This song was originally from the Beatles! Joe Cocker was one of the best at making covers his own. Added jazzy, bluesy soul to his songs!!! Love this!!!
My mom met him in an Atlanta hospital where my cousin was sadly dying. Her husband was in the music industry. She said he was a wonderful, caring man who had a birth defect that affected his arms. Looks to me a form of cerebral pacey. His son was also sadly born with very severe birth defects. I love this man and this song. ❤️ This may have been over 35 years ago when they met there.
@@j.h.3777 I will NEVER forget that bit. It was HILLARIOUS. Priceless when that happened. Two SPAZZED OUT performers on stage. EYE Stereo at its FINEST.
I'm 71 years old and had an opportunity to go to Woodstock, but didn't......Always regretted it.......I love classical music, rock music, country music, new age, and I love Joe Cocker ...Real music, no makeup, nothing fancy, no auto tune, just real feel, real emotion, real frequency connection, real music than was the 60's.....that was the 60's...never got better, and never will...
I'm 72 years old now, and living in Lyndhurst NJ at the time, I played drums in a high school band. The music of the sixties was the only real music we knew. The bands we followed were, The Beatles, Stones, Rascals, The Who, Yes, Chicago, The Doors, Grass Roots, Soul Survivors, The Animals, and the list goes on.....The band and I were going to Woodstock, but didn't go.....I never got over it......The music of that era had real meaning to it, something we just don't have today.............The music you listen to must trigger an emotion in the you, otherwise it hasn't done its job......Classical music is the path to my emotional trigger. It's the foundation of all the genre of music today....
He was singing in front of 500,000 people...this performance is legendary. there was a storm coming in back of the stage in the distance, it rained afterwards like hell, I read somewhere. August 1969. He was relatively unknown in the USA, but after this he sold millions of records. it may be the Wonder Years to YOU, but it is Woodstock to the previous generation. As I understand it he had everyone on their feet at the end.
While Joe did have a drug & alcohol problem at one time his stage presence came naturally...music was the drug that made him move that way. I always compared Angus Young to him in that aspect...people that knew nothing about him automatically assumed he was on something bc of the way he reacted to the music. This song is a classic!!
It's so uplifting that your generation can appreciate raw performances such as this, pre auto tune, pre digital. Nothing against that, great music has followed but roots are important
I live in Sheffield where Joe is from. I lived in Crookes and walked past the house he was brought up in regularly. What a beautiful soul he was, rest in peace Joe!!!
@@sixslinger9951 that was the same word that came to mind for me, cringey! It's a classic performance because of Joe, but dang, that part is hard to take.
I wasn't at Woodstock. But my wife and I saw Joe Cocker at least 20 times. Each time we thought this is gonna be his last show, because he gave every ounce of energy with every song. R.I.P. Joe Cocker , they'll never be another.
So, I'm commenting a year after your reaction but, THIS is THE quintessential Beatles cover, Joe set the bar for all musicians to follow who dare to cover a Beatles song -- few have cleared the bar he set.
Wow. I don't think you can compare anything from the '60's which carries so much raw power and emotion with anything we her today. Remember, there's no such thing as Auto-Tune and Joe's performance was inspiring and totally unique. The summer of love, when hippies ruled and we all had flowers in our hair and music was LIVE and we were all high as kites. God, I wish those days would return. This is a Beatles song from the early '60's, but John Lennon, after hearing Joe deliver his version, said the song belonged to him now. The ultimate compliment! RIP Joe Cocker. A real 'one-off'.
I was startled by Joe Cocker's stage mannerisms when I first saw him as a kid, but I became a huge fan when I bought his Mad Dogs and Englishmen album. I listened to that album till I wore the grooves off it.
I saw Joe 3 times and I was the one twitching and unsteady by the end of his sets, he took you on a voyage by the time he was done. Very unique entertainer and voice. We had no car as freshmen in high school so did not make Woodstock UT but in the decades following we saw 100s of concerts as soon as we had wheels in1971. Best times ever and Joe was a big part of it. Try You Can Leave Your Hat On, another classic from Joe. Enjoy. 🎸
Watch any Joe Cocker performance, the man channels the music through his body, irregardless of the presence of toxins and foreign substances. That said, he was very fortunate to live as long as he did, while many of his peers did not. He died at 70 from lung cancer in DEC 2014.
Cocker drank a bottle of jack before his show at the municipal auditorium in san antonio and they had to strap him to a two wheel dolly and roll him up to the mic, but he did the show. Don't remember the date. Late 70's? Also a woman backstage at Woodstock thought joe was disabled before he did his show and thought it best he be removed for his safety. Really good dope back then. Check out Santana at woodstock, he did 2 hits just to enjoy the show, he was scheduled for the next day. Somebody didn't make it and he was asked to go on now. Totally lit and put on a great show. He said his guitar neck was a writhing snake as he played and he was worried about hitting his notes. Stellar drum solo too.
Saw. Him and Dr.John opening for Stevie Ray Vaughn 1 month before SRV was killed in the Helicopter Crash, One of the best concert I ever went to. Back in 1969 I put an 8 Track in my Broncos and I bought a tape of Mad Dogs and English Men featuring Joe Cocker and when I put that tape in the player he was doing Came in through the bathroom window it blew the player up He has always been one of my favorites and a great performer. RIP Joe
Saw Joe Cocker my first time at Schofield Barracks Hawaii (1975-76?) while serving in the US Air Force during the end Vietnam War. I was already a big fan.
My husband's mother wouldn't let him go upstate to Woodstock- because he was only 14 in 1969. He's 65 now and to this day he regrets not disobeying his mom. However, he saw Joe Cocker with Leon Russell in early 70's--"Mad Dogs and Englishman" tour which is also a live recording from the tour. He said there were kids and dogs running around the stage at Madison Square Garden during the entire concert!! Which he still speaks about in amazement. He/we finally got to Woodstock in 1999 for the 30th anniversary show and 10 of the original performers played -- one of which was Richie Havens-- who walked right in front of us to get on stage!! I had goosebumps all day just from being at Yasgar's Farm. Joe Cocker wasn't there, however, but Melanie, Leslie West of Mountain, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Johny Winter, David Crosby, Country Joe McDonald and my favorite- Rick Danko from The Band played in an all day almost all night show. Btw, the ticket price was $19.69....great memory-- not the original but we were in heaven that day😍🤩GREAT REACTION too--just spot-on-- you guys really understood Joe's style, too! AND The Wonder Years as your reference point is so priceless to me!! I had forgotten about that song on that show which I also adored....but I was waiting for you to say Oh, The Beatles!! But was innocently reminded of how young y'all are..and of how fortunate my generation was to grow up with this music❤️
I really appreciated the fact that you guys did not hit pause………and listen all the way through…. Thank you for sharing…. This is one of my favorite 😍 songs. Also…. Joe is in front of more than 600,000 people in open air ! ! ! 😎
JOHN ROBERT "JOE" COCKER OBE (3/20/1944-12/22/2014) Check out his rendition of "YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL " and his hit duet with Jennifer Warnes "UP WHERE WE BELONG "🎶🎤 This video is from the movie "WOODSTOCK". He was known for his dynamic stage performances that features expressive body movements. This version oof this song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. NO DRUGS,it was just his way of feeling the music.
I once went to see a band in a small pub in Bristol UK. Some of the members had been part of Joe Cockers backing band, He, unannounced, turned up and did a set to the gobsmacked few of us that were there, inc this song. 1976 - surreal.
Cocker sang a duet with Jennifer Warnes of the song "Up Where We Belong," written by Buddy Sainte-Mariel, was a theme for the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and the song won an Oscar for Sainte-Marie.
This was Joe Cocker raw and unashamedly out there. I love his voice. This is one of my favorite rock songs of woodstock. I actually prefer this to one of his later "more polished" versions or videos.
I was lucky enough to see Joe Cocker before he died and he was still electric, still incredible...and yeah. Looks like he's always mid-seizure. What an amazing talent.
Joe has a deep catalog… Feeling Alright, You Are So Beautiful, She Came In Though the Bathroom Window are some other songs he covered that you should give a listen to.
THE BEATLES!❤🎉Another notable song by The Beatles that Joe Cocker performed was She Came in Through the Bathroom Window. He did a great rendition of that, too!🎉
I love that you’re reacting to so many of my childhood/teenage/young adult songs. Each one brings back so many wonderful memories! Being in my late 50’s there’s a lot to bring back! 🤣🤣🤣
I am 69 years old as of 4/10/2022 and don’t believe anyone loves listening to Joe Cocker more than me. It is good to see you kids can appreciate good music.
This was one of my dad's favorite song. I have a special regard to this song. I often dream of my dad to this tune. I don't believe in an afterlife or visitations or shit. But when I dream of my old man, this tune is in the background for whatever reason. Greetings from Villarrica, Chile.
With a little help of LSD? 😂Good one! Do you know, JOE COCKER, was so shy, I was, scared to play on stage! So, he often, disappeared, before the concerts! 😂The producer, manager, band members, needed to search him! They have to cancel a lot of shows! 😂But, as soon as he decided to sing and go on stage, just, look at that! Crazy! The guy, gives everything! The guy gives his soul on stage! Magic! That's why we all love music! I would give everything to get a chance, to go back in the past, and go at WOODSTOCK! To see all those legends, giving everything! THE WHO, SANTANA, JOE COCKER, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE, CANNED HEAT, T'EN YEARS AFTER, JANIS JOPLIN, AND, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, HENDRIX!
You should hear him sing "You Are So Beautiful". Joe definitely has his own style! By the way, his spastic movements were a mechanism to keep time. He never played an instrument so supposedly he just rolled with the music in a way that felt natural to him.
Now that you've seen this version, you need to experience two other versions: The original Beatles version from the album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band," which is considered one of if not the most ground-breaking rock album of all time. Original Saturday Night Live cast member John Belushi doing an impersonation of Joe Cocker singing this that is uncanny.
I also like the Misheard Lyrics treatment of this performance with subtitles for those who have trouble making out what he was singing. Outrageously funny!
A more current female singer who must have admired Joe Cocker growing up in Australia because she often reminds me of him when she sings is called Kimbra. You might want to check her out?
I get teary eyed... Beauty always touches me that way... Secretariat's Belmont, Nicklaus 1986 Augusta, pinnacles, the best, giving it all up...beautiful
That was just how Joe performed all the time. He was amazing. You knew he felt the music through and through. He took this Beatles song and elevated it to a different plane.
Fun fact on the album version of this; the blistering guitar to open the song was played by none other than...Jimmy Page. Jimmy had been in The Yardbirds but they'd just broken up and he hadn't created Led Zeppelin yet so he went and did a few more session gigs and this was one of the songs from that time.
Very rare talent that can take a Beatles song, change everything but the lyrics and make it a thousand times better. Jimmy Page played the guitar on the album version back when he was a studio guitarist. Years before he formed Led Zeppelin.
Joe Cocker always reacted to music in that fashion. He felt the music. He was the first person who played air guitar lol. He made "With a little help from my friends", a Beatles song, his own. Check out the live shows from his Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. He had a long music career but passed away in 2014. He did a great cover of The Box Tops hit The Letter. I did see Joe Cocker live in concert in the early '70s. He was phenomenal. God rest his soul.
Legendary performance from Joe. Incidentally, the studio version features some session guitar work by a young guy called Jimmy Page. Wonder what happened to him???
Well, the guitarist here, Henry McCullough, was a pretty good player too. Spooky Tooth, here with the Grease Band, and later with some guy named Paul something lol.
he didnt have a palsy, he didnt even take lsd in this performance. not that he didnt take it, he was in drugs and alcohol, but he just landed from the helicopter to the stage, read a little bit more
This is the first time I've seen you. I like the way you guys listen to the whole song while we watch your reaction, then you discuss it instead of stopping it all the time to talk. I was lucky enough to see him twice. Once at a small festival in the Midwest and again the same tour in a small venue in Chicago called the Electric Theater where the stage wad only about 4-5 feet high and you could get so close you could lean on it. This was the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour and the band was as famous as he was. Leon Russel, Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear. They were amazing. If you get a chance, check out Leon Russell. One of the greatest performers ever. From the '50s up until recently. I used to see him on "Shindig" in the mid '60s.
Joe really got into the music. Looking like he’s spazzing out, he just loved playing air guitar and swinging his arms. As a kid, I remember seeing him on The Ed Sullivan show. Later he did abuse his body with alcohol, drugs and 2 packs of smokes a day. Hey… the life of a rock star. Joe, you now are back rocking with greats in Heaven. You are missed!😞
Heard Joe Cocker in an interview a few years before he died, when he was finally sober. He said his inspiration, his ideal from childhood was Ray Charles and the movements that he makes, like a drunk stoner, was actually to be like Ray Charles and to honor him. You may think this is crazy but if you listen to Joe sing something then listen to Ray sing something the sound is remarkably similar. I guess Joe does a pretty good blind person off the blind person was singing a sing like Joe.
This song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney...released by the Beatles in 1967, re-released and covered in 1968 by Joe Cocker via the Woodstock Concert...cheers...
What a performer ….. I love this song!!!. I suggest The Band/ The Staples The Weight (The Last Waltz), Eric Burdon/War - Spill The Wine live 1970 (beat club), Luther Vandross/ Gregory Hines - There’s Nothing Better Than Love.
Ray Charles said that Joe Cocker was the most soulful singer he ever heard
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*** 💗💗💗
Most beautiful description of him I have EVER EVER HEARD, YES !!!!
Amen
Joe Cocker was always a joy to watch. He put his whole body in his music. He said he couldn’t play an instrument… So his body was his instrument. His backup singers did not make it to this performance so the band had to do their part…that’s why the back up singing sounds a little ‘different’.
When guys sing the girl's parts that what you get. LOL Great stuff...
Different is an understatement... 😂
@stuart Munnery Yep it made it the raw, fresh, iconic essence of Woodstock moment that it is! And it fit those times too. The war and so much more.
I admire those guys for stepping up to this 😀👍
This song was originally from the Beatles! Joe Cocker was one of the best at making covers his own. Added jazzy, bluesy soul to his songs!!! Love this!!!
If the Beatles had soul.
Yep it's pretty much Joe's song now!
He certainly was but the king of the covers hands down is Led Zep.
When you think of this song, this is what you think of. When you make a Beatles song your own, you've done something.
@@melanieshannon122 does the album Rubber Soul count?😄
My mom met him in an Atlanta hospital where my cousin was sadly dying. Her husband was in the music industry. She said he was a wonderful, caring man who had a birth defect that affected his arms. Looks to me a form of cerebral pacey. His son was also sadly born with very severe birth defects. I love this man and this song. ❤️ This may have been over 35 years ago when they met there.
Joe was such a great singer. He gets so lost in the music it looks like he’s having a seizure 😄
Watching John Belushi imitate him (with him on stage once) was also a riot.
It looks like it because he had a neurological disorder causing the twitching and seizures.
could of been an extra in any zombie movie with those moves.
@@j.h.3777 I will NEVER forget that bit.
It was HILLARIOUS.
Priceless when that happened.
Two SPAZZED OUT performers on stage.
EYE Stereo at its FINEST.
Out of 230 Beatles Songs, this is the only one where I prefer someone else's version as Joe owned this:)
I do like Shirley Bassey's version of "Something" but otherwise absolutely agree.
So proud to be from sheffield right now❤rip joe
I'm 71 years old and had an opportunity to go to Woodstock, but didn't......Always regretted it.......I love classical music, rock music, country music, new age, and I love Joe Cocker ...Real music, no makeup, nothing fancy, no auto tune, just real feel, real emotion, real frequency connection, real music than was the 60's.....that was the 60's...never got better, and never will...
I'm 72 years old now, and living in Lyndhurst NJ at the time, I played drums in a high school band. The music of the sixties was the only real music we knew. The bands we followed were, The Beatles, Stones, Rascals, The Who, Yes, Chicago, The Doors, Grass Roots, Soul Survivors, The Animals, and the list goes on.....The band and I were going to Woodstock, but didn't go.....I never got over it......The music of that era had real meaning to it, something we just don't have today.............The music you listen to must trigger an emotion in the you, otherwise it hasn't done its job......Classical music is the path to my emotional trigger. It's the foundation of all the genre of music today....
This song played a major role in my life...i am only 43...but it damn near brings me to tears everytime i hear it
He was singing in front of 500,000 people...this performance is legendary. there was a storm coming in back of the stage in the distance, it rained afterwards like hell, I read somewhere. August 1969. He was relatively unknown in the USA, but after this he sold millions of records. it may be the Wonder Years to YOU, but it is Woodstock to the previous generation. As I understand it he had everyone on their feet at the end.
Just utterly the best performance ever!
The great unequalled Joe Cocker....born in my home city, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, GREAT BRITAIN!!! Sadly missed....
Joe was always like that on stage no matter what concert he played, Loved his Voice RIP Joe
While Joe did have a drug & alcohol problem at one time his stage presence came naturally...music was the drug that made him move that way. I always compared Angus Young to him in that aspect...people that knew nothing about him automatically assumed he was on something bc of the way he reacted to the music. This song is a classic!!
thou during the performance joe said he was on acid.
@@MrfuckinBeilke he was definitely high during this performance...this was before he got clean!
It's so uplifting that your generation can appreciate raw performances such as this, pre auto tune, pre digital. Nothing against that, great music has followed but roots are important
Naw, he just brought his voice up from every cell in his body, and sang from the soul! I Love this performance!
This is the way Joe always was with his music! He just gets so into the flow of what he is doing.
I live in Sheffield where Joe is from. I lived in Crookes and walked past the house he was brought up in regularly. What a beautiful soul he was, rest in peace Joe!!!
His normal backup singers were stuck in traffic and didn't make the performance ,so the guys in the band tried to do the best they could to fill in.
They did a pretty decent job considering.
This should be pinned.
I always cringe when their parts come up...horrible!
@@sixslinger9951 that was the same word that came to mind for me, cringey! It's a classic performance because of Joe, but dang, that part is hard to take.
Stuck in Traffic?! Steve Winwood's to blame!!
His body movements were similar when he got sober. He just felt the music in his bones. He has always been my favorite. Love your reaction!
one of the GREAT performances in the history of rock music...Fire and Passion! That SCREAM !
I wasn't at Woodstock. But my wife and I saw Joe Cocker at least 20 times. Each time we thought this is gonna be his last show, because he gave every ounce of energy with every song. R.I.P. Joe Cocker , they'll never be another.
Joe Cocker played drums when he was starting out- he explained his movements on stage as a reflection of playing along in his head.
So, I'm commenting a year after your reaction but, THIS is THE quintessential Beatles cover, Joe set the bar for all musicians to follow who dare to cover a Beatles song -- few have cleared the bar he set.
Wow. I don't think you can compare anything from the '60's which carries so much raw power and emotion with anything we her today. Remember, there's no such thing as Auto-Tune and Joe's performance was inspiring and totally unique. The summer of love, when hippies ruled and we all had flowers in our hair and music was LIVE and we were all high as kites. God, I wish those days would return. This is a Beatles song from the early '60's, but John Lennon, after hearing Joe deliver his version, said the song belonged to him now. The ultimate compliment! RIP Joe Cocker. A real 'one-off'.
I was startled by Joe Cocker's stage mannerisms when I first saw him as a kid, but I became a huge fan when I bought his Mad Dogs and Englishmen album. I listened to that album till I wore the grooves off it.
I fell in love with his singing and never saw him until I watch Mad Dogs and Englishmen in the theater when it came out.
I did too! Mad Dogs and Englishmen was the Joe Cocker album to have!
He was pulling that out of his soul, one of the greats.
I saw Joe 3 times and I was the one twitching and unsteady by the end of his sets, he took you on a voyage by the time he was done. Very unique entertainer and voice. We had no car as freshmen in high school so did not make Woodstock UT but in the decades following we saw 100s of concerts as soon as we had wheels in1971. Best times ever and Joe was a big part of it. Try You Can Leave Your Hat On, another classic from Joe. Enjoy. 🎸
How can you not be moved by a performance like that? In the zone, for real! 👏👏👏
Joe Cocker was always one step away from a seizure. His music was his drug. Great voice.
I love Joe Cocker's incredible Voice!! He's one of a kind.
Watch any Joe Cocker performance, the man channels the music through his body, irregardless of the presence of toxins and foreign substances. That said, he was very fortunate to live as long as he did, while many of his peers did not. He died at 70 from lung cancer in DEC 2014.
🌺🌺🌺 Rest In Peace, Joe
I’ve always been amazed at how, during every performance, his whole body “sings”.
Cocker drank a bottle of jack before his show at the municipal auditorium in san antonio and they had to strap him to a two wheel dolly and roll him up to the mic, but he did the show. Don't remember the date. Late 70's? Also a woman backstage at Woodstock thought joe was disabled before he did his show and thought it best he be removed for his safety. Really good dope back then. Check out Santana at woodstock, he did 2 hits just to enjoy the show, he was scheduled for the next day. Somebody didn't make it and he was asked to go on now. Totally lit and put on a great show. He said his guitar neck was a writhing snake as he played and he was worried about hitting his notes. Stellar drum solo too.
Joe left it all on stage in front of the biggest concert crowd in history up to that point.
Jok kills this. White boy SANG live. KEEP ON KEEPING ON YOU YOUNG MUSICOLOGISTS.
Joe Cocker was a soul singer.
Joe also had cerebral palsy, but he was phenomenal
One of the most epic live performances you'll ever see.
Saw. Him and Dr.John opening for Stevie Ray Vaughn 1 month before SRV was killed in the Helicopter Crash,
One of the best concert I ever went to.
Back in 1969 I put an 8 Track in my Broncos and I bought a tape of Mad Dogs and English Men featuring Joe Cocker and when I put that tape in the player he was doing Came in through the bathroom window it blew the player up
He has always been one of my favorites and a great performer.
RIP Joe
That is how he performs, watch any video of him live, he really gets in to his songs.
Saw Joe Cocker my first time at Schofield Barracks Hawaii (1975-76?) while serving in the US Air Force during the end Vietnam War. I was already a big fan.
I love Joe Cocker and have everything he put out. He ranked up in my top three favorites of the '60s and early '70s.
My husband's mother wouldn't let him go upstate to Woodstock- because he was only 14 in 1969. He's 65 now and to this day he regrets not disobeying his mom. However, he saw Joe Cocker with Leon Russell in early 70's--"Mad Dogs and Englishman" tour which is also a live recording from the tour.
He said there were kids and dogs running around the stage at Madison Square Garden during the entire concert!! Which he still speaks about in amazement. He/we finally got to Woodstock in 1999 for the 30th anniversary show and 10 of the original performers played -- one of which was Richie Havens-- who walked right in front of us to get on stage!! I had goosebumps all day just from being at Yasgar's Farm. Joe Cocker wasn't there, however, but Melanie, Leslie West of Mountain, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Johny Winter, David Crosby, Country Joe McDonald and my favorite- Rick Danko from The Band played in an all day almost all night show.
Btw, the ticket price was $19.69....great memory-- not the original but we were in heaven that day😍🤩GREAT REACTION too--just spot-on-- you guys really understood Joe's style, too! AND The Wonder Years as your reference point is so priceless to me!! I had forgotten about that song on that show which I also adored....but I was waiting for you to say Oh, The Beatles!! But was innocently reminded of how young y'all are..and of how fortunate my generation was to grow up with this music❤️
Incredible talent! That was just the way he performed.
Hey T's, check out John Belushi and Joe Cocker on Saturday Night Live.. lolll
I was hoping someone would mention this 😊
Check out "You are so Beautiful" live its another beautiful performance
I really appreciated the fact that you guys did not hit pause………and listen all the way through…. Thank you for sharing…. This is one of my favorite 😍 songs. Also…. Joe is in front of more than 600,000 people in open air ! ! !
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JOHN ROBERT "JOE" COCKER OBE (3/20/1944-12/22/2014) Check out his rendition of "YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL " and his hit duet with Jennifer Warnes "UP WHERE WE BELONG "🎶🎤 This video is from the movie "WOODSTOCK". He was known for his dynamic stage performances that features expressive body movements. This version oof this song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. NO DRUGS,it was just his way of feeling the music.
I once went to see a band in a small pub in Bristol UK. Some of the members had been part of Joe Cockers backing band, He, unannounced, turned up and did a set to the gobsmacked few of us that were there, inc this song. 1976 - surreal.
Cocker was a wild man. What he sacrifices in clarity and diction, he more than makes up for with pure emotionality.
Cocker sang a duet with Jennifer Warnes of the song "Up Where We Belong," written by Buddy Sainte-Mariel, was a theme for the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and the song won an Oscar for Sainte-Marie.
RIP Joe.. the Angels are happy listening to you now.
Thank you Joe
Joe's performances bordered on religious ecstacy - he left it ALL on the stage
One of the best SNL skits ever. Is John Belushi and Joe Cocker. It's a RUclips must see.
This was Joe Cocker raw and unashamedly out there. I love his voice. This is one of my favorite rock songs of woodstock. I actually prefer this to one of his later "more polished" versions or videos.
I love the looks on both of your faces!! Totally appropriate for Woodstock! Dig it!
Joe Cocker's greatest hits--arguably one of the best albums of all time!
Thank you for taking me back glorious days. I saw him twice the last time at WinterLand, in S.F.
I loved it when you realized that was the song from The Wonder Years! 😃
He had so much soul. He put everthing into his music. So soulful. Absolutely beautiful performance.
His brother had some kind of palsey and a lot of the time he was doing for him. His way of respecting his brother.
I was lucky enough to see Joe Cocker before he died and he was still electric, still incredible...and yeah. Looks like he's always mid-seizure. What an amazing talent.
Joe has a deep catalog… Feeling Alright, You Are So Beautiful, She Came In Though the Bathroom Window are some other songs he covered that you should give a listen to.
“You can leave your hat on”. All great songs!
He would ctually get really embarrassed how he would get when singing. Darling just felt that music ❤
That is what you call an impassioned performance !!
THE BEATLES!❤🎉Another notable song by The Beatles that Joe Cocker performed was She Came in Through the Bathroom Window. He did a great rendition of that, too!🎉
I love that you’re reacting to so many of my childhood/teenage/young adult songs. Each one brings back so many wonderful memories! Being in my late 50’s there’s a lot to bring back! 🤣🤣🤣
I am 69 years old as of 4/10/2022 and don’t believe anyone loves listening to Joe Cocker more than me. It is good to see you kids can appreciate good music.
One of the best live performances ever captured on film. Right up there with Soul Sacrifice. And those were Joe's normal mannerisms.
One of my fav EVER!
Yet another great artist that I didn't appreciate in the day. 53 years later and I am not so closed minded. Great job TNT.
What a Great explanation of what you think, about the Fantastic Joe Cocker. Said how most feel, he could see the music ! ✌️🏴
This was one of my dad's favorite song. I have a special regard to this song. I often dream of my dad to this tune. I don't believe in an afterlife or visitations or shit. But when I dream of my old man, this tune is in the background for whatever reason. Greetings from Villarrica, Chile.
With a little help of LSD? 😂Good one! Do you know, JOE COCKER, was so shy, I was, scared to play on stage! So, he often, disappeared, before the concerts! 😂The producer, manager, band members, needed to search him! They have to cancel a lot of shows! 😂But, as soon as he decided to sing and go on stage, just, look at that! Crazy! The guy, gives everything! The guy gives his soul on stage! Magic! That's why we all love music! I would give everything to get a chance, to go back in the past, and go at WOODSTOCK! To see all those legends, giving everything! THE WHO, SANTANA, JOE COCKER, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE, CANNED HEAT, T'EN YEARS AFTER, JANIS JOPLIN, AND, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, HENDRIX!
Joe used his whole body to interpret the emotions of the song. That is just the way he sang. Amazing voice. Miss him!
Thank you for remembering the Wonder Years!!
You should hear him sing "You Are So Beautiful". Joe definitely has his own style! By the way, his spastic movements were a mechanism to keep time. He never played an instrument so supposedly he just rolled with the music in a way that felt natural to him.
“Don’t judge a Book by its Cover”! Outstanding Awesome, Only one Cocker….. SanJoséBob
Now that you've seen this version, you need to experience two other versions:
The original Beatles version from the album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band," which is considered one of if not the most ground-breaking rock album of all time.
Original Saturday Night Live cast member John Belushi doing an impersonation of Joe Cocker singing this that is uncanny.
Belushi and Cocker together doing it. LOL
I also like the Misheard Lyrics treatment of this performance with subtitles for those who have trouble making out what he was singing. Outrageously funny!
My personal favorite version is from Mad dogs and Englishman.
@@Straydogger And Joe took it in stride.
I did see Joe in Cleveland, outdoors, in the rain and cold, in the 70's. Unforgetable!
One of my favorite performances and it just got better. I love your laughter and smiles. You guys rock
A more current female singer who must have admired Joe Cocker growing up in Australia because she often reminds me of him when she sings is called Kimbra. You might want to check her out?
I get goosebumps when I hear this song.
I get teary eyed... Beauty always touches me that way... Secretariat's Belmont, Nicklaus 1986 Augusta, pinnacles, the best, giving it all up...beautiful
That was just how Joe performed all the time. He was amazing. You knew he felt the music through and through. He took this Beatles song and elevated it to a different plane.
Fun fact on the album version of this; the blistering guitar to open the song was played by none other than...Jimmy Page. Jimmy had been in The Yardbirds but they'd just broken up and he hadn't created Led Zeppelin yet so he went and did a few more session gigs and this was one of the songs from that time.
Very rare talent that can take a Beatles song, change everything but the lyrics and make it a thousand times better.
Jimmy Page played the guitar on the album version back when he was a studio guitarist. Years before he formed Led Zeppelin.
Joe Cocker always reacted to music in that fashion. He felt the music. He was the first person who played air guitar lol. He made "With a little help from my friends", a Beatles song, his own. Check out the live shows from his Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. He had a long music career but passed away in 2014. He did a great cover of The Box Tops hit The Letter. I did see Joe Cocker live in concert in the early '70s. He was phenomenal. God rest his soul.
Your in for a treat getting to know Joe Cocker.
Legendary performance from Joe. Incidentally, the studio version features some session guitar work by a young guy called Jimmy Page. Wonder what happened to him???
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@@TheAdventuresofTNT Think we all know the answer. It’s worth a listen!
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Well, the guitarist here, Henry McCullough, was a pretty good player too. Spooky Tooth, here with the Grease Band, and later with some guy named Paul something lol.
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so so so good!!!! special!
Joe suffered from a palsy that caused his body to move in such a manner. It never stopped him from being such a phenomenal talent.
he didnt have a palsy, he didnt even take lsd in this performance. not that he didnt take it, he was in drugs and alcohol, but he just landed from the helicopter to the stage, read a little bit more
This is the first time I've seen you. I like the way you guys listen to the whole song while we watch your reaction, then you discuss it instead of stopping it all the time to talk. I was lucky enough to see him twice. Once at a small festival in the Midwest and again the same tour in a small venue in Chicago called the Electric Theater where the stage wad only about 4-5 feet high and you could get so close you could lean on it. This was the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour and the band was as famous as he was. Leon Russel, Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear. They were amazing. If you get a chance, check out Leon Russell. One of the greatest performers ever. From the '50s up until recently. I used to see him on "Shindig" in the mid '60s.
Joe really got into the music. Looking like he’s spazzing out, he just loved playing air guitar and swinging his arms. As a kid, I remember seeing him on The Ed Sullivan show. Later he did abuse his body with alcohol, drugs and 2 packs of smokes a day. Hey… the life of a rock star. Joe, you now are back rocking with greats in Heaven. You are missed!😞
At this concert he also sings a song called Let's Go Get Stoned. Another great performance.
Heard Joe Cocker in an interview a few years before he died, when he was finally sober. He said his inspiration, his ideal from childhood was Ray Charles and the movements that he makes, like a drunk stoner, was actually to be like Ray Charles and to honor him. You may think this is crazy but if you listen to Joe sing something then listen to Ray sing something the sound is remarkably similar. I guess Joe does a pretty good blind person off the blind person was singing a sing like Joe.
This song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney...released by the Beatles in 1967, re-released and covered in 1968 by Joe Cocker via the Woodstock Concert...cheers...
What a performer ….. I love this song!!!. I suggest The Band/ The Staples The Weight (The Last Waltz), Eric Burdon/War - Spill The Wine live 1970 (beat club), Luther Vandross/ Gregory Hines - There’s Nothing Better Than Love.
This is the most spot-on analysis of Joe Cocker I've ever heard from people who are brand-new listeners of him, I just had to subscribe!