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!
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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 !
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.
@@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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 TH-cam
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.
...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!
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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
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!
@@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.
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.
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.
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
, 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.
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?
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.
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
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 🙏
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.
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..
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
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!
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.
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..
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!!!
I stayed up all night watching and listening to the great Woodstock documentary...and thanking that great farmer for opening his heart and his land. Thanks to the kids that stayed to clean up after. This is another holiday for me.🎶😎
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
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!
Wonder years always comes to mind but I know its the beatles as well. It just feels like two different songs for some reason. Probably so synonymous with the wonder years because that show was so important to my generation. Born in 82.
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.
My friend, this is Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour and the fellow in the top hat playing the Black Les Paul is Leon Russel who is a legend and member of The Wrecking Crew...and, Rita Coolidge singing backup. The band was aa who's who of the day. FEEL IT, BROTHER!
@@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.
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.
Joe was booked to appear a year later at the legendary Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 which i attended but he didnt show.Still,didnt know it at the time,but saw Hendrix's last live performance.
McCartney said it was Joe's after he saw him perform it. Pretty fukin amazing. This was 1 that Ringo sang. It's a super group of super groups. Stoned horn section, Derek and domino's rhythm section, mad dogs along with many many many more. The drummer is doing life in jail for murdering his mother with a hammer. Such a sad story as he was a very I'll man but Eric Clapton said that Jim and Carl were the best rhythm section he played with and he played with ginger baker and jack Bruce shows the calibre of musicianship
@@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 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.
When I was a kid, I would watch the Wonder Years, and I thought Ray Charles was the singer of this song. As a teen, I found out about Joe Cocker and I was thrust into a different world of music.
If Mad Dogs & Englishmen wasn't on my Desert Island List of Albums, Feeling Alright would surely be on my Desert List of Songs. :D [Edited:: I meant, Feeling Alright would get on the list of desert island songs *after* A Little Help From My Friends. And, actually, Space Captain, too. And maybe---- aw, fahgettabouttit. That's why *Mad Dogs & Englishmen* is on my desert island list of Albums! :D ]
@@williambarrett3223 That is certainly worth noting, especially since it features the voice of (too seldom heard) Ringo. BUT I'm wondering if you agree that Paul and John essentially wrote a pop song. Whereas, Joe Cocker & friends not only turned it into ROCK but with a vision so large and powerful as to be measurable on a Richter scale. Similarly, while the Beatles also wrote the original version of Eleanor Rigby, Vanilla Fudge made it so frighteningly sad (right from the beginning with the seeming hammering of nails into the coffin and funeral march) and, again, so large, as to tear your HEART out as you find yourself mourning not only the tragic figure of Eleanor but somehow "all the lonely people" that ever did - or ever will - walk the face of the EARTH! Genius. :D
@@williambarrett3223 "No need to get excited." I wholeheartedly agree! By the way, perhaps you're familiar with what Jimi was able to do with that little ditty written not by Dylan, nor Paul and John, but the duo of Francis and John (lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith) :D
ok Jamel... i/u just went old school to watch u listen/react to Joe Cocker cover of a Beatles tune ( i dont like the beatles but covers of them r usually great) ... .... but joe singing this song is like listenin to Otis Redding times 100......... ITS EVERYTHING AND SO HEART WRENCHING... joe cocker only has 1 hit i know of... and THIS IS IT.................. AND THIS LIVE VERSION I'VE NEvER SEEN... wow... AND SIDE NOTE.. my name is Althea (Grateful dead song).. and the first time i heard a song with MY name in it... was on The Wonder Years... ;)
@@richardeberhart451 yes he had bad skitzo personality.. Along with drugs it didn't help, he said a voice in his head made him do it, he is still in prison to this day.
Thankyou for not stopping the song midway and breaking the beauty of the performance. I saw this on screen at Carleton University Ottawa Canada Mad Dogs Englishmen movie.
The first time I saw him do this at Woodstock, I was blown away. Just happens to be the 50th anniversary of Woodstock as well. Watch it in private, you will see the raw version. Thanks for posting this bro.
@@jamelakajamal Joe looks like a man possessed and obsessed at the same time at woodstock. Acid was probably in his system at that time. An awesome performance though.
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."
Appreciate your thought bubbles as opposed to interrupting..Thank thank you.... I’m an old man...I saw this tour live Chicago Auditorium. Long gone. I’m surprised you chose Wonder Years over Church..... Good stuff young man...you let artists get there message out. I appreciate you
I can no longer hear music . It is garbled and that hurts a great deal. However, I watched this video with great emotion, my brain remembering the music and the words, and I am choked up with tears in my eyes. I wish I could hear this just one more time.
You may not realize it, Jamal, but you are helping bring people back together. Thank you.
And he's helping a lot of people discover or re discover music we haven't listened to in decades! Thank you!!
This Journey has been incredible 🙌🏾
Now with beats on. yes
True and brilliant comment! 👍👌
Amen, and we need that!
Joe Cocker wasn't a singer, he was an experience.
I had the privilege of seeing him once and he was an experience, loved every minute of that concert
Absolutely
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!
John Belushi impersonated him perfectly too!
Sounded to me like he was singing ...
The beatles wrote and sang it and Joe said "Hold my beer."
Ha Ha HA HA
Kelly! You NAILED it!!
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.
@@lindaallen9409 that's Leon Russell...check out his music, it doesn't disappoint
He did it repeatedly as well. "She came in through the bathroom window".
The amount of musical talent from that era was amazing. The lack of musical talent today is equally amazing.
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
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.
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.
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
Maybe insufficient mushroom use
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!
Gives me chills every time I hear it. Even when Beluchi does it.
Ray called Joe his only true disciple..
IF RAY SAID IT, IT IS SO!
I was fortunate enough to see Ray live. Front row seats.
Ray did say Joe, Aretha, and Marvin Gaye 3 greatest blues singers.
He turned a Beatles tune into a full blown soul/Gospel anthem. Legendary song!
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.
One of the best beatles covers.
And the Beatles song was very jovial and upbeat. Joe Cocker saw something in that and just completely turned it on its head.
That's what I liked about mad dogs and Englishman. They did these songs their own way. But they still played them correctly
The man's soul came through in his music. He was the band leader and nothing happened on that stage without his influence.
Joe didn’t just sing with his mouth, he sang with his entire body, heart and soul 💗💗💗
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 !
Bit like Freddie
Yes he did 👍🏿
He sure did! He seemed to go tippy toed to squeeze more oomph from.his diaphragm.
With the help of his drugs
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.
The huge success ended up with empty pockets fro Cocker (some 800 dollars left)
Cool info! Thx to both of you.
I have the double album. So much talent, great music ❤❤❤
And the same band backed up Eric Clapton on his first solo album and also contributed to George Harrisons “All things must pass “
That cool cat in the top hat-Leon Russell. An artist in his own right.
OMG you're right! Loved, Loved, Loved Leon Russell!
Leon put the band together.
Hell yes he is
I had no idea, thank you for that.
"Holy Trinity" explains it all!
Just Joe taking everyone to church...RIP Joe, you gave us a hell of a ride.
and he took you home, too.
@@BunneRabb yes sir
that was the time, they made music for fun and not only for money like nowadays...
@@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.
Always, body soul and heart...❣
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!
Rita Coolidge another under-rated artist.
👋Yes!
@Patrick Rogers Rita and Leon were an item then. Delta Lady was written by Leon about her.
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.
rumor has it Claudia Lennear and Mick Jagger had a bit of a tryst and that is who "Brown Sugar" is all about
Yeah baby. 63 year old grandma here, loving you young people discovering our music.
66 yr. old gramma who is happy right along with you.
Same
I’m a 18 year old love this music was born on it your lucky
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!
Me Too.These Artists are All BABY BOOMERS !!!
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.
@Claude Shockey, thank you! I have that film and it's so amazing.
@Bradley Mitchell WTF are you talking about?
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.
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 TH-cam
I remember that!! Lol
Gotta see that !
Dueling Cockers
th-cam.com/video/aZsOyO_lXD8/w-d-xo.html
Classic SNL !!
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.
...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!
it's time has come again - hoping for better days
Those of us who got to grow up in the 60's and 70's were so blessed with the best music Ever!
Amen!!!
John Lennon once said to Joe Cocker; "Congratulations, that's your song now."
Is that true?
It's true for Dylan and Hendrix, but...
@@tonygareth221 yes, through the years all the Beatles have said Joe did it better.
@@cherylrickertu262 Didn't know that but i agree with them. Joe Cocker made this song a master piece tbh.
@@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
The advantage of being old...I'm 69.... Is living thru the '60's when all of this GREAT music was coming out!!!!!!
I am 61. I was a kid during the 60s...I just assumed all music was this great.
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.
You are so right! 69 here!
Saw Mad Dogs and Englishmen at the drive in in 1971...huge fan since!!!
@@johnredwood2667 🌻Second that!! Greetings from Europa!!🌻
I grew up in the sixties i believe that we had the greatest music and talented people in that time period
truth
Couldn't agree with you more
50s, 60s and 70s... you did! The best.
james hill AMEN brother..
I remember parts of the 60's , hey Berkeley will do that to ya ( lol )
Best back up singers of all time!
The guy wearing the blue top hat....is the late, great Leon Russell.
Check him out too Jamel!
He'll blow you away.
"I put a spell on you" or
even that entire album
Leon in the Concert for Bengla Desh is absolutely OFF THE CHART!!!
Saw him live in Portland, Oregon in early 80's..maestro of the piano
L. RUSSELL la pointure ! merde y'a de l'acide ......
Saw him just a couple of years ago in Copenhagen fantastic
Joe Cocker feels every note of the music in every nerve in his body.
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!
And THAT ladies and gents is how you leave it all on the table!!!
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.
Man in hat also a legend.mr.leon russell.😊
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.
Amen to that. Joe had so much soul in him.
True that!
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.
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...
Yes, unfortunately, you are right.
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! 👍
Don't wanna bust your bubble but, that was '60 era, i think Joe's version came out on his first album in '68.
Can we just say that '65 to '75 was the best?
Leon Russell was there too!
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.
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.
What a great comment/ tribute , Thank you.
He has epilepsy. That's why he moved as he did !!
Hes not gracefull because he had cyrebral pulsie !!
Joe had Cerebral Palsy...but he brought soul to the vocals!
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
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!
Thanks 🙏🏾
@@jamelakajamal you are setting the trends
Steve DAmico sometime you have to because of the copyright isses
@@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.
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.
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.
I enjoy watching Joe sing especially when he was live, he doesn't just hear the music but he feels the music.
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
Who on Earth can't listen to/watch Joe Cocker? The dead, I suppose..
That’s half the magic!
Me too
Joe Cocker did things with this song that even Lennon and McCartney couldn't imagine !
"What do you see when you turn out the light, I can't tell you but I know it's mine."
Joe loved 6/8 time!
I associate this as more Ringo’s than John’s or Paul’s song. I’m sure they wrote it, but Ringo sang it.
Heheh...imagine...
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!
So great.
Man, this ain't music. This is church.
Halajulia, AMEN
Beatlemania righteousness...
Gospel
Nothin to say but 😁😁😁😍❤❤❤☮ you make me happy Jamel and I send you hugs
one of the greatest things ever recorded
Mad dogs and Englishmen. Leon Russell with the big hat is a legend as well.
I was going to post this comment but you beat me to it. Saw it at the movies when I was 17.
Leon~👍 A Song For You.
Leon wrote a ton of great songs - This Diamond Ring, and many others.
@@allisonyoung4007 Up on a Tightrope!
@@scarletibis3158 👊 🎶
Check out the Woodstock performance. It’s even better. 400,000 people agreed.
, 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.
400,001 I'm the one
I was going to say the exact thing. He was incredible at Woodstock
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?
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.
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
The swagger and sexuality that he adds to the Beatles' composition takes it to a whole other level. Wonderful.
Yea, great Beatles song, but must say, Cocker owns it. This arrangement eclipses anything the Beatles did.
Can you imagine redoing a Beatle’s song and killing it like Joe did!!
His version of "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" wasn't too shabby either.
I still can't hear this song without seeing John Belushi portraying him on SNL
Lolol! Tell me bout it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sandy Shoenberger 😂😂
Hahaaa yess that was soooo funny and really accurate
Classic SNL, one of my favorite performances.
SO much cocaine involved. hahaha
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 🙏
Buy the DVD. It's awesome!
I used to have it. Saw Joe Cocker in 1968 or 69
My friends and I were at The Fillmore East when he recorded that live album. It was magical.
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.
@@pastina000 to funny!! Our parents really didn't care for our music
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.
Does anyone remember John Belushi's parody of Joe Cocker singing this at Woodstock
Yes!
I remember something on SNL where they were wearing the same outfit.
@@DFMACK just type in John Belushi's cover High With a Little Help from My Friends
Oh HECK Yes!!!! :)
Yes and it was Awesome when they stood side by side and sang
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..
Amen
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
I honestly prefer this version over the Beatles
@@Roystothecoolkid agreed
He may dance like a possessed mannequin in reverse, but that boy can SING.
Yes, just a wonderful blend of gravel and whisky. Nobody else sounded like him. Totally on fire.
He has cerebral palsy.
@@MyMomo17 no he doesn't. He just sings like that.
@@MyMomo17 No, he didn't. And he died of lung cancer in Dec. 2014
@@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
This is healing my heart. Forget marches let's just listen to each other's music... And heal.
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!
Amen. Ditto.
Agreed!!
I think we're the original "OG's"!!
If this song doesn’t move you, you’re not alive.
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.
Amen!
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
Yo, man .... Joe isn't even on this planet when he is singing. He is in his own utopia. It magical.
Joe Cocker...put as much power and soul into his singing as any person ever has. RIP...
The smile on your face when you recognized this was priceless.
And that my friend, is how a concert show should be.
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..
He was a genius. He played so many instruments, and wrote many songs. When musicians were true musicians.
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.
Paul McCartney heard Joe’s cover... Called him up and said “Sir this your song know”
Rumor has it, John and Paul heard this, looked at each other and said "thats the way it should have been done"
My gift is my song and this one's for you
Thanks bro did not know that that's some high praise
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!!!
This song was actually written for Ringo to sing. It fit his limited vocal range.
50 years ago today he played this at Woodstock!! What a great musical event. Some one should do a Woodstock reAction day.
Oh wow, is it really the anniversary? I totally didn't realise! ❤️
Search for Soul Train Bro. He's doing reactions to Woodstock.
I stayed up all night watching and listening to the great Woodstock documentary...and thanking that great farmer for opening his heart and his land. Thanks to the kids that stayed to clean up after. This is another holiday for me.🎶😎
Watching black folk hear GREAT music for the first time has been THE BEST thing through Covid
Another slip back in time , I close my eyes and listen and forget that I'm not young anymore. Thank you Jamal.
Time does fly doesn't it
Hell yes and yes they had sex in a barn during a rainstorm but he married someone else the idiot
Rebecca Parker Only older, my friend! God bless!
#Rebecca Parker I know there is a forever young part of you. :)
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
Rita Coolidge was one of the backup singers, she ejoyed a nice career singing and made quite a few solo albums.
She was married to Kris Kristofferson!
On the album Mad Dogs and Englishmen Bonnie Rait,Rita Coolidge and Evon Elleman where the back up singers. The original Family Band was outstanding!
@@joelsimms4636 I saw Yvonne Elliman in Hawaii- she ROCKED!!! I didn't know she was a backup singer! Thanks!
joel simms If I cant have you, I don’t want nobody baby
That's what I thought - I knew it:)
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!
now i know i'm old. he thinks, "this is familiar." me: "of course, dude it's the Beatles." Jamel: "Wonder Years!!! " sigh...
Lol Love your comment.
Wonder years always comes to mind but I know its the beatles as well. It just feels like two different songs for some reason. Probably so synonymous with the wonder years because that show was so important to my generation. Born in 82.
@@wetley09 no worries. i was in high school in 82.
I love the fact that the original and this version are so different also a scottish band called wet wet wet did a cover of this song for charity
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We used to have good music like this when people didn't care so much about how the performer looked.
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Hear f*ckin hear.
Video killed the radio star!
Talent in bucketloads.
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.
Joe Cocker was one of a kind, and so are you Jamel! Thank you for bringing the old music to a new audience!
Good music is never old, it becomes timeless
My friend, this is Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour and the fellow in the top hat playing the Black Les Paul is Leon Russel who is a legend and member of The Wrecking Crew...and, Rita Coolidge singing backup. The band was aa who's who of the day. FEEL IT, BROTHER!
Don’t forget Jim Gordon the drummer. Legendary performer who is still in jail for murdering his mother...
honestly.....I cry everytime I see this....such joy...such love.......thanks Lord for this sacred music
You've just heard one of the greatest covers in rock history, ever!
@@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.
This version is not just one of the best covers it is one of the best versions of any rock song
Saw him in concert, also Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and saw Johnny Cash when I was 17 in concert.
You are Lucky I was in Viet Nam.
Where's that jealousy emoji? Wish I had been there.
Evelyn Owens Lucky you! What an experience!
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.
Isn't that Leon Russell in the blue top hat? Joe did this song at Woodstock -- classic! Another great Lennon/McCartney composition❤
You need to listen to Baba O'Riley! 😁
Yup
Joe was booked to appear a year later at the legendary Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 which i attended but he didnt show.Still,didnt know it at the time,but saw Hendrix's last live performance.
Leon Russell yes a great musician, plays guitar awesome and even better piano player.
McCartney said it was Joe's after he saw him perform it. Pretty fukin amazing. This was 1 that Ringo sang.
It's a super group of super groups. Stoned horn section, Derek and domino's rhythm section, mad dogs along with many many many more. The drummer is doing life in jail for murdering his mother with a hammer. Such a sad story as he was a very I'll man but Eric Clapton said that Jim and Carl were the best rhythm section he played with and he played with ginger baker and jack Bruce shows the calibre of musicianship
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!!
Joe Cocker one of the original Woodstockers.
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@@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'.
@@195511SM How many days was Woodstock?
@@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.
@@195511SM Thank you.
When I was a kid, I would watch the Wonder Years, and I thought Ray Charles was the singer of this song. As a teen, I found out about Joe Cocker and I was thrust into a different world of music.
Lol. I was an adult watch the wonder years and I thought the same thing.😀
This warms my hippie heart, thank you!
And all those beautiful background vocals 🎉🎉
Definitely need to do Joe's version of Feeling Alright. One of the most serious grooves of all time.
If Mad Dogs & Englishmen wasn't on my Desert Island List of Albums, Feeling Alright would surely be on my Desert List of Songs. :D [Edited:: I meant, Feeling Alright would get on the list of desert island songs *after* A Little Help From My Friends. And, actually, Space Captain, too. And maybe---- aw, fahgettabouttit. That's why *Mad Dogs & Englishmen* is on my desert island list of Albums! :D ]
The original version of this song is from the Beatles it's on their Sgt. pepper album
@@williambarrett3223 That is certainly worth noting, especially since it features the voice of (too seldom heard) Ringo. BUT I'm wondering if you agree that Paul and John essentially wrote a pop song. Whereas, Joe Cocker & friends not only turned it into ROCK but with a vision so large and powerful as to be measurable on a Richter scale. Similarly, while the Beatles also wrote the original version of Eleanor Rigby, Vanilla Fudge made it so frighteningly sad (right from the beginning with the seeming hammering of nails into the coffin and funeral march) and, again, so large, as to tear your HEART out as you find yourself mourning not only the tragic figure of Eleanor but somehow "all the lonely people" that ever did - or ever will - walk the face of the EARTH! Genius. :D
The same thing can be said with what Jimi Hendrix did with All Along the Watchtower
@@williambarrett3223 "No need to get excited." I wholeheartedly agree! By the way, perhaps you're familiar with what Jimi was able to do with that little ditty written not by Dylan, nor Paul and John, but the duo of Francis and John (lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith) :D
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.
Legendary Joe Cocker known for his soulful voice!
He once said that Ray Charles was his idol.
Hearing this version and seeing his reaction is concentrated happiness.
This is one of the greatest live performances you will ever see.
ok Jamel... i/u just went old school to watch u listen/react to Joe Cocker cover of a Beatles tune ( i dont like the beatles but covers of them r usually great) ... .... but joe singing this song is like listenin to Otis Redding times 100......... ITS EVERYTHING AND SO HEART WRENCHING... joe cocker only has 1 hit i know of... and THIS IS IT.................. AND THIS LIVE VERSION I'VE NEvER SEEN... wow... AND SIDE NOTE.. my name is Althea (Grateful dead song).. and the first time i heard a song with MY name in it... was on The Wonder Years... ;)
One of the best interpretations of a classic Beatles’ song ever!!
Joe Cocker got ahold of the Holy Ghost there! What a performance. Wow. How about that drummer. Whew.
One the best, Jim Gordon.
* those drummers
Didn't he go crazy and kill his mom switchblade style with a hammer
@@richardeberhart451 yes he had bad skitzo personality.. Along with drugs it didn't help, he said a voice in his head made him do it, he is still in prison to this day.
Richard Eberhart Now I remember him!
So glad I was lucky enough to have grown up during the 60’s and 70’s.
Thankyou for not stopping the song midway and breaking the beauty of the performance. I saw this on screen at Carleton University Ottawa Canada Mad Dogs Englishmen movie.
Joe Cocker and Leon Russell.............two of the best EVER!
He is the reason I became a singer songwriter and performer myself
The first time I saw him do this at Woodstock, I was blown away. Just happens to be the 50th anniversary of Woodstock as well. Watch it in private, you will see the raw version. Thanks for posting this bro.
Yeah I did 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@jamelakajamal Joe looks like a man possessed and obsessed at the same time at woodstock. Acid was probably in his system at that time. An awesome performance though.
Utterly incredible live performance. Like Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker was one of a kind in our musical universe.
There will never be anyone like Joe Cocker. He was one of a kind!
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."
Just like Trent Resnor said about Johnny Cash and Hurt!
This and Ringo’s version have two completely different feels. Both are great versions and I wouldn’t put one above the other.
And Dylan said about All Along The Watchtower after Jimi took it to #20 on the pop charts in 1968
Dylan said it was the favorite cover of his songs. Probably still true
Probably one of the best tours ever.... Joe and Leon - incredible together, God bless you both...
Jim Keltner- thanks for the amazing drum work! RIP
oops, meant Jim Gordon on drums!
A classic Lennon and McCartney song from the Sargent Pepper album. Joe Cocker's performance is the absolute best.
Appreciate your thought bubbles as opposed to interrupting..Thank thank you....
I’m an old man...I saw this tour live Chicago Auditorium. Long gone.
I’m surprised you chose Wonder Years over Church.....
Good stuff young man...you let artists get there message out. I appreciate you
yes - thought bubbles! let the song flow! great implementation.
@Joseph & Scott: agree aswell !
I always cry when I'm seeing and feeling and singing and remembering these older times in these videos It brings me back to me/home Thank you
mariel g me too 👣💖👼
@@joreeves9175 Ditto: I'm squinting at the monitor through tears......
mariel g thats a fact
I can no longer hear music . It is garbled and that hurts a great deal. However, I watched this video with great emotion, my brain remembering the music and the words, and I am choked up with tears in my eyes. I wish I could hear this just one more time.
Oh. The Legend. From Sheffield UK. RIP.
The way he sings this song it feels like it come from deep in his soul and is very personal
Cocker was an incredible blues man, and oh man, that voice!
This is an unbelievable line up. Leon Russell, rolling stones horn section, dereck and domino's rhythm section, with many more and joe cocker
We must never forget that there are times when we need a little help from our friends.