WOW he was FEELING ALL OF THAT! | Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends [REACTION]

[@pilesovinyl]

You just watched one of the greatest live performances I've ever seen in 60 years of enjoying music.

[@theLovatoFam]

DAMN!

[@leekitchen8390]

Those of us so fortunate to be there, just stood there in total shock.

[@wesedwards1128]

Yes, also there. Hard to see and listen everyone but Joe and Santana (Soul Sacrifice) made Woodstock

[@theLovatoFam]

I'm jealous!

[@leekitchen8390]

​@wesedwards1128 Had a blast playing in the mud, though

[@sherridelay2484]

His back up singers never got there due to the traffic so these guys did an incredible job. So Joe live after this and he was amazing!

[@janmcelvain8370]

His voice was raspy whether he was singing or talking. He was my favorite musician and still is.

[@lbd-po7cl]

Once Joe Cocker decided to cover this it ceased to be a Beatles song and became his own. One of the greatest soul singers of all time.

[@barryw2659]

Paul McCartney even said so.

[@jimcarlson6157]

royalties suggest otherwise, but cocker killed it

[@nwcoastlife]

It’s one of the rare instances where a someone covers another band and actually does the song better.

[@jorgeguimaraesoliveira9094]

Nunca mais os beatles cantaram!!!! Portuguese!!!!!!!

[@barrybarroldson6980]

Someone stole something from some scousers .....

[@rullmourn1142]

I caint never get sad no more. A reporter asked John Lennon how he felt about Joe doing this Beatles song. Lennon replied, it's his song now.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Macca too.😊

[@patrickscutella836]

The greatest scream in Rock history.

[@raymind1313]

Joe will put a tear into my eyes everytime hearing this song.

[@lorilawry1532]

Just watching Joe has always been an experience in itself!

[@mattphillips538]

Young person sees freedom with own eyes for the first time 🍿

[@leisastalnaker3790]

It was a Beatles song but he owned it. Paul McCartney said that song was his. So much soul.

[@AnotherFacelessDigitalNoOne]

This is where air guitar comes from. Lukcy enough to see him when i was 8 in Brisbane ❤❤❤. Never forget that

[@lazaruslong6382]

I have read that when the Beatles heard Joe's version of their song,they just gave it to him because they like it better than their own.

[@billduff4534]

i dont see nothing but it sure feels like flying! all love! Rock and roll

[@randyrubert4177]

Joe cocker had more feeling and soul and emotion in his little finger than all of the artist today put together will never be another like Joe

[@randyrubert4177]

I love your reactions. I would love to see you react to Johnny and Edgar winters version of tobacco road live from 1970 to unappreciated musical geniuses from back in the day

[@Poetic_Justice1962]

You are praising Joe by denying the latent that is there today. You are wrong.

[@johnnygaffney4089]

@@Poetic_Justice1962 He's not denying it. He's saying the "talent" today, or lack thereof, can't equal Joe, even after over 50 years.

[@barryw2659]

@@johnnygaffney4089 And he is correct.

[@kima.4268]

I was going to say you would NEVER EVER see a performer put out that king of emotion today.

[@KathyNeuman-c2q]

He sings every song like this.

[@claimguy]

"He's got.....is it a bit of rasp or something?" LOLOLOL Yeah, Joe's got about as much rasp as a locomotive tearing by you at 60 mph has got "choo-choo"

[@mikewarker4445]

You can’t do his music without the visual of how much he throws himself into every song

[@geekyzombie]

He doesnt feel himself, he feels the music.

[@helfgott1]

Dear lady i am a grumpy 62 years german.Now when i first was able to listen any woodstock i was about 10 years old. at that time hardly anyone owned a tape recorder. still there was one place in my hometown in germany playing this kind of music. no radio station was playing this. so i sneeked in , got blown away big time and got my first kiss ever by the girl i was adoring that days, never ever i will forget that moment, well it was very very innocent but i remember thinking : If this is love i am in love 😃 i was a very happy "man" greets from bavaria

[@scottsager440]

Joe doesn't feel the music. He lives it. He IS music.

[@kenperkins7921]

tanother. who used to hangout and and record in lin in little muscle. shoals Alabama 😊out

[@kenperkins7921]

as was the reason the ruling stones and

[@joebarriga-9945]

1970 and still i enjoy his songs.

[@selmer862]

1969

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

The man alone emits music from every fiber of his body and being.

[@MatthewSmith-jj2lc]

The greatest live concert ever!

[@ML-rm3vk]

He is a very old soul and a brilliant artest peace to you

[@truckerdave595]

Once in a lifetime a genius comes along,that was the incredible Joe cocker

[@terjetroll920]

Beauty in power and desperation. Just beautiful!

[@gfimadcat]

Joe Cocker felt it his whole life - voice like a gravel truck, body movements like he's just stepped on a high voltage cable, and god damn does that combo work.

[@leisastalnaker3790]

The Letter, You Can Leave Your Hat On, Up Where We Belong… the well is deep with him. Soft and soulful.

[@GregCombs100]

The cameraman trying to track Joe Cocker earned hazardous duty pay for this one.

[@ericdanter5516]

Never leave home without your air guitar...

[@SugarcatPlays]

One of the best singers to ever live, hands down

[@DocLibertos]

Goosebumps each time I see this...

[@willemvanmierlo8590]

You'd be surprised how different it was from the original. I'm a big beatles fan but this is by far my favorite version

[@DEGIRLZDEMSALT.....]

AWWW MAN....YOU GOOOO JOE!!! ANYBODY ELSE REMEMBERS THE WONDER YEARS.....MAN.

[@joelliebler5690]

It was like taking this song and putting it into a 3D photo!

[@doroncook471]

Check out "Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker, and you'll hear his falsetto, as well as a melody that was used for a well known 90s song! 😁

[@SuperDancingdevil]

Joe not only sang the song he inhabited it he was part of the song he was the song .

[@feralmario310]

Joe Cocker the voice of Woodstock !!

[@perrymalcolm3802]

It’s one of Woodstock’s great numbers. Backstory is the girl singers missed the connection in to the show. So the guys sang backup. If you want to hear it live with everyone n filmed much better, see the version from his concert film Mad Dogs and Englishmen!! That film, maybe moreso than Woodstock is the best video document of the real hippie generation. Also, on the original record Jimmy Page played guitar!

[@757optim]

That imperfection makes this performance all the more endearing. RIP Joe.

[@touchstoneaf]

Delta Lady from that one absolutely destroys me

[@mumbles215]

I didn’t know Paige played in that. Mad Dogs is the best. RIP Cocker. RIP Russell.

[@elisaabolafia9542]

Hey. Have you seen the live video with female backup singers ( that's why the guys singing here are doing it falsetto) and Leon Russell on guitar behind Joe....and wearing a stove top hat ?! Brilliant.

[@perrymalcolm3802]

@@elisaabolafia9542 I HAVE!! 🙂 Agree!! See that whole concert!! See who all was in the entourage. True hippie era spirit at its best!

[@halwhitman7230]

The perfect compliment to this is Joe near the end of his career singing "You are so Beautiful to Me". Older but like fine wine.

[@Hapitap]

Joe was beyond amazing....I miss him and his beautiful voice....lyrics tattooed on my body

[@Therap1ssed]

Joe Cocker is great and I love his T-rex arms when he sings.

[@steveparker8065]

Joe Cocker puts his whole body into the song like some sort of saintly singing savant leaving the audience with no other option but to feel awe. You will love 'You are so beautiful' by Joe, it will melt your heart.

[@lawrencevadman2918]

That song was the only thing I could do on karaoke when I lived in Japan because I can't sing and really had to be blasted before I would even try.

[@larrytrejo1882]

I can feel what he's singing. I want to play music like that. I guess I need to practice. This is inspiring. I want to feel the music like that. But sometimes when I play music the people I play with don't feel it.

[@drewgormley6933]

I do believe he had Synaesthesia and did in fact FEEL the sound. This is why a lot of musicians can't exist offstage. It hurts to hear discord and aharmony.

[@bradbarton8087]

a saintly savant. I like that If you can't be moved in that piece you gotta be dead.

[@theseeker4642]

Joe Cocker the Yorkshire plumber, who'd have thought ! His voice is gritty

[@steveparker8065]

There's a story behind the rasp. Apparently late for a gig and not wanting to let his audience down, Joe chewed through a mountain to cut down the journey time. Some of the gravel from that fateful night remained in his voice. Joe cocker is also unique as he is the only known human to have their soul in their mouth.

[@StevesFunhouse]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 stop .... please .... can't ... breathe ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mariannemabie9274]

Steve Parker- nicely put !

[@saragodres-tomes1032]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@ericjackson9496]

Yeah man. True story I hope

[@scottlyle675]

He said he was so stoned on acid at that concert!!! 😁

[@Mikeschmidt61]

My brother and I hitchhiked from Indiana to Woodstock I was 16 and he was 17 we both joined the Marine Corps in 1970. He was a helicopter mechanic and I was an Arial Observer (cat killer) in Vietnam, he rotated back to the world without a scratch I was shot down twice.

[@deborahbryan3639]

Thank you for your service, sir!

[@diesel1344]

Yes, imagine being in that crowd with 400,000 of you closest friends! Also, he did not invent air guitar but this performance really popularized it.

[@andrewmatthews1083]

You Can Leave Your Hat On - great fun Cocker song

[@boydsprehn2140]

check out the version from the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, with Leon Russell leading the band and the Rita Coolidge Ladies Vocal Ensemble providing the backing vocals. phenomenal.

[@unklebacon44]

The kicker....he sings EVERY song that way.

[@waltw4537]

At about 5:55 into your reaction, check the guy on the left side of the screen getting the groove on! Is this where playing air guitar got popular?? Better believe it!!

[@mondeoman1954]

Joe is from my home City, Sheffield in the North of England. He was a humble gas fitter and remained humble throughout his whole life. Joe didn't sing, he didn't perform, he LIVED music, his movements were purely involuntary. I only got to see him once, but he was amazing. I envy you watching this for the first time ever...

[@nunyabisnass1141]

That rasp is something of a combination "smoking" and toking of the time, but its also the pipes. You see he has that barrel chest that can belt out notes over a somewhat constrained larynx. His rocking out is something ppl often do when they are totally immersed in whatever. Its very much like you part of the music not just performing or singing it. Thats what made soul, soul.

[@asshat23871]

Nice reaction! When Joe died in 2014 he lived on a dog sanctuary ranch in Colorado. When he passed there was a great story in one of the Colorado newspapers titled "Just A Regular Joe". He would go into his town and shoot pool with the other old ranchers and he also spent a lot of time growing tomatos. He went out peacefully ..

[@ML-rm3vk]

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[@NotStanleyTucci]

I met Joe late in his life 2007ish. Super cool and gracious and he still sounded great

[@pettyeddie2000]

Joe sang with nothing BUT emotion his entire career. It’s rumored his soul and body are still un​du​lat​ing since his death in 2014. R.I.P. Joe 🙏

[@TheDivayenta]

You can tell Joe loved Ray!

[@InTheHookJohn]

One of the greatest live performances ever!

[@garyjohnson3081]

I was there the best time of my life!!

[@johngammon7891]

She needs to hear "Up Where We Belong" with Joe and Jennifer Warners, for the movie "An Officer and A Gentleman" the song won an Academy Award.

[@Lokahi-fo-life]

I love, Love, LOVE Joe. He’s such a Spaz, in the most affectionate way.

[@TheSchuyler75]

speaking of woodstock you should watch joni mitchell live in studio explaining the backstory of the song (she wrote it) and performing “Woodstock “ so sweet

[@TheSchuyler75]

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[@dandundon9503]

Mr Joe Cocker, top 5 live shows I have attended. RIP

[@Ndugu19]

This might be the G. O. A. T of all of the live performances.

[@russells9687]

As the Joni Mitchell classic says, "By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a million strong." So that day Joe had all the friends he needed. And as the old farmer on whose land it all took place told the crowd, "You've shown the world that young people can get together for three days of peace, love and music. And ONLY peace, love and music." And the whole thing happened only one month after we landed men on the Moon! 1969, a year without limits !! Glad you enjoyed it, Ms. Rogue.

[@TommiBrem]

To me, this is one of the most iconic live performances of all time.

[@capehARTlines]

im not taking ANYTHING away from joe. he was a rare talent and I'm a fan but he wasn't just feeling the music here... he was LIT. like most others that day.

[@davidroberts4769]

Absolutely the BEST cover of a Beatles song EVER

[@blues4dog]

Possibly alongside John Farnham's 'Help'

[@renepauly3344]

This was written to Joe Cocker. The Beatles covered this song after the success!

[@davidroberts4769]

@@renepauly3344 BS. The Beatles wrote it and recorded it in 1967. Joe Cocker recorded his COVER version of it in 1969

[@lpellett429]

@@davidroberts4769 what he is saying is...that Joe absolutely made the song his own even though the Beatles wrote and recorded it....Paul McCartney even said that its now the Beatles doing a cover of Joe's song

[@nosuchthing8]

@@davidroberts4769 He was joking🙄

[@7777shayna]

10 cameras wouldn’t be enough to keep with Joe !

[@marcogentili5643]

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Woodstock, where everything is born. In loving memory of one of the best ever :Mister Joe Cocker!

[@carlmcclellan5989]

The backup singers are supposed to be female (that's the studio version). The didn't have the backup singers at the concert so the band members tried their best to fill that role. It doesn't really work very well lol, but it doesn't take away from Joe's performance.

[@757optim]

That imperfection makes this performance all the more endearing. RIP Joe.

[@tbrackett9344]

They were stuck in the traffic gridlock and could not make it on time.

[@phila3884]

I would say- listen again. The guy trying to sing the solo female part, no. But when the rest of the band tries the "..by with, with a little help, from my.friends.." they mostly stay in tune and someone is hitting that high note too.

[@Usernamenottaken2k]

That explains that! I never knew. It always was my favorite part because it's such an odd choice.

[@deanhuffman48]

Seen Joe a yr before he died boy!! When he sang the hair on my kneck stood I knew then I'm in the presence of god wow!!! Ive seen hundreds of concerts from kiss Pantera heart to name a few let me tell u Joe was so dam good it was a night I will never forget a true true true soul sent to help our soul love u Joe thank u for touching my soul and millions of others rip!!!!!!

[@luisalonsoecheverria]

Joe Cocker’s version sounds nothing like the original. Joe could take any song and make it his own.

[@lytation]

Great Presentation . And By The Way , You Can Leave Your Hat On .

[@charliehiggins4430]

'you can leave your hat on" Great song.(love your reactions)

[@SilverKenshin]

Need to listen to his song Unchain my heart You can leave your hat on

[@bobbyc3895]

While it's been discussed for years (medical, autism), his body movements was simply how his body reacted to the music around him. A free spirit that let the music take him over, completely.

[@DanDownunda8888]

I read an interview with Joe in The Guardian newspaper and he said exactly what you just did. When he saw himself on KZbin he was a bit shocked. He didn't do it intentionally, or consciously. It was just Joe being Joe.

[@thabomatebane9153]

One of the greatest covers of a Beatles track ever.

[@codyratcliffe9840]

The man put his soul into that performance

[@garrygoetzenberger5461]

Joe Cocker Legend!!! This show was at Woodstock 1969. The whole festival was a UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE!!!

[@Sir_AlexxTv]

One of the greatest singers, all about raw emotions like his voice

[@andremoreiragraca]

My boy just chugging a beer, air guitaring and then BAM! what a voice, always amazes me

[@bradmeadows7185]

My favorite musican.Bluesy and soulful voice.I grew up listening to this!❤

[@mikefetterman6782]

his normal group of females that sing that high part "what do you see when you turn out the lights", were absent and that band member did his best to mimic the female part.

[@mikefetterman6782]

That "Scream" is an iconic moment in music history. I saw Joe at the 2nd Woodstock in 94 (the one without the riot) and ever 25 years later at 10 am, he blew us all away. LEAVE YOUR HAT ON,,YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL,.THE LETTER, SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW, AND, FEELIN AL'RIGHT.

[@armadillotoe]

Joe was physically possessed by the music when he sang. The studio version used female backup singers, at the live concert they guys tried to simulate that, kinda, sorta. RIP Joe, the world misses you.

[@warrenturner397]

Band pulled up their jeans REAL high when the female backup singers couldn't get there

[@scottvanhille5688]

"The Wonder Years" show theme song! Wooooo.

[@johnanderson8096]

Joe Always Went All IN!!!! Now you have to watch John Belushi do his JC Impersenation!!!!

[@robertclarke8456]

When GOD made JOE COCKER he thought perfection and broke the mould. RIP JOE and thank you for lighting up our lives.💖💖💖💖

[@c-mancleveland4632]

When I first saw him, thought he was just high.. But he does this .. weird dance that made us think he was one of Jerry's kids, but it's just him losing himself in the music. He done this in every performance I've seen, including Lift us Up where we belong.

[@John-fk3rv]

You are SO beautiful... By Joe Cocker. You should definitely check that out. The epitamy of SOUL.

[@SilverBoxStudios]

They once asked Ray Charles who he thought was the best soul singer he ever heard. He answered Joe Cocker

[@shotty2164]

Joe studied Ray like no other.

[@crazydale1000]

You have to check out "YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON BY JOE COCKER. A FUN SONG.

[@chrino21]

I've always thought this performance should be shot into space to let other civilizations know what humans are capable of. I knew you'd like this. Everyone should sit down and watch the whole Woodstock movie - best in a theater on the big screen with the audio loud - it's a wonderful trip to a brief, magical time.

[@shaun374]

Great idea. I do wish we had more examples like this of good emotions.

[@ivanabonacicdoric3448]

💓

[@gr33n3ggs4]

Seeing "Woodstock" on a huge IMAX screen would be like a religious experience

[@mrbrianc]

Ray Charles said that Joe Cocker is the most soulful singer he ever heard

[@1719456]

Joe was a cover Artist who made every song he covered his own. He was the voice of a Generation. We lost him just a couple years ago, but Joe will be with us forever.

[@edjtmonte]

I appreciate the emotional sensitivity expressed in your eyes.

[@markpedwell1250]

The quivering falsetto was wonderful Joe Cocker literally incredible in the true sense of the word . Great God I wish I could turn my back on this world and go back to those times.

[@silbottoms]

I went to see Joe Cocker four times between the 70’s and the 80’s. He never disappoints.