I worked for Joe for a short while and definitely an interesting person. Joe was a HUGE Ray Charles fan. When working on one of Joe's albums Ray Charles came out with a new album and Joe came to the studio with a copy of it. I was asked to take Joe to one of the empty studios and hook up a record player and play the album for Joe. We''re in this tiny control room and I put on the record and Joe was just rocking back and forth to the beat. As soon as it finished Joe said play it again. Now Joe is sitting in the floor getting into listening to Ray Charles and every now and then saying "sing it to me Ray, sing it" as he hung on every phrase Ray sang. I thin Joe had me play the album about five times before he was satisfied.
Dude. Epic history, Thanks so very, very much for sharing. My (meager) contribution is this... on live FM broadcast of the "Rock Line" show decades ago I met Fleetwood Mac in person. Years after first hearing their White Album while overseas during time of war. Shared that story in person with Stevie Knicks decades later. She kissed me in response. Oh, the stories. The stories.
The Beatles version is part of the 16-minute Abbey Road medly, starting with "You Never Give Me Your Money" and ending with "The End." That is the way you should listen to it.
As tough as it is to get Beatles songs to clear, it may be difficult to get a video with multiple song snippets to clear copyright. With that being said, it is the best way to hear the medley as a whole.
Let’s not forget the great Leon Russell on piano. This and A Little Help from My Friends were both from Leon Russell’s tour (and album) Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Yup! These Okie kids need to hear some more Leon for sure. I grew up in Oklahoma and my brother and sister used to hang out with him and the Street People back then. They’d reacted to him once that I know of, maybe twice, but I’d love to see em react to “Stranger In A Strange Land” or ol’ “Hummingbird” or something.
Leon Russell a great hero of mine - especially MDaE! I might be wrong - but I think on this recording the keys were played by the incredible Chris Stainton and backed by Joe's Grease Band (which also included Bruce Rowland on drums and Henry McCullough - later with Wings - on guitar)!! Chris was on the MDaE tour - but also played with just about everyone of significance in the era!😊😊
I was waiting to see when Leon Russell's name would come up. Being from San Antonio, Leon played lots of times through the years. Willy Nelson played with him a lot too. But, check out IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER (The official video) Its in an Orchestra setting. You'll love it.
The Joe Cocker arrangement to With a little help from my friends was amazing! Joe Cocker version of She came in from the bathroom is very true to the Beatles original. The song was a Lennon and McCartney credited song, but was written and sung by Paul McCartney and is about the time a female fan broke intp Paul's St. John's Wood home in London through his bathroom window. He still owns this property which is quite close to Abbey Road Studios!
@paulwenman6933 this is what is called not actually reading what I said lol. The arrangement was basically as the Beatles original was arranged, where With A Little Help From My Friends was a total overhaul, the arrangement itself made it into a totally different song barring the lyrics!
McCartney said the song was inspired by one of the fans who hung around outside McCartney's St John's Wood home, and who had broken in, later revealed to be Diane Ashley. She said: We were bored, he was out and so we decided to pay him a visit. We found a ladder in his garden and stuck it up at the bathroom window which he'd left slightly open. I was the one who climbed up and got in. She then opened the front door to let the others inside. In addition to clothes, the fans also stole a number of photographs. (from wikipedia)
"Mad Dogs and Englishman" a live album released by Joe Cocker back in 1970 is worth checking out. The album draws from rock and soul artists from bandmate and producer Leon Russell such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Traffic and more. The musicians/singers contributed as the writers of the songs covered were Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Dave Mason, Rita Coolidge, Isaac Hayes, and many others. 💫🎤🎸🎹🥁🪘🎷🎵🎶🔥☮🎧
@@gabrielvanhelsing8214 I had the vinyl then the 8 track, cassette and the CD. loved Leon Russell. Saw him in concert also. Those heady times. Oh how I miss those years. 😁🤗🎶🎤🎧🔊
Ya, the problem is it's embedded as one of the 8 tracks in a medley. Kind of like trying to pull out any one song on the Dark Side of the Moon. I'd recommend listening to the entire 16 minute medley.
The original Beatles version is on Side 2 of their Abbey Road album and is the fifth song of the album's climactic medley, immediately following "Polythene Pam". After “Here Comes The Sun” and “Because,” the remainder of side two consists of a 16-minute medley of eight tracks consisting of a number of short songs and song fragments (known during the recording sessions as "The Long One"), recorded over July and August and blended into a suite by Paul McCartney and album producer George Martin. Some songs were written (and originally recorded in demo form) during sessions for the White Album and Get Back / Let It Be, which later appeared on Anthology 3. While the idea for the medley was McCartney's, Martin claims credit for some structure, adding he "wanted to get John and Paul to think more seriously about their music". The first track recorded for the medley was the opening number, "You Never Give Me Your Money". McCartney has said the band's dispute over band manager Allen Klein and what McCartney viewed as Klein's empty promises were the inspiration for the song's lyrics. However, author Ian MacDonald, in his 1997 book Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties, doubts this, given that the backing track, recorded on 6 May at Olympic Studios, predated the worst altercations between Klein and McCartney. The track is a suite of varying styles, ranging from a piano-led ballad at the start to arpeggiated guitars at the end. Both George Harrison and John Lennon provided guitar solos, with Lennon playing the solos at the end of the track. This song transitions into Lennon's "Sun King" which, like "Because", showcases Lennon, McCartney and Harrison's triple-tracked harmonies. Following it are Lennon's "Mean Mr. Mustard" (written during the Beatles' 1968 trip to India) and "Polythene Pam". These in turn are followed by four McCartney songs, "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (written after a fan entered McCartney's residence via his bathroom window), "Golden Slumbers" (based on Thomas Dekker's 17th-century poem set to new music), "Carry That Weight" (reprising elements from "You Never Give Me Your Money", and featuring chorus vocals from all four Beatles), and closing with "The End". "The End" features Ringo Starr's only drum solo in the Beatles' catalogue (the drums are mixed across two tracks in "true stereo", unlike most releases at that time where they were hard-panned left or right). Fifty-four seconds into the song are 18 bars of lead guitar: the first two bars are played by McCartney, the second two by Harrison, and the third two by Lennon, and the sequence is repeated two more times. Harrison suggested the idea of a guitar solo in the track, Lennon decided they should trade solos and McCartney elected to go first. The solos were cut live against the existing backing track in one take. Immediately after Lennon's third and final solo, the piano chords of the final part of the song begin. The song ends with the memorable final line, "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make".
I always objected to '' You Never Give Me Your Money " being thought of as part of the medley because not only is it a proper length there is several seconds break at the end ! Sun King starts the short songs rolling into one another and the medley ends with The End. 🤡
"I was born by Cesarean section..... but you can't really tell..... except that when I leave my house..... I always go out the window." - Steven Wright.
I remember seeing him in his early days and right away falling in love his humor~ it's so smart, and with his deadpan delivery you sometimes have to go "wait a minute, what did he just say??". You needed a few extra seconds to determine if there was a punchline in there. ❤
Joe Cocker takes any song he covers and he just owns it. Makes it his own. One can still love the originals. But Cocker’s versions become Joe Cocker songs. Full stop. It’s like a completely different song every time.
You Are So Beautiful is another must hear of Joe Cocker and like a lot of his songs its a cover. Amber will love it. It was written by "fifth" Beatle Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher......and originally was on Billy's album The Kid & Me......
Joe does a great version of a song called "You can leave your hat on" (a very sexy number) written by Randy Newman who also wrote 3 dog nights hit "Mama Told Me not to Come" which you may have done already. I think you did his "I Love LA" recently.
If you want to hear the Beatles' version, you should listen to the entire Abbey Road medley, which ends the album. It includes She Came In Through The Bathroom Window.
This song was a part of a medley of songs on the last Beatles album they recorded, Abbey Road. A big chunk of the second side is a series of songs that run together and create one giant opus, it includes "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Sun King", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window", "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight" and finally, "The End" which features Ringo's only drum solo of the entire Beatle catalog (which I just learned) and finishes with the poignant lyric: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"...the perfect coda for The Beatles, because that's all they wanted to do with their music. At the very end, is a bit of fun that Paul recorded titled "Your Majesty" which was originally sandwiched between Mean Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam, but after remixing, it was just tagged onto the end of the album...a tiny little post script. THIS is a clip which includes the entire medley as it appears on the album. I doubt you'll do a reaction to it, since it's 16+ minutes long, but it's worth a listen...it's very beautiful, full of emotion and was created as a collaboration by all members of the band, each providing some innovative stuff. They had basically mastered being Beatles, and were ready to move on to solo careers. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6CVsBOjeDzk.html
WHY SHOULDN"T they REACT TO IT? Other's have the entire 16 minutes long. THEY SHOULD do it, not fair to NOT listen to the original, as well as the covers.
The reason you love Joe is because his pianist and the arranger of his music was the one and only Leon Russell. He initiated the Tulsa sound and was a vital figure of the LA crew of session musicians noted as the Wrecking Crew. He then went on to organize Joe’s tours and backing up band. Check out Leon. When you listen to the Beatles do the entire first half of the Medley that this is part of. Start with You Never Give Me Your Money. Be sure to get the studio recording. 😊
I think you will find at this stage it was the 'Grease Band' with Chris Stainton on keys , Leon arrived later on , had too many people in the band , too much drugs and booze and the whole show went down the toilet .Mind you , I saw Leon Russell live and it was one of the best concerts I saw in the seventies !
Oh, I don't know. The Grease Band was a great band and Leon wasn't with him when he did the break out Little Help From My Friends at Woodstock. I saw the MD&E show and no doubt that Russell was a huge part of it. He was also part of it's demise as he started to take it over and Cocker resented it, but they were fantastic together. HItchcock Railway, Cry Me A River, Delta Lady, Space Captain.....all great.
My favorite cover by Joe Cocker is 'Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' from his 1969 album, With a Little Help From My Friends. PDLMBM is a song originally written for Nina Simone recorded in 1964. It was then famously covered by The Animals in 1965.
I was in Nam smoking weed and jamming to this song and Delta Lady, between incoming Viet Cong rocket attacks. Made sure my cassette player was safe. Delta Lady by Joe Cocker is a must hear. Every cover song Joe did he owned
Joe Cocker was the BEST. I walked down the aisle on my wedding day with Joe Cocker singing ,You are so beautiful to me. The movie, Across the Universe, Joe Cocker makes a cameo in it. As a Pimp. This movie was a great story with the Beatles songs.
I saw Joe Cocker sing this song in concert in 1969, a few months after Woodstock. I didn’t know who he was at the time but when he came out and started singing he blew my mind.
This is one of the parts or songs in the Abbey Road Medley off the Abbey Road album. The following songs are You Never Give Me Your Money,Sun King,Mean Mr. Mustard,Polythene Pam,She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,Golden Slumbers,Carry that Weight,The End
Guys, this was arguably the BEST thing put out by the Beatles- this medley. It's basically SIDE 2 of Abbey Road except for the 1st song (which is Here Comes The Sun).
Joe and his wife Pam had a little restaurant/bar in Crawford, Colorado in his later years named the "Mad Dog Cafe". We would stop by on our motorcycle rides. Pam was a motorcyclist as well. You would never expect them to be celebrities until you saw the number of gold and platinum records displayed on his wall. Great people and always a wonderful stop. Very good memories.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF HIS GREAT BEATLES COVERS. I DON’T KNOW IF ANYBODY COVERED THE BEATLES MORE THAN JOE COCKER, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ARTISTS THAT COVERED THEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. RICHIE HAVENS IS ONE THAT COMES TO MIND.
Ooooo, speaking of Richie Havens, have you guys done his song Freedom? He opened the Woodstock festival with that. It's really wonderful, I know you guys would love it. h He was a very talented guy.
Paul McCartney wrote that song. One of my favorite lines is "...she could steal, but she could not rob." To "rob" someone you have to face them. When you steal you do it behind their back. Great way to describe a type of person we all have known at some point.
It does not get better than Joe covering the Beatles, he hits it out of the park once more here. For more, do his cover of Come Together, more Joe style to add to a great song. Enjoy! 🔥🎶🎤
Paul wrote this track about a fan who broke into his home. Jay & Amber, you should listen to the whole fantastic Abbey Road side 2 medley to hear "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" as The Beatles originally intended. This amazing medley is "You Never Give Me Your Money / Sun King / Mean Mr. Mustard / Polythene Pam / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End". The End even features a rare drum solo from Ringo! This is followed on the album by the 23 second long final track "Her Majesty". You're gonna love this medley!!! 🎸🥁🎤🔥😎
Ike and Tina Turner covered this as well and some other Beatles' songs like Get Back and Come Together. Tina covered their Help on her Private Dancer album.
Joe was the absolute best at singing the Beatles. And Amber, you made me laugh because way, way, WAY back in ancient times (1968) while at university, two roommates and I would have to take a break at least twice a week - to put on this album and just dance. And only to Joe - all these years later - I still dance when I listen to him. May he rest in eternal power.
Cocker had a "look"... kinda chubby, kinda wobbly, and with a grimace. Original cast member from the '70s Saturday Night Live, John Belushi did a dead-on impression of Joe. Cocker did SNL back then and Belushi shadowed him on the stage and was a carbon copy. Worth a search and look.
Another Beatles cover that will make you wonder if they are the same song is Miss Tina Turner's cover of their classic "Help". The first time I heard Miss Turner's version, I immediately had to find my album & play the original Beatles 'Help". Thanks for Joe Cocker today 💜
This was such a McCartney song - about girls who broke into his house In St John's Wood (London) through "the bathroom window" to get souvenirs! It's pure inspiration (probably Chris Stainton's idea and arrangements) for Joe to do this and as usual make it his own! I was a kid - and did not believe what I was hearing! Joe Cocker was one of the few artists that the Beatles loved (and even encouraged) to cover their music! Peace and love!✌✌😊😊
Cool reaction! Fun fact: Paul actually wrote this song with Joe Cocker in mind and was planning to offer it to him. Joe of course was flattered and did his cover which is true to the Beatles arrangement. .
First, to the best of my knowledge Paul, who wrote "With A Little Help From My Friends", loved Joe Cocker's cover of that tune! Second, do not react to the original version of this song unless you react to it while playing ALL of the Abbey Road medley along with it. These are songs that must be heard together, not one at a time out of order!! Keep up the great work!!
Nobody does Beatles songs better than the Beatles. But Joe Cocker doesn't really cover them, he turns them into his own. That's the best way to do it if you're going to record someone else's song. Otherwise you could just listen to the original.
Joe Cocker/Ray Charles,/Bob Seger all have that special growl in their vocals that touches people's spine. Paul McCartney did have a girl crawl through his window, and they had a bare footed, frock wearing hippie came in the studio one day, announced he was "Jesus Christ", so Paul had him sit in the corner out of the way to watch the recording session. Paul had a funky house in London central (John, George and Ringo stuck with the burbs with their wives) with a large circular room with a glass ceiling where he and friends would find some cannabis and say "got to get you into my life".
Joe Cockers cover of "Feeling Alright" I'd argue is another definitive version....but an original you should definitely do, because I want to see Jays reaction when he hears the original of a sample he'll be familiar with, is "Woman To Woman"
Everyone else can educate you on the minutiae of Joe Cocker, the Beatles, the back story, cover songs, debates about favorites…I’m here to highly encourage you to open a treasure trove of rock history from your choice today. Carefully read the names of all the band members on this recording and album. You’ll recognize a few. From that list, follow their individual connections, and then those connections, and then those… This is equivalent to Howard Carter opening King Tut’s tomb. btw- I been checking in since the beginning with the psychedelic brick backdrop. It has been heartwarming to witness an evolution from the naivety in the beginning blossom into growth and maturity in a linear development as your devotion has changed your lives.
hi Jay and Amber: Paul wrote it after a real-life event: a fan named Diane, who was part of a group of dedicated fans called Apple Scruffs, broke into his St John's Wood home. She later said that the group was bored and decided to visit Paul while he was out. The song appears as the fifth track in the Abbey Road medley. ...those were wild times... (and crazy fans!!!) 😎
Paul actually gave this to Joe before the Beatles' version was released (on ABBEY ROAD) because he loved Joe's version of "A Little Help From My Friends." Joe's version of this came out only weeks after ABBEY ROAD released.
When you listen to the Beatles version, you need to do the entire Abbey Road Medley, where one song leads into the next one. Anyone who listens to the songs individually, is completely missing out on the experience that we all had back in the day.
She came in through the bathroom window just like With a little help from my friends was originally a Beatles song. The Beatles She came in through the bathroom window is featured in the Abbey Rd album like Something, I want you(She's so Heavy) as well as Come together are all featured in the Abbey Rd album 1969
Joe Cocker's voice is distinctive and always appealing. I see lotsa suggestions for you to hear his version of The Letter, originally released by The Boxtops in 1967. Both versions are unique and wonderful, but Cockers will make you get up and boogie. You'll love the horns in that one, too. Other great boogie rockers are High Time We Went ❤ from 1972, Cry Me a River (did u do that one already?) and Feelin' Alright, both from his masterpiece album, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, released in 1970. I enjoyed this. Be blessed❤
RIP Joe. I am sure he and Leon Russell are jamming it up in Heaven. He was such a unique vocalist and he is sorely missed. The Mad Dogs and Englishman album is a wonderful classic
Agree 100% with you guys~ after Joe covers a song, it forever sounds like it's always been HIS. You should definitely listen to the Beatles' version, along with the lyrics if necessary, 'cause there's a lot there!! Luv ya!!!
