Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (LIVE) WOW.... 

Dude, everybody plays Joe Cocker at max volume, don't worry about it.

If you were a kid in the 80s you most likely heard this song every week during the intro to the tv show The Wonder Years.

The very best version of this song. Few people can do The Beatles better than The Beatles, but oh man, Joe Cocker leaves them in the dust with this one.

The Beatles wrote it, Joe owned it every time he sang it. Amazing singer from up here in Yorkshire.

One of Joe's back-up singers (blonde with glasses) is Jennifer Warnes. Thirteen years later she & Joe would win a Grammy award for their duet "Up Where We Belong".

RIP Joe Cocker, one of the best live performers I have ever seen!

And the air is full of love, and love for music, and peace and joy... pure feelings

Concur on this being the best live version. Goosebumps and tears is what Joe evokes and emotes.

It's the sheer joy and freedom of unfettered music, with nothing held back. Great reaction.

This is one example of why our generation is so much different than the younger generations who had nothing that compares to this, or Janis or so many others who defined our mindset and attitudes. Loved Joe Cocker!

Cocker took a great song and turned it into a heavenly experience. A tour de force.

in my opinion, you were taken to church to experience the Joe Cocker Revue:)

Love the Mad Dogs concerts with Leon Russell! Leon really did help establish much of Joe’s musical sound.

Beautiful Rita Coolidge providing backing vocals.

Only way to listen to Joe....LOUD!

I can understand the way you feel about him . Goosebumps and tears . Hes an amazing singer

The musicians on that stage were gathered pretty much at the last minute for this concert. The guy with the big hat and guitar made it happen, so it really was "a little help from my friends" moment!

I am always amazed that someone listened to the original and said "hey, how about doing it like this?"

Joe Cocker sings full of passion. Check out his cover of "The Letter."

Personally. I think Joe Cocker was one of a kind; lightning in a bottle filled with Irish whiskey. His voice really grows on you.

Dude, the whole "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" concert (DVD/CD) is worth a go.

And thanks from me too Bob! I was a junior in high school when I saw this tour. I think we had 18th row seats. It was tremendous. That was superstar Leon Russell in the top hat and guitar, super drummer Jim Gordon, Jim Price and Bobby Keys on trumpet and sax (they went on to play and tour with The Stones). A lot of the band and singers were part of Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, a band I'm HUGE on. This is a cut from the movie, which is a must see. Sal, so glad you got to experience this!

I just heard Ringo singing this the other day and it was way better than I remembered. It was great. Joe’s version is transcendent.

Nobody has a voice like Joe...except John Belushi LOL!!

I was at Woodstock and it was a soulful experience. This performance was a religious experience. He said in an interview that since he had never learned to play an instrument, his body became an instrument when he sang. He was unique. There will never be anyone like him.

Best theme song for a show ever. I fell asleep to Wonder Years just last night. I love The Beatles' version, but nothing can beat Joe's.

It’s a very emotional song and with his back up choir! pretty incredible lineup there. Music is supposed to make you feel something. This gives you the feels. means you’re still alive.

Still gives me chills after all these years !

I saw Joe Cocker in concert in 1969, a few months after Woodstock. I didn’t know who he was at the time. But when he came out on stage and started singing he blew my mind.

70’s we’re just different ❤️

It's like a revival! I just love your channel, and your love for music.

I was blessed to see Joe perform in a small venue in the early 80’s.. I was seated maybe 30 feet from him..it was an awesome experience ❤

Thanks Bob! LOVE this performance!❤

The music of my youth! Nothing like this happens today! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

One of the greatest live albums of all time! I love every second of Mad Dogs and Englishmen.

The drumming on this whole album is fantastic. The precision of two of the top session drummers in rock. Jim Gordon and Jim Keltner who is currently drumming for Bob Dylans summer tour..

It's like a musical church and the passion exuded leads to the emotions. I have Joe along with Janis and SRV as the unmatched "Passion Trio" that can shock. Joe and Elton are the only musicians I've heard that out performed the Beatles in a cover.

I was lucky to be a teen in these years. Whenever someone wants to know what it was like to be alive in these days, just watch this performance! Nuff said😎😎😎😎🤠

this is probably my favourite live performance of his

Putting every ounce of his body inside and out into this song

I always remember it as the theme song from the wonder years. Great song

Definitely better than Woodstock

This is from the movie. Jennifer and Rita backing (!!!!) and Chris Stainton who played on the original studio version (as did Jimmy Page)

Most singers perform using just their voice. But in this performance by Joe Cocker, he utilized his whole being, enhanced by the amazing musicians and backup singers. Thank you so much for watching this.

Great reaction! You got it. This was a spiritual performance!! Thanks!!

There's so many Joe Cocker songs to discover. Try The Letter, Nubliez Jamias, You are so beautiful, Delta Lady, and Feelin alright, and Unchain my heart.

I prefer this live version to the Woodstock video.

Welcome to a true 60’s vibe, Sal.

Go ahead and follow Joe through the looking glass....... You won't be disappointed!

Joe took us to church.

And that my friends is how good music is made. Great lead vocals and excellent backing from all on stage. I was lucky enough to see Joe play live in Sydney Australia way back in the early 80s and I can honestly say that his concert was right up there as one of my all time favourites.

The Woodstock version is sung by the band members in back up. the female singers never made it to Woodstock.

Joe Cocker! One of the best shows I've ever experienced. I feel Joe more than I hear him. Side note...he's also the best air guitar player in history😉✌

Wow!! Tremendous performance nice never seen this version. Spectacular. Thanks so much.

Wow! Look at all of those strs along with Joe, Leon Russell in the top hat, and a few others as wll in the Band. This was written and recorded by The Beatles. Joe asked them if he could record it, and they said sure, it's fine. It surpassed the original version, and Ringo (the original singer) said "I guess it's Joe's song now." They were all good friends.

Gotta love Joe Cocker !

The keyboard player is Chris Station and he is responsible fir the incredible organ intro

Joe is great!! The guy behind Joe in the tophat is Leon Russell, a genius songwriter and musician who also has a very unusual voice - check him out too please

I saw Joe in ‘99 Toronto, he opened for Tina Turner🎉 Amazing! He must’ve been approx 60 and he still moves his hand kinda sporadically. He was so Good🎉 You certainly were Mesmerized 😊

Great performance!...Unchain my Heart, You can leave your hat on, Have a Little Faith in me..different from this one but equally interesting in my opinion. Great reaction Salvo

❤One of his best......it is hard to cover The Beatles but Joe has such a beautifully different version.

JOE!!! So amazing! The original “Air Guitar Player”!! ❤❤❤

His song, You Can Leave Your Hat On, is great. It was used in the movie "9 1/2 Weeks.

Joe's performance of this song borders on religious ecstasy. He always left every ounce of himself on the stage.

Joe channels from another dimension

This was A MOVIE and this is the soundtrack. It was a documentary that followed Joe and his entourage in the tour buses, with stops along the way where they would perform songs, then "frolic in the fields," and hippie postulate on pontification.

MUCH better than Woodstock version--great choice!!!!

Yes, Bob, that is a true comment. This is the version to watch if you want to see it live and hear it.

Jim Gordon one of the drummers. Tragic end for him but he played on so many great songs back then.

Mesmerizing is an understatement

Joe knew how to have a great time.

we could make music back then. 60s and early 70s live bands everywhere. i have thousands of vinyl and will be installing my Oppo 103 to stream live music from my era. thanks wonderful.

You have to watch the documentary "20 feet from stardom". Amazing music documentary, Joe Cocker done a lot to revive the careers of these incredible backing singers.

Whar a voice! What a cover!❤

Y Gen and Z Gen Musicians, where are you ? This stuff takes Talent .. .. .. 👀

playing music with friends I would love to do that (I just need to be able to play and/or sing... and have friends lol)

Been recommending thjs version to RU-vidrs for ages. Ok it's a different Bob but what the hey it's still a classic.

Hearing this for the first time I know you think this is unbelievably good. It’s this unbelievably good the millionth time you hear it.

You would love Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes ( 'up where we belong'🎵) Video version. I loved your reaction to this video.

Good to see this version back on yt...it was purged at one point.

R.I.P. Joe Cocker

The look on your face 😮☮️ ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Strange it s not on the album it saying it does ! but it happens, i listened to a ELP album on youtube but the last 4 songs are not there ! only because i have the CD i know there s more on it ! lol ya ! 🤔great song, i love the combination of artists !

When anyone asks me the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, I send them off to watch Mad Dogs and Englishmen. The universe was made to get this band together.

Great performance (which I have never seen)!!

The greatest screaming cry ever

This is Great....

Hey you orgot to pause This rendition id quite soul shaking Paul said he turned it into a soul anthem and he was grateful for that

Such a professional, he actually overdosed twice during this song and no one can even tell

I truly enjoy the "stripped down" version from Woodstock with just the core of his original band more than this one. Sal, I hope you give a watch to the Woodstock performance at some point, just on your own time. The film of this tour, Mad Dogs and Englishmen is worth a watch sometime as well. Many of the songs are the encores of shows and are absolutely phenomenal.

I get so angry every time I see the great Joe Cocker. He has never been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mainly because of Jann Werner who was on the selection board. If you notice the guitar player wearing the Top Hat. That is Leon Russell also a great performer. You should react to him too. It took becoming old, having a stroke to be nominated. Thanks to Elton John. He went to see Leon. And he collaborated and they wrote a song together. Elton made a documentary of this. I think it was the next year Leon Russell was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Over the years Billy Joel has been trying to get Joe Cocker nominated. He also made a documentary for Joe. He even honors Joe by playing a song at his concerts. That Jann Werner is dead now and they are still ignoring Joe Cocker. Thanks for reacting to this version. 😊

Mad dogs is amazing

One of the very, very few people that can do a Beatles song better than the Beatles. I'm a huge Beatles fan but Joe's cover blows the original away. And his cover was LIVE

Jimmy Page played guitar on the studio version.

Later in his career, I believe he was sober at the time he did this with Jennifer Warren, the great songwriter up where we belong. there is a good life performance in 82. It would let me paste it on here so you should find it and listen to it because it’s beautiful so different from this but still beautiful. He had so many great songs. A lot of them covers

You had a look of .. concern, confusion, mouth agape, I only wish we could hear the questions going on quietly in your head! Wow!

dont forget to try leon russells music like hard rain and stranger strange land.

2005 deluxe edition vinyl has the song on it

Omgosh Salvo .. I swear i typed my other comment here b4 I even watched ur reactions. We said one of the same things! Anyway I wanted to add the Woodstock version u can hear more of him singing w/o thr background singers. For me here those background singers are toi much in the foreground when they get cranked up. Also it was a big thing back then that many guys & some girls even played air instruments during rock. Admittedly thr 1st time I saw JC perform, I thought there was something wrong with him (young & dumb😉). But as I reached adulthood, I realized he was rocking so hard that he was letting all the rhythms run thru his body & exit into him playing air "everything"! Anyway not sure which version you'll like best but me .. I'm going with Woodstock. Could have something to do with the 1st time I heard him perform this tune, it was Woodstock. I just cant seem to deviate from that version. But mainly it's those backup singers, they really interrupt the rocker flow for me to the point of irritating to my ears. Ok so u give that one a listen & see how like it. Great song/artist choice Bob. Thanks Salvo 🤘🏼🙂

Chilllllls❤