Joe wasn't 'spazzing'... Look closely... He was mimicking every single note, from every single instrument... He was like a conductor of his orchestra... He felt every note, & performed it all with perfect timing... RIP Joe Cocker...
I never thought of that. I really just thought he was high or had some type of autism. I like you’re idea better, he definitely put his heart and soul into his music.
I am disabled and I'm lucky to have people in my area that help me alot I would be dead without them So when I hear this song it makes feel grateful for the people God has blessed me with God bless all reading this
I am also disabled. I'm 42. I am grateful as well. I have the greatest friend in the world. Years ago we dated, but we don't any longer. He and I live in the same house and he supports me as no one else has. I'm SO GLAD you have supportive people in your life!!
My disability is mental and horrible I have nine suicide attempts behind me and I just lost the only support system I had my wonderful mother I won't last much longer but I am old and lonely death is a welcome friend abraham lincoln in a poem once wrote " I have a rendezvous with death at some appointed glade and to myself I am pledge true I shall not fail that rendezvous" I say to you youngsters enjoy yourself it's later than you think or to quote whittier " pity them both and pity us all who fondly the days of youth recall for of all sad words of tongue and pen the saddest are these what might have been" farewell
Neil Corvino Leon Russell was the producer of the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour featuring Joe Cocker. The great Leon was a musical genius who played and arranged music behind Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ike and Tina Turner, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, and the list goes on. In 2011 Leon Russell was inducted into The Rock and Roll and The Songwriters Halls of Fame. He mentored Elton John. Wrote “Delta Lady”, “Tightrope”, “Lady Blue”, and “A Song for You”, which has been covered by everyone.
So true! The Beatles actually publically, in the media at the time, applauded Cocker for his masterful homage to their classic! Check out his versions of 'The Letter' and Delta Lady', not to mention, 'Feelin' Alright"! Great rection! Keep up the great work Ty! Peace!
I agree love the fab four but joe rocked this one wow! I have his greatest hits and the woodstock album sometimes the remake is better like always on my mind by willie Nelson but first by elvis the best of all time sorry king I still love you best!
As I enter the last quarter of what has been a wonderful time to have witnessed life, I too am glad that a new young generation is discovering their musical legacy from the 1950, 60s and left to them from my generation. Rock on young brother!!
We thought we could change this world With words like "love" and "freedom" We were part of the lonely crowd Inside the Sad Cafe Oh, expecting to fly, We would meet on that shore in the Sweet by and by Some of their dreams came true, Some just passed away And some of the stayed behind Inside the Sad Cafe.
yeah ,except it never happened at all, in Africa. Never. Black brothers and sisters knew nothing about Christ, when they arrived on the American continent, years before there was the beginning of the USA. They learned about Christianity HERE not in Africa. There was no reading or writing or any written language at all in Africa until it was brought there by the early Christian teachers. No roads, no cities. But there was plenty of slavery. Blacks enslaving blacks, like today, still going on ....in AFRICA.
This song was written by Paul McCartney & John Lennon, think it was on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Joe Cocker took it to another level. I agree with you, it's like he took us to church. Awesome reaction MRM.
Cherise Southerly it’s the second track on Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, side one. He also covered She Came in through Th Bathroom Window from Abbey Road.
What makes it all the more incredible is that Joe started this tour completely exhausted. He did not want to do it. But, alot of his friends (principally Leon Russell) begged him to dig deep and go on tbe road again when he had just gotten off. He was beyond "going on fumes" here. He was in a zone that few people ever appproach (wisely) and it took alot out of him. Some say he was never quite the same after this tour because of how much he gave of himself, physically, psychically, emotionally...
Every time I watch Joe Crocker singing something, I keep hoping he doesn't fall over. :P I rarely get all that sad when I hear about entertainers passing away. But, he was one of those entertainers that when he passed away I was really like... Ah...that's too bad and I felt a lump in my throat. Some entertainers are special in ways that even more popular entertainers will never achieve and he was one of them. edited to close up a paragraph and correct a misspelled word.
hard to imagine anyone could do a beatles song better than the beatles but joe cocker totally morphed the song into something completely different and uniquely beautiful.
I don't think it is "better" just a different style. Its a beautiful cover though. Depending on my mood, I might rather listen to this. Other days, I like the music and voices of the original.
Spooky Tooth did a cover of I am the Walrus that Lennon also thought was better than the Beatles version. Check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g6lUiphOTVY.html
When I hear this song I always think of this version.I always associate Joe cocker with it.I do like the Beatles but Joe is more well known as the singer of this song.Thats hard for me to say cause I am a number 1 fan of beatles,grew up with there music.
Joe sang from the inside he felt every beat every instrument he actually became the music. You can see he actually gives his soul through his music. It’s amazing. There is not one entertainer today that feels the music nowadays its fake bull crap lip movement and computers. Sending Respect ✊🏻 to you all reading this.
I love the late Joe Cocker. His reinterpretation of the Beatles hit is amazing and the arrangement is unsurpassed. This version sounds like I'm in the coolest church on the planet. R.I.P. Joe Cocker.
David, I agree. But only on this song. I never heard another cover of a Beatles song that was better than the original. Although it is arranged so differently that it is almost a new song. But Joe really made this one outstanding.
Ty...I am 69 years old & was a child of the 60's. It was a difficult time. We had Vietnam & the Civil Rights movement. They called us ''Hippies'' & ''Weirdos''. There was a drug culture & young men burned their draft cards. I, for one served in the Military but was conflicted. Confusion reigned but in the midst of it all some of the greatest music ever made emerged. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Byrds & Jimi Hendricks just to name a few. Joe Cocker was a cover artist extraordinaire. He made great songs greater. No ''auto-tuning'' necessary. Just raw talent & emotion. Like Bob Seeger said ''today's music ain't got the same soul''! We will never see Joe's equal again. React to anything Joe performed & you will go bald!
I was once privileged to meet Joe Cocker. He was under arrest for having overstayed his visa and was being detained in the bar of the Passport Inn where I was employed as a bartender. I know it sounds ridiculous but it really happened back in the 70's. I remember how the waitresses were throwing themselves at him, and he referred them to his manager. We all volunteered to serve him, and were locked in the bar until he was able to return to the Airport to get deported.
Funny how people are all up in arms about deporting people when they detained AND deported the late great Joe Cocker for an expired visa. R.I.P. Joe!!! 🐧🐧
These were 'The Wonder Years' of music for me. So much passion. So many incredible singers and musicians playing live. So much soul and rock from the heart. No 'Autotune'. Performers giving everything and more to their live audiences and the audiences giving it right back. Beautiful, just beautiful to re-vist those wonder years of rock and soul music performances. Sadly, Joe died back in 2014 at the age of only 70. May almighty God rest his dear soul.
Another great song by Joe Cocker is "Unchain my heart". This is music we listened to late at night, talking the night away, philosophizing about life and everything.
For some stupid reason, I like the "reaction" videos. I enjoy your responses more than any other tuber. Great song choices and you seem like a genuine guy. Kudos, brother. :)
It's so refreshing for a young man such as yourself, to appreciate such a variety of music, and oldies at that. Your open mindedness and willingness to listen to music that definitely is far removed from what you grew up with, is an outstanding trait, along with your faith and attitude, will take you far in life. Joe Cocker is one of a kind. He blows me away. I've never seen anyone put so much intensity and give their all in all, the way he does. I love the 60's music, legends like Joe Cocker, Righteous Bros, Otis Redding, Ben E King....so many great unrivaled talented singers/entertainers back then. Just a little bit before my time, however, my Uncle was fortune enough to actually see many of those late and great ones. Joe Cocker, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Stones,....at the Monterey Jazz Festival (North Calif.) and Woodstock, back East. I see you have listened to Janis...have you had a chance to listen to the "Ball and Chain" version she sang at the Monterey Jazz Festival? If not, I really think you'd love it. The church you mentioned going to and actually seeing and hearing singers like Joe Cocker, blew my mind. The churches that we attended are worlds apart. LOL. WASPISH prim and proper parishioners was all I ever saw. 😉
This man could cut steel like butter with that voice, he was one of a kind. It’s hard to believe he has not been inducted into RR HOF. May he RiP. He is truly missed.
Reminds me of Wonder Years! Loved that show and this song! Thouches my heart and reminds me of my youth and growing up the 80's! Peace and Love in Jesus name Amen!
I'm older and had the vinyl of "Mad Dogs and Englishmen",...and I still have the same reaction to this day,....it was going to church. If anyone out there collects old school vinyl,...find it,...buy it,..and play it loud,..great album
Yet another fabulous British/English singer...all these reactions just keep reminding me how much talent our small island has produced over the years...
And it was the Brits that recognized how special black American music was back then. Had it not been for Joe Cocker, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Animals etc it may have been lost. Heck, Hendrix didn't even get famous over here until he went to England. They had the vision that, for some reason, America lacked. Just my opinion, but I think the racism over here clouded they eyes of many people here. We're all thankful for that little island's contribution, believe me!
@@jotacalvo Excellent point, America of course produced many fantastic singers and bands whose music was hugely influenced by the black community's roots and heritage...they just didn't recognise it's worth and importance in the same way we did until it became mainstream and started lining industry folks pockets....
I have said it to my friends and they laugh. Now i say unto you all...i am an American but i feel that the most talent comes from our English brethren acting and singing. We have lots of talent don't get me wrong but The English invasion helped with that
@@theone8518 that's the truth Ruth!! Most of my favorites are British bands and they recognized our music before we did especially in the 60s. But thank God they did!
That performance is part of rock and roll history. The band and bg singers were just mesmerized by Joe’s performance. They were high on his pure energy. It’s church!
So good .. I never get tired of hearing this song.. you should check out John Belushi mimicking him on Saturday night live .. Joe ends up singing with him ... it’s funny but good at the same time .. he is a good sport
I love ur reations more than anybody else bc i can tell its truly genuine and I can tell how much u appreciate music. But every time ive ever heard this song there is not one piece of my skin that doesn't have a chill bump. Joe cocker put every piece of his heart and soul into his music.
You picked a good one to react to. This was the theme for the show The Wonder Years. Hopefully you are reacting to the Woodstock concert version. If not, it is still epic. Oh by the way, this song is actually a cover of The Beatles original song.
The version he is watching is from NYC 1970. My friend's mom was a huge Cocker fan so I got to hear him quite a bit. Check out his doc on Netflix Joe Cocker Mad Dog with Soul. And that is an apt title for sure
@@melissanevin5034 Thanks for identifying the concert. I had it narrowed down to 1970 by the reference to Mad Dogs & Englishmen (which only existed for one tour), but didn't know the exact show. If it was Woodstock, the backing group would have been Joe Cocker's Grease Band instead of Mad Dogs & Englishmen.
As the original poster said, this is a Beatles song. However, I have heard this used in more liberal church services before. I was lucky enough to see Joe Cocker in concert once in the 1990s.
So glad you got this. This is the first Modern Renaissance Man video and I was a little sceptical but when you got to 8 mins without interrupting I knew you could feel it. My mother used to listen to Joe when I was a kid. Just one of the little nuggets of beauty she left me with.
John Belushi did a spot-on impersonation of Joe Cocker waaaaaaay back in the early early years of SNL. I'm pretty sure he got him, too. But yeah, when you're feelin' it, the rest of your body does it's own thing. Great singers aren't always just posing to look cool during that glory note-- sometimes it's to serve the instrument.
Growing up in the 1980s there was a TV show called "The Wonder Years" this was the theme song, I got goosebumps when the show came on, years later I would learn this was a real song fast forward 30 years I still get goosebumps hearing this song. This song is a classic.
Bobby Gentry-ode to billy joe Climax blues band- i love you and couldn't get it right Bee gees- to love somebody Dusty Springfield- son of a preacher man Badfinger- baby blue and day after day Elvis- you gave me a mountain
@@karenyoung7133 The version of "A song for you" that Leon does with John Mayer at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is breathtakingly beautiful.... really moving.
It was awesome, he did it a couple of times on SNL, then Joe appeared on the show and they did it together, amazing. That would be a great reaction video, lol.
Music back then was LOADED with soul and feeling. It was about touching your immortal being. Great reaction Video and good on you for being so diverse with your channel.
michael wade Music now does not have that feel. I really can’t get into it. On a rhythmic basis it feels cool, but there are no emotions like you get from seventies or even early eighties music.
I was lucky enough (and old enough!) to have seen this tour. Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner. It was unforgettable. Listen to more of it! Best rendition of a Beatles song, ever.
Joe Cocker sang that song was meaning Everyone getting together to help each other. When I came back from Viet Nam in 1968 they were selling tickets to Wood Stock in the airport in California. Wood Stock is in New York State. This is Walter Cochran FB. Look me up on Face Book I'm a Blues player from New Orleans.
The "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" tour was an insane tour in 1970 that was spur of the moment and did 48 concerts in 52 days. They kept adding musicians and singers as the tour progressed and finished in the hole financially, but it gave us so many memorable songs as well as an incredible rock and roll concert movie (which is where this video came from).
First, it was a Beatles song from Sgt Pepper's album in 67'. Second, Mad Dogs and englishmen came about because Joe's band quit on him after they finished their Europe tour and the management had scheduled 48 shows in 52 days in the US, so Leon and friends came with a little help. This was March of 1970, the Film for Woodstock came out the same month, and one last note, Leon's " A song for you" has been recorded by more than 200 artist.
Saw the Mad Dogs and Englishmen movie in one of the big Hollywood theaters when it first came out. We had indulged in some mescalin before hand, and felt we were at a live concert. Lol, good times.
I luv watching this w/u almost daily. Has so much emotion in it & these days, u need your friends & family! Concert, but he'll make u feel like in Church. He shows it from his heart & soul in his movements. Luv u dude! ❤️🙏
I was lucky enough to see him about 10 or 11 years ago when he opened for the Guess Who, he was fantastic. You should check out You Can Leave Your Hat On, or Unchain My Heart, The Letter, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Cry Me A River, my favorite, When The Night Comes, Feeling Alright, and the lists goes on. On another note, you should give Elton John a listen, his version of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Crocodile Rock, and Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me , or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, any one of these are good tunes...
Oh Yeah MRM!!! This is my kind of music! I'm an old hippie & I grew up with this kind of music!!! Love! Love! Love Joe Cocker!!!😻😘 Still love his music, but I'm really in love with Jesus my Savior!!!🙌🙏Nothing like the classic rock of the '70's. This song is about solid friendships for life. My feelings mirror yours!✌️☮️🇮🇱🇺🇸
It's originally by The Beatles, so no, it's not a church song. But it's the only Beatles cover that's greater than the original. And while it wasn't written for or about the church, I guess you could argue that it turned into a church song in Joe Cocker's hands. You should check out the Woodstock version, though. It's the definitive version. Joe's voice was much better back then.
Saved me writing the same thing ......... not a church song (by design), but a Lennon/McCartney/Beatles song that was absolutely nailed by Joe Cocker, and made his own
Hey buddy Uniqueone here. You did not have to speak at all for this reaction video. The smile on your face said it. Amazing song and yet another great video from your channel. You have a amazing channel.
I can tell from your face that Joe Cocker reached you too. I'm 66. I was just coming to my teens when the Beatles hit the Ed Sullivan show. Started rock n roll with Richie Valens, Big Bopper, Buddy Holley, Elvis...later ZZ Top...Marshall Tucker, Clapton, REO Speedwagon, Golden Earring, Stevie Nick's, America...Damn my generation could rock! Saw Joplin and Hendricks at Woodstock. Saw Joplin in Texas too. OH!!! Forgot the best...Grateful Dead. Bob Weir of the Dead now lives in my hometown in Colorado. Still jamming and gigging with a band. Also on the city council. Thanks for the great tunes. Can't believe Eric Burdon is 78!!! But then I can't believe I'm 66 either. LMAO.
As good as this particular performance was, there is another that literally brings me to tears. My father loved Mad Dogs and Englishmen and he would blow the doors off of the house with this song . When Joe first came to the States, people thought he was making fun of the disabled , not knowing that he suffered from epilepsy and there were few things that you could do back then to treat it. But , I will always remember my dad when I hear this or the Chamber Brothers song "Time Has Come Today" and how I could have found my home with my eyes closed. May you be with the Lord ...
Yes it was like a church service! Years ago I used to manage a 1 day conference for my job. I work in psychiatry and all of these doctors were there. A church breakfast was going on in the next conference room. All of a sudden, I seen women in church robes, tambourines, etc and it was electrifying. All the old white doctors were upset. My coworker looked at me and stated "When we go to church, We Go to CHURCH". All I could do was laugh and then I cried...
