The Wonder Years . This is a Beatles song but Joe Cocker's version owns it.

@sisuboy

2 жыл бұрын

And what a great show it was, Susan.

@rebeccawyse5562

2 жыл бұрын

Yyyyep

@chrisfloyd9224

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he does. Although John Belushi from SNL did a great cover of this song on the show

@LyleAllbritton

2 жыл бұрын

It's a "Hurt by Johnny Cash" type of situation

@babylonsister118

2 жыл бұрын

@@LyleAllbritton I think Joe does justice to all of the songs he covers. Love his other Beatles cover, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window.

Paul McCartney said Joe was the best at covering Beatles songs because he could sing with the soul they could never reach. Beautiful rendition. Wonder Years btw..

@davidhohn9106

2 жыл бұрын

The Beatles declared it to be his song after they heard him sing it, not theirs anymore.

@davidhohn9106

2 жыл бұрын

We saw Cocker live when he opened for Tom Petty at the Gorge, 12-13 yrs ago. Joe isn't country, though. Check 'Through the Bathroom Window, and You Can Keep Your Hat On'. I think he may be a genre of his very own...unfortunately.

@hesh8367

2 жыл бұрын

As incredible as his version of this Beatles tune is, I was always partial to Joe’s cover of She Came in through the Bathroom Window

@thomaskolioupoulos6590

2 жыл бұрын

McCartney has no problem singing soulful imo

It was said that Joe Cocker felt the music so hard, he couldn't stop his body from moving, as if it was playing every instrument at the same time.......By all accounts, this amazing man, was the most gentle person you could ever meet, and wore his soul like a blanket, for all of us to see ****RIP GREAT ONE****

@mpemberton7760

2 ай бұрын

His body was a conduit for the electric current of the music. Nobody has ever thrown his whole self into a performance like that!

@christophertaft229

10 күн бұрын

This performance was at Woodstock

The whole Woodstock audience gave him a standing ovation after that!

@jckdnls9292

Жыл бұрын

And the dog introduced him at the beginning

“Singing is my religion, and I don’t apologize for feeling religious”. - Joe Cocker RIP 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@ShigatoTW

Жыл бұрын

#pincomment

You understood it, Joe was channeling the music through his whole body and not just his voice! He did this on all his songs. RIP. Love seeing you rediscover pure music without the gloss.

This performance, done at Woodstock, was his best of this song.

@mikeengle6839

2 жыл бұрын

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

@zimvader25

2 жыл бұрын

False. His best performance was removed from youtube a while back and i cant, for the life of me, remember the concert. But it's definitely not this one.

@encrypter46

2 жыл бұрын

@@zimvader25 I can wait!

@raenellefisher8514

2 жыл бұрын

I'd go with You Are So Beautiful.

@memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346

2 жыл бұрын

He was three sheet to the wind and probably tripping. But still put on an awesome performance. It blows your mind listening to this guy. RIP Joe. We all miss you down here.

Cocker's rendition of "The Letter" with the Mad dogs and Englishmen is fantastic.

@nancyscottartprojects7848

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, arranged by Leon Russell, who also played piano and managed The Mad Dogs And Englishmen.

@edvinlaine

2 жыл бұрын

That is true.

@smonk4473

2 жыл бұрын

A spiritual event.

@BeastHunter2121

Жыл бұрын

“The Letter”damn, how could I 4get this one.Putting this on my playlist right now.Thanks

You are the first reactors that have gotten it right about Joe's movements. Even back in the day most people thought he had somethingwrong with him. Joe said it just the way the music takes him over , its the way he feels it.

Ya'll made me cry. This was Woodstock and I was there. It was my 14th birthday and me and 3 friends ran away and hitchhiked to Woodstock. We knew the consequences but I would do it all over again! Gotta hear The Letter live performance with Mad Dogs and Englishmen.

@susanhall4063

26 күн бұрын

Lucky! I would have been right with ya!

It will never be the politicians that bring us together as a human community- it will be the musicians, the poets who connect us as Joe Cocker does in this performance- grateful that we get to experience this together - beautiful reaction

in this woodstock clip, joe gave a master class on how to put feeling into a song.this live version has been giving me cold chills for well over 44 years, every time i hear it.its a magical performance that will speak to millions for decades to come.

Ahh to watch Asia become so engaged is a beautiful thing, and she is so right, Joe is outta his body, and his soul is crying out to be heard!!!

Wonder Years, baby! And yes, this is most definitely a rendition from The Beatles album St.Peppers.

@danielwalker1538

2 жыл бұрын

Haha wonder years!

@dylanloveskellytaylor4774

2 жыл бұрын

Even though I was born after this show I automatically think wonder years whenever I hear this song.

@andrewgates9333

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta buy the DVDs though. New cover song artist on neyflux...lame.

Had the honor of meeting this legend. Signed a promo for me and went to watch a music video shoot he was doing. Was the sweetest man. A day I’ll never forget.

@nancyscottartprojects7848

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and troubled. I worked on his recordings and performances.

@robnelson853

2 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how cool that would be. Nice profile pic also. NFW (~);}

I’ve always appreciated Joe Cocker! He always put his heart and soul in his songs.

Paul McCartney wrote it for Ringo Starr for the Sgt Pepper album but a very different sound. I bet Paul was blown away when he first heard it. Truly great words !

@thekillerprawn

Жыл бұрын

Well, considering Paul called it "mind blowing" I think blown away is also a pretty fitting description!

The world needs this song now and everyday. Especially now

Joe Cocker was the best “cover artist” that ever lived. He made other people’s songs more famous than they could. Great artist.

@corawheeler9355

2 жыл бұрын

He reminds them of Ray Charles ... he covered Ray Charles too ... try Joe's "Unchain My Heart"

@joeybee1914

2 жыл бұрын

Truth. I'd put UB40 right up there as well.

@memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346

2 жыл бұрын

Joe could sing anything . And make it the best version you'd ever heard. The emotion he put into everything he sang. Made it feel like he was singing right into your heart and soul. Miss You Joe. 7 yrs this year since you left us.

@davemick7216

2 жыл бұрын

"Cry Me a River" is one of my favorite songs he covered.

@eddiep52065

2 жыл бұрын

Joe was also known to be a speed freak🤣🤣

So many of the Groups, back then, were all friends with each other and this was originally a Beatles song and the gave Joe Cocker [permission to use it. This is performed at Woodstock, with over half a Million people there. Boy whenever you listened to Joe Cocker, you got your money's worth man, he always gave it 110% Love this guy!

@jnagarya519

Жыл бұрын

Permission isn't needed. And it paid royalties to John and Paul.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST PERFORMANCE OF THIS SONG EVER DONE! ( THE WONDER YEARS🙂)

I reacted to this song 52 years ago when he performed this 2 weeks before Woodstock at another festival in Atlantic City NJ. I was blown away because being the true blue Beatle fan that I was, nobody could do a Beatle song better than the Beatles...until Joe came along! So many are gone but not forgotten. RIP Joe.

Biggest surprise live performance for me. I still can't believe how great the guy was live.

The first time I ever seen Joe was when I was a young kid. He was on Saturday Night Live and I did think something was wrong with him. Lol. I finally figured out that was just what he did when he performed. The music would just possess him and take him over. Great react.❤

Beatle's Song wonderfully covered by the incomparable Joe Cocker. This is at Woodstock in front of a few hundred thousand of his friends. This is how Joe Cocker sang every song he sang.

I was at this concert. Eleven years old at the time. Still love this version

@taradevine6026

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I'm so envious. How cool!

I used to sing along to his version of "you are so beautiful" to my late wife, another of his amazing songs.

@ruraljuror1734

2 жыл бұрын

Aaaaand now I’m crying. 💔

There's nothing held back when Joe was performing. Always amazing.

I'm so glad you chose this live version at Woodstock, its THE one to react to, and seeing him charged by the music is raw blues at its finest, a legendary performance amongst many at that landmark festival of 1969. I agree 'The Letter' from the "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" live LP is also a classic with great sax.

I truly believe no one will ever be exactly the same after seeing this performance. Am I nuts? I bet I've watched it 200 times. And counting....

@chappyval1

11 ай бұрын

Imagine what it was like for those of us who were there.

@karl-heinzfrank1887

13 күн бұрын

I watched it 500 Times plus.😊

What a great reaction! The look on Asia and BJ's faces's watching Cocker are priceless! Great observation about Ray Charles too. Something I missed in 50 yrs of listening! Great job with this! You too are really great rockers!

This was at Woodstock and it was one of the most iconic performances of the festival

Joe is very hard to watch, but....MY GOD THAT VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. RIP Joe..you are truely missed!

You guys are awesome. Joe certainly was the 3 times I saw him. Try Unchain My Heart, Cry Me A River, You Can Leave Your Hat On and You are So Beautiful, you will love these gems from one of the most unique, bluesy and soulful voices of all time. Enjoy! 😎

Woodstock and Joe Cocker, the quintessential rock concert. If you have a chance, listen to Cry Me a River, one of Joe Cocker’s best live performances ever.

Love, love Joe Cocker. He put his whole body and soul into every performance. His rendition of "You Are So Beautiful is moving. Also "Feelin' Alright." He also did a duet with Jennifer Warnes with the theme song for the 1980s movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" entitled "Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong."

For those new to Joe Cocker and from a younger generation, you have been watching what is regarded as one of the greatest performances in Rock by one of the greatest singers. Joe came from Sheffield in the north of England. Try to listening to The Letter, and Delta Lady by him. R.I.P. Joe

Joe did a great cover of Ray Charle's "Unchain My Heart", too.

@frizzlethecat2084

2 жыл бұрын

Whoops. I thought it was his song until today 😱 😁

I’m really glad you reacted to this. I’m GenX and my mom used to play this on vinyl (record player). God, this song is so timeless, beautiful and reaches across so many different people. Amazing.

You guys make this music new for old guys like me who grew up on it. Music is a blessing to us all. Love you, Paul

I love seeing this performance from Woodstock. No one knew what hit them.

The Beatles Song Joe Cocker nailed it So glad you guys are appreciating this great music from an incredible era! Respect shown

Do Joe Cocker “you can leave your hat” on that’s a hell of a good song

When you watch Joe sing this you just can't help but watch silently with your mouth open lol

I luv it when Asia is not thinking about what she thinks she needs to say, but instead s innocently reacting to the greatness of this performance.. Well done guys!!!!

For me, this performance was the single greatest highlight of the original Woodstock event. Joe has owned this tune since that time but in that era he and his ensemble produced other standards such as Delta Lady and Feeling Alright for 2 examples worth finding. In fact, find Mad Dogs and Englishmen his raucous tour film from the day and be amazed how any member survived it.

Bless you for picking up on the Ray Charles thing! Years after this performance at Woodstock in 1969, Joe did a FANTASTIC cover of a Ray Charles classic called "Unchain My Heart". There's a video made of it with him and his band playing it in a bar! It's a must see!

Shoh. I didn't know Joe Cocker had died. RIP. One of my first LPs as a teenager was 'Sheffield Steel'. One of my all time favourites is 'Many Rivers to Cross'. Beautiful experience hearing him sing always

Try 'You are so beautiful' by Joe Cocker, you will love it!

@brianmasinelli9694

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! The live version from Berlin is among the best live performances ever!

I always like when the audience goes nuts at the end of this song performance. It reminds me of when I was seeing Queen perform live. I’d listened to his music, I knew they were really really good, but I was not prepared for what happened. Freddy simply owned the crowd. That show has stuck with me my entire life. I new I was in the presence of greatness. Joe reminds me of that.

Thank you for your "Wonder" ful reaction! Fun fact about this song: It was from the massive Woodstock concert in 1969 and the thing was such a logistical nightmare that the female back up singers in Joe's band were not able to get there, which is why his two band members were singing falsetto! Joe Cocker always sings with his entire body, not just his voice!! Loving your channel!!

Joe Cocker - You can leave your hat on, Bill Withers - Lean on me. Are some great songs too

So cool to see that people are enjoying the music that I grew up with. I saw Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker at the Civic Center in Baltimore Maryland when I was 16 years old.

This is such an incredible performance by Joe Cocker!

Could you imagine Joe and Janis Joplin in concert together?

"Wonder years" was one of my favorites show also. I like it because the era of the show was in the 60's and I was the same age of the kid on the show. So it was like living that time of my life all over again, l'm in my 60's now 🤟🤪

The great Joe Cocker covering the great Beatles. Joe giving 1/2 a million a heck of a show.1969 what a time.We need to really listen to the message. Love

The boys in the band did a great job of singing falsetto when the girls' bus never made it on time.

1969..I was 17 hanging out at a poolhall with friends and we Love, love LOVED this song! It always takes me back to those fine nights hearing this on the jukebox, those were happy times!

Ray was Joe's hero growing up, and they became great friends

Brilliant Singer I Love His Music. Saw Him Live Back In The Early 90's Over Here In The UK. Love Both Of Your Reviews Are Something I Look Forward To😊👍

Saw him in concert at an outdoor venue that had a small pavilion (tickets cost more for the pavilion). There was a horrible storm and several people left. He had everyone get under the pavilion and played the whole show. It was great

Joe put heart and soul into his works. I was lucky enough to see him live 100 years after this video and he still got into it like this til the end. True passion to the core.

I worked the Grammy's , and met Joe! He called my ex-wife on her birthday. It was 2 am, and my ex was not happy. Joe was a sweetheart and a one-of-a-kind voice. Love.

@dmikewilcox

2 жыл бұрын

If this man calls you at 2 am you damn well better take the call a be grateful to the G.O.A.T.

Fell in love with this song when I was 11 years old.

Classic moment of rock history. THX’s fire reaction & on point insights! ♥️ yawl

Wonder Years! It was also a huge hit for The Beatles. Although their version is A LOT different. Lol ❤

the ultimate hippy band, i love it. grinning from ear to ear.

Im really Glad i came across your channel..i LOVE you guys i LOVE your vibe & your Positivity, from the bottom of my Heart, THANK YOU...PEACE & GOD BLESS

BJ - I had it in my head that you'd say something like "I wonder what year this was filmed in?" to give Asia a hint about the TV series. haha Great reaction and I truly love your channel.

It’s magic. The only thing better than listening is to watch his performance at Woodstock. Two regrets in my life: at 19 I could not attend Woodstock-the happy event of my generation; second regret you don’t need to know!

How cool must it have been to be at Woodstock! He was completely torched here. 🤣

This is the greatest blues singer, ever...

You have to be ready for Joe's moves!! Alot of people think something was wrong with him, but he just said that he let the music move through him!!🎵🎸💜🎶 Please do You Are So Beautiful and You Can Leave Your Hat On!!🎶

@RLKmedic0315

2 жыл бұрын

Love him or hate him, no one can deny that Joe sang with more passion than any other singer of his generation.

@debbiemccain5850

2 жыл бұрын

@@RLKmedic0315 yes indeed!!🎶

@MrDiddyDee

2 жыл бұрын

That's the truth, Joe was just in the moment, he was totally possessed by the music (and maybe some recreational help too). You still see that ridiculous meme spread about him having been born with some physical disability, but before he became a success at music he was gas fitter, you can't do a demanding manual job like that if you can't control your limbs.

This is from Woodstock. Same show, check out Richie Havens’ Motherless Child; Santana’s Soul Sacrifice; and Alvin Lee’s I’m Goin Home

This performance was at Woodstock. Four hundred thousand people just had an out-of-body experience.

@johnroberts5637

2 жыл бұрын

You should do his Woodstock version of "Let's Go Get Stoned."

Wonder Years indeed. Winnie Cooper was my childhood crush.

The Wonder Years... Great show

This was the performance of a lifetime. Check out anything he did on the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour with Leon Russell.

Don't think I ever sat through this performance without crying wether a few single tears or full blown all out whaling cry.. It just reaches in and pulls it out what ever sat there.. And there it goes, washed away by tears.. Filling up and then Freeing up that space inside

This is actually a Beatles cover. 🤔🤔🤗😎

Santana's Woodstock performance of Soul Sacrifice is on the same level...

Peter Frampton does a great job on this song from the movie Sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band with the bee gees as back up

Great music from my 20s . Enjoyed your reaction, thanks react to you are so beautiful , it's a great song

I cant think of the name of it but Joe had a muscular condition accounts for his movements, but yes he put heart and soul into singing

Joe started the "Air Guitar" craze, ,,Think about it. : ) This is Woodstock footage, 1969. Joe was an epileptic and had seizures while performing before. What a brave and original performer!

@sandyleewhite

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Cocker was not epileptic.......

This is a great performance!!! Great reaction!!! Thank you!!!

🎸💯 The one & only Joe Cocker‼🤯🔥 RIP sir. ❤🕊🙏

AN ABSOLUTE MUST HEAR SONG WITH AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR US ALL,, EVERLAST "WHAT IT'S LIKE"

@teresas8173

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, a fantastic song!

This may be a cover but this is one of those covers where the artist makes it their own. Much like how David Bowie did an absolutely beautiful take on Across the Universe. Coincidentally both of these songs were done originally by The Beatles.

@michaelyork7844

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that thought this was his song

@mikeybeeee07

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelyork7844 Nah. This is off Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Ringo Starr actually sang this for The Beatles. John and Paul wrote it. I'm not big into The Beatles but this is one of the few songs he did sing. It is a fun trivia question. I do think it would be fun to see someone listen to either the cover or original and then listen to the other. But, you thought this was Joe's song because he made it his own and the band performed it so well. Like I said, I wasn't big into The Beatles but I loved David Bowie. I thought Across the Universe was a song original to Bowie. I remember right after graduating high school in 2007 a girl I was dating loved The Beatles and we watched the movie Across the Universe together. I couldn't believe it. David still has the better version of the song. Long live David Bowie

@michaelyork7844

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeybeeee07 yes I be never been a Beetles fan and I'm alot older than you .

@fidge54

2 жыл бұрын

No coincidence, the greatest songwriters of the 2nd half of the 20th Century +

I was 13 when he took this Beatles classic into the blues stratosphere. 52 years later, I still adore Joe. Every song became his own. Unforgettable.

I love this song by Joe cocker, I love the original footage from Woodstock! anytime anyone brings it up or promotes it or even if I'm scrolling through my phone I'll stop and watch it! you guys did a wonderful job/it was very refreshing watching your little podcast! (The Wonder years!) *How good they were*

Listen to the version of this that he does with Mad Dogs and Englishmen, including Leon Russell, and you will hear the female backup singers that these guys are doing a pretty poor imitation of. Joe, though, is fantastic as always!

@colinpate3059

2 жыл бұрын

I will listen to the Woodstock version any day over the studio version and deal with the bad backup singers for the tremendous once in a life time performance by the one and only Joe Cocker.

@DawnSuttonfabfour

2 жыл бұрын

The singers were caught in the humungous traffic jam trying to go to Woodstock. Everyone was dosed with acid which makes it more fantastic that anything cohesive was performed by ANYONE!! The Wonder Years is the show. This is a Beatles cover and they loved it.

@sukie584

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The Mad Dogs and Englishmen version is superior.

@fishhookism

2 жыл бұрын

Your right. The ladies on Mad Dog were much better backup singers.

When I drink, I dance like Joe Cocker... but I NEVER sound like Joe Cocker. Great rxn.

@redstateforever

2 жыл бұрын

If you get drunk enough, you THINK you sound like him, lol!

fun fact - the guitar work on this classic was done by jimmy page (post yardbirds - pre zeppelin) when the yardbirds disbanded page returned to the studio or another session while he toyed with starting his own band. While this song skyrocketed to #1 page was busy recruiting for what would become the greatest band of all time.

Had the privilege to see him in a relatively small club and man he left it all on the stage. We were exhausted watching him. Thanks for the memories

Joe was a singer with a conductor's mind. That is why he moves like he does. He is conducting it, and feeling that shit hard.

@daveferraro4009

2 жыл бұрын

He was an epileptic. That's why he moved like that.

Cocker did another Beatles song called "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window". And, as much as I love The Beatles, Joe's version is so much better.

The Wonder Years was one of my favorite shows! Love this song also!!❤💯❤💯❤

Joe Cocker sang this at Woodstock I was there and he was trashed like we all were but the music was out of this world great.. You all missed some great times.