This song provides a good enough reason to live. I'm 70 now and dying of advanced prostate cancer (with spinal mets) pretty soon. When I first heard this song in 1970, I was two years out of Nixon's Army, trying to study at Berkeley in the midst of teargas clouds. If I decide to take the legal / lethal prescription, Space Captain will be playing on my way out. Too bad we still haven't learned to live together; as the Thai say, "Next life, never mind!" Peace out.

@dionneharris6149

7 жыл бұрын

i hope your transition from this life to the next is peaceful and full of love. thank you for your service in a war you should not have been in. space captain is even more relevant for todays society than ever. i was born in 71 and my mum says i used to rock back and forth and ooohhh and ahh in all the right places in my walker. this song and the whole album are part of my soul. my first words were joe cocker ! "we all forgot we could fly" i hope you have remembered how to. x

@steffigavin9152

7 жыл бұрын

All good thoughts to you dear Barry

@bevhip1

7 жыл бұрын

Barry all the best

@douglasgay4497

7 жыл бұрын

Barry Bates

@davidrogers2104

7 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry Barry. Music is the thing that keeps life in perspective and let's us reminisce the past when the world was free and easy and a better place to live in.

That sweet humble man walks up to the mic with the worlds best musicians backing him and blows the roof off is none other than the late great JOE COCKER.

There will never ever be another Leon Russell. I miss you every single day. Rest peacefully.

This is the Joe Cocker I remember. MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN is one of the greatest live albums ever. Spearheaded by the great Leon Russell.

@ihrescue

9 жыл бұрын

Lynn Turman You're spot on Lynn. Good songs, excellent musicians, back up singers perfect, Joe Cocker the last piece of the puzzle.

@Starsk25

7 жыл бұрын

Lynn Turman Definitely! I have it on vinyl and CD.

@texasbrowncoat

7 жыл бұрын

I just ordered the DVD of the film off Amazon. I remember my parents hauling me to a drive-in theater to see it.

@happysufferer

7 жыл бұрын

truth that

@chlynn13b92

6 жыл бұрын

So what do you think of it? I saw the show live, it was the best one ever!

There will never be anyone like Joe Cocker and Leon Russell...........never again.

@isorokudono

3 жыл бұрын

Or Johnny Almond.............

Leon with the on-point accompaniment, and running an entire hippie commune onstage like it's the easiest thing in the world.

We sure need you now Joe and Leon

Leon Russell so cool and collected. Such a great performer and writer and musician. Joe Cocker an amazing singer and performer

Mad Dogs was a hippie commune on a musical tour, an experiment in utopian community. The leader was Joe Cocker, the space captain, and the mission was to learn to live together. That is the mission of all human beings. When we complete that mission we will fly up to the sky again. You are great Joe!

@jamescampbell9533

Жыл бұрын

The leader of this group was “the master of space and time” Leon Russell.

@agustinvelasco9159

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamescampbell9533 it fell to Leon Rossell to remain in Joe's shadow. Leon was the producer and musical leader but Joe's apocalyptic power shone with its own ligth

@Ronald-YouTube

5 ай бұрын

Yep, great show at Winterland.

@errandwolfe7686

Ай бұрын

You’re more correct than you know, altho returning to the sky ain’t heaven. We’re all just aliens. Or, rather, the “gods” are aliens. We’re the experiment, and we’ve been at the 11th hour for a hot minute now. Most think we’re not gonna make it…luckily, a select few still believe. I’m starting to have serious doubts.

@errandwolfe7686

Ай бұрын

@@jamescampbell9533This is an accurate take

what a time to be alive..amazing music.

Leon's Proud Blue-Green Top Hat was a gift from Gram Parsons and it was found in a Hollywood Thrift Shop, inside the brim was written "Al Jolson" the hat had been used in the original Talkie The Jazz Singer !

@wongnaichungrd

3 жыл бұрын

Yep true and it's a great story. Think Gram gave it to Leon at Burbank Airport when he left to start the tour!

Can't believe these guys actually toured. Such a spectacular ensemble.

This album, “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” (1970), and the Allman Brothers’ “At Fillmore East” (1971), probably among (or maybe) the greatest live recordings ever!!! Still great after 50 years!!!

@franklategano1915

2 жыл бұрын

I was at the Fillmore East for the Allman Brothers. Berry Oakley almost made me quit playing bass!

@blairmiller3863

Жыл бұрын

In my humble opinion, the absolute best live performances ever was 22 minutes of Queen at Live Aid, but that was a different decade. Can't argue with your other choices tho.

@dougzuknick4456

Жыл бұрын

Both are great. I consider Waiting for Columbus by Little Feat as a contender too.

@thomasfisher5742

9 ай бұрын

CHARLES YOU HAVE MY TICK OF APPROVAL STAY WELL

@GrunonFeliz

7 ай бұрын

Agree!

For me... this album and the Allmans Fillmore are the two best live albums ever!!! No overdubs.. No Auto Tune... Nothing but great musicians and singers..

@57highland

9 ай бұрын

Those two "live" LPs always seem to get the most votes for best of their kind.

@jandehaan4341

6 ай бұрын

Well, on the album there are some vocal overdubs because the back up singers sang out of tune ...

@kenschnorr1145

5 ай бұрын

well said and very true.

Simply put - one of the best singers and entertainers of the the 60's & 70's. We were all "Space Captains" back then and still am at age 62. One of the best live albums of all time - Mad Dogs and Englishmen - double vinyl album. No one put as much emotion and energy into singing as Joe. He may be gone but not forgotten - his legacy lives on through the music of our time. No fancy digital effects - just raw R&B - so saddened to hear of his passing.

@stonealan435

2 жыл бұрын

Don't ya know Heaven's got some great music going on with Joe and Leon there now.. I bet it's like " Ok all you Angels... I want all of you to put the hymnals away. With these two here we don't need no song books!"

@mikebarlette8718

2 жыл бұрын

Joe cocker I got his autograph at a hotel in Albany NY one beautiful person I miss him I tripped to him at Woodstock

Leon, master of time and space

My planet was made a great planet with people like Joe Cocker Leon Russell and a way out there band called Mad Dogs and English man. Thanks for making my journey a great journey guys. RIP

I heard him/all of them at Winterland and was totally blown away. What a show. what musicians. What an era.

this is the artistry and soul of LEON ! AS FAR AS ARRANGEMENT AND PRODUCTION . AND YES......Joe DELIVERED!

Loved the way Leon Russell conducts the band and singers ... effortless cool!!

@larrylinn8589

5 жыл бұрын

I saw Mad Dogs and Englishmen perform in Los Angeles back in the early 1970’s and Leon’s musical arrangements were tattooed upon my mind. I moved to Dallas a few years ago and listen to Texas gospel music on the radio every morning. Leon’s Texas musical roots are tied in there.

@TheJojosefo

5 жыл бұрын

master of time and space

@wasfazed

5 жыл бұрын

Leon defined 'cool'

@gleng1

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Cocker is amazing, but don't let the album title fool you -- this is Leon Russell's show.

@elbeem20001

2 жыл бұрын

@@gleng1 - but of course!!! Goes without saying!! 😁

Ole' Joe always playing air drums with his left hand and lead guitar with his right. Man I miss him. RIP Space Captain

@elbeem20001

3 жыл бұрын

Love the description of "spastic"!

This tour was a moment of rock bliss.

@57highland

6 ай бұрын

... the likes of which we shall never see again ...

Leon Space Captain #2 now in heaven, RIP.

Fly on, Space Captain. I hope you got your memory back.

Am still learning first heard this song tonight 08/31/2020 73 years old Tell me again why Joe Coker isn’t in the rock and roll hall of fame

@melissatyree566

Ай бұрын

It,s now 2024, and a new class of inductees and still no joe cocker. I am beginning to hate the RRHOF more every year. Inexcusable.😢

Look at the beautiful hands on the piano: that's my favourite player -and many other favourite... started so many; inspired many others. We love you Leon (in case you are wondering).

@chlynn13b92

6 жыл бұрын

Yes to all of that. My all time forever favorite music man.

@candyman5475

6 жыл бұрын

giftsdirector, I too love those hands., and the man. Wouldn't it be nice if someone made a movie on the life of this intriguing musical genius Leon Russell?

RIP Joe. I had to hear this as soon as I heard the news.

So when a certain gentleman called Tony Wheeler heard this song at a pub, he mistook the words 'lovely planet' for 'lonely planet' and named his fledgling business just that. Four decades later I started working there!

Joe and Leon, what a duo! Fantastic song....We miss you Joe. RIP.

@macarchers

3 жыл бұрын

and we miss you Leon

Rest in peace my master of space and time

This has always been my favorite from the tour. I don't know why it didn't get more AirPlay back then. Probably because all the songs were so good. I mean this was the "B" side to the Letter on the single. Mad Dogs still the best tour ...I'm going to get the DVD just to relive this. I have the vinyl but it's pretty wore out. Rip Joe thanks for the music

RIP Joe. One of the GREAT voices xxx

2019 - still learnin' to live togheter ✌️

This one makes me cry...

man ! when i die i hope to find the original Woodstock gig rockin the house upstairs ! goodbye Space Captain... see you then !

Ya gotta Love what Leon Gives to this tune on that Piana, Leon, Your the man

What a great artist! Always gave 100% to his audience. Bless you Joe wherever you are.

RIP Bobby Keys, RIP Joe Cocker

@sup393

5 жыл бұрын

And The Master of space and time Leon Russell

Joe, you were a gifted Mad Dog and the very finest of Englishmen.

The greatest concert I ever saw, Detroit Michigan, March !970 Eastown Theater Harper and Van Dyke Joe Cocker and Mad Dogs and Englishman. Rock on Joe.

@chlynn13b92

6 жыл бұрын

I was there too! It was THE BEST concert ever. Love that whole gang.

@TR6Telos

3 жыл бұрын

Im so annoyed I never attended, mind you I was only 11yrs old and in the UK, grrrrr

@kcunning

2 жыл бұрын

I was there, too and it is still the greatest concert I ever attended,

I saw this very crew in Tulsa, OK. and I wept. I wasn't the only one. The magic, soul, love, and TALENT on stage was just so wonderful. I have no words that fit how moved I was. The whole building moved !!!!!! SO happy you hear it, love it, and, GET it. You appear to be a young person.This makes me a happy woman.

especially relevant this week; I miss you Leon!

Def one of his best. I get the chills watching him sing this.

My Old work buddy Johnny Almond first came to America with Joe in the 70's. RIP JOHNNY AND JOE.

RIP.Joe Cocker (May 20,1944 - December 22,2014) Joe Cocker was the Most Amazing Performer I Have Ever Seen.. I Saw Him at the New Fillmore on Market st..S.F. He was with the Grease Band..I Had Never Heard of Him He was Playing with P.G.E....& the Byrds.. I was siting on the Floor 10 ft Back from the Stage w/My Guitar Player Alan.. Someone Had Given Everyone Acid..By time Joe Cocker Came on ..Everyone was Flying. It was Scairy Like Someone Had Plugged Him into a Light Socket .The Energy coming From Him was Awesome.. Thoughts of "What are they Doing to Him??? What is He doing to Us?? By the End He WAS GOD!!!Whatever he was doing ..Was Right.. If I could Do that on Stage Just One Time..I Could Die Happy.. So Have I Ever Seen GOD ON ACID..YES..and He WAS JOE COCKER..

Learning to live together 'till we die... R.I.P. Joe

RIP Leon. God Bless you. You are the Space Captain. And now you are with the angles.

a great left our planet today ..RIP Joe Cocker thoughts go out to Leon today one of my favorite songs of that great era

Man, another legend is gone. I was lucky enough to see him once live and it was simply awesome. RIP Joe and thank you.

@faelcorreia

9 жыл бұрын

Here in Brazil there were two shows at same time. Roger Waters at São Paulo and Joe Cocker at Belo Horizonte. I chose Roger Waters due to Pink Floyd be one of my favorite bands. But it was a tough decision and today I'm sad. I don't regret, The Wall was amazing. But I wish I could see this guy just one time, the guy with so many songs from my childhood.

@douglasgay4497

7 жыл бұрын

Rafael Correia

@kathyo5971

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Saw him in San Francisco. One of my favorites.

I saw this concert but at the Fillmore East. My first & best concert & I've seen them all...

@chlynn13b92

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly how I feel. Saw their first show in Detroit. What a band, what singing and songs. It was like one big party on stage.

@tootz1950

6 жыл бұрын

Fillmore West for me. God what great times.

RIP Thanks for the soulful music!!!

Amazing performer!!! Joe Cocker liberates more energy than modern death metal!!

Leon jammin that piano

@jamespayne7753

5 жыл бұрын

Just learning to live together that's what we need, thanks Joe. R.I.P.

A truely great gathering of very talented mucsicians..mystically insnspirring to me

Tribal rock..once and (sadly) only once. Watch and learn children.

Thank you, Joe.

RIP Joe 05/20/1944-12/22/2014..sad, simply sad. Mad Dogs & Englishmen in my TOP 10 favourite ablums of all time. Joe & Leon, mesmerizing & tantalizing. GOD, I LOVE THIS ONE...Lots of us were called Space Ladies then...I was a Velvet Space Lady! Times were great then, WE were all improving...we were trying to be WE, everyone together...what happened?

RIP Brother Joe may you find the love and peace you shared with us

As each day passes I am appalled at the amount of hate & distrust, necessary emphases being placed on differences, rather than what we have in common, on this planet earth, which after all is the only place we have to live together. Yes I do realise the forces of evil who plague what should be Universal Love & Understanding, which we should try to encourage to grow. If we don't find some kind of unity in strength for the good of the whole, we would surely join those who feed negativity, hatred & those who seem to be hell bent on ensuring there is no future in Peace & Understanding for all. Please join me in trying to put out the magic of positivity in the hope that good prevails over darkness.

Feels so amazing! I love music that is like sunshine.

Feel like having this on repeat all day today :( Joe Cocker beautiful soul xxx

all the legends are going away,what's gonna happen to us?,live in peace Joe,5 times and each show better than the rest RIP

funny how well done blues brings such JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the all time greats who just gave so much love and humanity. This song captures it and is more needed today than ever before. Thanks for so much Joe, God Bless and R.I.P.

@douglasgay4497

7 жыл бұрын

Axe Man

@douglasgay4497

7 жыл бұрын

Axe Man

Good trip to heaven Angel... We are already missing you !

R.I.P Joe. Great song, great message.

This is the only song I know where the clapping of hands really adds to the entire feel and meaning of the song.

This was from the movie "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" which was absolutely fantastic. Dig the soulful Central Tulsa gospel piano playing by Leon Russell. He directed the Shelter People. I have a Sinatra album called "Sinatra '65" which has the song "You Brought a New Life to Me" and the piano player was Leon Russell. He used to be on those teen shows in the Sixties with short hair. Rock and Roll!!

@deanroddey2881

6 жыл бұрын

He played on a crazy range of albums as a studio musician. Most folks would be shocked to know what all he played on. Actually, Elton John listed some of those when he was inducted into the R-n-R Hall of Fame. A very moving video if you haven't seen it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oohpw7uLl9DNqbA.html

RIP to Leon Russell on the Keys as well

no glitz no glam just talented musicians giving us the best music that will ever exist

He looked pretty spaced out himself here..great stuff...way to go Joe and Leon...legends..R.I.P.

@davidconnor5136

7 ай бұрын

He like a drink but no drugs

Once while traveling across the sky This lovely planet caught my eye And being curious I flew close by And non I'm caught here Until I die Until we die Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to live together Till we die I lost my memory of where I've been We all forgot that we could fly Someday we'll all change into peaceful man And we'll return into the sky Until we die Until we die Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to live together Till we die Live together, yeah, Learning to live together Till we die Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to live together Till we die Hum, oh Ah, hum Until we die Until we die Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to live together To live together To live together To live together

Wow! Amazing soul music- killin' from verse 1. Singer spills the whole bucket on the tag....this is one of the greatest bands I've ever seen!

God bless you Leon & Joe, you live with in, & without. See ya when I get up the boy's. xoxo

Cocker power!!!!!!!!!ROCK N SOUL

R.I.P Joe...... The Godfather of Soul of the U.K.

rock on my man, miss you and the Fillmore. r.i.p.

...this was a good concert, back in Detroit. ...back in the day. It's Good to be able to Go Back There through this video.

R.I.P. Joe Cocker.

I had forgotten about this song until I saw Tedeschi and Trucks version at Crossroads 2010. Then I remembered where I'd heard it first back in the day in Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Such a classic and brings back fond memories of California in the early 70's.

this song floating in my head all week love talented Leon & Joe Wooooooo! ....... Ahaaaa!

REST IN PEACE JOE COCKER--YOU ARE LEGEND

@jamespayne7753

5 жыл бұрын

Amen Joe, Just what the world is in need of. R.I.P.

Great old 70's song with a message, I had to share it seemed to be a good time in our planets life.............

Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Sweet Emily and ALL the Shelter People left a legacy of LOVE that all of us could learn from in these times. May the peace that passes all understanding be with those that were touched by the music made by the Legend who is Leon Russell and are feelin it since his passing this month....we shall meet again my dear friend!

ooooooohhhhh, aaaaaagghhhh...... Joe, you were on fire on the Mad Dogs tour.

RIP SpaceCaptain

i wonder why every song was so good back then and yet not every song is good nowadays (rhetorical question) again, i used to lay in bed with the headphones on, high as a dirigible, fm stereo was new and so good then...ooh...ah...ooh...ah...god i love this tune!!!!!!!!!!!

Man had more soul in one note than most artists do in their whole discography. Him and Ray Charles are the gatekeepers of soul and I don’t see anyone ever challenging them. Rest In Peace Joe

Thank you Matt Moore for the song, and thank you Joe for singing it like no other!

this tour was the coolest thing a teenager in miami could hope to eperience in 1970 ,like whoopi goldberg said , this the greatest live album ever recorded

@donr5593

4 жыл бұрын

Wow something Woopie and I agree on.

ABSOLUTE FAVORITE.

Nothing like reliving these magic moments...lord, what a time.

What a voice! Raw Emotion you got there Joe!!! =)

There are a few people in this video that are greatly missed. RIP

I can't describe this type of music. A dfferent kind of soul ? It is my favourite rock album.

people need to feel the intensity in this, now more than ever..

That whole album "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" is my favourite from Cocker!Great withz that Bib Band..

I was at the Fillmore East in 1970 for this concert. It was a real trip. The show started around 9 pm and lasted to 6 am. It was the best concert I ever attended, The joints were passed freely all night long. It was a real experience.

Thanks for the Great Memories Joe RIP

When the background singers kick in during in the chorus.....that first collective 🎶DIEEEEEEEEEEE🎶 ALWAYS give me chills!!!

@57highland

6 ай бұрын

The kick-in of a perfect vocal part, either group or solo vocal, often has that effect.

@Aganazee

6 ай бұрын

​@@57highlandAgreed!