With a Little Help from My Friends
Joe
Cocker ganó fama con su participación en Woodstock, en 1969. Entre las canciones
que cantó en el festival estuvo With a
Little Help from My Friends, de los Beatles,
considerada una de las mejores versiones de todos los tiempos. A continuación
algunos datos de Joe Cocker (en
inglés) y los orígenes de With a Little
Help from My Friends. En vocabulario: gritty,
y para saber: Jimmy Page es amante
del ocultismo
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English
singer. He was known for his gritty (tough,
rough) voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and distinctive versions
of popular songs of varying genres.
Cocker's cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My
Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song
live at Woodstock in 1969 and
performed the same year at the Isle of
Wight Festival, and at the Party at
the Palace concert in 2002 for the Golden
Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. His version also became the theme song for
the TV series The Wonder Years.
Cocker found commercial success with a rearrangement of "With a Little Help from My Friends," a Beatles cover, which, many years later,
was used as the opening theme for The Wonder Years. The recording features lead
guitar from Jimmy Page, drumming by B. J. Wilson, backing vocals from Sue and Sunny, and Tommy Eyre on organ.
