JOE COCKER - MY FATHER'S SON

MY FATHER’S SON

JOE COCKER

SONGWRITERS: CONNER REEVES & GRAHAM LYLE

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: NO ORDINARY WORLD

LABEL: PARLOPHONE RECORDS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1999

John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and distinctive versions of popular songs of varying genres.

Cocker's recording 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. His 1974 cover of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the US. Cocker was the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes.

In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male, in 2007 was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown and in 2008 he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.

No Ordinary World is the seventeenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 9 September 1999 in Europe and on 22 August 2000 in USA. The US edition of the album features two bonus tracks and has different cover artwork. Notable songs on the album include a cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan" and "She Believes in Me" co-written by Bryan Adams, who had also provided backing vocals for the song.

Heart over mind, yes I'm

My father's son

I live my life, just like

My father's done

If he'd told me, one day

That somebody'd have my heart in chains

Would I believe it, no way

Made up my mind I'd never fall that way

But tell me why

Everytime I try, to tell you it's goodbye

I can't seem to let go

In my heart I know I want to stay

What I'm trying to say

heart over mind

Yes I'm my father's son

Yes I'm inclined to do

As my fathers done

Here I am with you

And I know that it's true

Despite all the feelings

Your putting me through

I try to alk away, something makes me stay

Heart over mind, yes I'm

My father's son

I live my life, just like

My father's done

But tell me why

Everytime I try, to tell you it's goodbye

I can't seem to let go

In my heart, I know I want to stay, never run away

My father's son

I live my life, as my father's done

If he'd told me, one day

That somebody would have my heart in

Chains would I believe it, no way

Made up my mind, I'd never fall that way

But it's heart over mind, yes I'm my father's son.