WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
JOE COCKER
SONGWRITERS: PAUL MCCARTNEY & JOHN LENNON
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
LABEL: A& M RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1969
With a Little Help from My Friends is the
debut album by singer-songwriter Joe Cocker,
released in late April 1969. It was certified gold in the US and peaked at
number 35 on the Billboard 200. In the
UK, the album charted in May 1972 at number 29 when it was re-released as a
double pack with Cocker's second LP Joe Cocker!.
The title track was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and originally performed by the Beatles on the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band;
it has been inducted into both the Grammy Award
Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame. Cocker's version was the theme
song to the television series The Wonder Years during the 1980s and 1990s.
In 2015, the Audio Fidelity company released
a limited reissue of the album in hybrid SACD format as a tribute to Cocker.
With a Little Help from My Friends met with a
favorable review from Rolling Stone's John Mendelsohn. Mendelsohn stated that
"Cocker has assimilated the [Ray] Charles influence to the point where his
feeling for what he is singing cannot really be questioned. And, in answer to
the question of why someone should listen to Cocker when there is Charles to
listen to – how many times in recent years has the latter applied himself to
such exceptional modern material [...] or such contemporary Dylan...?" He
also stated that "Cordell's success in fusing a consistently marvelous
backing unit out of America's premier studio soul singers and England's most
famous rock musicians and delicate egos cannot be exaggerated." He
concluded that "it's a triumph all around. And the thought of Cocker's
next album [...] is an exceptionally pleasant one." In The New York Times,
Robert Christgau wrote:
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May
1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy
voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements.
Most of his best known singles were recordings of songs written by other song
writers, though he composed a number of songs for most of his albums as well,
often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.
His first album featured a
recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends",
which brought him to near-instant stardom. The song reached number one in the
UK in 1968, became a staple of his many live shows (Woodstock and the Isle of Wight in 1969, the Party at the
Palace in 2002) and was also known as the
theme song for the late 1980s American TV series The Wonder Years. He
continued his success with his second album,
which included a second Beatles song: "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window".
A hastily thrown together 1970 US tour led to the live double-album Mad Dogs
& Englishmen, which featured an all-star band
organized by Leon Russell. His
1974 recording of "You Are So Beautiful"
reached number five in the US, and became his signature song.
Cocker's best selling song was the US number one "Up Where We Belong",
a duet with Jennifer Warnes that earned a 1983 Grammy Award.
He released a total of 22 studio albums over a 43-year recording career.
In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best
British Male. He was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown in 2007, and received an OBE the following year for services to music. Cocker was ranked number
97 on Rolling Stone's 100
greatest singers list.
What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears, then I'll sing you a song
I will try not to sing out of key, yeah
Oh, baby I get by
(By with a little help from my friends)
All I need is my buddies
(Try with a little help from my friends)
I said, I'm gonna get high
(High with a little help from my friends)
Oh, yeah
What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
No, no
How do I feel at the end of the day?
(Are you sad 'cause you're on your own?)
I tell don't get sad no more
Gonna get by with my friends
(Try high with a little help from my friends)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna try
(Try with a little help from my friends)
Keep on gettin' high, oh, Lord
I need someone to love
(Could it be anybody?)
All I need is someone
Knows just where I'm goin', yeah
Somebody who knows just what I'll show them,
baby
Said, I'm gonna make it with my friends,
yeah, yeah
(Try with a little help with my friends)
Oh, oh, I'm gonna keep on tryin', yeah
(High with a little help from my friends)
I'm gonna keep on tryin' now, babe
I'm certain it happens all the time, yeah
(What do you see when you turn off the
light?)
I can't tell you, but it sure feels like mine
Don't you know I'm gonna make it with my
friends?
(Try with a little help with my friends)
I promised myself I'll get by
(High with a little help from my friends)
Said, I'm gonna try it with them too hard
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Could it be anybody?)
Oh, there's gotta be somebody
Going to be right, I know it
Somebody carefree, now
Oh, yeah, yeah
Said, I'm gonna get by with my friends
(Try with a little help with my friends)
Oh, yes, I'm gonna keep tryin', now
(High with a little help from my friends)
Keep on tryin' with my friends
(By with a little help from my friends)
Oh, you'll never gonna stop me anymore
(Try with a little help with my friends)
I'm gonna keep on tryin', yeah
(High with a little help from my friends)
I'm gettin' high, I wanna make time, Lord, no
Gonna get by with my friends, yeah
Oh, I'm gonna get on by
Yes, I'm gonna get on by
Wanna take 'em all along
I wanna take 'em all along with me, yeah,
yeah.
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