Did Joe Cocker write any songs?
He was also one of the few pure vocalists that actually did write some of his best (if not his biggest) songs, but could put his songwriting ego on hold when he saw a higher calling within someone else’s material.
What did the Beatles think of Joe Cocker With A Little Help From My Friends?
John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote this song. The Beatles recorded it a year earlier, but never released it as a single. The Beatles were so impressed with Cocker’s version of this that they sent him a telegram of congratulations and placed an ad in the music papers praising it.
Why was with a little help from my friends written?
John Lennon claimed this was not about drugs, but many people didn’t believe him, including US vice president Spiro Agnew, who once told a crowd that this song was a “Tribute to the power of illegal drugs.” He said the lines, “I get by with a little help from my friends, I get high with a little help from my friends,” …
Who sang with Joe Cocker on with a little help from my friends?
Joe Cocker
With A Little Help From My Friends/Artists
Who wrote the song Feelin Alright?
Dave Mason
Feelin’ Alright?/Lyricists
What did Joe Cocker pass away from?
December 22, 2014
Joe Cocker/Date of death
What did Paul McCartney think of Joe Cocker?
“Joe was a lovely northern lad who I loved a lot, and like many people, I loved his singing,” he recalled. “I was especially pleased when he decided to cover ‘With a Little Help From My Friends.
Who wrote While My Guitar Gently Weeps?
George Harrison
While My Guitar Gently Weeps/Composers
Take a trip down memory lane with this special clip of George Harrison and Eric Clapton performing The Beatles’ track, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” in 1987. Harrison wrote the lyrics to this song during their trip to India in 1968.
Is with a little help from my friends about drugs?