Monday August 17, 2020 Woodstock Day Three

Good choices on Day Three as well, with The Band, Ten Years After, Johnny Winter, Blood Sweat & Tears and Crosby Stills & Nash (and Young who would not allow any footage of him to be included).  Now I know that CSN&Y would seem the logical choice here but Woodstock was our first real visual exposure to the wild stage antics of Joe Cocker.

 His performance of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends” is as enjoyable, and somewhat frightening to watch as it is to listen to. The backing musicians, The Grease Band as they were known, were all journeymen rock musicians but would be replaced on Cockers’ next tour with a band known as  “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” an ever more famous group of musicians that included Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Carl Radle (Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos), Jim Keltner (George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon) and Jim Price (Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Delaney & Bonnie).

 When asked about his manic performances Cocker replied “I guess that came with my frustration at never having played piano or guitar.” There is of course no denying that this man gets into his music in a very physical way and makes it easy to join with him..

 Stay safe and well...and we could always use and give a little help to/from our friends.

What would you do if I sang out of tune?

Would you stand up and walk out on me?

Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song

I will try not to sing out of key

 Oh, baby I get by (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

All I need is my buddies (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

I say I'm gonna get high (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Oh yeah (Ooh)

 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 because you're on your own?)

I tell ya I don't get sad no more

 (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Gonna get by with my friends (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Yeah yeah, I'm gonna try (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Keep on getting high, oh Lord (Ooh)

 (Do you need anybody?)

I need somebody to love

(Could it be anybody?)

All I need is someone

That's just where I'm going, yeah

Somebody knows that's where I'm showing

Baby

 (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Said I'm gonna make it with my friends (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Oh, I'm gonna keep on trying (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

I'm gonna keep on trying (Ooh)

 (Would you believe in a love at first sight?)

I'm certain it happens all the time, yeah

(What do you see when you turn out the light?)

I can't tell you but it sure feels like mine

 (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Don't you know I'm gonna make it with my friends? (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

I promised myself I'd get by (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Said I'm gonna try and not work too hard (Ooh)

 (Do you need anybody?)

Well I, yeah yeah yeah

(Could it be anybody?)

Oh there's gotta be somebody

Don't treat me wrong Lord

Oh yeah yeah

 (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Said I'm gonna get by with my friends, yeah (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Oh, yes I'm gonna keep trying, now (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Keep on trying with my friends (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

Oh, I'm never gonna stop there, oh (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

I'm gonna keep on trying, yeah yeah (Ah, with a little help from my friends)

I'm getting high, I'm gonna make time, oh Lord (Ooh)

Gonna get by with my friends

Oh, I'm gonna get on by, yes I'm gonna get on by, my Lord

I'm gonna tell them all about it, I'm gonna tell them all, yeah yeah