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I never owned this album but lots of other people I knew then did and it was regularly on the turntable and the radio (it was a chart topper).Originally posted by Rocky View PostI always felt fortunate to have 'discovered' Joe at the start of his career.
The first album of any sort that I bought was the vinyl "Cocker Happy"
You re right about his superior cover versions s and I imagine there are plenty of songwriters who became rich (or richer) after Joe performed their songs. He actually wrote or co-wrote a few songs of his own Marjorine and High Time We Went are two notable songs that Joe had a hand in.
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I always felt fortunate to have 'discovered' Joe at the start of his career.
The first album of any sort that I bought was the vinyl "Cocker Happy".

I still play it regularly. It was a hell of an album with the following tracks:
"Hitchcock Railway" "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" "Marjorine" "She's So Good to Me" "Hello Little Friend" "With a Little Help from My Friends" Delta Lady" "Darling Be Home Soon" "Do I Still Figure in Your Life" "Feelin' Alright" "Something's Coming On" "The Letter" .
Anything Joe sang always sounded better to me than anyone else singing the same song, and I think most people agreed which explained his success.
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Joe got off to an ordinary start with me....as my dad insisted on playing 'Up Where We Belong' repeatedly on family car trips when I was about 16. Then 2 years later, a bloke who went on to become a medium-level rock star himself lent me Joe's cover of 'With a Little Help...'. Vale, Joe.
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Thanks for sharing that fantastic link. Listening to it, I literally got goose bumps (do you have that expression in Aus?)Originally posted by flynnaus View PostThis would have to be his signature performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk
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I was very sad to hear of Joe's death.
He has been a constant companion for more than 40 years and I feel as though I have 'grown old with him'.
He lived a lot longer than either he or we thought he would, but he lived until he died.
I loved the passion and feeling that Joe poured into a song and I guess that was made possible by not only a sensitive personality but by the authenticity of his life in general.
His legacy is a body of work that will stand at the pinnacle of blues-rock forever.
R.I.P. Joe Cocker.
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Hitchcock railway
feelin alright (my introduction to jc)
delta lady
wonderful singer. I did imagine him to be African American when i listened to him for the first time. Lots of punch & soul.
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One of my fondest college memories from 1976 was when I turned my new stereo up to the max....and I blew out my speakers with the beginning of "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window"....memories....thanks Joe....you are missed already.
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What a great performer. Such a significant part of my rocknroll youth. Mad Dogs and Englishmen got plenty of play in that time: With a Little Help, Hitchcock Railway, Delta LadyOriginally posted by Rolf View Post
This would have to be his signature performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk
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