History Music / WithALittleHelpFromMyFriends

Undeterred, Cocker made another run at the big time in 1968. Holing up with Music/ProcolHarum producer Denny Cordell and an army of the best session men in rock - including Page - Cocker balanced a residency at London's Marquee Club with the recording sessions that produced his debut album, ''With a Little Help from My Friends''. Still mostly reliant on cover songs, Cocker nonetheless had enough success with the original ballad "Marjorine" to generate interest in his takes on Music/BobDylan and Music/{{Traffic}}. Yet his reworking of the title track, a ''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Pepper's]]'' throwaway sung by Music/{{Ringo|Starr}}, into a dramatic soul belter in [[UncommonTime 7/4 time]] featuring a chorus of former Raelettes and Steve Cropper-styled power chords from Page, managed the rare feat of [[CoveredUp covering up]] a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song.

''With a Little Help from My Friends'' made an instant star out of Cocker, a status he would solidify at UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}} later in the year. The album's success, along with strong cover albums by Three Dog Night, Jose Feliciano, and a revitalized Music/ElvisPresley, restored the "rock interpreter" to pop cultural legitimacy, at least for a time.

''With a Little Help from My Friends'' made an instant star out of Cocker, a status he would solidify at Woodstock later in the year. The album's success, along with strong cover albums by Three Dog Night, Jose Feliciano, and a revitalized Music/ElvisPresley restored the "rock interpreter" to pop cultural legitimacy, at least for a time.

Undeterred, Cocker made another run at the big time in 1968. Holing up with Music/ProcolHarum producer Denny Cordell and an army of the best session men in rock - including Page - Cocker balanced a residency at London's Marquee Club with the recording sessions that produced his debut album, ''With a Little Help from My Friends''. Still mostly reliant on cover songs, Cocker nonetheless had enough success with the original ballad "Marjorine" to generate interest in his takes on Music/BobDylan and Music/{{Traffic}}. Yet his reworking of the title track, a ''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Pepper's]]'' throwaway sung by Music/{{Ringo|Starr}}, into a dramatic soul belter in [[UncommonTime 7/4 time]] featuring a chorus of former Raelettes and Cropper-styled power chords from Page, managed the rare feat of [[CoveredUp covering up]] a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song.

Undeterred, Cocker made another run at the big time in 1968. Holing up with Music/ProcolHarum producer Denny Cordell and an army of the best session men in rock - including Page - Cocker balanced a residency at London's Marquee Club with the recording sessions that produced his debut album, ''With a Little Help From My Friends''. Still mostly reliant on cover songs, Cocker nonetheless had enough success with the original ballad "Marjorine" to generate interest in his takes on Music/BobDylan and Music/{{Traffic}}. Yet his reworking of the title track, a ''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Pepper's]]'' throwaway sung by Music/{{Ringo|Starr}}, into a dramatic soul belter in [[UncommonTime 7/4 time]] featuring a chorus of former Raelettes and Cropper-styled power chords from Page, managed the rare feat of [[CoveredUp covering up]] a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song.

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British bluesman Music/JoeCocker started his career as Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheBeachBoys codified the "songwriter as performer" norm in rock, a less than idea scenario for a touring pub singer with a setlist from the Music/ChuckBerry and Music/RayCharles back catalogs. "[[StageNames Vance Arnold]]" may have been gifted with a gravelly, Charles-like voice and a sympathetic "blue-collar kid makes good" backstory, but even the presence of guitar hero [[Music/TheYardbirds Jimmy]] [[Music/LedZeppelin Page]] couldn't generate interest in his 1964 take on "I'll Cry Instead" and Cocker was quickly dropped from Decca Records.

''With a Little Help From My Friends'' made an instant star out of Cocker, a status he would solidify at Woodstock later in the year. The album's success, along with strong cover albums by Three Dog Night, Jose Feliciano, and a revitalized Music/ElvisPresley restored the "rock interpreter" to pop cultural legitimacy, at least for a time.

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Undeterred, Cocker made another run at the big time in 1968. Holing up with Music/ProcolHarum producer Denny Cordell and an army of the best session men in rock - including Page - Cocker balanced a residency at London's Marquee Club with the recording sessions that produced his debut album, '''''With a Little Help From My Friends'''''. Still mostly reliant on cover songs, Cocker nonetheless had enough success with the original ballad "Marjorine" to generate interest in his takes on Music/BobDylan and Music/{{Traffic}}. Yet his reworking of the title track, a ''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Pepper's]]'' throwaway sung by Music/{{Ringo|Starr}}, into a dramatic soul belter in [[UncommonTime 7/4 time]] featuring a chorus of former Raelettes and Cropper-styled power chords from Page, managed the rare feat of [[CoveredUp covering up]] a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song.

Undeterred, Cocker made another run at the big time in 1968. Holing up with Music/ProcolHarum producer Denny Cordell and an army of the best session men in rock - including Page - Cocker balanced a residency at London's Marquee Club with the recording sessions that produced his debut album, '''With A Little Help From My Friends'''. Still mostly reliant on cover songs, Cocker nonetheless had enough success with the original ballad "Marjorine" to generate interest in his takes on Music/BobDylan and Music/{{Traffic}}. Yet his reworking of the title track, a ''[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Sgt. Pepper's]]'' throwaway sung by Ringo, into a dramatic soul belter in [[UncommonTime 7/4 time]] featuring a chorus of former Raelettes and Cropper-styled power chords from Page, managed the rare feat of [[CoveredUp covering up]] a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song.

'''With A Little Help For My Friends''' made an instant star out of Cocker, a status he would solidify at Woodstock later in the year. The album's success, along with strong cover albums by Three Dog Night, Jose Feliciano, and a revitalized Music/ElvisPresley restored the "rock interpreter" to pop cultural legitimacy, at least for a time.

* RealSongThemeTune: The title song famously plays over the opening credits for "Series/TheWonderYears".
* TitleTrack: "With A Little Help From My Friends".

* AlbumTitleDrop: "With A Little Help From My Friends".

* RealSongThemeTune: The title song famously plays over the opening credits for "Series/TheWonderYears".

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British bluesman Joe Cocker started his career as Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheBeachBoys codified the "songwriter as performer" norm in rock, a less than idea scenario for a touring pub singer with a setlist from the Music/ChuckBerry and Music/RayCharles back catalogs. "[[StageNames Vance Arnold]]" may have been gifted with a gravelly, Charles-like voice and a sympathetic "blue-collar kid makes good" backstory, but even the presence of guitar hero [[Music/TheYardbirds Jimmy]] [[Music/LedZeppelin Page]] couldn't generate interest in his 1964 take on "I'll Cry Instead" and Cocker was quickly dropped from Decca Records.

'''With A Little Help For My Friends''' made an instant star out of Cocker, a status he would solidify at Woodstock later in the year. The album's success, along with strong cover albums by Music/ThreeDogNight, Jose Feliciano, and a revitalized Music/ElvisPresley restored the "rock interpreter" to pop cultural legitimacy, at least for a time.