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August 11, 2007 1:44 AM

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posted by Poolio (22 comments total)

I probably should've added titles to the links... if one of the mods wants to help me out and make the first link's title "Belushi & Cocker - Feeling Alright" and the second link "Belushi - With a Little Help From My Friends".

:-)
posted by Poolio at 2:01 AM on August 11, 2007

My favorite version of "With A Little Help From My Friends" has always been Joe Cocker at Woodstock.
posted by amyms at 2:15 AM on August 11, 2007

Oops, the audio is out of sync with the picture in that one, sorry... Just listen to it without watching lol. (the other one labelled "woodstock" on YouTube is not Woodstock).
posted by amyms at 2:19 AM on August 11, 2007

Reminisces about The Wonder Years.
posted by hadjiboy at 2:23 AM on August 11, 2007

National Lampoon - Lemmings 1973
posted by Poolio at 2:23 AM on August 11, 2007 [1 favorite]

Mod note: added title links
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 2:28 AM on August 11, 2007

thanks, jessamyn :)
posted by Poolio at 2:30 AM on August 11, 2007

I just realized I'd never actually seen video of Joe Cocker before. What's up with him? Is it acid, is he in his own little world, both?
posted by BrotherCaine at 3:25 AM on August 11, 2007

His trousers are definitely their own little world. Notice Belushi left that aspect out of his impression.
posted by srboisvert at 3:51 AM on August 11, 2007

Damn, I miss Belushi.
posted by dbiedny at 5:35 AM on August 11, 2007

I remember hearing that Cocker wasn't expecting belushi to come out doing an impression and was pretty offended by it at the time. not sure if that's just a rumor, though.
posted by shmegegge at 7:53 AM on August 11, 2007

This was quite a gem.

SNL is right next to Sting on that list of things that went from amazing and cool to lamest thing on the planet.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 8:13 AM on August 11, 2007 [1 favorite]

I was hypnotized by Joe Cocker's pants.

heh, Cocker
posted by Wonderwoman at 9:44 AM on August 11, 2007

Must have that t-shirt....
posted by photoslob at 9:48 AM on August 11, 2007

Damn it, I was planning on making a Cocker post. (I wouldn't have thought to tie it to Belushi though, so well done.)
posted by quin at 10:55 AM on August 11, 2007

Classic.
posted by JPowers at 11:14 AM on August 11, 2007

This is from 1976. I'm pretty sure I saw it when it was on TV or soon afterwards. I remember being freaked out since I had no idea who Cocker was or why he was moving around like that and Belushi's presence just made it weirder. I think I assumed Cocker had something wrong with him. He was also on the short list I've had of people who I thought were dead but weren't. He's got a pretty extensive website including a page about the foundation he runs with his wife: Cockers Kids.
posted by jessamyn at 11:42 AM on August 11, 2007

2002. Still got it.
posted by squalor at 12:34 PM on August 11, 2007

I saw an interview with him once and he said that he was so drunk/high at Woodstock that as they were helicoptering him in to the show, he had to open the window and puke on the crowd below.
posted by vronsky at 4:10 PM on August 11, 2007 [2 favorites]

Which always created a funny visual in my mind. A bunch of hippies pointing and looking up at the sky, saying, " oh wow, check out the groovy helicopters man..." SPLASH!

"not cool, man, not cool"
posted by vronsky at 5:22 PM on August 11, 2007 [3 favorites]

Does anyone know when the second video is from, and am I correct to assume that was on SNL too?
posted by Poolio at 5:45 PM on August 11, 2007

What's up with him? Is it acid, is he in his own little world, both?

I don't think Cocker was much into psychedelics... he was a very heavy drinker.
posted by Poolio at 5:57 PM on August 11, 2007