His first album featured a recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", which brought him to near-instant stardom. The song reached number one in the UK in 1968, became a staple of his many live shows (Woodstock and the Isle of Wight in 1969, the Party at the Palace in 2002) and was also known as the theme song for the late 1980s American TV series The Wonder Years. He continued his success with his second album, which included a second Beatles song: "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window". A hastily thrown together 1970 US tour led to the live double-album Mad Dogs & Englishmen, which featured an all-star band organized by Leon Russell. His 1974 recording of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the US, and became his signature song. Cocker's best selling song was the US number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes that earned a 1983 Grammy Award. He released a total of 22 studio albums over a 43-year recording career.
In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. He was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown in 2007, and received an OBE the following year for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker
Studio albums
With a Little Help from My Friends (1969)
Joe Cocker! (1969)
Joe Cocker (1972/EU: 1973)
I Can Stand a Little Rain (1974)
Jamaica Say You Will (1975)
Stingray (1976)
Luxury You Can Afford (1978)
Sheffield Steel (1982)
Civilized Man (1984)
Cocker (1986)
Unchain My Heart (1987)
One Night of Sin (1989)
Night Calls (1991/US: 1992)
Have a Little Faith (1994)
Organic (1996)
Across from Midnight (1997)
No Ordinary World (1999/US: 2000)
Respect Yourself (2002)
Heart & Soul (2004/US: 2005)
Hymn for My Soul (2007/US: 2008)
Hard Knocks (2010/US: 2012)
Fire It Up (2012)
Give Peace A Chance
Joe Cocker Lyrics
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Planet earth
Rebirth
United nations
Good relations
Space stations
Starvation
Radiation
Education
Liberation
Chorus:
All we are saying is: "give peace a chance !"
Everybody's talkin' 'bout
Civil war
Revolution
Armageddon
No solution
Are we facing
Vietnam
We don't want to
Drop the bomb
Chorus
Everybody's talkin 'bout
Acid house
Gay spouse
Green house
Heavy metal
Hip hop
Censorship
Has to stop
Hiv
Azt
New kids dance on
Mtv
With toxic waste dumps in the sea
Chorus
Everybody's talkin 'bout (cyndi's part)
Amazon's (cyndi's part)
Trees gone (cyndi's part)
Cancer cells
From the sun
Middle east
Crazy beast
Rock n rollers
Sing for peace
Chorus ...
"Give Peace A Chance" is a song that was written by John Lennon and performed by Joe Cocker. It was a personal protest against war and the concept of fighting in general. The message is simple and clear, calling for people all over the world to give peace a chance. Through repetition and a catchy tune, the songwriter hopes that people will take the message to heart and begin to change their ways.
The song is iconic not only for its message but also for its style. The lyrics are sung in a slow, soulful way that emphasizes the importance of the message. The repetition of the phrase "give peace a chance" gives the song a meditative quality that encourages listeners to reflect on the message. The use of the phrase "oh lordy, mercy" emphasizes the importance of the message and calls on a higher power to help people achieve peace.
Line by Line Meaning
Give peace a chance
Let's make an effort to have peace.
Give peace a chance
Let's give peace a chance.
Give peace a chance
We should promote the idea of peace.
All around the world
Everywhere we should have peace.
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No specific rewording for this line.
Oh lordy, mercy
An expression of desperation for peace.
Oh yes it will
Peace is achievable.
Oh yes it will
We should have faith in peace.
Oh yes it will
Peace will prevail.
Give peace a chance
Let's strive for peace.
Give peace a chance
Peace should be given priority.
Give peace a chance
We should give peace an opportunity to reign.
Give peace a chance
Peace is the way forward.
Why can't we all be better
We should aspire to be better and more peaceful humans.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon
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@sebastianoc501
Molto coinvolgenti questi video di annata grandi musicisti e interpreti in particolare sempre in evidenza la straordinaria voce roca impetuosa del amatissimo joe cocher ❤😂😊😢
@peterlyall2848
Peace is we all need now more than ever ✌🙏🌍
@tharris525
That may be the best live Rock and Roll album ever!
@sharonstark1014
Please take me back to the 70s. Life was so much simpler then and people enjoyed life!
@spoonful1018
Remember when people had fun?
@aerotuc
year i do ,.where have they gone????all the woke can do now is FROWN ALL DAY LONG AND WING...OH also the woke have contributed somewhat ,??pooing their pants for mum to wash.end of story.
@carolew9206
They wouldn't listen then and they won't listen now.
@davemarquez8045
Leon was an absolute genius......
@70banksia
How did Joe survive all this? A true warrior of rock n roll who thankfully came out the other side of this mayhem to continue on until his sad passing. Love you Joe. God bless you.
@HetLedie
Acid wasn't as strong back than.