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Just announced on Sky News that he's died, RIP.
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  • JanielovesyouJanielovesyou Posts: 814
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    Breaking news Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30582761

    Terribly sad news

    RIP

    Please merge with existing thread
  • JAMESPEARCE91JAMESPEARCE91 Posts: 3,786
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    Sad to hear the news that Joe Cocker has died, aged 70.
    Confirmed on BBC and ITV News. Such a shame to hear that news.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,874
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    Mods, please merge with other thread.
  • hallchallc Posts: 200,430
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    Just seen it on Sky, canny chanter,top guy....RIP..
  • FrankBTFrankBT Posts: 4,218
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    Sad news. The great power ballad, Up Where We Belong (with Jenniifer Warnes) will always remain my favourite of his output, although he recorded plenty of other decent songs.

    RIP Joe Cocker
  • stargazer61stargazer61 Posts: 70,937
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    Very sad news. An absolute legend. RIP Joe Cocker
  • konebyvaxkonebyvax Posts: 9,120
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    Very sad news. He's from my home city. I've got several of his early albums, all on vinyl and he recorded some amazing stuff with amazing musicians. My favourite would have to be I Can Stand A Little Rain, an album full of fantastic songs, great singing and musicianship. Well recommended for anyone who hasn't heard it.

    Also look up his Woodstock performance (it made him big in the US at the time).

    R.I.P. Joe.
  • Hank1234Hank1234 Posts: 3,756
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    Rest in peace Joe
  • Hank1234Hank1234 Posts: 3,756
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    Rip..
  • mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    His version of 'with a little help from my friends' is by far the best. A great singer and a sad loss.
  • davordavor Posts: 6,874
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    Such a sad news and just days before Christmas. He was a great musician. R.I.P :(
  • Hank1234Hank1234 Posts: 3,756
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    no one cares then..
  • MichPlatMichPlat Posts: 2,614
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    Wasn't he just a one-hit -wonder and that was written by Lennon-McCartney ?
  • lemoncurdlemoncurd Posts: 57,778
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    Hank1234 wrote: »
    no one cares then..

    I care. There's an existing thread mind....
    http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2034779
  • lemoncurdlemoncurd Posts: 57,778
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    Ah, a childhood watching "The Wonder Years" means Joe has had a lasting legacy for me.....
  • eulenspiegeleulenspiegel Posts: 104
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    MichPlat wrote: »
    Wasn't he just a one-hit -wonder and that was written by Lennon-McCartney ?

    Delta Lady was, in my opinion, superior to 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. I think he had about a dozen minor hits after those two.
  • Andy2Andy2 Posts: 11,949
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    eulenspiegel wrote: »
    Delta Lady was, in my opinion, superior to 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. I think he had about a dozen minor hits after those two.

    Delta Lady was the first record of his I heard (1968?) and IMO it remains his best. His career was very much up and down, but he was a great singer.
  • anne_666anne_666 Posts: 72,891
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    eulenspiegel wrote: »
    Delta Lady was, in my opinion, superior to 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. I think he had about a dozen minor hits after those two.

    I liked the songs mentioned, at the time. I lost track of him, he didn't appeal much. Sad news though.
  • TakaeTakae Posts: 13,555
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    When I hear his name, I think of Up Where We Belong from the An Officer and a Gentleman soundtrack. I'm not sure if he'd want to be remembered by that?

    RIP Joe.

    Not a good week, really. Cocker today, and Billie Whitelaw and Jane Brown yesterday.
  • archiverarchiver Posts: 13,011
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    eulenspiegel wrote: »
    Delta Lady was, in my opinion, superior to 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. I think he had about a dozen minor hits after those two.
    I'll never forget the passion I felt he put into 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. It's a rare one for me, in that I can remember where I was the first time I heard it.

    RIP my friend and thank you. :(

    Eta: was just wondering - if his version had been the first - how well would The Beatles version have been received?
  • WolfsheadishWolfsheadish Posts: 10,400
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    MichPlat wrote: »
    Wasn't he just a one-hit -wonder and that was written by Lennon-McCartney ?

    If that's really all you know, then why even comment?

    He was so much more than that and I'm sorry the world has lost him. :(
  • balthasarbalthasar Posts: 2,824
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    Sorry to hear of his death. A great singer.
  • Heston VestonHeston Veston Posts: 6,495
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    MichPlat wrote: »
    Wasn't he just a one-hit -wonder and that was written by Lennon-McCartney ?

    He was from a time when hit singles were a bonus rather than the be-all and end-all of your career.
    Takae wrote: »
    When I hear his name, I think of Up Where We Belong from the An Officer and a Gentleman soundtrack. I'm not sure if he'd want to be remembered by that?

    RIP Joe.

    Not a good week, really. Cocker today, and Billie Whitelaw and Jane Brown yesterday.

    It's definitely not how I'm going to remember him!
  • InkblotInkblot Posts: 26,889
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    Sad news.

    With a Little Help... is one of those songs where you had to hear it when it was first released to appreciate how jaw-droppingly brilliant it was. No one had taken such liberties with a Beatles song before.

    I heard one of Cocker's songs recently that just put a huge smile on my face: Woman to Woman. Utterly brilliant.

    RIP
  • mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    MichPlat wrote: »
    Wasn't he just a one-hit -wonder and that was written by Lennon-McCartney ?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker

    i dont like the song 'with a little help from my friends', its weak and insipid... but cocker rocked it!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbMyksobL-U
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