Saturday Music Post - With a Little Help from My Friends

"With a Little Help from My Friends" was the second track on the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. The vocal was by Ringo Star, in the persona of the band's lead singer, The One and Only Billy Shears. It was not released as a single at the time, but Joe Cocker did release it as a single in 1968, reaching number one on the British charts but only 68 on the U.S. Hot 100. Nonetheless, Cocker's performance of it at Woodstock was legendary (see bottom of the post, right after the audio from Sgt. Pepper), and many probably remember his version more than the Beatles'. Interestingly, the Beatles's version was reissued as a single in 1978 (I am not sure how that was authorized), but it went nowhere. "With a Little Help from My Friends" was never performed live by the Beatles, but Ringo has included it in his live sets, often with guest stars as a duet.

All of that can be seen and heard at The Faculty Lounge.