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Artist:Joe Cocker [ more ]
Song:The Letter
Album:Greatest Hits [ info ]
Released:1977
Last Played:Dec 08, 2011 - 17:46
Avg. Rating:7.5  (Total Ratings: 581)
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1 votes: 9 (1.5%)2 votes: 13 (2.2%)3 votes: 20 (3.4%)4 votes: 13 (2.2%)5 votes: 24 (4.1%)6 votes: 28 (4.8%)7 votes: 99 (17%)8 votes: 200 (34%)9 votes: 138 (24%)10 votes: 37 (6.4%)
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mistabird
Posted: Oct 06, 2011 - 12:31 

70 er  da war doch . was . ? . . WALDBÜHNE !Berlin ! YahMan  das war joe  echt super super fine{#Roflol}
Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Jul 04, 2011 - 07:19 

This is the 6th track Bill must have loaded onto RP (look at the song_id above)

I am betting it is one of his favourites. . .  

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 - 11:10 

 rp1125 wrote:
Every cover he's done is as good or better than the original.
 

You know what, you maybe right.
sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 - 11:09 

This song great all versions.{#Meditate}


4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 - 11:09 

Most excellent classic, IMHO {#Cheers}
Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Dec 27, 2010 - 09:17 

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" came out in my most musically formative years. It's still one of my favorites even though it may not have been as influential as some of the other great groups of that day, possibly because it borrowed heavily from them.

lsfeder
(At the wheel of a Benzo)
Posted: Dec 27, 2010 - 09:11 

This is a fantastic cover.  
Zeito
(Sieur du Lhut)
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 08:13 

Vanna, pick me a letter!

Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA)
Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 09:05 

Most enjoyable Cocker classic. A full 7.
Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: May 18, 2010 - 16:59 

I like Joe and I want to like this, but the horns make me wince.
Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: May 18, 2010 - 16:57 

YES!!!
philbertr
(Hurricane Target Florida)
Posted: May 18, 2010 - 16:56 

 walk wrote:

If you don't rate this 9 or 10 you don't have ears that work.


 
Or a brain, one.....

walk
(SF)
Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 22:45 

If you don't rate this 9 or 10 you don't have ears that work.


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 09:07 

 fredriley wrote:
"My baby wrote me a letter" - evocative and romantic.  Can you imagine "I'm comin' home, my baby texted me a message"?  F*ckin' love those horns! 8 from the Nottingham jury.
 
{#Notworthy}


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 08:39 

"My baby wrote me a letter" - evocative and romantic. Can you imagine "I'm comin' home, my baby texted me a message"? F*ckin' love those horns! 8 from the Nottingham jury.
rp1125
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 08:37 

Every cover he's done is as good or better than the original.
nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 08:36 

 audiolizard wrote:
I think the rest of the band deserves at least as much credit as Joe for this excellent song.
 
And a damned good band it was, too - a virtual who's who of studio pros and touring greats. Rita Coolidge, Don Preston, Leon Russell, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon - the list goes on and ol.

audiolizard
Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 07:46 

I think the rest of the band deserves at least as much credit as Joe for this excellent song.
gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 22:54 

Mad Dogs and Englishmen!
madaxeman
(Scottish west coast)
Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 14:22 

 Stingray wrote:
WONDERFUL DRIVE...

all lost in those times!
just incredible (and I am anything but a Cocker-fan)

 
Joe is a force of nature.

Stingray
(Cologne)
Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 13:03 

WONDERFUL DRIVE...

all lost in those times!
just incredible (and I am anything but a Cocker-fan)

eltom
(Frankfurt, Germany)
Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 13:03 

This is the best interpretation of this song. Straightforward, speedy, absolutely great! One of the songs i'd take on an lonely island. 10/10
Captn_Pea
(Spring Lake, MI)
Posted: Nov 10, 2009 - 13:01 

Mad Dog & Englishmen... great party album.
martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 12:28 

What a voice. I remember seeing him here when he sang  barefoot and at the end came back for an encore "because there is no beer backstage." but there was was on stage. He was pretty hard to watch in those days splitting everywhere as he sang. Blowing his nose on stage (without any tissues) But close your eyes and the band was tight and he was hitting all the notes.
AMH
(Dayton, OH)
Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 12:23 

I would be surprised if his career is duplicated in my lifetime.
Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 07:50 

not enough dancing bananas for this....
FrankMc
Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 07:50 

Or Depeche Mode.

 
vit wrote:


It would be so funny if he covered a bunch of Ray La Montagne's stuff.

 


vit
Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 07:49 

FrankMc wrote:
Somebody once said that when Cocker covered something, he owned it. This is one of those cases.


It would be so funny if he covered a bunch of Ray La Montagne's stuff.

FrankMc
Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 13:10 

Somebody once said that when Cocker covered something, he owned it. This is one of those cases.
to_the_eleven
(the groove)
Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 13:04 

RP track #6.  joyful. solid 8!
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