joe cocker - THE LETTER - Ultimate Collection

[mrprankyourass]

as the great ray charles said joe cocker is the only white man in the world that can sing the blues

[TheCatfishDaniels]

Joe Cocker has been a gift of soul for the world to enjoy.. ;{=

[FlavioGirl]

GREAT SONG!!!!!!!! Joe Cocker can borrow somebody else's song and make it his own!!!!!! :)

[ladyi7609]

I grew up listening to The Box Tops' original of this song and still love it to this day, but Joe Cocker brought something new to this song that made it sound utterly and completely marvelous. I don't vastly prefer it over the original like I do Cocker's rendition of "With a Little Help from My Friends" (there he transformed something anemic into something AWESOME), but I do like it a whole, whole lot.

[56carmie]

great vocals and sax instrumentals, feet stomping. Rock OnCarmie56

[littlegelland]

I've played this song so many times that his mailbox should've blown up by now!

[themacdaddy1245]

@Niklas21

I looked up your version, and it gave me diarrhea...

[DOCTOR562]

@themacdaddy1245 lmao, I NEEDED THAT LAUGH

[littlegelland]

I just heard this one on the radio, and thought I just had to add it to one of my playlists here onYouTube! Thanks for uploading this, it's such a great song!!!

[nursedjones]

JAMMIN !

[Niklas21]

Ultima Thule version is way better.

Listen self if you dont belive me. Ultima Thule - The letter.



[thebearclawjones]

@Niklas21 so a bunch of noisy shit by some thrash-happy neo-nazis faggots is "way better" than this?

wow, thanks for the tip.

[Niklas21]

@thebearclawjones

Well i like it more. All like diferrends.

[mattytook]

oh finger wrote me a letter

[mattytook]

stinker

[LaffinPumpkin]

how dose the version by the boxtops have more views? i would think the view number would be equal

[wasthere1]

Nice / great cover of the old Box Tops hit. Love them both.

[Incomplete6230]

Brilliant version!

[iwanttoknowwhodislik]

My world now officially consists of 441 good people and 7 horrible human beings!

[SniperSam]

blues eh

[lonlywolfish]

I put my earphones and started to listen , then I was haunted !

[oleole52]

Love Joe's cover{it's a Leon Russel arrangement,with his piano,so it had to be brilliant.}But original versions of great songs have a resonance that no cover can match.It's like they hit you in a spot that can only be hit once

[oleole52]

Love Cocker's cover{it's a Leon Russel arrangement,with his piano,so it had to be brilliant.}But the original versions of great songs have a resonance that no cover can quite match.It's like they hit you in a spot that can only be hit once.

[iwanttoknowwhodislik]

never hungover again!

[mitsumivec4life]

@iwanttoknowwhodislik 

[mitsumivec4life]

@iwanttoknowwhodislik I meant to say, I agree with you :)

[drotmedeny]

5 people didn't get no letter.

[davefletch72]

Great version of this song, love the choir!

[finitenoir]

I'll never forget the day Mr. Cocker used our theatre in Biloxi to soundcheck for a show. Talk about amazing, having a legend performing for about a dozen of us.

[richardmbowman]

When The Boxtops heard this version of "their song", they must've felt like Dylan did when he heard Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along The Watchtower. After hearing Joe Cocker rework this cut, all I could do (as a 14 year old kid) was shake my head and grin. Wow.

[BellaFan1069]

@richardmbowman no definitely not the box tops was better

[plezhurhouse]

@themoshmenace--LOLOL!! Good comparison--I luv it---hahaha

[jamesblake23]

bobby keys on the sax, ladies and gentlemen

[kurtcer]

@jamesblake23 Hey,thanx 4 that info.I didn't know that.Such a great version,huh?

[papafirelin]

@jamesblake23 and jim price on trumpet!!

[lonlywolfish]

No one can do this song as good as him! he was created for this song! and for for renditions !full stop.

[SiCkPaGe]

Luv this song

[afleetalex05]

Cruise Control was invented on cars after this song, due to the tital wave of speeding tickets it caused...

[SHUNGABALI]

....yeah! this is MUSIC!

[lordcapulet1]

when the horns come in, it is like a door has been opened and there are 800 great players on the other side of it. Of course Joe Cocker sings this fantastically, and of course the Leon Russell arrangement is fantastic, but listen to the desperate plea of the back up singers at 3:18. That's music.

[plezhurhouse]

I luvvvvvvv Joe Cocker---from since I was a wee teen---the voice!!!

[niffer452]

I like The Box Tops version better.

[TheMazzfish]

@niffer452 i will quote the great John McEnroe in saying "YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS"

[niffer452]

@TheMazzfish I am dead serious my friend.

[afleetalex05]

@TheMazzfish Hahahah!! I know, right?

[stalkingwolf1954]

hendrix saw cocker perform at atlanta pop festival a month before they both were at woodstock,hendrix said; ayoung white guy from england , that sounds like an old black man from alabama, now thats cool

[MusiicalJack]

Now this is just my opinion, but I think this version is better than the original by The Box Tops.

[dankyMcnugg]

badass tune always hits hard just enjoy the tune who cares who wrote it

[RedRanger1944]

Who was on the Piano? Fantastic !

[hangingman1]

@RedRanger1944 The guy playing on the piano is Leon Russel.. if your still interested on that info.

[RedRanger1944]

@hangingman1 Thanks for the info

[BurtonSnow100]

I love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chaylitoots]

h hardly had any original songs but somehow his versions are ALWAYS better

[HighschoolLover1]

I love hi's style, is unique, so cool

[califas1966]

"Talk about a white "boy with soul!! The man could sing!

[llllbserkllll]

I HATE COVERS!

[wjflynn62]

@llllbserkllll Joe Cocker did not cover songs he gave them his own interpretation. usually with better results than the originals but always different.

[llllbserkllll]

@wjflynn62

Anyway its still just a cover

[twangbarfly]

@llllbserkllll I'm not a fan of this song, or of Joe Cocker, or of this particular version, but the phrase "still just a cover" bothers me. First, much "original" music is often a simple variation on what has already been done. Second, many "covers" present interesting slants on their predecessors. Perhaps one of my favourite covers of all time is "just a cover", but I find it hard to be dismissive of Jimi Hendix's version of "All Along the Watchtower" and I'll bet Bob Dylan finds it hard too!

[frankovich213]

@twangbarfly Word up. You understand music.

[majorinfominer]

@wjflynn62 Can't agree more! With his passion, stage persona, a fantastic bunch of musicians, and that unmistakable unforgettable magical voice, the man is got to be the ultimate cover singer of all time!

[Shwaggetyshfifty]

@wjflynn62 Much like Manfred Mann. Some of his greatest hits were flops of Bruce Springsteen.

[danielw1245]

@llllbserkllll not all covers are bad. Check out Joe's version of "Delta Lady" then check out the original. There's no comparison. Same with Lenny Kravitz's version of "American Woman".

[judearcus]

You say Chris Daughtry, I say Joe Cocker.

[TheJrgriffin]

Best version of this song

[4carpileup]

sucked ass the original is soooo much better

[PassTheKoolAide]

@4carpileup your mother sucks ass troll bitch go die

[4carpileup]

@PassTheKoolAide be hard for her to do that dude but thannkyou for the insight as to how much of a dick you are

[59penrod]

@PassTheKoolAide It's indicative of your own shortcomings that you can't tolerate others' opinions. Music is subjective; therefore, everyone's opinion and likes and dislikes are valid.

[renovador09]

Heart and Soul... Relax.

[lordcapulet1]

Who plays the trumpet solo? I think Bobby Keys is the Sax solo? I think on some versions I have even heard a wicked trombone solo.

[Jimmyblonde1979]

So who is going to adapt the lyrics and change this to:

"Ohhhh my baby she sent me a twitter?"

[00BeautifulCrazy00]

@Jimmyblonde1979  lol blasphemy, yet oh so funny!

[GuyinCa]

I love this version the best, though others have done it this one has soul.

[domleah1987]

With that piano in the beginning...you know something great is about to happen.

Yesssss

[MrFastel]

verry cool, but I prefer the original :o)

[aikocrew]

It is definitely played on the piano black keys (B flat), but most people play it in A.

They did it in B flat cause that is the perfect key for Trumpet and Tenor Sax!

Same deal on Willie Mitchell's original Soul Serenade.

Being a g trumpet player, I can respect them doing it that way. I wish all my bands could play in B Flat and E Flat!

[domleah1987]

I don't care how much I gotta spend...sing itttt!!!!

[The76paolina]

Bel pezzo ottima voce!

[domleah1987]

Love it!!

[bartman0808]

O.o love this song!

[WALNUTS52]

Never hear the studio version of this by Cocker...the original cover by him. It was a big hit on AM radio back in the 70's. Once this version came out it buried it.

[lordcapulet1]

this is the best recording for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the trumpet solo (who knows who plays it?) followed by the sax solo (I think it might be Bobby Keys)). I don't know for sure if it is Leon Russell on piano but it sounds like him. And then the back up singers!

[TheFactoryReject]

I still say "woot"!!

[FGD135]

Wootage

[Rockivory1]

I believe it's in B flat minor. The original by the Boxtops is in A minor.

[Shlaff]

any idea what key this song this in?

[7Daemon]

lol "woot" is a pop culture exclamation of excitement. Like saying "YEAH!" or just a way to show your approval of something. Kind of a kids thing. I usually only see it on video games but it's a bit of a 2000 and up thing.just to clear that up.

[OHWISEONE1996]

wtf does woot mean?

[BeastieJP]

Its a perversion of what... o.o

[ItsmeClaire]

I love Joe Cocker so long

[MindsEyeFunk]

oh my baby she wrote me a letter.

[russellrosario]

@MindsEyeFunk yeah she wrote me one also,the two timing bitch

[kristaSTAR]

woot second

[knucklescapricorn31]

Woot! first comment =D

[GothicVain]

@knucklescapricorn31; No one cares if you're first -.-

[Kloiturea]

I do. Asshole... GRATZ knucklescapricorn31, I WANT YOUR AUTOGRAPH.

[musewolfman]

ME, TOO, ME, TOO!!!!

[goodmike1993]

lol