On August 28th, 2019, I had the opportunity to bear witness to a live Billy Joel Concert in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
It was a personal dream come true for me and the experience can be described in one word : EPIC.
From Billy Joel’s sensational musical ability, surrounded by his fantastic backup musicians and vocalists, to the creative and professional vision of his audio and visual crew, this concert was one for the musical history books.
I will be adding a couple of more video clips in the coming days; however this article centres around his wonderful tribute to the legendary Joe Cocker.
During his introduction to this number, Billy Joel stated that it was a shame that Joe Cocker was never inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Therefore, since this summer has been focused on the 50th Anniversary Of Woodstock, he thought it was appropriate to feature a number from Joe Cocker’s music catalogue, which ultimately became the anthem for Woodstock.
That song was the Beatles‘ “With A Little Help From My Friends“, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
Joe Cocker’s version became a hit single in 1968, a year before it would become the theme song for Woodstock.
Billy, his band, vocalists and audio/visual crew created a riveting and magical tribute that impacted everyone watching. It was – and here is that word again – EPIC.
Check out the video and prepared to be amazed. I watched the video once again before I published this article and was moved to tears all over again.