With A Little Help From My Friends

What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
I will try not to sing out of key

Oh, baby I get by (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
All I need is my buddies (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
I say I'm gonna get high (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Oh yeah (Ooh)

What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
No no
How do I feel at the end of the day?
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
I tell ya I don't get sad no more

(Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Gonna get by with my friends (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Yeah yeah, I'm gonna try (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Keep on getting high, oh Lord (Ooh)

(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
All I need is someone
That's just where I'm going, yeah
Somebody knows that's where I'm showing
Baby

(Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Said I'm gonna make it with my friends (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Oh, I'm gonna keep on trying (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
I'm gonna keep on trying (Ooh)

(Would you believe in a love at first sight?)
I'm certain it happens all the time, yeah
(What do you see when you turn out the light?)
I can't tell you but it sure feels like mine

(Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Don't you know I'm gonna make it with my friends? (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
I promised myself I'd get by (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Said I'm gonna try and not work too hard (Ooh)

(Do you need anybody?)
Well I, yeah yeah yeah
(Could it be anybody?)
Oh there's gotta be somebody
Don't treat me wrong Lord
Oh yeah yeah

(Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Said I'm gonna get by with my friends, yeah (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Oh, yes I'm gonna keep trying, now (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Keep on trying with my friends (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
Oh, I'm never gonna stop there, oh (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
I'm gonna keep on trying, yeah yeah (Ah, with a little help from my friends)
I'm getting high, I'm gonna make time, oh Lord (Ooh)
Gonna get by with my friends
Oh, I'm gonna get on by, yes I'm gonna get on by, my Lord
I'm gonna tell them all about it, I'm gonna tell them all, yeah yeah

A Força da Amizade na Voz de Joe Cocker

A música 'With a Little Help From My Friends', interpretada por Joe Cocker, é uma verdadeira ode à amizade e ao apoio mútuo. Originalmente composta por John Lennon e Paul McCartney e lançada pelos Beatles em 1967, a versão de Cocker, apresentada em 1968, ganhou uma nova roupagem, mais intensa e com uma interpretação vocal carregada de emoção. A letra fala sobre a importância dos amigos e como eles podem ajudar a superar momentos difíceis e incertezas.

No contexto lírico, o narrador questiona o que aconteceria se ele desafinasse ao cantar e se seus amigos o abandonariam. A resposta é um refrão afirmativo que destaca a confiança na ajuda dos amigos para superar os desafios. A música também aborda sentimentos de solidão e a busca por amor, sugerindo que a presença de amigos é um suporte vital tanto nos momentos de alegria quanto nos de tristeza. A repetição das frases 'I get by with a little help from my friends' e 'I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends' reforça a mensagem de que a amizade é um pilar de sustentação na vida do indivíduo.

Joe Cocker, conhecido por sua voz rouca e interpretações emotivas, conseguiu transformar a canção em um hino de solidariedade e companheirismo. A música se tornou um marco em sua carreira e é frequentemente associada ao movimento hippie e ao espírito de comunidade e amor compartilhado que marcaram o final dos anos 60. A versão de Cocker, com sua energia e paixão, continua a inspirar ouvintes a valorizar as amizades e a buscar apoio nos momentos em que mais precisam.