With A Little Help From My Hands

Je kunt spastisch doen over anderen die grappen maken over je afwijkingen. In afwijking daarvan kun je ook lachen om je eigen spasmen.

Dat doet Joe Cocker als hij John Belushi's parodie ziet op zijn legendarische spastische armgebaren tijdens het gromzingen.

This thing about me being spastic is something I can't get away from. I did The David Letterman Show not long ago, and he is still going on about me being spastic. I can't talk about anything else when I go on those shows.
During the time of "You Are So Beautiful," I was working at Village Recorders, in Los Angeles, and someone comes into the studio and says, "Joe, we've got this video to show you that you're not going to like." I don't know how long Saturday Night Live had been on the air, because I never watched much TV, but when I saw this video of John Belushi doing me being spastic and pouring beer, I became hysterical.
Everyone else said, "Joe, you're not supposed to find this amusing. You're supposed to find this gross and inoffensive."
I said, "Oh, come on. You can't not laugh at this." I didn't even know who Belushi was.
Moving my hand around is subconscious with me. A lot of the time I'm more or less conducting the band, just keeping a feel. I don't know why I do it. It's just one of those things.

Joe Cocker, In his own words

Zelf vinden wij de versie van onze eigen Yan eigenlijk hilarischer. Zal hij ooit kunnen lachen om het lachen dat wij doen om zijn spasmen?

(Wil onder dit filmpje Joe Cocker's uitvoering van With A Little Help From My Friends zetten. Ga de YouTubeRemixer uitproberen - tot (heel veel) later...)