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An infobox was requested for Joe Cocker's 1968 recording of "With a Little Help from My Friends" at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_encyclopedic_articles/List_of_notable_songs/14.

Isn't paragraph two somewhat of an urban legend? The group had pretty much written off live performances by then, and I doubt Ringo was thinking ahead years into the future to when he might perform the song on one of his solo tours. The earliest, and simplest, explanation I have heard for the lyric change is that Ringo simply thought the line "silly" and wanted it changed. Occam's Razor.

• Watch the video about the making of Sgt. Pepper, and Ringo states his distaste for the line. You can watch the video here: [1]

Is it bad form to mention that the song is probably about masturbation? the iceman 04:44, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rewrote the origins slightly

I've changed the introduction to the Origins as it seemed to start off after the song had been written. I've added a link to Hunter Davies's biography as that describes the song's composition in some detail. I've also added the date the song was recorded - taken from Mark Lewisohn's complete recording sessions - but I don't yet know how to add citations!

Apepper 22:08, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another version by Sergio Mendes?

In an album I recently got - "Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66" I found this same song, with a very different tune. Anyone know though of when did Sergio rewrite this or was it his original by chance? Abhishekbh 08:01, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

 ~~edit: I just found out some info, I'm adding it on. Apparently it's not the same song.

[edit] Ban in 1967?

I read that Spiro Agnew tried to get the song banned from radio play when Sgt. Pepper first came out. Nothing on this? Pele Merengue 02:06, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:13, 12 February 2008 (UTC)