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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2014
  • Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come News Story

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  • @jayceecruz1124
    @jayceecruz1124 3 роки тому +83

    This song hits harder now than ever with all the evil things happening in this world

  • @marcusanderson216
    @marcusanderson216 5 років тому +73

    A song that can never be touched

  • @createone100
    @createone100 2 роки тому +6

    God, that's one beautiful song.

  • @21john52
    @21john52 6 років тому +151

    Thats song Makes me shiver. I cant think of a better song ever being written

  • @lrein077
    @lrein077 6 років тому +51

    This beloved song elevated Mr. Sam Cooke into a group of amazing humanitarians . We are privileged.

  • @danielhodges1557
    @danielhodges1557 4 роки тому +11

    Sam Cooke!! In my opinion is the greatest singer that has ever breathed into a microphone. You will never see another talent like that again.....I encourage you to listen to his gospel recordings.....they are truly something.

    • @barrettbrown8705
      @barrettbrown8705 2 роки тому +3

      Agreed. There's Sam, then everybody else.

    • @robertchatman8449
      @robertchatman8449 2 роки тому +4

      Sam cooke was gifted with the best sounding voice ever. I've been a fan of sam cooke for 70 years. Love that voice.

  • @danozod4203
    @danozod4203 6 років тому +47

    God I love me some Sam Cooke!!!

  • @elissaschornstein9399
    @elissaschornstein9399 7 років тому +62

    This song gives me goose pimples. Sam Cooke was in his prime when he wrote it. It is so very sad he did not live tob

  • @elissaschornstein9399
    @elissaschornstein9399 7 років тому +56

    to see how successful it was and how meaningful it has become. To be connected to the Civil Rights Movement is a great honour and it is a tragedy that Sam was taken so young and in such senseless awful way. Mysterious circumstances for sure. No trial for his killers and no justice for Sam Cooke. Love you always Sam and thank you for your beautiful music. xoxo

  • @nata6835
    @nata6835 4 роки тому +20

    I can’t stop listening to this song..love it soooo much..So powerful especially during these painful times. RIP Sam Cooke a young beautiful talented man taken so soon.

  • @LOLO-jj2by
    @LOLO-jj2by 6 років тому +66

    This song was a statement for the evolving changes that will occur for all melanated people.

    • @3713msg
      @3713msg 6 років тому +7

      You are so correct. This song has always made an positive impression on me since the very first time I heard it. I was only ten years old at the time. (and I am white) It brings tears to my eyes, now that I am 63 years old. We still need MUCH change.

    • @annechester770
      @annechester770 5 років тому +4

      When? Is the change gona come? Still waiting.

    • @deviusfeilds
      @deviusfeilds 4 роки тому +1

      Melenated and white alike we have to grow up in a mutual unification for illumination. In this act dispersing both: the blinding light of supremacy; and enveloping shades of terror.

    • @jamessparks5966
      @jamessparks5966 3 роки тому +1

      @@annechester770, open your eyes and look around.

    • @yourearenotalone
      @yourearenotalone 3 роки тому

      @@annechester770 this year

  • @chickasawstarrmountain9747
    @chickasawstarrmountain9747 3 роки тому +13

    He was truly annointed

  • @mind_money_morphology
    @mind_money_morphology 5 років тому +11

    no one else in tears?
    it's coo, it's coo

  • @royshuler7046
    @royshuler7046 3 роки тому +5

    If the footage of him performing this song back in February 1964 on The Tonight Show ever surfaces...🎶 what a wonderful world that would be 🎶

    • @Sammy-mp9xn
      @Sammy-mp9xn 3 роки тому

      Yes!! I'd love to see that!

    • @jamiesivad6443
      @jamiesivad6443 2 роки тому

      I saw what you did!
      You don't know much about his sto ry😏

  • @richardlynch1094
    @richardlynch1094 Рік тому +3

    I listen to this every night before bed, to inspire me to make change tomorrow. Rest in Power King.

  • @ronjeremy65
    @ronjeremy65 8 років тому +58

    What an incredible song

  • @evelynwright4936
    @evelynwright4936 3 роки тому +7

    This song always brings me to tears...Sam Cook will never die. Thank you💜💜💜‼️

  • @weotalks2810
    @weotalks2810 5 років тому +32

    The DEFINITION OF A MASTERPIECE...THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GREAT SAM COOKE IS BREATH TAKING...REST IN HEAVEN

  • @edthesecond
    @edthesecond 3 роки тому +9

    He sang gospel before he sang pop and the Black Church was always a major force in Black liberation. Sam Cooke went back to his roots here.

  • @timothyfitzgerald5459
    @timothyfitzgerald5459 3 роки тому +3

    Here because of one night in Miami

  • @ricthornton2958
    @ricthornton2958 3 місяці тому

    This is one of those "goosebump" songs and Sam Cooke's incredible voice made it absolutely perfect.

  • @comeagyn
    @comeagyn 4 роки тому +7

    Now i know why i can't find him performing it. Cuz he never did. Only recorded it. Damn shame. Its almost like he came here just to do that masterpiece and his work here was finished thereafter.

    • @emerybayblues
      @emerybayblues 3 роки тому +8

      He did perform it on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. However it was recorded over because back then, NBC recorded over shows so it was lost. When Carson found out NBC was doing this, he put a stop to it. Also Cooke apparently didn't sing the song live much after because the orchestrations were complex.

    • @Sammy-mp9xn
      @Sammy-mp9xn 3 роки тому +1

      @@emerybayblues NBC probably lied..

  • @keepingitreal7336
    @keepingitreal7336 4 роки тому +8

    This song will live within me until......And anyone who can comprehend!!

  • @LOLO-jj2by
    @LOLO-jj2by 6 років тому +15

    Music is power of words, not spoken but vibrated though sound. Sam's music had the power to lead our people back to the greatness we have lost.

  • @sybiljohnson1859
    @sybiljohnson1859 3 роки тому +1

    Sam Cooke oh god I love love is songs cant stop crying beautiful beautiful beautiful songs love it

  • @robertday5656
    @robertday5656 3 роки тому +5

    This song is very strong and deep, brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it

  • @johnnywilliams7237
    @johnnywilliams7237 3 роки тому +1

    That song by Sam a change gonna Come is the National anthem of the brown people.A Change Gonna Come .still makes one Soul.yers.for better days. Thank you Mr.Sam Cooke.

  • @kokohottie1669
    @kokohottie1669 2 роки тому +2

    Sam's voice caught my attention 7 years ago. I was listening to a radio station that played his song Another Saturday Night. I researched the singer and realized I love every song this man sang. I wasn't born til 1972 but it feels as though I was there in his day and time. Now he is on my daily song playlist.

    • @weotalks2810
      @weotalks2810 Рік тому

      GOOGLE SOULSTIRRERS NEARER MY GOD TO THEE " LIVE VERSION

  • @Shootafam02124
    @Shootafam02124 4 роки тому +5

    The most perfect song ever written.

  • @cj10109
    @cj10109 3 роки тому +7

    This song was a blessing. Thanks for uploading ❤️

  • @greablood1072
    @greablood1072 3 роки тому +2

    Such an important song, with a great melody, great harmony, and great lyrics- it’s kind of a miracle they they all swirled together SO well! Literally one of the best songs ever.

  • @alexisbad22
    @alexisbad22 6 років тому +12

    Such a true beauty and talent such a gem 😍😍

  • @haldenbennett5979
    @haldenbennett5979 11 місяців тому

    Truly, this song, 'A change is gonna come' will be around forever..long lives the music of Sam Cooke ❤❤

  • @sonofyah-qx8fm
    @sonofyah-qx8fm 6 років тому +14

    America : The Land of Missed Opportunity 😳 The Leaders will Face Harsh Judgement !!!

  • @kevincook5274
    @kevincook5274 6 років тому +24

    I was 4 years old when this song came out and I remember my mother and I'm used to play it a lot it was a sad song but As I Grew Older I began to realize what the song was all about Sam Cooke like Malcolm X they knew they was going to die once they realize that they were standing alone in the room with nothing but a bunch of f****** Cutthroats and snakes that look just like them and believe me that's hard living to just know that you're the only one that really cares if you going to talk about Sam Cooke talk about how his body was badly beaten up in that casket

  • @GATCHAMANforever
    @GATCHAMANforever 3 місяці тому

    I broke down crying when I first heard this song

  • @RONJAE212003
    @RONJAE212003 4 роки тому +7

    Oh man I wish he could’ve performed this song just once on TV

    • @Julien-DM
      @Julien-DM 4 роки тому +1

      It was performed by Cooke only once on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, regrettably the tape of Cooke’s Tonight Show performance did not survive. How could this happened ? I'm mad.

    • @emerybayblues
      @emerybayblues 3 роки тому +1

      @@Julien-DM It was taped over. In the old days on the Tonight Show shows were taped over, so a lot of classic moments were lost. When Carson found out NBC was doing this, he put a stop to it, although it was too late for Cooke's performance.

    • @Julien-DM
      @Julien-DM 3 роки тому +1

      @@emerybayblues thank you for let us know, so sad

    • @charlotteclark6061
      @charlotteclark6061 3 роки тому

      ..he did,he just was murdered n beaten before it was released!

  • @darrollbarton5826
    @darrollbarton5826 3 роки тому +2

    My Father sang this song as he took his last breath. Rest Easy Hogg Daddy
    Dum Spiro
    Dum Spero

  • @chamberlainachilihu4141
    @chamberlainachilihu4141 3 роки тому +3

    U see what he said, that's the kind of song gona be around forever. Folks nowadays suppose to focus on song that will last forever

  • @maijaliepa119
    @maijaliepa119 3 роки тому +2

    🦅🦉🦅 Man-O-Man ... Song brings tears 2 my eyes today as it did when it was sung the first time I heard it, way back in the day. Hope it puts some healing into the hearts of all the mommas who have lost their sons in senseless violence here in the usa. 🦅🦉🦅 Peace🦅🙏🦅🙏🦅andBlessingsBlessedBe🦅4-15-21 towards the end of Covid and another round of shootings of all kinds emerges🤷‍♀️

  • @ronaldscott2126
    @ronaldscott2126 3 роки тому +1

    god bless you Sam Cooke in heaven a change gonna come

  • @elderhardaway5674
    @elderhardaway5674 5 років тому +10

    **A Change Gonna Come** An **Incredible Song** From An **Incredible Man** "**Sam Cooke**

  • @chesterlane3032
    @chesterlane3032 3 роки тому +1

    RIP Sam Cooke 1931-1964

  • @AtonalMeasureRecords
    @AtonalMeasureRecords Рік тому

    The best song ever committed to magnetic tape ! hands down

  • @floydgreen3900
    @floydgreen3900 2 роки тому +1

    When we change, things will change.

  • @tman5634
    @tman5634 3 роки тому

    This song really gets to me. Been to hell & back (it's been too hard livin) these past few years & these lyrics resonate with me in the changes i'm going to make in life, for the better.

  • @africanempressqueenestyosra.b
    @africanempressqueenestyosra.b 5 років тому +5

    💔 RIP

  • @chamberlainachilihu4141
    @chamberlainachilihu4141 3 роки тому +2

    That song was made underneath the ocean. U just can hear that kind of around the universe

  • @robertglasper4845
    @robertglasper4845 3 роки тому +1

    That song it’s so true that song is so real that song is For ever Black person in America and around the world thank you Sam Cooke rest in peace my brother because change is gonna come yes it will😎

  • @johndube1381
    @johndube1381 4 роки тому +2

    "A Change" is the anthemm of oppression. The way he died is traffic. I discovered that song in 1988, after I graduated high school & entered college. Thank you, Mr. Cooke. I get it.

  • @diontaedaughtry974
    @diontaedaughtry974 3 роки тому +2

    A that shakes you down to the bone

  • @wonderboytroy7484
    @wonderboytroy7484 2 роки тому

    Written about an experience he had in my home town Shreveport Louisiana

  • @chenabee1
    @chenabee1 3 роки тому

    This song reminds me where the fight for justice began, where it’s at now and if i’ll see real change in my live time I’m 63 now.

  • @toriestewart5299
    @toriestewart5299 Рік тому

    WATCH A NIGHT IN MIAMI AND FOLLOW HIS LIFE STORY YOU KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT HE WROTE THIS SONG! IT WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY GOD ABOVE!!! SAM KNEW BY TAKING A STAND THAT HIS LIFE WOULD BE TAKEN!!! MAY HE ALWAYS REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER THE LATE GREAT SAM COOKE!!!!!😇❤🙏✊👏🔥

  • @kiara198923
    @kiara198923 2 роки тому

    I loved the way they spoke with such eloquence back then.

  • @msladybirddream3451
    @msladybirddream3451 5 років тому +6

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤......🙏🏾

    • @elderhardaway5674
      @elderhardaway5674 5 років тому +2

      "A Change Is Gonna Come "
      "The Voice Of All Humanity!!!!!!!"
      Thank You, Sam Cooke, For This "Immortal Song."

  • @paulbuxton1326
    @paulbuxton1326 3 роки тому

    Yes perfect 🎶🙏

  • @followingfist6
    @followingfist6 3 роки тому +2

    yeah.."change gone come" is part warrior, part down at the bottom. Aint no way but up.

  • @annies6631
    @annies6631 6 місяців тому

    This song hits hard. One of the most powerful pieces of music I have ever heard. Currently has me thinking of Palestine.

  • @jeversonalvonzo3812
    @jeversonalvonzo3812 4 роки тому +3

    Change gonna come.. Ua

  • @jeancristina8129
    @jeancristina8129 3 роки тому

    One of tupac's fav song

  • @aroebuck2661
    @aroebuck2661 5 місяців тому

    He was letting black people know who they really are ethnic wise. Hence I was born by the river in a little tent 🏕️ very powerful message went over a lot of peoples heads I'm just saying

  • @patriciadavis3458
    @patriciadavis3458 3 роки тому +1

    IT ain’t never gonna go away BUT NO ONE CAN DO THAT WHAT THEY USE TO DO TO US. O YEA U GOT THE ONES THAT SNEAK YOU THAT TRY YOU THEM YOU GOT THE REST OF US. ITS TIME TO STOP 🛑

  • @jordanrioscreations
    @jordanrioscreations 3 роки тому

    It should be clarified that the single version of the song wasn’t released until two weeks after his death. He had actually performed it on the Johnny Carson Show many months before he died and the song was included on his album Ain’t That Good News which was released months before his death.

  • @mom2adragon677
    @mom2adragon677 3 роки тому

    I was one years old when he was murdered. I was thirty years old when I starting buying his records. I’m almost sixty years old and I still shed “White tears” for him.

  • @jordanrioscreations
    @jordanrioscreations 3 роки тому

    This video doesn’t really tell the story behind it but still nice to hear people talk about it’s significance

  • @mugepurvis2955
    @mugepurvis2955 29 днів тому

  • @RONJAE212003
    @RONJAE212003 4 роки тому +4

    Its been tooooo hard living

    • @cshonaiya6189
      @cshonaiya6189 3 роки тому +1

      'But I'm afraid to die'...that hits hard

  • @laylaali5977
    @laylaali5977 3 роки тому

    Rest In Peace

  • @ConservativeAnthem
    @ConservativeAnthem 2 роки тому +1

    Sam was a JFK styled Republican, inside his mind.

  • @rgs6236
    @rgs6236 7 років тому +14

    Every time I hear that song it gets me : (
    Al Green looks bloated

    • @soulman0072
      @soulman0072 6 років тому +7

      to much pork crops but Al can sing his ass off

    • @charlotteclark6061
      @charlotteclark6061 3 роки тому

      Al is older n he earned all that fat ! 🤣 He's still THE BEST! 💜🎼🥂👑🎉🌹💎🙏🏾🤘🏿😘😘😘

    • @tracyskins7854
      @tracyskins7854 3 роки тому

      Y e s!!!

  • @Ramon_92
    @Ramon_92 3 роки тому +1

    This song was to pure for white people to hear it will a shame for america for all eternity that this song even had to come out in the first place !

  • @mauriceortiz8817
    @mauriceortiz8817 Рік тому

    God! He was taken much too soon.

  • @williamsahirhouse-topic9200
    @williamsahirhouse-topic9200 10 місяців тому

    Sam Cooke the best in the 60s, Marvin Gaye the best in the 70s, Luther Vandross the best in the 80s and R Kelly the best in the 90s.

  • @dubymc3045
    @dubymc3045 3 роки тому +1

    I just wonder whose getting the Royalties off this song?