‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ – Sam Cooke, 1965
Delving into a little soul and what better way to do it than with the soul legend himself – Sam Cooke. During his brief time in this life Mr. Cooke defined a genre and left a legacy any musician would be proud of. Probably not his most famous song – that title would probably go to ‘Wonderful World’ or ‘Chain Gang’ but a great song nonetheless that was written around the height of the civl rights movement in the US, Cooke himself was a well known civil rights activist…anyway onto the song.
I don’t know about you guys but I think the guy has a very sweet, infectious voice that is rarely heard in musicians these days (at least the ones that I’ve had the pleasure of listening to), couple that opinion with the simple lyrics makes this song a winner anyday. Check it out if you get the chance. Oh it’s been a long time coming all right.
