FIRST TIME HEARING Sam Cooke A Change Is Gonna Come REACTION WOW THIS WAS DEEP

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  • FIRST TIME HEARING Sam Cooke A Change Is Gonna Come REACTION WOW THIS WAS DEEP
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  • @karenj3611
    @karenj3611 3 года назад +331

    Powerful message, even now 50 years later.

  • @tobyham9536
    @tobyham9536 3 года назад +326

    I can't listen to this song without cry....I'm crying now.

    • @kimbeauxs
      @kimbeauxs 3 года назад +4

      💗💗💗

    • @njosborne6152
      @njosborne6152 3 года назад +2

      Gogglebox
      Birmingham‼️

    • @jo-annferguson5110
      @jo-annferguson5110 3 года назад +8

      Has me in tears everytime!

    • @wendyryder2708
      @wendyryder2708 3 года назад +7

      Toby Ham Yep! Me too! I'm from Down Under and I'm white, however it always makes me cry, it's SO DEEP and beautiful! LOVE Sam Cooke's music! Take care and stay safe! From Australia.

    • @chrisb6484
      @chrisb6484 3 года назад +8

      Me.neither,even though I never experienced it,I feel for my brothers and hopefully our children can live in a world where skin color don't matter and we can uplift each other!

  • @elainepreps9669
    @elainepreps9669 3 года назад +15

    One of the best, most real song's ever written or sung. True masterpiece

  • @helamuelrodriguez1068
    @helamuelrodriguez1068 3 года назад +5

    Now you know why we called it soul music! It came from your soul deep inside!!!

  • @jacquelinejob2766
    @jacquelinejob2766 3 года назад +402

    This song means so much to all poor and oppressed people in the world of all colours.

    • @jennyhagemann9691
      @jennyhagemann9691 3 года назад +10

      What a ignorant comment

    • @don_actor_improv
      @don_actor_improv 3 года назад +2

      @Tay Made absolutely man, truth

    • @davidpietarila699
      @davidpietarila699 3 года назад +16

      You don’t have to be poor or oppressed for this song to be meaningful. It stand all on its own.

    • @sereneamani1713
      @sereneamani1713 3 года назад +2

      @@jennyhagemann9691 which comment are you referring to?

    • @lokilxix
      @lokilxix 3 года назад +3

      @Tay Made I think we could have a very interesting and depressing conversation about the treatment of Native Americans.

  • @carolynbertram5598
    @carolynbertram5598 3 года назад +275

    He was singing this during the civil rights struggles of the '60s. I have this on my car is and listen to it often.

    • @landesnorm
      @landesnorm 3 года назад +5

      Yes, I was only a child then, but those songs were part of that struggle. Seemed like the whole country was struggling throughout the sixties. The Black Panthers, Eldridge Cleaver, Dr. King, Bobby Seale, and many others suffered and struggled back then. I'm glad they did.

    • @maddogmadison2188
      @maddogmadison2188 3 года назад +5

      He felt he wasn't doing enough through his music, there were people such as Bob Dylan, Joan Bias, and many other white singers who were singing about the oppression he and his people were experiencing but the people around him were telling black singers not to touch social conscious music, yet he was working on music to reflect what he was feeling. After the moment he, Cashus Clay, Malcolm X, and Jim Brown had what's now that famous conversation in the movie Regina King just directed recently. That spark him to finally do something about how he was feeling through his music publicly and not just writing about it privately. You should watch the various documentaries about him; especially The Two Killings of Sam Cooke...will blow your mind. Great details about his life and his music.

  • @johnwesley5119
    @johnwesley5119 3 года назад +53

    From what I remember, this was done in response to Bob Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind.” Sam Cooke liked the song so much that he performed it himself. He felt that an African American artist should have done a song like “Blowing in the Wind,” and “A Change is Going to Come” was his contribution to the conversation.

  • @blinds46
    @blinds46 3 года назад +24

    Sam Cooke was very active in the Civil rights struggle. He marched with MLK in the 60's
    He started out singing with a famous gospel group the soul stirrers

  • @dancivitello9080
    @dancivitello9080 3 года назад +240

    Sam Cooke left us a lot of legendary tunes despite him being taken so young

    • @jacqueplett1800
      @jacqueplett1800 3 года назад +10

      You Send Me. Does get any better than that.

    • @acidthunder1
      @acidthunder1 3 года назад +7

      He was just getting going

  • @nualaseamus
    @nualaseamus 3 года назад +72

    Even now listening to him again, I get the chills. You're right about how much pain he is able to convey. Amazing singer.

  • @DrDespicable
    @DrDespicable 3 года назад +67

    Man, you need an entire Sam Cooke playlist - he was *far* from being a "one-hit wonder"!

    • @rudolphbradshaw6124
      @rudolphbradshaw6124 Год назад +1

      Everything Sam put out was a hit including his gospel recordings

  • @justpeachy06
    @justpeachy06 3 года назад +31

    Sam and Otis were blessed with the most amazing and expressive voices...two of my absolute favorites.

    • @rollomaughfling380
      @rollomaughfling380 3 месяца назад

      That pair and Marvin make up the Holy Trinity of Soul for me.

  • @scubasmith
    @scubasmith 3 года назад +77

    A great performer and a voice that has his passion in it. It is a song about hope for a better life for African Americans.

  • @porkfrog2785
    @porkfrog2785 3 года назад +145

    Otis Redding 'I've Got Dreams to Remember' if you like this. Singers don't get better than Cooke and Redding, only different

    • @mongoardath1
      @mongoardath1 3 года назад +4

      Very good comparison.

    • @SonicBoomC98
      @SonicBoomC98 3 года назад +3

      Definitely have to do Otis

    • @lyndamartinez2257
      @lyndamartinez2257 3 года назад +1

      @Joseph Miller Sam wrote so many hits. His death was a huge,huge loss to all people everywhere!!!

    • @dabig25
      @dabig25 3 года назад +3

      Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Donny Hathaway and even Steve Perry some of the greatest voices of all time

    • @AckeeandSaltfish
      @AckeeandSaltfish 3 года назад +1

      I love me some Otis Redding!!

  • @TheHandyman777
    @TheHandyman777 3 года назад +44

    Sam Cooke was such a treasure to our culture, his music still is.

    • @irenemccann7032
      @irenemccann7032 2 года назад +1

      I loved Sam Cooke’s voice, and I love’ A Change Is Gonna Come,’ it’s a beautiful melody and the lyrics are so meaningful.

  • @joestephan1111
    @joestephan1111 3 года назад +7

    I grew up a Sam Cooke fan at the height of his career. I was listening the night of this song's world-wide debut on a Los Angeles radio station shortly after his death. I openly cried.

  • @wendyryder9774
    @wendyryder9774 3 года назад +43

    OMG! This song ALWAYS GIVES ME instant goosebumps and I always end up with tears in my eyes! It's SO beautiful! I'm an old white lady from Down Under, however it NEVER fails to move me! Another amazing talent gone WAY too soon! I LOVE ALL if Sam Cooke's music! Chain gang is one of my favourites! Thankyou so much for reacting to this beautiful song! Please react to more of Sam's music! Greetings from Australia.

  • @ccprewitt175
    @ccprewitt175 3 года назад +20

    If my memory serves me correctly, my grandmother said that this song was a response to how black entertainers were treated as they traveled performing.

  • @dejns6945
    @dejns6945 3 года назад +14

    This song brings me to tears. I remember the pain during the 50's 60's & 70's. Still going on today.

  • @Cinquan
    @Cinquan 3 года назад +20

    POWERFUL!! This song hit so hard, the feels may have pain, but it also has hope as well. Hope that we all get to that change. Great song.

  • @beckmn1
    @beckmn1 3 года назад +171

    One of the best singers of all time. One of the earlier civil rights related songs of this era based on his own experiences with whites-only establishments in the South. I've had his greatest hits LP for decades. Most of his songs that I'm familiar have a pop/soul sound with his gospel upbringing shining through in his voice.

    • @michelleleserve9704
      @michelleleserve9704 3 года назад +4

      ooh my favourite song by Sam cook... Hem of his garment. Sam Cook Martin Luther King, Tried to fight the establishment Malcom X Mohammid Ali. All great men.

    • @deacontheseer4804
      @deacontheseer4804 3 года назад +5

      Sam was right. Back then no one thought we would ever see a black President. But change did come.

  • @DanJackson1977
    @DanJackson1977 3 года назад +129

    This is the guy Steve Perry from Journey idolized and wanted to sing like.

    • @samanthahall356
      @samanthahall356 3 года назад +15

      I'm a huge Journey fan. I never knew that but I can see the influence now!! Thanks for the info!! 😘

    • @novusmundi
      @novusmundi 3 года назад +8

      And Rod Stewart too. Sam Cooke is my favorite singer from the 60's.

    • @adamhuett9128
      @adamhuett9128 3 года назад +8

      Holy shit. How did I not notice that before. I can't not notice it now

    • @DanJackson1977
      @DanJackson1977 3 года назад +9

      @@adamhuett9128 yup.. once you hear it you cant unheard it 🤣 even in the way they bend their vowels.

    • @leonardshevlin7260
      @leonardshevlin7260 3 года назад +3

      Billie Holiday emulated Louis Armstrong.

  • @darleneskidmore2052
    @darleneskidmore2052 3 года назад +3

    Everything that came out of his mouth was heaven sent. He is awesomeness.

  • @jennbbosslady7238
    @jennbbosslady7238 3 года назад +5

    The pain and anguish sets in with the orchestra at 15 seconds. You feel it trigger the DNA! I can’t get to his first words without full tears.

  • @TroysPop
    @TroysPop 3 года назад +21

    Thank you so much, James, for your great reaction to this classic. I am an officer of the Sam Cooke Fan Club and have been actively involved in the group for over 16 years now. I also am the administrator of the Sam Cooke Fan Club page on FB and I am going to share a link to your video on our page because I know many of our members would really enjoy and appreciate your honest reaction.
    Several books have been written on the life of Sam Cooke. His musical career started in the church and he obtained his first fame through singing in two gospel groups in the early 1950's. First one was the Highway QC's; the next one was the Soul Stirrers, which was perhaps the best known gospel group at that time. Sam replaced the lead singer, RH Harris, and he toured and recorded with the Stirrers for several years before he "Crossed Over" from gospel to secular music and began his career as a solo pop artist.
    His hit records are too numerous to list here, but I suggest you take a listen to some of the following: "You Send Me" (his first solo pop which went all the way to #1 in 1957), "Wonderful World," "Chain Gang" (one of my favorites), "Cupid," "Bring It On Home To Me," "Another Saturday Night," and "Shake."
    You wanted to know the background story to this song, so here you go: In the fall of 1963, Sam was on tour in the South. On October 7, 1963, he arrived in Shreveport, LA for a show the next night. He and his party had previously made reservations by telephone at the local Holiday Inn. When he arrived at the motel, the front desk clerk took one look at him and said there were no rooms available. Sam made a stink about it and the party eventually left in their cars to go to another hotel, honking the car horn on the way out of the parking lot. (Some people claim the car horn went off accidentally due to a mechanical issue, but family members confided in me that it was an intentional act on Sam's part.) By the time Sam reached the "black hotel" in Shreveport, the police arrived and arrested him and all the members of his party (including his wife) for disturbing the peace. He bailed out of jail and performed at the show the next night, but the experience left a deep impression on him. Remember also that the March on Washington had taken place on August 28, 1963 and the Birmingham church bombing which killed four little girls occurred on Sunday, September 15, 1963. So race relations and civil rights were pressing issues in the country and all these events were fresh in his mind.
    Sam wrote "Change" over the next few weeks and he recorded it in the studio on Thursday, January 30, 1964. He only performed the song publicly on one occasion, and that was on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on Friday, February 7, 1964 (which also happened to be the same day that The Beatles first arrived in New York City). Strangely, no one seems to have a tape of this performance. The first song Sam performed that night, "Basin Street Blues," does exist on film which makes this seem even more curious. I believe that the film of this performance will be found one day, perhaps in someone's garage.
    "Change" is the one and only song of this type that Sam ever wrote. He had been inspired by Bob Dylan, (a white folk singer) who wrote and recorded "Blowin' In The Wind," another song you should give a listen to. Sam performed this song on several occasions. Sam had commented to friends at the time that it was the type of song a black man should have written, which I'm sure also gave him motivation and inspiration to write "Change."
    Long post here but you wanted the background story on the song. It has been covered hundreds of times but there will never be anything close to the original. I could tell from your reaction that you felt this as well. I look forward to hearing other reactions you make of Sam's other hit records. Take care.
    Don Piper
    Secretary, Sam Cooke Fan Club

    • @soulfella1
      @soulfella1 3 года назад +1

      TroysPop/ spot on regarding Sam's reaction to "BLOWING IN THE WIND" and it was exactly what prompted Him to write "A CHANGE IS GONNA COME" which is understandable,given the circumstances.Cannot remember where I heard/or read,this information, [program? Album sleeve note?] but it certainly is a memorable quote,in view of inspiring Him to write "CHANGE.Another memory,where He recorded a song,using an assumed name, DALE? COOKE,but everyone knew it was Him,same situation as RAY CHARLES,[as mentioned in the movie, RAY] as many objected to taking the Gospel feel,sound,into commercial tunes.

    • @samhowai8627
      @samhowai8627 3 года назад

      Thank you

    • @njemilenantan5833
      @njemilenantan5833 3 года назад

      @Troyspops. Thank you for the History Lesson. Fascinating and it is what I read. I was introduced to this song via a friend who loved it after hearing it on the Film X starring Denzel Washington. She spent months trying to get this song and eventually managed to get it. That was my introduction to this classic. This friend and I had a falling out, sadly. I met her unexpectedly in St Maarten 2019 when we were on different cruise ships although we both live in the UK. Sadly she died last March 2020 from COVID19 but this song will always remind me of her.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢😢😢😢

  • @warrenroy7333
    @warrenroy7333 3 года назад +33

    This is an iconic song and it’s still so POWERFUL TODAY! This was n is about the segregation n racism in America!

  • @klr4729
    @klr4729 3 года назад +3

    I'm a child of the 50s and 60's.. this song still gives me that special feeling ..I truly get it.. like the old disc jockeys said. The best Cooke in Town.. we sadly missed out on his true potential but this song truly will grip you!

  • @shaeholden1743
    @shaeholden1743 3 года назад +7

    ThIs came out when I was a teenager, and it STILL touches me down to my soul. He was an amazing artist in his time; died very tragically.

  • @davidvornsand6054
    @davidvornsand6054 3 года назад +30

    This has been my lifetime struggle, I’m 65 now and been fighting all my life for equality for all humans. Thank you for sharing this as you admit you don’t know this song. Everyone must know especially young people .

  • @melaniewilliams6740
    @melaniewilliams6740 3 года назад +35

    Been held close to my heart since I was an 11 year old listening to Baltimore City radio oldies stations in the 80's. Same Cooke is one of the voices of my formation

  • @SickGirlRocks
    @SickGirlRocks 2 года назад +9

    Sam Cooke reaches in my chest and grabs my heart. This song is in my soul from when I was a child.
    Summertime
    Cupid
    (What a) wonderful world
    Bring it on home to me
    Keep movin’ on

  • @kathylee1261
    @kathylee1261 3 года назад +12

    Sam Cooke was a bit before my time but it is important to know that when this song happened he was very popular for his “pop” tunes. This was very different and his contribution to social commentary. This was a risk for him but it spoke directly to our people and said “I feel what you feel. Continue the struggle.”

  • @lynette.
    @lynette. 3 года назад +29

    It wasn't only USA he was loved in the UK his voice was so smooth.

  • @atmoms2
    @atmoms2 3 года назад +11

    Drop dead gorgeous and a genius .... There will never be another Sam Cooke

  • @Protectourbioshpere
    @Protectourbioshpere 3 года назад +4

    Sam Cooke is a Legend. Literally anything from him is great. Cannot go wrong.

  • @cindiaker5778
    @cindiaker5778 3 года назад +1

    Music is simply magic. I am 56 yrs old.....and spend too much time watching you, and other young reactors discovering the magic of my youth. The 70's music is in my opinion the best, but I love all genres and eras of music. What would we do without the amazing songs that take us back to the different seasons of our lives? I really can't imagine life without music.....You are doing a great job....keep enjoying...I love seeing someone appreciating the beauty we have been blessed with through the years...there is so many great songs and artists for you to discover !!!

  • @auntpammy8115
    @auntpammy8115 3 года назад +73

    Interesting that you would react to a Sam Cooke song now, since you've just started down the rabbit hole of listening to Journey... Sam Cooke was one of Steve Perry's biggest influences!

    • @brynneholt1990
      @brynneholt1990 3 года назад +2

      I didn’t know that, but I can certainly hear it.

    • @lizzward3186
      @lizzward3186 3 года назад

      That was exactly what they were trying to say. OPEN YOUR EYES - didn't no one go down a bloody rabbit hole!!!!!
      I guess ignorance just simply will never go away until people start paying TRUE attention by READING, LISTENING, OPENING YOUR MIND AND HEART.
      RACISM COMES FROM BOTH SIDES AND ITS FUELED BY IGNORANCE AND INTOLERANCE BY BOTH SIDES.

  • @lindapowers8592
    @lindapowers8592 3 года назад +74

    My man Sam Cooke!
    React to
    Cupid
    Having. A Party
    Bring it on Home to me
    You Send Me
    Chain Gang
    Just a few of his many solo hits. He started with gospel
    group The Soul Stirrers who had multiple years of hits.

  • @lokasingata5831
    @lokasingata5831 3 года назад +4

    Sam Cooke one of the greatest of all time! It’s good to see the next generations appreciate Masterpieces!!!

  • @williebee7324
    @williebee7324 3 года назад +1

    You and Sam, BOTH, brought tears to my eyes - May we gain the strength of that, which we OVERCOME~! Love that song, and my heart is so very touched by your reaction...Cheers my friend...~!

  • @julierobinson3633
    @julierobinson3633 3 года назад +53

    I read that Sam Cooke heard Bob Dylan's 'Blowing in the Wind' (Sam did a cover version of this on a tv show -it's on RUclips) and said that he wished he had written it. 'A Change is Gonna Come' was Sam Cooke's response. A song truly written and sung from the heart.

    • @sensey07
      @sensey07 3 года назад +3

      Yeah, I recommend that too. A fine interpretation of the classic.

  • @trudywolfe2795
    @trudywolfe2795 3 года назад +32

    This is my favorite Sam Cooke song. Thank you James.

  • @GnosticJuggernaut.
    @GnosticJuggernaut. 3 года назад +6

    I'm a grown man and this song makes me cry.

  • @artfernandez7127
    @artfernandez7127 3 года назад +2

    First heard Mr. Cooke sing this in the 60's...heard it in the 70's, 80's, 90's and past 30 more years (am 68) and this song always grabs my soul and my gut and never fails to bring out some tears. I'm not black but am Mexican American and can relate.

  • @rjm44nyy
    @rjm44nyy 3 года назад +22

    Thanks for reacting to my suggestion. I knew that this song would have an emotional impact on you. I was 17 when this song came and has remained my favorite song of his. Sam wrote this shortly after the Civil Rights March on Washington and was inspired by Dr. King’s “I have a dream speech “ I’m glad that you enjoyed it.

  • @serenatearne2650
    @serenatearne2650 3 года назад +33

    I loved your reaction! This song brings on much emotion. This song is still very relevant today ❤

  • @68greenhornet
    @68greenhornet 3 года назад +1

    Simply one of the greatest songs ever period! It became the anthem of the 1960s Civil Rights movement.
    Sam Cooke was ahead of his time, not only was he a recording artist trailing only Elvis Presley during that time in sales, but he own his own recording studios & masters. And recorded many up & coming artists himself. He was killed in LA under very weird circumstances. So many great hits. Cupid, Another Saturday Night, Cha Cha Cha, Thats Heaven To Me, You Send Me...to name a few.

  • @elvistcb3521
    @elvistcb3521 3 года назад +2

    Sam & Elvis, my two favourite singer's!👍

  • @perrymalcolm3802
    @perrymalcolm3802 3 года назад +208

    Sam’s death was one of the worst losses to music ever. He wrote his own songs. He was more of a 50s style artist who, with this song, was transitioning to be influenced by the 60s. It’s mind boggling to imagine how further blossoming of his soul music would have evolved into the 60s, 70s or even 80s!! If anyone was the black Elvis, it was Sam! But Elvis couldn’t write music.
    This was inspired by the march on Washington

    • @68greenhornet
      @68greenhornet 3 года назад +9

      I agree to a point, but Jackie Wilson is called Black Elvis. Jackie had great vocals & moves like nobody. There’s some great footage of Jackie messing with Sam Cooke during a recording for a tv spot singing Cha Cha Cha. It’s a shame non of these great voices grew to be old. All gone much too soon.

    • @sallyintucson
      @sallyintucson 3 года назад +12

      Where do you think Elvis got his style? He loved black music!

    • @68greenhornet
      @68greenhornet 3 года назад +2

      For sure, but Elvis wasn’t just one style but a combo. He had was the embodiment of both worlds black & white. He had the flare of expression and the grace of soulfulness. He was a combo of Dean Martin & James Brown. Sam was similar in that way, pure showman and had a great mind for the business. He was looking beyond his own voice, he was creating a path for his own legacy similar to that of Berry Gordy of Motown. Elvis had a simpler plan, he just loved to perform & sing, had the Colonel running things to a point, sad he didn’t take more control of his legacy, even though he did pretty good. What’s comes to my mind is the tragedy of these amazing entertainers taken before they’re time.

    • @lyndamartinez2257
      @lyndamartinez2257 3 года назад +5

      @@68greenhornet Elvis and Sam Cooke both came out of the Mississippi Delta and gospel music born in the 1930's

    • @2985dom
      @2985dom 3 года назад +4

      Sam’s was a great loss to the world in so many ways

  • @willowb1527
    @willowb1527 3 года назад +55

    I love that song. He was shot and killed. Rest in peace. Check out his song Cupid. He was so great. Shine on.

  • @69clover01
    @69clover01 3 года назад +3

    You are a very intuitive black man . How you manage to tap into Sam's lyrics is incredible and inspiring . keep your mind open bro.

  • @denrenjen1964
    @denrenjen1964 3 года назад +1

    teach the babies...teach the babies...i absolutely love when young people discover all this great music...love it !

  • @Msnando09
    @Msnando09 3 года назад +10

    I must play this track every week. This powerful song, by a handsome man with an awesome voice has got me through some tough times.

  • @lynnrogers9236
    @lynnrogers9236 3 года назад +13

    Boogied in my crib to this beautiful voice. My mom went into mourning when he died. Much love from fiery Washington State

  • @MsJrzy
    @MsJrzy 3 года назад +5

    The musicianship was just grand back then...simply beautiful ❤️

  • @mercmercado6889
    @mercmercado6889 3 года назад +1

    I'm reading these comments and everyone is on point. Much luv for keeping great artist like Cooke alive👏.

  • @matthewdrake4385
    @matthewdrake4385 3 года назад +5

    This is a pretty deep song. It's amazing that a song like this came out 55-60 years ago and still remains relevant today. I'm usually more of a rock music fan, but when you go and listen to classic r&b and Motown, it draws you in. Could be the lyrics and the vocals or it could be the music. That's why artists like Sam, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye are so relatable many years after these songs were written

  • @lynnanderson2761
    @lynnanderson2761 3 года назад +5

    My Dad loved Sam Cooke.
    What a voice.
    What a song!

  • @Autumn-._.-Moon
    @Autumn-._.-Moon 3 года назад +2

    We can tell this song really moved you. God, thanks for blessing us with Sam Cooke.

  • @keyratcane66
    @keyratcane66 3 года назад +2

    I love Sam Cooke. His music reminds me of my dad taking me to school as a kid. My dad could barely speak English but he loved his voice.

  • @WizardPandora
    @WizardPandora 3 года назад +192

    Sam Cooke was another artist taken from us way to soon,
    You Send me
    Chain Gang
    Cupid
    Twistin the Night Away

  • @elizabethmurray7815
    @elizabethmurray7815 3 года назад +25

    One of the greatest message singers of all times. I remember
    as a child hearing this. I would
    cry and was so scared the adults would see me. Do wish you would have reacted to the
    Video with the Civil rights movement. So much more powerful

  • @patrician7445
    @patrician7445 3 года назад +1

    This song always, always tears my heart up, and none better than Sam Cook. RIP

  • @akita21154
    @akita21154 3 года назад

    WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC!! GREAT SINGERS WILL NEVER DIE BC THEIR STORYTELLING WILL LIVE ON!! NO DOUBT!!
    NOW YOUR LISTENING TO THE MAN, IT'S SO GOOD THAT IT WILL CURL YOUR NAILS!!
    LOVE THIS MAN, LOVE HIS SOUL & HEART.
    NOTHING BUT THE HEART!!

  • @thomaswhittemore2369
    @thomaswhittemore2369 3 года назад +5

    It's not just you, when Sam sings you can feel it in your soul.

  • @karenj3611
    @karenj3611 3 года назад +4

    Goosebumps from the first note!!

  • @adriennepender673
    @adriennepender673 3 года назад +4

    Sam sang this in the midst of the civil rights movement. It's 2020, and possibly even more relevant today. We still have to carry on.

  • @terryshakespeare3243
    @terryshakespeare3243 3 года назад +1

    One of the best voices ever love Sam cookes songs

  • @sylviafarese8837
    @sylviafarese8837 3 года назад +15

    Have always loved him. His voice is pure. Gone far too soon.

  • @timothymills3864
    @timothymills3864 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for sharing your reaction to Sam. My hope is this helps spread his true artistry.

  • @jeanharris2408
    @jeanharris2408 3 года назад +1

    This is the best reaction I've seen you do. I can't help but cry when I hear his voice. He was so amazing.

  • @attractivezombie1959
    @attractivezombie1959 3 года назад +2

    I’m not African American, I’m Asian, but i understood when you said “that’s pain”. I cried listening to this! Another one that gets me every time is “strange fruit” -Billie Holiday, Anyone who understands American history and the brutality of its past feels this song.
    You can’t NOT feel anything when listening to this

  • @boling1879
    @boling1879 3 года назад +46

    RIP to Sam Cooke truly one of the great singers of the 20th century. Check out Bring it On Home to Me or Twistin’ the night away.

  • @rosiekitties
    @rosiekitties 3 года назад +6

    gives you chills every song he sings.

  • @mickeydooley2230
    @mickeydooley2230 3 года назад +1

    One of my favorite songs ever...beautiful.

  • @matthewbaxter8987
    @matthewbaxter8987 2 года назад +1

    There's about a dozen songs that make me cry everytime. A change is gonna come is one of them.

  • @lauriebutler4115
    @lauriebutler4115 3 года назад +4

    The late, great Sam Cooke. What a wonderful voice. Thanks for playing him, I haven't listened to him in a while, and always loved him.

  • @wandathomas6366
    @wandathomas6366 3 года назад +6

    All of his music is excellent! He was blessed with the gift of singing .

  • @TouSaiK
    @TouSaiK 2 года назад +1

    You have a deep empathetic energy in the way you listen to music. Some people listen to songs and just vibe out but you desire to get to the heart and meaning of the songs. I appreciate that as a musician.

  • @jaykay9695
    @jaykay9695 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the reaction. Sam Cooke is one of my favorite singers. This is a powerful song for sure.

  • @carlajimenez5483
    @carlajimenez5483 3 года назад +3

    Such a powerful voice. Ty for doing this

  • @ROG958
    @ROG958 3 года назад +5

    You can just hear how well Steve Perry learned his style and effortless delivery. Wow. What a voice.

  • @carebear1143
    @carebear1143 3 года назад +2

    Thankful for my grandparents and parents for exposing me to the best music of all times. Thank you for sharing it. ✌🏼💞

  • @nuggsyt2720
    @nuggsyt2720 Год назад +1

    I have yet to hear a single sam cooke song that I didn't instantly love, his vocals and his soul are amazing

  • @lancewoolfolk8824
    @lancewoolfolk8824 3 года назад +7

    One of my all time favorites. With his voice and talent, he could have sang any genre of music with success.

  • @curtislarson1487
    @curtislarson1487 3 года назад +19

    This white boy loves sams gospel when im in the mood for some great church music. His first albums were gospel. Cupid was a hit. Saturday night .
    Nearer to they. Where you there .
    hem of his garment

  • @Iyanifa555
    @Iyanifa555 2 года назад

    Yep, Speachless, and Amazing 👏. He is an artist extraordinaire.!!!

  • @QueenMegaera
    @QueenMegaera 3 года назад +3

    I'm so happy I can sort of hear this all over again for the first time through your ears. I listened to this a lot as a kid, and while it's clearly a song written from the perspective of a black man in America, it manages to be such a universal description of struggle in general that twelve year old privileged white girl me on the other side of the ocean related it to the feeling of being bullied and alone and dealing with anxiety attacks that I didn't know what they were back then. The "it's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die/cause I don't know what's up there/beyond the sky" always made me cry but also feel less alone.

  • @hobbitwookiee2540
    @hobbitwookiee2540 3 года назад +7

    Very fitting in these times. Sam cooke is one of the all time greats.

  • @eschaflowne
    @eschaflowne 3 года назад +15

    One of the greatest song writers of all time. Check out “Bring it On Home.”

  • @mljrotag6343
    @mljrotag6343 3 года назад +1

    One of my favorite voices of all time.

  • @terri8988
    @terri8988 3 года назад +1

    This came out during protest and MLKing it’s a wonderful beautiful song.Thank you for reacting to this song.

  • @judithcampbell3354
    @judithcampbell3354 3 года назад +4

    Sam Cooke is legendary and wrote so many beautiful songs!! This song is beautiful 🔥💜🔥

  • @rosiekitties
    @rosiekitties 3 года назад +3

    he was my favorite singer when i was in grade school...i have a three album set i bought in 73 ..love his voice..

  • @Stacey67643
    @Stacey67643 3 года назад +2

    it gives me chills... I pray a change is gonna come!!

  • @rubentullenaar2934
    @rubentullenaar2934 3 года назад +3

    Sam Cooke is one of my favorite lyricist, already the first lines of this song grabs you “I was born by the river, in a little tent
    Oh, and just like the river, I've been running ever since” . And his voice is so beautiful. Sadly died way too soon, shot by a hotel owner thinking Sam was trying to hurt her when actually Sam was just robbed by another woman.

  • @chickmcgee1000
    @chickmcgee1000 3 года назад +3

    I’ve only heard parts of this song since childhood in the early sixties, even as a young kid it always caught my attention. Beautiful, touching song. It’s playlist now.

  • @ScottPothan
    @ScottPothan 3 года назад +13

    The Anthem of an Entire Age - how does anyone not know this ? It’s like not knowing Jingle Bells

    • @watcherwlc53
      @watcherwlc53 3 года назад +1

      As time marches on, stuff that used to be common knowledge becomes less so

    • @quediantterkids7047
      @quediantterkids7047 3 года назад +1

      This funnie 😂😂your right alot of youth are stuck on new..

    • @ScottPothan
      @ScottPothan 3 года назад

      @@watcherwlc53 that would be like the Holocaust I guess ?

  • @donnieinman8049
    @donnieinman8049 3 года назад +1

    Amazed that no politicians have tried to use this song. It's a real hard hitter but does have a final message of hope.

  • @edwardmeradith2419
    @edwardmeradith2419 3 года назад +5

    He also wrote and produced a lot, started his own gospel label; “Bring it in home to me” is another favorite of mine