Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)

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  • "A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke
    Lyrics:
    I was born by the river in a little tent
    Oh, and just like the river I’ve been a-runnin’ ever since.
    It’s been a long, a long time comin’,
    but I know, oh-oo-oh,
    a change gon’ come, oh yes, it will.
    It’s been too hard living but I’m afraid to die
    ‘Cause I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky
    It’s been a long, a long time comin’,
    But I know, oh-oo-oh,
    A change gonna come, oh yes, it will.
    I go to the movie and I go downtown
    Somebody keep tellin’ me don’t hang around.
    It’s been a long, a long time coming, but I know, oh-oo-oh,
    A change gon’ come, oh yes, it will.
    Then I go, oh-oo-oh, to my brother and I say, brother, help me please.
    But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees, oh.
    There’ve been times that I thought I couldn’t last for long
    But now I think I’m able to carry on
    It’s been a long, a long time comin’,
    But I know, oh-oo-oh, a change gonna come, oh yes, it will.
    Directed & Produced by: Hector Sanitizo, Robin Klein, Julian Klein, Mick Gochanour,
    Video Editor: Andre Murrugarra
    (C) 2016 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
    Music video by Sam Cooke performing A Change Is Gonna Come. (C) 2016 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
    Download & Stream here:
    iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-c...
    Apple Music: itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-c...
    Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/6WtxOh...
    Amazon: music.amazon.com/albums/B01AC...
    Google Play: play.google.com/music/m/T5e4z...
    #SamCooke #AChangeIsGonnaCome #Vevo #Soul
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  • @roblw44
    @roblw44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13977

    My two best friends recently died. One of them a month ago, the other a year ago. One night the three of us were hanging out on a Saturday night having ourselves a good time, laughing and driving around when my friend in the passenger seat asked my friend sitting in the backseat to sing for us. My friend in the backseat could sing very well and was in a gospel group with his brothers. He sang "a change gonna come". Little did I know that he was going to end up singing it to his funeral months later and now he's gone now too. These men were literally like brothers to me and now each time I hear this beautiful song, I dedicate it to them. Junie and JD, this is for you. My brothers

    • @diekop6204
      @diekop6204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +334

      prayers up bro.

    • @carltheman777
      @carltheman777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      prayers to you my bro

    • @carmenteixeira9344
      @carmenteixeira9344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +245

      May the love of the Holy Spirit be with you, dear.

    • @intel2133
      @intel2133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      RIP to the soul bros.

    • @michelem2008
      @michelem2008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      ❤️

  • @djg6297
    @djg6297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5367

    “It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die” kinda hits home

    • @ehdimattia
      @ehdimattia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      That’s what hit me the hardest. Powerful and so moving.

    • @ehdimattia
      @ehdimattia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      ambar z same here. 😔😢

    • @dariusdecoldest
      @dariusdecoldest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Stay strong homie, we’ll get through this one way or another💪🏽🖤

    • @lovetoread9042
      @lovetoread9042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes

    • @lynngriffin2953
      @lynngriffin2953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I cried also once this great song started playing. The great sam cook one of the grearest singers ever,but such a powerful song.

  • @mohammedmezoghi3582
    @mohammedmezoghi3582 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    2024 anyone!!

    • @reggieowens5949
      @reggieowens5949 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Definitely. I was born in the 60's. Can't/won't let it go❤

  • @user-ik8ro5lh5p
    @user-ik8ro5lh5p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +443

    Sam Cooke recorded this song on January 30, 1964.
    60 years ago.
    What a song!
    My forever favourite 🙏

    • @user-pn8uf8mk9c
      @user-pn8uf8mk9c 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ❤️

    • @PureWhole
      @PureWhole 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Let's be the change,; all of us, TOGETHER

    • @jeremiahjenkins2667
      @jeremiahjenkins2667 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My Birthday. I love this song.

    • @user-pn8uf8mk9c
      @user-pn8uf8mk9c 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My first favorite song of his. I was 8 yrs young when I first heard it . Plays it all the time on my CD player now 😇👀🔥

    • @monteniajackson1467
      @monteniajackson1467 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of my favorite.

  • @marline123eagle
    @marline123eagle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3447

    Some people come into this world for a short period of time to give a strong message and gift to the world. Sam Cooke was one of those individuals.

    • @flickenchicken9868
      @flickenchicken9868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      marline123eagle thats cool I like that

    • @marline123eagle
      @marline123eagle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@flickenchicken9868 Thank you

    • @Locktwiste72
      @Locktwiste72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You said it.

    • @sgsg9274
      @sgsg9274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      SMMFH, Very well SAID.!!😪😪😪👍🙏🙏

    • @ggtracy02
      @ggtracy02 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      marline123eagle “Some musicians are tragic figures. Sam Cooke just had a tragic end”. RIP

  • @MarcusPurpleHayes
    @MarcusPurpleHayes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1653

    Listening to this in the dark with headphones and my eyes closed took me to another place. Spiritual.

    • @SG-ov9xr
      @SG-ov9xr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      SMMFH, me too Emotional , I cry every time.!!,💧💧❣

    • @jwm77822
      @jwm77822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Man this song touches my soul.

    • @datboydeshaun55
      @datboydeshaun55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Marcus Hayes I believe you brother

    • @theresajones6810
      @theresajones6810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It coming keep believing

    • @theresajones6810
      @theresajones6810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It coming

  • @venetabritt2771
    @venetabritt2771 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    I remember my father listening to this song many, many times. I was a small child, so i didn't understand that it was a message of freedom, but I do now. I am in my early 60s now. I was raised to look beyond skin color, sex, race, gender identity, sexual preferences, and not to judge people by these. My parents stood by their beliefs all their lives. I now stand by them, too. We are all equal in God's eyes.

  • @SG-qk1li
    @SG-qk1li 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +467

    It's 2024, who's Listening to this Classic.? RIP Mr. Cooke.🙏

    • @uniquebrazzy1805
      @uniquebrazzy1805 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      meee RIP Mr.Cooke

    • @gallardo360
      @gallardo360 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      nobody wants equal rights more than Donald Trump. trump2024

    • @katbrown
      @katbrown 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I am……

    • @pablo2471
      @pablo2471 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Look up what what Bobby Womack did to his widow and daughter. Bro be tossing and turning in his grave.

    • @AshleeArmfield-mi3wv
      @AshleeArmfield-mi3wv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      R.I.P cook

  • @kerbrnr1
    @kerbrnr1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1570

    I first heard this song in the summer of 1964. I was in the Army in Germany when my brothers turned me onto it. It quickly became the Black National Anthem. It remains one of the most powerful songs I have ever heard.

    • @Arthur-fh8wt
      @Arthur-fh8wt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes it is

    • @msnandimarie7023
      @msnandimarie7023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Thank you for your SERVICE!

    • @paulpatriot1776
      @paulpatriot1776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      George Hughes thank you fir your service. I was born in west Germany , because my dad was also In the US Army and stationed near Garmisch.
      This is truly an amazing song that all Americans should appreciate.
      🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @chrysarozou2395
      @chrysarozou2395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💜💜💜💜👍👍

    • @nomadicbinky7924
      @nomadicbinky7924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for your service

  • @ashleydillon1557
    @ashleydillon1557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3301

    “It’s too hard living, but I’m too afraid to die” damn hits hard

    • @aprilthomas8133
      @aprilthomas8133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Tell many stories, who is kin. Folk?

    • @realness2628
      @realness2628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😢

    • @riyourinkashime2640
      @riyourinkashime2640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It really Hits Hard.

    • @gregonthomas3560
      @gregonthomas3560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi there how are you doing today, nice profile you got there...

    • @al5353al5353
      @al5353al5353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The devil you know...

  • @sofiablakey6454
    @sofiablakey6454 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    There has never been another Sam Cook. He could take any song & make it his own. Sam Cook will never be forgotten! ♥️♥️♥️

    • @danzig159
      @danzig159 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I wish he had lived long enough to hear Whitney Houston. I he had been still been around and still singing, they would have collaborated for sure for at least a song or two.

  • @georgegriendlingjr3218
    @georgegriendlingjr3218 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +634

    This song still gives me chills every time I hear it. What a moving vocal performance by the legendary Sam Cooke.

    • @joan-mariacbrooks
      @joan-mariacbrooks 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @seanwaston3892
      @seanwaston3892 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SamuelLJackson555 all the time girl ...!

    • @SemperGumbi0369
      @SemperGumbi0369 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      as it should in all of us.......

    • @lorrainemarquez6051
      @lorrainemarquez6051 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love his music!

  • @young1belly
    @young1belly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3128

    I dont care how many people remake this...no one can do this song like Mr. Cooke

    • @Missjunebugfreak
      @Missjunebugfreak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Yeah so many have tried but Cooke owned this song. You can feel that he meant every single word he sang and had actually lived it. There's a unique strength and soulfulness in his voice that no other singer has been able to replicate.

    • @sbains560
      @sbains560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Why do people remake classics
      If you want to sing it that’s fine
      But no one wants to hear your recording of it

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@sbains560 Three Dog Night nailed it. Best cover next to Sam's original.

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Missjunebugfreak Cory Wells did the song justice as well.

    • @jtoms3
      @jtoms3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I agree. One of the greatest voices of all time.

  • @user-xt4ce3gz9g
    @user-xt4ce3gz9g 4 ปีที่แล้ว +729

    One of the most beautiful and respected song in history

    • @justinsullivan4682
      @justinsullivan4682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Facts

    • @davidoduro1393
      @davidoduro1393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Truth

    • @hiousven
      @hiousven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your from 2020

    • @simonrichard8224
      @simonrichard8224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The greatest song by the greatest vocalist there ever was !

    • @felipedourado
      @felipedourado 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah and still 14k dislikes what in hell 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @RonaldSpring-bm6ct
    @RonaldSpring-bm6ct 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    When my daughter turned 13 yo (1992) I presented her with a CD of Sam Cooke's Greatest Hits. As she got older, she continuously reminded me about receiving the music and how much she loved Sam's voice. All I could say was 'Wait until you understand what he was singing, not just the tune or the melody'.

  • @alightthatnevergoesout
    @alightthatnevergoesout 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +214

    Today marks 59 years since the tragedy of Sam Cookes death. We’ll never truly know why this great man was murdered, but we will forever be thankful for his contribution to music and society.
    A great artist makes a great song, a legend makes a great impact. Sam Cooke is the definition of a legend. May God rest his soul, and may his music be listened to long after we’re gone.

    • @keithmorgan2054
      @keithmorgan2054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Amen, sometimes I wonder why I’m still here !

    • @kevinlittlefield4994
      @kevinlittlefield4994 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it's pretty clear why Sam Ccooke "was murdered," unless you ignore the obvious, as well as two corroborating witnesses, both corroborated by polygraph. I think our entire culture needs to stop calling rapists "great men."

    • @BrandonGates-vf5zg
      @BrandonGates-vf5zg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Damn he was murdered?

    • @alightthatnevergoesout
      @alightthatnevergoesout 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@BrandonGates-vf5zg Yep, shot in a hotel by a woman who couldn’t explain why, with any conviction, in a court of law.

    • @redridinghood6551
      @redridinghood6551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Amen 🙏🏻💙

  • @justsmileitkillsthem8822
    @justsmileitkillsthem8822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    Bless all those who have marched for and died for the freedom we know today.

    • @barbibutton9619
      @barbibutton9619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Freedom? Hmmm.

    • @backwhenmusicwasbetter383
      @backwhenmusicwasbetter383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      We're not there yet

    • @user-wb1vm9ex4k
      @user-wb1vm9ex4k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And we need to continue fighting for those who come after us. Justice has not been served.

    • @ts9517
      @ts9517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Barbi Button we’re not at a point that satisfy humanity today and we’re fighting but during centuries before us, people were already struggling for a better world and the freedom that we know today as the freedom that we have to aim is not the freedom that humans were fighting for a few years ago : this was harder to believe in because the freedom is searching everyday above the limits that were posed yesterday because of the fights that we all still have today and the fights that people had before us sacrificing their lives for better days. I think that what he meant by the « freedom we know today ».

    • @Darktangle
      @Darktangle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes. And continue to do so

  • @chuckkimmerle1320
    @chuckkimmerle1320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1415

    if any song on TH-cam has a billion views, it should be this one

    • @suireigangmei1086
      @suireigangmei1086 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Amen!

    • @fantasia8084
      @fantasia8084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Indeed,My Very Astute Brother,Indeed👍🏾👍🏾.

    • @AirTeethREAL
      @AirTeethREAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And there is 11k thumbs down 🤷‍♂️ wonder who would dislike this song and video enough to press that?👁️?👁️?

    • @papibasic4730
      @papibasic4730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I’ve been faced with a moral dilemma... I honestly really want to like your comment... but it has 69 likes and I think it’d be wrong to ruin that for you

    • @AirTeethREAL
      @AirTeethREAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@papibasic4730 👏🤣👏😂👏😅👏

  • @jennifersanchez2569
    @jennifersanchez2569 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    When I was in rehab going through a very hard detox from heroin the director played this song and it made me cry 😢
    Seven years later I still play this song !!! Change did come 🥹

  • @LaurenMonroe-ju3pi
    @LaurenMonroe-ju3pi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One if the BEST Artists to pass through my Lifetime ❤🖤Thank you Sam Cooke for the Memories 💙

  • @thequietrevolution3404
    @thequietrevolution3404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1794

    _"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."_ ~ *Jimi Hendrix*

    • @emiliododdi2437
      @emiliododdi2437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Stunning !

    • @minniestorm9819
      @minniestorm9819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Beautiful ❤❤❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @mnnancy1947
      @mnnancy1947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😢

    • @kevanbrown7620
      @kevanbrown7620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Beautiful words by the legend Jimi Hendrix.
      So glad you posted that. Thanks. 👍

    • @jonathangomez1727
      @jonathangomez1727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I pray

  • @kateyounge3722
    @kateyounge3722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8202

    When I was 9, my. mum told me that black people are exactly the same as white people. Since I was 14 I have been arguing against racism, I protested in London against apartheid and that people must stop buying South African produce. I protested when Martin Luther king was shot and Steve Biko was killed by the Sth African police. I am now 70 and I am STILL arguing against racism. Will it end in my lifetime? As mum said, we are all the same and we all originate from the same place, Africa. My skin just happens to be white.

    • @newsupdates3958
      @newsupdates3958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +444

      Wow your mum is so proud

    • @douglasfreeman8644
      @douglasfreeman8644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +427

      Wow your mother was a wise woman

    • @UnknownUnknown-ig6ml
      @UnknownUnknown-ig6ml 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

      Kate Younge: Your mother was a very astute woman. She raised a respectable, compassionate, loving and caring young Kate. What a mother and you should be proud of her for so many reasons. I am certain that you raised your children the same as your mother raised you. You were blessed.
      You should be given a medal. I am giving one for you and one for your wonderful mother, for raising a decent human being. Unfortunately, this world does not have many mothers as yours nor children who grow up to listen to their mothers/parents.
      Yes, we are all human beings some nice and some are not. It depends on how your parents or your caregivers raised you.
      You are an angel on earth without wings. Thank you for being a kind and wonderful human being who to this day remembers the teachings of her mother.

    • @serdaruzun4560
      @serdaruzun4560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      I don’t think racism will ever end. Our minds will always categorize everything and everyone. But who knows.

    • @lucymaynard6798
      @lucymaynard6798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Lots of love to you and your BEAUTIFUL mother ❤️

  • @philb.1502
    @philb.1502 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

    The Civil Rights anthem. It doesnt get any better. Sam Cooke is the greatest singer this planet earth has ever heard! R.I.P. to the late great Sam Cooke. An icon!!

    • @ousmaneouedraogo4478
      @ousmaneouedraogo4478 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no he's not ,michael jacson is better

    • @philb.1502
      @philb.1502 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ousmaneouedraogo4478 Not as a singer! No chance.

    • @alioucisse1548
      @alioucisse1548 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sam was really good, but I think Nat King Cole was better

    • @scottjohnson7450
      @scottjohnson7450 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've said this before on other platforms, but IMHO Sam Cooke was right up there with Bobby Hatfield, Michael Jackson, and Aretha for pure vocal talent. A CRIMINALLY underrated singer and completely unappreciated singer nowadays.

  • @afterhourscinema782
    @afterhourscinema782 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    There's no other song that makes me tear up within the first 3 seconds. That's the power of music.

  • @kobejordan0823
    @kobejordan0823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2511

    I can’t get through this song without crying. How is a song from the 60s still this relevant today? Sad, man.

    • @lolabunny8065
      @lolabunny8065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Me either it's really sad 😭

    • @dillwan1
      @dillwan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Same man

    • @adriennekrieger8216
      @adriennekrieger8216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I am so sorry this song is still relevant today. Tears are flowing here too my friends. Aloha to all 🤙🏻😢☮🌎

    • @S543-
      @S543- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      💔❤️❤️❤️😢

    • @robmo7033
      @robmo7033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Because you keep voting democrats in

  • @2zwaantjes
    @2zwaantjes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3387

    This is one of those songs that gets me to the point of crying, no matter how many times I hear it.

    • @UndiscoverdGenius
      @UndiscoverdGenius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      me and you both. tears well up ever time.

    • @UndiscoverdGenius
      @UndiscoverdGenius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      +Samantha Hines You get it too! it's just very personal to me. it just makes me think of all the struggles in my life but I know a change is going to come

    • @UndiscoverdGenius
      @UndiscoverdGenius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Samantha Hines I know it is :) working on it right now. I know we don't know eachother but thank you soo much. it's coming for you

    • @sirwinstonlennon6486
      @sirwinstonlennon6486 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Milli Denney Sad thing is...change will never come. unless you change yourselves.

    • @tommytruth7595
      @tommytruth7595 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Milli Denney It just goes right through you.

  • @lorihaywood5675
    @lorihaywood5675 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Yes indeed a change gonna come. Sooner than we think! Wonderful song. My Mother was a huge Sam Cooke fan! Love, love, love!❤

  • @Jollyboy111
    @Jollyboy111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    My good friend got married to his beautiful wife just before she succumbed to stage 4 cancer. This was their first and last dance. I cry like a river every time I hear it, it’s so beautiful l.

  • @conniewolf7300
    @conniewolf7300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1102

    One of the most powerful songs ever written.....and so true!

    • @marvinsmith8015
      @marvinsmith8015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Amen!!!!

    • @marvinsmith8015
      @marvinsmith8015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@annamaccow7763 He says he helps those who help themselves! the longest journey starts with the first step, so, let's start by doing that what needs to be done & not waiting for the lord to do what we could be doing. Getting crooked & corrupt officials out of office, voting those in who have the same agenda & are willing to fight for our interest etc. That is what Sam meant.

    • @annamaccow7763
      @annamaccow7763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      YES, Marvin I know this; but all of us don't think alike!

    • @petlovers1836
      @petlovers1836 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure it’s move me till now
      Hi Connie how are you doing

    • @morrismedley9438
      @morrismedley9438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯

  • @LeeLeeWilliams-1908
    @LeeLeeWilliams-1908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2611

    You can feel the SOUL, pain and passion in his voice!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾

    • @danielroberts7440
      @danielroberts7440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Real talk

    • @briangoodwin1035
      @briangoodwin1035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      A change gone come, I hope sooner than later but I it's coming

    • @VSerino
      @VSerino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He was one of the greats!!

    • @Ms.Keisha00
      @Ms.Keisha00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes!

    • @jldub23
      @jldub23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes!!!!!

  • @thomasburgess6578
    @thomasburgess6578 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I am just now realising that this song was recorded before I was born and it is still relevant,melodious and so passionately beautiful. Wow...today's music and musicians will never achieve this recognition.

  • @elijahtorres6895
    @elijahtorres6895 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    I remembering being an child ignorant of the worlds problems and still cried to this and now as an adult overwhelmed with the peoples pain and the worlds troubles I cry again to this song. So beautiful.

    • @gotmylongwhiterobe
      @gotmylongwhiterobe 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Soo true of being overwhelmed with others pain.I find myself wailing frequently knowing that our love has waxed cold.💔

  • @nimabedi
    @nimabedi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1509

    I am not black. I am not African. But I am human, and I know enough that his pain is nothing like I can ever imagine feeling. It pains me to hear him sing and it makes me cry each time but I cannot help but listen because it's much too honest not to. Thank you Sam Cooke for allowing me to feel a little part of your pain. "...born by the river, and like the river, I've been running ever since."

    • @rahlouanddjquesera5456
      @rahlouanddjquesera5456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      :')

    • @kennedym4865
      @kennedym4865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      💞💞

    • @willamcclain8459
      @willamcclain8459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      & I ; WILL CONTINUE, TO RUN AS LONG, AS I BREATH, RUN FOR, GOD & WHAT IS !!!!FAIR & RIGHT!!!! IN THIS WORLD, THANK YOU FATHER GOD; FOR SAM; IF JUST FOR A SHORT WHILE.

    • @weareourownworseenemy8696
      @weareourownworseenemy8696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Matthew 25:31-33
      "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.

    • @sandrabrown7712
      @sandrabrown7712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Very WELL SPOKEN AND HEART felt. THANK you for being so HONEST!May GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!

  • @derrickesquivel7984
    @derrickesquivel7984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    The pain in his voice is what really got me till this day he still is a legend Long Live Sam Cooke🙌

    • @tayannaacosta5787
      @tayannaacosta5787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I always say you can hear what he feels in every word 🙏❤️

    • @derickwingfield8055
      @derickwingfield8055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      .

    • @shawnafoglesong602
      @shawnafoglesong602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So very true so few see both sides of pretty much everything he is with the other music greats geniuses and among those yet to come along but some things just aren't meant to happen in our time but through great suffering and change great things do arise and come to those truly Godly meant to be blessed by their own understanding and I pray that everyone gets to see and accomplish helping all those in a positive way that they want or need to in Jesus great and holy name amen and to everyone near far or wherever you are right now merry Christmas and wether your able to hear or know you are loved and needed

    • @nd2737
      @nd2737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shawnafoglesong602 😘🤘, merry Christmas 🎄 & happy, prosperous new year to you too🤘..

    • @kelvinjohnson8950
      @kelvinjohnson8950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

  • @patriciasoebagio1035
    @patriciasoebagio1035 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I saw Booker T & his STAX revue tonight with my daughter(tix a BDay gift from my daughter) & it got me thinking about Sam Cooke, & how my father loved him-- the man -- & his music. I am beginning more & more to understand why, now God rest you Daddy, & Sam, too.

  • @ClairDeLume
    @ClairDeLume 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    "Then I go to my brother. And I say, brother, help me, please? But he winds up, knocking me, back down on my knees." this line breaks my heart every time.

    • @chrismcfadden6934
      @chrismcfadden6934 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    • @clarenceconwell6183
      @clarenceconwell6183 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Many of us have had that experience of being knocked down by our "brother". Happened to me twice in the Marines. I was asked to destroy my "brother" but I refused, even when he turned on me.

  • @shashankchauhan4119
    @shashankchauhan4119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +672

    My fav line
    "It's been too hard livin,
    but I'm afraid to die"
    So deep

    • @king_supreme1102
      @king_supreme1102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      First time I heard this song it was a cover versions and I heard that line and I was like “Damn that’s some deep shit” 😂

    • @beckyruth6776
      @beckyruth6776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine too

    • @beckyruth6776
      @beckyruth6776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love this song

    • @jtlpwilliem
      @jtlpwilliem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He died shortly after releasing this song, those close to him who heard it first said it gave them chills and they felt as if it was a premonition of his death.

    • @phagan42
      @phagan42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      shashank chauhan yessss I’m only 28 this music opens me up more

  • @robotmafia000
    @robotmafia000 ปีที่แล้ว +1177

    One of the most powerful and emotional songs ever made

    • @SG-em9ht
      @SG-em9ht ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Smmfh Very Well Said,& so True !🙏🎤💜

    • @g.rogowski2462
      @g.rogowski2462 ปีที่แล้ว

      this video is corrupting, contaminating this song. Ronald Reagan? Bill Clinton?
      This is murder again!

    • @bryan9029
      @bryan9029 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yoko Ono sings it much better than Sam he wàs a Great Singer but he was no Yoko Ono

    • @PeKe999
      @PeKe999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're right. It has and will never lose power.

    • @DynamicProductions.
      @DynamicProductions. ปีที่แล้ว

      Very True.

  • @RobMeezGodisLove
    @RobMeezGodisLove หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This song is so powerful thank you God for for Sam Cook God is Love 💖🙏🏾

  • @Ronnie-cs2tj
    @Ronnie-cs2tj 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    People can cover this but Sam is is the one who pours out everything!!!!!! He is with our Father in heaven❤

  • @jamarihunter7406
    @jamarihunter7406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3346

    “It’s been too hard livin, but I’m afraid to die”

    • @tonythomas2263
      @tonythomas2263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      🥺

    • @will9603
      @will9603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      That's so deep

    • @jimmybrown2040
      @jimmybrown2040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      deep line there mane...

    • @kuivia
      @kuivia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      I can't relate to the struggle of black people but those words hit me hard for my deep depression

    • @jamarihunter7406
      @jamarihunter7406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Kuivia it’s not just about black people problems .. everyone has problems, our jobs as human beings is to spread love , that’s why society so messed up now my friend.. just keep ya head up and pray , you’ll be fine , spread that love and positivity, just take all that pain and turn it into something

  • @everythingizzy2020
    @everythingizzy2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    I’m here listening to this song due to the injustice in America #justiceforfloyd praying God to change America’s heart

    • @algolightly115
      @algolightly115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A-men!!!

    • @whothatis8861
      @whothatis8861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@algolightly115 that will be the day when 💰 start growing on 🌲 wake up!!

    • @colinwhitman7251
      @colinwhitman7251 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah we all need to listen to the constitution

    • @phillipcochran4663
      @phillipcochran4663 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you single y or n

    • @phillipcochran4663
      @phillipcochran4663 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey cupcake are you single y or n

  • @sharonwarren4479
    @sharonwarren4479 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    One of the best songs ever recorded. Sam Cooke’s voice was impeccable! Truly a masterpiece!!!
    Personal Chills and Tears are just part of this song.❤❤
    #SamCooke
    #ChangeGonnaCome
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @williamtennent6882
    @williamtennent6882 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    What a voice and what a message.Sam wrote this song and 60 years on its still relevant today.Best wishes from Australia folks.

    • @C-Here
      @C-Here 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ha ha- fellow Aussie here- Sam was so special, this song especially.. so sad he was shot over a simple misunderstanding- what a loss to the world.. 💔💔💔

    • @Chigger
      @Chigger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      American here. It sucks that so many people can't seem to get over small differences or, at the very least, adopt a live-and-let-live mindset.

    • @williamtennent6882
      @williamtennent6882 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for your reply.Well said and hope you have a great Christmas and a safe New Year.

    • @C-Here
      @C-Here 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@williamtennent6882
      Ty- hope U have a great Christmas + New Year's too! 👍🙏🎄🎁🎀

    • @C-Here
      @C-Here 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Chigger
      Exactly... There's only 1 race- the human race.. .

  • @bleu22
    @bleu22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    Song gives me chills everytime especially when he says "its been too hard living but I'm afraid to die".
    That part man

    • @cadillacdeacon
      @cadillacdeacon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Factz

    • @Amcregal
      @Amcregal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      YESSS. that part :(

    • @MsLovee2011
      @MsLovee2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I swear 💯 I just break down

    • @isiaihbooker4083
      @isiaihbooker4083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Man i just lost my grandad and i cant help but cry when i hear that cause it hits my SOUL. Mu grandad marched with Dr. King and I never got to get close to him cause my dad didnt wanna live right.

    • @pamworly8923
      @pamworly8923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@isiaihbooker4083 Sweet heart ❤ ♥ 💓 💖 your grandfather is with you. Hold on to him in your heart ❤

  • @jakeoviatt875
    @jakeoviatt875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1298

    I’m a white boy from Oregon in my 20s and I just started learning about Sam Cooke and how dirty the music industry did him. I mean this guy has an absolutely amazing voice he needs more love

    • @mrjones29
      @mrjones29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      You already showing it, keep doing it and Sam's legacy will never die out.

    • @Day1onDay1
      @Day1onDay1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I didn't find him til my 30's; be thankful! 💕

    • @debishelton9647
      @debishelton9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I'm a white woman, in my 60's, from the Metro area of D.C. Sam Cooke is REVERED~as one of the ICONS of the music in his day. I've listened to him since I can remember~and still do! He was my husband's favorite artist. Now, my hubby has a front-row seat, in Heaven, (2006) listening to the angelic voice of Mr. Cooke.

    • @dawnnojabsmama7328
      @dawnnojabsmama7328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      The music industry wants to control the artists. Sam Cooke and other artists wanted to start their own lable and that's why he was killed.

    • @debishelton9647
      @debishelton9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@dawnnojabsmama7328 Not true, Dawn. He was shot and killed by an L.A. motel clerk. He had rented a room with a younger lady who later fled the scene. Looking for the young lady; Mr.Cooke was confronted by the clerk, Ms. Franklin, and a scuffle ensued in which, she killed him. The music industry did not kill him. Did they abuse/take advantage of the artists of that day? Yes. There are many "theories" out there. Peace Out~especially in 2021. :)

  • @ellisisland1374
    @ellisisland1374 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Masterpiece song!❤👏 Timeless soul music. RIP iconic Mr. Sam Cooke!💐🫡

  • @user-tv4ul8ku9i
    @user-tv4ul8ku9i หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always get drifted away with emotions when I hear zis dynamic timeless music.🥰🥰😭

  • @blackgirlmagic3197
    @blackgirlmagic3197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    Who’s here in 2020 and still waiting for that change?

    • @thegirlinthegreenscarf4989
      @thegirlinthegreenscarf4989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🤚🏼

    • @mbanks449
      @mbanks449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We on our way to change.

    • @carlosribeiro8256
      @carlosribeiro8256 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sad but true

    • @administratorcatholiccommu8754
      @administratorcatholiccommu8754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fifty years ago we stood together chanting, "We hear you! We're with you! We'll stand with you in peace!" And still waiting for that change.

    • @equueen
      @equueen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never give up. Never give in. We have to be the change we wanna see in the world. Change is hard. And slow. But we can do it. We just keep going.

  • @alightthatnevergoesout
    @alightthatnevergoesout 2 ปีที่แล้ว +744

    57 years to the day the world has been without Sam Cooke. The world needed more of this great man, but this song will be his long lasting legacy that will impact every generation to come. Love you, Sam, hope you’re resting easy

    • @Dr.JeremyDunks
      @Dr.JeremyDunks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I miss him somehow. And he was gunned down recklessly 2 decades before I was even a twinkle in my father's eye. It makes me sick. He had so so so much more to give. He's just that good soul you inherently know if that makes sense.

    • @timothyhyena3106
      @timothyhyena3106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There are many like him still fighting and living the struggle but they are not wealthy nor singers so they do not matter...even to their own kind.
      Make the change happen, don't wait for it to happen.

    • @alightthatnevergoesout
      @alightthatnevergoesout 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@timothyhyena3106 Unsure what your point is

    • @mikeweir3680
      @mikeweir3680 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @ a name
      Sam was probably killed by some cia or black ops agent because of his straight to the point lyrics and sheer musical genius...I'm sure they thought he would be a threat to the fragile peace and state of the nation back then...Such paranoia does the nation such an injustice...

    • @minniestorm9819
      @minniestorm9819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ❤👏🏼👏🏼

  • @raygo3259
    @raygo3259 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I never knew, the song, A. Change Is Gonna Come was the National Anthem for civil rights movement and, now that I know that, I'm glad! I always loved this song. I consider it to be his signature song and now I know, the message of this song was far greater . Marion Hunter.

  • @sharonpeppers3341
    @sharonpeppers3341 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He had an exquisite voice. #SAMCOOKE #ACHANGEISGONNACOME . Singing about the positive change he sought for all humanity. R. I. P. Sam 😚🥁🎸🪘🎹🎻🎷🎺💖💙💛💚❤️💜💝🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @joecocchia2605
    @joecocchia2605 ปีที่แล้ว +1183

    "It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die" that part resonates with me everytime

    • @candycakes7921
      @candycakes7921 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Me too 😢life has become so hard to just live 😢

    • @ticky2586
      @ticky2586 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fr

    • @manloyrvdz
      @manloyrvdz ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It's a bitch sometimes...gotta keep goin

    • @barbarathompson4336
      @barbarathompson4336 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They need to play this instead of all of this disgraceful music about killing, someone shaking their behind.

    • @kershabeaver3312
      @kershabeaver3312 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That part of song gets me every time

  • @williethekidd2121
    @williethekidd2121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    The pain in this man’s voice...My soul cries for my ancestors.

    • @donbennett7233
      @donbennett7233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thomasluby1754 no doubt.a vision has to be seen in order to be live.Amen brother

    • @gitmon3y91
      @gitmon3y91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@thomasluby1754 this is a song from the 1960s ... why do you think he decided to write, record, and sing this song? He felt the pain of these times, the segregation, the hate, but he saw a better future and you can hear it in this song right here. You’re so ignorant and blind, open your eyes to what history was and how it affects today. I could insult you, but I could never stoop to a racist’s level.

    • @c.a.tmotivation
      @c.a.tmotivation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes!!!! this song is my life

    • @r5ndom527
      @r5ndom527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It gets me EVERY TIME 😭

    • @AudreyHallPresents
      @AudreyHallPresents 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree and funnily enough, as I said to #DrPaulMiller very recently, our music sounds the way it does because it conveys our cry of injustice ... their souls are crying for us.

  • @dennymckenzie3688
    @dennymckenzie3688 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Truly one of the best songs every. I’m 72 years old praying that one day we will see the truth of the song come pass 😢

    • @jacobgeddes621
      @jacobgeddes621 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We will!
      Bless you and everyone that wants humanity to strive ❤

  • @niteporter
    @niteporter 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    God damn chills. Absolutely love this song. When it plays in Malcolm X (rest in peace) i tear up 😢

  • @aestheticsquidward60
    @aestheticsquidward60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +615

    I can’t listen to this without crying...

    • @pkane22
      @pkane22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ditto

    • @myla4879
      @myla4879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Patrick K wat I’m confused

    • @VCthaGOATdunker
      @VCthaGOATdunker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How about trying. Weak ass.

    • @ditw_music
      @ditw_music 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      y

    • @joshhaddock6772
      @joshhaddock6772 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      grass flowerz yes we can

  • @RIDETHESUNSHINE
    @RIDETHESUNSHINE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    “I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.”
    Booker T. Washington
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    Amen, Will

    • @BigAlsHouseofVoodoo
      @BigAlsHouseofVoodoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A nutshell

    • @ronalddeleon140
      @ronalddeleon140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      u r amazing. much luv 2u. xoxo.... sissy. sassy. or brandice. u may know me by any of these names

    • @RIDETHESUNSHINE
      @RIDETHESUNSHINE 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍@@BigAlsHouseofVoodoo

  • @deonsimon3021
    @deonsimon3021 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    My dad loved this song. He went home to my mother in Feb 2024. Love you Dad ❤

  • @danny6247
    @danny6247 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I remember listening to this in the Malcom X movie and loving it. Now 2024 and a change has come. People are worse and with less morals absent of God values. Not all but most. If we dont take a stand against this, a real change for disaster is coming. Our children wont have a future.

  • @humbletimez
    @humbletimez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    Can't help but shed tears and feel chills when I hear this...

    • @EntertainmentTadayyyy
      @EntertainmentTadayyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Everytime😔🙏🏾😔

    • @TheJetfighter666
      @TheJetfighter666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      One of the most beautiful and touching songs ever❤️

    • @niemi5858
      @niemi5858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This always brings me to tears as well in spite of the fact that I'm a 71 year old white dude in Toronto, Canada. It just evokes a universal appeal for everyone to be a better person and realize that we all need each other.

    • @SkyWarrior100
      @SkyWarrior100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here

    • @afrikaqueen6855
      @afrikaqueen6855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      " Now That Ain't No Secret!! 🤔 🥀 😔" rest in peace you and "Otis Redding! 05/18/2021 "MaMa DeeDee 🙏🏿 ❤️ 🖤 💚 ✊🏾

  • @jeromebarnes2511
    @jeromebarnes2511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    One of the most important song in African American history

    • @mrrooter3630
      @mrrooter3630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      In human history.

    • @marvsayles5090
      @marvsayles5090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This is the most important song.

    • @starstar6930
      @starstar6930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mr Irish **African American HISTORY

    • @mudfoot3000
      @mudfoot3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

    • @mrrooter3630
      @mrrooter3630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@starstar6930 ?

  • @user-nd4sh5kk9b
    @user-nd4sh5kk9b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The late great Sam Cooke for me the greatest of them all I saw him in concert at Briin the UK. I moved to London a few months later. Got a paper coming out of the tube station. Sam Cooke shot.i couldn't believe it. What a great loss. I visited my son.Sam Cooke was playing. How come your playing that well I heard him enough growing up. His voice lives on.

    • @bobbywall172
      @bobbywall172 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This really gets to me, 74 white vet, soldiered with a lot of black buddies, I hope they think of me sometime and our friendship, you’ll give your life for your friends❤️

  • @quekelley5277
    @quekelley5277 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I needed to hear this. God bless the makers of TH-cam to have such timeless hits available, especially in the times we are in and the ones on there way. But God is still able and is undefeated and has the final say on our destinations. Stay blessed everyone and keep Christ 1st and your cars, word, and worries in the fervent hands of the lord almighty🙏💯

  • @jonathanlewis3067
    @jonathanlewis3067 7 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    Rest in peace to those who are not with us right now

    • @jimmyfigueroa1493
      @jimmyfigueroa1493 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jonathan Lewis seriously, so many people have died before they could see change. They still fought to no avail. Our world is need of change. We've had Dr. King and Gandhi , who will be the next person to bring attention to the real problems of this world?

    • @dreamerof93
      @dreamerof93 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      jimmy figueroa
      Don't forget my man Malcolm X 🙏🏿

    • @jimmyfigueroa1493
      @jimmyfigueroa1493 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      dreamerof93 oh yea I didn't mean just them. there's so many people all over the world who have brought change or fought for it. Respect to all of them.

    • @jimmyfigueroa1493
      @jimmyfigueroa1493 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rmr Tyo read my second comment. I was only using those two as well known, prominent figures as examples towards my point. I hope more people would find the initiative to try to change things, even just one small thing at a time because everything starts from somewhere.

    • @sancooper1948
      @sancooper1948 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      amen.,.. beautiful statement... R.I P to a ll of my fallen Angel's..

  • @jewell92
    @jewell92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2705

    Fifty years later a change is still needed.

    • @Amcregal
      @Amcregal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      the sad truth

    • @nemanjamilovancevic7311
      @nemanjamilovancevic7311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      And it will come

    • @Nick-fn9ot
      @Nick-fn9ot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@nemanjamilovancevic7311 Never will unfortunately

    • @vuthearithkeary4704
      @vuthearithkeary4704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I can’t fully Condemn looting and rioting anymore. I wish it didn’t happen but I ALSO WISH PEACEFUL PROTESTS WERE GIVEN THE ATTENTION DESERVED.

    • @bernardsherry5642
      @bernardsherry5642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@nemanjamilovancevic7311 The Change is on its way💜💜

  • @Shawab_Aiwar
    @Shawab_Aiwar หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Luke Chapter 1
    68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
    69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
    70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
    71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

  • @debistarnes5151
    @debistarnes5151 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a talent! One of the smoothest voices ever. The first time I hears Sam Cooke was a 45 my mom had. It was love at...first sound? My kids learned to love all kinds of music when they were growing up. We rode around with the windows down and the music loud.

  • @Carlparishhonda
    @Carlparishhonda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    I’m 70 years old and this is one of my favorite Sam Cooke songs from the 1960s.

    • @robertevans1486
      @robertevans1486 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Has it been that long?

    • @aronbalkovics6598
      @aronbalkovics6598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm 14

    • @patbraden4342
      @patbraden4342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aronbalkovics6598 hope you have a fantastic life in front od you Aron blessings

    • @aronbalkovics6598
      @aronbalkovics6598 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@patbraden4342"it's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die,, my life is hard but fantastic ! Thanks :')

    • @florencebennett3884
      @florencebennett3884 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True i am 66

  • @isodgad100
    @isodgad100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1437

    Just watched the Sam Cooke documentary on Netflix. What a pure and loving soul, all he wanted for him and his ppl was EQUALITY... we’re still waiting on that change to come Mr.Cooke!!

    • @debbyromero8568
      @debbyromero8568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So true

    • @silenceofsky4875
      @silenceofsky4875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      True fam.

    • @bluetheory2
      @bluetheory2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BackOfTheYards 773 he wanted empowerment

    • @leecookhorn2851
      @leecookhorn2851 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't wait to see it.

    • @malcolmbenjamin28
      @malcolmbenjamin28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's coming. Sooner than we all expect, and it ain't gon look like what we thought it would look like.

  • @685johnchua
    @685johnchua 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Soulful, deep, and raspy voice that draws you in right from the start. "Just like the river, I've been running ever since" resonates with my life and no doubt many other people too. I can feel the hurt and pain he has gone through from the lyrics which is kind of sad. But never give up was the motto of the song as"a change is gonna come." Thanks for sharing with us Sam. Forever Rest in peace, my friend.

  • @Thejourneyismental
    @Thejourneyismental 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lost in the poison and running from the daylight indeed. May God give me the strenght to push through and not self destruct. Unless its meant to be. Disappointing God daily is the biggest burden. Telling myself its the last time and on my knees again. Is there no end to it? Can God come get me now? havnt i dissappointed the lord enough? Failing everyday and waiting for the end, it will be the most peaceful moment in my life. May it end as soon as possible i have failed.

    • @timetraveller267
      @timetraveller267 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No you havent failed. You are here, I'm talking to you, we are all One and we ALL are forgiven in Jesus so you take your life and you give it love and it will love you back. ❤❤❤❤

  • @lioneljones6864
    @lioneljones6864 7 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    I cry Everytime I hear this song. it makes me think back on all the trials and tribulations I've gone through and survived and I thank God for bringing me through it and for making me who I am today because of it.

    • @johnlennon1970
      @johnlennon1970 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TRUMP16....Change has arrived!

    • @mantirig4139
      @mantirig4139 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      John Lennon Jnr change yes but which way?

    • @glogiroux4737
      @glogiroux4737 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      With Trump it will not be good change.

    • @MOTHblank
      @MOTHblank 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      In a better way than the alternative

    • @shorronmcpherson4248
      @shorronmcpherson4248 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lionel Jones Don't cry rejoice in the present cause you made through your past that will lead you to an awesome future.

  • @emiliosantana4621
    @emiliosantana4621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1462

    There are songs that hit you right in the gut and make you cry...this is one of those songs.

  • @keston1657
    @keston1657 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Change has come sam, we don’t have it completely, but we have it where it counts, thank you for this song..

  • @sharonpeppers3341
    @sharonpeppers3341 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    #SAMCOOKE One of the smoothest voices in music.He could sing a restaurant menu and it would sound gorgeous. What a gift #Jehovah blessed you with. My parents and friends adored your music. Sam you left us far too soon. R. I. P. 😥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🥁🎻🪘🎹🎸🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌹🌷🌼🌻😥

  • @JJ-du7bs
    @JJ-du7bs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    the Fighting spirit of Muhammad Ali🥊
    the Mind of Malcom X 🤛🏽
    the Passion of Martin Luther King Jr.👏🏽🙏🏽

    • @bettymann243
      @bettymann243 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      thought Provoking Literature The humbleness of Rosa Parks.

    • @shakealeg6055
      @shakealeg6055 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Respectfully said....much love to all God's children...peace be unto you!!

    • @jesusflores2324
      @jesusflores2324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Betty Mann Rosa Parks was not the 1st afro american woman to do it tho

    • @rubenavant9487
      @rubenavant9487 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      v

    • @rolandoolvera8860
      @rolandoolvera8860 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The

  • @robp9746
    @robp9746 5 ปีที่แล้ว +587

    You can feel the pain in this music. True soul classic.

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely!

    • @patsw3806
      @patsw3806 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      One of the best songs of all time. No doubt.

    • @davidsky5470
      @davidsky5470 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes god!!!!!

  • @badhamian
    @badhamian หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    On my Desert Island Discs. The voice, the meaning, the hope for a better world. Timeless.

  • @MBungle
    @MBungle 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is one of those songs that keeps people alive... god blessed.

  • @jlr2282
    @jlr2282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    My boyfriend Brien passed away only 7 months ago at the age of only 32. He use to play this song so much and would sing it with so much passion. Now this song makes me cry. Hold on to the ones you love guys bc once their gone that's it.

    • @brendabutler4682
      @brendabutler4682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So sorry

    • @jlr2282
      @jlr2282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brendabutler4682 thank you so much.

    • @jaynewatson4257
      @jaynewatson4257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jlr2282 bless you xx

    • @MsSpock1
      @MsSpock1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My sincere condolences to you. This song is my blood flow, it means justice and fair play. Your boyfriend knew this, inspirational 🌹🌹

    • @jlr2282
      @jlr2282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MsSpock1 he was such an old soul. Thank you

  • @shantiebinger8885
    @shantiebinger8885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +985

    I’m 14,and this song just delivered me.I don’t know how but it just saves my life from a lot of things,Thank you Sam Cooke for this song i hope it changes the 21st century 🥺🤧

    • @BetaCummins
      @BetaCummins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      A special hug from me to you!🌿

    • @callumhorn4408
      @callumhorn4408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      im 14 and this is deep

    • @zaeallday565
      @zaeallday565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I'm 9, and me to

    • @memeslove9535
      @memeslove9535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Shantie Binger don't give up doing good things will change
      try to find good in all

    • @asletic_kpop_fan5874
      @asletic_kpop_fan5874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I'm 11 and we're doing ot at school and I cries

  • @user-hz8cz2sh2l
    @user-hz8cz2sh2l 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I was born in Japan in the 1950s. Even as a child, his songs would occasionally play on US Far East radio and touch my heart.

  • @marklewis2401
    @marklewis2401 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I've heard many people try to duplicate this song but it's only made for Sam Cookes voice!!!! This man put his all into this. So much power in this song ❤

  • @familyvybez3040
    @familyvybez3040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3383

    I am a Black father trying to be the change I want to see. I have been teaching my son age 5 to build computers .. he knows all of the components on his own at age 5

    • @22skatt88
      @22skatt88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      I respect you man. 💯💪🏾

    • @familyvybez3040
      @familyvybez3040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@22skatt88 ayy that I appreciate the encouraging comment, respect 👊🏾👊🏾

    • @walkthetalk3350
      @walkthetalk3350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Keep going💙

    • @familyvybez3040
      @familyvybez3040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@walkthetalk3350 thanks allot and love for the support 👊🏾

    • @chadtaylor9796
      @chadtaylor9796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Keep it up 👊🏿

  • @joezink881
    @joezink881 7 ปีที่แล้ว +711

    I listen to this song everyday. I know people on here say this is a civil rights movement song and not any of the other movements and that's true but let me tell u what I use it for. In a short amount of time I went through my uncle having been murdered, grandmother die and my soulmate, which I have two kids with cheat on me with my best friend then leave me. Thought about suicide but I know a change is gonna come and I can carry on. The Song is about pushing through and getting stronger even when you can't see the change over the horizon yet.

    • @talkspace459
      @talkspace459 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      courage to you.

    • @Markeith191
      @Markeith191 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Joseph zink stay strong man

    • @nikko__5850
      @nikko__5850 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Brother have strength not only within yourself, but for the legacy and memory in which will be passed on by your children. A change will come..

    • @abdurahman9597
      @abdurahman9597 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stay strong man

    • @gracie5595
      @gracie5595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That is exactly right. Keep staying strong, there is always someone there for you, and if it's music like it is for me, then that's perfectly ok.

  • @hiwotworku-fj5zh
    @hiwotworku-fj5zh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    He was the greatest of them all by far !! Through his work you hear Otis Redding,you hear Wilson Pickett,you hear James brown and other soul musicians.

  • @angellawrence3881
    @angellawrence3881 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was born in 1983, people don't understand how come Sam Cooke is my best. I play is songs everyday. It hurts me till date how Barbara treated him

  • @jarell1996
    @jarell1996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +851

    this song always sends chills through me cause it's such a powerful song

    • @davidhubbert9445
      @davidhubbert9445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Right on there brother.

    • @IDKBRO27
      @IDKBRO27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Stay dangerous brother

    • @minniestorm9819
      @minniestorm9819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @malaeproductions913
      @malaeproductions913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I get chills like ever other word

    • @beverlywatts9227
      @beverlywatts9227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you don't get chills by this song you are numb and no heart

  • @Anonymous-Joker74
    @Anonymous-Joker74 7 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    What a sweeping entrance to a song 👏🏽 timeless and truly wonderful piece of music ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    • @audiotable
      @audiotable 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Allan Beaton COYG

    • @Anonymous-Joker74
      @Anonymous-Joker74 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      audiotable 😜👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @jameswalker6245
      @jameswalker6245 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Allan Beaton Allan this is about our season. Arsenal til I die

    • @Anonymous-Joker74
      @Anonymous-Joker74 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James Walker Looking like we got the skills to pay this bills this season.COYG 💪🏽 fingers crossed my friend

    • @Anonymous-Joker74
      @Anonymous-Joker74 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      anonymous Good for you 😂

  • @sharonpeppers3341
    @sharonpeppers3341 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of the most gorgeous songs ever by #SamCooke. #Magnificent 😊❤🎷🎺📯🎹🎸🎻🎹

  • @adventurevlogsofdk3889
    @adventurevlogsofdk3889 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My father recently passed away and this is one of his favorite songs and true song I'll miss him but he is in a better place 🙏

  • @alexnoll8624
    @alexnoll8624 7 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    "it's been too hard living, but i'm afraid to die"
    too true

    • @PresidentLincoln
      @PresidentLincoln 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Truer lyrics have never been written.

  • @alightthatnevergoesout
    @alightthatnevergoesout ปีที่แล้ว +529

    58 years without Sam Cooke. God bless Sam, his entire family, and the fans that keep his music alive today. He is the greatest singer to ever live, and forever will be. Never let the music of this powerful, amazing man die out.

    • @thomasroderick6435
      @thomasroderick6435 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah.. he is genius and very great singer I really respect him alot I miss his songs too so amazing and good

    • @TAndrackeH
      @TAndrackeH ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This song and, thus, Sam Cooke, will never die. As long as injustice persists -- one of the worst parts human nature, consciously eliminated from some folks but heavily practiced by others -- this song is relevant to the max.

    • @LXNA_EDITS
      @LXNA_EDITS ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He was only 33… god bless his beautiful soul.

    • @robbiedbrooks-wd5nh
      @robbiedbrooks-wd5nh ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm white and I'm crying to,bless the ones the cops killed, family s..I hate it.but Sam Cook is a Great like Marvin Gaye.

    • @stephenwhiteman4668
      @stephenwhiteman4668 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amen Brother

  • @debraturner6225
    @debraturner6225 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    What a song! Nobody does it better!!

  • @RockyMarciano-yw1tz
    @RockyMarciano-yw1tz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There's no reason a change had to come because we should have been all equal from the beginning.amen

  • @RawOne911
    @RawOne911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Sam Cooke was soul in human form. That brother had pipes.

  • @Thiago-px9ev
    @Thiago-px9ev 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Im just a young white guy, but this song really moves me... I just cant imagine how hard this songs hits black people. Wonderful!

    • @ametriabatson485
      @ametriabatson485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It really does hit hard

    • @housephone9090
      @housephone9090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It does my dude

    • @florencebennett3884
      @florencebennett3884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Your skin corlor don't matter it make everyone sad

    • @housephone9090
      @housephone9090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @Daniël u cant be that dense. This song was made to represent the struggles of black people is it not obvious?

    • @sandra.george93
      @sandra.george93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And I am an old white (sort of) lady and at 72. this is powerful and relevant to anyone that has been marginalized.

  • @GATCHAMANforever
    @GATCHAMANforever 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This song is very powerful. It made me breakdown crying when I first heard it.

  • @carolynwinks935
    @carolynwinks935 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I grew up with this song and so many others from Motown. It's amazing when you think of it. The challenges, the deaths, the threats the EVERY SINGLE THING and YET THEY PERSISTED.
    Thank G-d they did. It's like a miracle.
    And Sam Cooke was quite a bit like Frank Sinatra ... or Frank was like Sam Cooke.
    Either way; we were blessed to be an audience to either.