Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come

[LordPowerful7]

oops the should be (they)

[LordPowerful7]

True Music, unlike the trash the push off as good music today. Thanks for the upload.

[TuTu99o]

reminds me of Malcolm X

[mollylucittrees]

to have someone with this voice now....would be amazing please

[gardnerjasmyn]

@mollylucittrees SOOO true im only 26 but its hard to relate to the music nowadays!

[PublicEnemy1982]

I swear, it is something about that era (the 1960's) that just brought out so much good in the name of music. Many 60's songs today are still timeless. Although people associate the 60's as not the best decade (Civil rights, Viet Nam, you name it...), it was the best decade of music in my opinion SO FAR.

[muhrvis]

So beautiful.... The very essence of pain and hope in a song.

[frazierj757]

malcom x brought me here

[TheRun23456]

im 17... i also hate when im listening to music like this and my brother bust out a wayne verse.... I wish he would grow into music like this

[discoandherpes]

@TheRun23456

Nobody listens to Sam Cooke in the club.

[crossya0va]

@discoandherpes I do.

[discoandherpes]

@crossya0va

What night club do you attend?

[talkindurinthemovie]

I cried the whole way through when I first heard this song..I still get a little misty

[tendarine1]

too great

[2004dale]

i like this song.

[DilbusMacDaddy]

@Romeobeyk If there were more kids like you out there, talentless skidmarks like Bieber and Black Eyed Peas wouldn't rule the world.

[babyscream]

beauty



[charles51739]

i love this one



[MrStargazerTwo]

This has got to be one of the greatest performances of all time in any genre. It reaches in and touches one's deepest, most central being. The mingling of pain and hope he conveys is almost unbearably poignant.

[vdub86]

Many, many, many people in this world can sing. Not many can SANG. This man, Mr. Cooke, could SANG. What a classic, timeless voice. I never tire of hearing his music.

[afatdutch]

Im listening to this right after Rej3ctz - Cat Daddy.

[capemah]

This is SOUL

[seveneb]

WOW..How can he be gone....His music will live on....wonderful!!!

[AbigailKorzy]

demi lovato brought me here :)

[HallWayGang]

Real Music. Thank goodness for the internet.

[gypsykeys]

16 and lovin it  ....suck on that biber

[ina113]

JULIAN CASABLANCAS BROUGHT ME HERE. ALWAYS.

[merkoe]

Maverick Sabre has done a pretty respectable cover of this... check it out!

[Julokaibre]

Timeless classic, forever class.

[cardinette1]

I m in love with this song

[PAPIOSO412]

58 people dont have no taste in music nor a soul because this song is one of the GREATEST ever made

[arizonan4u]

@PAPIOSO412  AMEN, PAPI!! One of my all time Fav's!

[oddwolfMARC]

are there any elders here who can assist me in finding the name of an old track i heard a while back? reply back if your oldies knowledge is vast, thank you

[arizonan4u]

@oddwolfMARC MARC, Contact me......... Perhaps, I may assist you? I'm 66 and from South Philly originally and have lived herein Tucson for over 32 years and have over 1,000 original 45 oldie's and Doo Wop, plus; 1,000 plus; vinyl's from the 60's-late 80's....

[drummerbadass1]

Soul so beautiful. 

[benjamin1977man]

Sam Cooke has one of the most beautiful voices ever .......the world did not do that man right !

[TheBuckWoods]

this is the greatest song! love this song! better than all the other versions also!

[slengineer91]

You can feel the optimism in your soul...

[TheRealMpaco]

he was shot by a girl in a hotel room smh..so young so much talent

[EliteOp111]

they just dont make this music anymore... this stuff is just timeless im only 24 and wish i grew up listening to this kind of music regularly. Luckily my grandfather had great taste in music.

[deathfearxx]

all the dislike to this song can suck it. this song is nice



[AbbeyRoadkill1]

This may be the most powerful song ever created. Thanks, Sam. You'll NEVER be forgotten!

[SchutzeAmon]

love this so much! <3

[starinsomeonelsesky]

Check out Beth Hart covering this classic Sam Cooke.

[lemoscouple]

what a fantastic voice.

[xDwade]

You guys REALLY need to see @MaverickSabre, he's version is intense, for you tweeters out there @Finnwadee

[DannaeJay1959]

Really makes you think and a tearjerker.

[missdja1]

Yesterday (22nd January) would have been Sam' 81st birthday. Happy Birthday to a Great Man.

[jumaman]

happy birthday from ausrtia

[YourFaceWillDie468]

Happy 81st birthday, Sam.

[SDBizzle]

Happy Birthday Sam Cooke...wherever you are.

[CUSHMONEYRECORDS]

please stop singing this ...the only person who sung this great was Sam Cooke...please stop!! stop ruining good music

[liamjenright]

@CUSHMONEYRECORDS You ever heard Otis Redding's version? It's pretty excellent.

[bavuz6]

@liamjenright ye otis version is awsome..

for a long time i liked it betetr the this one but now..

hell both versions are great!

anyway having some trouble finding otis reddings version on youtube..u have a good link?

[billyherklots]

Could people shut about how old they are; if your trying to prove that it doesn't matter how old you are to listen to incredible music then your kind of defeating the point by saying how old you are, so shut it.

[shay36ful]

REAL LOVE NEEDED

[TheSplashMovement]

Real Music !

[ilovepeoplesamcooke]

Thumbs up if you want to make this music alive again!!!! :)

[MegaTommy1957]

Uncomparable ....The Timeless Sam Cooke and Legend for all time...... RIP Mr. Cooke

[coalpit1]

Monument of the fight for equality and humanity, wonderful singer

[msjeanie1973]

Beautiful!!! it as if he is still here. Miss u Sam!

[AlligatorWhine]

o god this song is beautiful.

[Maz3276]

What an extraordinary talent. I can only guess the hardship and prejudice encountered by him during this time.

[MisterD3917]

Have you ever heard an Angelic male *voice? Well---you just heard one! I was eleven when this tune hit radio. Women as well as girls hearts would melt everytime they heard this man's Golden *voice. Wow, I confess I did too.

[britneylashanda]

it's been along time comin baby but i know a change gone come.

[cromonagirl]

One of my favorite song. The song make me sad yet happy that Sam Cooke recorded it. It remind me of my mother who passed away at the age of 59, he was her favorite singer, she love his music from his gospel days with The Highway QC's and later on The Soul Stirrers. She always told us that whenever he sang gospel or r&b you could understand all of his words and didn't have to second guess what he was saying. Now I find myself looking for that in singers today.

[912dsgg]

the best song ever

[DJBrothaJ]

What is that clicking noise?

[ddthomas1]

@DJBrothaJ its the tape that they used back then to record the voice and lyrics on....

[thefury187]

This song is beyond legendary I hope I hear this the day I die

[RunInterviews]

i could listen to this all day

[Dianicaa]

The emotion is his voice..oh god...makes me wanna cry everytime. Will always love this song

[Romeobeyk]

17 yrs old and i dont believe it matters what age you are i love this song, this music is timeless

[ArticulatingMadnessY]

@Romeobeyk If it doesn't matter what age you are, why did you post your age? I mean, it had no relevance to your argument at all.

[Romeobeyk]

@ArticulatingMadnessY because i could

[TheRAtboyFilms911]

@Romeobeyk I am 14 years old, you are right, this music is timeless.

[ilovepeoplesamcooke]

@Romeobeyk YES!! I am 16 yrs. old and I so REALLY like Sam Cooke and ALL his songs and all the older music!!! Let's make this music alive again!!:)

[sagat4]

@Romeobeyk Agreed. Please spread the word and pass this to your friends let them get off the junk they listen these days

[jaylew1987]

@Romeobeyk true. It's my favorite song

[kingtexts]

@Romeobeyk one of the best songs of history, anyone who dislikes deserves to have their eardrums removed

[minttea1113]

@Romeobeyk yes good on you that you like that kind of music in your age better timelesss then lady gaga crap

[noemiel14]

@Romeobeyk I'm 14 and i love it !

[CSBTCL]

@Romeobeyk need more teenagers with your mindset

[lastminuteresistance]

@Romeobeyk I'm 17 too, I'm sensing a trend here.. :S

[damnvinny15]

thats flat out disrespectful to click this song then click the DISLIKE BUTTON whats wrong with people now adays this generation isn't SH** & thats real coming from a 22 yr old

[DONIS665]

I WILL BE HAPPY WHEN A CHANGE DO COME THEY CHANGE ARIGHT PRICES IN SHIT GONE UP THATS ABOUT IT...... I WILL BE HAPPY WHEN THEY BRING THAT SHIT DOWN...

[Lauren42321]

@DONIS665 lol wat

[flaflaflohiii]

@Lauren42321 LOL WTF........i'm just as puzzled as u lololololol!!!

[mayepon]

i am not sure but i want to know if he was cristian when he was killed

[Chacorifico]

@mayepon Unless you're one of those people that define "christian" as "someone who belongs to MY particular denomination" then, yes, he was a christian, born and raised.

[quazzzzzzar]

this is the favorite song of julian casablancas...^^

[maltesefalcon73]

@quazzzzzzar

thats what brought me to this song, and i have to agree with his choice, its an amazing song. Sam cooke was a very talented musician and singer

[rosmac55]

this tune would move the hardest of hearts and i never get tired of listening to it...we all can relate to it and what a superb voice...surely the 51 people who dislike yhis have got no soul.

[DanceSalsaDotOrg]

If this doesn't move you to the core then I guess nothing matters anymore

[MultiPimpin45]

everytime i hear this song i get put ina deep deep thought about everything thats goin on an it motivates tha shit out of me!!!...GOD THIS IS SUCH A GOOD SONG!!!!

[kwamemali]

I can only say one thing SOUL...deep down pure soul

[osiris67]

@kwamemali AMEN!!

[bvluxo]

@tragedy2169 Stop with the onions :'(

[sc56dd53r]

who can dislike this music it's at the heart of all of us. who does not want change? Sam Cook

lived a sad life like so many of us, but the change is left to us to make. good or bad

[Bpride86]

WHY DO WE HAVE 51 DISLIKES? REALLY??? THOSE ARE MOST DEFINITELY THE ONES WHO DONT RESPECT GREAT MUSIC.

[SuperTwinkly]

love this man

[SunnyLovetts]

Perfection. I miss REAL music. 

[linamagic789]

I love this song.....

[RioEllington]

My first time listening to all of this...tried not to cry..but did.

[keysha787]

@trdegy2169 He's still singing with you. He's watching over you and is there by your side each time you cry. A CHANGE GONE COME SOON!!!

[Blueshoes1993]

REAL

[faraji22]

Sam Cooke is The Worlds Greatest Singer.

[NeilFraudstrong]

Happy birthday, Dr. King.

[xXxBibblexXx]

I'm here because of Adam Lambert honestly. Nothing can top this version of course, but I would say in a vocal aspect, Adam topped it. His version was unique and just flat out amazing to come up with.

[Rosannasfriend]

@xXxBibblexXx vocally, this was better than Lambert's.

[Rosannasfriend]

@xXxBibblexXx I'm not saying he can't sing or anything, but this is known as one of the best all time vocals in history, and when I first listened to it, the reason why was clear to me on "I was booooorrrn". Cut my soul.

[ManOfBamboo]

@Rosannasfriend Agreed!

[HDnotSD]

Music Like This Shows How Life Really Was

Not Like these rappers Lil Wayne ect...

[wildwoman17]

wildwoman17 this is a song that makes you think about changing your life

[MysteryMixes]

I went here to sample this for a beat but it's so good I cant convince myself to do it :/

>.<

[ewauvwas]

@passdadro420 yes i know.. let me correct myself: he was the first soul-singer of even black person to have a political point in his music

[TheSisia59]

UNE TUERIE CETTE CHANSON !!!!!!!!!!

[firminmusic]

@TheSisia59 oui, elle est plus que magnifique... une tuerie, comme tu dis... ;)

[chrismoon25]

@firminmusic vraiment juste incroyable ....

[ewauvwas]

@wogwon75 @tracydukeplump yeah he was a little pissed of by a lady and the owner was afraid of him so she shot him :s shouldn't have happen if she didn't had a gun

[Tattooedjuggalo9]

This is the only song that I know that really brings me hope!

[awesome1990s]

this song will just make you cry am i right

[meoshewu]

This is a cult classic. I started listening to the original more after Seal did the remake. Not that his is not good but this is just great!

[mackg68]

Nothing like gold soul music!

[Slievedubh]

This must be one of the great human anthems of all time. Sam Cooke sings it with such feeling. Stupendous!

[DudeTC811]

We still have a nice ways to go for true equality from a socio-economical standpoint, but let's hang in there, my fellow black peeps!

[lefty14u]

as a little girl now as a woman this song still gives me chills, sam cooke knew what he was talking about..............

[NubiansRuledTheWorld]

@lefty14u

I'm a grown man & it still gives me chills. Thats that heartfelt music for you

[likme84x]

he knew what was real,what pain was and how love should be felt! thanks Sam

[lefty14u]

@likme84x yes he did

[likme84x]

@lefty14u music tells so much more than people realize 

[ShaylaMayForever21]

this is my Grandpa. <3

[jogos211]

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[edytech1985]

48 are assholes and dont know shit



[nitropost]

Your pain is so universal, it is seen and felt in all those who only want a good and simple life, maybe in the barrios of rio de janiero, maybe the fogotten fist nation reserves of ontario, maybe in the arab suburbs of marseilles....maybe just around the corner. Like you I believe that the change will come, and not sure when but I hope the sooner the the better. Have a good life my friend.

[ramaslamma]

48 people are deaf....



[MrJDurao]

KING! And Aretha is the Queen!

[chromzilla]

48 dislikes wtf

[tragedy2169]

this use to be me and my brother's song. we would sing it all the time, no matter where we were or what time it was. he use to love this song, because it always gave him hope for a better, easier life. he was shot and killed November 26, 2011. every time i hear this song, i cry so daum hard. i miss him, and i'm so freaking sad that he is gone. but yet, this song, our song, still gives me hope that a change is gon' come. i'm just not sure when..

[pgaquigz1125]

@tragedy2169 im so sorry for your loss. i loss my brother to suicide 8 years ago yesterday. keep the hope because there both in a better place just waitin for us when its one day our time. until then live for him and keep the HOPE!

[tavelingmagi]

@tragedy2169 I am truly sorry for your loss.. Godspeed on the journey on the passage on your those you have lost.. I hope/pray for peace for those who are dealing with challenges/struggles! I hope all who read this will open their hearts to opportunities and the doorways to move forward or to help someone else.. Peace and Joy to you all, believe in the change thas gonna come.. Love to all...KT

[h3yd3b]

@tragedy2169 I am so sorry for your loss. There is nothing anyone can say to make you feel better, just try to focus on the good memories to keep you from going to the dark side. This song helps me, too, to soften my grief.

[ewauvwas]

@tragedy2169 change for you is gonna come to! i promise and we're all here for you that's a good thing about humanity :)

[MultiCumming]

@tragedy2169 hold your head up threw it all

[potatofan08]

@tragedy2169 ur brother was special and one day we will reunite wuith the ones we loved and were taken to soon......great song rip to ur brother...

[01230123Dd]

@tragedy2169 awwh thats so sad , :( :( :( my heart goes out to you!, I hope things get better

[ilovepeoplesamcooke]

@tragedy2169 I am SO sorry about your loss. :( When I read your post I cried. I am a person that just loves all people in general, and when I hear that someone has been hurt or killed I get so emotional and I hurt for the person/and or family. I am praying for you and your family. Hang in there,it may not look like it now, but believe me: things are going to get better dear Friend. :) RIP to your Brother.

[htowb]

@tragedy2169 Hi. i love this song so much.. so sorry for the loss of ur brother.. ur story is so sad..... please take care xx

[MaaaarrJ]

@tragedy2169 Fight The Power

[polyjr]

@tragedy2169 I'm sorry for your lost, don't give up hope. Goodspeed. Polycarpo from Brasil.

[polyjr]

@polyjr mispell Godspeed

[shariema1]

@tragedy2169 Read the scripture John 5:28 & 29, also Isaiah 35. Study with Jehovah's witnesses and they will show you Gods purpose for the earth and how you will be able to see your brother right here on earth again very soon. "God gave up his son so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but have everlasting LIFE. John 3:16, Hope this eases your pain. It did mine.

[MrStingo10]

@tragedy2169 Tragedy, I am so sorry about your brother. It is an incredible song.

[nauledge1]

this needs to happen today

[MasterGsmusic]

very deep song

[Qualo231604]

one of all time greats

[OkiFroBear]

I like to understand the like and dislike but this song, i can't understand the dislike

[samarvem]

Correction sir.Sam Cooke was born in Clarksdale,Mississippi in 1931.

[gcpropertymanagement]

What a beautiful song and great singer. This is a keeper.

[bmoliveras]

It's meaning can shift and deepen with the passage of years.

[MrCancer1965]

The most powerful gospel / inspirational singer of all time, Sam Cooke. This is one of his most powerful songs of all time. Covered by many artists after him. Sam Cooke, a true legend.

[JossStoneLetras]

If don't give you chills with this, I don't know what can do it.

[ABIGilead]

Faith, Hope, and Love, song by someone who Knew the Truth, we miss ya'll Sam.

[Smartklug]

The thumbs down button is not for download !!!

[rizza805]

wow i dont know how he is so good

[MrRonnieG]

@ThroughBloodAndRain ~ I hold tight to the words of Robert Lewis Stevenson ........"Love makes us believe in immortality because there seems not room enough in life for so great a tenderness and it is inconceivble that the most masterful of our emotions should have no more than the spare moments of a few brief years"

[NatureNigel]

@MrRonnieG wow

[FLAMESZ1000]

This is real music.

[TLadycatt]

love this!!!

[Rajnoma]

Sam Cooke had the most beautiful, soulful and evocative voice ever and this song, in particular, is so powerful and moving, reminding us of the Civil Rights struggles of the 50s and 60s. Listening to it now is an especially emotional experience because we're only a few days away from Martin Luther King Day, 2012! It 's almost an anthem. Nobody can sing it with the force and beauty that Sam Cooke had! He was the very best!

[skullduggler]

Best song ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zaperfan]

Rip Sam Cooke classic sole at it's best!!!!!!

[bluesatsunset]

I'm struggling to see how 1 person, never mind 47; could possibly thumb this man down.

[Smartklug]

This song is amazing.

[SoBeautiful8921]

Born n georgia in 1931 moved 2 chicago in 33 ...but his roots are def GEORGIA

[SoBeautiful8921]

um correction sam cooke is definately from GEORGIA

[sushnep]

one of the most revolt song ever.it is pacifist but than to it is right anyway,what?sam cooke is killed man u american have to change i dont know what urs father and fore father have taught you.

this song is so deep it has been a long time coming but a change gone