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Oct 14, 2020 · A Change Is Gonna Come was a smooth soul tune that became the unofficial anthem of the US civil rights movement. In the latest of BBC Culture’s American Century series, Greg Tate looks at the...
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May 25, 2021 · Sam Cooke’s song ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ begins with the opening line: “I was born by the river, in a little tent, and just like that river, I’ve been running ever since.” The river in question is the Mississippi, which makes it perhaps the most profoundly multifaceted motif in music history.
Apr 24, 2024 · The impact of “A Change Is Gonna Come” cannot be overstated. The song became a rallying cry for the Civil Rights Movement, and it inspired people to fight for change. It was also a commercial success, reaching the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming one of Sam Cooke’s most popular songs.
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Mar 17, 2015 · In a story that has come to symbolize the ways in which American popular music intersected with and helped sustain the civil-rights movement, Cooke was motivated to write “A Change Is Gonna...
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Feb 1, 2014 · Guralnick says "A Change Is Gonna Come" is now much more than a civil rights anthem. It's become a universal message of hope, one that does not age.
Dec 2, 2019 · In his writing of “Change” Sam Cooke had been inspired by “Blowin’ in the Wind,” the 1963 protest song by Bob Dylan.
Change Gonna Come is one of those songs that hit the heart of where there's no limitation to our imagination. It discretely, yet directly addresses the ills of Society when a separtist few attempt to marginalize and limit the necessary contributions of the many, the problem of Racism in America.
