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BOB DYLAN: "I've seen Buddy Holly play, I've seen Eddie Cochran play, I've seen Sam Cooke. I've seen all these people that are dead. Not a day goes by when I don't think about all these people."
Sam Cooke would have been 90 today.
This is Bob Dylan & Sam Cooke, a thread (1/5)
Sam Cooke would have been 90 today.
This is Bob Dylan & Sam Cooke, a thread (1/5)
In 1963, after hearing "Blowin' in the Wind," Sam Cooke said to a friend: "From now on it's not going to be about how pretty the voice is. It's going to be about believing the voice is telling the truth." Inspired, he wrote "A Change is Gonna Come." (2/5)
In 1978, in front of 80,000 people in Nuremberg, Bob Dylan introduced "A Change is Gonna Come": "We have a young girl here tonight, in the group. ... She's gonna sing a song for you now, an old Sam Cooke song. You know who Sam Cooke is. This is Carolyn Dennis." (3/5)
In 1986, Bob Dylan played "A Change is Gonna Come" again, this time handling the vocals himself. The tape of the performance is in perilously poor condition. With each crackle conjuring a sense of hesitancy, it sounds both real and unreal. Is the change gonna come, or not? (4/5)
In 2004, Bob Dylan once more sang "A Change is Gonna Come." Appearing at "A Hot Night in Harlem," a benefit for the Apollo Theater Foundation, Dylan wore the burden of expectation. He had to deliver. For Sam. And he did.
It was a long time coming. (5/5)
It was a long time coming. (5/5)
To quote my friend @Pod_Dylan: "We are so far from where we should be, & it's easy to get frustrated & wonder, When is this shit gonna stop? ... Every time I get that sense of despair, that feeling of hopelessness, this song in a weird way cheers me up." http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/pod-dylan-144-a-change-is-gonna-come/
