presidential election, President-elect Barack Obama specifically referred to ∺ Change Is Gonna Come, stating “It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, change has come to America” to the supporters gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park. The song is also among those deemed as the most important ever recorded by National Public Radio (NPR) and was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.Īfter the results of the 2008 U.S. Over the years, ∺ Change Is Gonna Come has garnered great accolades and in 2005, was voted #12 by representatives of the music industry and media in Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and voted #3 in Pitchfork Media’s The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s. Kelly, Gavin DeGraw, Terrence Trent D∪rby, the Righteous Brothers, Al Green and many others. ∺ Change Is Gonna Come has garnered over 500 recorded versions, including covers by Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Bobby Womack, the Fugees, Jon Bon Jovi, Seal, R. This evocative composition was adopted as an anthem by the Civil Rights Movement virtually upon its release and is widely considered to be Cooke’s most significant and enduring composition. The track was released as a single in December of 1964. ∺ Change Is Gonna Come was written by Sam Cooke in 1963 and recorded in January of 1964 in Hollywood, CA. Previous Towering Songs have included Take Me Out To The Ballgame, Moon River, ∻ridge Over Troubled Water, It Was A Very Good Year and Stand By Me. The Towering Song Award is presented to the creator(s) of an individual song that has influenced our culture in a unique way over many years.
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