On the song I love, finding postive reviews and defending my last post was the easy part. I explained how moving the song was for me. This song evokes a metamorphic response in me.
At the end of last year, Cooke was named one of the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone with a review written by Van Morrison. Morrison said if a singer is not singing from his soul, I do not even want to listen to it. Cooke reached down deep with pure soul. He could sing anything and make it work.
Morrison has also covered this song. A Change Gone Come is a song that is written to allow you to go wherever you can with it.
I could find no negative feedback on this song even with so many different artists recording it. I am going to attempt to do a contrast between Sam Cooke and Gavin DeGrew.
The song was recorded in two different periods. Cooke’s original recording (1963) is in a slower tone and is more mellow and somber. You can hear the strong emotions, the hurt, and the sorrow can be felt. DeGrew’s (2004) tone is harsh and for me slightly forced. I hear a strong voice however; I cannot feel the same emotional turmoil.
Overall, both songs contain a similar theme and both contrast in the texture, style and tempo. Though I concede that De Grew’s rendition is beautifully done, I still maintain that Cooke’s will stand the test of time. For example, it has been listen too for 45 years.
Though some may object to this comparison, I can only say both songs hold on to the optimism. The song is important to me because as long as change aches for resolution and people have the tenacity within them this song will stand.
http://www.imeem.com/gavindegraw/music/igvASv0P/gavin_degraw_change_is_gonna_come/
Graff, Gerald& Birkenstein. They Say I Say,2006
Morrison, Van. Rev. of a Change Gone Come by Sam Cooke.
Rolling Stone, Rollingstone. Com Feb.17, 2009
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/4
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