A Change Is Gonna Come

Artist: Sam Cooke

Released: 1964

GENRES:

Soul

LISTENING LINKS

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ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS SONG ARE...

Racism • Class struggles • Poverty

KEY LYRICS

"I go to my brother and I say ‘Help me please’, but he winds up knocking me, back down on my knees. It’s been a long time coming, but I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will."

Genius lyric analysis

FURTHER INFORMATION

• A history of racial segregation in the USA

• Black Lives Matter

THE RR COMMUNITY

Here's what users who submitted 'A Change Is Gonna Come' had to say about it!

"If someone needs help, then help them. It should be as simple as that. Why would you not help someone in need of help? We can all do something, no matter how small, to make someone’s life better. Don’t question the results of your help, just HELP."

Anon