GREATEST SONG EVER - AN OVERVIEW

On Oct 8th, 1963, when on tour, Cooke and customers of his entourage were being arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace once they attempted to sign-up at a white motel — an incident mirrored from the song’s third verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his eighteen-month-outdated son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in t

On Oct 8th, 1963, although on tour, Cooke and members of his entourage were arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace when they attempted to register at a white motel — an incident mirrored inside the song’s 3rd verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-aged son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in the last verse