CONSIDERATIONS TO KNOW ABOUT GREATEST SONG EVER

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