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Seal and Cooke: A Change is Gonna Come

Some of you are old enough to remember this: almost 50 years ago when Sam Cooke recorded this song, it quickly became one of the unofficial anthems of the civil and human rights movement—from South Carolina to South Africa, blasting from barber shops, beauty salons, night clubs, and villages. “A Change Is Gonna Come” captured the pervasive sense of anticipation and hope in 1963—the year Seal moved from London to the States–injecting a fresh shot of dogged inspiration and sound into the DNA of the movement.

It was released under a different label following Cooke’s death in 1964, broadcasting his haunting siren around the world again. More recently, Seal released his tribute, signaling the mood for change and a visceral anticipation for a new day, offering another uncanny connection with a threshold of time. Here’s to a song that carries our new hope and anticipation as January 2009 lumbers into town. It’s about **** time, but still sweet in its imminent arrival. http://www.seal.com/?p=754

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