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Old 04-11-2006, 04:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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We don't have a soul forum, but we now have a Sam Cooke thread, which is closer than we've ever been before.

I know there aren't many Soul fans out there, especially losers like right-track and Gentleman Johnny, but I figured everyone could learn to appreciate Sam Cooke, the hookers proclaimed godfather of soul.

Songs with hookers seal of approval:

(What A) Wonderful World (no, not the song you are thinking of)
Cupid
Chain Gang
You Send Me
She Was Only Sixteen
A Change Is Gonna Come

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Old 04-11-2006, 05:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Sam Cooke was a true Soul pioneer. Great choices Hookers, my favourite being 'A Change Is Gonna Come'. Perfectly describes the black civil rights movement at the time and the changes it aspired to.
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Old 04-11-2006, 05:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I have a funny story about that song actually. It was played on repeat in this home-video documentary on Hurricane Katrina (almost to nausea). The person who made the video said it was one of her favorites performed by a group called "Rooster." I was really confused and was almost going to speak out and say "No that's Sam Cooke." I tried looking for info on Rooster, to see maybe if Sam was in a group with that name, or if they did a cover of the song... do you have any insight on this?
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Old 04-11-2006, 05:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I have a funny story about that song actually. It was played on repeat in this home-video documentary on Hurricane Katrina (almost to nausea). The person who made the video said it was one of her favorites performed by a group called "Rooster." I was really confused and was almost going to speak out and say "No that's Sam Cooke." I tried looking for info on Rooster, to see maybe if Sam was in a group with that name, or if they did a cover of the song... do you have any insight on this?
It's got me beat. Unless it's some kind of tribute outfit. Maybe a play on Little Red Rooster?

http://www.soul-source.co.uk/forum/index.php
Top world class soul forum Hookers...these people know more about soul than most on this planet. Worth a post perhaps.
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Old 09-19-2008, 01:52 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Holy shit A Change Is Gonna Come is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. "It's been too hard living / but i'm afraid to die" shit.
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:11 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Sam Cooke-One Night Stand live album has been doing the rounds on MB lately and is a legendary Soul album.
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Old 09-19-2008, 10:43 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Holy shit A Change Is Gonna Come is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. "It's been too hard living / but i'm afraid to die" shit.
If you think that was melancholy, you should hear Otis Redding's version;



@jackhammer...click on the screen and you should find a Prince Buster version.
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Old 09-20-2008, 05:38 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Jesus thats amaze.
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Old 09-22-2008, 08:39 PM   #9 (permalink)
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A Change is Gonna Come is one of the greatest soul songs ever, and overall greatest songs ever. it's simply humbling and beautiful. even with the context of the civil rights movement, it's so much more. I can't begin to describe how much that number means to me. :*)
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Old 04-25-2012, 10:42 PM   #10 (permalink)
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To me him, Marvin Gaye, and Otis Redding were some of the best artists in soul.

All of his songs were quintessentially Motown but with a edge of soul. I know he has been dubbed "the father of soul" and I can see why.
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