2020GQ mix: Sam Cooke- A Change Is Gonna Come

For me, this is among the greatest popular songs ever written. I know that’s not a particularly original opinion, but I share it. Yet another iconic vocalist, Sam Cooke’s classic plays under the montage in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X (a film as good as the song, btw), as Malcolm is heading to his last fatal speech. That was my first exposure to the song, which is a perfect expression of perseverance in the face of crushing weariness.