AN UNBIASED VIEW OF GREATEST SONG EVER

On October 8th, 1963, although on tour, Cooke and users of his entourage ended up arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace once they attempted to sign up in a white motel — an incident reflected within the song’s third verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-old son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in the fin