Details, Fiction and greatest song ever
On Oct 8th, 1963, whilst on tour, Cooke and users of his entourage were arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace when they tried to register in a white motel — an incident mirrored in the song’s 3rd verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-outdated son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in the last verse: “The