WHAT DOES GREATEST SONG EVER MEAN?

On October 8th, 1963, whilst on tour, Cooke and associates of his entourage were arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace when they tried to sign-up at a white motel — an incident mirrored during the song’s third verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-old son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in the last vers