Best version of "A Change is Gonna Come"?

By far the Sam Cooke one is my favorite. You could just feel him in the song. I’ve sang this song so many time’s, and everytime I do it, I think of his version as the basis.

I did a bit of browsing on itunes. I liked the Otis Redding and the Aretha Franklin versions. For something a bit different, Billy Bragg.

I bought the Solo version thinking I could get a longer eight and a half minute version—- wrong! Its two songs slapped together and the second one is really bad. Yeah, the Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin ones are good. I will check out Billy Bragg—haven’t heard that one.

The Sam Cooke version gives me chills…

I think it is pretty hard to top Sam Cooke or Otis Redding or even decide between them.

I like the way rock diva Tina Turner does it.

For something completely different, how about Canned Heat or Bill Frisell’s gorgeous instrumental version?