5 EASY FACTS ABOUT GREATEST SONG EVER DESCRIBED

On Oct 8th, 1963, whilst on tour, Cooke and members of his entourage had been arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace after they attempted to sign-up at a white motel — an incident reflected during the song’s third verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his eighteen-thirty day period-outdated son, Vincent, who drowned that June,