Monday, June 26, 2023

Mean Old World, Sam Cooke

Mean Old World, Sam Cooke
3:46
Night Beat, 1963
Written by Sam Cooke

This song is so depressing it ought to come with a warning label.  If you're single and don't want to be, under no circumstances should you listen.  Be warned!  Cooke's soulful vocal really makes the message palpable.  "This is a mean old word / To try to live in / All by yourself."  It's a mean old world, and sometimes you end up beaten and shot to death a year after you release this song.

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