Maverick Sabre // A Change Is Gonna Come (Acoustic)

I loved Maverick’s live lounge cover of this Sam Cooke track, and was therefore suitably ecstatic when I found out he was going to include it on his debut album.

This acoustic rendition of ‘A Change Is Gonna Home’ is the penultimate track on ‘Lonely Are The Brave’ (bar hidden ‘They Found A Gun’), fitting in perfectly with the rest of the album despite being a cover. The lyrics deal with civil rights in the 1960s, and are therefore appropriate considering much of the political content on Maverick’s album.

The song also fits in musically, as well as thematically. Maverick’s rendition of ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ manages to be hopelessly reflective, while still having a glimpse of optimism - a trait that is rife throughout the album. Maverick’s vocals are filled with soul on this track, which is a perfect example from a record which represents a broken society.

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7. robowenmac said: I usually agreed with what you say but I really thought that he ruined this song. He hasn’t got the voice to do this amazing song justice, by putting this track on wax he hopes to be held in the same breath as greats and sadly Sabre will never be 1.
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   one talented mofo!Need I say more?

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