Sam Cooke - The Best Things In Life Are Free

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  • čas přidán 16. 10. 2010
  • SAM COOKE
    THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
    The moon belongs to everyone
    The best things in life they're free
    Stars belong to everyone
    They cling there for you and for me
    Flowers in spring
    Fhe robins that sings
    Fhe sunbeams that shine
    They're yours and they're mine
    Love can come to everyone
    Best things in life
    They're free
    Moon belongs to everyone
    The best things in life
    They're free
    Stars belong to everyone
    They glitter there for you and for me
    They are yours and mine
    Flowers in spring
    The robins that sing
    Sunbeams that shine
    They're yours and they're mine
    Love can come to everyone
    Best things in life
    They're free
    All of the good things
    Every one of the better things
    The best
    Best things in life
    They're free
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Komentáře • 460

  • @a.c.king-dk5yl1ep2m
    @a.c.king-dk5yl1ep2m Před rokem +83

    I hadn't heard this before until the close of the season of the "White Lotus". I immediately recognized the unmistakable voice of the great Sam Cooke. I just had to hear it again!

  • @ba09942
    @ba09942 Před 7 lety +84

    I wish the song was longer

  • @mikeyhennessy
    @mikeyhennessy Před 3 měsíci +7

    My exquisite taste in music brought me here.

  • @RoxanneJ81
    @RoxanneJ81 Před 10 lety +50

    "Mad Men" brought me here. I've always loved Sam's version.

  • @JDKing100
    @JDKing100 Před 7 lety +825

    yes I have come from the Walmart commercial but I genuinely love this song

    • @akubaku2797
      @akubaku2797 Před 7 lety +8

      JD King Glad I'm not the only one! XD

    • @daviddriggers8516
      @daviddriggers8516 Před 7 lety +12

      JD King R.I.P
      Sam Cooke no one can beat the king of soul!

    • @jrewing1512
      @jrewing1512 Před 7 lety +4

      Me to. This song is now stuck in my head. I'm not even a fan of his music but he indeed had a unique and unrivaled voice.

    • @bashirsfar3825
      @bashirsfar3825 Před 7 lety +4

      Same

    • @captaincoconut3031
      @captaincoconut3031 Před 7 lety +3

      same its catchy and has a really quick and smooth beat

  • @samcro6936
    @samcro6936 Před rokem +36

    What a TV show! One of the best !

  • @ajstlucie6423
    @ajstlucie6423 Před 7 lety +234

    THE VOICE. No one will ever do it better. No one will ever do it with more soul or more pure.

  • @MzRina88
    @MzRina88 Před 7 lety +46

    some commercial keeps playing this song. I love Sam Cook so I had to come listen lol

  • @flabioperez5561
    @flabioperez5561 Před 7 lety +263

    Walmart thank you for this awesome song💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

  • @silverdamascus2023
    @silverdamascus2023 Před rokem +28

    And now the original version of this song is in the public domain, no longer protected by copyright.
    The best things in life really are free.

  • @kharbear53
    @kharbear53 Před 3 měsíci +2

    “White Lotus” Finale sent me here…. I’ve listened to this song oh…… about 35 times and IT.JUST.GETS.BETTER.EVERY.SINGLE.TIME!!!!!!!!!❤

  • @anthonycostaeducatormusici4715

    The White Lotus Season 2 ❤

  • @mmps18
    @mmps18 Před rokem +4

    Love that The White Lotus used this ♥️

  • @tutored5874
    @tutored5874 Před rokem +9

    Finale of White Lotus, season 2, sent me here.

  • @courtnaesmith6198
    @courtnaesmith6198 Před 7 lety +84

    A commercial led me here. My 2 year old is obsessed with it now. lol Good tune!

    • @billbaxter2066
      @billbaxter2066 Před 7 lety +1

      poser

    • @MsKmw15
      @MsKmw15 Před 7 lety +17

      funny how even a 2 yr old knows good music. Now if we could get our teens and 20 somethings to find good music and entertainers. Keep baby in the know!

    • @jothamheystee8822
      @jothamheystee8822 Před 7 lety +4

      MsKmw15 Haha I'm 16 and I know exactly what is awesome music. Maybe it is because I play an instrument.

  • @a.m.3040
    @a.m.3040 Před rokem +3

    .....amazing.....and so true...:)

  • @bootney66
    @bootney66 Před rokem +5

    I just finished the season finale of The White Lotus. What a great ending with this song 😀

  • @rosegibbs5009
    @rosegibbs5009 Před 7 lety +54

    EPIC!! There will never be music or a VOICE like Sam's! RIP My Brotha!!

    • @tedraford5657
      @tedraford5657 Před 7 lety +7

      Definitely right!!! There will never be another voice like the legendary Sam Cooke. Rip Sam. Gone but never forgotton! 1931- 1964

    • @earnestinecole3553
      @earnestinecole3553 Před 5 lety +1

      "Wrong!!!! Sorely wrong!!!! My voice like his!!!! Only a certain amount will achieve that though!!!!!!! Just never nobody ever better, that's for sure!!!!!! The facts have been proven...... No one has surpassed what he's done yet!!!! And it ain't gon be another human in history to do so!!!!!! All we can do is just rival his voice, not surpass it!!!!!!!" @Fye O aka Don Fanucci@

  • @danavixen6274
    @danavixen6274 Před 7 lety +34

    The definition of soul music. So real. So raw. The immortal Sam Cooke.

  • @east37bkny11210
    @east37bkny11210 Před 9 lety +77

    He's timing was and still is impeccably enormous

    • @MrTbonesmalls
      @MrTbonesmalls Před 7 lety

      Paulleo Davis I said the same thing.

    • @mayaramos7011
      @mayaramos7011 Před 7 lety +2

      *His timing was- and still is, impeccable. (Timing, the subject of your sentence, cannot properly be described as "enormous". I also don't think that one should use two adjectives in a row). But I completely agree with your sentiment, that his timing is amazing.

    • @blubei
      @blubei Před 6 lety

      Paulleo Davis Yes, he was a master at back phrasing and really knew how to use it perfectly to express the emotion in the song!

    • @sunsparkle8443
      @sunsparkle8443 Před 5 lety

      @@mayaramos7011 impeccably is an adverb

  • @hymnforeveryone5768
    @hymnforeveryone5768 Před rokem +6

    Who here after THE WHITE LOTUS S02 :)

  • @dchern
    @dchern Před 9 lety +32

    this guy is amazing he could sing anything well

  • @uri0606
    @uri0606 Před rokem +11

    Lucia and Mia brought me here.

  • @PilotGrapefruit
    @PilotGrapefruit Před rokem +5

    So glad I decided to watch the White Lotus! Finished both seasons within a week. Season 2 ending was great! 😁

  • @deloresnewman740
    @deloresnewman740 Před 7 lety +23

    He was a real artist, great voice

  • @sullivankizzee1520
    @sullivankizzee1520 Před 7 lety +24

    I love this song.. Walmart can really pick the right songs

  • @xgray2012
    @xgray2012 Před 7 lety +41

    The Jim Carrey version of "Fun with Dick and Jane" brought me here!

  • @jamesmiller9515
    @jamesmiller9515 Před 6 lety +4

    Saw the Walmart ad and heard this great jazzy big band vocal and came right here to CZcams to find the performer and recording. Sam Cooke really nails it and what a great pick me up listening to this after any dreary day! "The Best Things in Life Are Free" ...Thanks, Sam

  • @basedbattledroid3507
    @basedbattledroid3507 Před 4 lety +10

    Someone, literally a minute ago, at 2 o'clock in the morning just blasted this through their speakers when we were playing Team Fortress 2, I was playing as the Spy, I was the only one who made it past the walls of sentries across the map, into the empty intelligence room, it was all silent, nobody from either team knew where I was, which was rare for me because I'm generally not a very good Spy.
    Then suddenly this started playing out of nowhere, the person playing it was just doing it for their own recreation, had no idea I was so close to finishing, we were currently 2 for 2, the other team's spy had already been killed 30 seconds ago, according to the chat. It was now or never.
    I anxiously approached the table and grabbed the BLU team's intelligence, but I did it very promptly because the song put me into a state of euphoria, felt like the right time when the intro started, I went upwards to the battlements and there I was confronted by a level 3 sentry, positioned right in front of the doorway, aimed right at me, but luckily there was also a level 2 dispenser in the way, blocking it from seeing or shooting me and thankfully there was no engie tending to it, I was nearly about to sap the dispenser, just reflexively, but really that would have been stupid because it saved my life, I put the sapper back in my pocket, grabbed my gun because I'm terrible at backstabbing and continued back to the RED base.
    So I went back down into the intel room, slowly, backwards, being sure not to misstep, I ran through the other exit, avoided taking the balcony because of the sentry I already bumped into before, ran through the bottom half of their base, all of them standing astride the doors firing at everyone across the other side of the bridge, so I went further downstairs, I sapped the one sentry there prior to ascending into their base and I hoped to god the engineer responsible for it didn't reset it, and thank god he didn't.
    As I ran down the sewer pipes; they were completely silent, apart from this wonderful jazz blaring through one of my teammate's speakers, someone else from the RED team (my team) must have seen me, highlighted, underneath the map and typed "Slippery little spy lol" everyone else from my team was topside trying to fight off the BLU team's reinforcements, because they had one hell of a defense strategy, all I could hear was sentries, on the bridge right above me as I ran, several heavies and pyros dropped dead into the moat of water adjacent to me, it was harrowing. But most of them were Blu, so our team was doing a wonderful job at least, keeping them away from our base.
    Before I knew it, propelled by this song, I was hurling myself up our sewer pipe, up one staircase and headed to the other, wooden, outdoor staircase, just as I was about to turn a corner; a BLU Pyro came out of nowhere, out the corner of my eye, the front door to our base, ready to finish me off, not that it would've mattered, since the intel was now on our premises, but it would've bummed me out and ended my lucky streak.
    I still had my gun out, so I was somewhat prepared, but I wasn't optimistic, I didn't fancy my chances, I didn't even think it would hit him because I've got terrible aim, but to my surprise; I took one shot as he ran straight towards me with his flames reaching out at me, and it was a headshot, from relatively far away, on a weird angle, we were both completely not expecting it to happen, he must have been on low health from fighting his way into the base past my teammates, he went down and I kept speeding ahead.
    A RED medic came out of the resupply bunker upstairs and jumped down to join me on the way to our intel room, along with a scout and a soldier, I was finally in the room, the other three resurfaced, knowing their work was done, but I couldn't bring myself to capture the Blu team's intelligence without hearing the end of this beautiful song.
    So I stood around just looking at the table, soaking the final closing part of this song in before I approached and secured our third, winning capture. Also gave me the confidence to prevent an annoying transphobic rant in the comments .
    And it was fucking magical, I wish I had recorded it somehow, it was the best game of capture the flag I've ever played. Thank you so much Sam Cooke for your amazing music.
    Anyway that's what brought me here, playing TF2 the night before a bunch of early morning appointments, I regret nothing. "The best things in life are free" was oddly befitting the context, stealing someone else's briefcase, with my free-to-play account. Best getaway music ever. And considering the length of the song; I'm surprised by how quickly I made it back in time, it felt much longer while we were playing.
    God i was so high when I wrote this but the point is it's a great song

  • @FredericoChilibreath
    @FredericoChilibreath Před 7 lety +7

    Cooke was one of the greatest pop singers of all time, the man died too soon and under a could of mystery.

  • @chickblahblahblah3597
    @chickblahblahblah3597 Před 7 lety +10

    OUTSTANDING!!!

  • @jacqulynwebster6591
    @jacqulynwebster6591 Před 7 lety +15

    I knew it was Sam Cooke as soon as I heard the commercial. My ear is superb.

    • @MsKmw15
      @MsKmw15 Před 7 lety +8

      thats only because back in the day, artists had what we called a "sound" unlike todays plain old pudding'. Barely a one of them have any style, sound. Not to mention class.

    • @blessedk77
      @blessedk77 Před 7 lety

      JACQULYN WEBSTER Yep, me too. That voice!

  • @electricsoup7481
    @electricsoup7481 Před 7 lety +7

    This song makes me so cheesy. It makes my heart smile. Too bad there's not more music like this.

  • @KokomoGreenberg
    @KokomoGreenberg Před rokem +1

    White Lotus! I love this song

  • @Esoteric_Loonaism
    @Esoteric_Loonaism Před 7 lety +2

    Technically, the best things in life ARE free, all this, the earth which we live on, the emotions which we experience (at least the good ones) and the knowledge that has led us to become what we are. And i'm proud to say i believe God has given us all this.

  • @captaindlo
    @captaindlo Před 7 lety +2

    Sam makes you believe that the best things in life are free. Thank you Mr. Cooke.

  • @LGKids
    @LGKids Před 2 lety +6

    I don’t know why this makes me want to dance around the room like it’s a ballroom! Peace!

  • @eligahmurrayjr1541
    @eligahmurrayjr1541 Před 4 lety

    The 🐐 Goat is King 👑 Sam Cooke!

  • @ELLIOT1311
    @ELLIOT1311 Před rokem +14

    I love Sam cooke never heard this until the White Lotus

  • @Chatosvideos
    @Chatosvideos Před 13 lety +6

    I just luv this music! You rarely find good bands like this one nowadays. Lively! an Energizer. I can wake up to this music and start the day in an upbeat manner.

  • @alwayzchellechell9725
    @alwayzchellechell9725 Před 7 lety

    Also, I'm hear for the Walmart commercial. I also agree with Aj StLucie...you're sooooo right there's no one who would ever do it better. He's one of the true Legends.

  • @BheemSingh-qg5dg
    @BheemSingh-qg5dg Před rokem +4

    The Mike White Lotus🌼🌼🌼🌼

  • @stephkicker6190
    @stephkicker6190 Před 7 lety +30

    Wow, Walmart did something good, and it was for free 🙂. They led me here

  • @MrBoswel1
    @MrBoswel1 Před 7 lety +58

    the commercial brought me free

  • @mr.cxpalxt5666
    @mr.cxpalxt5666 Před 2 lety +1

    Who knew a commercial come turn out something so beautiful

  • @brianogrady2009
    @brianogrady2009 Před 7 lety +7

    I've never heard of this song before the commercial. Thank you!!!!! It's amazing!!

  • @fallingstar8242
    @fallingstar8242 Před 7 lety +4

    What a happy uplifting song!

  • @mizukidisaro7593
    @mizukidisaro7593 Před 9 lety +14

    best things in life they're free........what a beautiful word! and it's true.i've been Sam cooke fan for 30years.
    live at the copa is better than harlem square to listen always for everybody because melodious and cool,Mr.Willie Jordan of 4years ago!

    • @ajstlucie6423
      @ajstlucie6423 Před 7 lety +2

      Mizuki Disaro' You have impeccable taste.

    • @alexandermatthews9045
      @alexandermatthews9045 Před 5 lety

      Absolutely not....live at the Harlem square club is his greatest performance. The copa doesn't command the energy and rhythm of live at the Harlem square...

  • @aivrsn75phila
    @aivrsn75phila Před 12 lety +3

    I LOOVE this one!!! Also, much respect to R. Kelly for PROPERLY covering this in tribute to Sir Cooke!

  • @charlessly5451
    @charlessly5451 Před 7 lety

    Best Walmart Song Ever, Thanks Mart!!!

  • @sisterforall
    @sisterforall Před 12 lety +2

    SAM COOKE, LIVE AT THE COPA!
    I have the vinyl, and it is still a Favorite.

  • @tskinner5439
    @tskinner5439 Před 7 lety +17

    The entire album is fantastic! His voice was indeed a beautiful instrument that was silenced WAY too soon.

  • @bolivar1789
    @bolivar1789 Před 5 měsíci

    Absolutely wonderful! Thanks a lot for sharing!

  • @Jamesdarnellagnew
    @Jamesdarnellagnew Před 7 lety +6

    Love this song and sound of his voice is great and soulful❗❗👍🏾👍🏾👼🏾👼🏾

  • @franchonkeepitg
    @franchonkeepitg Před 7 lety +3

    The commercial brought me here Rip Sam Cooke this song puts joy in my heart

  • @pamelawalker4076
    @pamelawalker4076 Před 7 lety +198

    Walmart commercial brought me right here!

  • @poonchydub1
    @poonchydub1 Před rokem

    Final episode of White Lotus brought me here and my mom had this album when I was a child.

  • @LionEntity
    @LionEntity Před 12 lety +2

    couldn't agree more....the best things in life are free. water, sunshine, love....

  • @munecamccoy
    @munecamccoy Před rokem

    I just finished watching White Lotus this was played at the end. I had forgotten about this song by Sam Cooke!

    • @Tye710
      @Tye710 Před rokem

      Sam sang it over. It's a cover!

  • @Holidaygirl7
    @Holidaygirl7 Před 6 lety +1

    Who would give this a thumbs down?? 👎 55 of them? My my how sad! This is a great song song very well what a grand classic

  • @mcqkillings3011
    @mcqkillings3011 Před 7 lety +4

    I think this song now, every time I go into a 🎯😂. Thanks Walmart!!!!!!!🤗 Thank you Sam Cooke for allllllll the great music that you gave to us. You will forever be one of my favorite male artists.

  • @SuperGreatSphinx
    @SuperGreatSphinx Před 2 měsíci

    May Peace Prevail On Earth

  • @TheGossipGyal
    @TheGossipGyal Před 7 lety +2

    Thanks Wal-Mart 😍

  • @b.rodclark7349
    @b.rodclark7349 Před 7 lety +8

    i knew that voice soon as I heard it on that Walmart commercial...nuf said!

  • @tkeppnerhotmail
    @tkeppnerhotmail Před 6 lety

    Summer in Vegas on the strip brought me here 🙌

  • @bluediamond4662
    @bluediamond4662 Před 7 lety +2

    walmart commercial reminded me of this great tune!!

  • @nasirmcgill
    @nasirmcgill Před 7 měsíci

    I love this song so much! :)

  • @MichaelWallace-oq3wd
    @MichaelWallace-oq3wd Před 7 lety +1

    WALMART THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS SONG ITS THE BEST!!

  • @lanamoyfung5702
    @lanamoyfung5702 Před 7 lety

    The Best Male Vocalist..

  • @brandon4522
    @brandon4522 Před 7 lety +248

    anyone here from the commercial

  • @cesmooth38
    @cesmooth38 Před 7 lety +5

    Thanks Walmart.....can;'t stop listing to it.

  • @Jaxxon02
    @Jaxxon02 Před 7 lety +3

    I don't know why but this song makes me think of Christmas. It just has that Christmas song vibe. I like it :)

  • @elleas100
    @elleas100 Před 6 lety +1

    No matter what I am doing around the houses when this song comes on the Walmart commercial I stop to look and listen. Yes Walmart brought me here 😋

  • @lajuanahobson1622
    @lajuanahobson1622 Před 7 lety

    Wow much to my amazement its Sam....

  • @toriokorodudu6406
    @toriokorodudu6406 Před 6 lety +2

    first I heard this in the Walmart commercial, now I listen to it everyday and it never gets old

  • @eligahmurrayjr1541
    @eligahmurrayjr1541 Před 5 lety

    The goat 🐐,The Inventor,Father,The King 👑 of Soul...Mr. Soul Himself. I wish this song was longer.

  • @cdespejo
    @cdespejo Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you White Lotus for introducing me to this song and forever acquainting it with bliss.

  • @chrismcgrew4901
    @chrismcgrew4901 Před 7 lety +1

    im so glad walmart made a song with sam cooke in it. hes been my favorite artist for a few years.now and i love when he gets recognized

  • @Kicoo-_-000
    @Kicoo-_-000 Před 7 lety

    I came from Wal-Mart comashal and now I love this song

  • @grace4et
    @grace4et Před 7 lety +1

    loooove thiss one!!! =D

  • @Veriss_Truest1
    @Veriss_Truest1 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful song! always thought it would be Harry Belafonte that I'd discover made this song for some reason. Sam Cooke was so versatile!

  • @christopheretzwiler5635
    @christopheretzwiler5635 Před 7 lety +1

    I love this song. all this time I thought lewis prima sang. impressed that sam cook sang it ! GREAT song it is😃😃😊

  • @doowopftw
    @doowopftw Před 12 lety +3

    Fantastic!

  • @alwayzchellechell9725
    @alwayzchellechell9725 Před 7 lety +1

    Yaasssss!!! I LOVE LOVE that jingle by Sam Cooke for Walmart ' The Best Things In Life Are Free" that I had to download it. When u hear the whole song and read the lyrics, it's really good. I love it.

  • @someabandonedaccount4827

    chain gang and this song this makes me and grandma cry it's just such a good song

  • @albertng8979
    @albertng8979 Před rokem

    Great song, terrific The White Lotus 2nd season!

  • @bobiah2578
    @bobiah2578 Před 2 lety +9

    Ah the moon belongs to everyone
    The best things in life they're free
    Stars belong to everyone
    They cling there for you and for me
    Flowers in spring
    The robins that sing
    The sunbeams that shine
    They're yours and their mine
    Love can come to everyone
    The best things in life they're free
    Moon belongs to everyone
    The best things in life, they're free
    Stars belong to everyone
    They glitter there for you and for me
    Flowers in spring
    The robin that sings
    Sunbeams that shine oh
    They're yours and their mine y'all
    Love can come to everyone
    Best things in life they're free
    All of the good things
    Every one of the better things
    The best, best things in life
    They're free

  • @poetryselite
    @poetryselite Před 13 lety +2

    This one is so beautiful... and the sad part is I neva would've known of its existence had it not been for the film "Fun With Dick And Jane" with Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni. Sam has so many classics that even the most intuitive Sam Cooke admirer has to dig in the crates.

  • @mpenny226
    @mpenny226 Před 7 lety +1

    I had to find this

  • @wesleystroman2500
    @wesleystroman2500 Před 3 lety

    The G.O.A.T

  • @Altamira_
    @Altamira_ Před 8 lety +6

    Brillant

  • @slgr7
    @slgr7 Před rokem +4

    The White Lotus season 2 finale brought me here.

  • @presbyterosBassI
    @presbyterosBassI Před 7 lety +5

    "Cooke" is correct, because this really cooks!

  • @corrienemillermiller458

    I'm a huge Sam Cooke van but I never heard this song. Thank you Walmart. I love it and thank you for posting it!

  • @TheLizisliz
    @TheLizisliz Před 7 lety

    Mad men thank u

  • @annettejenkins383
    @annettejenkins383 Před 7 lety

    Yeees!- Love his voice!

  • @stilesmwhite6625
    @stilesmwhite6625 Před rokem +3

    Props to Lucia

  • @charmaineb8911
    @charmaineb8911 Před 7 lety

    I love sam cooke

  • @donk7309
    @donk7309 Před 7 lety

    Recently I heard this song from Walmart commercial, which reminds me of Madmen episode where Burt Cooper died. I thought the lyrics were interesting, but Sam Cooke's rendition sounds awesome.

  • @jamesguthrie49
    @jamesguthrie49 Před 7 lety

    Finally, some good music!