*First line is the group name. 1965. One of the group members wrote this song. This was named one of the Top 10 greatest songs of all time by Mojo. Martin Luther King Jr. named the song the unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights Movement and often used the song to get people marching or to calm and comfort them. The song has a strong gospel influence. Many artists have covered the song including Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, and Rod Stewart. The songwriter was paralyzed from the neck down in 1990 when stage lighting fell on him as he was being introduced at a concert in New York.