Really brings up sad memories. This song is indelibly written in the minds of so many of us who lived thru the assassinations of JFK and MLK and RFK. It seems things should be better by now😢
Amen, brother. I was just a kid when all that was happening and it left a lasting imprint on my soul. It’s really very sad that things still haven’t changed.
Yes, we loved RFK and MLK my senior year in high school when they were both tragically assassinated. And we saw RFK at a local park the day he was killed in LA. This song brings tears to me even today. We had so much hope back then!
They all tried to make it better theres no one today like them- i pray to God that he raise up men and women of this caliber. Notice how nobody’s trying to kill any of the leaders anymore- its telling❣️
My father wrote this song a few days after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June of 1968. While he is proud to have written it, he wishes the circumstances hadn't happened which brought him to write it. Yes, the Marvin Gaye version is the more popular of the two in Europe. Whitney Houston also does a heartfelt live version. Even Bob Dylan covered the song. Thank you HarriBest for your reaction. I'll play my dad your video. Peace & Love in 2024
Please tell your Dad thank your from me, a Boomer. I think it has to be hard for people younger than me to appreciate what these losses meant to our generation - how heartbreaking there were to our hopes. Because these were not even all of the important figures we lost
Humans can and should always try and find some commonality in others and just build from that point. All people need food water and shelter. If each of us can be just a bit more patient with each other then life challenges will be easier for all of us. Look others in their eyes and just speak from your heart. Don't give up on humanity as it is still a wonderful world!
I was 10 when JFK was shot and just old enough to understand the sadness that brought a nation to it's knees. Nothing prepared us for the horror of seeing MLK and Bobby Kennedy both shot within the next 5 yrs. By the time I was 16, I was already lamenting over what might have been. It's been 55 yrs since then, but for those of us that lived through those tearful days, it still seems like it was yesterday. Since then we have experienced so much and learned so little. Thanks, Harri, for the memories of those bittersweet days of my youth.
I was in first grade when JFK was shot.. cath-o-holic elementary school and we prayed about it for weeks... I remember how my parents reacted. It was like they were punched in the stomach... The same with my aunts and uncles.. It was much the same with Martin and Bobby..
(Huge sigh) don't know where to start. I'm within a few months of your age, and often the memories come back. I saw Bobby get shot (almost) live after m/n one night. We had such hopes for the future. I think most everyone alive at that time could write at least a paragraph about their feelings.
Well said. I was 9 and home from school with a cold when my dad called from his office and that was something he never did or tell me about JFK. He told me to turn on the tv. Even at 9 I got how momentous it was for the US.
My Mom (1912-2005) said America was changed that day and never recovered. When I see the disrespect MLK's message and legacy get today it makes his death even more tragic.
When Lou Reed inducted Dion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he called Dion one of the greatest voices in the history of rock music. He was absolutely right. A legend who would have been even more legendary if not for his heroin addiction taking a decade out of his prime recording career in the '60s.
It might good to note that Dion is *still cranking out great tunes (check his RUclips channel) alone & in blues collabs with some very cool cats - Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, The Boss, Joe Bonamassa, the list goes on. He may have lost a decade but he’s never given up & he still looks sharp. His monologue on the loss of Buddy Holly (he was on that tour) should not be missed either.
Such a touching song. I remember it coming in the radio with my dad driving & he had to pull over to cry. So very, very sad. 😞 No, Dion recorded it first & had the hit.
These FOUR men were great. Abraham, Martin, John and Bobby. I mourn for all, killed in my lifetime. This song brings tears to my eyes. I watched Bobby killed on TV. He was the best hope for America at the time.
Dion DiMucci born 1939 started singing In1957 and is still performing 65 years. Songs like The Wanderer, Run around Sue, Ruby Baby, Dion and the Belmont's brings back lots of memories. Peace out.
Every collection of 1960's music should include this song . You cant understand the decade without pondering this song and its hope in the face of national tragedy .
The saddest part of this song is that I remember the JFK, MLK, and RFK assassinations. All against the background of Viet Nam and the Civil Rights Movement.
Same here.. I came here to find it while thinking about RFK getting his chance to make a difference in the world... I hope humankind is better now but sadly I don't think we are.
This song was written by Richard Holler and covered by Dion DiMucci, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Moms Mabley, Bob Dylan and Whitney Huston. This version was done just four months after Bobby's assassination.
After many decades i still never tire of this beautiful song; very touching. The Marvin Gaye is version is very lovely as well as you said. Godspeed brothers.
Dick Holler wrote the song, but Dion released the first recording of it. Dick Holler started out playing in bands and was in a band that first released "Double Shot of My Baby's Love" but it wasn't a hit for them, although the cover by The Swinging Medallions became a hit a year later. Holler also co-wrote "Snoopy and the Red Baron", and he wrote "I'm Leaving It All Up To You". - Edit: Although his entry in the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame states "Holler’s next effort was I’m Leaving It All up to You, which had been a number one song for Baton Rouge duet Dale & Grace in 1963." Holler did not actually write that song, it was written by Don Harris and Dewey Terry, who also performed the first recording of the song.
Thanks for your comments. Small correction: Dick Holler didn't write I'm Leaving It All Up To You. However, his band Dick Holler and Holidays released a cover of the song, then weeks later Dale and Grace also covered it and it went #1.
I was in the 8th grade when John was killed. Was taking a test which I had not studied for....so I had my little transistor radio down my blouse, ear-piece up under my long hair...grooving to an old dj station in Dallas when they broke in an announced he had been shot. I stood up and yelled the president has been shot ! !. I yanked out my ear-piece and turned up the radio...we all sat and listened.
Dion DiMucci -- the Bronx singer who started his career as a successful 50s rock/doo-wop singer and went on to a great pop-rock career, spiritual & folk career. He was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame by Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed (who has sung on some Dion records including the masterful "King of the New York Streets"). Today, at 83 years old -- Dion is indeed the last man standing since Jerry Lee Lewis died. Dion still records & performs today & has won awards as a blues singer. His recent albums (two went to #1 on the blues charts) have featured many formidable famous blues players. One single that was released had Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkle). "Abraham, Martin & John" is still one of Dion's signature moments in a long pop career.
I was a volunteer for Robert Kennedy's Presidential campaign in 1968 at the age of 17. I remember waking up that morning to hearing funeral music on my clock radio, which is normally a rock station.
I'd hadn't heard this in years & forgotten about it. It was so impactful when I heard it as a teen. Thanks for playing this and reminding me of it. God Bless.
It was written by Richard Holler. In 1968 I heard Dion, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles sing it...many other artists have done they're own rendition of it, but I've never heard Marvin Gaye's version. I'm going to look it up right now!
I know not everyone will agree with me, but... I believe... these four great men, and admired by many ...each cut down by an assassin's bullet, God help us...
Dion did a fabulous job on this song. And he did it long after his doo-wop glory days with a sound that wasn't particularly in vogue at the time. Damn, there was so much great music happening back then. But time moves on, it must, though so often leaving a trail of tears.
These four good men died young because evil men killed them. I was in 3rd grade when JFK was assassinated and in 7th gr when MLK was assassinated. I'll never forget the sadness and fear in our nation. Thanks Harry.
My childhood in the 60s. :( I was only a third grader when JFK was killed, but remember every single thing about that day and the days following. Then came 1968, losing MLK Jr and RFK. I clearly recall sitting right in front of the TV and weeping my heart out in my NC home.
I grew up in these turbulent times. To this day, I cry every time I hear this sound. I wept when these current events were unfolding; I cry now for the sense of loss we all felt and for how little we have learned since then.
There's another powerfully moving version of the song performed by the elderly comedienne Moms Mabley in 1969. She did it in mostly a spoken-word fashion with her distinctive cracked voice, which ultimately breaks down in heartbreaking fashion. Her version made it into the Top 40.
This is Barry Gibb's signature song... He always sang it at every Concert, Changing it, as time goes by (in the way he sings it)... the Best i have seen is Live in concert / "Spirits Having Flown" Tour...'79! Intense Emotion! And the crowd is going wild! His dear wife Linda & his son were in the audience. It's Awesome! Andy Gibb, the youngest Gibb brother, does a Wonderful live performance of WORDS, At the Kennedy Center, in '81 for President Reagan, & his wife, for their Anniversary... he certainly does it Justice! 😊 Love the Bee Gees & their brother Andy Gibb. ♥️ Another Great song is "Love So Right" & ... "Love You Inside Out" (Studio versions).. to get the full version w/ the add libs... ('89 in Melbourne Australia, 12 min. MEDLEY, of fan favs) 3 brothers & one mic 🎤 & 🎸 Soft band in the background... wonderful! ♥️👍 Thanks for keeping The Bee Gees Music Alive! 🎶 In the World, at any given time, every 20 seconds, a song written by Barry, is Being played... RIP to his brothers...
Dion was offered a seat in Buddy Holly's plane for $36. Dion had more than enough money but thought, that's his parents' rent in Brooklyn so he elected to take the ice-cold bus with Waylon who was in Buddy's Band, and offered his seat to someone who was ill.
This song was written by Dick Holler. Incredibly he wrote two other top ten hits: "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" the ultimate drunken party song done by the Swingin' Medallions and "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" by the Royal Guardsmen. Each of these are among the most unique hits ever, and nothing like each other.
Don Smith and Cyril Vette wrote "Double Shot of My Baby's Love". They were in Holler's band, Dick Holler and the Hollidays, who first recorded the song.
@@guyray1504 And "they" punished him by making him a lifelong senator...He lived like a king...It's a messed up, topsy turvy world my friend...Hopefully, there's a hell for assholes like that...
I grew up with these events. And the Cuban Missile crisis, Khrushchev threatening to "bury us" at the U.N., the poor rioting, and that's just off the top of my head. If we go crazy under press / in airplanes, we've got a reason.
I was 10 years old. I remember my dad was in the navy reserve. I remember his ship coming back home from Cuba up the coastal waterways to dock at the Navel air station.
I cry every time I hear this. I remember when Kennedy was killed. I was a kid but I remember distinctly. They brought us out of the classroom to the gym, & sent us home early & my mom was crying. When MLK was shot, I was at my friends house & it was all over the tv. Same with Bobby Kennedy's assassination. 4 great men. Their lives taken from them. What more great things they could've done. Their lives affected us all. Their deaths affected us all.
I'm an Aussie and I remember John Kennedy's assassination. My mother and our community were in tears, including me as a Kid. Then to lose by assination two more great men ? Martin Luther King and Bobby Kenedy. What a prick of a time in history ! Even now, that song brings tears to my eyes. Sad but beautiful.
I grew up in America in the 60’s & 70’s so I’m familiar with the Dion version (written by Dick Holler). Accord to Wikipedia the Marvin Gaye version was a hit in The U.K. so it makes sense that you’d be more familiar with that version.
For me, the kennedy assasination marrked the decline of any trust i had in yhe government. My ignorance in them evaporated. The subsequent high profile murders underscored their lies. Great sog, i have sung it often.
It was such a sad time. I was very young and it seemed like all of my heroes were being killed. Bobby was the last hope, and when he died it was devastating.
A very moving song...April 4, 1968 that afternoon I met Bobby Kennedy in Indianapolis that evening Martin Luther King was assassinated, that day still gives my friends and I chills.
@Squire Hobbs - wow! What a night to have been alive & there to hear that speech. I was born in 1970 but I know what happened in those days. Can't imagine how that must've been in April 1968 a real moment in history. Take care 🙂
John was born like 15 miles from me When I was in the USMC and station in Washington DC I went to Johns grave daily at Arlington National Cemetery saw the eternal One day when I was 11 in 1962 I saw John as he drove by me going into the Callahan tunnel coming from Logan Airport Uncle James (my fathers twin) lived in a 3 decker kinda close to the entrance Johns window was down halfway his head was down reading What I remembered most was his red hair he was in a Caddy with a running boards which i wanted to run up and get on and say I love you Mr President I knew not to do it I will listen to Marven Gayes version while on Marvin Gaye please checkout Mercy, Mery, Me The Ecology) /The Soul Puffection verison about 12 mins long I like your reviews you do a good job
Oh Harri this beautiful song by Dion, brings back tremendous heartbreak, sadness And joy because of the lyrics! I always love that Robert Kennedy was included in this song 🎶 still shed tears of sadness & joy when I hear this song
This is such a phenomenal song. I know many artists have sung it, BUT, in my subjective opinion, no one has sung it better than the legendary Moms Mabley!!! She's a comedian and not a singer, per se, but her version is SO authentic and there is a kind of knowing in her presentation of it that really drives home the pain of the loss of these amazing people for whom the song is written. Moms brings me to tears everytime i hear her version. I hope you'll check it out. It's a very touching experience.
I don’t know if Marvin Gaye sang more than one version of this song, but I recently heard it for the first time. He doesn’t sing the entire song. He leaves out the verse about “Didn’t you love the things they stood for,” which is a huge part of the song. I’ll stick to Dion’s version.
I have a confession to make, while I know this song, and went through the losses of John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther (I have a dream) King, I had no idea until now this song was about them, wow! The only excuse is I was very young, and I'm not too sure that counts. Thanks Harri, learned something new today.
Everyone has different favorites but nothing is more beautiful than this one. The strings are like angels playing harps. You had to live through that time to really feel this I think. Sorry Harry, not everybody loved the things that they stood for, thus they were all assasinated.
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Song written by Dick Holler, sung by Dion, first recording.
This is the only version I want to hear.
Thank you
Really brings up sad memories. This song is indelibly written in the minds of so many of us who lived thru the assassinations of JFK and MLK and RFK. It seems things should be better by now😢
Amen, brother. I was just a kid when all that was happening and it left a lasting imprint on my soul. It’s really very sad that things still haven’t changed.
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Yes, we loved RFK and MLK my senior year in high school when they were both tragically assassinated. And we saw RFK at a local park the day he was killed in LA. This song brings tears to me even today. We had so much hope back then!
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They all tried to make it better theres no one today like them- i pray to God that he raise up men and women of this caliber. Notice how nobody’s trying to kill any of the leaders anymore- its telling❣️
My father wrote this song a few days after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June of 1968. While he is proud to have written it, he wishes the circumstances hadn't happened which brought him to write it. Yes, the Marvin Gaye version is the more popular of the two in Europe. Whitney Houston also does a heartfelt live version. Even Bob Dylan covered the song. Thank you HarriBest for your reaction. I'll play my dad your video. Peace & Love in 2024
Please tell your Dad thank your from me, a Boomer. I think it has to be hard for people younger than me to appreciate what these losses meant to our generation - how heartbreaking there were to our hopes. Because these were not even all of the important figures we lost
Dion didn't write this song - or did he and you just don't carry your Dad Dion's surname?
@@johnnyt.sollitto512 The man who wrote the song is Dick Holler.
@@billssportsandwrestlingchan thanks
Your father wrote a beautiful song, very emotional. I really like Moms Maybley's version of it, makes me cry.
I’m 70 still brings tears to my eyes!
God bless you. Believe in Jesus. Christ is KING 👑 ❤️❤️❤️
This song can still make me cry. It’s so touching still after all this time.
Me too. It gets me every time
Me too.
Listen to Bobby Kennedy jr plz I'm so sorry
This was released by Dion less than 4 mos. after Bobby's assassination , everything he sings about were still very fresh in our minds.
Humans can and should always try and find some commonality in others and just build from that point. All people need food water and shelter. If each of us can be just a bit more patient with each other then life challenges will be easier for all of us. Look others in their eyes and just speak from your heart. Don't give up on humanity as it is still a wonderful world!
I was 10 when JFK was shot and just old enough to understand the sadness that brought a nation to it's knees. Nothing prepared us for the horror of seeing MLK and Bobby Kennedy both shot within the next 5 yrs. By the time I was 16, I was already lamenting over what might have been. It's been 55 yrs since then, but for those of us that lived through those tearful days, it still seems like it was yesterday. Since then we have experienced so much and learned so little. Thanks, Harri, for the memories of those bittersweet days of my youth.
I was in first grade when JFK was shot.. cath-o-holic elementary school and we prayed about it for weeks... I remember how my parents reacted. It was like they were punched in the stomach... The same with my aunts and uncles.. It was much the same with Martin and Bobby..
(Huge sigh) don't know where to start. I'm within a few months of your age, and often the memories come back. I saw Bobby get shot (almost) live after m/n one night. We had such hopes for the future. I think most everyone alive at that time could write at least a paragraph about their feelings.
Well said. I was 9 and home from school with a cold when my dad called from his office and that was something he never did or tell me about JFK. He told me to turn on the tv. Even at 9 I got how momentous it was for the US.
Facts.
My Mom (1912-2005) said America was changed that day and never recovered. When I see the disrespect MLK's message and legacy get today it makes his death even more tragic.
Dion= a good man
When Lou Reed inducted Dion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he called Dion one of the greatest voices in the history of rock music. He was absolutely right. A legend who would have been even more legendary if not for his heroin addiction taking a decade out of his prime recording career in the '60s.
It might good to note that Dion is *still cranking out great tunes (check his RUclips channel) alone & in blues collabs with some very cool cats - Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, The Boss, Joe Bonamassa, the list goes on. He may have lost a decade but he’s never given up & he still looks sharp.
His monologue on the loss of Buddy Holly (he was on that tour) should not be missed either.
Such a touching song. I remember it coming in the radio with my dad driving & he had to pull over to cry. So very, very sad. 😞 No, Dion recorded it first & had the hit.
These FOUR men were great. Abraham, Martin, John and Bobby. I mourn for all, killed in my lifetime. This song brings tears to my eyes. I watched Bobby killed on TV. He was the best hope for America at the time.
Same for me. These were all crushing losses
Well, there is no way that Lincoln was killed in your lifetime-that would make you pretty damn old.
Dion DiMucci born 1939 started singing In1957 and is still performing 65 years. Songs like The Wanderer, Run around Sue, Ruby Baby, Dion and the Belmont's brings back lots of memories. Peace out.
I love Dion. Thank Hod he was spared the day the music died!
I just heard Sammy Davis Junior’s version. It’s so touching.
Outstanding
A stunning classic that is both sad and beautiful.
Every collection of 1960's music should include this song . You cant understand the decade without pondering this song and its hope in the face of national tragedy .
Boy, do we need those great men now.
1968. Written by Dick Holler and first recorded my Dion DiMucci.
The saddest part of this song is that I remember the JFK, MLK, and RFK assassinations. All against the background of Viet Nam and the Civil Rights Movement.
Same here.. I came here to find it while thinking about RFK getting his chance to make a difference in the world... I hope humankind is better now but sadly I don't think we are.
No one, NO ONE was cooler than Dion.
This song was written by Richard Holler and covered by Dion DiMucci, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Moms Mabley, Bob Dylan and Whitney Huston. This version was done just four months after Bobby's assassination.
Written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion
70 years old weeping through this !
Same
I hear you... my heart was broken and I felt my innocence about the world breaking
After many decades i still never tire of this beautiful song; very touching. The Marvin Gaye is version is very lovely as well as you said. Godspeed brothers.
Dick Holler wrote the song, but Dion released the first recording of it. Dick Holler started out playing in bands and was in a band that first released "Double Shot of My Baby's Love" but it wasn't a hit for them, although the cover by The Swinging Medallions became a hit a year later. Holler also co-wrote "Snoopy and the Red Baron", and he wrote "I'm Leaving It All Up To You".
- Edit: Although his entry in the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame states "Holler’s next effort was I’m Leaving It All up to You, which had been a number one song for Baton Rouge duet Dale & Grace in 1963." Holler did not actually write that song, it was written by Don Harris and Dewey Terry, who also performed the first recording of the song.
Thanks for the info, appreciate it.🙂
Ironic that I'm Leaving It all Up to You by Dale & Grace written by Dick Holler was the last number one single before JFK was assassinated.
Thanks for this information. So interesting, I had no idea
Thanks for your comments. Small correction: Dick Holler didn't write I'm Leaving It All Up To You. However, his band Dick Holler and Holidays released a cover of the song, then weeks later Dale and Grace also covered it and it went #1.
@@davidholler1 Thanks for the clarification, and also for the addition information on Double Shot! Much appreciated.
this was later in his Career... his early songs were tops also...
Dion is the definitive version of this masterpiece!
"Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler.
I'm crying
Have not heard this one in YEARS
I was in the 8th grade when John was killed. Was taking a test which I had not studied for....so I had my little transistor radio down my blouse, ear-piece up under my long hair...grooving to an old dj station in Dallas when they broke in an announced he had been shot. I stood up and yelled the president has been shot ! !. I yanked out my ear-piece and turned up the radio...we all sat and listened.
Dion DiMucci -- the Bronx singer who started his career as a successful 50s rock/doo-wop singer and went on to a great pop-rock career, spiritual & folk career. He was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame by Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed (who has sung on some Dion records including the masterful "King of the New York Streets").
Today, at 83 years old -- Dion is indeed the last man standing since Jerry Lee Lewis died.
Dion still records & performs today & has won awards as a blues singer. His recent albums (two went to #1 on the blues charts) have featured many formidable famous blues players. One single that was released had Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkle).
"Abraham, Martin & John" is still one of Dion's signature moments in a long pop career.
I was a volunteer for Robert Kennedy's Presidential campaign in 1968 at the age of 17. I remember waking up that morning to hearing funeral music on my clock radio, which is normally a rock station.
I stayed up to watch the election and went to bed a hopeful young women and when my mother gently woke me in the night my innocence was shattered,
I didn't know about the Marvin Gaye version! And as far as the good dying young, Marvin Gaye certainly was one of them.
Such an amazing vocal. Gets me everytime.
Had Bobby lived, we would be living in a much better America today. Peace out.
If there was ever an American song, this is it.
Wish I could like this 1,000 times. For a "first time hearing" video this was as genuinely honest as it gets. Really well done HarriBest.
I'd hadn't heard this in years & forgotten about it. It was so impactful when I heard it as a teen.
Thanks for playing this and reminding me of it.
God Bless.
DION, one of the last surviving 1950s rock and rollers still active and releasing great music today.
I grew in this era and remember both the Kennedy and Martin's assassinations. Song is heart wrenching!
It was written by Richard Holler. In 1968 I heard Dion, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles sing it...many other artists have done they're own rendition of it, but I've never heard Marvin Gaye's version. I'm going to look it up right now!
I know not everyone will agree with me, but... I believe... these four great men, and admired by many ...each cut down by an assassin's bullet, God help us...
The tall poppy gets cut down.
It still makes me cry
It always makes me tearful
I know you're loving this❤Who couldn't?🙏💖
A real classic song that can definitely make you cry.
Dion did a fabulous job on this song. And he did it long after his doo-wop glory days with a sound that wasn't particularly in vogue at the time. Damn, there was so much great music happening back then. But time moves on, it must, though so often leaving a trail of tears.
These four good men died young because evil men killed them. I was in 3rd grade when JFK was assassinated and in 7th gr when MLK was assassinated. I'll never forget the sadness and fear in our nation. Thanks Harry.
Dick Holler wrote this song and believe it or not, he also wrote Snoopy.
I met Dion DeMucci in Texas where he was preaching at a little church in Alice. He is quite an interesting person and his love for God is undeniable.
My childhood in the 60s. :( I was only a third grader when JFK was killed, but remember every single thing about that day and the days following. Then came 1968, losing MLK Jr and RFK. I clearly recall sitting right in front of the TV and weeping my heart out in my NC home.
I grew up in these turbulent times. To this day, I cry every time I hear this sound. I wept when these current events were unfolding; I cry now for the sense of loss we all felt and for how little we have learned since then.
There's another powerfully moving version of the song performed by the elderly comedienne Moms Mabley in 1969. She did it in mostly a spoken-word fashion with her distinctive cracked voice, which ultimately breaks down in heartbreaking fashion. Her version made it into the Top 40.
Really? That would be nice to see.
She sounds like Louis Armstrong. ruclips.net/video/KFIYVDrFphg/видео.html
@@garyarnett1220 Moms Mabley--"Abraham, Martin and John"--1969 TV (Best Version) ruclips.net/video/KFIYVDrFphg/видео.html
Her version is my favorite!
Thank you for the reminder. Yes, that was a classic.
Also, the song is about 4 men... Bobby Kennedy too!
The best and most sincere version there is.
Sheriff - When I'm with you
This is Barry Gibb's signature song...
He always sang it at every Concert,
Changing it, as time goes by (in the way he sings it)... the Best i have seen is Live in concert / "Spirits
Having Flown" Tour...'79! Intense Emotion! And the crowd is going wild! His dear wife Linda & his son were in the audience. It's Awesome!
Andy Gibb, the youngest Gibb brother, does a Wonderful live performance of WORDS, At the Kennedy Center, in '81 for President
Reagan, & his wife, for their Anniversary... he certainly does it Justice! 😊 Love the Bee Gees & their brother Andy Gibb. ♥️ Another
Great song is "Love So Right" & ... "Love You Inside Out" (Studio versions).. to get the full version w/ the add libs... ('89 in Melbourne Australia, 12 min. MEDLEY, of fan favs) 3 brothers & one mic 🎤 & 🎸
Soft band in the background... wonderful! ♥️👍 Thanks for keeping
The Bee Gees Music Alive! 🎶 In the
World, at any given time, every 20 seconds, a song written by Barry, is
Being played... RIP to his brothers...
Dion was offered a seat in Buddy Holly's plane for $36. Dion had more than enough money but thought, that's his parents' rent in Brooklyn so he elected to take the ice-cold bus with Waylon who was in Buddy's Band, and offered his seat to someone who was ill.
"Didn't you love the things that they stood for," always puts a lump in my throat.
Just listened to this song for the first time in years. Tears began flowing without any ability to control it. Incredibly moving song.
He also mentions Bobby, John's brother that was shot when He was running for President! (so it is about 4 men)
During the Vietnam war was a very eye-opening song!! And listen to it now even opens up my eyes more!!!!
Marvin’s & Dion’s are both stunning ❤
This song was written by Dick Holler. Incredibly he wrote two other top ten hits: "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" the ultimate drunken party song done by the Swingin' Medallions and "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" by the Royal Guardsmen. Each of these are among the most unique hits ever, and nothing like each other.
Don Smith and Cyril Vette wrote "Double Shot of My Baby's Love". They were in Holler's band, Dick Holler and the Hollidays, who first recorded the song.
@@ptournas Don Smith was Holler's bass man. Footnote: The organ riff on Double Shot was written (arranged) by Dick Holler.
Great song from back in the day...:)...Glad you liked it...They died young because they were all assassinated...
And Ted K. should have been the one shot , not John or Bobby, for what he did to that young woman that night.
@@guyray1504 And "they" punished him by making him a lifelong senator...He lived like a king...It's a messed up, topsy turvy world my friend...Hopefully, there's a hell for assholes like that...
I grew up with these events. And the Cuban Missile crisis, Khrushchev threatening to "bury us" at the U.N., the poor rioting, and that's just off the top of my head. If we go crazy under press / in airplanes, we've got a reason.
I was 10 years old. I remember my dad was in the navy reserve. I remember his ship coming back home from Cuba up the coastal waterways to dock at the Navel air station.
I remember singing this song with my class in our auditorium back in 69 in the 4th grade.
I cry every time I hear this. I remember when Kennedy was killed. I was a kid but I remember distinctly. They brought us out of the classroom to the gym, & sent us home early & my mom was crying. When MLK was shot, I was at my friends house & it was all over the tv. Same with Bobby Kennedy's assassination. 4 great men. Their lives taken from them. What more great things they could've done. Their lives affected us all. Their deaths affected us all.
I'm an Aussie and I remember John Kennedy's assassination. My mother and our community were in tears, including me as a Kid. Then to lose by assination two more great men ? Martin Luther King and Bobby Kenedy. What a prick of a time in history ! Even now, that song brings tears to my eyes. Sad but beautiful.
Hard to believe this is the same guy who sang "Run Around Sue"!
It still makes me cry. The last verse -- Bobby Kennedy had been killed that year, so the wound was so fresh.
Dont forget only 3 months later Bobby Kennedy was also assasinated
Such a beautiful song that tugs at the heart strings. Thanks Miss Blondie and Harri. 💞
Glad you loved it Diane. It's indeed a song that touches your heart
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I remember this gigantic tune. Sir Harri sure picks the winners.
Thanku for playing this Harribest ...It was Dion who recorded this ....❤❤❤
This song always made me sad even as a preteen when it was played on the radio
Still have this 45... handed down to me from my much older brother. Beautiful song.
Oh wow.
It's indeed a beautiful song.
I grew up in America in the 60’s & 70’s so I’m familiar with the Dion version (written by Dick Holler). Accord to Wikipedia the Marvin Gaye version was a hit in The U.K. so it makes sense that you’d be more familiar with that version.
A meaningful song that has stood the test of time.
All these years later...still hard to hear this without a lump in the throat...incredible days...where has this country gone
Sad times brings a tear everytime
Dion is still putting it out great music to this day he was on tour with Buddy Holly when they had the Fatal plane crash he had given up his seat
For me, the kennedy assasination marrked the decline of any trust i had in yhe government. My ignorance in them evaporated. The subsequent high profile murders underscored their lies. Great sog, i have sung it often.
It was such a sad time. I was very young and it seemed like all of my heroes were being killed. Bobby was the last hope, and when he died it was devastating.
FOUR men. Abraham, Martin, John and Bobby. Don't forget Bobby.
I can never hear this song without tears coming to my eyes. The dreams lost with these men.
A very moving song...April 4, 1968 that afternoon I met Bobby Kennedy in Indianapolis that evening Martin Luther King was assassinated, that day still gives my friends and I chills.
@Squire Hobbs - wow! What a night to have been alive & there to hear that speech. I was born in 1970 but I know what happened in those days. Can't imagine how that must've been in April 1968 a real moment in history. Take care 🙂
John was born like 15 miles from me
When I was in the USMC and station in Washington DC
I went to Johns grave daily at Arlington National Cemetery saw the eternal
One day when I was 11 in 1962 I saw John
as he drove by me going into the Callahan tunnel coming from Logan Airport
Uncle James (my fathers twin) lived in a 3 decker kinda close to the entrance
Johns window was down halfway his head was down reading
What I remembered most was his red hair
he was in a Caddy with a running boards
which i wanted to run up and get on and say I love you Mr President
I knew not to do it
I will listen to Marven Gayes version
while on Marvin Gaye please checkout
Mercy, Mery, Me The Ecology) /The Soul Puffection verison about 12 mins long
I like your reviews you do a good job
Please play "Mercy, Mercy me". With Marvin Gaye. "LIVE". Thank you. Have a Blessed Evening. Adios.
I always wondered what the world would be if these three great men lived on, probably a lot better than the world is now!
I remember watching the funeral of President Kennedy on tv. My mom was crying.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh Harri this beautiful song by Dion, brings back tremendous heartbreak, sadness And joy because of the lyrics! I always love that Robert Kennedy was included in this song 🎶 still shed tears of sadness & joy when I hear this song
This is such a phenomenal song. I know many artists have sung it, BUT, in my subjective opinion, no one has sung it better than the legendary Moms Mabley!!! She's a comedian and not a singer, per se, but her version is SO authentic and there is a kind of knowing in her presentation of it that really drives home the pain of the loss of these amazing people for whom the song is written. Moms brings me to tears everytime i hear her version. I hope you'll check it out. It's a very touching experience.
I don’t know if Marvin Gaye sang more than one version of this song, but I recently heard it for the first time. He doesn’t sing the entire song. He leaves out the verse about “Didn’t you love the things they stood for,” which is a huge part of the song. I’ll stick to Dion’s version.
"Abraham, Martin and John" was written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion.
So many people don't acknowledge Bobby Kennedy in this song. I loved him. Great man.
I have a confession to make, while I know this song, and went through the losses of John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther
(I have a dream) King, I had no idea until now this song was about them, wow! The only excuse is I was very young, and I'm not too sure that counts. Thanks Harri, learned something new today.
It was really *four* guys - Abraham, Martin, John and Bobby. Now would be a good time to start praying for RFK, Jr.
Everyone has different favorites but nothing is more beautiful than this one. The strings are like angels playing harps. You had to live through that time to really feel this I think. Sorry Harry, not everybody loved the things that they stood for, thus they were all assasinated.