About This Track
“Abraham, Martin & John” is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler and first recorded by Dion. It is a tribute to the memories of icons of social change, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. It was written as a response to the assassinations of King and the younger Kennedy in April and June 1968.
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maggiegus wrote:
too many greats r gone................ miss em.............
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MathiasWilly wrote:
endlich höre ich diesen Titel wieder ... diese Stimmung habe ich nie vergessen
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tellok wrote:
His sentiment is understandable given the time it was recorded in, and therefore worthy. Great recording even it had been hummed. Just a brilliant career overall.
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daterecd wrote:
I haven't heard this song in ages. It always made me cry...as it is now. :-(
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edumoho wrote:
todo corazon
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davezee wrote:
This song gives me the shivers! Very moving and intense.
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rangerblue52 wrote:
very powerful song
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therottingstrip wrote:
you're sloppy.
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Blau-Knox wrote:
Nice Hammond organ. Poignant.
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sapphire333 wrote:
reminds me of days gone by
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lihei wrote:
Yes, sloppy sentiment.
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fakehead wrote:
sloppy sentiment?
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ElectricSoul921 wrote:
It's amazing how diverse he could be.
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lihei wrote:
Despite the sloppy sentiment, a well constructed song.
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