This performance is the most heartbreaking of all those I've seen. The assassinations were still fresh in our minds and hearts when Moms Madley sang this and clearly she was feeling it deeply. It didn't just bring tears to my eyes, it made them roll down my cheeks.
Absolutely, this interpretation is special. Even though Moms singing quality isn't anything to write home about, but it's the emotional quality that hits home. It's genuine and it's sincere. It comes from the heart. I give her my upmost respect. 1968 was a terrible time. And hearing this performance, I too had tears rolling down my face.
In 2022 I'm 36 years old but I remember our past and this song brought me to tears I've seen so many videos on those assassinated and I feel like I was there even though it's before my time. Moms Mabley truly a legend in her own right.
Moms was a comedian. I saw her sing this live on TV when I was 17. Loving then and now is hard to explain but her performance from head to toe is raw and pure. I remember a common feeling was we have to fight! But what next … as the Vietnam war deepened.
That took real chutzpah for her as a performer. She was known exclusively for pretty broad comedy so to step in front of an audience with a completely serious performance out of her comfort zone had to be a challenge.
Ive loved this song from the first time my 4th grade teacher told usc1 day to close our eyes, put our heads down on our desks and told us to just listen to the words. I must've been 9 or 10. Thank you mrs. Desmond! This version for some reason makes me think of all the ppl I've lost.
I got something in my eyes now...😿 I lived through those days (except for Lincoln of course) but her face expresses all the sorrow we felt. God bless her soul. 😔🌹
I'll never forget the first time I saw this performance. I can't think of a more powerful representation of the lament shared among the black community, civil rights supporters, and just about anyone that has a soul in the wake of the assassinations. If this doesn't move you, you need to check your pulse.
i have never heard her sing this version!! wonderfully done with so much emotion. 11.21.2021 thanks for posting for us to hear. betty gordon, ames, iowa
I like making these comments because this year is kind of heartbreaking. Abraham Martin and John. I tried to put them all together. My name is William Wheeler and I’d like to see more. People have the same heart that this woman has.
HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD FRIEND GEORGE MICHAEL CAN YOU TELL ME WHER HE HAS GONE YOU KNOW HE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT IT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG HE WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ORTHOCOX FENCE-HE DIED YOUNG.
This performance is the most heartbreaking of all those I've seen. The assassinations were still fresh in our minds and hearts when Moms Madley sang this and clearly she was feeling it deeply. It didn't just bring tears to my eyes, it made them roll down my cheeks.
@Christopher Clark Thank you
Absolutely, this interpretation is special. Even though Moms singing quality isn't anything to write home about, but it's the emotional quality that hits home. It's genuine and it's sincere. It comes from the heart. I give her my upmost respect. 1968 was a terrible time. And hearing this performance, I too had tears rolling down my face.
You're preaching to the choir, sister!
It makes me cry every time. The thing is, besides being heart-rendering, it is so well done. She has a great sense of timing to get effect
I meant heart-rending instead. Whatever, to wrap yourself in the emotion
What would this country and world have been like if those 4 men had lived long lives.
Three men, not four. Abraham Lincoln, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Each was assassinated. The last two when I was a teen.
While not in the title, the song is also about losing Bobby Kennedy as mentioned in a verse.@@conniead5206
@@conniead5206...no 4...the 4th one is Bobby Kennedy...JFK brother was shot in 1968
Dam. Grandma just made me cry. As she should.
me too!
She sang with the Heart of America. True, Genuine and Sad. Hats Off Mom.
I never get tired of hearing Moms Mabley sing this. I cry every time. She puts so much feeling into it...
This performance made me sob. She so poignantly expressed the country’s emotion. I love this performance and love Moms Mabley for it.
This lady sure knew how to reach and touch people, no matter if it was through comedy or something serious like this.
Merv Griffin! Such a kind man and Moms gives a tear-inducing performance.
Certainly the most beautiful version of this song.
Still hurts to this day.
She was so funny and this song is incredibly moving.
In 2022 I'm 36 years old but I remember our past and this song brought me to tears I've seen so many videos on those assassinated and I feel like I was there even though it's before my time. Moms Mabley truly a legend in her own right.
Si yo también siempre pensé lo mismo, yes I always had the same reaction, even though I was born in 1987
Lived thru John's, Martin & Bobby's assasinations. We were heartbroken!😢
Without artiface. A pure performance that allows the viewer their own emotion. Perfection.
Just heartbreaking just like all those tragedies .......So beautiful...
Touching and sad! Beautiful!
One of the greatest songs of from old school movement God bless her
What do you mean old school movement?
Written by Dion
With all due to respect to Dion, thus is just incredible! Bravo, Moms, Bravo!
A Standing Ovation.👒🌠
Oh. I am going to cry.
Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love.
She put her heart soul and everything into that song. It was a n honor to listen to that.
So moving. You can't listen to this and not be in tears by the end.
Awwwwww........I remember Moms Mabley when I was a little kid. I knew that she was a comedienne, but I never knew that she was a singer.
Very moving after all these years. Amen.
Moms was a comedian. I saw her sing this live on TV when I was 17. Loving then and now is hard to explain but her performance from head to toe is raw and pure. I remember a common feeling was we have to fight! But what next … as the Vietnam war deepened.
We should never have been involved in the Vietnam war!!!
@@lindamcfadden5522obviously. neither do we belong in ukraine
Shit. I'm too old to cry.
brings tears to my eyes.
Bravo!
What a powerful song done with a perfect voice an American Ledgon!!#
Moms Mabley brought so many laughs to countless people, but she could bring healing tears too. This has to be my favorite version of this song.
Classic.
That took real chutzpah for her as a performer. She was known exclusively for pretty broad comedy so to step in front of an audience with a completely serious performance out of her comfort zone had to be a challenge.
Wow! I've heard of Moms, and heard clips here and there.....but that song. She should be better remembered.
I First Time I Saw This Was On The Sammy Davis Jr Show This Performance Still Resinates With The World Today 😪
I’ve never seen this version. So genuine.
Ive loved this song from the first time my 4th grade teacher told usc1 day to close our eyes, put our heads down on our desks and told us to just listen to the words. I must've been 9 or 10. Thank you mrs. Desmond! This version for some reason makes me think of all the ppl I've lost.
As beautiful as anything I've ever seen in my 65 years during what I THOUGHT was the worst period of American history.
Moms!! Never seen her perform anything. Ty
Stellar beyond moving
It takes a comedian to touch the soul!!!
I got something in my eyes now...😿 I lived through those days (except for Lincoln of course) but her face expresses all the sorrow we felt. God bless her soul. 😔🌹
Can't hold back the tears.
I so remember this. Sad people didn't understand
muito boa essa música ,ela cantava com o coração.as pessoas boas morem jovens..isso e verdade deveriam se eternas...
Straight from the heart. Wow wow wow.
Real TV! When TV was real.
I choked up at little bobby
I'll never forget the first time I saw this performance. I can't think of a more powerful representation of the lament shared among the black community, civil rights supporters, and just about anyone that has a soul in the wake of the assassinations. If this doesn't move you, you need to check your pulse.
canta com a alma ....
Thanks for sharing this.
i have never heard her sing this version!! wonderfully done with so much emotion. 11.21.2021 thanks for posting for us to hear.
betty gordon, ames, iowa
Chills!!
Love her😂
She did this once on the Playboy After Dark show that ran for a short while. Moms was on of my sheros….
A true original who dies too soon and came from before the 1900's.
This song must have her voice! Just perfect, touching and marvelous…
Go ahead Moms❤️sing it🎤
Mom's was the greatest of her time.
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤
I loved moms
Thanks 'Moms !!!
Wonderful!
😢😢😢😢Amazin
chills
😢😢😢
Abraham, Martin, John and Moms Mabley.
✨💛✨
I like making these comments because this year is kind of heartbreaking. Abraham Martin and John. I tried to put them all together. My name is William Wheeler and I’d like to see more. People have the same heart that this woman has.
Ahead of her time🖤
Bobby died yesterday. Two days after I held his hand.
Remarkable
❤❤❤❤❤
What show was this?
3:04
HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD FRIEND GEORGE MICHAEL
CAN YOU TELL ME WHER HE HAS GONE
YOU KNOW HE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE
BUT IT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
HE WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ORTHOCOX FENCE-HE DIED YOUNG.
This isn't about gay people!
What TV show was this?
Merv Griffin
@@aeichler Thanks.
She knew 3 of the 4, yea?
😢
pathos
Permission to sob, sir. #Dream
A voice so terrible it can actually sound good
You could have kept that stupid comment..
I appreciate the effort, but if you heard this on the radio (vs Dion), you would turn this off in a second. It is not good.
Louis Armstrong was a cross-dresser?
This has nothing to do with Louis Armstrong stupid.
Divine.🤳🏾🔊🗂️🔑👆🏾👆🏾🙌🏾✍🏾