DION - Abraham, Martin and John | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION
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For those who weren't there it's impossible to comprehend how huge this song was when it came out in the wake of the Kennedy and King assassinations.
Excellent pick
These men didn’t die a normal death ~ they were all assassinated!! That is what makes this song so powerful.
@@jessicalee7119 only the good die young
Saddest fact about these 4 men is that they were all assassinated in their prime IN THE USA. It's obvious to me that some entity doesn't want men of this caliber to "rock the boat", shall we say...how sad...........................😌😢
Absolutely 100% Correct
EXACTLY, I'LL SAY IT.
C.I.A- US GOV'T. PURE EVIL 👹👹👹
One of the most touching songs of all time...done to perfection by Dion
Every time I hear this song I cry, even after all these years. I am old enough that I remember when John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King died, such turbulent, sad times.
I could never imagine it would be worse now.
So well said! 💜
Same here...I was 18 in '63 when JFK was assassinated. That's 61 years ago this November, and as clear in my mind as though it happened yesterday.
Crying now.😢
Me too 💕
I can never get through this song without crying. This song was such a departure for Dion, and is so powerful. Glad you took us along for the ride.
Back in those days when those events were so close to us, this song really struck at our hearts and hit close to home. My generation experienced some form of post traumatic stress disorder due to all this violence in our society to those we loved so dearly.
As a boomer I agree . Tough times back then, so much heartbreak
Craig, I totally agree with you. I was 18 when JFK was assassinated in 1963. Then in '68 MLK and RFK were both gunned down. I'll be 79 this September, and I don't think I'm over those three deaths even yet.
Well, now I’m crying… A sad but beautiful song. All these men sacrificed for America and gave their lives, makes me cry every time I hear it. I like Dion’s voice.
Always been a beautiful song and tribute to some great Americans that we lost too soon.
As someone once said, we did not lose them, but they were taken from us all too soon. Just imagine what all four of these could have accomplished if they would have lived just another ten years or so.
And wouldn’t they be disgusted by how things are in the US right now.
@@samhain1894 Absolutely.
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I love this song, still brings tears to the eyes. We surely could use the wisdom of these men in the times we live now.
That song made me cry. I hadn't heard that song in YEARS. Thanks!!
Hate is especially powerful when when its government sanctioned. I was a kid when this song came out in 1968. MLK was killed in April, the song came out shortly after, and then RFK was killed in June and the last verse was added. Even for a kid, it's hard when your heroes keep getting m*rdered. 1968 was a terribly violent year and full of despair, crushed hopes and dreams, and bloodshed - but I do wonder whether we are in for even darker times ahead.
Such a GREAT song. Thank you for playing. I had forgotten about it.
These were my heroes growing up. Not rock stars or actors or sports figures.
I cry every time I see this video or hear the song.
This song always makes me cry-One of the memories I have is walking to school to take a math exam and being the morning I found out about Bobby Kennedy -we were so filled with hope that he was going to make a difference-I cried all the way-I was in 8th grade
This is a bit later for Dion. His earlier stuff is more doo wop. He came back with this social conscious song. In the 50's Dion helped create Doo Wop. He came back in 1968 with this big hit.
I remember when JFK was assassinated, I was in school and they announced it on the PA and sent us home. My parents were conservative republicans who didn't care for him but they were in absolute shock and deeply saddened. Everybody was. The same with Bobby and MLK. It was an insane year. Bobby would have won the presidency and reopened the case of his brother's murder so the dark powers decided that he had to go. MLK began to link the civil rights movement with the antiwar movement and that would have created an unstoppable force. They wouldn't let that happen. There are some very powerful and evil forces in our country, lurking in the shadows
Touches the heart and brings back painful memories at the same time. 😢😭❤🇺🇸
I remember when this came out. Cool that it ends with Bobby walking over the hill with Abraham, Martin, and John. Gets to me every time. Thanks for the reaction! God bless you!
Hey I am first, good timing. Good chance to say thanks for the great channel, I have been around for awhile and really appreciate your willingness to listen widely and react from the heart. Seriously, this is how it is done! Thanks brotherman!!! 😎
The last verse about Bobby was a last minute addition when he was assassinated in July 1968, just 3 months after Martin. What a different country we might be had these 4 men not been assassinated.
Dion was on the tour in 1959 with Ritchie Valens, big bopper and Buddy Holly it was actually supposed to have a seat on that plane but his share of the charter was $36. I need to decline to go because he couldn’t afford it. There’s a UA-cam video of him telling the story himself.. he also adapted this song, and sang it at the Grammys, in honor of all the musicians who have passed away, replacing the traditional names with the music artist’s
Beautiful 😢
As a Bobby fan in particular, Moms Mabley's version never fails to put tears in my eyes.
I was thinking about her singing it, she obviously loved that song. 😢
Oh, mercy❤
I agree with the requesters opening thoughts… and I’ve always thought that, your subscribers are quality, they truly appreciate you. Enjoyed this reaction 🙂
A big song, way back when.... ❤❤❤❤😢 I saw Dion in the early '80s performing at a church in South Miami. Really enjoyed him!🎉
There is another version of the song, that intersperses live newscast feed, gives me goosebumps and tears..
You might be thinking about Tom Clay, who combined this song with "What the World Needs Now Is Love." He used children's voices and live news reports to enhance the recording.
Hard to believe this is the same man who sang "Runaround Sue"!
Hate divides us Love💙💖 binds us.
This song brings a tear to my eye…and I’m a Canadian….and too young to have any personal recollection of these events.
Canadian too and have those same feels you do / did...👍🇨🇦
We played this 45 all the time. We need men like this today.
Dion is an amazing talent and one of founding fathers of doo wop and early rock and roll..
He sang the wanderer,meanwhile married to same woman for 61 years..He battled drugs for a period and also
sang blues and folk rock..
There’s many other Dion songs to listen to
dion also sang a great version of, 'when you wish upon a star'! the song from the walt disney cartoon classic, 'pinnochio'!!
This still affects me like when it first came out; I was 12-13 yoa. Timeless
I tell myself I am not going to be moved in the usual way, but I can't help myself. And this is why I could not do what you do. I lack that level of social professionalism. This song was way out of Dion's normal fare. But it is the timeless classic. May we somehow evolve into modest and kind, caring souls.
Bobby was just as big a major loss to the Americans. He would’ve been good president😢
JFK's funeral was on my birthday and I remember it being the saddest birthday ever.
My dad was a tough WWII vet and it hurt me to see him watching the funeral procession and crying.
really liked your commentary
Lincoln: He’d pile all of his anger into a note, ‘put it aside until his emotions cooled down’…and then write: ‘never sent. Never signed.’
I've used the same method.
Hi Shawn! You realise you are going to make me cry over my breakfast! I LOVE this song! Thank you for all you do! Peace and Blessings to you and yours from Down Under!
Really appreciate your thoughtful commentary and reaction to this beautiful song!💜☮
A fantastic 60's hit that I just love. Dion and great vocals and beautiful lyrics to obviously just fit the song...wonderful music..🎤🎶🇺🇸
We were devastated at these murders . I remember the teachers ,parent crying for ages , many people had photos of these men in their homes ,right next to Jesus in some homes . We thought we were going into a bright new world, of progress and beauty, we were going to lead the world but instead the hateful won and we have the society we do. The young can’t know the pain many of us still feel from these losses.
Always makes me cry. Bobby's assassination was the end of progressive politics for decades. We got Watergate, among other things, instead. I was 6 when it happened. I remember my teacher crying
Dion DiMucci, is 84, and still recording. From his "teen" vocal group The Belmonts, to this late 1960's Folk phase, to later Blues-Rock - He's a great musical talent.
And, this song can just make you cry, and think, and remember.
The bassist is superb. The vocals are stellar.
Such a seemingly simple song with a devastating impact to the heart, then and now. Peace always seems just beyond our grasp. Great choice requester of such a wonderful song. Excellent reaction Shawn. Blessings.
Love your channel, Shawn. Your music selections are wonderful and your comments so right on. Please keep doing what you are doing!
Always liked this song. And do you remember Dion from "Runaround Sue"?
The former 1950s Rock and Roll singer left his mark in a different genre all together. The one time "Doo-wop singer, showed his true musical chops, after writing and singing this great, iconic American tribute song to these huge figures who were assassinated from thee 1860s, to the 1960s.
Credit where credit is due -- this song was written by a great songwriter named Dick Holler (who, on the lighter side, also wrote "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"). For a really great song of his, check out "The Albatross," recorded by Lobo in the early 1970s.
All assassinated. I lived through three of those assassinations. What an impact they had. Each one changed the world. The Smokey Robinson version is the one I am most familiar with. Great version. Got lots of airplay back in the 60s.
Martin and Bobby were assassinated just prior to this song being released in 1968. I saw Bobby on the campaign trail in my hometown in May before being killed in June.
I was sitting in Viet Nam when it came out
And after 60+ years Dion is still making albums.
Hearing this song at this terrible time in history gives me a sick feeling in my gut. A lunatic is trying to end the country.
Yeah me too dude me too
Awsome reaction my friend very heartfelt your a breath of fresh air and I look forward to seeing your reactions every day
In today’s political climate, this will bring tears to anyone’s eyes. The good die young, and it’s fueled by hate. As John Lennon said, give peace a chance. ✌️
Such a fantastic song and sad commentary on the state of the world...... still.
the moms mabley version is very emotional. i believe she performed it on the merv griffin show,and almost cried.
THANKS FOR NOT STOPING THIS SONG LIKE YOUR REACTION THANKS BRO
The night Bobby Kennedy was killed, I dreamed I saw him walking over a beautiful grassy hill. This song really touched me
Tragedy ALL these men were assassinated💔🥺
Such a sad, beautiful song released just a few months after Bobby Kennedy's murder. I was not quite 13, and the first time I heard it, it brought me to tears. In those times stereo records were mastered in 2 or 4 tracks, meaning post-production mixing was not very complicated and a single song could go from studio to music store in a few months or even weeks in some cases. So people were hearing "Abraham, Martin and John" on their radios and record players less than six months after RFK's assassination, making the last verse even more emotional. Thanks, Shawn, this song still makes me teary-eyed 56 years later.
Dion is still releasing great music . A must
Ahhhhh . . . fade-out pics of RFK - very well done.
Love will prevail over hate eventually, cause God is Love.
When? After the earth is destroyed by so called religious people?
I was 11 years old when I saw Bobby Kennedy shot on live TV. It haunts me to this day....
Growing up in Toronto in the sixties, I thought America was a very scary place, all the assassinations, riots, use of the military against citizens and even students, it's actually much calmer now.
The song came out after MLK was assassinated in March 1968. The Lyric about Bobby was added after he was assassinated in June of 1968. They were our heroes when we were young.
😍😍😍
Awesome childhood lesson you've learnt and thanks for sharing that, especially to me, who often feels like the anger in the movie Inside Out.
Yes this is Dion DiMucci
Friday Nov 22, 1963, 10am CA time. Was 10. Will never forget that day or weekend. The entire world went silent. Literally millions came that entire weekend to go by his flag draped casket before taken out & taken to be buried. MLK in Apr '68. Riots, naturally. Jun '68, Bobby in L.A., CA. Just won CA. Again, the country went silent. Song came out couple mths later.
I was in 8th grade when President John Kennedy was assassinated on November 22,1963. Less than 5 years later Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 3,1968 and just 2 months after that on June 5,1968 Robert Kennedy, brother of John, was assassinated while running for president. When I went to bed late that night Bobbie was still alive and I prayed he would survive but woke in the morning to learn that he died during the night. Three giants of the fight for civil rights were brutally taken from us in four and one half years. All these decades later this song still brings me to tears every time I hear it.
Awesome reflections on a great song. I know you're also a fan of Stevie Nicks. This song/reaction reminded me of a song Stevie wrote years ago but only recorded and released a few years ago. It's called "Show Them the Way." The official video is amazing (directed by James Cameron). I hope you can take a look.
The righteous Brothers, newest song, call rock ‘n’ roll Heaven. I think you probably enjoy that. In the 70s there’s a band called reunion and a song called Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me).
The Moms Mabley version is even more moving because of her soulful take.
Dion Dimucci started as Dion and the Belmonts - this is his 1st song with social commentary
People did, occasionally, confuse he and Dionne Warwick
3 great men, cut down in their prime. I'm of that generation, in my early twenties when Bobby and Martin Luther King was killed, almost too much to comprehend, just 5 years after the Kennedy assassination. We became in the words of Tom Hayden "a generation of what might have been". All these years later the hurt is still there.
So sad that today, one of these men is almost a pariah in part of the country, two are disliked by half the population and while one is still generally admired, the biggest accomplishment of his life is portrayed as at best unnecessary. I think these men were more idolized 30 years ago than today.
Abraham, Martin, John, Bobbys and Donald To Live
I guess the obvious thread here is that all of these men were assassinated. Those were extremely turbulent times and even though I was a kid, I still remember the effect these deaths had on people. But that aside, we Boomers sure do love the music we grew up and came of age with.
Nice, heartfelt reaction to a memorable song and vocalist. Unfortunately, nowadays, we have very few heroes, but many despicable ones.
Shawn, great reaction. Suggest:....."Come tomorrow" "Pretty flamingo" "Sha la la" by Manfred Mann......"Woman" by Peter and Gordon
Watch the video of this song by Moms Mabley. Preferably the one from The Merv Griffin show. Sung with such passion
I've been waiting for someone to react to this song - which brings back a tragic series of assassinations in the 1960's. A terrible time.
The only one I wasn't alive to deal with was Lincoln. And we haven't changed a damn bit. Now I'm gonna cry awhile.
Theres a BIG difference between dying &
ÀSSassanation. C.I.A knows ALL ABOUT IT
Most happened in my youth. Very different from the war years except Vietnam was going on.
How far America has fallen since great leaders like this. 😢
Great song about the political violence of the USA. 😢
I heard Marvin Gaye's version first and that's the one I like best, but Dion is so so good too.
Fantastic Song.❤ 3 great men gone so senselessly in hateful America. 😢 Sad.
Another day-same request - Mick Taylor era-Rolling Stones - Sway or live. 1972 - Gimme Shelter- Philly - you checked out- Moonlight Mile - Sway was all the Taylor fans fave
For a similar vibe try "Save The Country" by Laura Nyro.
Hello,thanks for reaction .Marvins is so so much better ✌️🙏
Yes please listen to his version.
1968...
Bobby would have been a great president.
That opening shot is bullshit. Where is RFK? The song says "Bobby". Yeah, RFK got a bullet, too.
No great insight into this song. I remember the song and the events it talks of, the song(I hope) is immortal