This quote is the signature lyric, set to a young child’s voice in
"Abraham, Martin and John." This 1968 song is deeply melancholy, a
tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and
Robert F. Kennedy-- all victims of an assassin's bullet, and all icons of social change. The song weaves music and ethereal sound tracks from the turbulent
1960s.
The song writer, Dick Holler (recording by Dion, produced by Tom Clay) was motivated
by the nearly back-to-back assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert
F. Kennedy. Both were soaring figures for social and legal change that is now
under assault.
If you’re a child of the 1960s or earlier, you owe it to
yourself to listen again and reflect.
If you’re a child of the 1970s or later,
you owe it to yourself to listen—perhaps for the first time— and reflect on the difficult time in the 1960s, which we, as a nation, endured. Click here to listen.
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