Abraham, Martin, and John
That special song.25 total reviews
Comment from Douglas Goff
A fine tribute to one of the all-time great songs of a generation. I like that you also mentioned the men it was about.
Great stuff. I thought this could use a twenty-fifth review. It was a great write-up.
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reply by the author on 07-Jan-2024
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A fine tribute to one of the all-time great songs of a generation. I like that you also mentioned the men it was about.
Great stuff. I thought this could use a twenty-fifth review. It was a great write-up.
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Comment Written 06-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2024
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Douglas, thank you again. Terry.
Comment from Debi Pick Marquette
Hello mystery author. This is one of my all time favorite songs of all time. Everything you said about them I have to say, ditto, ditto or better yet AMEN!
Even tho I was younger in the sixties, my parents supported the Kennedys and Martin Luther King and to still remember exactly where I was in November 1965 when we got the message of JFK and also in 68 of the other two, shows how back then we took these men into our hearts more personally than I have ever done since towards any politician. Not sure when I started to stop trusting, but it may have been after finding out that President Johnson owned or had big stock in the helicopters used in Vietnam, or Richard Nixon, and all he did to disgrace our nation. Humphrey was our choice too for personal reasons. The sixties was the end of an era for so many things. The loss of innocence for our Nation and other accounts in my life. It amazed me that my memory for being a child was so vivid of those days and this song was phenomenal. Thank you for sharing this and good luck in the contest. This is Awesome!
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2022
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Hello mystery author. This is one of my all time favorite songs of all time. Everything you said about them I have to say, ditto, ditto or better yet AMEN!
Even tho I was younger in the sixties, my parents supported the Kennedys and Martin Luther King and to still remember exactly where I was in November 1965 when we got the message of JFK and also in 68 of the other two, shows how back then we took these men into our hearts more personally than I have ever done since towards any politician. Not sure when I started to stop trusting, but it may have been after finding out that President Johnson owned or had big stock in the helicopters used in Vietnam, or Richard Nixon, and all he did to disgrace our nation. Humphrey was our choice too for personal reasons. The sixties was the end of an era for so many things. The loss of innocence for our Nation and other accounts in my life. It amazed me that my memory for being a child was so vivid of those days and this song was phenomenal. Thank you for sharing this and good luck in the contest. This is Awesome!
Comment Written 24-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2022
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Debi, thank you for the six stars! I do think you are right, it was a loss of innocence and a time of change.
Comment from Debi Pick Marquette
Hello mystery author. This is one of my all time favorite songs of all time. Everything you said about them I have to say, ditto, ditto or better yet AMEN!
Even tho I was younger in the sixties, my parents supported the Kennedys and Martin Luther King and to still remember exactly where I was in November 1965 when we got the message of JFK and also in 68 of the other two, shows how back then we took these men into our hearts more personally than I have ever done since towards any politician. Not sure when I started to stop trusting, but it may have been after finding out that President Johnson owned or had big stock in the helicopters used in Vietnam, or Richard Nixon, and all he did to disgrace our nation. Humphrey was our choice too for personal reasons. The sixties was the end of an era for so many things. The loss of innocence for our Nation and other accounts in my life. It amazed me that my memory for being a child was so vivid of those days and this song was phenomenal. Thank you for sharing this and good luck in the contest. This is Awesome!
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Hello mystery author. This is one of my all time favorite songs of all time. Everything you said about them I have to say, ditto, ditto or better yet AMEN!
Even tho I was younger in the sixties, my parents supported the Kennedys and Martin Luther King and to still remember exactly where I was in November 1965 when we got the message of JFK and also in 68 of the other two, shows how back then we took these men into our hearts more personally than I have ever done since towards any politician. Not sure when I started to stop trusting, but it may have been after finding out that President Johnson owned or had big stock in the helicopters used in Vietnam, or Richard Nixon, and all he did to disgrace our nation. Humphrey was our choice too for personal reasons. The sixties was the end of an era for so many things. The loss of innocence for our Nation and other accounts in my life. It amazed me that my memory for being a child was so vivid of those days and this song was phenomenal. Thank you for sharing this and good luck in the contest. This is Awesome!
Comment Written 24-Oct-2022
Comment from NANCY V. FORREST
You have an open, youthful quality to this piece that brings out the feeling of hope and genineness of the beliefs we developed under the influence of such positive and pragmatic leadership. Nicely done nand a fine tribute ot a better time.
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2022
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You have an open, youthful quality to this piece that brings out the feeling of hope and genineness of the beliefs we developed under the influence of such positive and pragmatic leadership. Nicely done nand a fine tribute ot a better time.
Comment Written 22-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2022
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Nancy thank you for reading my story.
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Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
Thanks for writing about this wonderful song that still makes me misty-eyed today, also. It was such a different time when Martin, John, and Robert died. Lincoln's time was different in another way, but there was war in the background of all four. Your story is well-organized and proofread. Best of luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2022
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Thanks for writing about this wonderful song that still makes me misty-eyed today, also. It was such a different time when Martin, John, and Robert died. Lincoln's time was different in another way, but there was war in the background of all four. Your story is well-organized and proofread. Best of luck in the contest.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2022
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Carol, thank you for reading and reviewing the story.
Comment from Dawn Munro
Well now, this is superb -- a history lesson flawlessly presented within the required topic for the contest. I predict a winner, my friend. And now I am rushing off to Google the song... (I'm not American and don't remember it.) :)
Update: Found it, and I remember it well now -- thank you SO MUCH! I loved this song too, but thanks to PTSD, it was one I had completely forgotten. So you see? That's what your wonderful essay did for me!
I wish I had a six for this!!!!!!!
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2022
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Well now, this is superb -- a history lesson flawlessly presented within the required topic for the contest. I predict a winner, my friend. And now I am rushing off to Google the song... (I'm not American and don't remember it.) :)
Update: Found it, and I remember it well now -- thank you SO MUCH! I loved this song too, but thanks to PTSD, it was one I had completely forgotten. So you see? That's what your wonderful essay did for me!
I wish I had a six for this!!!!!!!
Comment Written 21-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2022
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Dawn, LOL, I am glad to oblige. Thank you for reading, check out the other versions too, they are also good. Mystery writer.
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Will do! :)
Comment from susand3022
Dear Author, you know, reading these, I'm finding that I know these songs, but not by the titles. I ask Google to play them for me, and say to myself, "I know that song! I knew it as a kid!" Haven't heard some of them for a long, long time... like this one. I never really knew the words to this one though, being born in '64 I suppose I never really paid much attention, but I do see what you mean. A choice choice for your favorite song. :)
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2022
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Dear Author, you know, reading these, I'm finding that I know these songs, but not by the titles. I ask Google to play them for me, and say to myself, "I know that song! I knew it as a kid!" Haven't heard some of them for a long, long time... like this one. I never really knew the words to this one though, being born in '64 I suppose I never really paid much attention, but I do see what you mean. A choice choice for your favorite song. :)
Comment Written 20-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2022
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Thank you very much for reading and checking out the songs.
Comment from nomi338
We must never forget, as fine a thing as fighting for equal rights and equitable treatment for all people is, only God is going to be able to make it happen. This is not to say that we should not try our best to make it happen. Satan the Devil is a very powerful agent of hate. He has clouded the minds of so many who mix greed and hatred into a powerful cocktail that once drank, see murder and discrimination as acceptable means to achieve their desired goals.
reply by the author on 20-Oct-2022
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We must never forget, as fine a thing as fighting for equal rights and equitable treatment for all people is, only God is going to be able to make it happen. This is not to say that we should not try our best to make it happen. Satan the Devil is a very powerful agent of hate. He has clouded the minds of so many who mix greed and hatred into a powerful cocktail that once drank, see murder and discrimination as acceptable means to achieve their desired goals.
Comment Written 20-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 20-Oct-2022
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Nomi, thank you for reading and writing such an insightful review.
Comment from royowen
Yes, I think when John F Kennedy was assassinated, hope died a little, not only for the US, but for the free world. And when Bobby Kennedy was likewise killed, it was the end of innocence also, and a pall fell over the world, until I found it again in Christ. Beautifully written my friend, good luck, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 20-Oct-2022
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Yes, I think when John F Kennedy was assassinated, hope died a little, not only for the US, but for the free world. And when Bobby Kennedy was likewise killed, it was the end of innocence also, and a pall fell over the world, until I found it again in Christ. Beautifully written my friend, good luck, blessings Roy
Comment Written 20-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 20-Oct-2022
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Roy, thank you for reading my story.
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Most welcome
Comment from Sandra Nelms-Ludwig
This is a great entry to the Special Song contest. That song to this very day makes me misty too. Naw, I sometimes cry. Loved this essay. It is in a great font size. It is clearly stated. There is a part that you could elect to leave out, unless you need a certain word count. That part is about Hubert Humphrey. It doesn't fit the main idea of the story about the song and the people connected to the song. It begins with ~The Democratic convention....to vote for Humphrey.
The visual fits perfect. Although you got off topic once this is a well-done essay. I still give you a six. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 20-Oct-2022
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This is a great entry to the Special Song contest. That song to this very day makes me misty too. Naw, I sometimes cry. Loved this essay. It is in a great font size. It is clearly stated. There is a part that you could elect to leave out, unless you need a certain word count. That part is about Hubert Humphrey. It doesn't fit the main idea of the story about the song and the people connected to the song. It begins with ~The Democratic convention....to vote for Humphrey.
The visual fits perfect. Although you got off topic once this is a well-done essay. I still give you a six. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 20-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 20-Oct-2022
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Sandra, I see your point; I am not, nor can anybody be, sure that Humphry would have gotten the nomination had Bobby not been killed. It is very likely Kennedy would have been the candidate. I thought the Humphry nomination and the election process were all part of the song.
Thank you very much for the six stars!
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I don't remember it being in the song, but it might be. I don't recall exactly all the lyrics. You are welcome. It was a good read.
