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And today's topic is Marvin Gaye,
Abraham Martin and John People Lorven. There

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is a song written giving tribute to
the memory of four assassinated Americans, all

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icons of social change, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther

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King Junior, and Robert F.
Kennedy. It was written in response to

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the assassination of King and that of
Robert Kennedy in April and June nineteen sixty

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eight, respectively. The song was
written by Dick Holler. Each of the

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first three verses of the song features
one of the men named in the song's

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title. It starts with Abraham,
as anybody see my old friend Abrah.

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It's kind of a sad song to
me. The song has been recorded by

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many recording artists, but my favorite
is Marvin Gaye's version, which became a

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hit in the UK. I'm Gail
Nobles and you're listening to the cat fair

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pho more. They