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Thu Nov-02-06 04:55 PM
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Run time: 03:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzeNpZQRPA
Posted on YouTube: April 17, 2015
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Views on YouTube: 18542359
Posted on DU: November 02, 2006
By DU Member: Swede
Views on DU: 842 | Didn't you love the things they stood for?
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Thu Nov-02-06 05:38 PM
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1. you are refering to the Smuthers Brothers aren't you |
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Thu Nov-02-06 05:40 PM
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I have always loved this song. When I was a Marine stationed in Hawaii, I would always play this on the jukebox when we went out. I think the other Marines finally got sick of hearing it!
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Thu Nov-02-06 05:59 PM
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3. Dion's hair sure looked funny. I saw him at Westbury Music Fair |
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3 years ago. He was touring with Jerry Lee Lewis (who was great. Old, but great) He did this song, plus every hit he ever had. Jerry Lee's plane was late, so Dion just kept singing. Good concert.
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Thu Nov-02-06 06:08 PM
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4. It brings tears to my eyes every single time. n/t |
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Thu Nov-02-06 06:13 PM
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5. one of my favorite songs... here's the lyrics |
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Has anybody here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lot of people, But it seems the good they die young. You know, I just looked around and he's gone.
Anybody here seen my old friend John? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lot of people, But it seems the good they die young. I just looked around and he's gone.
Anybody here seen my old friend Martin? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lot of people, But it seems the good they die young. I just looked 'round and he's gone.
Didn't you love the things that they stood for? Didn't they try to find some good for you and me? And we'll be free Some day soon, and it's a-gonna be one day ...
Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby? Can you tell me where he's gone? I thought I saw him walk up over the hill, With Abraham, Martin and John.
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Thu Nov-02-06 06:47 PM
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7. Thank you so much for the lyrics nini |
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Written by Dick Holler according to Wiki.
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Thu Nov-02-06 06:43 PM
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6. Very much love the things they stood for, all of the above... |
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Edited on Thu Nov-02-06 06:45 PM by bobbie
Abraham, Martin, John, Bobby...I guess this song could be much longer--Malcolm X, Paul Wellstone, Hale Boggs...
Good for Dion.
BTW his contemporary and friend was the super talented Bobby Darin, who was another celebrity activist. Darin wrote many excellent protest songs, always stood up for the underdog, personally campaigned for Bobby Kennedy, and was just an all around special man. If he saw how things are today he's be so fukin' furious. But not surprised.
On edit: thanks for posting this video!
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