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Music Appreciation

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3. It was written shortly after RFK was assassinated. Here's an article/interview

Tue Apr 5, 2022, 09:36 PM

Apr 2022

about it:

https://tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/story-behind-the-song/2020/09/11/abraham-martin-and-john-story-behind-song-dick-holler/5758632002/

A famous song that was changed after Bobby Kennedy's death was "Sympathy for the Devil" -- the Stones had started recording it just before his death, and they changed "Who killed Kennedy" to "Who killed the Kennedys."

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Abraham, Martin and John - Dion [View all] Swede Apr 2022 OP

My husband, of blessed memory, Mme. Defarge Apr 2022 #1

Sending hugs, Mme. Defarge. Songs can remind us so much highplainsdem Apr 2022 #4

Merci mon brave ou ma belle! Mme. Defarge Apr 2022 #5

I know nothing about the writing of this song, but PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2022 #2