Moms Mabley sings her big hit, "Abraham, Martin and John" in this 1969 TV appearance.
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@jennieanderson79715 ай бұрын
I never get tired of hearing Moms Mabley sing this. I cry every time. She puts so much feeling into it...
@teijaflink2226Ай бұрын
This lady sure knew how to reach and touch people, no matter if it was through comedy or something serious like this.
@christineharrison11112 жыл бұрын
This performance is the most heartbreaking of all those I've seen. The assassinations were still fresh in our minds and hearts when Moms Madley sang this and clearly she was feeling it deeply. It didn't just bring tears to my eyes, it made them roll down my cheeks.
@christineharrison1111
2 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Clark Thank you
@michaelanzelino5068
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, this interpretation is special. Even though Moms singing quality isn't anything to write home about, but it's the emotional quality that hits home. It's genuine and it's sincere. It comes from the heart. I give her my upmost respect. 1968 was a terrible time. And hearing this performance, I too had tears rolling down my face.
@richardselfridge2926
Жыл бұрын
You're preaching to the choir, sister!
@phillip01ish
Жыл бұрын
It makes me cry every time. The thing is, besides being heart-rendering, it is so well done. She has a great sense of timing to get effect
@phillip01ish
Жыл бұрын
I meant heart-rending instead. Whatever, to wrap yourself in the emotion
@redstep-child3096 Жыл бұрын
Dam. Grandma just made me cry. As she should.
@johnny0g
5 ай бұрын
me too!
@joandeluca6846 Жыл бұрын
This performance made me sob. She so poignantly expressed the country’s emotion. I love this performance and love Moms Mabley for it.
@halrichard1969 Жыл бұрын
She sang with the Heart of America. True, Genuine and Sad. Hats Off Mom.
@hardiemartellgarnett2911 Жыл бұрын
What would this country and world have been like if those 4 men had lived long lives.
@conniead5206
2 ай бұрын
Three men, not four. Abraham Lincoln, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Each was assassinated. The last two when I was a teen.
@kimh5566
Ай бұрын
While not in the title, the song is also about losing Bobby Kennedy as mentioned in a verse.@@conniead5206
@willyjoerockhead
Ай бұрын
@@conniead5206...no 4...the 4th one is Bobby Kennedy...JFK brother was shot in 1968
@TheIntruder51509 ай бұрын
Still hurts to this day.
@bobbifreedman243521 күн бұрын
Oh. I am going to cry.
@marcietownsend36352 жыл бұрын
Merv Griffin! Such a kind man and Moms gives a tear-inducing performance.
@jdd323843 жыл бұрын
Certainly the most beautiful version of this song.
@Edelweiss-hh6tk7 ай бұрын
Awwwwww........I remember Moms Mabley when I was a little kid. I knew that she was a comedienne, but I never knew that she was a singer.
@richardselfridge29262 жыл бұрын
With all due to respect to Dion, thus is just incredible! Bravo, Moms, Bravo!
@POObumpoopo3 жыл бұрын
She was so funny and this song is incredibly moving.
@DrummingMan13 жыл бұрын
Touching and sad! Beautiful!
@mbuski123 Жыл бұрын
She put her heart soul and everything into that song. It was a n honor to listen to that.
@ghoesings2 жыл бұрын
In 2022 I'm 36 years old but I remember our past and this song brought me to tears I've seen so many videos on those assassinated and I feel like I was there even though it's before my time. Moms Mabley truly a legend in her own right.
@siobhansweeney7376
Жыл бұрын
Si yo también siempre pensé lo mismo, yes I always had the same reaction, even though I was born in 1987
@ffc303
20 күн бұрын
Lived thru John's, Martin & Bobby's assasinations. We were heartbroken!😢
@Vernal_DuToit3 жыл бұрын
Without artiface. A pure performance that allows the viewer their own emotion. Perfection.
@markhodges5754
2 жыл бұрын
Just heartbreaking just like all those tragedies .......So beautiful...
@justsittingherethinking25306 ай бұрын
So moving. You can't listen to this and not be in tears by the end.
@RainbowBrite8011 ай бұрын
Ive loved this song from the first time my 4th grade teacher told usc1 day to close our eyes, put our heads down on our desks and told us to just listen to the words. I must've been 9 or 10. Thank you mrs. Desmond! This version for some reason makes me think of all the ppl I've lost.
@kevinwalsh71553 жыл бұрын
A Standing Ovation.👒🌠
@oleradiodudea.m.473518 күн бұрын
A true original who dies too soon and came from before the 1900's.
@theresachiorazzi4571 Жыл бұрын
Very moving after all these years. Amen.
@swami18 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen this version. So genuine.
@sczesny46056 Жыл бұрын
brings tears to my eyes.
@albertmartin30982 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs of from old school movement God bless her
@NoOne-kr4jc
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean old school movement?
@kevindean6600
Ай бұрын
Written by Dion
@morris-anthonieferguson7115 Жыл бұрын
I First Time I Saw This Was On The Sammy Davis Jr Show This Performance Still Resinates With The World Today 😪
@Phoenix850063 жыл бұрын
Bravo!
@abracadaverous2 жыл бұрын
Moms Mabley brought so many laughs to countless people, but she could bring healing tears too. This has to be my favorite version of this song.
@jeffclement24687 ай бұрын
I got something in my eyes now...😿 I lived through those days (except for Lincoln of course) but her face expresses all the sorrow we felt. God bless her soul. 😔🌹
Moms was a comedian. I saw her sing this live on TV when I was 17. Loving then and now is hard to explain but her performance from head to toe is raw and pure. I remember a common feeling was we have to fight! But what next … as the Vietnam war deepened.
@lindamcfadden5522
Жыл бұрын
We should never have been involved in the Vietnam war!!!
@warshipsatin8764
Жыл бұрын
@@lindamcfadden5522obviously. neither do we belong in ukraine
@stevenroughton91502 жыл бұрын
What a powerful song done with a perfect voice an American Ledgon!!#
@ruthnail9153 жыл бұрын
Moms!! Never seen her perform anything. Ty
@DateTwoRelate10 ай бұрын
As beautiful as anything I've ever seen in my 65 years during what I THOUGHT was the worst period of American history.
@stevers623 жыл бұрын
Wow! I've heard of Moms, and heard clips here and there.....but that song. She should be better remembered.
@jfuzz9083 Жыл бұрын
That took real chutzpah for her as a performer. She was known exclusively for pretty broad comedy so to step in front of an audience with a completely serious performance out of her comfort zone had to be a challenge.
@stephaniekompsie7409 Жыл бұрын
I so remember this. Sad people didn't understand
@BRONXGIRL103 жыл бұрын
Classic.
@762radron2 жыл бұрын
Can't hold back the tears.
@redstep-child3096 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this.
@mikemcinyre16222 жыл бұрын
Stellar beyond moving
@bettygordon37732 жыл бұрын
i have never heard her sing this version!! wonderfully done with so much emotion. 11.21.2021 thanks for posting for us to hear. betty gordon, ames, iowa
@Nubenhoofer2 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget the first time I saw this performance. I can't think of a more powerful representation of the lament shared among the black community, civil rights supporters, and just about anyone that has a soul in the wake of the assassinations. If this doesn't move you, you need to check your pulse.
@jeanwheelers98043 ай бұрын
I like making these comments because this year is kind of heartbreaking. Abraham Martin and John. I tried to put them all together. My name is William Wheeler and I’d like to see more. People have the same heart that this woman has.
@earthspirit51611 ай бұрын
Real TV! When TV was real.
@GoboboGo Жыл бұрын
Straight from the heart. Wow wow wow.
@lawrencepennington7396Ай бұрын
Love her😂
@johnnyfrederick012 жыл бұрын
She did this once on the Playboy After Dark show that ran for a short while. Moms was on of my sheros….
@cybeleslehner6068 Жыл бұрын
This song must have her voice! Just perfect, touching and marvelous…
@scottmeeks6622 жыл бұрын
Chills!!
@michaelgioia7765 ай бұрын
Go ahead Moms❤️sing it🎤
@josecarlosmiranda747511 ай бұрын
canta com a alma ....
@yolandajohnson86852 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤
@ronzbronz6043 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 'Moms !!!
@rosielangaigne8993 Жыл бұрын
Mom's was the greatest of her time.
@gutobr103 ай бұрын
Wonderful!
@expertmax78882 жыл бұрын
muito boa essa música ,ela cantava com o coração.as pessoas boas morem jovens..isso e verdade deveriam se eternas...
@deborahmalbon81863 ай бұрын
I loved moms
@Thomas-hd1fu Жыл бұрын
😢😢😢😢Amazin
@ModGirl-nu1xk6 ай бұрын
✨💛✨
@jenkemp6 ай бұрын
chills
@jeffyablon6673 Жыл бұрын
Abraham, Martin, John and Moms Mabley.
@markstanley5652 жыл бұрын
Bobby died yesterday. Two days after I held his hand.
@MrHarlteen Жыл бұрын
Ahead of her time🖤
@vickielancaster705410 ай бұрын
😢😢😢
@michaelwilliams9679 Жыл бұрын
Remarkable
@riklemes1 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@Capcoor8 ай бұрын
3:04
@davidchipps2 жыл бұрын
HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD FRIEND GEORGE MICHAEL CAN YOU TELL ME WHER HE HAS GONE YOU KNOW HE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT IT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG HE WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ORTHOCOX FENCE-HE DIED YOUNG.
@jessiem276
Жыл бұрын
This isn't about gay people!
@DominiqueSaltH2OWife4 күн бұрын
She knew 3 of the 4, yea? 😢
@sheilagomez1534 ай бұрын
What show was this?
@Capcoor8 ай бұрын
What TV show was this?
@aeichler
8 ай бұрын
Merv Griffin
@Capcoor
8 ай бұрын
@@aeichler Thanks.
@wookinooki90232 жыл бұрын
pathos
@robertmorganfisher28136 ай бұрын
Permission to sob, sir. #Dream
@srfy287 Жыл бұрын
A voice so terrible it can actually sound good
@glenriley1606
3 ай бұрын
You could have kept that stupid comment..
@mikes21472 ай бұрын
I appreciate the effort, but if you heard this on the radio (vs Dion), you would turn this off in a second. It is not good.
@timevanson5197 Жыл бұрын
Louis Armstrong was a cross-dresser?
@glenriley1606
3 ай бұрын
This has nothing to do with Louis Armstrong stupid.
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I never get tired of hearing Moms Mabley sing this. I cry every time. She puts so much feeling into it...
This lady sure knew how to reach and touch people, no matter if it was through comedy or something serious like this.
This performance is the most heartbreaking of all those I've seen. The assassinations were still fresh in our minds and hearts when Moms Madley sang this and clearly she was feeling it deeply. It didn't just bring tears to my eyes, it made them roll down my cheeks.
@christineharrison1111
2 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Clark Thank you
@michaelanzelino5068
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, this interpretation is special. Even though Moms singing quality isn't anything to write home about, but it's the emotional quality that hits home. It's genuine and it's sincere. It comes from the heart. I give her my upmost respect. 1968 was a terrible time. And hearing this performance, I too had tears rolling down my face.
@richardselfridge2926
Жыл бұрын
You're preaching to the choir, sister!
@phillip01ish
Жыл бұрын
It makes me cry every time. The thing is, besides being heart-rendering, it is so well done. She has a great sense of timing to get effect
@phillip01ish
Жыл бұрын
I meant heart-rending instead. Whatever, to wrap yourself in the emotion
Dam. Grandma just made me cry. As she should.
@johnny0g
5 ай бұрын
me too!
This performance made me sob. She so poignantly expressed the country’s emotion. I love this performance and love Moms Mabley for it.
She sang with the Heart of America. True, Genuine and Sad. Hats Off Mom.
What would this country and world have been like if those 4 men had lived long lives.
@conniead5206
2 ай бұрын
Three men, not four. Abraham Lincoln, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Each was assassinated. The last two when I was a teen.
@kimh5566
Ай бұрын
While not in the title, the song is also about losing Bobby Kennedy as mentioned in a verse.@@conniead5206
@willyjoerockhead
Ай бұрын
@@conniead5206...no 4...the 4th one is Bobby Kennedy...JFK brother was shot in 1968
Still hurts to this day.
Oh. I am going to cry.
Merv Griffin! Such a kind man and Moms gives a tear-inducing performance.
Certainly the most beautiful version of this song.
Awwwwww........I remember Moms Mabley when I was a little kid. I knew that she was a comedienne, but I never knew that she was a singer.
With all due to respect to Dion, thus is just incredible! Bravo, Moms, Bravo!
She was so funny and this song is incredibly moving.
Touching and sad! Beautiful!
She put her heart soul and everything into that song. It was a n honor to listen to that.
In 2022 I'm 36 years old but I remember our past and this song brought me to tears I've seen so many videos on those assassinated and I feel like I was there even though it's before my time. Moms Mabley truly a legend in her own right.
@siobhansweeney7376
Жыл бұрын
Si yo también siempre pensé lo mismo, yes I always had the same reaction, even though I was born in 1987
@ffc303
20 күн бұрын
Lived thru John's, Martin & Bobby's assasinations. We were heartbroken!😢
Without artiface. A pure performance that allows the viewer their own emotion. Perfection.
@markhodges5754
2 жыл бұрын
Just heartbreaking just like all those tragedies .......So beautiful...
So moving. You can't listen to this and not be in tears by the end.
Ive loved this song from the first time my 4th grade teacher told usc1 day to close our eyes, put our heads down on our desks and told us to just listen to the words. I must've been 9 or 10. Thank you mrs. Desmond! This version for some reason makes me think of all the ppl I've lost.
A Standing Ovation.👒🌠
A true original who dies too soon and came from before the 1900's.
Very moving after all these years. Amen.
I’ve never seen this version. So genuine.
brings tears to my eyes.
One of the greatest songs of from old school movement God bless her
@NoOne-kr4jc
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean old school movement?
@kevindean6600
Ай бұрын
Written by Dion
I First Time I Saw This Was On The Sammy Davis Jr Show This Performance Still Resinates With The World Today 😪
Bravo!
Moms Mabley brought so many laughs to countless people, but she could bring healing tears too. This has to be my favorite version of this song.
I got something in my eyes now...😿 I lived through those days (except for Lincoln of course) but her face expresses all the sorrow we felt. God bless her soul. 😔🌹
Shit. I'm too old to cry.
Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love.
It takes a comedian to touch the soul!!!
I choked up at little bobby
Moms was a comedian. I saw her sing this live on TV when I was 17. Loving then and now is hard to explain but her performance from head to toe is raw and pure. I remember a common feeling was we have to fight! But what next … as the Vietnam war deepened.
@lindamcfadden5522
Жыл бұрын
We should never have been involved in the Vietnam war!!!
@warshipsatin8764
Жыл бұрын
@@lindamcfadden5522obviously. neither do we belong in ukraine
What a powerful song done with a perfect voice an American Ledgon!!#
Moms!! Never seen her perform anything. Ty
As beautiful as anything I've ever seen in my 65 years during what I THOUGHT was the worst period of American history.
Wow! I've heard of Moms, and heard clips here and there.....but that song. She should be better remembered.
That took real chutzpah for her as a performer. She was known exclusively for pretty broad comedy so to step in front of an audience with a completely serious performance out of her comfort zone had to be a challenge.
I so remember this. Sad people didn't understand
Classic.
Can't hold back the tears.
Thanks for sharing this.
Stellar beyond moving
i have never heard her sing this version!! wonderfully done with so much emotion. 11.21.2021 thanks for posting for us to hear. betty gordon, ames, iowa
I'll never forget the first time I saw this performance. I can't think of a more powerful representation of the lament shared among the black community, civil rights supporters, and just about anyone that has a soul in the wake of the assassinations. If this doesn't move you, you need to check your pulse.
I like making these comments because this year is kind of heartbreaking. Abraham Martin and John. I tried to put them all together. My name is William Wheeler and I’d like to see more. People have the same heart that this woman has.
Real TV! When TV was real.
Straight from the heart. Wow wow wow.
Love her😂
She did this once on the Playboy After Dark show that ran for a short while. Moms was on of my sheros….
This song must have her voice! Just perfect, touching and marvelous…
Chills!!
Go ahead Moms❤️sing it🎤
canta com a alma ....
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks 'Moms !!!
Mom's was the greatest of her time.
Wonderful!
muito boa essa música ,ela cantava com o coração.as pessoas boas morem jovens..isso e verdade deveriam se eternas...
I loved moms
😢😢😢😢Amazin
✨💛✨
chills
Abraham, Martin, John and Moms Mabley.
Bobby died yesterday. Two days after I held his hand.
Ahead of her time🖤
😢😢😢
Remarkable
❤❤❤❤❤
3:04
HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD FRIEND GEORGE MICHAEL CAN YOU TELL ME WHER HE HAS GONE YOU KNOW HE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT IT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG HE WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ORTHOCOX FENCE-HE DIED YOUNG.
@jessiem276
Жыл бұрын
This isn't about gay people!
She knew 3 of the 4, yea? 😢
What show was this?
What TV show was this?
@aeichler
8 ай бұрын
Merv Griffin
@Capcoor
8 ай бұрын
@@aeichler Thanks.
pathos
Permission to sob, sir. #Dream
A voice so terrible it can actually sound good
@glenriley1606
3 ай бұрын
You could have kept that stupid comment..
I appreciate the effort, but if you heard this on the radio (vs Dion), you would turn this off in a second. It is not good.
Louis Armstrong was a cross-dresser?
@glenriley1606
3 ай бұрын
This has nothing to do with Louis Armstrong stupid.
Divine.🤳🏾🔊🗂️🔑👆🏾👆🏾🙌🏾✍🏾