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• ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHNMARV GAYETRACK 7 ON THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS PRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDJAN. 8, 19701 VIEWER14.4K VIEWS8 CONTRIBUTORSABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN LYRICS[VERSE 1]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND ABRAHAM?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?OH, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 2]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND JOHN?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 3]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND MART?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 4]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY IEND BOBBY?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT THE GOOD, THEY DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEOH I, JT LOOKED AROUND AND THEY WERE GONE1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO IS ABRAHAM?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 16TH PRINT ABRAHAM LLN—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 15, 1865 AT THE AGE OF 56. MARV REFERENC HIM THE FIRST VERSE.WHO IS MART?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSCIVIL RIGHTS LEAR MART LUTHER KG, JR.—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 4, 1968 AT THE AGE OF 39. MARV REFERENC HIM THE THIRD VERSE. THE ORIGAL VERSN OF THIS SONG BY POP SGER DN WAS RERD JT MONTHS AFTER MLK’S MURR.WHO IS JOHN?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 35TH PRINT JOHN F. KENNEDY—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963 AT AGE 46. MARV REFERENC HIM THE SEND VERSE.WHO IS BOBBY?WHO WROTE THIS SONG?WHAT HAVE THE ARTISTS SAID ABOUT THE SONG?WHO PRODUCED “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN”?WHO WROTE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS (1970)MARV GAYE1. GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT2. YTERDAY3. GROOV’4. I WISH IT WOULD RA5. THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS6. HOW CAN I FET7. ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN8. GONNA KEEP ON TRY’ TILL I W YOUR LOVE9. NO TIME FOR TEARS10. CLOUD NE11. DON’T YOU MISS ME A LTLE B, BABY?12. SO LONGEXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDWRTEN BYDICK HOLLERRELEASE DATEJANUARY 8, 1970ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN IS A COVER OFABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN BY DNTAGSR&BSOULEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• FIRST LISTEN: A MARV GAYE CLASSIC GIVEN ROYAL PHILHARMONIC REH
• ABRAHAM MART & JOHN (MARV GAYE)

ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHNMARV GAYETRACK 7 ON THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS PRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDJAN. 8, 19701 VIEWER14.4K VIEWS8 CONTRIBUTORSABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN LYRICS[VERSE 1]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND ABRAHAM?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?OH, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 2]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND JOHN?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 3]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND MART?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 4]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY IEND BOBBY?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT THE GOOD, THEY DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEOH I, JT LOOKED AROUND AND THEY WERE GONE1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO IS ABRAHAM?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 16TH PRINT ABRAHAM LLN—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 15, 1865 AT THE AGE OF 56. MARV REFERENC HIM THE FIRST VERSE.WHO IS MART?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSCIVIL RIGHTS LEAR MART LUTHER KG, JR.—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 4, 1968 AT THE AGE OF 39. MARV REFERENC HIM THE THIRD VERSE. THE ORIGAL VERSN OF THIS SONG BY POP SGER DN WAS RERD JT MONTHS AFTER MLK’S MURR.WHO IS JOHN?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 35TH PRINT JOHN F. KENNEDY—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963 AT AGE 46. MARV REFERENC HIM THE SEND VERSE.WHO IS BOBBY?WHO WROTE THIS SONG?WHAT HAVE THE ARTISTS SAID ABOUT THE SONG?WHO PRODUCED “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN”?WHO WROTE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS (1970)MARV GAYE1. GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT2. YTERDAY3. GROOV’4. I WISH IT WOULD RA5. THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS6. HOW CAN I FET7. ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN8. GONNA KEEP ON TRY’ TILL I W YOUR LOVE9. NO TIME FOR TEARS10. CLOUD NE11. DON’T YOU MISS ME A LTLE B, BABY?12. SO LONGEXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDWRTEN BYDICK HOLLERRELEASE DATEJANUARY 8, 1970ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN IS A COVER OFABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN BY DNTAGSR&BSOULEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

But the late, great Marv Gaye also rerd a stirrg versn of the song the followg year, which beme the send of several h versns of the posn. Now, more than a half century later, Gaye's betiful versn has received a lh updatg om the Royal Philharmonic Orchtra.

In addn to mixg Gaye's impassned vols, the new versn clus alternatg vol leads by UK soul sger extraordaire, Beverley Knight.

This h look at the song is tly stirrg, and do both the classic posn and Gaye's origal versn jtice.

FIRST LISTEN: A MARV GAYE CLASSIC GIVEN ROYAL PHILHARMONIC REH

Marv Gaye and Beverley Knight"Abraham, Mart & John". ") and this is symbolized by their progrsn over a has been vered by the Brothers Four, Ray Charl, Kenny Rogers, Marv Gaye, Smokey Robson, Mahalia Jackson, and Moms Mabley. One such sger is Marv Gaye who famoly had a number one and is synonymo wh I Heard It Through the Grapeve, but he didn’t wre nor rerd first.

The Isley Brothers and Willie Bobo both did the same year, but Gaye took to number one on both sis of the Atlantic. But this week I foc on another Marv Gaye track, also prevly rerd by Smokey Robson, which h the UK top 10 1970 and wrten about four ad men. The only UK h versn was by Marv Gaye who never charted his native untry, however four versns did make the US top 40; Dn took to number four, Smokey Robson & The Miracl ma number 33 1969, the black edienne Moms Mabley ma number 35 the same year and was the olst person to but on the Billboard chart – she was 75 at the time, and the rad DJ Tom Clay ma number eight 1971 when he bed his versn to a six-mute medley wh Jackie DeShannon’s What The World Needs Now is Love.

ABRAHAM MART & JOHN (MARV GAYE)

One of the song’s poignant le is ‘ seems the good die young’ and that is te of Marv Gaye who was shot ad by his father the day before his 45th birthday.