the good they die young

[paulhy4]

can anyone help with this song and singer it starts "has anybody here seen my old friend [name]"it then goes on to say"it seems the good they die young,i just looked around and he was gone"male black singer i think.thanks'paul.

[purification]

its D12 (eminems band) and i think its called Bugs (or Bugz) 97, cos it's all about his friend Bugz

[malcy]

The song title is Abraham, Martin and John by Dion.  It basically paid tribute to Lincoln, Luther King and F. Kennedy respectively

[littleoldme]

It's definitely Abraham, Martin and John, but the best known version, and the one I suspect you're thinking of paulhy4, is by Marvin Gaye.

[netibiza]

I agree with littleoldme

[paulhy4]

littleoldme was spot on marvin gayes was the best version.thanks, paul

[v64paul]

as far as i am concerned there is NO other version. marvin gaye's finest hour most think. but, try to catch his dream of a lifetime album, and try to ignore the shivers down your spine...

[Johnmof]

Although he's not mentioned in the title, it's also about Bobby Kennedy.

[PinkDD]

Yes definately Marvin Gaye - as far as I know there has been no cover version done by anyone.  Tragic that what he sang about actually happened, as he did die young! x

[cruthinboy]

Also a US hit version from 1971 by Tom Clay with news reports of the actual assassinations in the background.