….as the world commemorates the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK. When I was a child, this tragedy was still quite recent. And because he was a Catholic of Irish descent, the people of “my community” took it very badly. In many Catholic households, a framed picture of the former president hung alongside those of Pope Paul and Our Lady of Fatima. I imagine every radio station in the country will be playing Marvin Gaye’s definitive version of this song. But Dion’s original, unlike those he sings about, has been long forgotten.
There’s really only one track you can play this morning…..

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