Don’t know how many Dear Abby songs have been written, but this little talking blues ditty by John Prine would have to be the best…
RIP Abby, dear.
I spent many years making sure your column got in the paper each day. Had I failed in this duty, your fans would have handed me my ass on a platter.
This version of John Prine’s – Dear Abby (Old Grey Whistle 1973) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvzVF6eBs1g features one of the singer’s youngest fans. YOUTUBE.COM