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In April 1968, [[Cilla Black]] released a rendition of the song on her third studio album ''[[Sher-oo!]]'' which was a Top 10 hit on the UK album chart.

In June 1968, following the shooting of [[Robert Kennedy]] but before he died (approximately 26 hours), the Jackie DeShannon version was played over and over on Los Angeles radio stations as an audio vigil. This also continued for a few days following his death.

The first few notes of the song have also been used as a toteboard cue for the annual ''[[Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon]]''.