Just played this song at my brother's funeral! Stopped all the critics and hardly a dry eye in the house. He had an addiction that has killed so many! Miss him dearly!
@@slimbarentse Thanks Slim. He's the second brother I've lost to addiction. At the first funeral in 2003,'Ivheard people say how many chances he had and how he wouldn't listen and a victim of his own decisions. I put a good deal of thought into this and just happened to be playing a 70's hits track and the song Walk A Mile came on. It was what my brother would say to me and did on many occasions.
God bless you and your family. Must have been a complicated person. Aren't we all. I pray your brother rests in peace. I lost my sister recently 😞. I don't know if you ever rid that pain. Prayers for you my brother. 🙏🙏🙏
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
I first heard this song on the bus going to South Stanly High School in North Carolina. This girl named Kitty Swanigan had a portable record player and she played it going to school on the bus. All the kids on the bus was quiet on the bus when she played it , I think this song spoke to the hearts to all of us. Our bus carried 7th graders to high school Seniors on it. It was a great experience in my life as well for the people that rode that bus. Thanks to Kitty who played it and for Joe South for recording this song. Iconic !!!!!!
David I know where that is . Close to where I went to College Pfeiffer University. That was a great song. BTW. My 10th grade High School coach would sing that song in the gym locker room. He understood what it was all about.
Re. I was two years old. Black white t.v. sitting with mother. Kitchen. As the meal was cooking .she was humming laughing. Waiting her husband' to come home . Love mom dad.
David , I took my mom's council stereo to school and did my book report on (the song monster ) by STEPPIN WOLF for English Class , when it came out 😉💓✌️
Or definitions. Like liberal ppl use the word thinking it means left or democrats lol but hey if they want to be used as a propaganda tool thats on them. But we can pray 4 them to open thier minds and hearts so they can start educating themselves.
It could be put in churches too! Casting stones has killed several people too! Brother and sister better than you are in most churches and boy do they like to throw stones! I don't have time to walk in anybody else's shoes, because it's hard enough to walk in my own!
What did The Lord Jesus Christ Do for me 🤔 He Walked a mile in my shoes. And where did my shoes take Him 🤔 To a Cross. To an Exicution. To Death and Hell. WOW !!! He wore my shoes 🙏
They are. This is based off a well known poem by an unknown author. Men with Broken Hearts. "'ve never stood in another man's shoes Or saw things through his eyes Or stood and watched with helpless hands While the heart inside you dies. So help your brother along the way No matter where he starts. For the same God that made you, Made him too, these men with broken hearts
Sadly isn't it always the way...the truly " Good" people rarely get their due! Sometimes it comes after they pass....sometimes not always. Maybe because they don't waste their lives living for accolades but loving their fellow human beings on a level very very few of us these days even attempt. Can you imagine for even just one moment all the good that could be accomplished by those here leaving positivity on UA-cam comments if we were able to ALL come together to make a REAL DIFFERENCE to humanity. People on social media NEED TO STOP THE HATE & VITRIOL and as the great Jackie DeShannon gracefully warbled " Put a little love in your heart!". Peace & Love 2 All
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
Joe South a great songwriter vocalist and musician (February 28, 1940 - September 5, 2012) Rest in Peace and thanks for the great body of work You left behind.
One night in the rain, sometime in past, my dad was listening to this in his 1955 Chevrolet, the windshield wipers were actually keeping time with the rhythm of the song,on the radio and this was the very song
Yes I am 67 it was the time I seen alot then use to lay in bed listening to my AM radio for two songs to come on one was Joe's The games ppl play n the other walk a mile in my shoes it made me think hard and I beleive it brought me to a whole diff way of thinking opened my eyes n couldn't wait for them to come back on the radio I loved his words his voice n wisdom of life what a real true man n I miss him but his songs been etched into my life n forever in my brain I thank him to this day all through these years RIP MY BROTHER JOE
These days we don't hear prolific songs like these anymore. The world has turned, the shallowness of people. The world is moving too fast, as people are living with high stress levels. In the days of Joe South, people had time to listen and were interested in songwriters points of view of life.
Joe Suater (South) wrote so many great songs: great session musician: stayed true to his Christian faith. Now he’s face to face with Christ.....this song should be each individual’s anthem....thx, Joe!
Some people think music if it’s not Gospel that is sung in a church is not good. I beg to differ. If more Christians lived their lives according to the lyrics of this song, I believe we’d live in a much better world.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY. LIVING OUT LOVE ❤️!
Epic Music! True song that speaks volumes! I sure miss the 70's and the better days gone by. " Well I may, be common People , But I'm Your Brother. And when You strike out and try to hurt Me, it's hurting You!"
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
This song is still as fitting today in the way things are as it was 50 years ago. I just cannot understand why? Have we really learned nothing from this simple poignant song? Uncertain times........🤔
I couldn't agree more. I'm just listening to this and The Games People Play again for the first time in decades and am saddened to realize we just never grew more civilized in this past half century.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
I'm 18 in 2024, this is my first time listening to him and every song is beautiful, I used to always sing, don't it make you want to go home now, for as long as I can remember, I decided to look it up and found out that line was from a song that I didn't even recognize, its shocking that he isn't popular even today, he has so many good songs and unique beautiful messages written in them
Welcome to the age of reality. I grew up with those songs and yes, Hie South was one of the best. His songs were real and moral and had messages of the truth! I never got tired of listening to him. He wrote many songs too. Other people sang them. His spirit and who he was still ring out loudly in every word of his songs! A treasure we took for granted.
Welcome to the Age of Music! Sure there were good songs before and after the the late 60's/70's. But if you start talking to your parents/grandparents about music back then...I am sure you will hear some pretty crazy things. Life/music was so different back then. As long as you didn't go crazy, you didn't have to worry about a boot on the back of your neck. It was year after year of great music. When you think about it...music IS a time machine. The only thing that I know of that can instantly take you to another place and time just by hearing a few notes. Enjoy life, it really is worth living for. I still to this day will bast out singing out loud if I hear Hang On Sloopy...really any song I recognize. Singing is just Good for the Soul!!
@@yourealizardharry5383 That song gets into your head for sure. I know you are only 18, but one day you will see a country totally different from what you see now! I pray it's better for you! But my home town has changed so much in 50 yrs that I don't recognize it. Friends all dead and even the layout has drastically changed!
This song is my personal anthem! I have a very serious, rare illness that affects everything in my life. I listen to Elvis's version of this great song daily(multipletimes) listening to it UPLIFTS MY SPIRIT, helps me focus, and also be compassionate towards folks' ignorance, INCLUDING my own ignorance.
I have always considered myself to be blessed to have been a teenager in the 60s. Joe South and hundreds of others just like him filled our days with their music. The World will never truly know what it missed. Rest in Paradise Joe Souter and sing on..🎼✨️
I was also a teenager in the 60 s , at 18 , I was in Vietnam trying to survive and trying to keep my brothers alive , at 18 , can you even imagine ? Just saying.
this song popped into my head the other day. oh the '70's, when pop music was seeking to unify and hope for a better world was everywhere. I really thought it would happen. I still love this song though.
This song was written for those that were taking up for the Manson family during their trial. Joe South dedicated it to the victims on a tv show when he performed it
Loved this song when I first heard it as a child & still LOVE it today! Wow, the lyrics are as powerful & relevant as they were back then. This has to be one of the most underrated and underplayed songs by radio stations of all time.
A lot of the younger generation could learn a lot by listening to songs from the late 60's and early 70's as well as reading a world history book, maybe starting at Germany 1928.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
I have posted comments about this song on other pages and to me it's a song that's still relevant more than 50 years after it made the Top 40. Especially 100 years after the infamous Tulsa massacre that wiped out more than 200 black owned businesses on what is still known today as Black Wall St.
@@josephasner171 absolutely!!! Where I grew up was cow pastures and woods and ponds, covered bridges, now it's homes, condos and stores, this song discribes where I grew up to the T!
He was a very handsome man. He was so very talented too, great songwriter, singer, guitarist who worked on lots of other artists music, including Aretha and Bob Dylan, and he was also a producer as well.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
This song still rings true today after all this time walk a mile in ur brothers shoes before u play ur games please and God bless u . It's taught to us over and over it's supposed to be this way but it's really that way but we don't want to talk about it or shine a light on it come on people let's talk and shine a light we live and learn through our mistakes lets live learn and correct peace love and all that other good s... That used to be. I'm 68 I know a good song u feel it the hair on the back of ur neck stands up and yes it does
I've said for years this is my funeral song....if everyone could walk a mile in someone's else's shoes the world might be a little different I'd hope...
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
Great lyrics , walk a mile in my shoes and see from my eyes what I have seen , not a movie real life up to you in your face! The noise alone in combat is unbelievable , like being deaf watching lips moving . Vietnam Vet Tom
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
As great as Joe was as a singer/songwriter, he was an even better human being. RIP to a hero of my youth.
I know a guy that worked in a record store he used to visit. He said the same thing.
Yes one of the best human beings I've ever met.
Amen
Just played this song at my brother's funeral! Stopped all the critics and hardly a dry eye in the house. He had an addiction that has killed so many! Miss him dearly!
So many people quick to put a man down,yet never walked in his shoes, or understood his problems!
My deepest condolences... 🙏🙏🙏
@@slimbarentse Thanks Slim. He's the second brother I've lost to addiction. At the first funeral in 2003,'Ivheard people say how many chances he had and how he wouldn't listen and a victim of his own decisions. I put a good deal of thought into this and just happened to be playing a 70's hits track and the song Walk A Mile came on. It was what my brother would say to me and did on many occasions.
You have my deepest sympathy. Stay strong brother.
God bless you and your family. Must have been a complicated person. Aren't we all. I pray your brother rests in peace. I lost my sister recently 😞. I don't know if you ever rid that pain. Prayers for you my brother. 🙏🙏🙏
One of the greatest and most meaningful songs ever written.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
Trying to remember. Might of beem an ad for Lucky Strike Cigs.
God bless!
I’m an atheist. Walk a mile in my shoes.
I first heard this song on the bus going to South Stanly High School in North Carolina. This girl named Kitty Swanigan had a portable record player and she played it going to school on the bus. All the kids on the bus was quiet on the bus when she played it , I think this song spoke to the hearts to all of us. Our bus carried 7th graders to high school Seniors on it. It was a great experience in my life as well for the people that rode that bus. Thanks to Kitty who played it and for Joe South for recording this song. Iconic !!!!!!
David I know where that is . Close to where I went to College Pfeiffer University. That was a great song. BTW. My 10th grade High School coach would sing that song in the gym locker room. He understood what it was all about.
Re. I was two years old. Black white t.v. sitting with mother. Kitchen. As the meal was cooking .she was humming laughing. Waiting her husband' to come home . Love mom dad.
Great post....;)
I was in High School.
David , I took my mom's council stereo to school and did my book report on (the song monster ) by STEPPIN WOLF for English Class , when it came out 😉💓✌️
Perfect song for people who have all the answers but don't know the question. Love this deep song.
You got that right !♥️☀️🙏 Donald Woodall
Hello,have a beautiful day..
Oh man! That is painfully true.
one of my favorite songs
Or definitions. Like liberal ppl use the word thinking it means left or democrats lol but hey if they want to be used as a propaganda tool thats on them. But we can pray 4 them to open thier minds and hearts so they can start educating themselves.
The lyrics to this should be framed and hanging on a wall in every household. Its fantastic and so true
Absolutely ❤️🎶⭐️✊
It could be put in churches too! Casting stones has killed several people too! Brother and sister better than you are in most churches and boy do they like to throw stones! I don't have time to walk in anybody else's shoes, because it's hard enough to walk in my own!
What did The Lord Jesus Christ
Do for me 🤔
He Walked a mile in my shoes.
And where did my shoes take Him 🤔
To a Cross.
To an Exicution.
To Death and Hell.
WOW !!!
He wore my shoes 🙏
And the Senate Chamber. .
They are. This is based off a well known poem by an unknown author. Men with Broken Hearts. "'ve never stood in another man's shoes
Or saw things through his eyes
Or stood and watched with helpless hands
While the heart inside you dies.
So help your brother along the way
No matter where he starts.
For the same God that made you,
Made him too,
these men with broken hearts
JOE SOUTH DESERVED MORE RECOGNITION IN THE MUSIC WORLD HE WAS A GREAT GUITAR PLAYER AND SINGER
Sadly isn't it always the way...the truly " Good" people rarely get their due! Sometimes it comes after they pass....sometimes not always. Maybe because they don't waste their lives living for accolades but loving their fellow human beings on a level very very few of us these days even attempt. Can you imagine for even just one moment all the good that could be accomplished by those here leaving positivity on UA-cam comments if we were able to ALL come together to make a REAL DIFFERENCE to humanity. People on social media NEED TO STOP THE HATE & VITRIOL and as the great Jackie DeShannon gracefully warbled " Put a little love in your heart!".
Peace & Love 2 All
What he said back then is still true today!
that right. a visionary of type.
Never let this die we need it badly.
Yep especially in our violent world
FnA Buddy :)
A timeless song. Appropriate for today's social/political climate.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
Some of the most truthful and profound lyrics ever written.
Joe South a great songwriter vocalist and musician (February 28, 1940 - September 5, 2012) Rest in Peace and thanks for the great body of work You left behind.
Indeed, my favourite 🎵 🇬🇧 🎶
Joe South was a soulful writer. RIP brother
well said
I like this music
I use to play this over and over after serving in the army .i played this in my 69 GTO
One night in the rain, sometime in past, my dad was listening to this in his 1955 Chevrolet, the windshield wipers were actually keeping time with the rhythm of the song,on the radio and this was the very song
i went in the army in 71......when i came home this was my song.....
This is really a gospel song, praise YESHUA
Joe was a spiritual man. He was not afraid to mention God and Jesus in his music. Joe is missed and truly still Loved.
Life should be lived accordinh to the lyrics of thids song. it's how I try to live My life. If more people did it, this would be a much better world.
Joe South wrote and sang some of the best songs ever. Great artist.
without a doubt, one of the alltime greatest singer ever. im 68 yrs. old and still loving all of his music.
Yes I am 67 it was the time I seen alot then use to lay in bed listening to my AM radio for two songs to come on one was Joe's The games ppl play n the other walk a mile in my shoes it made me think hard and I beleive it brought me to a whole diff way of thinking opened my eyes n couldn't wait for them to come back on the radio I loved his words his voice n wisdom of life what a real true man n I miss him but his songs been etched into my life n forever in my brain I thank him to this day all through these years RIP MY BROTHER JOE
The youth of today should have to hear..and live by these words...
This man's song is ahead of it's time.
Lots of Gospel overtones & inspiration in this one..
Thank you Mr South for composing music to unite people & remove barriers. 👍🏽😃
Old song but still relevant.
These days we don't hear prolific songs like these anymore.
The world has turned, the shallowness of people.
The world is moving too fast, as people are living with high stress levels.
In the days of Joe South, people had time to listen and were interested in songwriters points of view of life.
so true
Can’t get enough of this masterpiece of a song RIP Joe South😘
Joe Suater (South) wrote so many great songs: great session musician: stayed true to his Christian faith. Now he’s face to face with Christ.....this song should be each individual’s anthem....thx, Joe!
With Jesus now brother..rip my friend.✝️✝️☮️☮️☮️🎸🎸♥️
Some people think music if it’s not Gospel that is sung in a church is not good. I beg to differ. If more Christians lived their lives according to the lyrics of this song, I believe we’d live in a much better world.
So True...thank you for lovely comment.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY. LIVING OUT LOVE ❤️!
@@rhondaporro877. I pray God heals you. He’s still in the healing business. Amen 😊
Amen!!
Amen!
Epic Music! True song that speaks volumes! I sure miss the 70's and the better days gone by. " Well I may, be common People , But I'm Your Brother. And when You strike out and try to hurt Me, it's hurting You!"
Great lyrics! A message that rings throughout the ages...
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
I Love This Song. Everyone Needs To Listen To It.
An AWESOME SONG that is more relevant today than it was in 1970!
Oh YEAH!
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
Being 42 I cant believe I've never head this gem of a song❤
This song is still as fitting today in the way things are as it was 50 years ago. I just cannot understand why? Have we really learned nothing from this simple poignant song?
Uncertain times........🤔
I couldn't agree more. I'm just listening to this and The Games People Play again for the first time in decades and am saddened to realize we just never grew more civilized in this past half century.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
R.I.P. Joe South. Thanks for the beautiful music you gave us.
🎶🕯🕯🕯🎶
I'm 18 in 2024, this is my first time listening to him and every song is beautiful, I used to always sing, don't it make you want to go home now, for as long as I can remember, I decided to look it up and found out that line was from a song that I didn't even recognize, its shocking that he isn't popular even today, he has so many good songs and unique beautiful messages written in them
Joe South is pretty amazing. I think I know the other song you mention here. Keep singing!
Welcome to the age of reality. I grew up with those songs and yes, Hie South was one of the best. His songs were real and moral and had messages of the truth! I never got tired of listening to him. He wrote many songs too. Other people sang them. His spirit and who he was still ring out loudly in every word of his songs! A treasure we took for granted.
Welcome to the Age of Music! Sure there were good songs before and after the the late 60's/70's. But if you start talking to your parents/grandparents about music back then...I am sure you will hear some pretty crazy things. Life/music was so different back then. As long as you didn't go crazy, you didn't have to worry about a boot on the back of your neck. It was year after year of great music. When you think about it...music IS a time machine. The only thing that I know of that can instantly take you to another place and time just by hearing a few notes. Enjoy life, it really is worth living for. I still to this day will bast out singing out loud if I hear Hang On Sloopy...really any song I recognize. Singing is just Good for the Soul!!
@@yourealizardharry5383 That song gets into your head for sure. I know you are only 18,
but one day you will see a country totally different from what you see now! I pray it's better for you! But my home town has changed so much in 50 yrs that I don't recognize it. Friends all dead and even the layout has drastically changed!
Nice read….i love Joe South. Games People Play is up there as one my favourite songs. All his songs are magic…even…Children!
Rest in peace Brother.
What an amazing song..if the world lived by these words it would be a better place ❤ love you always Joe ❤
I wish they would release this again. It's a great message ♥️🙏☺️
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The NFL Network plays this song on commercials all the time, except it’s a more modern version and not nearly as good.
They've done away with the "oldie" songs....:(
This song is my personal anthem! I have a very serious, rare illness that affects everything in my life. I listen to Elvis's version of this great song daily(multipletimes) listening to it UPLIFTS MY SPIRIT, helps me focus, and also be compassionate towards folks' ignorance, INCLUDING my own ignorance.
God. bless. you❤
I've always loved Joe South and his Music. Since I was a Child.
Same here. I was 12 years younger than my late sister. I fell in love with his music through her. I was 5 when this came out. I still love it today.
I've loved him since....... well, I wasn't a child! 💕🤔😁
@@virginiadavis2188 I get ya...it was like, his music just spoke to me. It still does.
One of those timeless songs … great tune, great lyrics .. ❤️
Went right out and bought it Joe was so down to earth and a great underrated singer and songwriter god bless him
I have always considered myself to be blessed to have been a teenager in the 60s. Joe South and hundreds of others just like him filled our days with their music. The World will never truly know what it missed.
Rest in Paradise Joe Souter and sing on..🎼✨️
I was also a teenager in the 60 s , at 18 , I was in Vietnam trying to survive and trying to keep my brothers alive , at 18 , can you even imagine ? Just saying.
Great song that is as appropriate today as it was then & will never be dated.
Joe South was a superb singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and he should have been a much, much bigger star.
this song popped into my head the other day. oh the '70's, when pop music was seeking to unify and hope for a better world was everywhere. I really thought it would happen.
I still love this song though.
I agree with you wholeheartedly!!
I don't know how I just discovered Joe South but I have not stopped listening to his music.
This song was written for those that were taking up for the Manson family during their trial. Joe South dedicated it to the victims on a tv show when he performed it
Love this song,,Ty Joe for this song,, Love how Elvis loved it to record a version of your song,, Love your version too 💙🎵🥰
With everything that's going on right now, this son is perfect
I love the song Games People Play, just thought I'd look up his other songs and he was an incredible singer/songwriter
Guitar player as well... ; )
I just did the same. Games People Play brought me here. Glad it did.
I didn't even realize that song was also him. thnx for that.
Priceless and irreplaceable
This was my theme song growing up. No other song affected me the way this one did!
I got the album back then and I Loved it. All the songs are great. I still have it and play it often. Great man that Joe South🥰❤
Amen Friend. So simple. We are all unique, one-of-a-kind as created. Let's celebrate one another just being here!
Loved this song when I first heard it as a child & still LOVE it today! Wow, the lyrics are as powerful & relevant as they were back then. This has to be one of the most underrated and underplayed songs by radio stations of all time.
Joe - we need this today. My god you were ahead of your time!! 3/27/21
A lot of the younger generation could learn a lot by listening to songs from the late 60's and early 70's as well as reading a world history book, maybe starting at Germany 1928.
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
So true every word.
I heard this song as a child by Presley and it stayed with me since.
What lyrics...fantastic
Great musician too. That's him playing guitar on Aretha Franklin's Chain of Fools
Right on! Also one of my favorites and on my playlist(s)...
Mr Joe I’m your brother where ever you are I’m walking that mile 🙏🏼
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
One of the BEST songs ever.🗽👍💕
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
Words that we should ALL live by
I still use this song as my compass and teach it wherever I go, thank you beautiful soul!!!
One under appreciated singer! Great song! Good arrangement!
I have posted comments about this song on other pages and to me it's a song that's still relevant more than 50 years after it made the Top 40. Especially 100 years after the infamous Tulsa massacre that wiped out more than 200 black owned businesses on what is still known today as Black Wall St.
This song says it all!!! Joe South was and is one of my favorites to today!
Jaycee W Rabbit: Amen. This song says it better than anybody ever could.
@@josephasner171 absolutely!!! Where I grew up was cow pastures and woods and ponds, covered bridges, now it's homes, condos and stores, this song discribes where I grew up to the T!
One of the absolute greats of all time..
Another song I grew up listening to, and sing word for word as a 5 year old kid
Great voice.
This song has a special place in my heart, because of who and what I am.
A great classic song. Reminds me of my younger days. 😀 RIP Joe.
Joe south i listen to your songs and wish I could have seen you in concert rest in peace! See you in heaven!GODBLESS YOU AND ALL YOUR FANS
Amen !❤❤🙏🙏
Very handsome man. Good singer.
He was a very handsome man. He was so very talented too, great songwriter, singer, guitarist who worked on lots of other artists music, including Aretha and Bob Dylan, and he was also a producer as well.
This song should be sang in all churches 💕
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
great stuff
OMGAWD..THIS IS THE SHŸT RIGHT HERE Y'ALL!! I was a mere pup when I first heard this MASTERPIECE ❤❤❤❤ R.I.P SIR!!!
Classic for all time.
This song and the Games People Play, so true to life.❤
I loved this song as a child, such timeless advice.
Child correct use, super!
1-14-2022
Thank you! The vibe of 1970 in one song.
just recalling this guy who produced Friend and lover's classic with my hero Jim Post. passed last year. I think it's so groovy now. thanks all!!!!
Thanks, Joe.
I thought of this song during a therapy session I had an hour ago, so I ran home and played it.
I'm so glad I did.
Joe was the coolest of all the pop or folk single acts back in the day .. and still is
Wonderful song... so many memories.💕🎶
Love, thank you for the awesome music and great memories in my life...🥰....Lord have mercey....
This song still rings true today after all this time walk a mile in ur brothers shoes before u play ur games please and God bless u . It's taught to us over and over it's supposed to be this way but it's really that way but we don't want to talk about it or shine a light on it come on people let's talk and shine a light we live and learn through our mistakes lets live learn and correct peace love and all that other good s... That used to be. I'm 68 I know a good song u feel it the hair on the back of ur neck stands up and yes it does
And that is why Joe was the favorite singer of Elvis during the 70´s.
Love Joe South
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes." - Jack Handey
LOL. Excellent advice, if you need it...
Can't believe he's gone😥❤️ Always loved him. Great singer. Great song. Miss you Joe😥❤️
I hope this man lives on or forever in our heart thank you for you music 🚨
Yes, Joe South will live on because he left the world some of the most beautiful music. His voice and words and guitar will never die. ❤🥰
I was 13 when I sang along to this song. NO ONE LISTENED. 😢✌️
I've said for years this is my funeral song....if everyone could walk a mile in someone's else's shoes the world might be a little different I'd hope...
AMEN & AMEN 🙏
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
I wish my special somebody could live in my head for an hour.
This song has been the story of my life since I was a teenager. People have picked on me because I'm a nerd with mental issues.
I'm sorry to hear that, I was messed with too in school, small, glasses, timid. People can be ready shitty
Godspeed.
You're perfect. ❤
Words to Live by ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I share his birthday...and love his songs....♓ 🎶🎶🎶🎶
Great lyrics , walk a mile in my shoes and see from my eyes what I have seen , not a movie real life up to you in your face! The noise alone in combat is unbelievable , like being deaf watching lips moving .
Vietnam Vet Tom
Our country needs to listen 🙏 bless ya"all
Couldn’t have said it any better! My motto for years!!!!!
THIS SONG IS MY PERSONAL ANTHEM!! I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ,RARE ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS EVERY PART OF MY LIFE. I LISTEN TO THIS SONG MULTIPLE TIMES OF DAY. THIS SONG UPLIFTS ME, HELPS ME FOCUS AND ALSO MAKES ME MORE COMPASSIONATE TO FOLKS IGNORANCE, INCLUDING MY OWN. YOU ARE RIGHT ON IN RECOGNIZING THIS SONG AS SO RELEVANT TO THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY.
Great song, underrated songwriter. He composed many classic tunes. Ask Elvis if you doubt in me