One learns some interesting things when writing a daily musical blog. For example, I've had this Joe South version of "Hush" in my iPod playlist for a few years now, thinking that it was a cover of the Deep Purple classic. Come to find out that Joe actually wrote this song for Billy Joe Royal to record in 1967. Deep Purple must have been inspired by that version, because they then recorded their own version for their 1968 debut album, Shades of Deep Purple. Joe then decided to record it himself in 1969 for his LP, Games People Play. Now, I love the Deep Purple version for how they stretched it out into some interesting musical territory. But, this version is just a great little soulful song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M9se64HoTg
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