Who's listening to this song in 2024

I haven't heard this song in DECADES. Still remember the words as he's singing and am stunned to realize the words are more powerful now than ever.

I'll be seventy-two next month, God willing. I've always loved this song, since I was in high school.

Born 1951. Pro musician still playing. Listen to truth. God has kept me going flat lined 2022. Defibrillator brought me back. Ever day is a gift.

Love the simplicity of this meaningful song that is as relevant now in 2024 as it was in 1969! God Bless Us All 🙏🏻🎵🎤❤️✌🏻

I'm turning 69 next month and still love this song.

Some songs go far beyond the length and breadth of time, and this is clearly one of them. It speaks to us today as fervently as it did in '69.

Who else is still listening to this in 2022? Timeless!!

I really love this song, still listening in 2024.

If you are listening to or watching this in 1/2023 you are a legend.

WHAT a beautiful old song, haven't heard this song for many many year's its just a beautiful old song brings back lots of memories of the good old days, they were wonderful times BACK then.♥️❤♥️❤

It is now 11:02 am CDST in Cordova TN. I sent this song to a friend. Yes it’s now 2023 but life doesn’t me. People lie, cheat and abuse your mind thinking you’re stupid. This was 1968, I was 18 then. It is now 2023 and these words still hold true. All I ask people is to be real. Don’t take life as a joke and don’t take my kindness for weakness!!!❤

What a great thought-provoking song from a special era. It really makes you think about what's important in life. R i p joe South you are a great artist.

Joe South came to my college in 1969 or 1970. He had such a powerful voice and every word he sang had meaning. I loved all his songs then but ten times more today than back then. The things he sang about were true for past, present and future times. Thank you, Brother, for such great memories.

Still walking, talking, & listening in 2024. (born 1952) Song still as true now as it was then, but on a different level!!!

Still Listening To This Song of TRUTH IN 2023...👏👏👏👏

I love this song, its relevance has in no way diminished in the decades since Joe south recorded it.

Just the first few lines of this song and you are transported to a different world and a different time. How lucky we were to be in our teens when all this was happening. I am a grandpa now but still a teenager when 1960,s music like this instantly transports me back to an amazing time in the world where life seemed so simple and love seemed to be everywhere

This is the legendary tune.

This song reminds me about my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost the battling to cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, I miss her smiles, she was always there for me and our lovely daughter, and I never miss a moment with her, life could be so unfair most times, there is some pain, I will cry in vain but won’t let you know how I will feel yes, I will miss you to the core! but some times i wonder why bad thing always happen to good people. She’s always in our heart..

This song should be played more often today so as to Remind people life is too short to be Fake or Superficial...........

one of my Mom’s favorite songs. didn’t understand the lyrics as a 9 year old but later came 2 really appreciate the meaning of the song. I know you’re up there listening Ma, miss u.

Wow, these lyrics are timeless. Great song!

He was a very kind and caring man off stage. His songwriting skills reflected this. RIP.

This sounds as relevant today as it did many years ago.

This means more today than ever.

As a message song, this is one of the best. From early 69. The organ in the background fills out the song. "Now wait a minute"

Fantastic song and thoughtful lyrics.Timeless! RIP Joe!🙏🏻

Thank you. Love this song and many more

I was 9 years old when this song came out and right now I'm back in 1969 listening to this song. I remember my feelings and memories that go with this song from an era gone by. Life was so different back then and I long to be back there just to get away from 2023 and all its disarray.

1969 on the battlefield of Vietnam, it took forever for me to hear this song it sure is the truth of life

This was played at my Grandad's funeral on Monday. Thank you Joe for a beautiful song and for contributing to a great send off. RIP Grandad

It seems we all feel the same way about this man and his magnificent work. You couldn't tell the history of music on earth and not mention this song. Thank you Joe! God bless us all.

I was alive then teenager, one of the many voices of that generation. With a real life story to tell.

I grew up listening to this song. I was born I'm 1969

I remember back in 1969 listing to this song while riding with my Dad in his 1966 Pontiac Tempest wagon. The radio tuned to AM. KAYO 1150 Buck Richie

Oh the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean And they wile away the hours In their ivory towers Till they're covered up with flowers In the back of a black limousine whoa La-da da da da da da da La-da da da da da de Talking 'bout you and me And the games people play Oh we make one another cry Break a heart then we say goodbye Cross our hearts and we hope to die That the other was to blame whoa Neither one will give in So we gaze at our eight by ten Thinking 'bout the things that might have been And it's a dirty rotten shame whoa Talking 'bout you and me And the games people play now Oh yeah All right Oh yeah Come on Oh Come again People walking up to ya Singing glory Hallelujah And they're tryin' to sock it to you In the name of the Lord They're gonna teach you how to meditate Read your horoscope, cheat your fate And further more to hell with hate Come on and get on board whoah La-da da da da da da da La-da da da da da de Talking 'bout you and me And the games people play Now wait a minute Look around tell me what you see What's happening to you and me God grant me the serenity To just remember who I am whoah 'Cause you've given up your sanity For your pride and your vanity Turn your back on humanity I keep talking 'bout you and me baby And the games people play now lala La-da da da da da da da La-da da da da da de I keep talking 'bout you and me Oh and the games people play I wonder can you come now, play Talking 'bout you and me oh And the games people play now

66 and loving these oldies. 😁

I knew Joe South and miss him. RIP Joe, you will always be my friend.

Seeing it every day now RIGHT ?...

Every words in this song is so real.

It's one of my favorite I am 69 today ❤

Timeless!.. this song will never get old 🎵👍

I am. Never heard of Joe South until a few years ago! I wish I had heard of him sooner! I especially love this song! This song relates to the world even now!

A fantastic song for all ages it was my Late Mum who introduced me to this it was her favourite song and now mine in 2022 ❤

My mother and I came to America 🇺🇸 in 1969 from South Korea. It's one of my favorite songs 🎵 I learned to sing every day. This song is so much like then, and now.

I was in Okinawa in 69 when I heard this timeless song. Very underrated artist. RIP JOE SOUTH.

Truly great song by a great songwriter...wonderful.

the years have come and gone, yet they are now just exactly written in this song. MAY GOD HELP US ALL!1

I was 8 when this song came out. Liked it then and still do! Very relevant for today!

Powerful words which remains the same as the years go by.. 👍.

THis was just before we landed on the moon, Hot Cars and Tires screeching was music to my ears, every friday night. No seat belt or insurance or Restriction laws, we were free at the time, not just the Rich People but everyone. I wish I could go back to 1969 and live there forever. Me and my supercharged SS Camaro.

I was 10 , now 63 , beautiful

Still relevant now!❤😂

I listen to this song often to keep myself grounded. R I P Joe South!

Unreached masterpiece, more true then ever!

This song always reminds me of my dad and good times as a kid. Work picnic, bowling league, oldies station on the radio, love ya dad! God bless!

Bought this when it was released 😊great song

One thing about good songs, you always remember the lyrics.

This song was and still is so powerfull, I get goose bumps when I hear it, Joe South was singing about the games that narcissist play on others spreading misery and hate, the only other song that I like equal to this one is : for what it's worth, by: buffalo Springfield, they just don't make songs or music like this anymore. R.I.P. Joe south we really miss you. 😎😎😎🎵😎👍👍😇🎵🎵🎶🎶🇨🇦

Love this song and Joe South what a performer /songwriter

As relevant today as it was then. A beautiful song by a superb singer and songwriter.

He touched my soul as a child, God bless, love him forever!!!

I don't believe I've heard that song since I was a kid in the 70's. Wow! Razor sharp, provacative, and pinpoint accurate lyrics. Deeply moving! Wow!

My dad had this on vinyl , i used to listen to it, along with check berry, wen i was a kid, im 50 now, wot good taste i had😁

Amazing music, in 1969 I was living in San Francisco 3 blocks from Haight and Ashbury. Those were unforgettable times.

I too haven't listened to this song in decades and never payed much attention to it back in the day . Now the lyrics just hit me ... pretty damn powerful .

So true indeed Very deep meaning 👌🙏❤️

Still very relevant today ☹

I remember hearing this in my moms car when i was 9 yrs old... driving through town in 1969....shes gone now but not in my memories

The first time I heard this on KZfaq it sounded familiar. I was 12 in ‘69 so it had been back then when I last heard it on Dad’s radio. The more I hear it now, the more I like him and his music! I have to thank whoever first put it on KZfaq. So Thank You! ❤

From January of 69, this tune makes us think about the world we live in.

Thank you Joe South it's my time now

should be played once a day gives perspective

There was no way this was not going to be a huge hit. When I was a kid this was one of only a few songs that brought tears to my eyes then, and still does. That's the mark of a great piece of work.

I love this song then and now. My younger brother would sing this song all the time.. he's gone now, but I can stay hear him singing this

Beautiful song with poignant lyrics and ... in the background, the guitar of "Skydog" Allman !!! GREAT !!!

The key to Joe South's music was injecting Gospel into it.One of my all-time favourites.

Loved it when I was 10, now I understand 👍

In The Sixties Music Was about Girls And Bubble Gum...Really Tailored... Joe South Was The First To Mention Shame In His Lyrics...Telling Like It Is ..And The Sound Was Fantastic... THE BEST Song About Humanity.... He Points At Himself...NO Singers Come Close To That....

Love this song July 2024😪

Love his voice & accent, god bless son.❤

Love this song

Games people Play.A Classicer Song.Nice.

Joe South, most underrated singer/songwriter of all time.

Such a great powerful and meaningful song... very true then and very true today... AND most likely.... how sad it is... very true tomorrow

Was 17 in 69 and loved this song the first time I heard it.

I truely can say I love this song😌

It Was A MUCH MUCH Nicer time Indeed! God Bless...😊

This song actually makes me cry! I was only 9 & knew most of the lyrics to this song, I didn't know what it meant back then, when I finally understood what this song is abt it made me realize that ppl are cruel & narcissistic, I already knew that but it really sank in when I was 24 & getting divorced, I didn't know anything at that tender age & had 2 children, this song helped me to get through a very difficult time in my life. I know a couple who have been together 29 going through the same thing he's singing abt in this song. I adore Mr Joe South's music, lyrics & the down-to-earth type of person he was. This is my fav song by him & my 2nd fav song is Walk A Mile In My Shoes. He wrote alot of music that he didn't get credit for! When Loretta Lynn first sang I Never Promised You A Rose Garden ppl raved, they went crazy, Joe South wrote that song. Hush, a song that Deep Purple sang & even put it on one of their albums was written by Joe South, there is alot he didn't get credit for & many, many ppl today don't even know who the original artist or lyrics were written when Johnny Cash sang his song, Elvis, there are alot of others he wrote music for. Some do say that Joe South wrote a song for their band but for others who sang his songs w/o acknowledging him.

It's so lovely go back in time to my childhood days of hearing music on the radio airwaves. And now it's a whole new world of music on our phone in the palms of our hands.

How many can stand on their own and sing like this

One of my most favorite songs of my early childhood (when I was 12 in the then-Yugoslavia). I had the single disc with this song on the A-side and "These Are Not My People" on the B-side. Those two songs must have made a tremendous impact on my subconscious...

One of the stand out records of 1969!

Beautiful song. So true . Always loved this record. The words are so meaningful.

Definitely touched when you lost family members. And looking back on that.

From Feb. 69. What a guitar sound with the tambourine there. A provocative story song!

My favourite song when I was about five, still love decent music, I would ring my mum up and say Joe south’s on radio 2 mum, lost her in 2020, miss you mum. Jon 👍🦊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This song will be timeless till we truly evolve

When music was just beautiful, had meaning and singers with talent. Love it!!