Joe South Songs: Singer's Death Saddens Fans Worldwide, His Music Remains [Watch Music Videos]

Singer/songwriter Joe South's death has saddened many when he died recently from a heart attack at age 72. Some of his greatest songs include "Hush" written for Deep Purple, "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home," "Games People Play," "Rose Garden," "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" among others.

During the 60s and 70s, his songwriting was considered one of the best. He's won two Grammys for "Best Contemporary Song" and "Song of the Year" with the song "Games People Play." It is widely known as his best song.

Watch music videos of his best hits below.

Games People Play Lyrics:

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

[Chorus:]
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

Neither one will give in
So we gaze at our eight by ten
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been
It's a dirty rotten shame

[Chorus]

People walking up to you
Singing glory hallelulia
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 faith
And further more to hell with hate
Come on and get on board

[Chorus]

Look around tell me what you see
What's happening to you and me
God grant me the serenity
To remember who I am

Cause you've given up your sanity
For your pride and your vanity
Turns you sad on humanity
And you don't give a da da da da da