This is one of those sixties songs that you never hear much nowadays.

I suppose it was a protest song, of sorts.

South also wrote Walk A Mile In My Shoes which was a hit for Elvis in 1970.

Another of his songs was Hush which I remember Deep Purple released as their first single.

South’s website is here. If you click on the link it belts out Games People Play very loudly.

Joe South: Games People Play

Mac Davis is perhaps best known for writing In The Ghetto which Elvis made into a big hit.

Beginning To Feel The Pain was a song that I remembered fondly from the 70s though I never heard it for years afterwards. The opening lines and the refrain were what particularly stuck with me.

I couldn’t find the song on You Tube when I first delved into that Pandora’s Box. Someone’s put it up there now though.

In hindsight it tips over a bit into schmaltz with the strings towards the end.

Mac Davis: Beginning To Feel The Pain