Love of the Common People - THE ORIGINAL VERSION

A compilation of our family's pics to the original version of the song released in 1970 by our father, John Hurley on his first album titled John Hurley Sings About People. Enjoy.

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[skelseys]

1:17 nickleback ?

[ronhurley1961]

@skelseys nickleback???

[ronhurley1961]

This song was released by many famous artists but few have heard the original songwriters version. For me, it will always be the only one to capture the true meaning and feel of what it was like growing up poor in Pittsburgh, depending on food stamps and the love of your family to survive. I miss you Dad.

[yogomanburningband]

This is great to hear. I love the bass sound on this one. Sweet vocal too. My favorite version, probably because it was my introduction to the song, is a reggae version by Eric Donaldson, for which I love his falsetto and inflection he puts on it. Beautiful song.

[tcote76]

I'm so happy to see this posted! I have picked up hree John Hurley LPs in recent years after discovering the first one in a $1 bin - and they are genuine treasures, as worthy of rediscovery as anything from the last 50 years. It's hard to know anything about him, since he's practically non-existent on the internet - but hopefully this clip will lead people to want to look more into his music. Btw, @ronhurley1961, who owns the rights to your father's recordings? They NEED to be reissued!

[WiseGuyDogs1]

this is by far and away the best recording of "Common People". Nobody could do this tune like John. He was a national treasure that too few people knew of. Like the great talented people that left this life early, one can only imagine what John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins would have graced us with. Some heartbreaks just never heal. Speaking for Mike Gunnels, Jorge Morales and my self (Bob Burrow), the loss of John Hurley may just be that big one that we never come back from. The music died.

[WiseGuyDogs1]

@ronhurley1961 John Hurley was one of the, if not the most talented people that I have ever known. I met him when I was 17 years old in Birmingham Alabam at Bob Groves recording stuido. He was there recording a friend of mine named Mike Gunnels. He drove a red sports car and always wore sunglasses. He stayed at my house and honored me with his friendship. That was over 40 years ago and I miss him to this day. He recorded the album "Street Gospel" shortly after and it is still my favorite.

[Drrummer]

I grew up with the Paul Young version. Although the original is always good to hear and are to others, I still really like Paul's version. It is a little bit more upbeat, but I think that adds another dimension to it. That is to say, it picks a person up, as one would need doing if living on limited means.

Otherwise, it is really nice to hear your Dad's version. I hope all cover versions have helped to keep you guys off the "free food tickets".

[Wisterialodge]

Very poignant song and so well done. The Everly Bros. have stayed true to this version I feel. Irish singer Joe Dolan recorded a fine version in 1967 with four key changes. Thanks Ron Hurley for posting

[justmusicandme]

I believe this is the first posting on youtube of Mr. Hurley singing his original version. It is always good to hear the songwriter's own version. This is such a beautiful song, and it is a privilege to hear this exceptional original by Mr.Hurley. Thank you for this great post!

[cattiebug]

Thanks so much for doing this Ron. His voice is beautiful and meaningful. It makes me happy for people to hear it. Love!