Love of the Common People chords by Stiff Little Fingers

"Love of the Common People" is a folk ballad written and composed by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins, eventually released in 1970 on Hurley's album John Hurley Sings about People, but first covered in January 1967 by The Four Preps. It had been covered by soul group The Winstons, reggae singer Nicky Thomas, country singers Waylon Jennings in 1967, Lynn Anderson same year, Wanda Jackson in 1971, The Simple Image in 1968, The Gosdin Brothers, The Everly Brothers, John Denver in his 1969 Rhymes & Reason album, Elton John, Stiff Little Fingers in 1982 and English pop singer Paul Young. In 2007 Bruce Springsteen covered it as part of his Seeger Sessions tour, releasing a live version of it as a bonus track on his Live in Dublin album. It was also a hit in Ireland for showband star Joe Dolan. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.