Flower Top Ten: Smell the Flowers (#1)

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The flowers are all planted! Roses will be coming up soon, after we discuss my age. As for now, here’s the song with “flower” in the title that is the sweetest bouquet to me. #1: Smell the Flowers - Jerry Reed The first thing you’re probably going to think is, “Huh? THAT’S Jerry Reed? Where’s the “son!” and the silly voice?” Ha, bet you didn’t know he actually could sing, did you?!?? Yeah, he really could. And, as you can tell by the philosophical lyrics to this tune, he could actually write things other than when you’re hot you’re eastbound and down! Apparently this wasn’t what people wanted out of Mr. Hubbard. While this song did make the top 30 on the country charts, it was nowhere near the success of things like “Ko-Ko Joe,” “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft),” and “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot.” It must be me. Another favorite song of his is “A Thing Called Love,” where he again eschewed the silly voice and comedy situations. While his version didn’t do well, the Johnny Cash cover was a big hit. In this song Reed gave us words we can all live by: You won’t have this day again ’Cause every road has got to end So don’t forget my friends to smell the flowers What a talent. Thanks for reading. Smell the Flowers Written by Jerry Reed Hubbard Recorded by Jerry Reed From Smell the Flowers, 1972 Did you let too much worry rule your day: