"Reason to Believe" was written and recorded as an album cut by Tim Hardin in the mid-1960s. It was covered on albums by The Youngbloods, Peter Paul & Mary, and even Peggy Lee, but it did not become widely known until Rod Stewart released it as a single in 1971. Interestingly, it was originally the A side of a record with "Maggie May" on the B side. Both were hits, but "Maggie May" made it all the way to number one on the Hot 100. Yes, I should have included that in my earlier post about two-sided hits.
And because this is Kentucky Derby Day, there is a bonus clip at the bottom of the post.
Tim Hardin was a gifted artist who also wrote the much-covered and grammatically correct "If I Were a Carpenter." He died of a heroin overdose at age 39.
Impressive:
Kentucky Derby day at 1:26
Great folk song.
Can't really hear Mick taylor's guitar bridge on Dead Flowers
Townes Van Zandt did a cover of Dead Flowers that's perfect for coping with the death of a bowling teammate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNlUhW0azKI