"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)

"Son of a Preacher Man" is one of those songs that you hear playing in the background at a restaurant or the grocery store but never really hear.  That is, until some hyperactive nut makes a violent, dialogue-driven morality tale for the silver screen and places it, front and center, in a key scene.
The track was recorded in late 1968 (released 1969) at producer Lincoln "Chips" Moman's American Sound Studio in Memphis for the album Dusty in Memphis—Springfield's intended comeback album after a career slump.  Ultimately, the disc didn't prove to be a huge seller at the time, but it's consistently regarded today as one of the best Memphis soul albums of the late 60s.  And rightfully so; its eleven songs are so finely crafted and expertly delivered it's hard to believe Springfield was from London rather than the Deep South.
Apparently, "Son of a Preacher Man" originally was offered to Aretha Franklin to perform, and depending upon which bit of gossip you want to believe, she either turned it down, feeling it was disrespectful (being that she actually was a preacher's daughter), or she actually recorded a version in 1968 and producer Jerry Wexler shelved it because it was too "gospel-sounding."
In any case, Springfield's version is on point.  The greasy rhythm track, soulful horns, and the singer's smoky vocal create a vivid scene of tent revivals and teenage romance in the sweltering Delta heat.