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Title: Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe
Source: YouTube
URL Source: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crc
Published: Nov 13, 2007
Author: Bobbie Gentry
Post Date: 2007-11-13 21:10:18 by Peetie Wheatstraw
Ping List: *Music Club*
Keywords: None
Views: 1555
Comments: 9

Poster Comment:

Moral: Don't go near no Choctaw Ridge - don't jump off'n no Tallahatchie Bridge. :P

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#1. To: kiki (#0)

Alabama ping :)

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Peetie Wheatstraw  posted on  2007-11-13   21:13:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Love this song.

Wonder what ever happened to Bobby Gentry.

The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. James Madison (1751-1836),Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President

Peppa  posted on  2007-11-13   21:35:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Lovely, and immensely soulful. Bobbie had a sweet, melancholic countenance.

Old Fud  posted on  2007-11-13   21:48:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

cool song, thanks for the ping!

kiki  posted on  2007-11-13   22:51:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Thanks, haven't heard that one in a long time. It was very popular.

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robin  posted on  2007-11-13   23:17:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Billy Joe was molested by his Baptist Boys Choral group. All of them. That is the secret. Don't tell anybody.

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tom007  posted on  2007-11-13   23:25:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

One of my all time favorites.

angle  posted on  2007-11-14   8:28:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

what do you think it was that she and Billy Joe threw off the bridge?

christine  posted on  2007-11-14   9:37:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I had always thought it was a ring, but in later years I wondered if it could have something to do with a child.

www.geocities.com/odetobobbie gentry/

Bobbie Gentry's a fascinating person: "...The song's sparse sound and controversial lyrics struck a chord on the airwaves of 1967. Capitol's shortened version added to the song's mystery: what did Billie Joe and his girlfriend throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge, and why did Billie Joe commit suicide? Bobbie has said that the real theme of the song was indifference. "Those questions are of secondary importance in my mind. The story of Billie Joe has two more interesting underlying themes." she says, "First, the illustration of a group of peoples reaction's to the life and death of Billie Joe, and its subsequent effect on their lives, is made. Second, the obvious gap between the girl and her mother is shown when both women experience a common loss (first Billie Joe, and later, Papa), and yet Mama and the girl are unable to recognize their mutual loss or share their grief."

She dropped out of the music scene after quite a few years in it. The story told is very interesting.

angle  posted on  2007-11-14   11:11:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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