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It tells of a rural Mississippi family's reaction to the news of the suicide of Billie Joe McAllister, a local boy to whom the daughter (and narrator) is (unknown by the rest of the family) connected.
Jul 27, 2013 · But around water coolers, the hot topic was what Billie Joe McAllister and his girlfriend threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge. The mystery created by Bobbie Gentry in her debut single “Ode To Billie Joe” cast a spell over the entire country.
Oct 12, 2018 · “Ode to Billie Joe” was her magnum opus, of course, a journalistic account of the suicide of Billie Joe McAllister, who jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge and was seen shortly beforehand...
The mother explains how the local preacher claims he saw Billie Joe and his girlfriend (who looked much like the daughter/narrator) throwing an object from the bridge. The song is meant to juxtapose the tragedy of suicide with the trivialities of everyday life.
Jun 3, 2016 · Bobbie Gentry performs 'Ode To Billie Joe' live on the BBC in 1968.
Apr 23, 2024 · Bobbie Gentry’s classic folk song, “Ode to Billie Joe,” is a hauntingly beautiful ballad that explores the tragic events that led to the suicide of a young man named Billie Joe. Table of Contents. The song was released in 1967 and went to the top of the charts, quickly becoming a classic.
It was a song called Like A Rolling Stone written by Bob Dylan in 1965, Because it has an impressive line Like A Rolling Stone, that reminds me of Muddy Waters' song Rolling Stone. Both songs, Floating Bridge and Like A Rolling Stone were the songs that made Bobbie wrote Ode To Billie Joe.
