One of americas greatest songwriters shares stories of his journey, and tells the story behind me and bobby mcgee. Busted flat in baton rouge waitin for a train when is feelin near as faded as my jeans bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained he rode us all the way to new orleans. The story behind janis joplins landmark hit me and bobby. In one of her trademark tunes, piece of my heart, janis joplin proclaimed, im gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough, and she went on to prove it in her life, playing by mens rules and exercising her rather varied appetites musical and otherwise whenever the spirit moved her. Busted flat in baton rouge, waiting for a train when i was feeling nearly faded as my jeans bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained. Part of the video was done as green screen test using micro budget materials and available lighting from the location. Busted flat in baton rouge, waiting for a train, and is feeling nearly as faded as my jeans. And when kriss wrote the song, bobby mcgee was a girl in fact, bobby mcgee was an alias for janis joplin herself. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Janis joplin me and bobby mcgee live video on concert. Stream delegation i wantcha back loshmi edit free download by tonbe. Bobby mcgee a live music celebration of janis joplin. In addition to featuring janis joplins greatest hits, such as ball and chain and me and bobby mcgee, one night with janis joplin will. Columbialegacy originally released in 1973, three years after the singers tragic death, janis joplins greatest hits has gone platinum several times over, becoming one of the defining titles of classic rock in the process.
Janis joplin piece of my heart live dusty springfield, black lady. Janis lyn joplin was born january 19, 1943 and died october 4, 1970. In between she led a triumphant and tumultuous life blessed by an innate talent to conve. Vinyl 7 janis joplin me and bobby mcgee half moon 1970, vinyl discogs. Song information for me and bobby mcgee janis joplin on allmusic.
Me and bobby mcgee is a song written by american singersongwriter kris kristofferson and originally performed by roger miller. Pearl 1971 busted flat in baton rouge, waitin fer a train when is feeling nearly faded as my jeans bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained and rode us all the way to new orleans i pulled my. Many musical influences of janis joplin portland center stage at. This recording is not from the original artist in the original album, but. Busted flat in baton rouge, waitin for a train when is feelin near as faded as my jeans bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained. The song is the story of two drifters, the narrator and his girlfriend bobby mcgee. All the old timers in country music will remember that roger had the first hit. Janis lyn joplin was born in port arthur, texas, on january 19, 1943, to dorothy bonita east 191998, a registrar at a business college, and her husband, seth ward joplin 19101987, an engineer at texaco. Check out me and bobby mcgee by janis joplin on amazon music. Me and bobby mcgee was released right after joplins death, and the tragedy may have been one reason that the song skyrocketed directly to the top of the charts. Listen online to janis joplin me and bobby mcgee and see which albums it appears on. Janis joplin me and bobby mcgee demo just janis playing an acoustic duration. Learn to play me and bobby mcgee by janis joplin video. Me and bobby mcgee listen to an audio version of this article, with clips from the songs me and bobby mcgee was.
Janis joplin me and bobby mcgee lyrics lyricsfreak. Me and bobby mcgee janis joplin song info allmusic. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Janis joplin me and bobby mcgee half moon 1970, vinyl. But the song was originally written by janis former boyfriend kris kristofferson.
Me and bobby mcgee by janis joplin on amazon music. Kris kristofferson tells the story behind me and bobby mcgee. Janis joplin get it while you can by reggaegirl1982. This is a video i made with a program many years ago. Listen to songs by janis joplin on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. The family belonged to the churches of christ denomination her parents felt that janis needed more attention than.
A posthumously released version by janis joplin topped the u. Its not the entire songs which is very unfortunate but i wasnt very. Busted flat in baton rouge, waitin for a train and is feelin near as faded as my jeans bobby, thumbed a diesel down just before it rained. Janis joplin me and bobby mcgee take 5 studio session.
Me and bobby mcgee, a song by janis joplin on spotify. Well, feelin good was easy, lord, when he sang the blues. An awardwinning guitarist teaches you how to play me and bobby mcgee by ja nis joplin. Janis joplin me and bobby mcgee live 1970 for the history. I do not own the rights to any of the pictures i posted of janis joplin. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Busted flat in baton rouge, waiting for a train and is feeling nearl. Janis joplins official audio for me and bobby mcgee.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Me and bobby mcgee is a song written by american singersongwriter kris kristofferson and songwriter fred foster, originally performed by roger miller. Fred foster shares the writing credit, as kristofferson intended. Seeing the real connection between the lyrics and joplins life endows the song with a new power in the wake excuse the pun of joplins death.
When janis joplin sang this song, everyone figured bobby mcgee was a man. Janis joplin quotesrock and rollme and bobby mcgeerainha do rockmusica. Busted flat in baton rouge waitin for a train when is feelin near as faded as my jeans bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained he. Busted flat in baton rouge waitin for a train and i was feelin near as faded as my jeans bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained.
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