Gordon Lightfoot - Me And Bobby McGee 1970

Gordon Lightfoot
Me And Bobby McGee
1970
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller. Janis Joplin notably covered the song on the album Pearl. The song was recorded only a few days before her death in October 1970.

Some sources state that Gordon Lightfoot issued the first recorded version; another story tells how Kristofferson popped his head into the studio with freshly written verses as Roger Miller was recording the song. Regardless, Miller was the first artist to have a hit with the song, peaking with it at #12 on the US country charts in 1969. Lightfoot's version hit #13 pop, and #1 country in his native Canada in 1970

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[betsydog]

Best. Version. Ever. Period.

[vootie99]

This is my favorite version... and I heard it before Janis Joplin re-invented the song... I love Janis but I prefer this version by 1000x... the pain & regret of the lyrics seems so much stronger in this understated vocal...

[elizabethstratton99]

roger miller did it better

[Sunambra]

I love this version

[thescooterbell]

@vootie99 I completely agree. Although I love the Janis version, there will never another version like this one. It is the first version I ever heard, and it is when I fell in love with the song. Love this version the most.

[SylvainThuret]

The La la la at the end is worth a hundred Cohen wonderful lyrics.

[biggestkkfan]

I like this cover, because it's done in the way Kris wrote the song, but no-one's ever done it with these feelings and emotions as good as Kris himself...

[touttamoi]

I love Gordon Lightfoot and this is a great cover. However, no one can do it better than the man himself ... Kris!

[shakeypitt]

@pinchold Hear hear! I don't know if she recorded it whilst she was shacked up with Kris, but it must have broken his heart.

[shakeypitt]

@shakeypitt It would appear that Lightfoot didn't like the piano track! That's probably why I can't find it any more.

[spacepatrolman]

@shakeypitt I dont know when that exactly was but the source is an article on gordon lightfoot which was not on the internet there are a lot of mistatements of fact on the internet

[shakeypitt]

@spacepatrolman When was that? Do you have a source?