Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe (Original Stereo)

"Ode To Billie Joe" was a record phenomenon during the summer of 1967 staying at the #1 position for a solid month during a day and time in which a single week was more the norm. Bobbie Gentry was born in Mississippi and drew from her roots for most of her material, and in this case she not only wrote and sang the song but produced it was well. She never had another recording even approach the success of this one, and after a performance run in Las Vegas, she basically retired from the industry in the early 70's.

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[EphemerataCA]

Not the original. The original was over 7 minutes long, with more verses - this is the airplay version created by the record co. Trying to find a copy of the original...

[Nocaro]

@EphemerataCA The word "original" as it applies in this context means that it is NOT a re-recorded version of the song by that artist. Yes, it is the ORIGINAL although a longer version of this and other ORIGINALS may exist.

[silverpopps]

@Nocaro We all become idiotic deffensive assholes when we are wrong, dont sweat it champ!

[Nocaro]

@silverpopps What are you talking about and to whom are you addressing this?

[MrSoullicker]

haven't thought about this song in awhile, just watched the guard, good movie >:)

[pythoncase]

@TheMultiNs God save us all from braindead idiots like you. Are you a britney/Milli Vanilli fan too?

[stoney402009]

Cool song dude I remember growing up listening to this while fishing on the river with DAD.

[billyjoedopesmoker]

@silverpopps american humor is beyond my grasp. the context was whether the recording is the original recording or not. whatever true meaning underlies the pearl of wisdom you left with Nocaro-san escapes me. as for the length of the comment, it is not quite a paragraph. yt space constraints cuts them short. it takes very little time to process the literal meaning of a sentence, even if the rhetoric, grammar and spelling are substandard. My wife helps me sleep at night. i will pray for you.

[celestehtkj27]

Why did billy joe commit suicide? I watched this movie when i was very young never figured out why he jumped.

[jraehol]

@Nealy1717 The song is about suicide, and the way the characters in the song talk about it in a cavalier way.

[TheMultiNs]

she looks like cheap husky gentry...and this song is not good

[silverpopps]

@billyjoedopesmoker haha, i know it was a dumb sarcastic one liner, that was kind of the point of the comment. im sorry im not on youtube writing long paragraphs to prove my "genius" so my ego can sleep at night. Unfortunately you didnt understand the joke because your ego( being very far up your ass) will take anything to argue against without taking time to process the context or true meaning. congratulations your a narrow minded pinhead whos ego and dignity got the best of his narrow mind :)

[speeeddyee]

She has a great voice and not a lyier and down to earth as they come..............Honesty