Gentry was not in the film, but rerecorded ode to billie joe for the soundtrack. Seems like nothin ever comes to no good up on choctaw ridge. Jul 27, 20 but if the details of the song are fact and bobbie gentry was in love with him, then i commend gentry for not only her poetic and musical talent but also her bravery in sharing her deeply intimate story. I remember thinking that the family was unwittingly callous. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Set to a backing of spare acoustic guitar chords and atmospheric strings, gentry s sensual, southernfried voice relates the story of two mississippi teenage lovers who share a dark secret that eventually leads to the boys. Like ode to billie joe, this is a singular song, delivered by a lone female voice. Ode to billy joe bobbie gentry request quickly download main playlists.
There is a certain smoky quality that certainly personifies bobby gentry. Ode to billie joe bobbie gentry song works archive. Mississippi mystery the 50yearold enigma of bobbie gentrys ode to billie joe. Mississippi mystery the 50yearold enigma of bobbie gentry. Bobbie gentry born july 27, 1944 is an american singersongwriter. Bobbie gentry ode to billie joe lyrics and tracklist. The original demo recording of ode to billie joe was just gentrys guitar and vocals. Theres five more acres in the lower forty ive go to plow. Bobbie gentrys ode to billie joe by tara murtha goodreads.
Set to a backing of spare acoustic guitar chords and atmospheric strings, gentry s sensual, southernfried voice relates the story of two mississippi teenage lovers who share a dark secret that eventually leads to the boys suicide. It was released on august 21, 1967, by capitol records. In 2000 a cd compilation called ode to bobbie gentry contained a couple of previously unreleased recordings, although they were not listed as such on the sleeve. Bobbie gentrys ode to billie joe 33 tara murtha on. Well, billy joe never had a lick osense, pass the biscuits please. Find great deals on ebay for bobbie gentry ode to billie joe and bobbie gentry ode to billie joe lp. Ode to billie joe singers secret life rolling stone. Jul 01, 2016 ode to billie joe had started as an eightminute acoustic epic, scheduled as the bside of gentrys debut single before capitol records realised its potential. Ode to billie joe is the debut studio album by american singersongwriter bobbie gentry. Bobbie gentry ode to billy joe 1967, vinyl discogs. Ode to billy joe by bobbie gentry pass the paisley. The enigma of this, her best known song, is nothing when compared to that of bobbie gentry in real life. In 2008, australian label raven records released the album on cd, paired with 1969s touch em with love.
Bobbie gentry ode to billie joe lyrics genius lyrics. Bobbie gentry ode to billie joe lyrics and tracklist genius. Ode to billie joe, by bobbie gentry, was released in 1967 and went on to be number one hit for her that year. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Bobbie gentry it was the third of june, another sleepy, dusty delta day i was out choppin cotton, and my brother was balin hay and at dinner time we stopped. Ode to billie joe this tune was a blockbuster hit for bobbie gentry, a singersongwriter from mississippi. Lyrics it was the third of june, another sleepy, dusty delta day i was out choppin cotton and my brother was balin hay and at dinner time. It was produced by kelly gordon and arranged by jimmie haskell and shorty rogers. In this, the haybaling and cottonchopping of the original are. And mama said it was a shame about billy joe anyhow. And now billy joe mcallisters jumped off the tallahatchee bridge.
Ode to billy joe bobbie gentry request thread tools. Ode to billie joe is a song written and recorded by bobbie gentry, a singer songwriter from. It was covered by erin hay, jesper thilo finn otto hansen sextet, melveen leed, kathy shannon and other artists. My sincere regret is that i never purchased the album, merely the 45, which i still treasure. This tale of starcrossed lovers involved in peculiar. She was born roberta lee streeter to portuguese parents in chickasaw county, mississippi. The film was based on this song, with a fictionalized gentry named bobbie lee hartley played by glynnis oconnor. Read or print original ode to billy joe lyrics 2020 updated. The capitol years was the first cdera compilation to make a serious attempt at summarizing bobbie gentrys remarkable recordings for capitol during the late 60s and early 70s. Mississippi mystery the 50yearold enigma of bobbie gentrys. Words and music by bobbie gentry it was the third of june, another sleepy. Nov 07, 2015 ode to billy joe is a song, like youre so vain or american pie, that has created a huge amount of debate, discussion and speculation.
There really was a tallahatchie bridge in greenwood, mississippi, but gentry made up the story. Jun 03, 2018 on the title track of rabbit fur coat gentrys influence is heard in the sparse, stark repetitive musical style. Inevitably, the title track dwarfed everything else by comparison, but a greater problem was that several of the other tunes recycled variations of the ode to billie joe riff. Told from the narrators point of view, she remembers her life with billie joe, their love and their losses, as she mourns at the bridge one year later. Country music circle bobbie gentry ode to billie joe. The lyrics to the bobbie gentry song ode to billie joe have mystified listeners for. Vinyl 7 bobbie gentry ode to billy joe 1967, vinyl discogs.
Appropriately enough, their performance adds a new dimension to ode. A movie with the title spelled ode to billy joe was released in 1976. The song ode to billy joe by bobbie gentry was a big hit for many weeks in 1967. The only thing saving your life is that i dont look good in orange and i hate stripes.
Ode to billy joe is a 1976 american drama film with a screenplay by herman raucher, inspired by the 1967 hit song by bobbie gentry, titled ode to billie joe. Ode to billie joe was reportedly edited by the record company, but as far as i know, no one has ever heard the long version. One particular song really tugs at my heartstrings and that hurry tuesday child. Was the third of june, another sleepy, dusty delta day i was out choppin cotton and my brother was balin hay. It was the third of june, another sleepy, dusty delta day i was out choppin cotton and my brother was balin hay and at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat and mama hollered out the back door, yall remember to wipe your feet. Ode to billie joe by bobbie gentry totally guitars. The same river where the famous and original reallife tallahatchie bridge mentioned in ode to billie joe was located. Bobbie gentry sings ode to billie joe live on the andy williams show 1971 duration. Jul 27, 2016 the 5th dimensions cover takes that reading a step further, turning the song into a oneact play, with different members handling the vocals of each character in the song. Jun 23, 20 digitized from the 45 rpm disc shown in the video above. Her songs typically drew on her mississippi roots to compose vignettes of the southern united states. Gentry stated that the original spelling had been a typo, this is corroborated by her original handwritten. It was released on august 21, 1967, by capitol records in 2007, the album was made available for digital download.
Dec 04, 2014 in the case of bobbie gentry s ode to billie joe, we readers get a very well researched history about bobbie gentry including her reclusive way of living, the making of that hit song and then background rather than technical details about the album and then gentry s foray into directing. Which may explain the enduring power of her ode to billie joe. Digitized from the 45 rpm disc shown in the video above. Sobule would later write the introduction to a book on gentry. With her debut album, ode to billie joe, bobbie gentry knocked the beatles off the top of the charts and made herself a household name. Ode to billie joe is the debut solo studio album by bobbie gentry. Sinead oconnor ode to billie joe bobbie gentry cover.
Bobbie gentry performs ode to billie joe live on the bbc in 1968. One of these, a bobbie original called show off was an outtake from the ode to billie joe sessions. Cover versions of ode to billie joe written by bobbie gentry. Mississippi mystery the 50yearold enigma of bobbie gentry s ode to billie joe. Bobbie gentry grew up in mississippi near the tallahatchie river. Bobbie gentry ode to billie joe 2010, 180 gram, vinyl. Ode to billie joe by bobbie gentry with lyrics youtube. If it is ever unearthed, it might or might not shed some light on the story in the song, which bobbie gentry always refused to discuss until she disappeared forever. It was the third of june, another sleepy, dusty, delta day i was out choppin cotton and my brother was balin hay and at dinner time we sto. My father bough this album ode to billy joe old to billy joe back in 1967 and this album is one that i was always looking for which i just purchased from amazon. The single, released on july 10, 1967, was a numberone hit in the us within three weeks of release and a big international seller. According to the songs arranger jimmie haskell, gentrys original demo of this song was 7minutes long, with at least one extra verse.
This turned out to be some of gentrys last work highprofile. Trying to unearth the story behind the reclusive bobbie. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. That is the opening line of one of musics most discussed, examined and appreciated songs ode to billie joe, written and performed by bobbie gentry, who was born in mississippis. In july of 1967, capitol records released ode to billie joe, a spooky wisp of a song by an unknown artist named bobbie gentry. Ode to billie joe is a song written and recorded by bobbie gentry, a singersongwriter from chickasaw county, mississippi. Bobbie gentry ode to billie joe 1967, vinyl discogs. Originally the bside to her debut single, mississippi delta, ode started picking up us airplay and eventually topped the charts there. The mystery created by bobbie gentry in her debut single ode to billie joe cast a. But the longreclusive bobbie gentry has never told us and, if reports are true, she doesnt know herself. The secret life of bobbie gentry, pioneering artist behind ode to billie joe how the singersongwriter who knocked the beatles out of the number one spot 50 years ago quietly revolutionized.
The ode to billie joe songfacts reports that this song tells the story of a guy who kills himself by jumping off the tallahatchie bridge. As to what the girl that looked a lot like you and billy joe mcallister were throwing off the tallahatchie bridge has remained one of the open questions of pop music. Mississippi mystery the 50yearold enigma of bobbie. It was the third of june, another sleepy, dusty delta day i was out choppin cotton, and my brother was balin hay and at dinner time we stopped and walked back to. Get the best deals on bobbie gentry vinyl records when you shop. It is a bit unusual in that it takes the form of a narrative about a rural family in. The mystery created by bobbie gentry cast a spell over the entire. Aug 21, 2017 the secret life of bobbie gentry, pioneering artist behind ode to billie joe how the singersongwriter who knocked the beatles out of the number one spot 50 years ago quietly revolutionized. Save gentry herself, the world gave not much thought to billy joe. Trying to unearth the story behind the reclusive bobbie gentrys ode to billie joe the singers silence amplifies the mystery behind the song that made her a star, now the subject of a book of. The a to z song game superiorpics celebrity forums. Theres no chorus or relief to be found and the watson twins, who feature on the rest of the album, are absent.
Roberta lee streeter born july 27, 1944 in chickasaw county, mississippi, professionally known as bobbie gentry, is a former american singersongwriter notable as one of the first female country artists to write and produce her own material. She shot to international fame in the summer of 1967 with the quirky and intriguing ode to billie joe, written by gentry and sung in her warm, captivating style. Is bobbie gentrys ode to billie joe based on a true story. The song ode to billie joe was written by bobbie gentry and was first recorded and released by bobbie gentry in 1967.