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The rhythm of another song, “Why You Been Gone So Long” by Mickey Newbury (1940-2002) suggested the meter for “Me and Bobby McGee,” and the Federico Fellini (1920-1993) movie La Strada (1954) gave Kristofferson the idea for the theme of the song.
The idea for the ballad was that of Monument Records founder and producer Fred Foster, who said the clincher was that the song was about a woman: “Bobby McKee is a she.” Kristofferson, who mistook “McGee” for “McKee,” says he had “never written a song on assignment,” but agreed to take Foster’s suggestion under advisement. I couldn’t listen to the song without really breaking up.” The song always reminded him of her: “Every time I sing it, I still think of Janis.” “The first time I heard Janis Joplin’s version was right after she died. In his own words, he described the effect of hearing her performance for the first time. Of all the performances by others who sang the song, though, Kristofferson seems to have preferred Joplin’s rendition. Kristofferson also sang the tune, as did such other luminaries as Waylon Jennings (1937-2002), the Grateful Dead, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Rogers (1938-2020) and The First Edition, Gordon Lightfoot, Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Olivia Newton-John, Vicki Britton, and Johnny Cash (1932-2003). Joplin did not write the song, though legendary musician Kris Kristofferson and songwriter Fred Foster (1931-2019) are its authors. The song was not released until after Joplin’s death upon its appearance, in 1971, it soared to the top of the charts. Like other superstars of the music world, there was no mistaking her voice Joplin’s vocals, like her style, were unique.Īlthough she is more subdued in singing “Me and Bobby McGee” than she tends to be in many other songs, she still taps the emotions of her listeners, drawing them into the pathos and loss expressed by the song, which recounts a couple of drifters’ hitchhiking journey from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Salinas, California, and includes the lament concerning the woman’s having let Bobby “slip away.” She would exchange her entire future, the woman says, for one day of the past, when she was close to Bobby.
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(Her group, Full Tilt Boogie Band, might have helped a little.) Joplin’s ability to infuse the words to a song with powerful, raw emotion, especially deep sadness, despite her loud, often shrill interpretations of the lyrics’ narrative, electrified audiences. While many singers use a guitar as little more than a prop, Nelson's playing is as distinct as more celebrated guitar heroes like Edward Van Halen or Jerry Garcia.“Me and Bobby McGee” is one of the many songs made famous by the legendary blues artist Janis Joplin (1943-1970). It wasn't all about old songs: he got great reactions to two of his semi-recent tunes: "Beer For My Horses" (written by Toby Keith) and "Superman." "Superman," he explained, was written while he was home recovering from damage he did to his throat: "Well I blew my throat and I blew my tour, I wound up sippin' on soup d'jour." The condition of his vocal chords notwithstanding, his guitar playing is worth the price of admission. Nelson has always covered his friends and peers and tonight he included some songs from the catalogs of his pals: Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee," "You Asked Me To" (written by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings) and Jennings' "Good Hearted Woman" (he introduced the song to huge applause, saying "Let's do one for Waylon!") They barreled through several classics in about 90 minutes, including raucous versions of "Still Is Still Moving To Me," "Me And Paul" and "On The Road Again," as well as ballads like "Crazy," "Night Life," "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Always On My Mind." While the audience was familiar with all the songs, it's always a challenge to sing along with Nelson, who, like Bob Dylan, changes his vocals from the studio versions of his songs.
Willie, as always, played his ancient nylon-string guitar, "Trigger." Nelson was backed by a five piece band, including his sister Bobbie Nelson on piano, and Mickey Raphael on harmonica. But at his concert Thursday night at Montclair's Wellmont Theatre (his second of two nights there), his focus was mainly on his catalog of hits from his five decade career. (CBSNewYork) - Willie Nelson spent most of the past week heavily promoting his new album, Heroes, released on Tuesday May 15.
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