Ode to Bille Joe

20th July 2007

This post was written by Benji

Here’s a ditty that put Bobbie Gentry on the map: “Ode to Bille Joe”
To paraphrase Gentry, the song is about a fictional character Billie Joe who jumps off a bridge and the family that hears the news is unaffected by it–she was trying to portray the desensitization to those we live with. Do you buy it?

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1 On July 21st, 2007, vu said:
such a good song

did you get a chance to hear all the covers?

posted on July 21st, 2007 at 11:11 am

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