Bobbie herself said if there was any message to the song, it was the casual way the family sat at the dinner table talking about his death, not realizing that his girlfriend was sitting right there
@@roymerritt348 That's one interpretation, but far from obvious. So many possibilities. The movie had him have a night of gay sex and him not being able to live with it.
She was a philosophy major in college. And when she wrote this song it's about the cruelties the subtle cruelties of life. And how we sit at the table talking about someone who died and he passed the potatoes. And we don't even feel the loss. We're more into our own problems. Pretty deep
There is a saying that is advice for writers - "show, don't tell". This song is a masterful example of that. You understand that she is Billy Joe's girlfriend and is stunned with grief, and her family doesn't really see her because they are caught up in their own thoughts and concerns. And she never actually says it. She shows it in what they say and do. It's a three minute literary novel set to music.
There is a brilliant but very little known singer named Betty Elders who put out a masterpiece of an album called Peaceful Existence in the 90s. It has 2 epic Southern Gothic tales, The Ballad of Marley Rose Payton and Crack In the Mirror. That album is just a gem.
She studied Philosophy in California. Such a soft southern accent, great story telling. I love celtic music which is common in the Maritime provinces of Canada. Folk music was a way to pass news and stories so that is a favorite style of mine. I loved this song from the first time I heard it. Young man commits suicide and the clocks did not even pause No horns or bells for his leaving.. The banality of black dyed peas, biscuits and pie set against Billy Joe's death. Its top notch.
@@lightatthecape2009 I was spurred to track it down when I read a review that compared her writing prowess to Lucinda Williams and Warren Zevon. Not far-fetched at all.
I love your comment about "painting pictures on the walls of your mind." Plus, you're the only person i've heard mention the string arrangememt. Bobby orcheatrated this. She was pretty much a self taught genius.
@@abracadabra3033 me too...my crazy mind went to a baby (miscarriage) I love the way you analyze music bro...great job as usual...could you please react to GHOST IN THIS HOUSE by Alison Krauss..I'm curious as to how your analysis would go...it's a very interesting song.
Bobbie Gentry wrote this song. I had seen the movie about this song in the mid 70's. From what I can recollect it's about suicide, shame, and town rumours spreading like wild fire. Bobby's voice is perfect for this ballad. Thanks for reacting to this!💚
@@abracadabra3033 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a song based on a real event from the mid 1970's on Lake Superior. I highly recommend it as well since you like ballads.
Great reaction! Love your reaction! Gordon Lightfoot is a fantastic song writer for sure.....love The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald. You should also listen to his song ‘Beautiful’........it will warm your heart!
@@abracadabra3033 I was born in 1957 and was fortunate enough to have experienced many genras of heart felt music by extraordinary artists for the first time. The music stimulated your imagination before MTV and videos came out. To this day hearing songs from that era still conjures up memories and emotions. Watching yours and younger generations reactions to these videos for the first time puts a smile on my face, I can see you are just as moved by the music now, its messages and meaning, its pure essence, as I was and still am. Thank you kindly Brother
You nailed it with " this story sounds so everyday " . She never really elaborated on the song other than to say it's mostly about the way people who were supposed to have known him reacted ( or the lack of ) to his death.
Bobbie Gentry's song would come on the radio when i was a kid back in the 1970's on AM not FM so i am going back, It would always play 2 or 3 in the morning it was a little scary laying there and listening to this beautiful voice and down home music, Ms.Gentry was ahead of her time
Love that sweet accent from the deep South. My ma and pa had the same accents. Being from the South I love and appreciate this song. Thank you for playing Ode To Billy Joe.
Wow, when this SONG came out I never thought that I would witness a time and environment dealing with a Virus. That this song talks about her Father catching and dying from . How damn eerie that is, and has become reality. From the 60's too the present. ABRACADABRA nicely done. Bobbie Gentry's, "ODE TO BILLY JOE".... ANOTHER STORY TELLING SONG GORDON LIGHTFOOT, "THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD"... HARRY CHAPIN, "TAXI"....
The movie made off this song in the later 70s, I think 77 or 78, I was in High School..Robbie Benson was Billy Joe in the movie..he was a teenage heart throb back then..
You’re like the mailman lol!!! Awesome but eerie song. A lot of people say it was a baby. I don’t think Bobbi ever revealed what it was. What a voice!! Great storyteller! Great reaction! Thx. ❤️ Keep dry. 😂
Bobby Gentry was upset that people thought it was a baby. She also said it wasnt important what was thrown off the bridge. It was how casual everyone was talking about Billy Joe not even realizing that the daughter was dating him.
I have fished the Tallahatchie River many times in my life. I have one of the decorative cast iron spheres from the top of the original bridge. Bobbie was a class act and a HUGE tallent. Proud to call her a Mississippian. 😊💜💚💛✌️
She captured the South so well in this song. The conversation is just what you would hear at the dinner table. I love story teller songs. Not many write like this anymore. Some other good story teller singers are Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and Gordon Lightfoot all from about the same era as this song.
Bobbie Gentry once said that what they threw could have been anything. Bobbie Gentry explained: "The message of the song revolves around the nonchalant way the family talks about the suicide. The song is a study in unconscious cruelty." I grew up listening to her music. My favorites are this one, Niki Hoeky (my dog's named for that one), Papa Won't You Let Me Go to Town, Fancy, Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield's version is better but I still love Bobbie's too), Mississippi Delta and just about any duet she did with Glenn Campbell
Great reaction. And, the only thing I would add might be that at the time she was doing all of the other amazing things you were talking about, she was always so pulling off a cool finger-picking thing on the acoustic guitar. And she was doing that reliably and relentlessly. It just added to the tension of the story.
I like that you reacted to the part at the beginning as well. People jump over that but if you don't know about the bottom in Mississippi you need to know to appreciate this song and the way she tells it helps.
If you like storytellers then I suggest Gordon Lightfoot The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He is a master Canadian storyteller and this is actually a true story. Another is Wheat Kings by The Tragedy Hip which is also based on a true story. The Hip ad we call them are also from Canada 🇨🇦 ✌
@@abracadabra3033 you are very welcome. I really enjoy your channel and how you look at life and this world/universe we live in, so thank you. You work very hard, but in a Zen kind of way for your channel and I know how much you care about people., because you have always treated me with respect , love and peace. It’s rare to find that in this world we live in. Much love and peace to you and your family. Keep up the great Reaction Videos you do. 🙏✨✨💫
Great song...Sad that the family didn't pick up on how much she loved Billy Joe and that was why she couldn't eat. It was so surreal to her how they could go on like nothing really happened. Oh hey, Billy Joe died...pass the peas... All the while she was dying inside.
thats the point, Billy Joe committed suicide but life carries on normally amongst his (unknown to them)girlfriends family, they have a brief discussion about him the dad has nothing good to say about him, the brother remembers something he did with billy joe and the times he had spoken to him recently as a friend but then immediately wants more apple pie. the only impact his suicide had was on her and she still loves him. Simply put suicide is never a solution, it only hurts the ones that truly love you to everyone else its a shrug of the shoulders and a passing thought at most.
Thank you. Speculation over the years about what was thrown off the bridge has been varied, but mostly it is thought that it was a stillborn baby, a miscarriage or something along those lines.
Great reaction. There are so many great story telling singers to check out. Here's a list of a few great ones. Enjoy! Gordon Lightfoot--The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Simon & Garfunkel--The Boxer Harry Chapin--Cat's in the Cradle Jim Croce--Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Chris Stapleton--Either Way Tyler Childers--Nose to the Grindstone Jamey Johnson--In Color
Her beautiful husky voice. She dropped out of the scene after a few years; I heard tell she couldn't take the bullshit of the music industry. Too bad for us. You're an excellent reactor. I love that you showcase female singer/songwriters , Peace
This movie is great. I remember when the whole town of Oxford Ms. came out to watch it's release. They all came out because a hometown boy played Tom. In credits actor's name is given as Eddie Tylo. This was my uncle, his actual name was Eddie Taylor. This was the only movie he ever played in. He usually worked behind the scene as head Lighting technician.
I know damn' well what they threw off the bridge, why Billy Joe jumped, why she threw flowers off the bridge. Such a beautiful sultry woman and song. I'd give two of my fingers to look like her.
Thanks.... A really nice song you may want to check out some day is " City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie.... It's a song about the passing era of trains and riding them.
Yes, I don't especially love Southern accents (Momma was born in Houston, Granny from Arkansas, Grandpa from OK) but her voice is so one of a kind. So genteel, yet so common.
Bobby Gentry wrote _and produced_ her own songs, as well as her TV show. Her music sparked a genre called “Southern Gothic,” but I just love her voice and what she chooses to sing about. She grew up without indoor plumbing or electricity. One day, she just quit and walked away from everything, which was a real shock at the time. She’s real private and has never said a word about her decision. Crazy stuff!
![Bobbie Gentry -- Ode To Billie Joe [REVIEW]](/img/n.gif)
Bobbie herself said if there was any message to the song, it was the casual way the family sat at the dinner table talking about his death, not realizing that his girlfriend was sitting right there
That is pretty crazy ,
She called it "casual cruelty" because they were talking about food, work, and his death in the same casual tone...
It sounded like she was the girlfriend, especially toward the end when the girl was obviously her and Billy Joe throwing something off of the bridge.
Absolutely. They had been lovers, and tossed their miscarried baby off the bridge. Billy Joe couldn't live with the loss.
@@roymerritt348 That's one interpretation, but far from obvious. So many possibilities. The movie had him have a night of gay sex and him not being able to live with it.
She was a philosophy major in college. And when she wrote this song it's about the cruelties the subtle cruelties of life. And how we sit at the table talking about someone who died and he passed the potatoes. And we don't even feel the loss. We're more into our own problems. Pretty deep
Coldest epitaph EVER: Never Had a Lick of Sense, Pass the Biscuits Please
"They put their paintings on the walls of your mind"...what a perfect description of what storytelling songs does!!
Thank you 🙏
Great storyteller: Gordon Lightfoot and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
There is a saying that is advice for writers - "show, don't tell". This song is a masterful example of that. You understand that she is Billy Joe's girlfriend and is stunned with grief, and her family doesn't really see her because they are caught up in their own thoughts and concerns. And she never actually says it. She shows it in what they say and do. It's a three minute literary novel set to music.
This is what we call a Southern Gothic story. I love it. Gentry could’ve been a Flannery O’Connor-level fiction writer.
Southern Gothic , indeed
There is a brilliant but very little known singer named Betty Elders who put out a masterpiece of an album called Peaceful Existence in the 90s. It has 2 epic Southern Gothic tales, The Ballad of Marley Rose Payton and Crack In the Mirror. That album is just a gem.
She studied Philosophy in California. Such a soft southern accent, great story telling. I love celtic music which is common in the Maritime provinces of Canada.
Folk music was a way to pass news and stories so that is a favorite style of mine. I loved this song from the first time I heard it. Young man commits suicide and the clocks did not even pause No horns or bells for his leaving.. The banality of black dyed peas, biscuits and pie set against Billy Joe's death.
Its top notch.
@@1tishheadThanks, I will see if I can track it down!
@@lightatthecape2009 I was spurred to track it down when I read a review that compared her writing prowess to Lucinda Williams and Warren Zevon. Not far-fetched at all.
I love your comment about "painting pictures on the walls of your mind." Plus, you're the only person i've heard mention the string arrangememt. Bobby orcheatrated this. She was pretty much a self taught genius.
Great song. The question of what they were throwing off the bridge still sparks speculation all these years later.
I wanted to know
@@abracadabra3033 We would all like to know for sure.
Isn't it great that even to this day we are like what could it have been...That's good story telling..
@@abracadabra3033 Billy got her pregnant and they threw it off the bridge. Billy couldn't live with the guilt.
@@abracadabra3033 me too...my crazy mind went to a baby (miscarriage) I love the way you analyze music bro...great job as usual...could you please react to GHOST IN THIS HOUSE by Alison Krauss..I'm curious as to how your analysis would go...it's a very interesting song.
You could tell that this song really resonated with you from your body language when you moved forward into this song.
Bobbie Gentry wrote this song. I had seen the movie about this song in the mid 70's. From what I can recollect it's about suicide, shame, and town rumours spreading like wild fire. Bobby's voice is perfect for this ballad. Thanks for reacting to this!💚
Thank you
Lisa, wasn't Billie Joe gay in the movie? I can't remember if that was the storyline or if someone had started a rumor he was gay.
@@gingersnap22 yes, Robbie Benson played a teenager who was ashamed he had a sexual encounter with a man. That's why he jumped off the bridge.
@@lisamorrison2149 Robbie Benson! That was his name. I've been going crazy trying to remember. He had beautiful big eyes.
The movie is a piece of made-up garbage.
Great reaction! If you love storytelling songs, you should react to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. It will give you chills!
Ok cool, thank you
@@abracadabra3033 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a song based on a real event from the mid 1970's on Lake Superior. I highly recommend it as well since you like ballads.
@@jimmyfortrue3741 A heart breaker for sure !☺👍🤙🇨🇦
Great reaction! Love your reaction! Gordon Lightfoot is a fantastic song writer for sure.....love The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald. You should also listen to his song ‘Beautiful’........it will warm your heart!
This song is as powerful today as it was back in 67. Great reaction!
Thank you
Bobby Gentry was an incredible force back in the day.. brilliant singer/songwriter. Well done dude..Rock On👏👏👊😎🤘🇺🇸
She did a great version of "big boss man"
And can she dance! I love her ❤
Not only can you picture the story in your mind, you feel it in your soul
It has such a soulful groove, her voice pulls you in to the story
@@abracadabra3033 I was born in 1957 and was fortunate enough to have experienced many genras of heart felt music by extraordinary artists for the first time. The music stimulated your imagination before MTV and videos came out. To this day hearing songs from that era still conjures up memories and emotions. Watching yours and younger generations reactions to these videos for the first time puts a smile on my face, I can see you are just as moved by the music now, its messages and meaning, its pure essence, as I was and still am. Thank you kindly Brother
She was just a songwriter who was pitching this song to a label when they told her that she should be the singer as well as the writer.
she was a great story teller, and as a woman she was so ahead of her time
the nonchalance of interspersing the conversation-pass the black eyed peas, harvesting the crops-while discussing a dude killing himself.
You nailed it with " this story sounds so everyday " . She never really elaborated on the song other than to say it's mostly about the way people who were supposed to have known him reacted ( or the lack of ) to his death.
A sign of the times for sure.
Bobbie Gentry's song would come on the radio when i was a kid back in the 1970's on AM not FM so i am going back, It would always play 2 or 3 in the morning it was a little scary laying there and listening to this beautiful voice and down home music, Ms.Gentry was ahead of her time
It paints a perfect picture in the mind. For sure
Harry Chapin's "Taxi" is a great story song
I requested this a while back ...one of my favorites for sure.☺👍🇨🇦
Great song.!
what a story teller.
Yep ❤️
"Son Of A Preacher Man" ~ Dusty Springfield is Amazing as well..! One of my favs.
You may have heard it though.
Yes! Always thought “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield was so soulful. Thanks, Nick. And thanks, Abra, for this reaction. 💕🤪✌️
Great one!! Joan Osborne does a killer cover of it, too. ✌️
The vocal narrative is pure genius!
Love that sweet accent from the deep South. My ma and pa had the same accents. Being from the South I love and appreciate this song. Thank you for playing Ode To Billy Joe.
Her accent sound really good 😎🙏
Music is a universal language
Nice to hear your comments. You have the respect to think about what you hear, so your comments are always worth hearing.
She is a multi-talented artist.
She plays multiple instruments, she wrote, she composed.......truly an artist.
Wow, when this SONG came out I never thought that I would witness a time and environment dealing with a Virus. That this song talks about her Father catching and dying from . How damn eerie that is, and has become reality. From the 60's too the present. ABRACADABRA nicely done. Bobbie Gentry's, "ODE TO BILLY JOE".... ANOTHER STORY TELLING SONG GORDON LIGHTFOOT, "THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD"... HARRY CHAPIN, "TAXI"....
Great song from around 1967 or 68 I think.
A great song by the storyteller Bob Dylan "Tangled Up in Blue"I think you would like!
Ok , thank you Vicki
I second this.
Or, "Simple Twist of Fate", also by Dylan...
I’ve that sing!! And no one’s done it.
The movie made off this song in the later 70s, I think 77 or 78, I was in High School..Robbie Benson was Billy Joe in the movie..he was a teenage heart throb back then..
You’re like the mailman lol!!! Awesome but eerie song. A lot of people say it was a baby. I don’t think Bobbi ever revealed what it was. What a voice!! Great storyteller! Great reaction! Thx. ❤️ Keep dry. 😂
Yes that’s what I heard. Their dead baby. She hid her relationship and her pregnancy. I guess we will never know for sure.
How could it be a baby? Who was pregnant?
Bobby Gentry was upset that people thought it was a baby. She also said it wasnt important what was thrown off the bridge. It was how casual everyone was talking about Billy Joe not even realizing that the daughter was dating him.
Great Reaction Bruh! Thank you for listening to the song and picking up the nuances.
Tom T. Hall is a great story teller.
Like this song...reminds me of listening to it in childhood...🌉🎸
I have fished the Tallahatchie River many times in my life. I have one of the decorative cast iron spheres from the top of the original bridge. Bobbie was a class act and a HUGE tallent. Proud to call her a Mississippian. 😊💜💚💛✌️
One of my favourite songs. Thanks for giving it a listen.
Love your reactions, even in the rain, lol...that's awesome
Thank You
She captured the South so well in this song. The conversation is just what you would hear at the dinner table. I love story teller songs. Not many write like this anymore. Some other good story teller singers are Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and Gordon Lightfoot all from about the same era as this song.
Agreed. Lifelong resident of Alabama. Was a teenager when this song came out. Haunting. Great southern folk song really.
I was born in 63... I ran thru a creek at 4 singing that sont
in country music tom t. hall is known as the storyteller. check out any of his songs
Strong,strong , song
It is
Other people sing this, but she is the best!
You are the first reacactor that "gets" it. After 40+ years we don't know.
Bobbie Gentry once said that what they threw could have been anything. Bobbie Gentry explained: "The message of the song revolves around the nonchalant way the family talks about the suicide. The song is a study in unconscious cruelty." I grew up listening to her music. My favorites are this one, Niki Hoeky (my dog's named for that one), Papa Won't You Let Me Go to Town, Fancy, Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield's version is better but I still love Bobbie's too), Mississippi Delta and just about any duet she did with Glenn Campbell
I will be checking for those duets
If you like songs that tell stories there is "Patches " by Clarence Carter . In 1971 , it won the Grammy for best Rhythm and Blues song .
Southern anthem and a way of life of country folks
Howdy from texas. My people's from lee county Mississippi
************A CLASSIC SOUTHERN GOTHIC STORY, THAT STILL HAUNTS PEOPLE TO THIS DAY************
The night the lights went out in Georgia by Vicki Lawrence is another great story song with a twist.
My name is Raymond, a Viet Nam vet...I have never picked cotton, but have bailed lots of hay.
Both back breaking work.
One of my favorites.....like you said....great story teller.
She really paints a picture for you with her tone and delivery.
One of the biggest songs of 1967. Huge Number One classic. Bobbie Gentry has a great unique voice. Excellent. 🎶🎶🇨🇦
Love this song and how it caught your attention. This song stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it in '67.
the song is incredible and it is her and how she sounds singing it, i felt it
@@abracadabra3033 I could tell, there was nothing contrived about your reaction. You were entranced:)
Real.
GREAT reaction to this song! Stay dry!! ❤️Tennessee
Great reaction. And, the only thing I would add might be that at the time she was doing all of the other amazing things you were talking about, she was always so pulling off a cool finger-picking thing on the acoustic guitar. And she was doing that reliably and relentlessly. It just added to the tension of the story.
Another great song, another great reaction. We all knew you were gonna love it.
😀, i did , the story and she she delivered it
"LUCKY MAN" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. 2012 Remastered Version. Greg Lake wrote this when he was 12. Enjoy your reactions.
Yep ❤️
I like that you reacted to the part at the beginning as well. People jump over that but if you don't know about the bottom in Mississippi you need to know to appreciate this song and the way she tells it helps.
The greatest story teller and lyricist of our day is Tom Waits. Please listen to "invitation to the blues.". He'll take you into the street.
Ok, definitely
Loved your reaction. My favorite song
Thank You
A song with a story to it, the Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels Band
If you like storytellers then I suggest Gordon Lightfoot The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He is a master Canadian storyteller and this is actually a true story. Another is Wheat Kings by The Tragedy Hip which is also based on a true story. The Hip ad we call them are also from Canada 🇨🇦 ✌
That was beautiful, sad and real life.
I agree, great storytelling!
She was amazing
This song always gets to me 🤔🥰
Thanks for reacting to this song and Bobby Gentry. I LOVE this song and her amazing voice.
Thank you
@@abracadabra3033 you are very welcome. I really enjoy your channel and how you look at life and this world/universe we live in, so thank you. You work very hard, but in a Zen kind of way for your channel and I know how much you care about people., because you have always treated me with respect , love and peace. It’s rare to find that in this world we live in. Much love and peace to you and your family. Keep up the great Reaction Videos you do. 🙏✨✨💫
I always thought it was a baby. Very deep and dark song.
A great story.."The Highway Man" by Lorena McKinnett.. ❤ ❤
I would love to hear 'The highwayman ' through new eyes
Best story telling Gordon Lightfoot "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald".
Great song...Sad that the family didn't pick up on how much she loved Billy Joe and that was why she couldn't eat. It was so surreal to her how they could go on like nothing really happened.
Oh hey, Billy Joe died...pass the peas...
All the while she was dying inside.
thats the point, Billy Joe committed suicide but life carries on normally amongst his (unknown to them)girlfriends family, they have a brief discussion about him the dad has nothing good to say about him, the brother remembers something he did with billy joe and the times he had spoken to him recently as a friend but then immediately wants more apple pie. the only impact his suicide had was on her and she still loves him. Simply put suicide is never a solution, it only hurts the ones that truly love you to everyone else its a shrug of the shoulders and a passing thought at most.
@@ostrichman well said
@@scarlettjoy9561 I always think that is so strange. So much easier to just be real
Thank you. Speculation over the years about what was thrown off the bridge has been varied, but mostly it is thought that it was a stillborn baby, a miscarriage or something along those lines.
Great performance, the strings that were added are great also
Great reaction. There are so many great story telling singers to check out. Here's a list of a few great ones. Enjoy!
Gordon Lightfoot--The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Simon & Garfunkel--The Boxer
Harry Chapin--Cat's in the Cradle
Jim Croce--Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Chris Stapleton--Either Way
Tyler Childers--Nose to the Grindstone
Jamey Johnson--In Color
Her beautiful husky voice. She dropped out of the scene after a few years; I heard tell she couldn't take the bullshit of the music industry. Too bad for us.
You're an excellent reactor. I love that you showcase female singer/songwriters , Peace
This movie is great. I remember when the whole town of Oxford Ms. came out to watch it's release. They all came out because a hometown boy played Tom. In credits actor's name is given as Eddie Tylo. This was my uncle, his actual name was Eddie Taylor. This was the only movie he ever played in. He usually worked behind the scene as head Lighting technician.
Ur uncle is brother taylor so cool thanks for sharing this information
I have always loved this song! Such a great story, I can see it all in my mind! Peace to all.
Stephen Stills "Tree Top Flyer". Great story song
Great commentary. Double like for not stopping the song all the time and listening to it as a whole 🙂
As a Mississippi girl I always loved her and this song. Deep lyrics.
Definitely
Love this song! I grew up in that part of the country ❤️ l know Tupelo also 😁
😁
There's a movie made about the story in this song starring Robby Benson(RIP). It has the same title as the song.
Love this song!!
Another story from Bobby Gentry is "Fancy".
Fancy , i got it
Your reactions are always so genuine and thoughtful. I look forward to them. Keep em' coming my friend.
I come back to great reactions...
I know damn' well what they threw off the bridge, why Billy Joe jumped, why she threw flowers off the bridge. Such a beautiful sultry woman and song. I'd give two of my fingers to look like her.
Thanks for another great reaction! ♡
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Great Story Tellers: Marty Robins, Tom T. Hall
Thanks....
A really nice song you may want to check out some day is " City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie....
It's a song about the passing era of trains and riding them.
Yes, I don't especially love Southern accents (Momma was born in Houston, Granny from Arkansas, Grandpa from OK) but her voice is so one of a kind. So genteel, yet so common.
very cool song, you feel like you are sitting at the table with them as they talk. always liked this song.
You're my new favorite. I love your laid-back way.
Thanks for the song!
You don't want to listen to "Morning Glory" by her, man you will fall in love. 💔
Her voice like honey
Word artists with music ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Bobby Gentry wrote _and produced_ her own songs, as well as her TV show. Her music sparked a genre called “Southern Gothic,” but I just love her voice and what she chooses to sing about. She grew up without indoor plumbing or electricity. One day, she just quit and walked away from everything, which was a real shock at the time. She’s real private and has never said a word about her decision. Crazy stuff!