Take Me Through Fire Again Jimmy Swaggart
| "Me and Bobby McGee" | |
|---|---|
 Side A of the U.s.a. single | |
| Unmarried past Janis Joplin | |
| from the album Pearl | |
| B-side | "Half Moon" |
| Released | January 12, 1971 (1971-01-12) |
| Recorded | September 5 – Oct 1, 1970 |
| Genre | Dejection stone, country rock |
| Length | iv:33 |
| Characterization | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster |
| Producer(southward) | Paul A. Rothchild |
| Music video | |
| "Me and Bobby McGee" on YouTube | |
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed past Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kris Kristofferson intended.[1] A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the U.S. singles chart in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. one single in U.Southward. chart history later on "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" past Otis Redding. Gordon Lightfoot and Jerry Lee Lewis also released versions reaching number 1 on the state charts in 1970 and 1971 respectively. Billboard ranked Joplin'due south version every bit the No. eleven vocal for 1971.
History [edit]
The proffer for the championship was a cordial claiming from producer and Monument Records founder Fred Foster to Kris Kristofferson. The titular graphic symbol was named for a studio secretary, Barbara "Bobbie" McKee, but Kristofferson had misheard her surname. He explained that he was trying to convey the despair of the last scene of Federico Fellini'southward La Strada in which a cleaved, war-torn, inebriated human being (played by Anthony Quinn) stares up from the beach at the night's stars, and breaks down sobbing.[2]
Narrative [edit]
The song is the story of 2 drifters, the narrator and Bobby McGee. The pair hitch a ride from a truck driver and sing as they bulldoze through the American South. They visit California then part ways, with the vocal's narrator expressing sadness afterwards. Due to the singer's name never being mentioned and the proper name "Bobby" being gender-neutral (especially in America), the song has been recorded by both male person and female singers with only minor differences in the lyrical content.
Recordings and notable performances [edit]
Roger Miller was the get-go artist to record the vocal (in May 1969), and it appeared at No. 12 on the U.S. country chart in 1969.[3] Kenny Rogers and The Offset Edition recorded the song in May/June 1969, and released information technology on their anthology Ruby, Don't Accept Your Love To Town in 1969. On the Canadian charts, Gordon Lightfoot'southward version (recorded in Nov 1969) striking No. 13 on the pop music nautical chart and No. ane on the land music chart in 1970. The vocal was included on the 1970 Statler Brothers album Bed of Rose's, but was not released as a single.
Kris Kristofferson recorded his own version of the song on his debut album Kristofferson in 1970. Afterward that yr, his version of the vocal appeared in Monte Hellman's psychedelic road film 2-Lane Blacktop. Kristofferson also appears briefly singing the song in the 1971 Dennis Hopper movie The Last Movie.
Janis Joplin recorded the vocal for inclusion on her Pearl album but a few days before her death in October 1970. Kris Kristofferson had sung the song for her, and vocalist Bob Neuwirth taught it to her. Kris Kristofferson did not know she had recorded the song until after her decease. The first time he heard her recording of it was the twenty-four hour period after she died.[four] Janis Joplin'southward version topped the charts to go her only number one unmarried and in 1971, her version of this song was ranked No. 148 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Chart performance [edit]
Weekly singles charts [edit]
Roger Miller version [edit]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[5] | 12 |
| U.Southward. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[six] | 22 |
| Canadian RPM Land Tracks[vii] | iii |
Gordon Lightfoot version [edit]
| Chart (1970) | Meridian position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Country Tracks[viii] | i |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[9] | xiii |
| South Africa (Springbok)[ten] | 7 |
Janis Joplin version [edit]
Charley Pride version [edit]
Jerry Lee Lewis version [edit]
| Year-end charts [edit]
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Certifications [edit]
Janis Joplin's version [edit]
Selected list of recorded versions [edit]
- 1969 Roger Miller - album Roger Miller
- 1969 Roy Clark - album The Everlovin' Soul of Roy Clark
- 1969 The Stonemans - album Dawn of the Stonemans' Age
- 1969 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - album Ruddy, Don't Accept Your Love to Town
- 1970 Charley Pride - album Just Apparently Charley
- 1970 Ramblin' Jack Elliott - anthology Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks
- 1970 The Statler Brothers - anthology Bed of Rose'southward
- 1970 Gordon Lightfoot - anthology Sit Downward Young Stranger
- 1970 Kris Kristofferson - anthology Kristofferson, this version likewise appears in the moving-picture show Two-Lane Blacktop
- 1970 Bill Haley & His Comets - anthology Stone Effectually the Country
- 1970 Sam The Sham - single "Me And Bobby McGee/Central To The Highway" (Atlantic #2757)
- 1971 Dave Dudley - album Volition the Real Dave Dudley Please Sing
- 1971 John Mogensen as "Carsten Levin" Danish - single, featured on the anthology John (1973)
- 1971 Janis Joplin U.Southward. number-one single, from the anthology Pearl
- 1971 & 1972 Jerry Lee Lewis - B-side of "Would You Accept Some other Gamble on Me" / album The Killer Rocks On
- 1971 Dottie West - anthology Accept You lot Heard...
- 1971 Grateful Dead - album Skull & Roses
- 1971 Loretta Lynn - album I Wanna Be Free
- 1971 Lalla Hansson every bit "Anna & mej" Swedish - anthology Upp till Ragvaldsträsk [25] scoring a Tio i topp hit.
- 1972 Johnny Cash - anthology På Österåker
- 1972 Charlie McCoy - album Charlie McCoy
- 1972 Jeannie C. Riley - album Give Myself a Party
- 1973 Waylon Jennings - album Lonesome, On'ry and Hateful
- 1973 Chet Atkins - album Alone
- 1973 Thelma Houston - anthology Thelma Houston
- 1973 Olivia Newton-John - album Let Me Exist There
- 1974 Lonnie Donegan - album Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann
- 1974 Cornelis Vreeswijk as "Jag och Bosse Lidén" Swedish - album Getinghonung
- 1979 Gianna Nannini as "Io eastward Bobby McGee" Italian - anthology California
- 1984 Joan Baez - album Live Europe '83 album
- 1990 The Highwaymen - Live: American Outlaws
- 1994 Melissa Etheridge - album Audio-visual
- 1997 Loquillo - album Compañeros de viaje
- 1999 LeAnn Rimes - anthology LeAnn Rimes
- 1999 Affront Jungr - album Bare
- 2002 Anne Murray - anthology Country Croonin'
- 2002 Jennifer Love Hewitt - anthology Blank Naked
- 2002 Waterloo & Robinson as "Ich und BobbyMcGee" High german - album Marianne
- 2003 Jerry Jeff Walker - album Too Old To Modify
- 2004 Pinkish - album Alive in Europe
- 2005 Dolly Parton - album Those Were The Days
- 2005 Arlo Guthrie - album Live In Sydney
- 2006 Dale Ann Bradley - album Grab Tomorrow
- 2007 Angela Kalule - The Last King of Scotland soundtrack
- 2007 Caroline af Ugglas - anthology Joplin på Svenska
- 2008 Amanda Strydom - album kerse teen die donker
- 2010 Crystal Bowersox on American Idol iTunes release of studio version from Top 11 calendar week, and Final 2 week, of season nine
- 2016 Matt Doyle - album Uncontrolled
References [edit]
- ^ Kristofferson, Kristoffer. "Ralph Emery Prove". Youtube . Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Courtney. "'Me and Bobby McGee': The Story Backside the Song". Wide Open up Country . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn'southward Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard, Record Enquiry Inc. Menomonee Falls, WI: 2005, p. 252
- ^ Hawke, Ethan (April 16, 2009). "The Last Outlaw Poet". Rolling Stone. No. 1076. p. 57. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved Apr 10, 2009.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Tape Enquiry. p. 232.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
- ^ "RPM Top 30 Country Singles - October 25, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 50 Country Singles - September 19, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Height 100 Singles - September 19, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Baronial 13, 1971. Retrieved Jan 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, North.South.W., Australia: Australian Chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 27, 1971" (PDF).
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz . Retrieved Oct ii, 2016.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Popular Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Retrieved June four, 2016.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. January 22, 1972. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn'southward Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Greenbacks Box Tiptop 100 Singles, January 15, 1972
- ^ Joel Whitburn'southward Top Country Singles 1944-1988
- ^ "Australian Chart Volume". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on March v, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "RPM Superlative Singles of '71 - January 8, 1972" (PDF).
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved Oct 2, 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine . Retrieved May thirty, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved Jan 8, 2021.
- ^ "Upp till Ragvaldsträsk! | Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB.kb.se . Retrieved Oct 2, 2016.
External links [edit]
- New Yorker cartoon quoting the song
- A SecondHandSongs list of selected artists who covered "Me and Bobby McGee"
- FILM:ACOUSTIC - Kris Kristofferson performs "Me and Bobby McGee" and relates La Strada past The Modern School of Film at ArcLight Presents...
- The Epic Story Behind Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" at History by Day
- Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee on YouTube
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_Bobby_McGee
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