Bobby Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe | Reaction
11K views · Jul 30, 2024 · Music
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@jerrywilliamson4045 · 2 years ago
It’s about the casual indifference to tragedy.
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@chammiequeen7838 · 2 years ago
Billy Joe is a character in the song. Not to be confused to Billy Joel.
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@snapdragon8888 · 2 years ago
Billy Joe was her boyfriend, but nobody at the dinner table knew it.
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@harrietetter9321 · 2 years ago
1967 -- i remember right where i was when i first heard it -- we all loved it
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@angelamiller7212 · 1 year ago
This song knocked the Beatles from the #1 spot in '67
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@TrulyUnfortunate · 2 years ago
A classic that has no match!!!!
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@chammiequeen7838 · 2 years ago
Oh my goodness. I loved this back in the day.
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@michellestephenson-webb3175 · 1 year ago
I’m so glad you found this story
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@Rachey119 · 2 years ago
This reminds so much of my mom back in the day! Thanks for the memories!!
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@sankt2557 · 1 year ago (edited)
She has such a beautiful voice and way of singing too.
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@CheefKeefTeef · 2 years ago
My dad dated Bobbi gentry when they were teens. They even got kicked out of a theater together. He said she wore the tightest jeans that he ever saw. Lol
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@jessietucker9342 · 2 years ago
The artist Bobbie Gentry grew up in The Mississippi Delta, this is an area not to far from Greenwood, MS, my Mom was born in that area, and I found out recently that I am a distant relative of Ms Gentry, a cousin twice removed whatever that means, lol. She studied philosophy in college then released this song thereafter. She is also known for releasing "Fancy", a song covered by Reba McEntire. She produced her own music, then appeared on variety shows, before retiring from the celebrity life just a few years after she released "Ode to Billy Joel". I heard you say you need to watch the movie, for reference about why Billy Joe jumped, Ms Gentry liked to leave that mystery open for everyone to come up with their own thoughts. I've always been fascinated by her.
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