Rolling Stone, il magazine musicale, ha classificato la cover di Janis Joplin al 148esimo tra le migliori canzoni di tutti i tempi.Euphemism in country songs.
Nella canzone Bobby, che nel testo originale di Kristofferson era una donna, viene per forza di fatti considerato un uomo. Me and Bobby McGee Song lyrics from (1971) movie is penned by Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster, sung by Janis Joplin, music composed by Kris Kristofferson. Nonostante Janis Joplin morì di overdose il 4 ottobre 1970, pochi giorni dopo la fine delle registrazioni per il suo ultimo album Pearl, questo suo lavoro venne pubblicato l'11 gennaio 1971. Freedoms just another word for nothin left to lose, And nothin. Fu anche l'unico numero 1 della sua breve ma importante carriera musicale. Well Id trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday, Holdin Bobbys body close to mine. Me And Bobby McGee è una canzone scritta dai compositori americani Kris Kristofferson e Fred Foster, incisa in origine dal cantautore Roger Miller (1969) ed in seguito anche dallo stesso Kristofferson ma portata al successo da Janis Joplin, la cui versione raggiunse la vetta delle classifiche americane dopo la morte della stessa interprete, uno dei primi e pochi casi di "primato postumo" della storia della musica americana. I said I called him my lover, did the best I canĬ'mon hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee yeahĬhitarra solista: Impara a suonare gli Assoli di Chitarra Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin for a train When I was feelin near as faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained I pulled my.
Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana. Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, took us all the way to New Orleans. C G But Id trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday, D D7 To be holdin Bobbys body next to mine. G One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away, G7 C Hes lookin for that home and I hope he finds it. 1 Me and Bobby McGee Lyrics Verse 1 Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin for a train When I was feelin near as faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained That rode us. Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, Took us all the way to New Orleans. From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin for the trains, feelin nearly faded as my jeans. D Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done, D7 G-C-G Hey, Bobbys body kept me from the cold. Kris Kristofferson Lyrics 'Me And Bobby Mcgee' (originally by Roger Miller) Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin for the trains, Feelin nearly faded as my jeans.