Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry
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Classic crash course in Southern Gothic storytelling.
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This song became a cult classic made-for-television movie when Herman Raucher gave his own version detailing the reasons Billie Joe McAllister, played by Robby Benson, jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
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Happy 70th Birthday Bobby!
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Just randomly popped into my head the other day. This song really intrigued me when I first heard it as a kid. What *did* they throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge?
