Well, I call him my lover, call him my man La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Hey, feelin’ good was good enough for me, mm-hmm Nothin’, that’s all that Bobby left me, yeahīut, feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues He’s lookin’ for that home, and I hope he finds itīut, I’d trade all of my tomorrows, for a single yesterday One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
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Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul You know, feelin’ good was good enough for meįrom the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun Nothin’, don’t mean nothin’ hon’ if it ain’t free, no noĪnd, feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues Windshield wipers slappin’ time, I was holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mineįreedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose I was playin’ soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna But in my mind, none do it justice so well as Janis Joplin.īusted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a trainĪnd I’s feelin’ near as faded as my jeansīobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained The song has been recorded by many since, including Waylon Jennings, Grateful Dead, Kristofferson himself, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, Gordon Lightfoot, and Miranda Lambert. Joplin’s version was released after her death from a heroin overdose in 1970. Often misinterpreted as a love song for Janis Joplin, the real inspiration behind Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ was his producer and co-writer Fred Foster and a young secretary named Barbara McKee. Written by Kris Kristofferson and songwriter Fred Foster, it was originally sung by Roger Miller.
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Coincidentally, our friend John Howell mentioned this one in a comment yesterday, and thus it seemed to be kismet that I play this here tonight! Me & Bobby McGee is at the top of that list. However, while Janis Joplin was not among my favourites growing up, but she had a few songs that I really liked and that have stuck with me through the years. I listened, but still prefer the Ella/Louis one.
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A couple of readers noted that Janis Joplin had also covered the song, and they liked her version. A few nights ago I played a song, Summertime, and the version I played was by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - two of my favourites.