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Janis Joplin, Me And Bobby McGee - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction 

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This is a sweet, “folksy” story, tenderly portrayed by Janis Joplin. While I only realized it after the recording was completed, it reminds me a bit of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘The Boxer’, and is a lovely contrast to Janis’s ‘Summertime’ and ‘Kosmic Blues’.
Here’s the link to the original song by Janis Joplin:
• Janis Joplin - Me And ...
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@johnjohn37371
@johnjohn37371 Год назад
Kristofferson is an amazing guy. He was a Rhodes scholar with a masters from Oxford in english literature. He was also a Golden Gloves boxer and was on the fast tract in the military as a helicopter pilot. He turned down a job as a professor at West Point, as he felt a calling to music and abandoned his life to move to Nashville. He took a janitor's job at Columbia and got his first real break when Johnny Cash read a letter Kristofferson's mother had written to him disowning him. Cash took Kris under his wing, and it all started from there. He is a poet as a lyricist and just a fascinating individual.
@redpine8665
@redpine8665 Год назад
His lyrics and her vocals here paint such a vivid picture of being inside that truck with the driver and the two of them. I think we've all met someone that we gladly reveal everything about ourselves that you never would with anyone else. It sounds like what this fictional couple had going on.
@MikeytheGeek7711
@MikeytheGeek7711 10 месяцев назад
I didn't know any of that about Kristofferson. What a fascinating guy! He could do so many things! He couldn't sing worth a lick though. I've heard his version of this, but he certainly wrote a great song, and Janice made it a classic! "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose." is a fantastic line! In fairness to Kristofferson's singing, I'm really not familiar with anything else he sang, and probably his version of this song sounds worse because Janice sounds so great!
@johnjohn37371
@johnjohn37371 10 месяцев назад
@@MikeytheGeek7711 He has one of those "situational" voices...very much like a Tom Waits, or a Warren Zevon, some songs are way more impactful in his pedestrian tone. "Why Me Lord" has been covered a million times, but I still prefer him singing his own song in his own voice...you're not wrong, though...he will never be known for his vocals. Although, I will say, it may not be pretty, but it's always in tune.🙂
@TQCX9
@TQCX9 9 месяцев назад
“ Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose “ is one of my favorite lines ever , but i can’t think of an other word ( singular ) that means “ nothin’ left to lose “
@TQCX9
@TQCX9 9 месяцев назад
This channel is great … thanks for sharing
@redpine8665
@redpine8665 Год назад
I always loved the line "I'd trade all my tomorrows for single yesterday" Haven't we all felt exactly that way a time or two? Not in a literal way - but I totally get it. And Janis...thankfully there was no pitch correction or autotune back then.
@ZoydWheeler
@ZoydWheeler 8 месяцев назад
"She's lookin' for that home and I hope she finds it"
@incamoran9532
@incamoran9532 10 месяцев назад
I was 12 when this was released and it changed my life. I'd never heard anyone - and especially not a woman - sing with such reckless abandon and give themselves totally to the music. Janis remains my spirit animal to this day.
@reneenelson1620
@reneenelson1620 Год назад
Ball and Chain live at Monterey video is a must. Watch her pour her heart out to her audience. Amazing.
@coyote4237
@coyote4237 Год назад
This for sure.
@steveullrich7737
@steveullrich7737 Год назад
Definitely, Amy will see how Janis gives everything to her performance and get to experience her amazing stage persona.
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Год назад
Yeah why did she choose this
@clbcreations
@clbcreations Год назад
Omg yes ball and chain ❤
@lemmyisking9512
@lemmyisking9512 Год назад
The best part of that performance is Mama Cass's reaction to Janis singing.
@Buzzdog1971
@Buzzdog1971 Год назад
Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar. The truest lyrics every written, " Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose, nothing is worth nothing but it's free ".
@johnvender
@johnvender Год назад
Pearl is an incredible album. Full Tilt Boogie were masterful musicians capable of moving easily between rock, blues, soul, funk and country styles, perfectly complimenting Janis' vocal performances. I can only imagine the song Buried Alive In The Blues with her singing, unfortunately she died before recording the vocal for it.
@rickwalker6400
@rickwalker6400 2 месяца назад
Many people, including members of her former band Big brother thought her voice was totally blown out on this album. In truth if you listen to her live in 1970 her voice was clear and powerful. The producer of Pearl convinced her to try a different technique which allowed her to sing with power but not constant full throttle. He called it her "church voice" ... I don't know about that but her voice was in fine, subtle flavor on this song and really the entire pearl album
@edwardrutledge2765
@edwardrutledge2765 Год назад
She had overwhelming stage presence, incredible song expression and of course an unmanageable death wish. What a tragic shame to lose her at the deadly 27 years Rock age curse.
@coldlakealta4043
@coldlakealta4043 Год назад
I saw Janis live here in Toronto. By the end of the show you were wrung out, exhausted physically and emotionally. It felt like she was fueling herself with the energy she drew from the audience. It was the greatest performance I have ever witnessed, and it's with me to this day so many years later.
@edwardrutledge2765
@edwardrutledge2765 Год назад
@@coldlakealta4043 …she’s reported polishing off a bottle of whiskey placed at concert microphone base. An out of control amazing talent destined never to reach midlife, forget aged.
@alexanderwalter4595
@alexanderwalter4595 11 месяцев назад
4:30 & 14:30 "One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it" So ironic that instead of Janis letting Bobby slip away, it is all of us who let Janis slip away in 1970. I hope Janis found the home she was looking for.
@jbooks888
@jbooks888 9 месяцев назад
Can you imagine how much more she had left to give? We were all cheated, only getting three or four years of music from this amazing talent.
@stylerod
@stylerod Год назад
Janis will forever remind me of my mom. Once a week her and her best friend would have cocktails, talk and listen to records. This was the early 70's and I was 5-6 years old. I would fall asleep hearing the music they played and Janis is the artist I remember the most. Even then I knew it was something special.
@cristinabaird-ct9ey
@cristinabaird-ct9ey 11 месяцев назад
Aren't those memories of childhood the best? Cool story about your mom.👍
@czechappy
@czechappy 11 месяцев назад
I remember when we first heard Janis Joplin, She was all everybody in my group could talk about, We wanted more of her voice and soul, I love all of Janis Joplin songs, You could just feel her passion in her song, Try the song Piece of My Heart. You'll flip.
@coldlakealta4043
@coldlakealta4043 Год назад
superb backing band
@sharidyer4332
@sharidyer4332 Год назад
I love this too. Kris (Kristófferson - accented to help you with the pronunciation) said the song belonged to Janis, after he heard her recording. Her death was very hard on him. He wrote some incredibly great songs. Check out "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and "The Pilgrim - Chapter 33.
@3idraven714
@3idraven714 Год назад
The raw power of her voice, and her freedom of movement, and her willingness "to go there" and use it (free spirit), to me makes her unique, for her time. She talkes this beloved song, and makes it her own, a completely diff. arrangement and tone from the original. She is a Legend, a goddess in her hometown has her own museum in Beaumont Texas. From what I gather untrained, she was born with it.
@bretthardin9239
@bretthardin9239 Год назад
port Arthur
@3idraven714
@3idraven714 Год назад
The Museum is right off I-10 in Beaumont, I might be mistaken of her home town, I'm from Lake Charles, and I know Port Aurthur folks are "touchy" about who's from where (inferiority complex, I think). Port Authur is a Sh-hole like Lake Charles, Beaumont ain't much better.@@bretthardin9239
@dianealarcon8304
@dianealarcon8304 Месяц назад
I loved that you could hear every word clearly that she sang. Her voice was raw and mesmerizing.
@ukulelegoldnuggets1466
@ukulelegoldnuggets1466 Год назад
Always enjoy your reaction. Busted flat means broke, not a flat tire.
@davidmatthew4358
@davidmatthew4358 Год назад
This is absolutely right; no money, not a puncture.
@Max_R_MaMint
@Max_R_MaMint 29 дней назад
And "waitin' on a train" - a freight train, to jump on a catch out. Not at a station with a ticket, lol.
@bob___
@bob___ Год назад
"Piece of My Heart" is perhaps the most typically Janis Joplin of her songs.
@geobol7603
@geobol7603 Год назад
Outstanding song- and the lyrics- Kristorferson’s masterful - a true poet- economy of words to paint a picture - show me don’t tell me
@kishka7
@kishka7 Год назад
You should edit this video of you speaking about the song to just your hands! We could listen to your very nice voice and simply watch your hands! They are the hands of an expressive artist! Thank You!
@DannyD714
@DannyD714 Год назад
"i'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday". the older i get,and the more people in my life who leave me makes that line so true....so true.
@t.e.1189
@t.e.1189 9 месяцев назад
So happy you like Janis. She was always my favorite female rock singer.
@rogerdodger-789
@rogerdodger-789 3 месяца назад
What a fantastic song, fantastic lady, this song always gets me no matter which version you choose
@construct3
@construct3 Год назад
Thanks for telling us that Roger Miller was the first to record this song. The earliest recording I knew of was Kris Kris-TOF-fer-son's own version, but there were several before his. That prompted me to go back and listen to Roger Miller's version. It's an old-fashioned style of Nashville country music but with some brass instruments added at the second verse and some ad libs in the coda that I don't generally associate with country. It's worth a listen and possibly a "first listen and reaction" video. The very simple chord progressions and the key change after the first verse would provide an opportunity for some elementary discussion of functional harmony and the one-step-up key change frequently used in popular music.
@tomratcliff3755
@tomratcliff3755 Год назад
Just couldn't resist adding more about the relationship between Janis and the Dead. Pigpen, the original keyboard player and frontman for the Dead,was a close friend of janis', and a blues singer. The Dead lived together in the Haight Ashbury, and Janis would come over and party at their house. After she passed,the band added this song to their repertoire and wrote Bird Song about the their lost friend. I would love it if you would listen to their moving tribute to this beautiful soul.
@88wildcat
@88wildcat Год назад
Pigpen and her were more than close friends.
@Jivansings
@Jivansings Год назад
Yet another delight dear Amy!! Your way of pronouncing Kristofferson was so charming. It made my day. 😊
@oldmanghost219
@oldmanghost219 Год назад
Janis Joplin ...Monterey Pop festival Ball and Chain is a must do. Also from Janis ... A Piece of My Heart studio version
@scottbrown4534
@scottbrown4534 Год назад
I think it would be worthwhile for you to read the book "Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin" by Myra Friedman, Janis' publicist near the end of Janis' life. Janis was a tortured soul in many ways, and her demise was inevitable according to Friedman. Janis was singing with about 1/4 of her voice left by the time she became famous; The biography goes into detail on that, and many other aspects of her life. All of that glorious emotion you hear in Janis' work comes from her very captivating history... Not for the faint of heart...
@robertsimmons1716
@robertsimmons1716 10 месяцев назад
I think that’s the first time I’ve ever seen you listen straight through. She’s amazing abs I understand.
@KM769
@KM769 Год назад
Every of these 3 songs were played with different band: Summertime - Big Brother & Holding Company (1968), Kozmic Blues - Kozmic Blues Band (1969), Me and Bobby McGee - Full Tilt Boogie (1970).
@goldfieldgary
@goldfieldgary Месяц назад
I'm so glad you experienced the power of the lyrics! One of the most iconic songs of the era. Still brings tears to my eyes to this very day.
@craenor
@craenor Год назад
Her singing is so captivating and soulful, I worry some people don't notice how superb the musicianship is in this song. The buildup is magical, and that steel guitar is the perfect soulful counter-note to Janis's voice. This really is a 10/10 song. The deeper you look the more you find to love.
@bobwallace1880
@bobwallace1880 10 месяцев назад
Chris Kristofferson said in an interview Janis recording was his favorite but that Jerry Lee Lewis was a close second. Great post thank you Virgin Rock !!
@eeduranti
@eeduranti 7 месяцев назад
For me its so close to call between Janis and Gordon Lightfoot.
@Ottawajames
@Ottawajames Год назад
"Maybe" is probably my favorite Janis Joplin song... it's so passionate and heartfelt it's peak Janis. The studio version is the best way to experience it, imo, as I've never heard a live version that does it justice. ... I highly highly recommend giving "Maybe" a listen.
@rickeyjay7164
@rickeyjay7164 4 месяца назад
Wholeheartedly agree with everything you wrote here.
@randybass8842
@randybass8842 Год назад
I've listened to this song many times, particularly when it was released and in the months after, following Janis' tragic death. Your interpretation today brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.
@kyorendofounder
@kyorendofounder Год назад
You did it again, I saw you. You were Rockin' Out!!
@gaillouise8310
@gaillouise8310 11 месяцев назад
My favorite review you have done so far. Thank you!!!
@irisblue2332
@irisblue2332 4 месяца назад
I was "singing" Bobby McGee without the benefit of the music actually playing one night in my classroom while finishing some grading . Imagine my surprise (and chagrin) when, at the point where the la-la-la-ing goes crazy, there was a tap on my window. Some poor guy walking his dog heard my caterwauling and was checking to see if I was okay! 🤦‍♀🤣🤣🤣
@MarcusBumgardner-d4e
@MarcusBumgardner-d4e 3 месяца назад
She was such an amazing soul. She made people feel like never before. She will always be in my top 10. She passed at 27. There is such a large "club" of singer , songwriters that tragically passed at 27 years old. Such a short career but she made arguably the biggest impact on history with her songs
@michaeltelson9798
@michaeltelson9798 Год назад
There was a real Bobbi McGee. Kris Kristofferson’s co-writer ran a music publishing company and Roberta “Bobbi” McGee was his secretary. Kris’s own version is very good as well. You should explore other songs by Kristofferson.
@johnjohn37371
@johnjohn37371 Год назад
I believe it was originally McKee...
@michaeltelson9798
@michaeltelson9798 Год назад
@@johnjohn37371 It might have been
@safespacebear
@safespacebear Год назад
"freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose" might be the best lyric Kris ever penned
@neil6958
@neil6958 Год назад
The History of Janis's life makes it easier to understand her music! It's a Great history, with the influences she learned here & there & in churches, etc. So sweet, so earth. She carries you on these sands of earth!!
@JayTheRed602
@JayTheRed602 Год назад
Kris Kristofferson is one of the most underrated song writers ever. He also penned sunday morning coming down for Johnny Cash, one of the greatest country songs ever written
@buckhorncortez
@buckhorncortez Год назад
Really? Who "underrates" him? He's underrated just like the Grand Canyon is underrated as a hole in the ground...
@speed10009
@speed10009 Год назад
thank you for not stopping it.
@dianecourtney2724
@dianecourtney2724 Год назад
I absolutely love Janis Joplin 🌹 Me and Bobby McGee seems organic. It’s as if Janis is happy and is telling us a story but she just happens to be singing. So glad you like her Amy. She was amazing 🥰 …… just natural feeling ……
@leejones4757
@leejones4757 8 месяцев назад
Love your involved reaction. The joy when the guitars came in. The eyebrow drops of connection when you feel the vocals and the smile of the full band going at it. Brilliant.
@kishka7
@kishka7 Год назад
Now - going back and THEN doing pauses for discussion - WONDERFUL!!
@noother964
@noother964 Год назад
Is it just me? Amy, I think there's a certain smile on your face when you listen to Janis Joplin that I'm not sure I've seen in your other reactions. I, too, think that watching her live performance is a must -indeed, her Monterey Pop appearance with Ball and Chain is a classic. Or maybe Work me Lord (Live in Stockholm 1969).
@ncmetalfan5267
@ncmetalfan5267 9 месяцев назад
I absolutely love the solos, the piano, organ and guitar all playing into each other at the end. One of my favorite 1-2 minutes of any song ever.
@J0hnC0ltrane
@J0hnC0ltrane Год назад
That's Janis on acoustic guitar. I knew someone that met Janis, she was playing guitar at home. I think she had a relaxed personality.
@frankolivito9242
@frankolivito9242 15 дней назад
Your my favorite music reactor ,I like how you talk about how the pieces make you feel,I m a Rock singer and I love how the notes going through my instrument (my body and vocal chords,makes me feel during and afterwards,Aloha from Maui
@devinbret
@devinbret Месяц назад
Janis Joplin's ability to be personally directed being one with that emotion is the blues. Some people call it singing with soul.
@bobsmith-y3j
@bobsmith-y3j 7 месяцев назад
She could be in her 80's now and she'd still have that great soul with her voice. As others, so sad to see her pass at such a young age.
@AlekGrigorian
@AlekGrigorian Год назад
Yes janis has to be watched live
@gettingkilt
@gettingkilt Год назад
The original (Kris Kristofferson) version of this song was (and is) my mother's favorite tune. So I know that one well. The lyrics are beautiful and dense and evocative and the melody is simple but unforgettable. But Joplin's voice and stylings are compelling and this one absolutely wins.
@kenthomas1845
@kenthomas1845 Год назад
This song was suggested to Janis by fellow musician Arlo Guthrie, author of the famed Alice’s Restaurant - an American Thanksgiving classic. Thank you Arlo, and thank you Janis for adding this to the soundtrack of my life. And thank you Vlad and Amy for recognizing it’s brilliance. And of course, thank you Kris!
@lehrerboystv
@lehrerboystv Год назад
Kris Kristofferson is one of the most important country singers of all time (with Cash) and a paragon of progressive country and the Austin sound. His lyrics are second to none and he was one of the biggest actors of the 70's on top of it all - not to mention an anti-war former marine. Definitely worth a listen in his own right - check out "Sunday Morning Coming Down" - the song that made him famous. Oh - and he and Joplin were lovers too.
@vexor9229
@vexor9229 7 месяцев назад
Im still crying for Janis...
@cjonesufc
@cjonesufc Год назад
Some of my fondest childhood memories are from the late 70s in Charlton, MA where my step father (at that time) played guitar and my mother accompanied him on guitar and vocals. She was a wonderful singer and I can feel the sun on my face while they played.
@nelssone.g.r1782
@nelssone.g.r1782 Год назад
You should listen to Los jaivas, they're like the chilean pink floyd
@wilhelmbeermann2424
@wilhelmbeermann2424 Год назад
'Freedom is another word for nothing have to lose' .....❤ 🎉 such as 'when you've got nothing you've nothing to lose' (Like a rolling stone, Bob Dylan)......that remains for eternity........🎉playing and singing those songs with a guitar while hitchhiking through South Europe that remains really unforgettable 😊❤
@kjelleriksson2793
@kjelleriksson2793 8 месяцев назад
"nothing left to lose".
@deriene_rocha
@deriene_rocha 7 месяцев назад
I recomend "Little Girl Blues" next from Janis. It goes well with the mother energy that you notice on kosmic Blues
@DennisMurphey
@DennisMurphey Год назад
I am shocked at your response but then you were so good with Bob Dylan I understood your sinking into the Joplin sound like we all did back in the 60s. Then you came out and said it, You Like Listening to Janis as much as we did, how cool is the that! Great review, Great reaction, you are so GOOD! D
@michaelyork4554
@michaelyork4554 Год назад
Wow, being 61 years old, and hearing this at 10 years old on AM radio for the first time, with my older brother, She absolutely came through as a "One Of A Kind" voice that overcomes the senses. It is a delight to watch You experience This for the first time, having experienced/enjoyed Janis' Unique Evocative Vocal Quality for so long myself. Captivating Music. Paul Rodgers "Electricland'
@88wildcat
@88wildcat Год назад
You can tell this is an authentic first time reaction by the way she pronounces Kristofferson's last name. No one with any rudimentary knowledge of this song going into this would pronounce it that way.
@johnsilva9139
@johnsilva9139 Год назад
yes. It was a bit jarring to hear her mispronouncing his name like that.
@ulfingvar1
@ulfingvar1 11 месяцев назад
Nitpicking BS
@TimJohnson-g9r
@TimJohnson-g9r Год назад
Hello Amy, love hearing your insights. One note for you. The "busted flat in Baton Rouge isn't about a flat tire. It is an americanism I guess. Busted flat refers to being down on your luck, no money, out on the road. Kris uses it to show that even though they have nothing, they're happy.
@mikelistman5263
@mikelistman5263 Год назад
Love your statement: " i have a different instrument, a different style of music, but that's irrelevant." You got it, Amy, and you're blessed.
@nellgwenn
@nellgwenn Год назад
Amy, you are only experiencing a part of the impact of Janis without seeing any live performances. You will see her vulnerability as well as her total command of the stage and her force reaching everyone in the audience. If you don't do a video of her at Monterey Pop singing Ball and Chain, at least watch it for your own benefit. Just so you can see for yourself that people's descriptions of her are not hyperbole. You will see evidence of that, not coming from yourself, but coming from a very important member of the audience. You will wonder why the camera does focus on one specific audience member for as long as it does. It's because that audience member is Cass Elliot. Who was in The Mama's and the Papa's. The band responsible for the whole festival. When you watch Cass watching Janis your musician comradery with her will come out. You will know Cass is watching and reacting to her as a musician as well as a fan. You will know when you see it. Also after you do see Janis live compare and contrast it with other female singers at the time in Janis's sphere. There is a stark contrast. As for this song Janis finally got with musicians that were on her level and knew what they were doing. As well as a producer that knew how to make Janis shine in her best light.
@allmusicservices
@allmusicservices Год назад
It's true. You *must* see the "Ball and Chain" Monterey Pop video, which captures the full essence of Janis, her talent and her passion.
@thepglenn
@thepglenn Год назад
Aswellasherpigloook
@nellgwenn
@nellgwenn Год назад
@@thepglenn ?
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Год назад
Exactly need more live stuff
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Год назад
Or the live piece of my heart
@karendahlquist4024
@karendahlquist4024 Год назад
celebrating having Bobby in her life!!
@rsp8999
@rsp8999 Год назад
Can’t help feeling profoundly sad every time I hear her sing.
@Twisted_Logic
@Twisted_Logic Год назад
This one has a really special place in my heart. My mom used to sing it all the time when I was a kid
@markmurphy6260
@markmurphy6260 7 месяцев назад
That was the beauty of Janis. She was a captivating singer and person.
@thane9
@thane9 Год назад
"I'd trade all of my tomorrows, for one single yesterday" -- Right in the feels; every time.
@WindmillChef
@WindmillChef Год назад
No one and nothing is perfect in this world and even brilliance is hard to come by but sometimes a sum of parts comes together and brilliance is created. What has me wondering, and I am no music industry professional, is when creating this song, and recording and mixing it in the studio, at what point did some of the people who were present started to hear and recognize the gem that they were working on and had in their hands. I love this song because, some would say, it was promoted to me and played on my radio station until I darn well liked it, but really this is a song that instantly, on your first listen, captures you for the beauty that it is.
@SteveSmith-sw9uu
@SteveSmith-sw9uu Год назад
Move Over. Move Over! Good song to hear
@menopausalmusician414
@menopausalmusician414 Год назад
My Favorite Channel! Peace
@ephemeralable
@ephemeralable Год назад
I agree with others that an important part of fully appreciating this artist is to view video of live performances. I am happy to see that recently you are making it all the way through the first listen without interrupting the music and that you seem to be really enjoying the music and having more fun; it does not feel as much of a school project for you as earlier reviews. I love your thoughtful analysis, but it is good to see you feeling the music and enjoying it.
@robertyanes4751
@robertyanes4751 Год назад
Super great reaction...she was a great artist. Very much a gentle side of Janis. Great memories with this song as a teen..in my cut off shorts...hunting for salamanders in the creek with friends, and this playing on my little transistor radio.❤😊
@alangauld6079
@alangauld6079 Год назад
I love this song and had never heard Joplin's version. Very different to both Kristofferson and Miller's versions. She takes some liberties with the original lyrics (esp. "nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free" in the chorus, which she almost misses completely) but she definitely wraps her own style all round it.
@michellekuhl4735
@michellekuhl4735 7 месяцев назад
I love your your commentary. You would make a perfect music teacher for middle school or high school. Your passion pours through the words you choose to express yourself. I grew up listening to Janis Joplin . I was so sad when passed. Her songs always take your on an emotional journey that not everyone could appreciate. Thank for you for taking the to listen to her words and let them take you to a place where life was hard and gritty yet magical because she would have given anything for one more with who made her a cherished memory.
@jovana_r
@jovana_r Год назад
Such a beautiful song, kinda happy and sad at the same time. I enjoyed your reaction and the way you enjoyed it too. 🖤
@merriwinkle7631
@merriwinkle7631 Год назад
It is just such a pleasure to experience your enjoyment when you stumble across something that moves you, catches you and connects to you in the realm of the intangibles, and in spaces apart from the nuts and bolts of a piece. I appreciate your amazing ability to draw out and translate into words hidden aspects of music very much, but it is also lovely to see you just enjoying the experience.
@cristianovia
@cristianovia Год назад
Can you hear her tone of voice when she sings "and I hope he finds it", it is clear she is lying and hoping he's coming back to her. Brilliant detail! This song brings me back in a period when I was young and free from responsibilities.
@waynewhaley3307
@waynewhaley3307 Год назад
I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday, one of the great lines. Willie Nelson called this the perfect country music tune, consisting of everything a country tune is supposed to draw from. Said he was disappointed he didnt write it. Janis Joplin had a big influence on Stevie Nicks, list to Rhiannon on Midnight Special , you can hear Janis
@tomratcliff3755
@tomratcliff3755 Год назад
Such a good song, I heard the Grateful Dead version first and, being a guy's point of view I still prefer it. I doubt she would have minded as she was such a friend of the band and I certainly give her version props. Such a sad life, that ended too soon.
@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897
At the beginning after Janis sings as faded as my jeans you can hear a little bit of country guitar that comes in. This song was very much of its time because young hippies were leaving home, hitching across the country so they got rides from truckers and strangers who ever will give them a lift.
@bobh9526
@bobh9526 Год назад
Yes indeed, we hippies hitched all over the place. Very common in the 70's.
@davidferro2236
@davidferro2236 10 месяцев назад
There's a YT vid, music only, of her singing this with just her guitar. Some photos of her as a young musician that are wonderful. What she says at the end, you will love. Also an interview at Musicians Hall of Fame with Kristofferson and the owner of the studio when he wrote the song. The origin of Bobby McGee is revealed and where he started writing the song as well. I didn't know he spent a month in SF visiting Janis. His feelings about her...
@donalddix4375
@donalddix4375 Год назад
If you wish to watch Janis learning, Me and Bobby McGee . Watch Festival Express - a documentary about a traveling festival across Canada in 1970. So many great bands
@gtrgar4561
@gtrgar4561 Год назад
Yes, Festival Express is a great documentary. I enjoyed the scenes on the train where musicians jammed with one another. Janis and the Grateful Dead were the central figures of the spirit of the trip across Canada. 🎸😎
@sp1582
@sp1582 Год назад
I LOVE YOU JANIS !
@christopherdavies7213
@christopherdavies7213 Год назад
This is an incredibly moving song, a song of lost love, a song of loss, sung quite extraordinarily. Thank you for your analysis and comments.
@timothyfoley3000
@timothyfoley3000 Год назад
Do yourself a favor and watch her sing " Ball and Chain " at Monterey Pop 1967. I know you prefer studio recordings, but, almost all San Francisco bands were live bands! You have to see Janis just spill her soul on stage! Just incredible!
@joeldf6859
@joeldf6859 Год назад
My mother had the album this song is from, "Pearl" so I grew up with it. This song always grabbed my attention from the first line "Busted flat in Baton Rouge...". Probably because I was born and raised in Baton Rouge. I now wish I had grabbed that record when I had the chance when I moved out on my own in the late 80s. It was an unfortunate loss in the Baton Rouge 2016 flood that hit my mother's house with 4 feet of water.
@dorothyoconnor2430
@dorothyoconnor2430 11 месяцев назад
The term “ busted flat” is speaking of being without money. They were “broke “ and needed a ride. Love your reaction .❤
@rickwalker6400
@rickwalker6400 2 месяца назад
I just poured my guts out listening to you react to summertime.
@myowngig
@myowngig Год назад
Janis gets right in your soul.
@lightsideofthemoon13
@lightsideofthemoon13 Год назад
She has a way of commanding your attention without ever asking for it. She was inspirational and a beautiful woman.
@redpine8665
@redpine8665 Год назад
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin was a huge Janis fan, and on some Zep tracks he does his best Janis impression, like Gallows Pole.
@artursandwich1974
@artursandwich1974 11 месяцев назад
Vitesse my favorite Kriss Kristofferson's song that Janis Joplin turns from a folk and country road ballad into a steamroller of a soul journey. Plus the lyrics have some of my favourite lines in country, rock, and English poetry (windshield wipers slapping time, freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, the whole quatrain of: I let her slip away looking for the home (...) Bobby's body next to mine, feeling near as faded as my jeans).
@Code9
@Code9 9 дней назад
To truly appreciate what Janis does with this song you really have to first listen to the original performed by Kris, himself. Total night and day. Both are great, each in their own way.
@josephclarke4244
@josephclarke4244 Год назад
Just a kid when these more "thought provoking" song inspired me to paint a picture in my mind, songs like Owd to Billy Joe, God didn't make little green apples and of course this song Me and Bobby mcGee! Even in my ten-year-old mind I could wonder, painting a clear picture in my minds imagination. Very exciting creative time in music.
@daveking9393
@daveking9393 Год назад
You are such a joy to spend time with. Thanks again for all you do!
@ivofelden8033
@ivofelden8033 8 месяцев назад
Thx for passion and respect for Janis . ❤
@kishka7
@kishka7 5 месяцев назад
VR - I APPRECIATE the fact that you DID NOT STOP and comment during this song. THAT was the reason I UNSUBSCRIBED months ago. Show respect for the performance - more importantly experience the transitions without breaking them up! All of us who grew up with this song (I am a 71 yr old male in Northern California) are extremely frustrated when OUR songs are interrupted!! Thank you!! This is probably my most favorite song of all time.
@devinbret
@devinbret Месяц назад
That's hilarious. It's her show. She's not showing disrespect she's being a teacher and she's very good at it. If you wanted to listen to the whole song all the way through you can. She's here to teach and give her impression of the music. You want her to change her show because of your misunderstanding. Rather pompous
@karendahlquist4024
@karendahlquist4024 Год назад
celebrating her life and times with Bobby
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