148 on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Pearl went on to be the biggest selling record of Janis's career, and Me and Bobby McGee was ranked No. Janis recorded her version in the latter half of 1970 a few days before her death, and it was released on "Pearl" in 1971. While you may have missed those versions, if you love music you've definitely heard Janis Joplin's take on the song. Gordon Lightfoot got a hold of it as well and took his version up the charts to hit No.1 in Canada and No. When the song was done, it ended up in the hands of Roger Miller who was the first person to have success with the tune as it hit No.
We assume a lot of whisky and possibly other substances were involved, but have no proof aside from the fact it was the early 70s, and that's just how people rolled back then. Kristofferson misheard "McKee" as "McGee" and came up with the actual song by drawing inspiration from a Fellini film by the name of La Strada. you may have heard of him or seen his weathered face on the silver screen. Monument Records founder Fred Foster came up with the idea and pitched it to a singer songwriter by the name of Kris Kristofferson. If you're wondering who wrote the song, you're going to be in for a surprise.īobby McGee was originally supposed to be Bobby McKee, and Bobby wasn't supposed to be a boy either. Janis Joplin sang the hell out of it on Pearl, the last album before her death, but she was actually the third person to cover the 2 year old song.
Have you ever heard a song only to find out someone else sang it years or decades before? It happens all the time, and one of those songs that stumps a lot of people is "Me and Bobby McGee" which originally came out in 1969, but the version most people hear today on the radio wasn't released until 1971.
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