The gritty, earthiness of Janis Joplin's version connects on a more visceral level. Her voice is sweet and the backing vocals and instrumental accompaniment are polished-too polished for my liking. I enjoyed comparing P!nk's voice and attitude with Janis Joplin's iconic expression.ĭolly Parton gives it a go. In fact Janis Joplin's version of Me and Bobby McGee is her only song in the Rolling Stone list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and the only version of the song to make the list.Īlecia Beth "Pink" Moore (born September 8, 1979) (stylized as P!nk) is an American singer and songwriter. It is so sad that she did not live to see her song, recorded just before her death, rise to Number One in the charts. I love the gritty and desperate edge on her voice in her rendition of this song. Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic/acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band." Janis was born on Januat Port Arthur, TX and she died of an apparent overdose on Octoin Hollywood, CA. Since the lyric and melody are essentially the same in all the versions, the popularity of any version must depend on something beyond those factors that are common. Let's look at a few different renditions of this classic song and see what jumps out. attracts and holds the attention of a wide range of learning styles and personality types. tells that story in a memorable and easily absorbed manner."Me and Bobby McGee" is a song that has endured because it: Musicians are our troubadours.Īll of this talk of storytelling and music appreciation brings us back full circle to the iconic song we are examining today. We have an innate need to tell and listen to stories. Successful singers and songwriters know that and they use that information when they cast their creative efforts out to the listening audience. I thought everyone set lyrics to music, not the other way around. That process never would have occurred to me.
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