Ode to Billie Joe

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Written by: Gentry
Produced by: Kelly Gordon, Bobby Paris
Released: July '67 on Capitol
Charts: 14 weeks
Top spot: No. 1

Once and for all: exactly what did Billie Joe throw off the Tallahatchee Bridge, and why did he jump himself? Gentry never revealed the secret of this spooky country blues. "The real message," she said, "revolves around the way the nonchalant family talks about the suicide."

Appears on: Greatest Hits (Curb)

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