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"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. [ 1 ]
Mentioning "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Help Me Make it Through the Night" as examples, Bill C. Malone commented; "His compositions are distinguished by their simple, singable melodies and by their straight-forward but often self-consciously poetic lyrics", and said the album's themes of "freedom" and "the value of honest uninhibited personal ...
The Mercedes-Benz 600 is one of the inspirations for the song lyrics. The song's lyrics were written down at Vahsen's, a Port Chester, New York bar, on August 8, 1970, during an impromptu poetry jam between Joplin and songwriter Bob Neuwirth. [2] The lyrics are from by a poem written by the San Francisco beat poet Michael McClure, "Mercedes Benz."
"Why Me" was Kristofferson's lone major country hit as a solo recording artist, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1973. [4] The song peaked only at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, but had at that time one of the longer runs (19 weeks) in the top 40 [1] and the most chart reversals (6) in one run on the Hot 100.
"Lovin' Her Was Easier (than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" is a song written, composed, first recorded, and first released by Kris Kristofferson.It was also recorded and released by Roger Miller, who included it on his album The Best of Roger Miller and released it as a single in July 1971.
The lyrics make reference to Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee". Charts. Weekly charts. Chart (1979) Peak ...
The flip-side of the single was a cover of "Me and Bobby McGee" that was aimed at the pop market. The song peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. His first top 40 pop hit since 1961's "What'd I Say," "Me and Bobby McGee" was Lewis' last top 40 pop hit to date.
The album contained one of the first recorded versions of Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster's "Me and Bobby McGee" which had previously been a country hit for Roger Miller and would later become a hit for Janis Joplin. A small number of vinyl copies of the album contain no title on the front cover. This is because the cover was originally ...