I don't know - was he testing for subtle differences in newtonian and relativistic conceptions of gravity? If the baby (or whatever the hell it was wrapped in the bundle) dropped fast enough could it break out of the space time continuum and actually get to be a very old man, or is it the opposite, could it bring itself back to the point of conception, or earlier, possibly even to dark thoughts in the back seat of the car? Was he channeling Sylvia Plath or Diane Linkletter. There were a lot of tragic flying stories in the sixties, that is until Don Juan came around and made flying safe again for the masses. Hope this helps.
"Ode to Billie Joe" was and is a great song, and her first album (of the same title) knocked off "Sgt Pepper" at the top of the US charts in 1967, an even more impressive feat when you consider Bobbie Gentry wrote, arranged and produced it all herself; i also loved her song "Fancy", from a year later; and she helped usher in the whole country/back to the roots style of music which The Band and other artists brought to fruition; ironic that Gentry retired from the music business almost 30 years ago, so i guess those royalty checks keep rolling in.
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But do you know *why* Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge?
I don't know - was he testing for subtle differences in newtonian and relativistic conceptions of gravity? If the baby (or whatever the hell it was wrapped in the bundle) dropped fast enough could it break out of the space time continuum and actually get to be a very old man, or is it the opposite, could it bring itself back to the point of conception, or earlier, possibly even to dark thoughts in the back seat of the car? Was he channeling Sylvia Plath or Diane Linkletter. There were a lot of tragic flying stories in the sixties, that is until Don Juan came around and made flying safe again for the masses. Hope this helps.
maybe it was the George Segal stage set that did it...good research....now I remember why I forgot all about those tunes.
They are George Segal, not Duane Hansen - great eye, Stan - didn't even pick up on it.
"Ode to Billie Joe" was and is a great song, and her first album (of the same title) knocked off "Sgt Pepper" at the top of the US charts in 1967, an even more impressive feat when you consider Bobbie Gentry wrote, arranged and produced it all herself; i also loved her song "Fancy", from a year later; and she helped usher in the whole country/back to the roots style of music which The Band and other artists brought to fruition; ironic that Gentry retired from the music business almost 30 years ago, so i guess those royalty checks keep rolling in.
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