" Ode to Billie Joe " is a song by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry released by Capitol Records in July 1967, and later used as the title track of her debut album. Five weeks after its …

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Dec 23, 2025 · Some say "Ode to Billie Joe" is about a teen pregnancy, others say it's about heartbreak ending in suicide. Bobbie Gentry says its neither.

Learn the meaning behind the lyrics in "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry, a classic song about secrecy, guilt, and human nature.

Ode to Billie Joe Lyrics: Was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day / I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay / And at dinner time we stopped and walked …

A movie with the title spelled Ode to Billy Joe was released in 1976. The film was based on this song, with a fictionalized Gentry (named "Bobbie Lee Hartley") played by Glynnis O'Connor. …

Apr 6, 2018 · Released in July 1967, Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe" tells the story of a young man's tragic leap off the Tallahatchie Bridge. The haunting track topped the Billboard charts in …

Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 American drama film, directed and produced by Max Baer Jr., with a screenplay by Herman Raucher, and starring Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor. It is …

Is the 1967 hit song "Ode to Billie Joe" based on a true story? Bobbie Gentry discusses the reality behind the song and what was thrown off the bridge.

Jul 27, 2013 · But around water coolers, the hot topic was what Billie Joe McAllister and his girlfriend threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge. The mystery created by Bobbie Gentry in her debut …