1a canzone al giorno

Janis e Bobby

Continua il viaggio musicale ispirato dalle vecchie puntate di Deegiallo il programma di Carlo Lucarelli sui misteri legati al mondo della musica e in onda, almeno fino a un po' di tempo fa, su Radio Deejay. Stavolta la protagonista della canzone del giorno è Janis Joplin. Il brano è "Me and Bobby McGee" dall'album "Pearl" uscito postumo dopo la morte per overdose della cantante nel 1970. Buona domenica e buon ascolto!! A domani!!

Me and Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train 
And I's feeling nearly as faded as my jeans. 
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, 
It rode us all the way to New Orleans. 

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna, 
I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues. 
Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine, 
We sang every song that driver knew. 

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, 
Nothing don't mean nothing honey if it ain't free, now now. 
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues, 
You know feeling good was good enough for me, 
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee. 

From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun, 
Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul. 
Through all kinds of weather, through everything that we done, 
Hey Bobby baby kept me from the cold. 

One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away, 
He's looking for that home and I hope he finds it, 
But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday 
To be holding Bobby's body next to mine. 

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, 
Nothing, that's all that Bobby left me, yeah, 
But feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues, 
Hey, feeling good was good enough for me, hmm hmm, 
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee. 

La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la 
La la la la la Bobby McGee. 
La la la la la, la la la la la 
La la la la la, Bobby McGee, la. 

La La la, la la la la la la, 
La La la la la la la la la, hey now Bobby now Bobby McGee yeah. 
Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na na na 
Hey now Bobby now, Bobby McGee, yeah. 

Lord, I'm calling my lover, calling my man, 
I said I'm calling my lover just the best I can, 
C'mon, where is Bobby now, where is Bobby McGee, yeah, 
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord 
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord! 

Yeah! Whew! 

Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord 
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee. 

I'd like to do a song of great social and political import