You Won’t Believe The Unique Spin This Songstress Put On “Me And Bobby McGee”!
What An Unbelievable Voice!
I just have to start by saying that I love the direction that singer-songwriter Angie Keilhauer took ‘Me And Bobby McGee’ in! Janis Joplin, as we’re all aware, isn’t an easy artist to cover; her passion and whiskey soaked voice are unmatched, and to cover an American classic like ‘Me And Bobby McGee’ is surely setting yourself up for failure.
However, Angie absolutely nailed it! Rather than trying to imitate Janis, Angie injected her own unique country flavor to create a cover that was both true to the original and more importantly, true to Angie.
Who Is Angie?
Angie Keilhauer is an international touring artist largely known for her time as an acoustic soloist on Carnival Cruise Lines. Her popular YouTube covers have caught the attention of hundreds of thousands of fans all over the world, including several big-name artists like Kenny Chesney!
In fact, Chesney even went so far as to include her cover of ‘American Kids’ in a national press release of the song.
If that’s anything to go off of, I’d say that Angie’s got an incredibly bright future ahead of her. We’re loving your work, Angie!
+ Me And Bobby McGee lyrics +
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 harp from and 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.
