tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post6922403596736167954..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: Musical Interlude: Ode to Billie Joe (1967)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-84712224238350191432014-04-30T22:12:29.877-04:002014-04-30T22:12:29.877-04:00Too bad Norm's show isn't in syndication a...Too bad Norm's show isn't in syndication anymore. It was a few years ago, but I didn't listen to it much. My loss, I know.<br /><br />Haven't seen the movie version of "Billie Joe", but maybe one day...hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-51343575763921122912014-04-30T15:20:55.463-04:002014-04-30T15:20:55.463-04:00I first heard this song during one of the great To...I first heard this song during one of the great Top 40 countdowns hosted by Norm N. Night on WCBS 101-FM back in the 80s. This was a great station - on weekends, there were top 40 countdowns of various years from the 50s to the mid 70s. You heard all sorts of tunes - from the classics, to lost gold and forgotten joke songs.<br /><br />The song always seemed odd and no one apparently knew just what the girl and Billy Joe threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge. It was up to one's imagination I guess. <br /><br />I remember the movie it spawned - the ending was ridiculous! The local TV guide description said it best:<br /><br />"Based on the hit 60s song. You can film a novel, or even a poem, but you can't film a lyric.".magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com