Ode to Billie Joe

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf song
gptkbp:album gptkb:Ode_to_Billie_Joe
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Bobbie_Gentry
storytelling
loss and regret
gptkbp:chartPerformance Billboard_Hot_100_#1
gptkbp:citedBy music history discussions
gptkbp:covers performed by various artists
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Bobbie_Gentry
featured in films and TV shows
gptkbp:culturalImpact influential song of the 1960s
gptkbp:culturalSignificance explores social issues
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries about 1960s music
gptkbp:firstPublished single
gptkbp:genre country
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1967
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ode to Billie Joe
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Taylor_Swift
country music
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:American_folk_music
gptkb:Southern_Gothic_literature
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Billie_Joe_McAllister
gptkbp:inspiredBy real-life events
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in B minor
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:length 4:09
gptkbp:musicStyle verse-chorus form
remains popular today
folk-pop
country-folk
gptkbp:musicVideo no official music video
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
gptkbp:notable_artist “Billie_Joe_McAllister_jumped_off_the_Tallahatchie_Bridge”
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Bobbie_Gentry
Bobbie_Gentry's_concerts
gptkbp:precededBy Bobbie_Gentry's_career
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Kelly_Gordon
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Hollywood,_California
gptkb:original_version_by_Bobbie_Gentry
1967
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Capitol_Records
gptkbp:releaseYear 1967
gptkbp:remake yes
gptkbp:soundtrack analyzed in music studies
inspired many songwriters
gptkbp:theme tragedy
gptkbp:track 4 minutes 9 seconds