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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:song
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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television film in 1980
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gptkbp:album
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gptkb:Ode_to_Billie_Joe
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gptkbp:artist
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gptkb:Bobbie_Gentry
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
nominated for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance
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gptkbp:based_on
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song by Bobbie Gentry
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gptkbp:box_office
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$2.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Billy_Joe_Mc_Allister
the narrator
the father
the mother
Marjorie Lee
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gptkbp:chart_performance
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Billboard Hot 100 #1
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Charles_F._Wheeler
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:covered_by
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performed by various artists
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influential in country music
inspired discussions about rural life
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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often referenced in popular culture
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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symbol of the 1960s American South
explores themes of loss and regret
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gptkbp:depicts
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social issues of the 1970s
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Max_Baer_Jr.
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Warner_Bros.
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Michael_Kahn
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gptkbp:examines
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community reactions to tragedy
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gptkbp:explores
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youth and rebellion
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gptkbp:features
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flashback sequences
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gptkbp:film_score
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original score by Bobby Goldsboro
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:filmography
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Ode to Billy Joe (1976 film)
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gptkbp:format
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gptkb:single
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
gptkb:country
folk rock
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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DVD and Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ode to Billy Joe
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
country music themes
music videos about storytelling
subsequent films about rural America
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Dolly_Rebecca_Parton
gptkb:Kacey_Lee_Musgraves
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:mythological_figure
pop music
various novels and stories
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:architect
American folk traditions
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life events
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gptkbp:inspired
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cover versions of the song
literary works about Southern life
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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real-life events
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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4:09
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:Bobbie_Gentry
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Bobby_Goldsboro
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gptkbp:music_style
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verse-chorus form
southern gothic
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gptkbp:music_video
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
non-linear storytelling
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gptkbp:notable_cover
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performed by The Black Crowes
performed by Joan Baez
performed by Liza Minnelli
performed by The Everly Brothers
performed by The Mamas & The Papas
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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performed at the White House
performed at the Grammy Awards
performed at the Newport Folk Festival
performed at the Grand Ole Opry
performed at the CMA Awards
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ Billy Joe Mc Allister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.”
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gptkbp:notable_song
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Billy Joe Mc Allister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
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gptkbp:performed_by
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many concerts
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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family dynamics
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:1976_Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Capitol_Records
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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gptkb:Bobbie_Gentry
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gptkbp:release_date
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October 22, 1976
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gptkbp:release_format
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theatrical release
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1967
gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:released
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:remake
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planned but unproduced remake
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gptkbp:runtime
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100 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:L._L._Smith
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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features songs from the film
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Gwen_Verdon
gptkb:William_Mc_Namara
gptkb:Robbie_Benson
Joan Goodfellow
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:earthquake
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:church
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gptkbp:uses
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symbolism of the bridge.
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Bobbie_Gentry
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Billy_Ed_Wheeler
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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