Former owner of the Phoenix Suns? And what the heck were they throwing off the bridge?
Most think it was a still born baby. But like with many great songs, it’s up to the listener to decide.
She always said the song was simply a study on unconscious cruelty.
a doll. There is a book. I read it. Not the best book in the world. But Billy Joe, and she were in love. One night he got drunk and ended up with an older guy. He felt so ashamed he threw himself off a bridge. There is also a movie as well. After Billy Joe died. The girl in the story leaves town for 6 months. Because many people thought Billy Joe killed himself because he got a girl pregnant. And she thought that was a more honorable reason than what really happened. So she let the little town believe she was the one who got knocked up. That part of Mississippi is pretty back water. A great place to drive through. But keep your windows rolled up.
I’ve always believed it was an aborted baby. Couldn’t say that in the song, because it would have been too repulsive to many music fans of the time.
Didn’t she prove to be a lib, and abortion supporter?