What did Billie Joe throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge?

They seem like arbitrary inventions of the filmmakers, but they’re the closest thing the song has to an official “solution”: In the movie, Billy Joe tosses his girlfriend Bobbie Lee’s rag doll off the bridge and jumps the following day, tormented by uncertainty over his sexual identity.

Who jumped off the Tallahatchie River Bridge?

Why did Billie Joe McAllister jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge?

Is Choctaw Ridge a real place?

Choctaw Ridge is a ridge in Mississippi and has an elevation of 440 feet.

What is the story behind the song Ode to Billie Joe?

This song tells the story of the fictional Billie Joe McAllister, who kills himself by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Bobbie Gentry explained: “The message of the song revolves around the nonchalant way the family talks about the suicide. The song is a study in unconscious cruelty.”

Was Billy Joe McAllister a real person?

GREENWOOD, Miss. — A group of Mississippi residents gathered on a sleepy, dusty Delta day to remember the fictional Billy Joe McAllister where — as the 1967 hit song had it — he ended his life when he jumped off the Tallahatchie bridge.

How many Tallahatchie bridges are there?

Tallahatchie Bridge
Tallahatchie River/Bridges

What happened Tallahatchie River?

All of which made the Dad Rock guys take note when they learned that on this day, June 20, in 1972, the famous wooden bridge (which crossed the Tallahatchie River not far from Greenwood, Mississippi) collapsed after being set on fire by vandals. It was eventually rebuilt.

What is the meaning of Ode to Billy Joe?

Who wrote the song Ode to Billy Joe?

Bobbie Gentry
Ode to Billie Joe/Lyricists
“Ode to Billie Joe,” written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry in 1967, is an elegy that became a hit in many countries, knocking “All You Need Is Love” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” out of the number one spot on the charts. The song and album won three Grammys.