The Top 20 Country Love Songs of All Time - Number 12

Kris Kristofferson - Me And Bobby McGee

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Nobody is going to pretend that Kristofferson is a great country singer, but it’s hard to imagine a singer who is more authentic, who shows more of his emotions, and who pours more of his soul into his songs. This version of Me And Bobby McGee – a live rendition from The Essential Kris Kristofferson – is partly sung and partly spoken into his beard, but it’s entirely believable all the way through. The accompaniment will draw comparisons to the musical backgrounds for Jimmy Buffet, but the weird conjunction of party-style country/folk music with the poignancy of the lyrics somehow multiplies the effect. A great song, sung by one of Country’s best songwriters.

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