ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m just saying Billie Joe MacAllister should’ve survived that jump. 3705499664
Jackie Knott @benignoldbiddy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmFx...youtube.comBobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe (1967)YouTube video by vintage video clips 000
Craig Reynolds @craigreynolds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, is a fink! 010
Old Rock 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 💪🌏💪 🇪🇺 🇸🇪 @oldrok1953.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A fish could not live in that water so poor Billie Joe would likely be a goner. 010
Rob Boyte @roboyte.bsky.social · 18/09/2026OK Folks,it was just a song - not an actual evet. The story & movie were created to fit the song, which was a ballad to show ppl's apathy to another persons significant struggle. 1122
wastelander007.bsky.social @wastelander007.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wrong bridge. The actual bridge is the Tallahatchie Bridge in Money, Mississippi. 092
Amy🧜♀️ @mermaid1566.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Not the right bridge but still not very high regardless 010
Abby D. @abbykbhomesleak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I think the water level was much lower on the 3rd of June, another sleepy dusty Delta day. 010
George @retiredsurgassist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Axxording to the song, his body was tossed off the bridge. He didn't actually jump, he was already dead and yes I started sing the song. 040
Matt David @fatmattmooch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Weak effort on Billie Joe's part that. Still, could've fallen awkwardly I suppose.......🤔 000
yogapattil.bsky.social @yogapattil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thanks. Now the song is stuck in my head. 120
𝓙. 𝓜𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮 𝓚𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 (𝓢𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓵𝔂 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓒𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓪𝓻) @canadiancougar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That’s correct. Did anyone check if he could swim? 010
mariaed.bsky.social @mariaed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026😁😄😁😄 .static.klipy.comCute Fox Jumps into WaterALT: Cute Fox Jumps into Water 010
Carl Walters @carlwalters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The fuss she made over that bridge, we've all been conned. 000
bouldertabbie.bsky.social @bouldertabbie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Giggles at this.. Needed this giggle.. 030
flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026😆 OMG Haven't thought of that one in decades!! 0101
quotyquoty.bsky.social @quotyquoty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The day Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge and slipped and broke his neck does not have the same ring to it or air of mystery 010
texasiswhereillbe.bsky.social @texasiswhereillbe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026You would think. Maybe he broke his neck when he jumped and just never surfaced. 070
jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 18/09/2026He did but he went into witness protection immediately after 030
Bruce @disinherited.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I, and a bunch of us, jumped off that bridge back in the 60s. 1160
Doug Elkins @drelkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026That depends heavily on the caliber of ‘shine he had in the tank. 000
canamevee @caname60.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Oh, if only… My young girl heart could have delayed knowing heartache for just a little longer. 040
Pissed Off Pensioner @columbiariverwitch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What a weird damn song that was. This just makes it weirder. 010
ken-shabby @ken-shabby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Hams and yams and fraish corn nuts & nenn, we bend them over and eat their butts." 010
ken-shabby @ken-shabby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Billie Joe, Bobby Sue, Skeeter, Darryl and MarkWayne & nem. aw yaw We done tole yaw stay out addo river aw emmo snykes & shee-yit summo boy goane git bit anyway, tyew hot f'aw latt 000
ken-shabby @ken-shabby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"An' wunn't ah talkin' to hee-um aftuh chu'ch lass Sundigh gnat?" addo boy cain't swim a lick is whut cottonmouths done got him he goane down stram & gnat lillo story done finish 000
mrflintlock.bsky.social @mrflintlock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Nowadays there's a data centre draining the river... 000
mrflintlock.bsky.social @mrflintlock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Nowadays there's a data centre draining the river... 000
thepowerdroid.bsky.social @thepowerdroid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well, what if he had rocks in his pockets? It could be deeper than you realize.... 020
Dolly Madison @dollyrealmadison.bsky.social · 19/09/2026youtu.be/nv33eaygVDQ?...youtu.beBobby Gentry - Ode to Billy JoeYouTube video by Mettz Musik 000
bestbeforemar91.bsky.social @bestbeforemar91.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What’s next? Santa Claus isn’t real? 030
RogerThat 🐕☕🏳️🌈🇺🇦 @rogerthat---ex-x.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Of course water levels were a lot lower in the late 1960s. 😉 010
JulianAlexanderTerris @julianterris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026You're not from around here, are you? 🎆 090
John @jwski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The song leaves out that he had a cinder block in his hands, tied ‘round his neck… 000
Tim in Maryland @thefranks4.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Be honest, by a show of hands- how many started singing the song ? ✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾 141650
mrxexon @mrxexon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Been there, done that ! But the original wood bridge burned down years ago. 0130
kyllrelf 🇨🇦 01.bsky.social @kyllrelf01.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There was a verse about him hitting his head on a support beam but they couldn't make it rhyme 🤟😎 030
Austin Red @austinred.bsky.social · 18/09/2026But what did they throw off the bridge before he jumped? 030
Arch Stanton @archstantongold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is it higher level than typical? He was murdered? I don't quite remember all the lyrics. 010
Costa Rica Kid @zymplex.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Maybe it was the train bridge further downstream. 31286
scott-macshlibber.bsky.social @scott-macshlibber.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yea but that was 1967 there's been a lot of inflation since then 010
B̵̪͕̝̜̆̒ȧ̴̱̥͓͠d̸̯̤͓́̎Ẹ̷̗͚̠͊͂̈̈́x̶̠̏̔̈́a̶͎̰͇̳͐̆͗́m̶̢̀ṕ̷͚̬̒̊l̷͠ͅe̵̝̯͙͛M̸̡͗̌͋ǎ̶̢̠̻̀͑͑ṋ̷̑̇̊͜ @badexampleman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The river's about two feet deep there and he went head-first? 000
Bettina Struff #Woke #FBPE #FBPR #NHS #RejoinEU @bettinastruff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well at least they got the bit about the muddy water right. 040
Kay Sunday @sundayk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Looks like the worst thing that could’ve happened to Billy Joel. McAllister was that he got his ankles wet. 030
Don't Paint Brick. Just don't. @ltlging.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Maybe he was wearing concrete shoes? Puts a whole new backstory to the song. 130
The Man from Urkle @ilyakuriyaken.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hmm. I don’t believe the song says he actually drowned. He just jumped. Maybe he was just practicing for the Olympics 120
tsm-pa.bsky.social @tsm-pa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Haha! But thank you for reminding me of that song! 010
SparrowFlyBy @sparrowflybynight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026She may have gotten stuck in the mud, unable to get out... 020
nsarj.bsky.social @nsarj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Maybe he dove head first into the shallows. That's asking for a broken neck right there. 010
Luci malu @lucilu12.bsky.social · 18/09/2026But... I thought they threw (someone) something off it! 4110
winefreak.bsky.social @winefreak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wasn’t there mention of the Carol county picture show. 010
ahippogryph.bsky.social @ahippogryph.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Lol, always imagined that as running across some Appalachian mountain pass, with a waterfall. Boy, was I wrong. 010
cinda1980.bsky.social @cinda1980.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hahaha, I was just singing that song in my head yesterday 😆🤣 010
Comiczette, (Ms J.T. 😻 ) fam check ya Vote cards plez-update 'em @lovexlove4real.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Depends on if swift moving water. 011
JazzyCleveland @jazzycleveland923.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wait, love that movie,+ song, but maybe there were shallow parts? 010
mactakeshi.bsky.social @mactakeshi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026 Was he a McAllister or MacAllister? Cause those MacAllisters are the dodgy wans lol 000
debf56.bsky.social @debf56.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That's a little disappointing, not going to lie. He must have really wanted it? 040
riverbluff.bsky.social @riverbluff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026But is this THE bridge, up on Choctaw Ridge? 000
🏳️🌈Woke Font🏳️⚧️ @kt-horning.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Should have found whatever they dropped in, too 010
Nancy Klein @kiwiauggie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well, now I spend a lot of time picking flowers up on Choctaw Ridge… 010
AJ @catfan101.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m still sick of that song after hearing it on Top 40 replay every flipping day and night seemingly forever. My mind’s eye still sees Bobby Gentry singing it while the tune was burned into my brain. 🤪 Eeegack! 020
babinski54 @babinski54.bsky.social · 18/09/202650 years ago it was deeper, maybe this wasn't the same bridge! and, I think it's just a song! Anyway, good point! LOL! 020
James Whitby @rebelhilljim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I remember the song …… now that’s funny to me! 020
champbonaparte.bsky.social @champbonaparte.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Isn’t that where Emmett Till was found? 000
bitter-despondent.bsky.social @bitter-despondent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s pretty shallow there, if he jumped head first it would likely be fatal 000
Sharkmeister77 @sharkmeister77.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I suspect there is more than one bridge over that river. 1291
American Absurdity Association @nonsensicalmadness.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There were bull sharks in the water. 010
Jack’s Complete Lack of Surprise @norvillebarnes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I mean the song just says he jumped off. Doesn’t say what happened to him after that. Maybe he’s fine? 000
theylive26 @theylive25.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I gotta check the lyrics- i thought he threw something off the bridge, not jumped off it. 110
cinealtas.bsky.social @cinealtas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comJim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and DumberALT: Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber 000
It's Me Annie🧷📎 @anniegraham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Not the right bridge. He jump from the Tallahassee one. 310
Wait, what?! @whyisthat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026She probably did and went on to live a very happy and successful life. Just not with THAT guy. 010
@DrKen10 @ken10phd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comBridge To TerabithiaALT: Bridge To Terabithia 021
stripe-power.bsky.social @stripe-power.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My sister and I were obsessed with that song. We talked endlessly not about Billie Joe jumping off the bridge, but about what was thrown off the bridge. I can remember every note and word of that song almost 60 years later. 140
pjcrowley.bsky.social @pjcrowley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Emmett Till was thrown in that river with a cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. 7548
concerningmema.bsky.social @concerningmema.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Perhaps the water reserves were more abundant back when the song was written... nice pic❤️ 000
ReddTruq @reddtruq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty, Delta day. 010
Sack Of Water @sackofwater.bsky.social · 18/09/2026💧💧💧💧💧 Not to get political, But that song, Ode to Billy Joe, had overtones of a backroom abortion leading to a suicide. It was written and a hit before Roe V. Wade. Thanks to the GOP, we are now prime for more sad songs like this. Bobbie Gentry said the song was about general apathy. Indeed! 260
Sack Of Water @sackofwater.bsky.social · 18/09/2026💧💧💧💧💧 Dang! That makes that song even creepier! 000
3dawglady.bsky.social @3dawglady.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Remember the song and the tv movie starring Robbie Benson! 2260
tnycruzr @tnycruzr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Without a doubt! Thank you for sharing! Have an awesome evening! 😎 🦋✌️ 071
Dirt Flower 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🌻🐦🔥♾️ 🇲🇽🇨🇦🇺🇦🇯🇵🇸🇪🇵🇸 @sendtheenvoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026it's a shallow rocky river. he should've checked the depth of the river before jumping in. 🤓 010
ImnotApu @imnotapu2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026You have got to be kidding me.... In the movie..it's like a million mile high bridge....every moment since 2020 is a mind fuck💙🦋✌️static.klipy.comStick Goldstein: I Think You Broke My BrainALT: Stick Goldstein: I Think You Broke My Brain 161
landyachty.bsky.social @landyachty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comShirley Temple: Too Funny!ALT: Shirley Temple: Too Funny! 020
