Talk:Ode to Billie Joe

Pointing out somebody’s already-there answer to somebody’s question of “Why 1953?”
To whomever asked “why 1953” I found the following paragraph, added to this section, titled “ Discussion,” of this page’s “Talk.” It was added by idk who, just know it wasn’t me; I only copied and pasted the text. Here (finally) is that answer:

“If it helps any, this page shows the cover of a paperback version of the story from the early-mid-1970s (17th printing in 1976), and you can clearly see the 1953 date specified on it. -- Random visitor browsing through” Dbreyna (talk) 19:26, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Just a whopping thank you to this page’s contributors—AWESOME work 👋🏽
STUPENDOUS work 👏🏽 Obviously a great deal of work involved here! I love 💗 everything about this page, and I remember the song, the movie, the artist. Now I know a vast amount MORE about this hauntingly strange and beautiful song that so mysteriously captured the hearts and minds of American culture. Thank you for going to great lengths to”Wikicapture” (or “Wikitimecapsule” ???) the “Wikistory” (or “Wikimystery” ???) of all this incredible information! Brava 👏🏽😊 Sincerely in awe — dbreyna Dbreyna (talk) 19:43, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

University of Mississippi Manuscript
In Background and recording it says "Meanwhile, a manuscript of a draft of the song donated by Gentry to the University of Mississippi contained verses that were not included on the final recording." But page xi of Tara Murtha's book shows a photocopy, and there are no extra verses that were not in the recording. I don't know what it says on page 69 of the book because it is not available as a free preview on google books. But page xi is. 130.76.112.18 (talk) 23:34, 12 February 2024 (UTC)