The story behind Janis Joplin's landmark hit 'Me and Bobby McGee' -

 

“For some reason, I thought of ‘La Strada,’ this Fellini film, and a scene where Anthony Quinn is going around on this motorcycle and Giulietta Masina is the feeble-minded girl with him, playing the trombone. He got to the point where he couldn’t put up with her anymore and left her by the side of the road while she was sleeping,” he said.

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The story behind Janis Joplin's landmark hit 'Me and Bobby McGee' - SFGate