Episode 147 – Taylor Swift and Bobbie Gentry vs fame

The boys dig into the backstory of an old Taylor Swift song and uncover the histories of some major women in music who thought about leaving it all behind – and one who actually did.  This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September 21-24, 2023 Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera, Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile & More General Admission And VIP Passes On Sale Now Starting At $10 Down Win Louder Than Life tickets by entering HERE!   Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: “Circle of Two” by Steve and Annie Chapman; “The Lucky One” by Taylor Swift; “Sweet Sucker Dance” by Joni Mitchell; “Four Letter Word” by Kim Wilde; “Ode to Billy Joe,” “He Made a Woman Out of Me” and “My Dog Sargent”  by Bobbie Gentry; “Fancy” by He Is Legend Swiftie Dad article: https://www.mtv.com/news/wtuea9/1989-tour-taylor-swift-dads-quiz-louisville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album) https://taylorswift.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lucky_One https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/17/bobbie-gentry-trailblazing-queen-of-country https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-the-lucky-one-by-taylor-swift-about https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/17/bobbie-gentry-trailblazing-queen-of-country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-britney-spears-lucky-one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wilde https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/20684250.kim-wilde-i-couldnt-choose-gardening-singing-/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/all-southerners-come-home–as-has-long-disappeared-music-legend-bobbie-gentry/2016/06/02/3988aba2-28df-11e6-a3c4-0724e8e24f3f_story.html Bobbie Gentry on Ed Sullivan (1970): https://youtu.be/qg6IjF4Tsa8 Bobbie playing the first song she ever wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiWVcVjF6A