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"I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat... I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night Wandering the Western dream Tell you 'bout the maiden with raw iron soul" -- Jim Morrison, "The Wasp" The Cosmic Giggle must have been in full-tilt hysterics on January 19, 1943 when the oil refinery seaport of Port Arthur, Texas, won the heavenly crapshoot as the birthplace of rock & roll's first female superstar, Janis Joplin. In retrospect, Port Arthur's most famous daughter both defied and defined the Texas town that raised, rejected, reviled, then ultimately rejoiced in her brief, mad existence. In a way that she never would have admitted then (but might now), Port Arthur made Janis Joplin what she was -- a more tolerant, nurturing atmosphere might have diluted the fi More... (Submit New Janis Joplin Lyrics) (Submit New Janis Joplin Lyrics) Review about Janis Joplin out of this world | Reviewer: David Hernandez ------ About the song Maybe performed by Janis Joplin Out of all the songs janis recorded, ''maybe'' has to be the song you can hear her pouring her heart and soul out into every word she sings. Im 26 and the first time I heard this recording I was ten years old, listening to my parents 45's on an old record player, I think music now has lost what janis brought to us back then, and my generation needs to open up and listen to what music was back then to appreciate it now. Janis was taken way too soon, but her music, her words, and her voice, will live forever one of the greatest songs so little known | Reviewer: charly s ------ About the song Misery 'n performed by Janis Joplin I definitely think this song is one of greatest Janis' gems, which is saying something. Only available on a couple of compilations, incredibly left out of studio records, I love the rendition, full of heart and depth as only Janis could. Amazing. Harpoon = Harmonica | Reviewer: Dan ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin Folks, take it from a long-time (over 60 yrs!) blues lover - many of the old classic blues artists, now long since passed, would have instantly understood the reference to a harmonica as a "harpoon" - it's simply an extension of the nickname "harp", or "mouth harp", and was fairly commonly used in blues circles in the south. Yes, Kris Kristofferson wrote the song, and yes, Roger Miller recorded it. In each case, the lyrics were slightly different, as is the case with Janis' take on it. Again, fairly typical of the blues culture. The song is basically a "lost-love" song, or at least, Janis' version is. Trying to assign drug references to it is foolish and straw-grasping. Yeah, I know, she probably handled more drugs in her tragically short lifetime than a Walgreens pharmacist, but that doesn't mean that everything she sang was drug-related. Just enjoy the music, the soul and emotion. Quit trying to find obscure hidden meanings. Doesn't it annoy you when people try to read stuff into things you say when you had no intention of saying them? A Challenege | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Piece of My Heart performed by Janis Joplin One time I witnessed an argument between my friend and her parent's. Her mother attempted to hit her, but my friend grabbed her mother's arm before her mother could hit her. At that point, she stared her mother in the eyes and said, "Hit me! Go head, hit me!" I think that is what this song is about -- a woman who is in a relationship with someone who keeps breaking her heart even though she does her best the keep the person happy. Finally, fed up, she stands up for herself and challenges the man to hurt her, but at the same time asserting that she is stronger, and she isn't going to just sit back and let it happen. Dear ' Check Wikapedia ' | Reviewer: Miss.AmandaRose ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin Okay ... First off wikapedia is the -shall I say worst?- search engine ever , Any dumbass can put his/her oppinion on wikapedia , so the information you are getting from there could be 100 % false for all you know. second thing "People love to assign hidden meanings to things because it makes them feel like they have some sort of special knowledge, even when there is no special meaning there. For example: the idiots who think "Puff the Magic Dragon" was about pot or "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was about LSD." You said this as a sucker punch to the other reveiwer ,And hey brainiac , What do you think those songs are about ? Puff the magic dragon ? do you think he accually has a pet dragon ? O.o Haha , you probly do , and you probly got that info from wikapedia . .....but Roger Miller was no Pat Boone | Reviewer: Monica Crump ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin "Check Wikipedia" says the lyrics aren't drug references because Roger Miller wasn't into heroin. True, he was too busy tweaking on speed to bother with heroin. When his drummer was asked when the last time Miller had slept was, he said "Can't really say, I've only worked for him for 3 years". taking it back | Reviewer: casey ------ About the song Piece of My Heart performed by Janis Joplin i think shes sayin that she wants you to realize what the guy is doing as he tears her heart open and then trying to get her back then doing it again kinda sounds like my friend and I. he broke my heart because he got me pregnant and now hes with God knows how many other girls. ): i pray he comes back to me. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | Reviewer: Rob ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin To the reviewer who's name is Check WIkipedia- "...Lewisohn goes on to say "there can be little doubt that this was the very substance [LSD] that provoked such colourful word imagery to flow out of Lennon's head and onto paper." McCartney agrees in a 2004 interview, where he noted that Julian's painting had inspired the song, but that it was "pretty obvious" that the song was also inspired by LSD." That's a quote from Wikipedia haha Harpoon is another name for a Harmonica | Reviewer: Tampagirl ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin The harmonica is called many different names: mouth organ, mouth harp, Hobo Harp, French harp, Reckless Tram, harpoon, tin sandwich, blues harp, Mississippi saxophone, or simply harp. When Kris sang this song it is accompanied by a harmonica. It is a unique pop culture tribute to Janis' legend that we can also interpret it as a hypodermic needle - what killed her. That is the beauty of the poetry of this song - each person has his/her own interpretation. I am sure future generations will have oher interpretations. Nonetheless it remains one of the most special songs - EVER. Not heroin, harmonica | Reviewer: check wikipedia ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin The first person to record the song was Roger Miller. Not exactly a heroin-shooting kind of guy. It was written by Kris Kristofferson, a bit of an iconoclast, but not quite the drug user Joplin was. People love to assign hidden meanings to things because it makes them feel like they have some sort of special knowledge, even when there is no special meaning there. For example: the idiots who think "Puff the Magic Dragon" was about pot or "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was about LSD. 'Cuz a woman can be tough | Reviewer: Gaard ------ About the song Piece of My Heart performed by Janis Joplin This is definitely the kind of song that gave an image of what Janis was and what every woman should be. To endure pain and life and carry on with or without a man. Definitely Janis's voice and passion for music made her great and she had to put up with a lot of things through life and this is the kind of song that reflects that and that marks people's lives at a certain time. She is to me, one of the toughest and greatest woman there have ever been. What a harpoon is | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or other large aquatic animals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal, with the fishermen then using the a rope or chain attached to the butt of the projectile to draw the creature in. A harpoon can also be used as a weapon. INCORRECT | Reviewer: Ward ------ About the song Piece of My Heart performed by Janis Joplin "The song is her sarcasm and her way of lashing out at the guy who's been hurting her and knowing Janis, this is most likely a true story." You are incorrect. The song was not written by Janis Joplin, it was actually written by two guys, Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns. Sad Story | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Piece of My Heart performed by Janis Joplin Song is all about her dysfunction as a woman and she keeps on going back to a guy who really cares less about her. He keeps on hurting her and breaking her heart but yet each time when she thinks she's had enough he comes back and the cycle starts all over again. The song is her sarcasm and her way of lashing out at the guy who's been hurting her and knowing Janis, this is most likely a true story. Janis was an amazing woman - an amazing talent. She is sorely missed. piece of my heart | Reviewer: oussama ------ About the song Piece of My Heart performed by Janis Joplin I think that this single refer to woman and how are they so tender too sweet but man can't see clear cause of selfishness. she tries to show that men are too proud to admit that they are wrong, they know that it is so "Deep down in your heart I guess you know that it ain't right". on the other hand women reman the same that wonderful creature ready to support and endure pain for her lover. this what means that woman are tough.'cause man can't and will never be able to endure such pain. THNX Ladies for being there for us. The Best Ever | Reviewer: Jack ------ About the song Maybe performed by Janis Joplin Janis gave us all of herself in her performances. She poured out her soul in this recording and held nothing back. For that reason, she has always been an inspiration to me. I think this song is the best example. I'm 53 years old and have loved this song since I first heard it in 9th grade. For many years now it has been my all-time favorite song: my favorite recording by any artist, ever. I rarely hear it without wanting to hear it again, immediately. Obviously, it is not her most famous recording, but I have always wondered why it is not. Just listen to her heart, and listen again. There is a live version of her doing this song, which is excellent, but not on a level with the studio version. Janis Joplin's recording is a cover version of a hit from the 1950's by The Chantels. If you listen to the original hit, you will experience one of many examples of how Janis Joplin could take someone else's material to a completely different level. Good Ol' Times | Reviewer: jad ------ About the song Me & Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin I quoted her in my high school yearbook! In the era before the internet, do you believe that we actually had to LOOK UP info about and lyrics from an artist? In a LIBRARY!! Or listen to the song till you were half deaf? I was so frustrated all those years ago, because I couldn't make out what she was saying about freedom. But I knew I agreed and wanted it in my yearbook photo. I ended up going with a less difficult-to-acquire quote of hers. Had I had the internet back then, it wouldn't have been a problem! Love | Reviewer: Caterina ------ About the song Maybe performed by Janis Joplin I love Janis and I think that it is one of her best songs. In "Maybe" she prays a man to come back home to her, because she still loves him and she wants to apologise, she says "I guess I might have done something wrong, Honey I'd be glad to admit it". Janis believes in love. In all her songs she seems to be angry and sweet in the same time. She is the woman that every man would like to have, but she hasn't found true love yet. Janis Joplin- Influential to the World | Reviewer: Alexandra W. ------ About the song Piece of My Heart performed by Janis Joplin Piece of My heart is about the individualism of Janis Joplins hard blues voice at which at her time was ignored because of famous artists such as 'The Beatles' and such were overtaking the music industry. Being a lead singer of a rock and roll band suprised people influencing ladies and girls all around the world to be indivual and stand up for their rights as women in the early 70's after she died an overdose to drugs much like other amazing artists in the music industry. Janis Joplin was an anti-sex symbol and showed that through her music that she was tough! She says that "a women can be tough" and saying "try me" to show that no matter how many times her heart is broken (or you "take a piece of her heart") she can continue life and pick her feet up and move on without a man. That is the true Janis Joplin. Joan Osborne | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Son of A Preacher Man performed by Janis Joplin The great Joan Osborne released a live version of this song on the early 90s. (She blows ALL the gals away who ever recorded it). Joan does sound quite like Janis Joplin so I can see how someone would think it was Janis singing. You could review the artist/band Janis Joplin in Biography page You could review Janis Joplin album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Janis Joplin song by clicking the song which you like  Download "Janis Joplin" Music | |
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