<P> Other recordings of the song include those by Waylon Jennings, Grateful Dead, Kristofferson himself, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, Gordon Lightfoot, and Miranda Lambert . </P> <P> The suggestion for the title came from producer and Monument Records founder Fred Foster . Kristofferson did not write the song for Joplin, but it became strongly associated with her after her death . </P> <P> The song is the story of two drifters, the narrator and his girlfriend Bobby McGee . The couple hitch a ride from a truck driver and sing as they drive through the American south . They visit California and then part ways, with the song's narrator expressing his sadness after her departure . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "Me and Bobby McGee" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Janis Joplin </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Pearl </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "Half Moon" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> January 11, 1971 (1971 - 01 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> September 5 - October 1, 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Blues rock, country rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 4: 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Columbia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Paul A. Rothchild </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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