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Marthe48

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6. It could be darker

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 10:45 AM

Apr 23

Maybe, unknown to the singer, one of her family members threw Billie Joe off the bridge, because the family member knew about the relationship between Billie Joe and the singer. Maybe the family was acting offhand to protect the killer. In a year or two, Dad was dead and brother had moved away. Maybe it wasn't the flu? And maybe Brother got out before he was next?

Every time I have heard the song, from my teens forward, I wondered what they threw off the bridge. This morning, my imagination went a different way, and I keep thinking of the song as a crime scene. I'm reading way too many mysteries

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First song I heard today was Ode to Billy Joe [View all] Marthe48 Apr 23 OP

Just because Billy Joe jumped off a bridge True Dough Apr 23 #1

I might jump off the couch Marthe48 Apr 23 #2

Been a year or two since we got the news about Billy Joe ...... marble falls Apr 23 #3

I'll never forget listening to that song with my father, when I was young. Paladin Apr 23 #4

Was always a sad song to listen to. Reflected the indifference her family paid to Billie Joe's suicide. Fla Dem Apr 23 #5

It could be darker Marthe48 Apr 23 #6

Maybe, It Could Be Darker wyn borkins Apr 23 #7

More like Inspector Clouseau Marthe48 Apr 23 #8

Okay Then, Inspector Clouseau... wyn borkins Apr 23 #9

Anything speculative could be darker. Fla Dem Apr 23 #10

24 years of Marthe on the DU! True Dough Apr 24 #11

Thank you for noticing! Marthe48 Apr 24 #12

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