Stephanie just alerted me to the death of Kris Kristofferson, who died yesterday at the age of 88. You probably know him as an actor and singer, but did you know that he went to Oxford? Did you know that he wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night”?
Here’s Joplin’s acoustic recording of “Me and B McG,” which I prefer to the single version. One of the greatest lyrics ever: Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose…
Here are Kristofferson and soon-to-be-his-wife Rita Coolidge singing “Help Me Make It Through the Night” on TV. Their body language is overwhelming in its intimacy! But it’s not vulgar, it’s tender and moving. What a lovely voice she has, and the Hammond organ coming in at 1:48 destroys me.
Here he is being very lovable on Letterman:
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