Janis joplin songs me and bobby mcgee

A former Music Row secretary in Nashville served as inspiration for Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee," which later became a posthumous No.

1 hit for Janis Joplin.

Late producer Fred Foster's friend, songwriter Boudleaux Bryant, kept teasing him that he only visited Bryant's offices to see his secretary, Barbara "Bobby" McKee, according to Newswire.

Inspired by the wisecrack, Foster approached Kristofferson, then a young songwriter on his roster. Foster pitched the idea for a song he titled "Me and Bobby McKee" — with the twist in the hook, of course, being that the "Bobby" in question was female, he later told Performing Songwriter.

Although he had doubts he'd be able to put together a song on assignment, Kristofferson delivered.

He added a few touches of his own (including softening "McKee" to "McGee")