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Marie-Jeanne - the story

 
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Adina
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:27 am    Post subject: Marie-Jeanne - the story Reply with quote

HI!

I was listening to this song (Marie-Jeanne) and of course it's a sad song. Like many of his love songs. Anyway. It talks about this guy first seing the girl and talking to her in church, then she is seen at the sawmill, then both of them are seen on the bridge throwing something off the bridge, then she kills herself and he has thoughts about it. For some reason it makes me think she was pregnant, had an abortion, threw the baby off the bridge and then couldn't stand it and killed herself. Am I completely off track?
I would appreciate an opinion, my e-mail address is adinavereanu@hotmail.com!

Adina
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, Adina!
I actually think you may be quite right about the contents of the song. I also thaught about the thing the girl threw from the bridge, and it could be a baby, all right. In fact, the song (which is an adaptation of Bobbie Gentry's classic, Ode to Billy Joe) is a real mindbender - we have already had a discussion on what really happened in Bourg-les-Essonne in the French Forum. Smile

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Michel!

Thanks for the info. I went to the French forum (I speak French) and found the discussion you were talking about (I actually had a hard time finding it) and I read everybody's posts. I also went to check on the ideas people might have had on other websites, and I actually did find someone who said it could have been a baby!

Thanks again,
Adina
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