The Thought Process
Mickey Newbury (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
At the time of his critical thought process regarding the song, Kristofferson said he had been persistently hearing a Mickey Newbury song ‘ Why You Been Gone So Long ,’ playing in the back of his mind. Moreover, since it happened to have a rhythm he enjoyed, he began singing in an identical meter. With that, came the birth of the official tune for the song ‘Me and Bobby McGee.