Janis Joplin’s final words, recorded in a studio, gave an eerie foresight into her fate as fans reflect on the last recording she ever made before her tragic death.
Fans of iconic singer Janis Joplin have realized the haunting final words she recorded in the studio.
Janis was just 27 years old when she died on October 4, 1970, leaving her loving fans devastated at the heartbreaking loss. Janis was found dead on the floor of her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel by her road manager and close friend, John Byrne Cooke.
An autopsy later found that her cause of death was a heroin overdose, possibly compounded by alcohol. Joplin was cremated at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, and her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean.
One lifelong fan of the tragic star took to Reddit to discuss her eerie last recording. They wrote, “I’ve been a Janis fan since I was 19. I’m 45 now.
“I haven’t listened much to 60s psychedelic rock in about a decade, other than Janis or CCR or an occasional song, but I’m going through a resurgence as an adult with a fascination with that period and its intermingling with folk and blues,” she continued. “I knew this previously but had kind of forgotten about it.
“Mercedes Benz was the final song Janis recorded before her death. At the end of that song, she says, ‘That’s it,’ and cackles.
“I never thought it before, but that really was it. That’s the last we ever heard from Janis. Gives me chills. And the song she was supposed to lay down the tracks for the day she was discovered dead was ‘Buried Alive in Blues.’ Weird,” she continued.
The post ended, “On a side note, listening to her is making me really, really sad this time around. She died 8 years before I was born, and I miss her. What a shame she isn’t still around. I wonder what she would have done through the decades.”
Joining the conversation, a fellow social media user commented, “You’re right! Never thought of it like that, very prophetic! I think a lot of us who listened to her in the late 60s were just bowled over by her delivery, her natural bluesy twang, and, of course, the heart and soul she put into everything. Nothing was halfway with her, and I have no doubt she would’ve gone on to be a superstar, doing duets with Sinatra!”
Another said, “Listening to her makes me really sad sometimes. Just thinking about how young she was and how much she had to offer the world when she went.”
A third posted, “Just came across this post. I remember lying in my front room; my parents had just gotten her album, and I couldn’t stop looking at the cover. I had an obsession with it, lol. I’m 65 and still love her music. RIP to an amazing artist.”
