3 being the 58th anniversary of the Day the Music Died. Part of Don McLean's "American Pie" seems to be a tribute of sorts to Buddy Holly, but what else is it about?ĭear Peggy Sue: An appropriately timed question, with Feb. Dear Jerry: I have always been a Buddy Holly fan, especially since I was named after his hit "Peggy Sue." Veteran arrested for wearing a Veterans for Peace.A helmet might not look as cool as a hat.Takin it easy on an extended holiday weekend.So this is what being a turtle feels like.60s Songs Revised for Aging Baby Boomers."American Pie" - The song's line by line meaning.One of Holly's hits was "That'll be the Day" the chorus contains the line "That'll be the day that I die".Īs Paul Harvey would say, “ Here’s the rest of the story.” Since all three were so prominent at the time, Februbecame known as "The Day The Music Died".ĭon McLean dated a Miss America candidate during the pageant.ĭrove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye Singing "This'll be the day that I die, This'll be the day that I die." The same plane crash that killed Buddy Holly also took the lives of Richie Valens ("La Bamba") and The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace"). Holly's recent bride was pregnant when the crash took place she had a miscarriage shortly afterward.īut something touched me deep inside, The day the music died. I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride McLean recalls his desire to become a musician playing that sort of music.īuddy Holly died on Februin a plane crash in Iowa during a snowstorm.ĭon McLean's only job before becoming a full-time singer-songwriter was being a paperboy.īad news on the doorstep. One of early rock and roll's functions was to provide dance music for various social events. And I knew if I had my chance, That I could make those people dance, And maybe they'd be happy for a while. I can still remember how That music used to make me smile. in 1972 the album containing it was released in 1971.
Singer/songwriter Don McLean is lamenting the lack of "danceable" good time party music in rock and roll and (in part) attributing that lack to the absence of Buddy Holly et. The entire song is a tribute to Buddy Holly and a commentary on how rock and roll music changed in the years since his death.
0 kommentar(er)
