![]() Robert from Norfolk UkA wonderful song by a true musical poet.Don McLean was only 13 years old, delivering his hometown newspaper route when he found out that his idol Buddy Holly had died in a tragic plane accident.For some of us, music is as much our religion as any other denomination is. It's fair to say that for many of us, all of these principles are effortlessly interwoven we gravitate towards the music that promotes thought and brings about real change. The most clever part of this song is that it's impossible to tell which parts are meant to be strictly musical and which parts are more sociopolitical and theological. While it's easy to see that the this initial event that impacted McLean was the death of his musical idol(s), I strongly believe that for him, each shift in the musical landscape is a day the music died, one that makes him harken back to his original inspiration, Buddy Holly, and relive those same feelings all-over again. What strikes me is that the song is mostly chronological, but always circles back to, "The Day the Music Died." McLean has recently admitted that he was drawing a parallel between political/social changes and the music reflected by those times. It's a fact that this was as much about politics and religion as it was music. This song is full of double-meanings and while some lyrics are left to interpretation, some are clearly concrete. It was meant to reflect the radical changes and the death of the apple pie Americana that so many had placed/misplaced nostalgia upon. Luke from Virginia The song has been revealed to be a lot bigger than just music.John Simpson from Miami FloridaThe Phantom of the Opera and fire is the Devil's only friend.Or maybe it was the judges in the courtroom. Jack Denver from New YorkIn the song the queen was Buddy Holly's wife and the King was Elvis Presley.John Doe from Dallas Txfists of rage against Lennon for killing Jack (be nimble) John F Kennedy and getting away with stealing songs.What was revealed when he died? So far for some it is still a mystery. Jack be nimble is John F Kennedy nickname. John Smith from New YorkThe three men I admired most Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Richie Valens. ![]() Do you recall what was revealed? An important line! Murder was revealed. An alien lands on Earth with a cancer cure and the authorities shoot him.
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