the loss confidence in the future when young people reailize that there is a "hard, crual world out there." What do you think?
2006-12-05 07:51:10 · 14 answers · asked by Bluebeard 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It is about the death of Buddy Holly. There is alot of symbolism in this song. This day is known as the day the music died. There are references to the Byrds, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan etc... You should google it and you can read the line by line interpretation.
2006-12-05 07:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by puzzled 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Pie is about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper on 2/3/59.
2006-12-05 07:57:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The song is partially about the deaths of Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper, who were all killed in a plane crash together - hence the line, "the day the music died," but there are several other refereneces and interpretations.
2006-12-05 07:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know about the intro when Don McLean talks about his childhood. "February made me shiver, with every paper I delivered. Bad news on the door step, I couldn't take one more step....I don't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride." He is referring to Buddy Holly as the "his" and "The Day That Music Died" would be when Holly, Ricky Vallance, and Big Bopper died in a plane crash. The rest of the songs tells of different events in musical history. Try this Wikipedia article for more.
2006-12-05 07:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by Smackie777 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The song refers to the plane crash that killed Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper in 1959. That changed the face of music instantly and was the day the music died.
2006-12-05 07:56:44 · answer #5 · answered by Future Citizen of Forvik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the song is related to the plane crash that killed chum Holly, and that i think of the vast Bopper too..that's thru Don Mclean. he's purely asserting that a bite of u . s . of america became into killed in that plane crash..Apple pie is traditionally seen American (ever heard the asserting: as American as baseball and apple pie?) The contribution to American song of those on the plane became into lost...
2016-10-04 22:12:48 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be about a lot of things, but "the day the music died" refers to when Buddy Holly, etc., was killed in a plane crash. The original "Crickets" band is still performing and has a song out "The Music Didn't Die" - I know - I saw them perform it, and they were also gracious enough to sign one of my guitars.
2006-12-05 07:54:50 · answer #7 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the words and think about what the lyrics are trying to say. Alot of the 70's songs told about the era...we had a gas shortage or were headed to one...we had shortages of food and staples.
2006-12-05 07:57:29 · answer #8 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EVERY WEEK SOMEONE ASKS A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THIS SONG MEANS??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don' think any other question has been asked more on this page. it is driving me nuts.
it's about the day buddy holly, jp richardson (the big bopper) and ritchie valens died in a plane crash. the day the music died.
I NEVER WANT TO SEE THIS QUESTION AGAIN.
2006-12-05 08:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its about buddy hollie..n when he died in the plane crash,"....the day the music died" is a line from the song and its with reference to the crash,buddy hollie was tragically killed and that was the day the music died
2006-12-05 08:01:20 · answer #10 · answered by greyhound mummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋