miss american pie?

Question

A long, long time ago...I can still remember How that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while. But february made me shiver With every paper I’d deliver. Bad news on the doorstep; I couldn’t take one more step. I can’t remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride, But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
CHORUS
Did you write the book of love, And do you have faith in God above, If the Bible tells you so? Do you believe in rock ’n roll,
Can music save your mortal soul,And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Well, I know that you’re in love with him
`cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym.You both kicked off your shoes.Man, I dig those rhythm and blues. I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck, But I knew I was out of luck,The day the music died

Now for ten years we’ve been on our own And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone, But that’s not how it used to be. when the jester sang for the king and queen, In a coat he borrowed from james dean And a voice that came from you and me, Oh, and while the king was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown. The courtroom was adjourned; No verdict was returned.And while lennon read a book of marx, The quartet practiced in the park, And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died. Helter skelter in a summer swelter. The birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Eight miles high and falling fast.
It landed foul on the grass. The players tried for a forward pass, With the jester on the sidelines in a cast. Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While the sergeants played a marching tune. We all got up to dance, Oh, but we never got the chance! `cause the players tried to take the field; The marching band refused to yield. Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died.?

Oh, and there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space With no time left to start again. So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick! Jack flash sat on a candlestick Cause fire is the devil’s only friend. Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage. No angel born in hell Could break that satan’s spell. And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite, I saw satan laughing with delight The day the music died.
I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news, But she just smiled and turned away. I went down to the sacred store Where I’d heard the music years before, But the man there said the music wouldn’t play. And in the streets: the children creamed, The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed. But not a word was spoken; The church bells all were broken. And the three men I admire most: The father, son, and the holy ghost, They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN.??????

Answer 1

I've previously found this quote on a site that states it is Don McLean's official website:

"In his 2000 'Starry Starry Night' video, Don says: I'm very proud of the song. It is biographical in nature and I don't think anyone has ever picked up on that. The song starts off with my memories of the death of Buddy Holly. But it moves on to describe America as I was seeing it and how I was fantasizing it might become, so it's part reality and part fantasy but I'm always in the song as a witness or as even the subject sometimes in some of the verses.

You know how when you dream something you can see something change into something else and it's illogical when you examine it in the morning but when you're dreaming it it seems perfectly logical.

So it's perfectly okay for me to talk about being in the gym and seeing this girl dancing with someone else and suddenly have this become this other thing that this verse becomes and moving on just like that. That's why I've never analyzed the lyrics to the song. They're beyond analysis. They're poetry."

Answer 2

Written as a tribute to Buddy Holly, Ricky Valence and the Big Bopper.

Today it's still in the top 10 by Karaoke singers in the UK.

Don McLean did more than 1 version of the song. The original on a 45 has 5 verses. I have an album version with 7.

Ian M

Answer 3

The song was written as a tribute to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper after a plane crash killed all 3 whilst travelling to North Dakota for a concert.

Cheers :)

Answer 4

OK. Good song by Don McLean but is there a question here. If you asking what died the answer is innocence.

Answer 5

umm he wrote it about the day the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper crashed on the way to a concert in North Dakota.

Answer 6

no use both of use saying it number 4 has said it all one go i was about 10when that song came out love it sing it and it still gives my goose bumps one brilliant song :-)

Answer 7

Americans like Pie... Song might mean their all to fat from eating.

Answer 8

I remember the song, but is there a question here.

Answer 9

Thank you, Don McLean.