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American Pieby Don McLeanRich KulawiecUsenet Postings
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(Verse 1)"American Pie" reached #1 in the US in 1972, but the album containing it was released in 1971. Buddy Holly et.al. died in 1959.
A long, long time ago...
I can still remember how
One of early rock and roll's functions was to provide dance music for
various social events. McLean recalls his desire to become a musician
playing that sort of music.
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,
Buddy Holly died on the night of February 2, 1959 in a plane crash
in Iowa during a snowstorm. The news came to most of the world
on the morning of February 3, which is why it's known as The Day
The Music Died.
With every paper I'd deliver,
Don McLean's only job besides being a full-time singer-songwriter
was being a paperboy.
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
Holly's recent bride was pregnant when the crash took
place; she had a miscarriage shortly afterward.
But something touched me deep inside,
The same plane crash that killed Buddy Holly also took the lives of
Richie Valens ("La Bamba") and The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace").
Since all three were so prominent at the time, February 3, 1959
became known as "The Day The Music Died".
The day the music died.So...
(Refrain)
Bye bye Miss American Pie,
Miss American Pie *is* rock and roll music.
Don McLean dated a Miss America candidate during the pageant.
(unconfirmed)
Drove 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."
One of Holly's hits was "That'll be the Day"; the chorus contains the
line "That'll be the day <pause> that I die".
(Verse 2)
Did you write the book of love,
"The Book of Love" by the Monotones; hit in 1958.
And do you have faith in God above,
In 1955, Don Cornell did a song entitled "The Bible Tells Me So".
Rick Schubert pointed this out, and mentioned that he hadn't heard
the song, so it was kinda difficult to tell if it was what McLean
was referencing. Dave Tutelman tells me that this particular song
wasn't exactly a gem of rock 'n roll.
If the Bible tells you so?
There's also an old Sunday School song which goes:
"Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so"
(Stephen Joseph Smith tells me that Bartlett's gives the source
of this as "The Love of Jesus", by Anna Bartlett Warner, 1858.)
Now do you believe in rock 'n roll?
The Lovin' Spoonful had a hit in 1965 with John Sebastian's
"Do you Believe in Magic?". The song has the lines:
"Do you believe in magic" and
"It's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock and roll."
Can music save your mortal soul?
Dancing slow was an important part of early rock and roll dance
events -- but declined in importance through the 60's as things
like psychedelia and the 10-minute guitar solo gained prominence.
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?Well I know you're in love with him
Slowdancing COULD just be dancing, or it could be vertical
"making out". It wasn't hard to watch a couple slow-dancing
and figure out whether they had some sort of relationship, if
you knew anything about slow dancing.
'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
So just the fact they
were dancing didn't tell you anything, but if "I saw you
dancing in the gym" I could tell from watching whether
there was anything between you (figuratively :-). (Thanks
to Dave Tutelman for this note.)
You both kicked off your shoes
A reference to the beloved "sock hop". (Leather-soled street
shoes tear up wooden basketball floors, and rubber-soled sneakers
grip too much for dance moves, so dancers had to take off their shoes.)
Man, I dig those rhythm 'n' blues
Some history. Before the popularity of rock and roll, music, like
much else in the U. S., was highly segregated. The popular music of
black performers for largely black audiences was called, first,
"race music", later softened to rhythm and blues.
In the early 50s, as they were exposed to it through radio personalities such as Allan Freed, white teenagers began listening, too. Starting around 1954, a number of songs from the rhythm and blues charts began appearing on the overall popular charts as well, but usually in cover versions by established white artists, (e. g. "Shake Rattle and Roll", Joe Turner, covered by Bill Haley; "Sh-Boom", the Chords, covered by the Crew-Cuts; "Sincerely", the Moonglows, covered by the Mc Guire Sisters; Tweedle Dee, LaVerne Baker, covered by Georgia Gibbs).
By 1955, some of the rhythm and blues artists,
like Fats Domino and Little Richard were able to get records on
the overall pop charts. In 1956 Sun records added elements of
country and western to produce the kind of rock and roll tradition
that produced Buddy Holly. (Thanks to Barry Schlesinger for this
historical note. ---Rsk) (Oh...and Barry, Dave Tutelman wants to
know if you were Bronx Science class of '58.)
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
"A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)", was a hit for
Marty Robbins in 1957. The pickup truck has endured as a symbol of
sexual independence and potency, especially in a Texas context.
(Also, Jimmy Buffet does a song about "a white sport coat and a pink
crustacean". :-) )
With a pink carnation and a pickup truckBut I knew that I was out of luck
McLean was writing this song in the late 60's, about ten years after
the crash.
The day the music died
I started singing...
Refrain
(Verse 3)
Now for ten years we've been on our ownAnd moss grows fat on a rolling stone
It's unclear who the "rolling stone" is supposed to be. It could be
Dylan, since "Like a Rolling Stone" (1965) was his first major hit;
and since he was busy writing songs extolling the virtues of simple
love, family and contentment while staying at home (he didn't tour
from '66 to '74) and raking in the royalties. This was quite a
change from the earlier, angrier Dylan.
The "rolling stone" could also be Elvis, although I don't think he'd started to pork out by the late sixties.
It could refer to rock and rollers in general, and the changes that had taken place in the business in the 60's, especially the huge amounts of cash some of them were beginning to make, and the relative stagnation that entered the music at the same time.
Or, perhaps it's a reference to the stagnation in rock and roll.
Or, finally, it could refer to the Rolling Stones themselves;
a lot of musicians were angry at the Stones for "selling out".
Howard Landman points out that John Foxx of Ultravox was sufficiently
miffed to write a song titled "Life At Rainbow's End (For All The
Tax Exiles On Main Street)". The Stones at one point became
citizens of some other country merely to save taxes.
But that's not how it used to be
The jester is Bob Dylan, as will become clear later. There are several
interpretations of king and queen: some think that Elvis Presley is
the king, which seems pretty obvious. The queen is said to be either
Connie Francis or Little Richard. But see the next note.
An alternate interpretation is that this refers to the Kennedys
-- the king and queen of "Camelot" -- who were present at a
Washington DC civil rights rally featuring Martin Luther King.
(There's a recording of Dylan performing at this rally.)
When the jester sang for the King and Queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
In the movie "Rebel Without a Cause", James Dean has a red windbreaker
that holds symbolic meaning throughout the film (see note at end).
In one particularly intense scene, Dean lends his coat to a guy who
is shot and killed; Dean's father arrives, sees the coat on the
dead man, thinks it's Dean, and loses it.
On the cover of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan", Dylan is wearing just such as red windbreaker, and is posed in a street scene similar to one shown in a well-known picture of James Dean.
Bob Dylan played a command performance for the Queen of England. He was *not* properly attired, so perhaps this is a reference to his apparel.
And a voice that came from you and me
Bob Dylan's roots are in American folk music, with people like
Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Folk music is by definition the
music of the masses, hence the "...came from you and me".
Oh, and while the King was looking down
This could be a reference to Elvis's decline and Dylan's ascendance.
(i.e. Presley is looking down from a height as Dylan takes his place.)
The thorny crown might be a reference to the price of fame. Dylan has
said that he wanted to be as famous as Elvis, one of his early idols.
The jester stole his thorny crownThe courtroom was adjourned,
This could be the trial of the Chicago Seven, but McLean seems
to be talking about music, not politics at this point in the song.
With that in mind, perhaps he meant that the arguments between
Dylan and Elvis fans over who was better just couldn't be settled.
No verdict was returned.And while Lennon read a book on Marx,
Literally, John Lennon reading about Karl Marx; figuratively, the
introduction of radical politics into the music of the Beatles.
(Of course, he could be referring to Groucho Marx, but that doesn't
seem quite consistent with McLean's overall tone.
On the other hand, some of the wordplay in Lennon's lyrics and books is reminiscint of Groucho.) The "Marx-Lennon" wordplay has also been used by others, most notably the Firesign Theatre on the cover of their album "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?". Also, a famous French witticism was "Je suis Marxiste, tendance Groucho."; "I'm a Marxist of the Groucho variety".
It's also a pun on "Lenin".
The quartet practiced in the park
There are two schools of thought about this; the obvious one is the
Beatles playing in Shea Stadium, but note that the previous line has
John Lennon *doing something else at the same time*. This tends to
support the theory that this is a reference to the Weavers, who were
blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
McLean had become friends with
Lee Hays of the Weavers in the early 60's while performing in
coffeehouses and clubs in upstate New York and New York City.
He was also well-acquainted with Pete Seeger; in fact, McLean,
Seeger, and others took a trip on the Hudson river singing
anti-pollution songs at one point. Seeger's LP "God Bless the Grass"
contains many of these songs.
And we sang dirges in the dark
A "dirge" is a funeral or mourning song, so perhaps this is meant
literally...or, perhaps, this is a reference to some of the new
"art rock" groups which played long pieces not meant for dancing.
The day the music died.
We were singing...
Refrain
(Verse 4)
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
"Helter Skelter" is a Beatles song which appears on the "white"
album. Charles Manson, claiming to have been "inspired" by the
song (through which he thought God and/or the devil were taking
to him) led his followers in the Tate-LaBianca murders.
Is "summer swelter" a reference to the "Summer of
Love" or perhaps to the "long hot summer" of Watts?
The birds flew off with the fallout shelter
The Byrd's "Eight Miles High" was on their late 1966 release
"Fifth Dimension". It was one of the first records to be widely
banned because of supposedly drug-oriented lyrics.
Eight miles high and falling fastIt landed foul on the grass
One of the Byrds was busted for possesion of marijuana.
The players tried for a forward pass
Obviously a football metaphor, but about what? It could be
the Rolling Stones, i.e. they were waiting for an opening which
really didn't happen until the Beatles broke up.
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
On July 29, 1966, Dylan crashed his Triumph 55 motorcycle while
riding near his home in Woodstock, New York. He spent nine months
in seclusion while recuperating from the accident.
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
Drugs, man.
Well, now, wait a minute; that's probably too obvious. It's possible
that this line and the next few refer to the 1968 Democratic National
Convention. The "sweet perfume" is probably tear gas.
While sergeants played a marching tune
Following from the thought above, the sergeants would be the Chicago
Police and the Illinois National Guard, who marched the protestors
out of the park and into jail.
Alternatively, this could refer to the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band". Or, perhaps McLean refers to the
Beatles' music in general as "marching" because it's not music
for dancing. Or, finally, the "marching tune" could be the draft.
We all got up to dance
The Beatles' 1966 Candlestick Park concert only lasted 35 minutes.
Oh, but we never got the chance
Or, following on from the previous comment, perhaps
he meant that there wasn't any music to dance to.
'Cause the players tried to take the field,
Some folks think this refers to either the 1968 Deomcratic Convention
or Kent State; following on from the Chicago reference above,
this could be another comment on protests. But perhaps the players
are the protestors at Kent State, and the marching band the
Ohio National Guard...
The marching band refused to yield.
This could be a reference to the dominance of the Beatles on the rock and roll scene. For instance, the Beach Boys released "Pet Sounds" in 1966 -- an album which featured some of the same sort of studio and electronic experimentation as "Sgt. Pepper" (1967) -- but the album sold poorly.
This might also be a comment about how the dominance of the Beatles in the rock world led to more "pop art" music, leading in turn to a dearth of traditional rock and roll.
Or finally, this might be a comment which follows up on the earlier
reference to the draft: the government/military-industrial-complex
establishment refused to accede to the demands of the peace movement.
Do you recall what was revealed,
Woodstock.
The day the music died?
We started singing
Refrain
(Verse 5)
And there we were all in one placeA generation lost in space
Some people think this is a reference to the US space program,
which it might be; but that seems a bit too literal. Perhaps this
is a reference to hippies, who were sometimes known as the
"lost generation", partially because of their particularly acute
alientation from their parents, and partially because of their
presumed preoccupation with drugs.
It could also be a reference to the awful TV
show, "Lost in Space", whose title was sometimes
used as a synonym for someone who was rather high...
but I keep hoping that McLean had better taste. :-)
With no time left to start again
The "lost generation" spent too much time being stoned, and had wasted
their lives? Or, perhaps, their preference for psychedelia had pushed
rock and roll so far from Holly's music that it couldn't be retrieved.
So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
Probably a reference to Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones;
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" was released in May, 1968.
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
The Stones' Candlestick park concert? (unconfirmed)
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
"Sympathy for the Devil", by the Stones -- seems to fit with
some of the surrouding material.
It's possible that this is a reference to the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil". But I doubt it.
An alternative interpretation of the last four lines is that they
may refer to Jack Kennedy and his quick decisions during the
Cuban Missile Crisis; the candlesticks/fire refer to ICBMs
and nuclear war.
And as I watched him on the stage
While playing a concert at the Altamont Speedway in 1968, the Stones
appointed members of the Hell's Angels to work security (on the
advice of the Grateful Dead). In the darkness near the front of the
stage, a young man named Meredith Hunter was beaten and stabbed to
death -- by the Angels.
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan's spell
Public outcry that the song "Sympathy for the Devil" had somehow incited the violence caused the Stones to drop the song from their show for the next six years. This incident is chronicled in the documentary film "Gimme Shelter".
It's also possible that McLean views the Stones as being negatively
inspired (remember, he had an extensive religious background) by
virtue of "Sympathy for the Devil", "Their Satanic Majesties' Request"
and so on. I find this a bit puzzling, since the early Stones
recorded a lot of "roots" rock and roll, including Buddy Holly's
"Not Fade Away".
And as the flames climbed high into the night
The most likely interpretation is that McLean is still talking
about Altamont, and in particular Mick Jagger's prancing and posing
while it was happening. The sacrifice is Meredith Hunter, and the
bonfires around the area provide the flames.
To light the sacrificial rite
(It could be a reference to Jimi Hendrix burning his Stratocaster
at the Monterey Pop Festival, but that was in 1967 and this verse
is set in 1968.)
I saw satan laughing with delight
If the above is correct, then Satan would be Jagger.
The day the music died
He was singing...
Refrain
(Verse 6)
I met a girl who sang the blues
Janis Joplin.
And I asked her for some happy news
Janis died of an accidental heroin overdose on October 4, 1970.
But she just smiled and turned awayI went down to the sacred store
There are two interpretations of this: The "sacred store" was
Bill Graham's Fillmore West, one of the great rock and roll venues
of all time. Alternatively, this refers to record stores, and their
longtime (then discontinued) practice of allowing customers to
preview records in the store. (What year did the Fillmore West
close?)
Where I'd heard the music years before
It could also refer to record stores as "sacred" because this is where
one goes to get "saved".
(See above lyric "Can music save your mortal soul?")
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
Perhaps he means that nobody is interested in hearing Buddy Holly
et.al.'s music? Or, as above, the discontinuation of the in-store
listening booths.
It's also possible that this line and the two before it refer
to the closing of the Fillmore West in 19?? -- but I've been
unable to verify that it was actually closed when this song
was written.
And in the streets the children screamed
"Flower children" being beaten by police and National Guard troops;
in particular, perhaps, the People's Park riots in Berkeley in
1969 and 1970.
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
The trend towards psychedelic music in the 60's?
But not a word was spoken
It could be that the broken bells are the dead musicians: neither can
produce any more music.
The church bells all were brokenAnd the three men I admire most
The Father Son and Holy Ghost
Holly, The Big Bopper, and Valens
-- or --
Hank Williams, Presley and Holly
-- or --
JFK, Martin Luther King, and Bobby Kennedy
-- or --
or the Catholic aspects of the deity.
McLean had attended several Catholic schools.
They caught the last train for the coast
Could be a reference to wacky California religions, or could just be
a way of saying that they've left (or died -- western culture often
uses "went west" as a synonym for dying). Or, perhaps this is a
reference to the famous "God is Dead" headline in the New York Times.
David Cromwell has suggested that this is an oblique reference to
a line in Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale", but I'm not sure
I buy that; for one thing, all of McLean's musical references are
to much older "roots" rock and roll songs; and secondly, I think it's
more likely that this line shows up in both songs simply because it's
a common cultural metaphor.
The day the music died
This tends to support the conjecture that the "three
men" were Holly/Bopper/Valens, since this says that
they left on the day the music died.
And they were singing...
Refrain (2x)Notes by Rich Kulawiec
In reproducing the posting here I took the liberty to change
the layout. I've also not included the cords. The original posting as referred
to below can be found here
(Jaco Strauss - 31/07/2002)
This particularly enigmatic song has been discussed at least once a year since Usenet has had a newsgroup for discussing music. These discussions frequently repeat themselves, but occasionally introduce new information and new interpretations. Having watched this process repeat itself for fifteen years, I've created this, the annotated "American Pie".
This posting consists of: the lyrics to the song (left-justified) with comments (indented); the chords, for those who'd like to tackle it; some miscellaneous notes; and references. Comments are most welcome; comments backed up with references are *very* welcome.
The roots of this posting are in the "Great American Pie" Usenet discussion of 1983; much of it comes from wombat's (the original wombat, not me) posting in net.music on June 16, 1985. As Robert Williams has pointed out to me, the entire song can be viewed as one big projective test, so interpretations vary quite a bit. I've tried to be inclusive while also indicating which ones I buy into and which I don't; your mileage may vary. Note that Don McLean has been rather steadfastly silent on this over the years; my hunch is that he derives a great deal of quiet amusement from our attempts to dissect his lyrics. A few years back, while being interviewed by Bob Costas on the "Later" TV show, he was fairly surprised to find out that his song had so much meaning.
Recently, many people have inquired as to why I just don't ask Don McLean what he meant. Well...I probably could do that. I'll bet that he's online *somewhere*. But I think that it's much more fun for all of us to speculate and debate and discuss what we think it means. In many ways, it tells us more about ourselves, and about what our music and culture mean to us.
Besides, he gave us this song, which is one of the classics of our time; I don't feel that we can rightfully ask any more of him.
So, buy his records and tapes and CDs and attend his shows; but please don't bug him over this one song -- I have a hunch that he's had enough of it over the years.
I must also tip my hat to Cecil Adams, whose "Straight Dope" columns and books have been a source of joy and information to me since I discovered them in the Chicago Reader years ago. If there is any merit in this article's contents, credit Uncle Cecil for inspiring it. (And my thanks to Ed Zotti for getting this article mentioned in the latest S.D. book, "The Return of the Straight Dope". Go forth and buy it and drink deeply from the fountain of wisdom.)
Oh -- and about that. When Uncle Cecil ran a note about American Pie in his "Straight Dope" column on June 25, 1993 or so, it included some additional material from an "interview" with McLean and Casey Kasem. Several weeks later, the following letter appeared (August 3, 1993):
THE LAST WORD (PROBABLY) ON "AMERICAN PIE"
As you can imagine, over the years I've been asked many times to discuss and explain my song "American Pie" [June25]. I have never discussed the lyrics, but have admitted to the Holly reference in the opening stanzas. I dedicated the album American Pie to Buddy Holly as well in order to connect the entire statement to Holly in hopes of bringing about an interest in him, which subsequently did occur.So, folks, let's leave the man alone. (Special thanks to Malcolm HumesThis brings me to my point. Casey Kasem never spoke to me and none of the references he confirms my making were made by me. You will find many "interpretations" of my lyrics but none of them by me. Isn't this fun?
Sorry to leave you all on your own like this but long ago I realized that songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence.
- Don McLean
Castine, Maine
Incidentally, gentle reader, you'll find a revision history and credits
at the end of all this. Many thanks to those who have contributed.
The Big Bopper's real name was J.P. Richardson. He was a DJ for a Texas radio station, KTRM, who had one very big novelty hit, the very well known "Chantilly Lace". There was a fourth person who was going to ride the plane. There was room for three, ahd the fourth person lost the toss -- or should I say won the toss. His name is Waylon Jennings...and to this day he refuses to talk about the crash. ( Jennings was the bass player for Holly's band at the time. Some people say that Holly had chartered the plane for his band, but that Valens and/or Richardson was sick that night and asked to take the place of the band members.)
About the "coat he borrowed from James Dean": James Dean's red windbreaker is important throughout the film, not just at the end. When he put it on, it meant that it was time to face the world, time to do what he thought had to be done, and other melodramatic but thoroughly enjoyable stuff like that. The week after the movie came out, virtually every clothing store in the U.S. was sold out of red windbreakers. Remember that Dean's impact was similar to Dylan's: both were a symbol for the youth of their time, a reminder that they had something to say and demanded to be listened to.
American Pie is supposed to be the name of the plane that crashed, containing the three musicians who died. (Reported by Ronald van Loon from the discussion on American Pie, autumn 1991, on rec.music.folk)
Dan Stanley mentioned an interesting theory involving all of this; roughly put, he figures that if Holly hadn't died, then we would not have suffered through the Fabian/Pat Boone/et.al. era...and as a consequence, we wouldn't have *needed* the Beatles -- Holly was moving pop music away from the stereotypical boy/girl love lost/found lyrical ideas, and was recording with unique instrumentation and techniques...things that Beatles wouldn't try until about 1965. Perhaps Dylan would have stuck with the rock and roll he played in high school, and the Byrds never would have created an amalgam of Dylan songs and Beatle arrangements.
Lynn Gold tells me that "Life" magazine carried an annotated version of American Pie when the song came out; does anybody have a copy? If so, please contact me, because I'd love to see it.
Still other :-) notes:
Andrew Whitman brings a sense of perspective to all of this by noting:
As to what they threw off the bridge, Bobbie Gentry once went on record with
the statement that it was the mystery that made the song, and that the mystery
would remain unsolved. Don McLean later used the same device to even greater
success with "American Pie," which triggered a national obsession on figuring
out the "real meaning" of the song.
Well, probably not a national obsession, but certainly the life's work
of many talented scholars. According to the latest edition of the
"American Pie Historical Interpretive Digest" (APHID), noted McLean
historian Vincent Vandeman has postulated that cheezy country
songs may have played a much more prominent role in the epic
composition than had originally been thought. In particular, the
"widowed bride," usually supposed to be either Ella Holly or
Joan Rivers, may in fact be Billie Jo. According to this radical
exegesis, the "pink carnation" of McLean's song is probably what
was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge, and was later found by
the lonely, teenaged McLean as he wandered drunkenly on the levee.
Of course, such a view poses problems. McLean vehemently denies any knowledge of Choctaw Ridge, and any theory linking the two songs must surely address this mysterious meeting place of Billie Jo and her husband Billy Joe. Vandeman speculates that Choctaw Ridge may have been the place McLean drove his Chevy after drinking whiskey and rye, and that McLean may have been unaware of the name because of his foggy mental state. Still, there appear to be many tenuous connections in Vandeman's interpretation - Tammy Wynette as the girl who sang the blues, the proposed affair between Wynette and Billie Joe which later led to d-i-v-o-r-c-e and Billy Joe's suicide, the mysterious whereabouts of George Jones, and why McLean insisted on driving a Chevy to the levee instead of a more economical Japanese car.
My own view is that none of it makes much sense. Vandeman's theory is intriguing, but it seems far more logical to hold to the traditional interpretation of "American Pie" as an eschatological parable of nuclear destruction and the rebirth of civilization on Alpha Centauri.
[ Thanks, Andrew. I'll take it under advisement. Oh, and I've forwarded this to Mulder and Scully for their take on it. ;-) ---Rsk ]
References: Billboard Book of Number One Hits, by Fred Bronson, Billboard, 1985.
Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul, revised edition, by Irwin Stambler, St. Martin's Press, 1989.
Return of the Straight Dope, by Cecil Adams, Ballatine Books, 1994, p.398.
Rock Chronicle, by Dan Formento, Delilah/Putnam, 1982.
Rock Day by Day, by Steve Smith and the Diagram Group, Guiness Books, 1987.
Rock Topicon, by Dave Marsh, Sandra Choron and Debbie Geller, Contemporary Books, 1984.
Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, ed. by Jon Pareles and Patricia Romanowski, Rolling Stone Press/Summit Books, 1983.
Rolling Stone Record Guide, ed. by Dave Marsh with John Swenson, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979.
The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage, by Todd Gitlin, Bantam Book, 1987.
Smiling Through the Apocalypse: Esquire's History of the Sixties, ed. by Harold Hayes, Esquire Press, 1987.
It was Twenty Years ago Today: An Anniversary Celebration of 1967, by Derek Taylor, Fireside, 1987.
Don Wegeng mentioned that some of his comments came from an interpretation broadcast by radio station WIFE (AM) in Indianapolis, which was the most popular station in Indy when American Pie was a hit. Credits, in rough chronological order:
(The names of these first few are lost in the mists of the
heady early days of Usenet. If they'd like to step forward,
I'd be happy to add their real names to their !-land addresses.)
wombat@ccvaxa.uucp
ihuxr!steck
steiny@idsvax.uuucp
ihldt!bnp
sbcs!murray
fortune!grw
iws@rayssdb.ray.com (Ihor W. Slabicky)
tugs@csri.toronto.edu (Stephen Hull)
dko@calmasd.ge.com (Dan O'Neill)
ssm@calmasd.ge.com (Sharon McBroom)
mfterman@phoenix.princeton.edu (Martin Terman)
rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)
tim@tcom.stc.co.uk (Tim Kennedy)
rns@tortuga.sandiego.ncr.com (Rick Schubert)
paul@moore.com (Paul Maclauchlan)
rvloon@cv.ruu.nl (Ronald van Loon)
wirth@sdsc.edu (Colleen Wirth)
nelson@berlioz.nsc.com (Taed Nelson)
bschlesinger@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Barry Schlesinger)
Thomas.Sullivan@cs.cmu.edu (Tom Sullivan)
H.Edwards@massey.ac.nz (Howard Edwards)
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neer thought of it like this | |||
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As it turns out, the original "wombat" from Usenet is my friend Joan. It came up in conversation with another friend who was downloading songs for us to listen to. Somehow we got on the subject of the American Pie lyrics. Joan was very informed and mentioned that she had posted on usenet years before. Our friend was stunned and excited to learn that Joan, who has been "wombat" as long as we've known her, was THE wombat who had taken a lot of the information and organized it somehow. I will be visiting her this coming weekend and see if she is interested in updating you on current e-mail address and such. | |||
Christelle Diedericks | cdieder_at_hotmail.com | Comment on American Pie | ![]() |
My first memory of the son ''American Pie'', was when I was still a little girl, waiting for my mother in the car when she had an appointment at the dentist. Today, Don MClean is one of my favourite songwriters. I prefer his version of the song, but still get a smoel on my face- even if Madonna sings it. | |||
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hi will kill you | |||
missy shan | ----------_at_------------------- | kill holly | ![]() |
we want to kill holly because she is a bitch and i want her to die!!!!! | |||
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this song is magic i love it so munch and i think it must be study at the school | |||
Cecil Hamilton Jr. | speed4_at_peoplepc,com | Very good | ![]() |
This article Was very interesting.I grew up listing to all sorts of music,this article was like reading a history book. | |||
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this song was my friend durin the time in USA in Texas (houston) how can i have the cords of this song? | |||
Jeff M | jeff.morin_at_att.net | another thought on Am. Pie | ![]() |
On page where you say, "The entire song is a tribute to Buddy Holly and a commentary on how rock and roll changed in the years since his death. McLean seems to be lamenting the lack of "danceable" music in rock and roll and (in part) attributing that lack to the absence of Buddy Holly et. al. " I agree with you, I think that's the main point. But I think the song also laments THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE, of popular music --rock and roll-- itself as it evolved from 1959 to 1970 reflecting social events (voilence, political strife, violence, and death); and in parallel the same loss of innocence of the fans who were kids in 1959 but grew and matured and (we hope) got wiser through the onslaught of the Beatles, Viet Nam, Altamont, and all the other things. Just a thought. Thanks. Jeff M | |||
Perttuli | Anonymous | Yes! | ![]() |
In Finland we call this as "Reilu meininki!" | |||
Carin Cronjé | carinc_at_gcs.co.za | Comment on American Pie | ![]() |
Hallo, I'm from South Africa. Know this song since childhood (born in 1980)and it brings to mind such good memories. So sad that a famous female singer can take this song and make it all a joke. I have a wish, no, a desire from my heart - that people will stop singing big hits of other, more talented and famous singers! Everyone have the chance to create their own big hits! | |||
Ray | dbarray_at_yahoo.com | American Pie | ![]() |
I was 13 when this song came out and never understood the lyrics, always loved it though. I remember in the 70's, rock stations would do a countdown every New Year of the greatest songs ever. Number one always came down to either American Pie or Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven ..... | |||
Rabdul Olam | Anonymous | General Comment | ![]() |
This song is very very good | |||
ian | search_is_endless@hotmail.com | wow! | ![]() |
I am 16 and therefore was not born in the time this song was written, but me and my friends loved this song and tried to interpret it. We understood about Buddy Holly but without knowing any dates we thought the widowed bride may have been Yoko Ono! Seems your brilliant site proved us wrong! | |||
april imson | april_imson@yahoo.com | General Comment | ![]() |
galing! | |||
Steve Borgen | sborg23@hotmail.com | my interpretation | ![]() |
When he goes to the record store and the music there wouldn't play... The music takes on human characteristics in mourning the death of the three musicians. It doesn't play out of respect for the dead. But that's just my interpretation. Incidentally, I totally agree with McLean's assertion that music should be open for interpretation. The reason music is so powerful is because the songs speak to us individually based on our own experiences and dreams. Closing a song like this off by saying what he meant would just downplay its significance and take away the mystery that keeps us all interested. More importantly, this song inspires people to learn about the history of rock n' roll. | |||
Liam | liamwolfe@yahoo.co.nz | Of Interest | ![]() |
When asked about the meaning of "american Pie" Don Mclean replied, "It means I never have to work again". | |||
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I never imagine that this masterpiece of Don McLean got a lot of interpretations and explanations. That's good and very nice that I could hardly understand that this song all about. Thanks for Philippine folks.... | |||
Jordan | Anonymous | General Comment | ![]() |
SPEAK !!! | |||
Jordan | Anonymous | General Comment | ![]() |
I like this song but I don't speek English very good. Thanks for this song Don. VERVIERS,BELGIUM | |||
ashley | Anonymous | Wow! | ![]() |
I Love This song yet i had no idea about half of the stuff that has been interrpreted! This was an amazing eye opener! | |||
Kirsty | sharka22@hotmail.com | Query | ![]() |
Hi there...I'm writing an essay on popular music...and I just need the duration time of the American pie song. Can anyone help me. Thank you !!! Kind Regards | |||
Kirsty | sharka22@hotmail.com | Query | ![]() |
Hi there...I'm writing an essay on popular music...and I just need the duration time of the American pie song. Can anyone help me. Thank you !!! Kind Regards | |||
Visitor | Anonymous | General Comment | ![]() |
"The three men I admire most.. Caught the last train..." Come on! That's a clear reference to Crosby, Stills and Nash and "Train to Marakesh" | |||
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i like this song very much. i'm from BANGLADESH. |
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