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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.
Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
 
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
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."
 
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.
 
I started singin’,
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
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."
 
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 on Marx,
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
 
We were singing:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
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."
 
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter.
The birds flew off with the 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 halftime air was sweet perfume
While 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?
 
We started singing:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
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."
 
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
 
He was singing:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
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."
 
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 screamed.
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.
 
And they were singing:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
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."
 
They were singing:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
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".
 

 

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FreigeistFreigeist
   Kedd, 06/12/2016 - 09:14

corr. for spelling / word corrections

Natur ProvenceNatur Provence    Szombat, 02/02/2019 - 07:47

The line/the song " The day the music died." was written in memory of 3 singers, under which Buddy Holly, who died the 3 February 1959 together in one plane accident.

Sailor PokeMoon2Sailor PokeMoon2    Szombat, 02/02/2019 - 07:53

I always thought that was unintended... The more you know. I also thought it was a happy and upbeat song but I was also wrong about that too

kleinesLichtkleinesLicht    Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 13:26

I think it's "And while Lenin read a book Marx" (not "Lennon").

FreigeistFreigeist
   Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 22:25

Lenin doesn't make sense.
The song is all the way about contemporary history of pop music.

Sailor PokeMoon2Sailor PokeMoon2    Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 22:26

I was always under the impression that Lennon meant John Lennon

kleinesLichtkleinesLicht    Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 22:44

I always understand "Lenin" whenever I listen to the song. To me, it makes a lot more sense, it's a pun, its funny!
And why should John Lennon read a book on Marx? This doesn't make sense to me.
By the way, Spotify also says it's Lenin, not Lennon.. although I know that Spotify is not an absolutely reliable source anyway.

RêveurRêveur    Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 22:56

I had no idea about this thing (so the good thing is I come up fresh with no pre established idea) and I can't tell it apart by the listening,
but doing my research, it seems that "the day the music died" is February 3rd, 1959: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died.
Makes perfect sense with Lennon, while Lenin would be anachronic.
There's Marx, but there's the Bible as well. It's not absurd to imagine Lennon read a book about Marx. Like all young men (he was 18 in that day), he had his leftist and idealist wanderings, I suppose (and it does kinda show up in "Imagine").

kleinesLichtkleinesLicht    Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 23:17

OK, you're probably right. I'm not totally convinced, though... "The day the music died" had nothing to do with John Lennon, as far as I can see (?). But as I seem to be the only person who understands "Lenin", I back down! ;)

Sailor PokeMoon2Sailor PokeMoon2    Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 23:20

I actually thought Lenin was a misspelling for Lennon.

kleinesLichtkleinesLicht    Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 22:46

Freigeist, if Lenin doesn't fit into the context of the song, Marx doesn't either.

FreigeistFreigeist
   Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 23:25

>" And while Lennon read a book on Marx,
The quartet practiced in the park"
By "The quartet" the Beatles are meant and there is the reference to J. Lennon.
I recommend to read the Wikipedia article about "American Pie"

Sailor PokeMoon2Sailor PokeMoon2    Hétfő, 26/02/2024 - 06:48

I actually did read the Wikipedia article about it which was why I thought Lenin was a misspelling for the name Lennon

FreigeistFreigeist
   Vasárnap, 25/02/2024 - 23:38

>" And while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin’ {Refrain}

The Beatles arrive on the scene. Clearly, Lenin is a play on Lennon, but the correlation to Marx is under debate.
Marx, associated with the Communist Revolution, can be linked to Lennon via the song “Revolution” which mentions Chairman Mao. The dirges (funeral songs) possibly reference the tragic deaths of JFK, RFK and MLK."
( https://flashbak.com/the-day-the-music-died-a-closer-look-at-the-lyrics-... )

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