I love this song. My mother told me about it, and it brings these feelings of, idk like unbearable nostalgia, happiness and sorrow colliding. This is what gets me through life. My favorite memories are connected to it, and my life itself is intertwined with this song.
thats pretty accurate to the original intent actually, nice. The meaning is the US beginning to lose its innocence during the 50s and 60s as everything from the death of richie valens to the moon landing. And the american public who had to realize how complex the world was, all in a sorta 'coming of age' story
I agree with both of you, DarkpaladinEXE and Mr_Girr. And, the lyrics can communicate on the personal and national levels, and even the humankind level. However, what stands out for me, these days, is the apparent bitterness and maybe even hopelessness at the end of the song, especially from the references to Mick Jagger till the end. Waking from our youthful innocence may be jarring and most of us resist it, however it is a good thing and we'd all be better off if more of us did it. Lastly, as horrific as life often is, there is always wonder, lessons and love. The older I get, the more I accept and the more bitterness and regret I let go of. I'm happier accepting what is and letting go of childhood desires for perpetual fun. That just doesn't work in the real world.
+noah klein***That's a literal, partial and superficial reading. The imagery, I believe, is specific to someone who was a teen when Buddy Holly, Richie Valenz and The Big Bopper died, on Feb. 3, 1959, and how that teen felt upon reading of it. Then it goes on to describe the music that came afterward, which reflected a real world that wasn't as sweet and innocent as he once imagined. Despite the 50's and 60's imagery, the song's meaning is true for everyone and every generation, as we grow up and out of our childhood view of life and the world around us. That's my 2 cents worth. Take it or leave it.
+noah klein Do some research on Altamont, and 50s compared to 60s culture. Also, not being rude, but don't you think it would be hard to write an almost 9 minute long song on a plane crash?
Who is listening to American Pie in 2021? I remember my little son at the age of 4 years old in the back seat of my little yellow VW singing American Pie. This was in 1970. It's still one of our favorite songs. It will never die. ❤️. Are you reading this my beautiful son, Scott?
I just wanna say, I think that all these 2007-ish lyric videos with the music are really unappreciated, and yet there is one for every song out there. Just a thanks to everyone that makes/made these!
Yep, just put "✓" in your name, you can copy and paste so you too can have the appearance of having an account so important that it needs to be verified.
Yea.......this song makes me wanna cry but when I think about it.....it makes me feel good that I'm alive but I do miss them ...p.s. I'm eleven years old and about to turn 12
@@sydneyparker1502 A friend of mine played on some of McClean's records. His name is Rick Turner. Google Turner Guitars, and Alembic Guitars, and The Grateful Dead's wall of sound. Mostly Rick & Bear.
When asked what the the song Gucci Gang meant,Lil Pump answered: "It means I will never have to work again". God this man is a genius. Putting any celebrity on a Pedestal makes you look weak and stupid.
This was everywhere when i was like six. Now, i'm getting my license and the truck that I first heard this song in has been passed down to me. I agree, good memories all around. (And by everywhere i mean it was on the one radio station that my family listened to, which was probably one of those stations that play 'old' songs, considering it came out in the 70s and i'm talking 00's)
ok so theres a lot of confusion in this comments section for god knows what reason so like half the people down there im gonna say this once. The day the music died is what people actually called February 3, 1959. it was called this because the previous night a plane crash had killed Richie Valens (Born: Richie Valenzuela); The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson); and Buddy Holly (Charles Holley) while they were on their way to their next destination for the winter tour. while Mclean stated that most of the Lyrics are up for interpretation, due to the all-encompassing nature of the song, and the seemingly never ending 50's-60's pop culture and political references, the widowed bride is confirmed to be Holly's then widowed wife María Elena Holly, who not only blamed herself for his death for multiple reasons, but was pregnant and miscarried a short while after Buddy's death. Also undisputed facts are that Don Mclean was a paper boy at 13, and he first learned about the plane crash by reading the papers he was delivering. Despite the first lyrics, the song does in fact come together to tell the story of how "The Day The Music Died" had permanent effects on Rock 'n Roll. with Elvis in the army, Chuck Berry in jail, Jerry Lee lewis married to his 13 year old first cousin once removed, and the recent plane crash, people believed rock was dying. this song tells the story of how people felt and reacted after this crash, using his own experiences to guide the emotion in the song. as the song continues from what me and my history of rock 'n roll teacher gather, each lyric has either a double meaning or reference. with the lyric "singing this'll be the day that i die" possibly being a direct reference to Buddy Holly's hit "That'll be the day". This song is not only about the day the music died, but the effects it had on music and on people, along with the political events of the time that shaped the music as much as the music history did. It is not making a profit off others deaths, it is relaying one mans experience and observations over the tragedy of the world itself. with the last verse filled with poetic effects and cliches doubled upon music references. "I met a girl who sang the blues, and i asked her for some happy news. she just smiled and turned away"
Not impossible, but chances are it wont get played a lot. There are other longer songs that were cut down for radio play. It was only after they became popular that they were allowed to play full length. Radio didn't, and still doesn't like songs that are more than about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes long. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions and this is deservedly an exception
It was early February 1972 and I had just started a new school year at a new school in country town Australia. We started that year with swimming lessons where we would catch the bus from the school to the pool. The bus had a radio on. This song came on and I heard it for the first time. I nearly fell off my seat. I couldn't believe how good this song was and still is.
+Ken Kastely I'd say that NOW is the best time to experience music. Think about it, at any time you want, you can listen to ANY song from ANY time period. Can't say THAT about any other time periods. Best part is, you don't have to worry about breaking, losing, or damaging your records, or cassette tapes, or CD's, it's all digital. Hell, if it weren't for THIS time period, you couldn't have ever posted that comment!
Listening with tears streaming down my face. I am 24 year old man and I have distant memories of hearing this song in my youth. I yearn for those simple days of childhood and the happiness I felt just being alive. Wonderful song. Thank you for uploading.
I am sorry for your loss. I know what it is like to lose grandparents. I have lost 2 in my life and 1 before I was born. I have also lost my guinea pig. It is hard but you will get over it. R.I.P.
The love of my life died 4 years ago, this was his song. I will be playing it tomorrow, having a pizza and beer remembering him. Love you Wayne. Have since 1978 and probably will for the rest in life, until we see each other again my soldier boy. XO
I went into the U.S. Army in January, 1971. Four months later, on the day I shipped out for Viet Nam, I heard this song. The two experiences formed a strange juxtaposition in my mind.. and soul. Therefore, this song and my Army service were intertwined, forever. I will never forget this wonderful song or that strange day, so many year ago.
Rhys Nichols Rhys- No need to thank me for my service, but thank you for the thought. The truth is that you can make the service one of the best time and the best things that ever happens to you in life. It is all up to you. The challenges will make you a very rounded, experienced person. You learn about your ability to work and deal with others, in sometimes emergent situations. If you do join, give it your all. Take care.
I too am about the same age...I finished high school in 1974 and I can remember how Vietnam and music stuck in my head as I watched several older friends drafted. It was stange days indeed, one could watch the Vietnam War on TV too. That might have been a good thing in disguise as the news poured over the tv and radio. However watching the news on tv about Vietnam War made it extremely clear to us back home just how cruel, bloody and dreadful war rreally can be! It was so long ago but oh so real and wasteful of a lot of young guys! Just ask their mothers.
*RIP* Ritchie Valens Buddy Holly The Big Bopper Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix John Lennon George Harrison Freddie Mercury Joey Ramone Johnny Ramone Dee Dee Ramone Chuck Berry Bill Haley Elvis Presley Fats Domino Tom Petty Eric Carr Jim Morrison Malcolm Young Bon Scott John Lord Ronnie James Dio David Bowie Amy Winehouse John Bonham Johnny Cash Tom Fogerty Kurt Cobain Neil Pert Eddie Van Halen And all the great legends that made Rock the best music genre.
He mentions Janis Joplin, the rolling stones, the Beatles, and I believe The Birds. The day the music died was forthcoming imo, prophetic...and there's a football game referenced with a musical halftime...hmmm.
I'm here in 2020, 61 years from 1959 because today is the day the music died. And three amazing men and musicians passed away way too young. RIP "Big Popper" J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Vallens and the pilot Roger Peterson.
@@johnmemes6447 And so, what's your opinion about this song pal 😶 ? As for this year marks the 60th anniversary of "The Day the Music Died" incident mentioned on 'American Pie' song, so what's your personal elegy for Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper 😢🙏 ?
real sad what happened on February 3, 1959. that day will never be forgotten by the true rock and roll lovers, and by this song, buddy holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson will be remembered
Music is powerful. Music triggers memories you had once forgotten. It stirs strong emotion. It compels our bodies to move in rhythm. This song was one of my mom's favorites. I remember listening to it with her and feeling joy. Now I hear it and feel sadness.
He just sold the handwritten lyrics at auction and conceded it was about Buddy Holly- he had a paper route and was delivering papers the day after Holly died- Bad news on the doorstep....
Chris Ranjo I LOVE THIS MUSIC MY MOM PLAYS THE OLDIES MUSIC IN HER SUV N HER HOUSE.SO DO I.KIDS LOVE RAP YULK.I WAS 5 YRS OLD WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT. SONGS ABOUT BUDDY HOLLY N RICHIE VALENS N THE BIG BOOPER. ON FEB 3TH 1959. IN A AIR PLAINE CRADH.
This was my dad’s favorite song. He was an amazing person at the center of my world. He died ten years ago today. “For ten years I’ve been on my own.” I miss you dad.
Apparently this song is about the 3rd February 1959, 'The day the music died'. This was the day Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash. Holly was 23, Bopper was 28 and Valens was only 17.
Gothams Reconing That was but a small part of it. It's actually about the death of America. The artist admitted he was obsessed over that when he wrote this.
Gothams Reconing OMFG! That's what it's ABOUT! I cannot EVEN right now! I feel so dumb! I thought Don McLean was spouting crap that rhymed! OMG! Thank you!
@@ohlxla1118 me too.. the part where Mateo was talking about love being a super power got me super sad for some reason. they’re relationship was so special and the end of the book low key broke me..haha sorry for the long response but i swear no one i know has read this book and it’s a good one
The plane was hired by Buddy Holly, he was gonna fly no matter what. The coin was supposedly flipped by some guy named Tommy (I don't remember who exactly he was) and Ritchie Valens. Although later reports of the present witnesses say there was no coin flipped at all. Waylon Jennings didn't fly because he left his seat to the Big Bopper who was sick.
When I listen to this song I always get emotional because it reminds me of my old neighborhood and friends when I was younger. I lived there for so long and I moved this year, which has been a terrible year. Sorry to say so much about it. Hope you have a good day and enjoy one of the greatest songs ever made.
That's incredible- I'm in almost exactly the same boat. I moved out of my old neighborhood this year, and had to leave behind all the friends I've had since I was really young. Though I never grew up in the 60's and never experienced any of the things Don McLean sings about, this song expresses exactly how I feel: Sad to have to leave my friends behind and move on to the rest of my life, but also extremely grateful that I was able to make so many great memories with them. It's a truly bittersweet feeling, and American Pie encapsulates it perfectly. I hope you end up feeling better about leaving your friends, and that you have a fantastic day as well!
This was popular when I graduated from high school. I now live near a small college. The kids sing this song several times a night at outdoor parties. And I sing along. There are timeless songs.
I had to decipher this song back in high school ( 1970's) for an English assignment. The symbolism, the singers referenced, the music... is awesome. Even remember having to look up what a "levy" was because I had no clue. One of my favorites!
3 years ago when I was naive and narrow minded, this song came on in the car and my mum said it was a favourite from her childhood. I thought "great another shit old song" 8 minuets later "HELLO IS THIS YORKSHIRE COAST RADIO?! "IM GONNA NEED YOU TO PLAY THIS FUCKING SONG AGAIN NOW!!!!!!!!! I DONT CARE WHAT YOUR BOSS SAYS PLAY IT AGAIN FUCKING NNNNNNNOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!" 3 years later my music taste has completely changed and I've also become much more knowledgable of the world, thanks partly to this song!
Summer Lavin - I have about 500 songs that I would rank in my top 3... there are just so many ! The jewels are scattered all over through time and style.
Picture this: your driving home from a baseball game, 3 hours away from your house. The time? 11:23 pm. Your dad pulls over to get gas at some random gas station. While there you get a soda and some licorice. When you get back in the car this song is playing. You and your dad jam out to this. He cranks it up all the way, while he goes 90 down the highway. For me these are the times I want to remember with my father. Love you pops ❤️ edit: thank you for all the love, this song came on the radio the other day as i was going down the SAME highway, what did i do? bet your a$$ i cranked it up and ran 90 down that highway.
This song has a special place in my heart. It was on one of my old music CD's and was once on my Dad's iPod. Perhaps most fittingly, I heard this song on the radio on April 29th, 2018. The words were never much truer as the "retro" music station I heard the song on died on May 26th, less than a full month later, only to be replaced by a radio station that plays songs from 1999-present, which were much worse than the 1971-1999 music played by the station that came before it. It perhaps isn't a coincidence that one of the last songs they played is about "the day the music died"
I went to my estranged father's funeral, only to learn , via the tributes , he spent more time dishing out fatherly advice to Cousins I hardly knew, than his own children. I wasn't bitter though. I went thru a ceremony for a deceased Vietnam veteran, and I had no sorrow at all. How can you miss or mourn what you never had?
***** So he can suckle on a video of virtual lactating breasts! It’s only cute if he’s really 5 months old, but what if he turns out to be 50 years old!
It truly is a day as tragic as that one, but I hope that just as Buddy Holly's death brought us this great song someday David Bowie's will inspire an artist to make an equally great song.
This was my fathers favorite song and we always loved listening to this together while having a few beers. He passed away New Years Eve due to the damn Covid. I'll miss you terribly and thank you for everything.
but it isn't any of your business what other people like listening to. and who cares whether they've never heard it before? that doesn't make them worse or better people. liking obscure or old or unpopular music does not make you a better human. now get your 12 year old entitled head out of your ass and stfu.
Hi George , I found a lot of great songs on TH-cam that came out years ago that I had never heard before ! I was actually looking for a funeral song in particular . That song I liked is Dante's Prayer by Loreena McKennit 😢 🎼
If moving songs like these were made today. No tricks or flashy nonsense just to temporarily get to the top of the charts - just simple songs with a genuine story to tell. It's so effective, and it stands the test of time. I was born in the 90s, and not even in the U.S., yet this song resonates with me more than anything else.
Sufjan Stevens, Gregory Alan Isakov, Iron & Wine, even Ed Sheeran's older less known songs (he kinda sucks now tbh. i liked him better when he was just a hidden gem), etc etc Thing is these artists quickly get out shunned by crappier artists. Where's the justice in that..?
By far the one of best songs during this time period. However, the most analyzed , many obvious references, such as the deaths of the young singers, the Beatles , Elvis, Bob Dylan. But other lyrics that even Don, who is still alive, doesn’t recall the meaning as he wrote while high. I see the beauty in the lyrics, melody, and the spirit of America.
Even if it is not about America itself, it is about American music fads in 50s/60s/70s and how they influenced history which is what makes it so timeless. The reminder that art and media influence history and society is often forgotten by our education system, but is always true.
This is in the top 5 of greatest tribute songs ever.I was in Jr high when this song came out and I immediately knew what it was about.Thank you Don McLean.
This song was dedicated to Buddy Holly how died in a terrible plane crash on February 3,1959 in Clear Lake,Iowa along with Ritchie Valens (17) and The Big Bopper (28).The Big Bopper left behind an unborn child and Ritchie Valens left behind his girlfriend Donna.Buddy Holly left behind his wife who was pregnant with his child,she had a miscarriage after hearing about his death.R.I.P
not it isnt actually, went through boot camp and our chief played this song and gave us a 20 minute explanation on what it was actually about like the day before we graduated, its about all of the musicians that were great before him
Jonathan Haag but it actually was though. "the day the music died" is about them. there's references to elvis and bob dylan and a bit about the death of meredith hunter. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pie_(song)
This song is a masterpiece. But Madonna’s version is overrated af. Madonna took this song, replaced the guitar and the drums with music completely created by a computer. She used auto tune and she still doesn’t sound as good as Don. Madonna cut all of the song that made it great, and danced around like a slut. The day the release of Madonna’s cover was the day the music died.
I loved this song for ages, but when I learned the deeper meaning of the song and what the day the music died actually was, I grew a deeper respect for this song
I was reading the comments about people's relatives dying and it got to me. I got super scared and my heart dropped. I was full of emotions and thoughts.
Just listening to this song puts me in a depressed mood... I mean i still love this song to death, one of my favorites of all time, but i cant help but feel a little sad every time i listen to it
I find it hard to relate to that. Basically, any time that death is mentioned in a song it makes me a slight bit happier and these lyrics are very well sown together.
marley cummins I wouldn't exactly call myself a mod but the symbol has been passed down generations from the first mods. Bands like Oasis, casual fashion etc had a huge impact on the supporter culture which evolved at my local football club during the 90's and 00's. I want to keep that tradition alive and I'm using the symbol for purposes of association.
" You Have Just Under 10 Minutes To Complete Your Dissertation On " American Pie " lol Joking Aside I Had The " Great Pleasure Of Seeing And Meeting Don On His Possibly Last Tour last Night " !! And let Me Say What An " Absolute Gentleman He Was To Everyone Including Myself " Total Respect For His Courtesy " And " Thankyou " !!!! From Adrian Browne 1965
There are so many people in the comments asking what this song is about. Ok, here we go, time for a history lesson. But before we start let me state that this is a highly ambivalent song: There are many lyrics that could refer to different things and this is supposed to be this way. But lets get started: This song is mainly about two things: The death of three famous rock and roll musicians on 3rd of February 1953("The day the music died") including Buddy Holly ("Them good old boys"; "The father, son and the holy ghost") and the changes in society and music industry in the fifties and sixties: Bob Dylan, The Beatles and MIck Jagger are not described positivly in this song. Dylan who turned his back on the social movements of this time("moss grows fast on a rolling stone") is the "Jester" who stole the crown from Elvis Presley (The king) while Mick Jagger is the "Satan". There are way to many allusions to explain here ("then we were all in one place"=woodstock;"the girl who sang the blues"=janis joplin etc.) but I want to show you to special parts of the song: The intro and the refrain. The intro is mostly about Don McLean´s understandig of music: It is supposed to make you smile and bring you to dance. It is about being happy. This is completly contrasted with "the sad news on the doorstep" (McLean delieverd papers at this time) and it seems that he could not "take one more step"..but after "ten years on our own" he found his way back to his old meaning of music. And this is were the refrain comes into our discussion: In such a sad song about such a sad topic the title and the refrain are a joke: A play with words that is supposed to make you smile. "Miss American Pie" does not make any sense... it is the silly combination from the winner of a beauty price with american pie; and a cake and a beauty price do not fit together at all...it is supposed to make you smile even though the whole song is so sad. And this is the brilliance of the Song. Sidestory: "this will be the day (that i die)" was a song from buddy holly.He and the other two musicians who died with him, were on tour together and on the evening of their death, they were singing this song. This is one of these stories only life can write I guess. Ok I hope that I maybe could clear up some things. If anything is hard to understand or grammatically wrong I ask for forgiveness; I am no native speaker and describing such difficult things in a foreign language is not that easy.
Producer: " so do you want this song to make people happy or sad?"
Don: "Yes"
you gotta love him
Alligatire og same with piano man
I cried when they put it in zoeys extraordinary playlist... 😢😢
Haha yes
@@prestonwhitmore365 facts
You don't realise how long
American Pie is until your boss makes you do karaoke to it
-The Office
OH no! NOT the karaoke VERSION! I'd just as soon find a mini plane I could fly on, and have myself HIDDEN from EVERYONE!
NO NOT KARAOKE
Yes
We do karaoke at my camp ground and my uncle gets really drunk and sings this every time
Hahahaha
"They both die at the end" is a definitely must-read
i came here because of the book and i really dont want to finish this amazing book
yep came here for the book
That’s why I’m here 😭
not ready for it to end
I already read it
I love this song. My mother told me about it, and it brings these feelings of, idk like unbearable nostalgia, happiness and sorrow colliding. This is what gets me through life. My favorite memories are connected to it, and my life itself is intertwined with this song.
listen to his other songs
Best song ever I’ve never felt so good ❤❤
American Pie, Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway to Heaven and Yesterday are the songs that perfectly show why music is an art form
Yep
HECK YES!
Thomas House yea. To me party music is something you can sing along to and is also something to kick ass to and race to like Motley Crue
and sympathy for the devil
WTF!!!!..this is exactly what i always say..including 'sound of silence'..you sir are a man with great taste🖒🖒🖒🖒
I don't know about anyone else but to me this speaks of losing youthful innocence and having to face reality for what it is.
thats pretty accurate to the original intent actually, nice. The meaning is the US beginning to lose its innocence during the 50s and 60s as everything from the death of richie valens to the moon landing. And the american public who had to realize how complex the world was, all in a sorta 'coming of age' story
I agree with both of you, DarkpaladinEXE and Mr_Girr. And, the lyrics can communicate on the personal and national levels, and even the humankind level. However, what stands out for me, these days, is the apparent bitterness and maybe even hopelessness at the end of the song, especially from the references to Mick Jagger till the end. Waking from our youthful innocence may be jarring and most of us resist it, however it is a good thing and we'd all be better off if more of us did it. Lastly, as horrific as life often is, there is always wonder, lessons and love. The older I get, the more I accept and the more bitterness and regret I let go of. I'm happier accepting what is and letting go of childhood desires for perpetual fun. That just doesn't work in the real world.
+Mr22thou wasn't it about a plane crash and the loss of several famous singers at the time?
+noah klein***That's a literal, partial and superficial reading. The imagery, I believe, is specific to someone who was a teen when Buddy Holly, Richie Valenz and The Big Bopper died, on Feb. 3, 1959, and how that teen felt upon reading of it. Then it goes on to describe the music that came afterward, which reflected a real world that wasn't as sweet and innocent as he once imagined.
Despite the 50's and 60's imagery, the song's meaning is true for everyone and every generation, as we grow up and out of our childhood view of life and the world around us.
That's my 2 cents worth. Take it or leave it.
+noah klein Do some research on Altamont, and 50s compared to 60s culture. Also, not being rude, but don't you think it would be hard to write an almost 9 minute long song on a plane crash?
The perfect blend of uncontrollable joy and doomsday sadness. And it never gets old or any less obscure. - An extraordinary song.
It will never get old. It's to great of a song.
This was my very first favorite song when I was a little kid and I knew it was profound! I really love music
The good music never die. Never
@@RVE122 Obscure has multiple meanings.
Who is listening to American Pie in 2021? I remember my little son at the age of 4 years old in the back seat of my little yellow VW singing American Pie. This was in 1970. It's still one of our favorite songs. It will never die. ❤️. Are you reading this my beautiful son, Scott?
Yes sir
This is one of the sweetest comments I have ever read! I hope you and your son are doing fine!
A 15 year old girl born and raised in Philly who knew every single word of this song when she was 5
Nope, it's me, Joe.
aww this is cute ♥️
I just wanna say, I think that all these 2007-ish lyric videos with the music are really unappreciated, and yet there is one for every song out there. Just a thanks to everyone that makes/made these!
The golden age of TH-cam, when all of a sudden Limewire and Songfish weren't your only alternatives for hearing good music you didn't own.
Yep, just put "✓" in your name, you can copy and paste so you too can have the appearance of having an account so important that it needs to be verified.
Hah, weird. It was probably a year ago... probably because they wanted people to stop appearing to be verified, hah. Wish I could help!
I'm stoned to the bone and agree'in to your tone
Xzander McKay spoke the truth
60 years ago today the music died, Rest In Peace Buddy, Ritchie, and the Bopper!!
Yea.......this song makes me wanna cry but when I think about it.....it makes me feel good that I'm alive but I do miss them ...p.s. I'm eleven years old and about to turn 12
@@sydneyparker1502 A friend of mine played on some of McClean's records. His name is Rick Turner. Google Turner Guitars, and Alembic Guitars, and The Grateful Dead's wall of sound. Mostly Rick & Bear.
@Seth B ok I did and wow...that's cool...I'm gonna turn twelve on April 12 when's your birthday?
We will all remember them...
RIP Holly, Valens, Peterson and the Bopper
This is one of the best songs ever made.
Amen, brother.
Mary chapin carpenter
+AngenDan E Yes!
Yepp:-)
Speck Black
Do it in the font of the music vid
I saw him in concert a couple years ago. He concluded his set with American Pie and brought the audience to their feet. It was unforgettable.
WOW!!! I bet that was an awesome experience, especially enjoying it with all those other people? Thank you for sharing.
When asked what the song meant, Don McLean answered: "It means I will never have to work again". God this man is a genius.
Near N It means the song made him so much money that he’ll never have to work again
@@ArleyChannel It means that since music died he doesnt have to work since he is a musician
When asked what the the song Gucci Gang meant,Lil Pump answered: "It means I will never have to work again". God this man is a genius.
Putting any celebrity on a Pedestal makes you look weak and stupid.
I thought it meant that he was gonna make a lot of money because he thought the song was that good lol FYI I love this song!!
Martin Rafter
stfu...
This was big when I was in high school. A long long time ago,so many great memories
This was everywhere when i was like six. Now, i'm getting my license and the truck that I first heard this song in has been passed down to me. I agree, good memories all around.
(And by everywhere i mean it was on the one radio station that my family listened to, which was probably one of those stations that play 'old' songs, considering it came out in the 70s and i'm talking 00's)
Dcn Clark What did this song relate to?
Saby Soto I was just out of high school and moved from Az to Ohio to a crap job and this song played every hour,brings back a lot of fond memories
February 4, 1959.
Matt Dennis you mean the 3rd
ok so theres a lot of confusion in this comments section for god knows what reason so like half the people down there im gonna say this once. The day the music died is what people actually called February 3, 1959. it was called this because the previous night a plane crash had killed Richie Valens (Born: Richie Valenzuela); The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson); and Buddy Holly (Charles Holley) while they were on their way to their next destination for the winter tour. while Mclean stated that most of the Lyrics are up for interpretation, due to the all-encompassing nature of the song, and the seemingly never ending 50's-60's pop culture and political references, the widowed bride is confirmed to be Holly's then widowed wife María Elena Holly, who not only blamed herself for his death for multiple reasons, but was pregnant and miscarried a short while after Buddy's death. Also undisputed facts are that Don Mclean was a paper boy at 13, and he first learned about the plane crash by reading the papers he was delivering. Despite the first lyrics, the song does in fact come together to tell the story of how "The Day The Music Died" had permanent effects on Rock 'n Roll.
with Elvis in the army, Chuck Berry in jail, Jerry Lee lewis married to his 13 year old first cousin once removed, and the recent plane crash, people believed rock was dying. this song tells the story of how people felt and reacted after this crash, using his own experiences to guide the emotion in the song. as the song continues from what me and my history of rock 'n roll teacher gather, each lyric has either a double meaning or reference. with the lyric "singing this'll be the day that i die" possibly being a direct reference to Buddy Holly's hit "That'll be the day".
This song is not only about the day the music died, but the effects it had on music and on people, along with the political events of the time that shaped the music as much as the music history did. It is not making a profit off others deaths, it is relaying one mans experience and observations over the tragedy of the world itself. with the last verse filled with poetic effects and cliches doubled upon music references.
"I met a girl who sang the blues, and i asked her for some happy news. she just smiled and turned away"
laurdes z You sir, or ma'am, are a LEGEND!! Not many people know this. They don't make music like this anymore, sadly enough.
Milanadicto1989 lol thnx, im just lucky enough to love the music and go to a school that offers History of
*rock n roll as a course
gotta love computer glitches making this two posts
laurdes z good read yo I appreciate it
laurdes z
Most Singers: it’s impossible to make a 8 minute song!
Don McLean: hold my whisky and rye
Not impossible, but chances are it wont get played a lot. There are other longer songs that were cut down for radio play. It was only after they became popular that they were allowed to play full length. Radio didn't, and still doesn't like songs that are more than about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes long. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions and this is deservedly an exception
Pink Floyd: Hold my Echoes
@@psyduckiskewl2206 Not to mention Stairway to Heaven.by Led Zeplin which is 8 minutes as well
@@vikinghomecompanion but Echoes is longer
@@vikinghomecompanion like almost 30min longer
2:02 - 2:10 man I just want a 2 hr loop to that
yes😭😭😭
Yes it's so fuckxi gngjsnjdbd good
Why did my phone auto correct fucking to thay
Absolutely the best!
It was early February 1972 and I had just started a new school year at a new school in country town Australia. We started that year with swimming lessons where we would catch the bus from the school to the pool. The bus had a radio on. This song came on and I heard it for the first time. I nearly fell off my seat. I couldn't believe how good this song was and still is.
The 70's was THE best time to experience music!!!!!!!!
+Ken Kastely 50 s 60 80s to me.
i listen to cave man music so that means its the oldest so i win
+Ken Kastely I'd say that NOW is the best time to experience music. Think about it, at any time you want, you can listen to ANY song from ANY time period. Can't say THAT about any other time periods. Best part is, you don't have to worry about breaking, losing, or damaging your records, or cassette tapes, or CD's, it's all digital. Hell, if it weren't for THIS time period, you couldn't have ever posted that comment!
+Mr. Awesome Agreed
+Mr. Awesome Until the future, of ? media ... .
Listening with tears streaming down my face. I am 24 year old man and I have distant memories of hearing this song in my youth. I yearn for those simple days of childhood and the happiness I felt just being alive.
Wonderful song. Thank you for uploading.
" In my youth", you're still a fucking child. I'm almost 70
This song inspired me to learn guitar 50 years ago. This was my signatory song.😂
Hey random person scrolling through the comments!! You have a good taste in music :)
Thanks😄
Thanks buddy
'Preciate it.
So do u
Thanks you too
I'm dedicating this song to my grandfather you had an amazing life. fly high Grandpa. i love you. until we meet again😢💕
So sorry for your loss.
Thank you
I am sorry for your loss. I know what it is like to lose grandparents. I have lost 2 in my life and 1 before I was born. I have also lost my guinea pig. It is hard but you will get over it. R.I.P.
Rest in piece Jeromy's grandfather 🙏🏼🌎
Rest in Peace 🙏
The love of my life died 4 years ago, this was his song. I will be playing it tomorrow, having a pizza and beer remembering him. Love you Wayne. Have since 1978 and probably will for the rest in life, until we see each other again my soldier boy. XO
made it through today with the hlp of your posting, thanks!
Doris F I'm so sorry for your loss, I hope you have a great day. May he rest in peace
I'm so sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace, sending best wishes and condolences for Christmas ❤️
I'm sorry for your loss.
Doris F I'm sorry for your loss😢🙏🏼
I remember sitting there with you, listening to this song, the first time it aired! Miss you brother.
I went into the U.S. Army in January, 1971. Four months later, on the day I shipped out for Viet Nam, I heard this song. The two experiences formed a strange juxtaposition in my mind.. and soul. Therefore, this song and my Army service were intertwined, forever. I will never forget this wonderful song or that strange day, so many year ago.
Thanks for the service. I am joining the military in a few years.
Rhys Nichols Rhys- No need to thank me for my service, but thank you for the thought. The truth is that you can make the service one of the best time and the best things that ever happens to you in life. It is all up to you. The challenges will make you a very rounded, experienced person. You learn about your ability to work and deal with others, in sometimes emergent situations. If you do join, give it your all. Take care.
Rhys Nichols Good luck, Rhys!
Thanks Ellis. I am definitely physically prepared for training I just hope my brain is ready too lol. Thanks again.
I too am about the same age...I finished high school in 1974 and I can remember how Vietnam and music stuck in my head as I watched several older friends drafted. It was stange days indeed, one could watch the Vietnam War on TV too. That might have been a good thing in disguise as the news poured over the tv and radio. However watching the news on tv about Vietnam War made it extremely clear to us back home just how cruel, bloody and dreadful war rreally can be! It was so long ago but oh so real and wasteful of a lot of young guys! Just ask their mothers.
i am french and I am 15, this is my favorite song, my father raised me up with it. i am so thankfull to him!
+ItsJust Marissa how old are U?
+ItsJust Marissa This music?
i agree
+MikkShredz je viens d'aller voir c'est super merci! :)
+ItsJustMarissa xx ah look, a special snowflake!
this song is just amazing and mind blowing how each and every line of the song has something to do with things that happen in those years
2021 and this song brings back the 70’s like NOTHING else. Thank you, Don. 🤘
Agreed this is one of the most Iconic songs ever written.
*RIP*
Ritchie Valens
Buddy Holly
The Big Bopper
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
John Lennon
George Harrison
Freddie Mercury
Joey Ramone
Johnny Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone
Chuck Berry
Bill Haley
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
Tom Petty
Eric Carr
Jim Morrison
Malcolm Young
Bon Scott
John Lord
Ronnie James Dio
David Bowie
Amy Winehouse
John Bonham
Johnny Cash
Tom Fogerty
Kurt Cobain
Neil Pert
Eddie Van Halen
And all the great legends that made Rock the best music genre.
Don’t forget David Bowie
Also RIP johnny cash I know he most did country but he also pioneered rock too
Randy Rhoads
Ronnie James Dio
Prince
John Bonham
Kurt Cobain
Steel Penguin Frank Sinatra?
One of the greatest songs of my generation. So glad I grew up when I did.
Stop stop STOP MY JEALOUSLY GROWS! Aahhhhhhhh
yesss my tooo
+Gabe Fetters I agree
easyyyy now
Who else is binge watching old songs?
Get your fill of it now, for soon the music will die
Binge "watching" ?
Yes
Me
Me!
I'm here to listen to this song on "the day music died" which was February 3rd 1959 when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper passed away.
He mentions Janis Joplin, the rolling stones, the Beatles, and I believe The Birds. The day the music died was forthcoming imo, prophetic...and there's a football game referenced with a musical halftime...hmmm.
plane crash
April 5th 1994 was the day music died
@@pistis6625 no its def about the day holly, valens, and big bopper died.
@@montanamike7948. Yes indeed, & I think he was disappointed by the new bands & musicians that took Buddy Hollys place.
I'm here in 2020, 61 years from 1959 because today is the day the music died. And three amazing men and musicians passed away way too young. RIP "Big Popper" J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Vallens and the pilot Roger Peterson.
Rip fr
Its Bopper not Popper
Not to be negative but it is the big bopper but either way RIP to all of those music ledgends
I'm here in 2021 and its sad that the plane crashed in 1959
Now 2021 so 62 years
It's been 60 years today now...
Damn buddy holly rip
Best song ever
Jon Crabb ccudu
@@johnmemes6447
And so, what's your opinion about this song pal 😶 ? As for this year marks the 60th anniversary of "The Day the Music Died" incident mentioned on 'American Pie' song, so what's your personal elegy for Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper 😢🙏 ?
It still makes me cry.
real sad what happened on February 3, 1959. that day will never be forgotten by the true rock and roll lovers, and by this song, buddy holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson will be remembered
Music is powerful. Music triggers memories you had once forgotten. It stirs strong emotion. It compels our bodies to move in rhythm. This song was one of my mom's favorites. I remember listening to it with her and feeling joy. Now I hear it and feel sadness.
this song has been stuck in my head for 3 days now. I dont mind one bit because this is easily the best song ever
what is it even about?
Lana Taylor everything and everyone
Lana Taylor He's remembering a single time in his life, dated by the death of singer Buddy Holly, ("the day the music died") so 1959.
DnBastard yup..the buddy holly plane crash
He just sold the handwritten lyrics at auction and conceded it was about Buddy Holly- he had a paper route and was delivering papers the day after Holly died- Bad news on the doorstep....
"They both die at the end":
An amazing book introducing me to great music.
ME TOOO
Yo same!!!
SleepyMomo I knew about this song before the book but that scene made me cry
SAME!!!! I looked up this song because I'm reading it this very second! I swear the song fits perfectly
ugh same rip
This never gets old.
Heck ya it won't
Chris Ranjo I LOVE THIS MUSIC MY MOM PLAYS THE OLDIES MUSIC IN HER SUV N HER HOUSE.SO DO I.KIDS LOVE RAP YULK.I WAS 5 YRS OLD WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT. SONGS ABOUT BUDDY HOLLY N RICHIE VALENS N THE BIG BOOPER. ON FEB 3TH 1959. IN A AIR PLAINE CRADH.
This was my dad’s favorite song. He was an amazing person at the center of my world. He died ten years ago today.
“For ten years I’ve been on my own.”
I miss you dad.
Sorry for your loss. May he
Rest In Paradise. Amen 😇
i’m so sorry for your loss. just cherish the great memories you had with him.
Apparently this song is about the 3rd February 1959, 'The day the music died'. This was the day Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash. Holly was 23, Bopper was 28 and Valens was only 17.
Gothams Reconing That was but a small part of it. It's actually about the death of America. The artist admitted he was obsessed over that when he wrote this.
Gothams Reconing . It was my 3rd birthday.
Merci pour
H
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Gothams Reconing OMFG! That's what it's ABOUT! I cannot EVEN right now!
I feel so dumb! I thought Don McLean was spouting crap that rhymed! OMG!
Thank you!
Wow, that young, that's really sad.😥
Who else is here because this is a good song?
Me! This is one of my very favorite songs. Every time I hear it, I have to stop and just listen!
👾me
Toxic Smashz
rain buenaflor
Back in a time when freedom truly meant to be free.. my god how the days have changed
Rest in peace, boys. And let us not forget the pilot who also passed.
Cap?
That's what this song should be about
@@eve2143 Yup, in a Santa hat 😂
would there be 21 pilots
Saw the poster on pawn stars. RIP
listening to this song because it was mentioned in "They Both Die In The End"...
the way I was looking for this comment😭
I hate you. I just stopped crying
omg yess 😭
i just finished it and i miss them so much
@@ohlxla1118 me too.. the part where Mateo was talking about love being a super power got me super sad for some reason. they’re relationship was so special and the end of the book low key broke me..haha sorry for the long response but i swear no one i know has read this book and it’s a good one
It should be a crime that this song was interrupted by an ad.
It was 🤬
I was mid-way through the comment and it played an ad
⚖ It should be 🤦♀️🤦♂️that is for sure. 😡👿😡
I don't know why there is no emoji for a mallet, the closet one is 🔨
Right before he met the girl who sings the blues. That sucked.
And another one! Dammit!
RIP Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. 58 Years.
awes k Such a shame that plane crashed that night...
We would have lost Waylon Jennings instead of Buddy Holly, if Holly didn't win a coin toss.
The plane was hired by Buddy Holly, he was gonna fly no matter what. The coin was supposedly flipped by some guy named Tommy (I don't remember who exactly he was) and Ritchie Valens. Although later reports of the present witnesses say there was no coin flipped at all. Waylon Jennings didn't fly because he left his seat to the Big Bopper who was sick.
The Martian actually it was Ritchie Valens R.I.P #caliborn
+RychleTube +Kyle Colunga Oh, truly? Thanks for learning me something!
This isn't a song, this is art.
Tommy Nir i think the 70s had more artistic songs than other decades.
TheMarkmcr Was probably all the weed
It can be a song AND art, you fucking crusty shitstained carpet.
Thanks "Nice Guy"
Tommy Nir absolutely
When I listen to this song I always get emotional because it reminds me of my old neighborhood and friends when I was younger. I lived there for so long and I moved this year, which has been a terrible year. Sorry to say so much about it. Hope you have a good day and enjoy one of the greatest songs ever made.
Amen
That's incredible- I'm in almost exactly the same boat. I moved out of my old neighborhood this year, and had to leave behind all the friends I've had since I was really young. Though I never grew up in the 60's and never experienced any of the things Don McLean sings about, this song expresses exactly how I feel: Sad to have to leave my friends behind and move on to the rest of my life, but also extremely grateful that I was able to make so many great memories with them. It's a truly bittersweet feeling, and American Pie encapsulates it perfectly. I hope you end up feeling better about leaving your friends, and that you have a fantastic day as well!
My dad used to play this, while I was growing up brings back great memories. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas
Artists today can't even make a 2 minute song without it getting boring and repetitive, but this song is 8 minutes long and fucking great!
im 16 and i still completely agree with this statement. i hate most of todays music
+Samuel Sandlin Wow same name, same age, same interests; same person? Greetings from Germany^^
Hey! thats pretty cool!
Most songs then weren't over 2 minutes either.
I know a dj and he told this and many other long songs are called bathroom songs in the radio business.
Timeless jams!
Fs timeless
Always
Yes
This was popular when I graduated from high school. I now live near a small college. The kids sing this song several times a night at outdoor parties. And I sing along. There are timeless songs.
I had to decipher this song back in high school ( 1970's) for an English assignment. The symbolism, the singers referenced, the music... is awesome. Even remember having to look up what a "levy" was because I had no clue. One of my favorites!
3 years ago when I was naive and narrow minded, this song came on in the car and my mum said it was a favourite from her childhood. I thought "great another shit old song"
8 minuets later "HELLO IS THIS YORKSHIRE COAST RADIO?! "IM GONNA NEED YOU TO PLAY THIS FUCKING SONG AGAIN NOW!!!!!!!!! I DONT CARE WHAT YOUR BOSS SAYS PLAY IT AGAIN FUCKING NNNNNNNOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!"
3 years later my music taste has completely changed and I've also become much more knowledgable of the world, thanks partly to this song!
nice
+Javier Melo chip spice
Bro, you're English. Your country is home to first and third greatest bands of all time. Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.
+Zepp Dude 33 And the 2nd & 4th... The Beatles. Oasis.
+TH3 M0NK the Beatles are trash. And I'm talking big band from back in the day. But I still fuck with Oasis
this is very pleasant to hear
Where's your profile picture from ?
just the internet
Translation: i found it in a hentai video.
+Mizuki Akagi where on the internet ?
no.....that stuff is twisted....no i found it under random neko pics :3
This was a huge hit in 1972.
ITS A HUGE HIT NOW
Forever
Noah o remember when this came out.
forever
Blessed
Is it weird that this song makes me cry? The ending especially gets me. Also the perfect summer song
this is like a farewell song to the last millennium
cyberwolfy3
cyberwolfy37 me
This is ONE way of DESCRIBING this!
Paul McCartney visits Buddy Holly's widow frequently. Buddy playing and writing for the Beatles would have been incredible.
The Beatles didn't need anyone to write their music. They could do it themselves better than anyone.
+joseph raccuia they had someone write most of their stuff
Placeholdername No they didn't.
joseph raccuia Oh you're right, sorry
+joseph raccuia You must be the coolest kid in your class for listening to The Beatles. Hey watch out guys, this guy is so cool!
When You're not American, but you still love Jamming to American Pie
Im American
I'm american, bc America is an continent and not the country. But... yeah... i feel this
@@naouseseunome9422 North and South America are 2 seperate continent.
yeah
It doesnt matter your nationality, you can listen to this art.
This song was always loved in the clubs in town on my numerous overseas tours with the USAF
This is one of my three favorite songs
You have good taste in songs. What are your other two favorite songs?
Summer Lavin What's the other two!! Come on!! 😉
Summer Lavin what are the other two I’m curious
What are the other 2, come on, everyone is dying to know
Summer Lavin - I have about 500 songs that I would rank in my top 3... there are just so many ! The jewels are scattered all over through time and style.
I played this song at my dad's funeral because he loved it so much
Ivonne Benalcazar-Hott we all love it lol
Ivonne Benalcazar-Hott really sorry about your Dad.
Sorry to hear that. I'm sure he's jammin' out in heaven.
Ivonne Benalcazar-Hott Same my dad loves this song
.....way to end my comment scrolling for this video
My dad loved this song. he passed away and now I just listen to this song and cry
God bless your father :-)
Candice streebel and he's with buddy Holley and Richie vallens and the big booper
Condolences for your loss, your dad was
A legend,
Same but he's not dead I just never get to see him and I cry too
Sorry about ur dad
Black widow movie got this stuck in my head :)
Picture this: your driving home from a baseball game, 3 hours away from your house. The time? 11:23 pm. Your dad pulls over to get gas at some random gas station. While there you get a soda and some licorice. When you get back in the car this song is playing. You and your dad jam out to this. He cranks it up all the way, while he goes 90 down the highway. For me these are the times I want to remember with my father. Love you pops ❤️
edit: thank you for all the love, this song came on the radio the other day as i was going down the SAME highway, what did i do? bet your a$$ i cranked it up and ran 90 down that highway.
You’re driving home
That's a wonderful memory to share.
I can’t- Cause I have no idea what my dad even looks like 😌👌
What an awesome memory thank you for sharing 😊
that is like what me and my grandfather do sometimes
My dad recently passed and this was "our song," this song brings back so many memories
your dads lucky he raised a kid with a good taste in music
ayden christensen thank you
Liv I’m so sorry!! I’m here for you...
Liv I hope those memories are beautiful and may they live on in peace with you with all harmonious Trevor
Christopher Ryan Curtis hey man don’t be rude!!
This song has a special place in my heart. It was on one of my old music CD's and was once on my Dad's iPod. Perhaps most fittingly, I heard this song on the radio on April 29th, 2018. The words were never much truer as the "retro" music station I heard the song on died on May 26th, less than a full month later, only to be replaced by a radio station that plays songs from 1999-present, which were much worse than the 1971-1999 music played by the station that came before it. It perhaps isn't a coincidence that one of the last songs they played is about "the day the music died"
I went to my estranged father's funeral, only to learn , via the tributes , he spent more time dishing out fatherly advice to Cousins I hardly knew, than his own children. I wasn't bitter though. I went thru a ceremony for a deceased Vietnam veteran, and I had no sorrow at all. How can you miss or mourn what you never had?
A timeless classic, thmubs up if u listen to this in 2016 :)
No.
I am
🖒
👆
I used to listen to this all the time when I was little
+Liza Mouradian You parted this a day before my bday :O
Agree
Me two my big brother should me this song and i ways away's listing to it.
too*
I did the same. Always had it on during those long summer car trips. Good times, good memories.
Im only 5 months old and I love this song!
I hated it wh
Wait, what?
***** So he can suckle on a video of virtual lactating breasts! It’s only cute if he’s really 5 months old, but what if he turns out to be 50 years old!
***** Joke went over your head, didn't it?
1. thats stupid a 5 month old wouldnt be able to type
One of my all-time favorite songs!
I'll never forget hearing this song for the first time in the car on the highway and looking and seeing my mother tearing up at the song.
I also first heard this song on the highway.
god bless and to think it happened this day, they have been and will be missed, today, the day the music died.
"The day the music died" this is just as actual as then. RIP David Bowie.
It truly is a day as tragic as that one, but I hope that just as Buddy Holly's death brought us this great song someday David Bowie's will inspire an artist to make an equally great song.
+Anubis113 my family knew Richie valance so that was a tragic day to
+ThebestofAC Buddy Holly died 23 years old in a plane crash, how the fuck is that as tragic as a 70 year old person with cancer dying?
+Roberto zvjerković Age doesn't matter just how much beauty they had left to give to the world, and they both had a lot left to give.
+Roberto zvjerković um he was 69 bitch
This was my fathers favorite song and we always loved listening to this together while having a few beers. He passed away New Years Eve due to the damn Covid. I'll miss you terribly and thank you for everything.
BOOOOOOO
"Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died."
Now that's deep.
3rd February 1959
not deep enough to awaken the balrog
Sergeant Coconuts Maybe not with YOUR ritual
No man forgets his first prostate exam...
GerryBolger his is just more memorable because music died the same day.
I came to this thread to make a similar joke, u beat me to it
Who is here just for some good old music?
Yep
Me 🙋🤗
Older music is the best music
@@jaimelannister1797 My Reaction on MTV.
Me
the songs we have today are dirt compared to this! this is my favorite song! nothing is better than this
and im 12
I'm 13 and couldn't agree more.
spikedog47 tayne moose what does it matter how old you are??
suddenlyapril sudd it matters because most people our age have never heard this song and prefer songs that they play on the radio these days
but it isn't any of your business what other people like listening to. and who cares whether they've never heard it before? that doesn't make them worse or better people. liking obscure or old or unpopular music does not make you a better human. now get your 12 year old entitled head out of your ass and stfu.
What a wonderful song and sang perfectly by Don McLean the composer.If anyone knows of a song as good as this one please post it!
Hi George , I found a lot of great songs on TH-cam that came out years ago that I had never heard before ! I was actually looking for a funeral song in particular . That song I liked is Dante's Prayer by Loreena McKennit 😢 🎼
If moving songs like these were made today. No tricks or flashy nonsense just to temporarily get to the top of the charts - just simple songs with a genuine story to tell. It's so effective, and it stands the test of time. I was born in the 90s, and not even in the U.S., yet this song resonates with me more than anything else.
b1odome theirs still alot of songs with good meaning and genuine lyrics, just turn off the radio mainstream bullshit😂
b1odome same as you buddy but I’m 15 lol. The creation of good music died with my generation in my opinion.
b1odome totally agree
How about you actually look?
Sufjan Stevens, Gregory Alan Isakov, Iron & Wine, even Ed Sheeran's older less known songs (he kinda sucks now tbh. i liked him better when he was just a hidden gem), etc etc
Thing is these artists quickly get out shunned by crappier artists. Where's the justice in that..?
They don't write them like this anymore. Perhaps the greatest pop song ever written.
It sure was.
Robert Soskis not pop
Pop means popular, so yes, it is pop.
If not pop, then what? It sounds like pop to me.
Sounds like soft rock
2020 who else during pandemic period listening oldies goodies???
Considering it's made where I live saratogasprings yess
Im here in the mts of virgina blast from the past
Oldies are better anyway
Yep, just hanging out here in San Antonio lookin up stuff to listen to
JK Brown eyyy I live in San Antonio too
5:51 Why is that little piano riff one of the best things ever contributed to music?
One of my all time favorite songs
CLASSIC !!!!!! ONE SONG YOU NEVER , EVER FORGET!!! I DONT CARE HOW OLD YOU ARE....
Kimberly Frost .
MN bc CF great
Amen to that
Amen again.
We shall also not forget Feb 3rd 1959.
Jaydon Cathcart Why?
By far the one of best songs during this time period. However, the most analyzed , many obvious references, such as the deaths of the young singers, the Beatles , Elvis, Bob Dylan. But other lyrics that even Don, who is still alive, doesn’t recall the meaning as he wrote while high.
I see the beauty in the lyrics, melody, and the spirit of America.
Even if it is not about America itself, it is about American music fads in 50s/60s/70s and how they influenced history which is what makes it so timeless. The reminder that art and media influence history and society is often forgotten by our education system, but is always true.
It was really based on buddy holly
bob dylan is still alive
😂by by miss American pie.
This is in the top 5 of greatest tribute songs ever.I was in Jr high when this song came out and I immediately knew what it was about.Thank you Don McLean.
This song was dedicated to Buddy Holly how died in a terrible plane crash on February 3,1959 in Clear Lake,Iowa along with Ritchie Valens (17) and The Big Bopper (28).The Big Bopper left behind an unborn child and Ritchie Valens left behind his girlfriend Donna.Buddy Holly left behind his wife who was pregnant with his child,she had a miscarriage after hearing about his death.R.I.P
Buddy Holly was 22 when he died...forgot to mention that
R.I.P.
Oh my God. I didn't know she'd miscarried. Poor woman
not it isnt actually, went through boot camp and our chief played this song and gave us a 20 minute explanation on what it was actually about like the day before we graduated, its about all of the musicians that were great before him
Jonathan Haag but it actually was though. "the day the music died" is about them. there's references to elvis and bob dylan and a bit about the death of meredith hunter.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pie_(song)
Ah, heard this song somewhere before, always liked it. Never knew it's name. Listening to Simon and Garfunkel, find this jewel ;D
+RoniTiihonen You didn't know the name of the song ?
Tony Manero yea, or any of the words, just the melody.
+RoniTiihonen i didn't even know this is the original version lol :p and didn't know the tittle too, shame on me :p
+senne kiermer welcome aboard!
+RoniTiihonen How do 2 csgo players end up here
If you think this song is "overrated", please do yourself a favor: take a really good listen and understand why! This song is a masterpiece.
This song is a masterpiece. But Madonna’s version is overrated af. Madonna took this song, replaced the guitar and the drums with music completely created by a computer. She used auto tune and she still doesn’t sound as good as Don. Madonna cut all of the song that made it great, and danced around like a slut. The day the release of Madonna’s cover was the day the music died.
I loved this song for ages, but when I learned the deeper meaning of the song and what the day the music died actually was, I grew a deeper respect for this song
Same
From a lyrical standpoint only, this is the best song ever
Some say this, others say it's "Like A Rolling Stone"
@@procrastinator6902 why cant it be both
@@procrastinator6902 sorry man but "Like a Rolling Stone" is not superior to "American Pie"
I don't even think it's Dylan's best song
Absolutely
Unpopular opinion but my favorite lyrics are a song most people haven't heard, I think it's very underrated. Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters.
I was reading the comments about people's relatives dying and it got to me. I got super scared and my heart dropped. I was full of emotions and thoughts.
Just listening to this song puts me in a depressed mood... I mean i still love this song to death, one of my favorites of all time, but i cant help but feel a little sad every time i listen to it
I find it hard to relate to that. Basically, any time that death is mentioned in a song it makes me a slight bit happier and these lyrics are very well sown together.
If you and your loved ones have faith in Jesus Christ, you have nothing to fear. God bless you. Lean on Christ and let Him take your fears away.
Dra åt Helvete are you a mod?
marley cummins I wouldn't exactly call myself a mod but the symbol has been passed down generations from the first mods. Bands like Oasis, casual fashion etc had a huge impact on the supporter culture which evolved at my local football club during the 90's and 00's. I want to keep that tradition alive and I'm using the symbol for purposes of association.
When asked what "American Pie" means, Don McLean said "It means I'll never have to work again."
LOL
jajaja
The most inteligent answer that I ever heard.
it means how do people eat up this shitty song I wrote in under a day
Garfunkel said the same when asked about "Bridge Over TroubledWater". Which song came first?.
Albert Smith Garfunkle The Cat.
" You Have Just Under 10 Minutes To Complete Your Dissertation On " American Pie " lol Joking Aside I Had The " Great Pleasure Of Seeing And Meeting Don On His Possibly Last Tour last Night " !! And let Me Say What An " Absolute Gentleman He Was To Everyone Including Myself " Total Respect For His Courtesy " And " Thankyou " !!!! From Adrian Browne 1965
My best friend passed from covid and we sang this song every time we was partying and getting fucked up RIP Davey I love you brother
Of course, you need a legendary song for a legendary person.
@@smingledingle_0 he was my man thanks
, between he was and my man lol he would have wanted me to point that out
Rest easy davey!
RIP davey
There are so many people in the comments asking what this song is about. Ok, here we go, time for a history lesson. But before we start let me state that this is a highly ambivalent song: There are many lyrics that could refer to different things and this is supposed to be this way. But lets get started: This song is mainly about two things: The death of three famous rock and roll musicians on 3rd of February 1953("The day the music died") including Buddy Holly ("Them good old boys"; "The father, son and the holy ghost") and the changes in society and music industry in the fifties and sixties: Bob Dylan, The Beatles and MIck Jagger are not described positivly in this song. Dylan who turned his back on the social movements of this time("moss grows fast on a rolling stone") is the "Jester" who stole the crown from Elvis Presley (The king) while Mick Jagger is the "Satan". There are way to many allusions to explain here ("then we were all in one place"=woodstock;"the girl who sang the blues"=janis joplin etc.) but I want to show you to special parts of the song: The intro and the refrain. The intro is mostly about Don McLean´s understandig of music: It is supposed to make you smile and bring you to dance. It is about being happy. This is completly contrasted with "the sad news on the doorstep" (McLean delieverd papers at this time) and it seems that he could not "take one more step"..but after "ten years on our own" he found his way back to his old meaning of music. And this is were the refrain comes into our discussion: In such a sad song about such a sad topic the title and the refrain are a joke: A play with words that is supposed to make you smile. "Miss American Pie" does not make any sense... it is the silly combination from the winner of a beauty price with american pie; and a cake and a beauty price do not fit together at all...it is supposed to make you smile even though the whole song is so sad. And this is the brilliance of the Song.
Sidestory: "this will be the day (that i die)" was a song from buddy holly.He and the other two musicians who died with him, were on tour together and on the evening of their death, they were singing this song. This is one of these stories only life can write I guess.
Ok I hope that I maybe could clear up some things. If anything is hard to understand or grammatically wrong I ask for forgiveness; I am no native speaker and describing such difficult things in a foreign language is not that easy.
+Data The Goonie and nobody asked you to read that so gtfo 😊
cheers that was helpful, btw ur English is faultless don't worry
cheers that was helpful, btw ur English is faultless don't worry
you are so correct
Thx. Always happy to be helpful.
How can anyone dislike such a good song?
People who are sick in the mind....
Because it's not a better artist like Lil Wayne or 2 Chainz.
/Sarcasim
Matthew Reynolds Justin Queefer is better!
Well OK 2k people disliked and 80k people didnt
TWO CHAINZ!!!
I come back to this song whenever I need to be comforted and it never fails lol