In 1959 Buddy Holly along with Richtie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash. Buddy Holly was one of the first rock and roll singers to write, produce and arrange his own music. In 1969 Don McLean wrote a song called "American Pie" that referenced this plane crash. There are many references to other singers and historical acts in this song. The following video sheds some thoughts on what some of these ideas in the song might have been about.
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I found a great article written by a DJ in the early 70's. He made some interesting speculations on the meanings in the some of the lyrics.
I've always loved this song and been fascinated by the possible meanings.
It's a fascinating subject. I read an article somewhere that basically broke the song down by ever line and what each meant.
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