American Pie :: essays research papers

"American Pie" by Don McLean, is a very interesting song. subsequently listening to the lyrics and the song itself, there is a meaning to this song. Each course of the lyrics has a special meaning to what Don McLean wanted to say, but in his suffer special way.If one was to look at each lyrics one by one, they will be able to find out the big picture of the intact song. It tells a story of Mcleans favorite performers, Buddy HOlly. American Pie was rumoured to be the name of the plane that BUddy Holly died in.     In the begining of the song, he starts out saying, "A long, long metre ago, I can still remember how that music made me smile. ANd i knew if I had a chance, that i could make those people dance, and maybe theyd be expert for a while." THis line is talking about how when he was a child he listened to great performers of his time and how he could do the same and make new(prenominal) teenagers happy with his song and make them want to dance and be merry.     "But February made me shiver, with every paper Id deliver, bad news on the doorstep. I couldnt pursue one more step, I cant remember if I cried when i read about his widowed bride. But something touched me deep inside, the twenty-four hours the music died." This line is the day back in February 3, 1959 when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash. As a child, McLean was a paper boy and the news papers that were being passed that day was spreading "bad" news to everyones doorstep and Buddy Hollys wife was pregnent when he died and later she had a miscarage. That date, was also refered to the "day music died."     " straits bye Miss American Pie, I drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. Them good ol boys were drinkin whiskey and rye, SIgning Thisll be the day that i die. THisll be the day that i die." This is the chorus line. Miss American Pie wa s someone McLean had dated as a teenager. It was rumoured he was dating a Miss American candidate at the time. It is also refering to saying good by to the plane that had all three performers. The levee refers to a Movie called MIssissippi Burning, which was about three college students registering to vote as nigrify voters, but were killded and dragged to a levee.