My father died 40 minutes ago. My Oldest memory with him was dancing to this song, that was the happiest I remember him being. The smile on his face... In his later life it was very rare that you saw him smile. Fuck Cancer.
@DarraghMontgomery
4 ай бұрын
The family met today in my granny's house, and we ended up sharing stories and talking about the kind of support we've gotten from people learning of his death. I always knew he had friends from every walk of life, but there were people sending their condolences from everywhere, even retail workers in shops he frequented and chemists learned of his death and contacted us. Teachers from educational facilities he hadn't learned at in 25+ years too. I've been placed in charge of making a playlist of music that he would have liked to play before he's cremated and this song will definitely be on it.
@dujestojan
4 ай бұрын
So sad…. I’m so sorry for your loss :/ It must be very hard for you… Let those memories push you trough tuff moments
@user-hx3ex6jo6u
4 ай бұрын
Не переживай, все когда- нибудь уйдем. Сожалею о вашей утрате.
@leviorsomething_
4 ай бұрын
so sorry for your loss man, praying for you and your family.
@MSKofAlexandria
4 ай бұрын
May the Lord bless you and keep you
@SIRCAM73
4 күн бұрын
To the generations to come, never let this song die.
@Catnap_0-0
4 күн бұрын
YES SIR CAM❗❗❗❗❗❗
@tidathery9787
23 сағат бұрын
July 2024 /Still Rockingg.
@timothyjackson4006
5 ай бұрын
On February 3rd 2024 it has been 65 years since that tragic day we LOST BUDDY HOLLY, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Yet their music still Rocks to this very DAY! Thank You Don McLean for this awesome Tribute to the entire Rock & Roll Industry. Rock On!
@finallife87
4 ай бұрын
they would probably have died now anyway.
@Ryan15beast
4 ай бұрын
@@finallife87maybe but it’s totally possible they could still be alive considering Donna (Ritchie’s gf) is still alive
@fooglovescats
4 ай бұрын
oooo wee oooo i look just like buddy holly sorry weezer fan
@aquamarinerose5405
4 ай бұрын
@@finallife87 True, though the tragedy is that were taken from us in their prime. Buddy Holly was only 22 when the crash happened. Who knows what he would've been able to do if he had more time.
@stephenb4703
4 ай бұрын
Still one of my all-time favorites! 🖤
@brentbox5684
5 ай бұрын
Its timeless because its about yesterday, and every generation has its yesterday. Its a tragically beautiful life. Live it. Love you all
@michaelmoslak2975
2 ай бұрын
This song reminds me of our stolen presidential election and I could cry seeing what's been done to America by the Biden crime regime!!
@brentbox5684
2 ай бұрын
@@michaelmoslak2975 my father passed in 2018 and I often think about how disappointed he was in the decline of America. He never got over it and I often think about him when I listen to The Statler Brothers song " Do you remember these". I am glad he didn't have to endure covid or the insanity of the last couple of years. Let's try to Make America Great Again for my father and all our past generations that gave everything for this country.
@STORMX97
2 ай бұрын
You two are smoking some shit 😂
@LeoKinhg
Ай бұрын
@@michaelmoslak2975you can't be seriously blaming that old **** for everything when before him there was a bunch of garbage in his place.
@michaelmoslak2975
Ай бұрын
@@LeoKinhg It's the entire party not just creepy joe.
@Rajib317
Жыл бұрын
May the music never die. May we all sing together in harmony.
@aharonwsmith
Жыл бұрын
amen and amen!
@noobfailgaming5703
Жыл бұрын
YES! My grandads favourites. Can't believe half my music taste Is game music and the other half my grandads playlist lmao. This song is a banger >:)
@cabbey31
Жыл бұрын
@@noobfailgaming5703 dirges in the dark!
@michaelseiber1794
Жыл бұрын
Dude the point of the song is that the music is dead. The culture of the United States is nearly gone.
@noobfailgaming5703
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelseiber1794 why did you ruin the nostalgia for me 😭😭😭 I knew it had a sad outlining but you didn't need to ruin my childhood
@christineblanchard3843
2 жыл бұрын
This was my dad's favorite song. He passed away on July 17, 2022, right after our whole family sang it too him. This is a song that is very precious to our family. 💔😢
@notmarcus17
2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace 🙏
@christianharmon9013
2 жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss
@IdentityCrisis1581
2 жыл бұрын
My dad used to play this on his guitar. He passed in 2018. Well will listen together in memory of our fathers and the great music they taught us.
@chuckysjelsa7078
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss 😢
@scrappy5833
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss but good choice
@talbech
3 ай бұрын
My dad used to play this on record for me when I was a little kid. Sadly he dad passed away 2 years ago and for some stupid reason we didn't have contact the last few years. I was there by his side at the end, but never got a chance to tell him how much he really meant to me and how sorry I was for not keeping in touch. Love you dad.
@Violetpurplelilac
18 күн бұрын
He’ll know without you having to tell him, comes from the heart. And he’ll never be more than a thought away ❤
@donnielittlemyer8055
3 ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever performed. Made the tears run. Glad I'm 65 and grew up in the best music time in history. God bless to all of you.
@jonmacie7581
Ай бұрын
About to turn 62....Didn't really understand exactly what this was about but I always loved the song. Lost innocence
@parkersheaffer
Ай бұрын
I was just thinking that when I die, I will be leaving in the company of other people of my time, this time. The time of the greatest music. We will have a lot to share, so it will be nice.
@user-ul2fd9wh9t
Ай бұрын
Amen to that!!
@user-ul2fd9wh9t
Ай бұрын
About the day Buddy Holly died, actually.
@user-ul2fd9wh9t
Ай бұрын
Don't forget Richie Valens and the Big Bopper too
@briangarrow448
Жыл бұрын
It’s April 28, 2023 and I just heard the President/Prime Minister of South Korea sang this at a official state banquet and diplomatic reception. He did the first verse and I gotta give him credit. He won over everyone in that room. Well done sir. You touched many American hearts. Thank you.
@user-po4ch3cp4q
Жыл бұрын
Not Prime Minister. He is President
@briangarrow448
Жыл бұрын
@@user-po4ch3cp4q Thank you for sharing this with us. Have a great weekend!
@user-rz8vx2xc1u
Жыл бұрын
Great Yoon can make better S.Korea
@dws0828
Жыл бұрын
Truly shows the kids how legendary this song is. put a smile on my face that’s for sure
@woans1026
Жыл бұрын
@@user-rz8vx2xc1u 위대해서 국제호구라고 놀림을 받냐?
@michaelmurphy1897
Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever. I was a young kid when it came out. I’m now 61 and still love hearing it
@johnnyringo2695
Жыл бұрын
overrated
@sawyerwalraven7564
Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyringo2695 ofc a guy with the last name "ringo" says that
@flickcentergaming680
Жыл бұрын
I'm only 19 and this is my favorite song of all time.
@linas-oh3kq
Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyringo2695 Really? Jealous much? That sounds like, a personal problem to me and not a, wise one to have either. Sucks to be you!
@yuk_notkim7658
Жыл бұрын
@@flickcentergaming680 I'm 14 and I like this song.
@havingagr8time
6 ай бұрын
This has been one of my favorites songs since I first heard it. I saw Don McLean live at my college campus in the mid-seventies and he obliged all of us by performing it. What a thrill!!
@Lollykayepresley
6 ай бұрын
Wow I bet that was so cool! I am from England unfortunately lol I would have loved to have been born in America I will swop you 😅
@Gold-mu8df
5 ай бұрын
3:05 hi k
@user-sj5sy4fz5l
3 ай бұрын
Congratulations 🎶🥁👁️🗨️🎼
@bondseanbond5190
3 ай бұрын
@@LollykayepresleyI know (February 7th,2024 March 11,2024/🙂).
@UsernameNotAvallable
Ай бұрын
Apparently everyone’s dad loved this song
@WoW_Official_Page
Ай бұрын
My dad has this as his ringtone and his alarm clock, so I have to wake up EVERY MORNING to this song.
@imf3z
Ай бұрын
As I get older I get it
@mornostic8327
12 күн бұрын
I'm a dad, I approve this comment 👌
@indridcold8433
10 күн бұрын
I am not a dad but still love it.
@indridcold8433
10 күн бұрын
@@imf3zit is a tribute to the flight of The Big Bopper, Ritchy Valens, Buddy Holly, and Pilot Roger Peterson on the 3rd of February 1959.
@danssinisterdetailingllc3069
Жыл бұрын
Not everybody knows this but this entire song is quite literally a tribute to Buddy Holly and a message to tell the world how rock and roll changed since his death this whole song was written in a bar and it is probably the best piece of music composed in a very long time
@freddyrichards878
Жыл бұрын
Adding to the tribute, the album was written to be dedicated to Buddy Holly
@susanwagner900
Жыл бұрын
I'm 44 and know exactly what this song is about!
@johnnielnavarro2544
Жыл бұрын
@@susanwagner900 I would love to hear from you. Where can I contact you?
@ianrastoski3346
Жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: this is a theory.
@billiegeorge1062
Жыл бұрын
The song is about Buddy but its about much more then just that. Its also him telling his life of being a paperboy thinking dreaming one day becoming a performer, on up to a high school let down over a girl he had an eye out for. How music along with past events and war changed America. England invasion of music became so popular it overcame even the crown. The falling away from god from the new music misleading a nation away from pure values to do as they pleased and what felt good. Jack on the candle stick is America waking up from its demonic trance ways, maybe when its to late. It close to being prophetic looking at things in today's world.
@TaaiCopetti
2 жыл бұрын
The first song I learned to sing in English at 5 years old. The first song I learned to play on the guitar. The song of my life. Timeless, this gives me goosebumps and this feeling for a decade I wish I have lived in.
@thebeatlesandqueen8817
2 жыл бұрын
👍
@royboy56100
2 жыл бұрын
A monumental classic for sure!!Glad you love it too! God bless you.
@donreinke5863
2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing American Pie for the first time in December 1971 on the old KIMN AM in Denver CO riding around in my moms brand new 72 Gran Torino. I was 13 years old. It continued to get frequent airplay well into 1972 (although a cut-down version rather than the 8 minute plus long version), I didn't even know there was a long version for several years after it was released. Fifty years on, I still occasionally hear it on an oldies station, its in the top 5 of my favorite pop/rock songs of all time. I often wish there was a song like this that told the story of pop music and the culture that went along with it in the decades since, (other than Billy Joels "We didn't start the Fire") They dont write them like that anymore (to borrow the lyrics from an 80s song)....and likely never will.
@TREKKS300
2 жыл бұрын
Plot twist she is Natasha Romanoff little sister
@georgeparsard1197
2 жыл бұрын
Classic
@melissasmith6769
2 ай бұрын
Don McClean is a magnificent storyteller.
@andyman-lol
7 күн бұрын
"McClean", really? 😂
@1seansouth
Ай бұрын
When songs first come out, you don't realize they are timeless classics. I was a kid when this came out and really liked it but didn't really appreciate the genius behind it
@Jim4979
7 ай бұрын
I met Buddy Holly in 1958. He was a fun person to hang out with for a while. Buddy enjoyed every minute of life. Today, I'm 75 and a writer. Thanks Buddy for inspiration you can do anything life! R.I.P. . . .😇
@wyattterrence8544
6 ай бұрын
Wow, you were present for such an iconic slice of time. If you ever decide to write a memoir, count me as one of your readers 😁🙌
@Law-Enduring-Citizen
6 ай бұрын
Great story
@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4
6 ай бұрын
I’d also love to read it if you write a memoir Please tell us in the comments if that ever happens
@zerocontent6890
6 ай бұрын
So you met him and hung out in 1958 for a while, when you were 10 years old. I'll take things that never happened for $2,000 Alex.
@cereretrop
6 ай бұрын
So you were only nine or ten years old? How come you “hung out” with him?
@lucky5853
11 ай бұрын
I was 20 yrs old when this became popular, immediately I was caught in by its nostalgic and haunting lyrics because I knew the meaning was tied to the tragic loss of 3 young artists and rock and roll. I'm 72 now, and I thank God for having been part of the best years, best poets and best music ,my body's old but I'm still young inside 😮.
@kevinrasey2650
5 ай бұрын
Your saying this era was better at song writing than Cardi B??? Your wild… haha
@gregorcarp1
Ай бұрын
I had just entered the Air Force when this song was popular. It kept me sane through the whole experience.
@donnakowalski2622
5 ай бұрын
February 3, 1959 💔😢 Rest in paradise, love and music... Ritchie Valens 🙏 🎶 🎸❤ Buddy Holly 🙏 🎶❤ The Big Bopper 🙏 🎶❤
@lehec
5 ай бұрын
And Roger Peterson, the pilot...
@locoluck777
5 ай бұрын
A World without music is like a World without any Good reason to exist. This Lyrical Video is a Perfect Representation of a Truly Classic Song.
@SkylarYuedafish
5 ай бұрын
underrated quote
@locoluck777
5 ай бұрын
@SkylarYuedafish thank you so much for understanding the importance of that quote.
@keithparker1346
Ай бұрын
I agree it's taken the presentation of lyrics to a high level
@007JHS
Жыл бұрын
This song seems to hold a special place for many people... and rightly so... So for everyone: May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. This traditional Irish blessing is an ancient Celtic prayer.
@jonesbrian8062
Жыл бұрын
Someone told me that many years ago I've heard that before as a child
@linas-oh3kq
Жыл бұрын
@007JHS I've never heard that until now. But thank you kindly! That is beautiful and I wish the same for you as well. God bless you! 😊
@amardegan
11 ай бұрын
Thank you man. Wishing all luck from Italy.
@donaldloehr4300
9 ай бұрын
I'd heard this before and looked for it, but never didn't know where nor what I was really looking for. Thank you very much for bringing this to us. God's blessings be on thee as well.
@donaldloehr4300
9 ай бұрын
Some of me English is terrible, but I hope you got my message.
@neeeeery
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a 35 year old bartender at a karaoke bar in Porto Alegre-Brazil. I think last December a group of North Americans were staying in a hotel next to the bar and decided to go sing one night. One of them started singing this song which brought me a wonderful nostalgic feeling as I used to hear this song from time to time in my childhood and given a while later I never heard it again and didn't know the name and artist. I used shazam that night and I never missed this song again, and now every time I listen to it I have a smile and a tear on my face as I remember my childhood. The guy who sang it doesn't know my name, and I don't know his, but on that magical night, we did each other really well (he with the music, me with the cocktails). Thanks for that, friend!
@lin0gf
2 жыл бұрын
que experiência linda! fico feliz que o destino tenha trazido essa música de volta aos seus ouvidos
@adolphcervati6658
2 жыл бұрын
Porto Alegre, lar de uma das três melhores bandas de Rock Nacional na minha opinião e acho que na de muita gente também, talvez até na sua né
@Ninja_STA
2 ай бұрын
cool and i agree
@freakheadrolling3553
2 ай бұрын
Bacana Nery. Eu tambem procuro uma musica que tocava em um comercial da MTV Brasil que começava assim "I used to love every night as religion"... Nunca encontrei a musica e sinto uma frustração enorme por isso. Acho que essa musica deve ter sido feita somente para o comercial, é a unica explicação que encontro :(
@Lia09_123
3 ай бұрын
Anyone whos listen in 2024?
@michaelmoslak2975
2 ай бұрын
This song reminds me of our stolen presidential election and I could cry seeing what's been done to America by the Biden crime regime!!
@Hulksmash0212
2 ай бұрын
@@michaelmoslak2975bro chill out
@michellespetter4545
2 ай бұрын
Me 😂
@stevegray5709
2 ай бұрын
Me 😀
@49LivingtheDream
2 ай бұрын
Yep, raised on 70s music. The best.
@markthrower9678
4 ай бұрын
The bit at the end where the music breaks down and then builds again brings tears to my eyes every time. Only music can inspire emotion like that and this has to be the greatest song ever written by a man writing a song about people that inspired him. It's just beautiful and i will never not love it
@engine3photography
2 жыл бұрын
This is easily one of the greatest songs ever written, if not the greatest. The way Don tells stories through each lyric is still impressive, despite the song being 50 years old. True masterpiece.
@guilhermehomsy674
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the GOAT, really. It tests the human limits of talent and creativity.
@junglestud2399
Жыл бұрын
@@guilhermehomsy674 I totally agree.
@toastbrot_junkie9037
Жыл бұрын
the metaphors are crazy
@danikahholdman2609
Жыл бұрын
It’s definitely up there.
@SometimesInnocent
Жыл бұрын
Ah, because you know and understand all the songs since the beginning of time, in all languages? " one of the greatest songs ever written, if not the greatest " LOL
@user-ce4nx9hi6m
7 ай бұрын
My 60 year old daughter's funeral was two days ago. She was special. She had planned every segment of her 'Celebration of Life'. The funeral home could not seat everyone as people just kept coming in. She had been fighting cancer for eight years and she never gave up. Her faith and her positive attitude kept her going. But her body finally ran out of steam. The last song she requested and asked people to join in was American Pie. Everyone, including this 86 year old Mom sang. There was not a dry eye in the place. I told you she was special.
@gmtgsong4635
7 ай бұрын
Very moving about your brave daughter...tears in my eyes. I don't think the repeated line, "the day the music died" totally applies to her though. It's clear the music in your heart for your daughter is still very alive and will always play❤. Take good care.
@user-ce4nx9hi6m
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. You read me right. @@gmtgsong4635
@Ninja_STA
2 ай бұрын
sorry for your loss that is sad im 10 and this is making me cry.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Ninja_STA
2 ай бұрын
@@gmtgsong4635 h
@sarascarpati887
Ай бұрын
she must have been really cool... ngl,this made me almost tear up. may she rest in peace
@subramax
18 күн бұрын
I could sing the whole song in my teens. I'm 68 now. Brings back lots of old memories. This was music I studied with. I'm going to sing it at my next class reunion.
@jalyssadanijelle
5 ай бұрын
This was my dad's favorite song, he passed march 2023. Rest In Peace, daddy i miss you so much and nothing will ever be the same.
@terezamacneil8296
4 ай бұрын
So sorry for your loss ❤
@SoniT
Жыл бұрын
My dad died yesterday and this was one of his favorite songs. He had the 45 record and I have early childhood memories of him playing this record on the stero. RIP Daddy. ❤
@PoliceBlot
Жыл бұрын
Take Care, my condolences
@MsTbony
Жыл бұрын
❤
@rhodered5479
Жыл бұрын
👍🤣
@im.anuragparida
Жыл бұрын
Take care....my condolences. May your father rest in peace.
@jonesbrian8062
Жыл бұрын
R.i.p too all good dad's that had passed 😢😢
@bryanhoffman8441
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to this song and am now in college. In my eyes, this song is the hegemony of all American music of the past 70 years. It has a certain character that makes you think about the lyrics and wrestle with its message. It speaks of America and its turbulent past. The song has the same turbulence and dies out, but the last encore of the chorus swells in emotion giving hope for a future that can give us one more verse and another. The song and America goes on. Thank you Don for such a great song! Happy Thanksgiving y’all! Enjoy yourself some pie and this American Pie today!
@ficklemoose2741
2 жыл бұрын
Im still trying to decide if its about the Vietnam War, the Buddy Valens plane crash, the JFK assassination, the Beetles, The Rolling Stones, or all of the above
@donreinke5863
2 жыл бұрын
@@ficklemoose2741 All of the above
@donreinke5863
2 жыл бұрын
Did you know that this song made such an impression that there were at least 2 "reply" songs made about it? Roberta Flacks "Killing me softly (with his song)"..later remade by the Fugees. Gene Cotton...Sunshine Roses.
@EuropeanQoheleth
2 жыл бұрын
It can go on alright but I hope it goes on better than it has been so far this century.
@televinv8062
2 жыл бұрын
Apparently it took 3 weeks and with crack NY studio session players to get it to sound "like I wanted it to sound". We're all fortunate.
@ianginn5172
29 күн бұрын
One of the best songs ever .. ever ., written ! Alongside Bohemian Rhapsody
@eliababebayehu2894
2 ай бұрын
[Verse 1] 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 But something touched me deep inside The day the music died [Chorus] So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry And them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin', "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Verse 2] Did you write the book of love? And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so? Now, 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 [Chorus] 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 And singin', "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] We were 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 And singin', "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Verse 4] Helter skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and fallin' 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? [Chorus] We 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 And singin', "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Verse 5] 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 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 [Chorus] He was 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 And singin', "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die..." [Bridge] 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 [Chorus] And they were singin', bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin', "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Outro] They were 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 Singin', "This'll be the day that I die"
@lunasaffron556
13 күн бұрын
Thankss
@eliababebayehu2894
13 күн бұрын
@@lunasaffron556 You're welcome
@Mrbodur
10 ай бұрын
This song is longer than 8 minutes but you're not bored listening and that makes this song amazing.
@user-fi5zl1vc1c
5 ай бұрын
Buddy Holly was a Legend Had he lived a long life he would Elvis Presley wouldn't of been the King.
@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx
4 ай бұрын
The song almost didn't get released because of the 8 minute length. The suits didn't think it would do well.
@supertuesday600
4 ай бұрын
It's a tour de force masterpiece!
@waynejames4526
2 ай бұрын
Who cares if 3 minutes or 8 minutes it's banging still
@Bud-wo5kp
Ай бұрын
Back in the 70s when radio had late night disc jockeys, this 8 minute song was played when they needed a bathroom break. 😂
@lizardgaming6597
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a little baby, my mom used to sing this song to me because she didn’t know any lullabies but she knew this by heart. Then I see this gets posted and it brings a tear to my eye every time.
@lorenrobertson8039
Жыл бұрын
What a sweet memory. You had a lovely mother
@lizardgaming6597
Жыл бұрын
I do.
@lorenrobertson8039
Жыл бұрын
@@lizardgaming6597 you are very blessed to have her!
@johnnyringo2695
Жыл бұрын
overrated
@fmchannel6208
Жыл бұрын
I know this song when I was 14, my tenant played this song and 'Beautiful Sunday' when his presence. It's almost 50 years. Right now, most of Hong Kongers, who are fond of music from the US, have no longer lived in HK
@dumbp2312
5 ай бұрын
my grandfather died yesterday. he used to sing this song and he knew every word. i can’t listen to don mclean without thinking about him. i miss him so much but i know that he’s singing in heaven right now. rip papo love you ♥️🎵🙏
@swordsmen8856
3 ай бұрын
Hug
@NeighborhoodOfBlue
3 ай бұрын
This song was the first song I ever became obsessed with, at the tender age of 4 years old. My mother had it on cassette and I warped the ribbon by playing and rewinding the song so many times it snapped. It wasn't until I was a teenager that the irony of that hit me. Folk music is still my favorite genre
@TwiztOndaBeat
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been hearing this song my whole life. Todays the first time listening from front to back. What a masterpiece
@utetrahemicon
Жыл бұрын
Thank KZitem for that... Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZitem
@jennifercontoplianos3615
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I was a teenager in the 70's, we tried to interpret this song while smoking weed. We came to the conclusion that Don had a dream/vision that was telling us not to forget music/humanity. Music is the one thing besides your faith that no one can take from you. Thanks Don - some good old lyrics and story-telling genius. Everyone knows the chorus! Your music will never die. Bless you.
@markpullman785
Жыл бұрын
actually it is about Buddy Holly and how he and a few other musicians died in a plane crash.
@jennifercontoplianos3615
Жыл бұрын
@@markpullman785 Thanks, I didn't identify the song to Buddy Holly. He is a legend!
@markpullman785
Жыл бұрын
@@jennifercontoplianos3615 You're welcome
@sroevukasroevuka
Жыл бұрын
@@markpullman785 everyone percieves music different. I percieve it as a tribute to buddy,richie, the big bopper and society at the time in general.
@ozgecko4050
Жыл бұрын
Not what he was saying but okay
@michaelfoster1453
Ай бұрын
Epic songs that can last generations. This is one of them.
@aRandomShyGuy
21 күн бұрын
Happy 4th of July!
@chrisdenapatterson9573
20 күн бұрын
Thank you and I hope you have a happy 4th of July too
@Tawroset
20 күн бұрын
Happy Independence Day. No kings for America!🤴👑🗽🌌🇺🇸
@Varinyt
20 күн бұрын
Happy Fourth of July to you too
@orangeasphalt741
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a little kid, my Dad would play this for me countless times because he knew how much I loved this song. So when he passed away, after a three year battle of A.L.S.😢 I wrote a parody of this song as a tribute to my late father. VERSE 1 Long long time ago, I can still remember how his music used to make us smile. A 1959 born man, thought he had a long lifespan, and we could all be together for a while. But 2016 made us shiver, for his right leg began to quiver, it got worse with each step, he couldn’t take one more step. He wrote software he could upload, used computers, and advanced codes, and now sun’s set on his road, we call it his ORANGE ASPHALT. Oh my my Stephen was a smart guy, he has been here, for 60 years, now he says his good-byes, he’s in Heaven, that’s where today he resides, saying one day you’ll be by my side, one day you’ll be by my side. VERSE 2 Did you know he met a girl, at university where his life unfurled, for she you see was his future love. Their relationship began as friends of course, despite flaws love’s a greater force, and yes they were both blessed by the lord above. Oh he purposed and became engaged, and their requested marriage was arranged, they were the best of husbands and wives, it was the best day of their lives. They had 3 great kids who they both adore, and one married a man of Canadian lore, but sadly the great wedding wasn’t before our man Stephen’s ORANGE ASPHALT. I started singing My my Stephen was smart guy, he has been here, for 60 years, now he says his good-byes, he’s in Heaven, that’s where today he resides’ saying one day you’ll be by my side, one day you’ll be by my side. VERSE 3 Now for decades music was a loved thing, he cherished with his beloved siblings, and wow what a very merry group they were. Yes their loving parents were so filled with joy, they were deeply proud of their girls and their boys, it was an extraordinary concert yes sir. Well he passed his great love for the art, to his 3 kids he loved with all his heart, he entertained them with his gift, and their spirits he did lift. Yeah on his great guitar he was indeed a bliss, and he truly was a musical artist, his musical hands will sorely be missed, oh yes after his ORANGE ASPHALT. We started singing My my Stephen was a smart guy, he has been here for 60 years, now he says his good-byes, he’s in Heaven, that’s where today he resides’ saying one day you’ll be by my side, one day you’ll be by my side. VERSE 4 Destination visitation anticipation for vacation, he loved one spot in this whole nation. Yes up in York Maine was a sensation, at his vast family’s cabin’s location, his thing was nature hiking exploration. Oh Bar Harbor, and Jordon Pond, and Mount Cadillac, Black woods and beyond, on the island he loved it all, Mount Desert Island it is called. Yes Steve loved the state of Maine the very best, yes his favorite in the hemisphere of the west, Maine mourns the loss of one of it’s guests, oh yes after Steve’s ORANGE ASPHALT Maine started singing My my Stephen was a smart guy, he has been here for 60 years, now he says his good-byes, he’s in Heaven, that’s where today he resides, saying one day you’ll be by my side, one day you’ll be by my side. VERSE 5 Oh this song’s title I’ll explain what that is, it’s long story but it goes something like this, it all started with a video game. It has a total of 30 levels it’s true, and we advanced to the level 22, and yes orange asphalt is that level’s given name. Because you control a motorcycle, on a sunset lit road for a while, Stephen took that level to heart, I guess that was his favorite part. Because ever since then he asked from morning to 9, may I name this after, favorite level of mine, we will treasure late Steve’s famous line, “Can I call this ORANGE ASPHALT?”. He’s probably singing My my Stephen was a smart guy, he has been here for 60 years, now he says his good-byes, he’s in Heaven, that’s where today he resides, saying one day you’ll be by my side, one day you’ll be by my side. VERSE 6 We already missed Stephen yes, when he had been cursed with A.L.S., we miss the man he used to be. We took the task to help our man, in any possible way we can, the bad illness proceeded unfortunately. On July 10 2019, his fate we feared had been seen, and zero words were spoken, the hearts of us were broken. And the level Steve admired best, I took to my heart cross my chest, I named the song you know the rest, Steve may call it ORANGE ASPHALT. And I was singing…. My my Stephen was a smart guy, he has been here for 60 years, now he says his good-byes, he’s in Heaven, that’s where today he resides, saying one day you’ll be by my side, one day you’ll be by my side. FINALE We were singing…. My my Stephen was a smart guy, he has been here for 60 years, now he says his good-byes, he’s in Heaven, that’s where today he resides, saying one you’ll be by my side.
@Tsch6373
2 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful tribute to your father, he would have been so proud. It's only been 3 years, I'm real sorry for your loss.
@orangeasphalt741
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tsch6373 Thank you for your condolences.
@LindaPerry_337
2 жыл бұрын
That's a lovely tribute to your dad. He is looking down on you, very proud and guiding you always from heaven.
@orangeasphalt741
2 жыл бұрын
@@LindaPerry_337 😊❤️
@andrewguzman2964
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry, this song is wonderful god bless u
@WilliamFord972
Жыл бұрын
This is still a popular song in 2023, including college bars. I can’t believe a song this long has continued to be so popular. An absolute banger!
@justanotherposter7110
Жыл бұрын
SOme songs are just so dang good that they should never end...American Pie is one of them.
@PKO1963
10 ай бұрын
Ever since 1969, the Fraternal Odor of Politics 😮& CIGAR Smoke 😢 Has been stinky & in need of Housing. DAMN the Feminist Manifestos of Middle Eastern Hoochi Mamma Dancers.❤❤❤
@CristiNeagu
8 ай бұрын
It's because, besides having a great tune, this song is packed full of Americana, of nostalgia about the times when we didn't let divisive progressive ideologies into our lives, when everyone just lived their lives and let others live theirs.
@kappa1737
8 ай бұрын
to me a 16 year old in highschool when im feeling down
@Roble-ts6iz
7 ай бұрын
This somg is one of the greatest of all time.
@FynRajah
12 күн бұрын
I'm currently only 22 years old. But I can't wait to play this around my kids. And my grandkids. Lovely song
@Bkamron
Ай бұрын
Nostalgia is good, it shows us where we are and what we were but dont get hung up on it, it guides us to making better decisions.
@hopepapernacky
Жыл бұрын
Dude "the day the music died" has to be one of the saddest possible sentences
@juanmanumanudice8848
11 ай бұрын
Music was never alive. People making music are alive when you listen to music you are alive but music has never been alive
@hopepapernacky
11 ай бұрын
@@juanmanumanudice8848 It must be difficult always taking things literally
@juanmanumanudice8848
11 ай бұрын
Aint easy these days to not be a depressive bug like you.
@randompoigon4583
9 ай бұрын
@@juanmanumanudice8848 r/Iamverybadass
@JoeKurr5
7 ай бұрын
@@hopepapernackyit’s the best way to look at things
@BillieMBeard
2 жыл бұрын
I remember I was 12 the 1st time I heard this. I told my mom, "I don't understand this song, but I want to." So my precious mother, who 20 years later took her first computer class, went to the library. There she and the librarian found the lyrics, and (remember this), mimiographed those lyrics. Then she went to the record store and bought the 45f American Pie for me. (If you ask your kids what a 45 is, they will probably say, much like mine, "Uh, is it a gun?") I listened to that 45 and read those lyrics over and over again until one day it clicked for me. I understood what Donem McClain was trying to impress on my young mind. American Pie wasn't just a rock anthem, it became MY anthem.God bless us, the children of the 70s!
@traceyking2584
3 ай бұрын
Used to sing it at school when I was a lot younger. Most poetic, religious, polemic song ever written, in my humble opinion. Should be on the school curriculum 😊
@sbsjg
6 ай бұрын
This song makes me nostalgic for a time I did not live
@sturmtiger7704
Жыл бұрын
South Korean president sang this and thank you for the beautiful music. So proud of my country, South Korea has come so long and thriving heroically next to the greatest country the world has ever seen (United States of America) is amazing. May USA, thrive and prosper forever! Long live the states! - much love and respect from South Korea. 진짜 우리 대통령, 한국이란 나랄를 이끄러가는 국민들이 너무 자랑스러워요. 화이팅하고, 다들 몸건강하길 바람니다!
@bama2579
Жыл бұрын
People in America are working overtime to destroy our country
@johnproffitt3199
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and God bless you, for the this president is bent on killing America 🇺🇸 again thank you
@94orosco
6 ай бұрын
Much love and respect from California! South Korea is a beautifully strong country and I wish to visit myself one day. So happy that in a crazy world we can all still love and appreciate each other and where we come from. Nothing but good wishes for you and South Korea! ❤
@maskedninja111
4 ай бұрын
Respect and appreciation from Massachusetts! South Korea is an awesome country!
@alandaiello8476
Жыл бұрын
This lyric video is utterly beautifully done. The differing use of fonts and imagery for each verse helps to add to the meaning(s) behind this epic narrative song. It is truly one of the greatest songs of the 20th century and the meanings of it are literally being debated constantly (even though Don McLean broke his silence over the meaning in 2022); this video continues to add to that discussion!
@JJ0014Gaming
5 ай бұрын
My Grandfather liked this song, RIP to my grandfather 🪦🕊️
@fairydust-weepthewildwinds
3 ай бұрын
MUSIC 🎶 Now a days is Missing Songs like this. Born in 1965, I have a small remembrance of my very young parents than, having the Radio on with THE DOORS was on( I must have just turned 2 years), Christmas time end of 67. Music very much part of growing up ❤❤❤ AMERICAN PIE, is one I’ll never forget ❤️🔥👍🎶THANK YOU for brain storming for this creation 👍
@nolzwin
11 ай бұрын
My little brother was killed 30 years ago today, Aug 14,1993. He sang this song solo karaoke at a big family reunion just a few weeks before that. It had always been one of my favorite songs, but it definitely hit even harder ever since. Love you and miss you Josh! Bye bye 'til I see you again!
@amcone8268
11 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss
@Ryan15beast
4 ай бұрын
Sorry Man. I hope you’ll reunite with him one day.
@Ilovehops629
4 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my brother a few months ago 💔
@EliasRoy
2 күн бұрын
I’m sorry for your loss
@jamesmartin7165
2 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes the #1 greatest and meaningful song of all time (in my own opinion) was here. A piece of track with great storytelling and lyrical performance especially to the "the day the music died" part reminds me of how music changed through the years. Thank you Mr. Don McLean and your American Pie which a half-century old now. - from 🇵🇭
@05nursemeg
2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion too
@thebeatlesandqueen8817
2 жыл бұрын
Yup
@xeumach5611
2 жыл бұрын
Hello my fellow filipino brother. its rare to see filipino now adays listening to this kind of song.
@mikedavies9953
Жыл бұрын
Don was awesome underated in my opinion , The UK also had a version of Don , he was called Gilbert O'Sullivan probably not many remember him but if not listen to Alone again naturally it's a song to appreciate
@Ron-Swanson
Жыл бұрын
That’s not what the lyric means.
@NotRiansLuke
5 ай бұрын
An amazing song about the loss of innocence for both an individual and a generation, the loss of morality ("I saw Satan laughing with delight") and the conversion of America to a secular society that believes only in material things and has foregone the spiritual and its Christian roots ("while the king was looking down, the jester stole His thorny crown," "the church bells all were broken," "they caught the last train for the coast," etc.). Truly inspired lyrics.
@jakespacepiratee3740
3 ай бұрын
George Washington was a Deist, he thought there was a god, but not one described accurately in any religion. The Second President of America said “America isn’t a Christian Nation anymore than it is a Athiest or Islamic Nation.” It’s meant for everyone.
@andrewgreeneyes7398
5 ай бұрын
One of the songs that makes me sing along and brings the nostalgia of the era that I didn't live in
@jjedi1416
Жыл бұрын
I can't even express how good this song is. This song is one of the most American things I have ever listened to! Somber and nostalgic, but also with an undercurrent of happiness in some parts, it just takes you through the decades. It is one of those rare songs that manages to capture the feel of an entire generation of America. It is a song that perfectly embodies of looking back on your youth, on the happy moments that you can nver recapture, but which made you, and which you will cherish forever. And you look back on it with the sobering perspective on adulthood, at how times have changed, and how you can never recapture the simple innocence of your younger years. I really feel that this whole song is a metaphor for the loss of innocence and youth that an entire generation of America experienced in the '60's. But this song can also resonate with virtually everyone at everytime, making it truly universal. Plus, it's impossible not to sing along to! Thank you Don McLean, thank you for making one of the best songs of all time!
@felipeherrera6507
4 күн бұрын
could have not say it better
@BlakeB415
Жыл бұрын
This song is really bittersweet. It's fun and upbeat song whose lyrics are about the death of 3 singers that died in a plane crash, while also telling of American culture in the 60s. No wonder this song has such major historical significance.
@feistyjerseygirl
7 ай бұрын
This song is about the 3 that day.
@BeRadG5563
4 ай бұрын
Blessed that my nana had good music taste always riding around with her and my mom impacted my taste of music in a big way
@Llansara
3 ай бұрын
2024 and how are people so depressed. Memories make happiness listen to the lyrics, dig it ❤️😎
@Hannah11235
Ай бұрын
Jesus loves you and wants you to follow Him ❤ He is the way, the truth, and the life. I was an atheist for years until I had a supernatural encounter with Jesus that profoundly changed my life. The gift of salvation and eternal life is available to all who put their trust in Jesus. He can heal you of the deepest pain, trauma, disease, addictions, and shame. Seek Him with a genuine and humble heart and He will reveal His existence to you.
@christineblanchard3843
Жыл бұрын
Thank you to everyone that has responded to my comment about my dad's passing and the love of this song. I was 3 and would and can remember standing next to him singing it. It was a song that had a lot of meaning to it to me, not because of what or who it was written about, but because my dad and I would sing it together. My dad was in the Navy and then the Army and will always be y hero! Everyone has different opinions about the song but my opinion (memory) was we would sing it together so it held a special place in my heart. 💔 I am still trying to mend my broken heart. I certainly did not mean to bring any bad feelings to anyone about this song. I have a big heart and love everyone. ✌
@danigomezz276
Жыл бұрын
How old was he?
@soulsoudtrack8397
Жыл бұрын
Great comment it is meaning full 👍
@joestockmanalpha
Жыл бұрын
I am sorry you lost your dad, but at least you have beautiful memories of him, so he will always live on in your heart and will share all the good times with you. Wish you and your family the best!
@username6065
Жыл бұрын
I sang it with my dad too. I used to love singing the part about jack sotting on a candle stick and Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall take care love. May your road be filled with much light to lead the way.
@willianvasconcelos9891
Жыл бұрын
Oh man, I'm so sorry for your loss, may our Lord have your father's soul and, one day, should you be together again.
@_Rena
Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful piece of music! Hats off to Don McLean!
@ronkennington3157
Жыл бұрын
yes and Buddy Holly
@rickastleygaming119
Жыл бұрын
Someone give him 69 likes
@Kupsalie
Жыл бұрын
This track was written about a an aeroplane crash in the 60s I think that none other Mr Elvis avoided! Orchestrated by white so called right wing conservative Christian extremists, a life is a life!!!!!!!!!!
@johnnyringo2695
Жыл бұрын
overrated
@Kupsalie
Жыл бұрын
Ah that much is true! Mr McLean's track was definitely not overrated at all. I guess it goes on & on, that what Good Visionary and meaningful Music can do as Time goes by etc? That's what it does, it never dies!!!!!!! Yet it is also very true many have fallen by the wayside hence, for quite simply expressing their Music, ideas or feelings, which was not acceptable to some who made them pay the ultimate sacrifice. 'Premeditive' and left little evidence except for the sensitive ones in the know of course, I guess also that's why they get away with it, I hope it doesn't keep happening?
@richarddeal538
4 ай бұрын
Actually well put together.. I remember when it first aired on fm radio stations back in the day,,, good times indeed.
@red_totality
4 ай бұрын
I listened to this song years ago. I found this song again today, and it brought me nearly to tears. I can't believe I had forgotten about this song for this long. Thank you. Thank you for making such a good song.
@CLOSETFUNGUS64
Жыл бұрын
I remember listening to this song growing up as a kid and going to see my grandparents. They used to play this on the radio. I can still faintly smell cigarette smoke, yankee candles and a mixture of their perfume and cologne. This song will forever be timeless.
@bklyn2shoes
7 ай бұрын
One of the greatest Rock n Roll tunes ever written. A 4ever classic. ❤
@sergiojacquez2277
5 ай бұрын
Amen to that!! Brother… USA #1 🙏
@stephenbarthol6247
2 ай бұрын
Saw him at university of Missiuri Harnia Hall with my now exwife and Nancy Leuters Jablonski who was our best friend
@mickrowdy7942
4 ай бұрын
Born in ‘90. Here in ‘24. This song is infinite
@felimmanderson2236
4 ай бұрын
Ive been listening to this song all my life. Loved it and danced to it. Then I grew up the day I realized the meaning behind the words. Now I listen with a mind full of nostalgia❤
@cbroz7492
2 жыл бұрын
Fifty years ago. I got into my permanent duty station at Illesheim. Germany...the day I got there, November 8th. Three Dog Night was the most played group on AFN...Beginning in December American Pie had completely taken over as Number 1...we'd listen to Kasey Kasem's shows on AFN...American Top 40 for clues to the various meanings hidden in the song...it stayed at number 1cuntil January when America's Horse With No Name bumped it out of that spot...
@lucaprotano6254
2 жыл бұрын
What a time to Be alive!!!
@nomyopinionspresentedallna4527
2 жыл бұрын
0
@eddieabbott2637
2 жыл бұрын
Wow it’s really interesting the story behind the lyrics too my dad taught me that it was about the great artists that died in the plane crash but it gave me chills. i’m 17 btw
@eddieabbott2637
2 жыл бұрын
the day the music died
@tapferer1kater34
2 жыл бұрын
How was the time over here? It would be very interesting to know for me (and some other people here probably too) how it was over here as an solider in the Cold War.
@Zb_Calisthenic
2 жыл бұрын
"I was a lonely teenage Broncin buck, with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck" Always loved that line
@sandyd753
24 күн бұрын
I woke up this morning with that part of this song zipping thru my head. I had to listen to it!
@alikoubrujup_Argentina
5 ай бұрын
Just sang this song during my nephew's birthday on 16 February 2024, and everybody was entertained even though I couldn't sing well after so many since 1996. Too high the tune for me now as grow older 😊
@Froggothefirst
4 ай бұрын
Iconic song it will not get old
@Sunmourn
Жыл бұрын
For all the younger folks, it would be great to have a list of events that this song references to better understand just how great this song is.
@leanone64
Жыл бұрын
Polyphonic did exactly that in one of his videos
@Mr.Robot5000
Жыл бұрын
It's the day the music died the day of the plane crash and lost good singers like The Big Bopper
@thomascronan9964
Жыл бұрын
Right there with freebird
@johnnyringo2695
Жыл бұрын
overrated
@jamesryan6047
10 ай бұрын
Im pretty sure there are references to Bob Dylan Rolling Stone song, The verse with hands were clenched in fists of rage has to do with the Rolling stones concert at Altamont.. they hired the Hells Angels as security and if I remember right there were murders by “security” there. Then riots. With the fires.. Lennon read a book of Marx.. not Lenin.. John Lennon. A verse about the sergeants was Sgt Peppers lonely hearts band.. etc. Anyway.. great sing. Rock was changed after Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died. In the song anyway..
@ellenfagan4338
7 ай бұрын
One of the key tracks of my childhood & beyond. The ultimate "loss of innocence" song. Thanks for the glorious, moving illustrations! ✌️♥️🎶
@Benjamin-ud7vf
6 ай бұрын
Still my favorite tracks also.. where you from?
@binoymichael2982
5 ай бұрын
I'm not even an American but this song touched me i can't even explain how it's feel 🤌🏼 this is one of my favourite now
@binoymichael2982
5 ай бұрын
1:28 💎 what a classic 🎶
@jersontellez7939
2 ай бұрын
This is the true American spirit🎉
@themememaster423
2 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! I always wanted one of these for American Pie! Thank you Don McLean, you’re the best singer ever ❤️
@thebeatlesandqueen8817
2 жыл бұрын
Yup and a good tribute song to the three legends
@logjic8028
2 жыл бұрын
The father son and holy ghost
@annemarieblixen9364
2 жыл бұрын
❤💚
@thomascronan9964
Жыл бұрын
Only 64 plus. Damn good song. Satan go eff utself Classic!
@flatearth5821
7 ай бұрын
"Did you write the book of love?" - these words are the words of such a pure and beautiful depth in love and gift wrapped in the most poetry! Together with book, we all learn how to love. The love of the book of love is the love of learning how to love everything
@IAmJustAPersonOnTheInternet
5 ай бұрын
I never knew my grandfather but this was his favorite song. He played the trombone like me and despite passing away 3 year before I was born this song makes me feel oddly connected. Thank you for 4 generations of great music
@StRob7189
8 күн бұрын
Impossible to not get teary eyed listening to this song, I play this song once a day for a reality check
@julenepegher6999
2 жыл бұрын
Something touches me deep inside every time I hear this. “A Classic 70’s song” Dancing in the gym, I was in seventh grade, basketball games in the gym. Just the best times ever. RIP to the good old days.
@Fitchy-ke3wz
2 жыл бұрын
Did this something that touched you deep inside happen on the day the music died?
@Cleofizoid
Жыл бұрын
Hehehe, for years, I thought the lyric was "Dancing Nin to Chin" hehehe
@jameswilliamsgb
Жыл бұрын
I lost my wife on 13th August 2021. This song makes me flood with tears every time I hear it. I love her so.
@johnnyringo2695
Жыл бұрын
overrated
@DjAdam16
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss.
@maryeunicesupremacy582
Жыл бұрын
L
@the_mushroom_lad4643
Жыл бұрын
@@maryeunicesupremacy582 I bet you felt good saying that
@greggb1416
Жыл бұрын
“peace be with you”…
@ponskolman8195
3 ай бұрын
Kindda crazy but i heard this song with my mom back in 2019 when i went with her to do her cancer exams. We were in the car and she was singing this song with me with a big smile. She passed away 3.5 years ago, I still miss her. Today is her birthday and I’ll always come back to this song
@LanceMaher-uu2mx
3 ай бұрын
I am sorry for you I like the to
@irenecaird6688
3 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss. The way you wrote this almost brought me to tears 😢
@AintSkeerdNWO
4 ай бұрын
@1:33 - " I saw you dancing in the High School gym"... I was in jr High when this song came out; I was working on the Jr High "homecoming" decorations. I saw the Popular Girl and the JV Football Captain dancing to this song on the gym floor. Iconic; and it makes me think of the scenes that stay with you...😊
@stub5505
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a junior in high school I was apart of the A.V. club and actually made a music video to your song because it is one of my all time favorites. And realize this was in 2003. You have touched every generation. This is a true classic. It will never die
@philipleanza3
Жыл бұрын
On this day; May 26th, 1971....Don McLean recorded his career-defining song "American Pie".....It hit the #1 spot on the USA Billboard Hot 100 in January 1972 & is one of the most successful singles in rock history.
@emduquemack7514
Ай бұрын
Weird Al has given me such a funny relationship to this song haha
@HawaiiSustainable
17 күн бұрын
lol I’m not the only one thinking about Star Wars. I can see why coolio was upset it’s hard to recover from the parodies. Al Yankovic may be the greatest musician ever.
@williamhanlon8086
5 ай бұрын
I saw Don McLean at a high school auditorium in the mid 80's. It was him, his acoustic guitar, a mike, a stool and a bottle of water. Might have been 50 people there. He was literally great.
@jimmon1000
2 жыл бұрын
The song has nostalgic themes,[20] stretching from the late 1950s until late 1969 or 1970. Except to acknowledge that he first learned about Buddy Holly's death on February 3, 1959 - McLean was age 13 - when he was folding newspapers for his paper route on the morning of February 4, 1959 (hence the line "February made me shiver/with every paper I'd deliver"), McLean has generally avoided responding to direct questions about the song's lyrics; he has said: "They're beyond analysis. They're poetry."[21] He also stated in an editorial published in 2009, on the 50th anniversary of the crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (who are alluded to in the final verse in a comparison with the Christian Holy Trinity), that writing the first verse of the song exorcised his long-running grief over Holly's death and that he considers the song to be "a big song ... that summed up the world known as America".[22] McLean dedicated the American Pie album to Holly. Some commentators have identified the song as outlining the darkening of cultural mood, as over time the cultural vanguard passed from Pete Seeger and Joan Baez (the "King and Queen" of folk music), then from Elvis Presley (known as "the King" of Rock and Roll), to Bob Dylan ("the Jester" - who wore a jacket similar to that worn by cultural icon James Dean, was known as "the voice of his generation" ("a voice that came from you and me"),[23] and whose motorcycle accident ("in a cast") left him in reclusion for many years, recording in studios rather than touring ("on the sidelines"), to The Beatles (John Lennon, punned with Lenin, and "the Quartet" - although McLean has stated the Quartet is a reference to other people[6]), to The Byrds (who wrote one of the first psychedelic rock songs, "Eight Miles High", and then "fell fast" - the song was banned, one of the group entered rehabilitation (known colloquially as a "fallout shelter"), and shortly after, the group declined as it lost members, changed genres, and alienated fans), to The Rolling Stones (who released Jumpin' Jack Flash and Their Satanic Majesties Request ("Jack Flash", "Satan", "The Devil"), and used Hells Angels - "Angels born in Hell" - as event security, with fatal consequences, bringing the 1960s to a violent end[24]), and to Janis Joplin (the "girl who sang the blues" but just "turned away" - she died of a heroin overdose the following year). It has also been speculated that the song contains numerous references to post-World War II American political events, such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy (known casually as "Jack") and subsequent killing of his assassin (whose courtroom trial obviously ended as a result ("adjourned"),[25] the Cuban Missile Crisis ("Jack be nimble, Jack be quick"),[26] the murders of civil rights workers Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner,[27] and elements of culture such as sock hops ("kicking off shoes" to dance, preventing damage to the varnished floor), cruising with a pickup truck,[25][28] the rise of the political protest song ("a voice that came from you and me"), drugs and the Counterculture, the Manson Family's and murders in the "summer swelter" of 1969 (the Beatles' song "Helter Skelter") and much more.[6] Many additional and alternative interpretations have also been proposed. For example, Bob Dylan's first performance in Great Britain was also at a pub called "The King and Queen", and he also appeared more literally "on the sidelines in a (the) cast" - as one of many stars at the back far right of the cover art of the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ("the Sergeants played a marching tune").[26] The song title itself is a reference to apple pie, an unofficial symbol of the United States and one of its signature comfort foods,[29] as seen in the popular expression "As American as apple pie".[30] By the twentieth century, this had become a symbol of American prosperity and national pride.[30] When asked what "American Pie" meant, McLean jokingly replied, "It means I don't ever have to work again if I don't want to."[31] Later, he stated, "You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but none of them by me ... 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."[32] He also commented on the popularity of his music, "I didn't write songs that were just catchy, but with a point of view, or songs about the environment." In February 2015, however, McLean announced he would reveal the meaning of the lyrics to the song when the original manuscript went for auction in New York City, in April 2015.[33] The lyrics and notes were auctioned on April 7, and sold for $1.2 million.[34] In the sale catalogue notes, McLean revealed the meaning in the song's lyrics: "Basically in 'American Pie' things are heading in the wrong direction. ... It [life] is becoming less idyllic. I don't know whether you consider that wrong or right but it is a morality song in a sense."[35] The catalogue confirmed some of the better-known references in the song's lyrics, including mentions of Elvis Presley ("the king") and Bob Dylan ("the jester"), and confirmed that the song climaxes with a description of the death of Meredith Hunter at the Altamont Free Concert, ten years after the plane crash that killed Holly, Valens, and Richardson.[35] Mike Mills of R.E.M. reflected: "'American Pie' just made perfect sense to me as a song and that's what impressed me the most. I could say to people this is how to write songs. When you've written at least three songs that can be considered classic that is a very high batting average and if one of those songs happens to be something that a great many people think is one of the greatest songs ever written you've not only hit the top of the mountain but you've stayed high on the mountain for a long time."[36]
@jaysmith8977
Жыл бұрын
Excellent, I was aware of most of the meaning, .but that enlightens alot of my guesses! Lol thx for your knowledge on this . It's more than just a great great epic musical wonder!
@mercedesk511
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for writing this comment!
@christopherscott1336
Жыл бұрын
Excellent analysis! Thank you for your contribution
@lunzie01
Жыл бұрын
There are also references to Marty Robbins's song "A White Sport Coat And A Pink Carnation", and the TV show "Lost in Space". Excellent analysis, jim monroe. (I remember the constant intense analyses of these lyrics when the song was first released: numerous articles were written and everyone had an opinion.) 🙂
@outrightgeneric
4 ай бұрын
@@christopherscott1336 he copied the entire thing from Wikipedia. 😅 Notice the [source] after every few sentences.
@chrisb3449
Жыл бұрын
My dad told me a story about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper when I was young. I didn't really believe him as I couldn't believe there was someone named the Big Bopper. Years later, watching the movie La Bamba, I understood it finally and the great loss that happened on that plane. This song reminds me of both of these moments
@frankmanuel8241
Жыл бұрын
Hello Chris
@chrisnichols9876
2 ай бұрын
23 million 2. Years. All is as it should be - as above so below. Amen 💚💙
@Randomchaos14
6 ай бұрын
My grandma and i used to sing this song together in the summer i cant listen to the song without crying shes been gone for a while but i always think of her when i hear the song
@Mandy-pb7vf
10 ай бұрын
I've loved this song for years,it's so emotional and actually quite breathtaking! His choice of lyrics,music and absolute emotion he put into this song is outstanding!
@_anlim309
2 жыл бұрын
how can I feel so much nostalgia for something that I've never listened to before.
@valerietreptow-douglas2459
2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@logjic8028
2 жыл бұрын
Bc it isnt that it brings you back for it but the feeling of your childhood past
@akumaking1
2 жыл бұрын
The power of good music
@TheGleegirl13
2 жыл бұрын
Same!
@susanteller7046
2 күн бұрын
My Mom's family were from West Virginia, since before it became West Virginia, before the Revolutionary War, which they fought in, best memories of my life our going to West Virginia as a child. Watching the sunrise over the West Virginia mountain tops on my family's sun porch and our family music hoedowns. 💕 Most beautiful state in this nation.
@kathygibson2552
2 ай бұрын
Still loving this song after all these years! 🙏💖🎶🇺🇸💕
@Wisecavaliere
2 жыл бұрын
WOW, WOW, WOW!!! This is my favourite song of all times. Finally it also has an amazing video. Mr. McLean, you are one of the greatest song writers of the XXth century! Salutes from Italy.
@tinobizzy6587
2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P to buddy Holly, Richie valens and the big bopper which this song is a tribute to them.
@troygibbons41
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a tribute to the whole 1950s and how the counter culture of the 60s fucked the world
@Ratchet2431
2 жыл бұрын
@@troygibbons41 Was the counterculture really responsible?
@xsitied2708
2 жыл бұрын
i never knew that
@tdavani
2 жыл бұрын
@@troygibbons41 counterculture was a consequence of fighting the injustices toward all minorities and in addition the wars for profit.
@veggiesaremurder
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, rest in peace to these musical revolutionaries. And yeah, he references that in the beginning and how, to him, it was the end of good music and of traditional values. However, the whole song is actually about the evil that infiltrated the 1960s through its music, drugs, Marxism, and most importantly for him, the rejection of God in America. He references The Beatles becoming radicalized, The Rolling Stones' Satanic music and the fact that they hired the fucking Hell's Angels for security, which resulted in the death of an innocent Black man, Bob Dylan, "The Jester" (who he disliked for above reasons, but also because he couldn't sing) the Helter Skelter murders orchestrated by Charles Manson, and the Vietnam War. "The Day The Music Died" was just the beginning of the end of fun, happy music that you could dance to, and of the America he knew and loved.
@Chandlers_Life
Ай бұрын
She may be physically gone, but her spirit is still with me. Im sorry things happened the way they did. RIP kathy 08/1948 - 01/2024
@joanningram7233
18 күн бұрын
Luv this song, it came out when I was kid. Great tribute to the musicians we lost way back then...ty
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