The Day the Music Died

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 26 Apr 2007 1:17 pm

Try this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycgegp0KdE4

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 27 Apr 2007 4:27 am

Thats very interesting !
Hook

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 27 Apr 2007 10:23 am

another precinct heard from- I particularly like McLean's letter:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/american-pie/

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 27 Apr 2007 10:36 am

That's a wonderful video clip. Made the song so much more meaningful to me. Thanks for posting it.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 28 Apr 2007 5:34 am

I had no idea about the actual richness of the lyric.
I knew it was a story about America, but the details he chose are fascinating.

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 29 Apr 2007 8:04 pm

american pie was the name of the airplane that crashed with Holly in it. I find it strange the film maker did not know this.

Chad Karnitz · Post by **Chad Karnitz** » 1 May 2007 3:23 pm

Not true. American Pie was not the name of the plane Holly crashed in the plane's name was N3794N.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 1 May 2007 3:39 pm

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/amerpie.htm

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 2 May 2007 1:43 am

I thought that had the sound of an urban myth.

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 3 May 2007 5:48 am

Well I kinda thought the story was too much of a ironic twist to be correct. Now I learned something.. I dont remember where I heard the myth ..maybe rolling stone...lol.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 3 May 2007 8:33 am

I remember being a senior in high school in 1972, and in our English class studying the lyrics.

Good song, but I always thought it was overrated-I recall a lot of folks putting it on the same level as the top songs written by Dylan, or say, Robbie Robertson of The Band and I remember thinking: "Nah-I don't think so!"

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 3 May 2007 11:35 am

I had learned a bit about this song years ago, because I must have sang it a thousand times in solo/ duo shows. But I missed the Janis connection somehow....so I learned something new and enjoyed the clip. Thanks for posting it, Brad.

Being from Canada, I was always frustrated by the line "whiskey and rye".....because every Canadian knows that rye is whiskey - our national whiskey.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 3 May 2007 3:19 pm

I couldn't stand this song when it was on the radio every 15 minutes in the early 70s, but these day's it's a nice way to remember all the reasons why that was a very dark day.

Valen's was just a kid...

Thanx for the post.

Leroy Riggs · Post by **Leroy Riggs** » 4 May 2007 6:58 am

The Day Music Died

Well writen song. Had to required a lot of research.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 4 May 2007 6:39 pm

Buddy Holly was my first hero. After he died they rushed out the "Buddy Holly Story" within weeks, and it was the first LP I ever bought.

I found the video very moving. I sent a copy to my assistant at work, who knew Buddy at school in Lubbock.

Waylon blamed himself for Buddy's death for the rest of his life.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 5 May 2007 12:47 am

It would be a shame if Waylon blamed himself.

He recorded a version of 'Learning the Game' with Mark Knopfler on the tribute album 'Not Fade Away.
It's as close to emotional as I've ever heard Jennings' voice.

When I first moved to Lubbock, I had a summer job with the schools. Tearing out old desks at O.L. Slaton Jr. Hi., I found one with BUDDY HOLLY scratched on it with a pen knife. Wish I had kept it. He's still a legend here.

Randy Phelps · Post by **Randy Phelps** » 5 May 2007 12:42 pm

Mark Eaton wrote:or say, Robbie Robertson of The Band and I remember thinking: "Nah-I don't think so!"

Ha ha, I remember seeing that Robbie Robertson claimed to write those band songs and I said "Nah-I don't think so!" as I listened to levon helm talk...

"American Pie" like most icons is loved and hated... I sure do love that live double album he put out...

Randy Phelps · Post by **Randy Phelps** » 5 May 2007 12:44 pm

Charlie McDonald wrote:It would be a shame if Waylon blamed himself.

He recorded a version of 'Learning the Game' with Mark Knopfler on the tribute album 'Not Fade Away.
It's as close to emotional as I've ever heard Jennings' voice.

When I first moved to Lubbock, I had a summer job with the schools. Tearing out old desks at O.L. Slaton Jr. Hi., I found one with BUDDY HOLLY scratched on it with a pen knife. Wish I had kept it. He's still a legend here.

He's still a legend here too!

If you wanna hear Waylon be emotional... take a listen to "If You See Me Gettin' Smaller (I'm Leavin)"

The part where he says "out in front of the Main Point..." is chilling... instant chicken skin.