Comments for "Buddy Holly - The Day The Music Died- American Pie" Video at VideoSift.com

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:29:02 -0700

Well done, director/producer/editor, ....well done.

By silvercord

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:48:29 -0700

That was brilliant.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:35:19 -0800

49 years ago today - the BigBopper, Rick Valens and Buddy Holly lost their lives in that little Beechcraft plane. *doublepromote

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:35:21 -0800

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By therealblankman

therealblankman (http://www.videosift.com/member/therealblankman) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:09:07 -0800

I once heard an interviewer ask Don McLean just what "American Pie" meant. He responded "Man, it means I never have to work another day in my life if I don't want to".

heh

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:16:53 -0800

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By Thylan

Thylan (http://www.videosift.com/member/Thylan) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:29:16 -0800

exceptional

By rasch187

rasch187 (http://rasch187.videosift.com) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:06:20 -0700

You gotta *promote what you love.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:06:21 -0700

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By eric3579

eric3579 (http://eric3579.videosift.com) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:48:15 -0700

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

So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old 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
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 & 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
I started singin'

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
In 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 Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin'

Verse 4
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling 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 half-time air was sweet perfume
While the 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
We started singing

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 devils 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's spell
And as flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singing

Verse 6
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
And they were singin'

Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levy
But the levy was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die

They were singin'
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levy
But the levy was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die

By rasch187

rasch187 (http://rasch187.videosift.com) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:30:01 -0800

*promote

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:30:01 -0800

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By 11807

11807 (http://www.videosift.com/member/11807) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:28:00 -0800

Wow. An amazing song for an amazing and influential generation.

By rasch187

rasch187 (http://rasch187.videosift.com) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:02:16 -0800

I guess I'll have to *promote this as today is the 50th anniversary of the day the music died.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:02:16 -0800

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By NadaGeek

NadaGeek (http://www.videosift.com/member/NadaGeek) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:15:27 -0800

I know don Mclean has given a lot of interviews about just this one song , some of them self contradictory , but the song was about the day bobby kennedy was shot .