Music Appriciation

[windhound]

 American Pie
-Don McLean

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.

Soo..Bye, bye miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die

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
Then you can teach me to dance real slow

Well I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancing 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 that I was out of luck
The day the music died

I started singin'...

Bye, bye miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die

Now for 10 years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling 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

And while the King was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned

While Lennon read the book of Marx
The quartet kept practice in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died

We were singin'

Bye, bye miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die

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 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?

We started singing
Bye, bye miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die

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 candle stick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend.

As I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hades
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
Bye, bye miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die

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

They were singin'

Bye, bye miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die  

I found and repaired a few glitches in thoes lyrics, but they're mostly right...

yeah, truely awesome song..  for thoes who havnt heard it before here's a low quality copy.  You'll need realplayer though..  and it's 8 min and 30 some seconds long ^_^


So are there any people out there that can tell me what atleast one line referrs to?  eh, probably not concidering the events it referrs to occured in the 1950s and 1960s..I found one site that broke it down litterally line by line..  that dang song is packed full of allusions and symbolism.. here's a site that breaks it down fairly well for thoes who are curious...
Would you believe that entire song centers around one plane crash?  the crash killed three prominant rock musicians, and that day is referred to as the day the music died..  Holly the prominant one mentioned in this song..  

but yeah, your thoughts on this and possibly other songs that you like..  

[Holby]

 http://www.don-mclean.com/americanpie.asp

According to that page (belonging to the official site), American Pie is mostly autobiographical.

Stairway To Heaven is an amazing song, too. I found this page very interesting:
http://www2.memlane.com/jmilner/stairwaybackwards.htm
Freaked me out hearing it, actually. But I had a good laugh at the Britney Spears one.

[Veranor]

 

http://www.don-mclean.com/americanpie.asp

According to that page (belonging to the official site), American Pie is mostly autobiographical.

Stairway To Heaven is an amazing song, too. I found this page very interesting:
http://www2.memlane.com/jmilner/stairwaybackwards.htm
Freaked me out hearing it, actually. But I had a good laugh at the Britney Spears one.

I really, really, don't think that was deliberate.

1) They've denied it multiple times
2) It's just silly
3) If you hadn't read that blurb, most people can't hear it.

And it certainly doesn't 'control your mind' and make you a devil worshiper.

Not saying you said that, but that's where it always gets to when someone posts something like that.

EDIT: Ooh I didn't know they had added new songs.

Goody.

EDIT2: New Version:

http://www3.telus.net/jefmil/stairwaybackwards.htm

[Wildwood]

 You stole my song.

[windhound]

 odd stuff Holby 'n' Veranor
never woulda thought of a song from Pokemon as even remotely satanic :blink:

wildwood, all I think of when I see you post is obscene amounts of spam  :lol:   edit your siggy!  

[Angst Vulpine]

 I love that song, yes I do.

*toddles off to find it on SongMeanings.net*

[Ashyra Nightwing]

 I love that song also...
*walks off, humming*

[Arguia Zsah]

 *joins ashy*

[Ashyra Nightwing]

 *pushes Arguia away* Don't wanna talk to you!
:P  

[Shogun]

 Yea, defiently a great song.

*gets MP3 player, hooks it up to comp speakers and starts listening*

[Almkman]

 Meh.Ironman is a good song.