The Day The Music Died - Don McLean on Buddy Holly's crash

[@jimwilson4410]

I am 74 and have heard this song many, many times but this is the first time with the pictures to emphasize the words. Powerful.

[@vihtakolpie4756]

nice:) ..AIJAA. *:))* itWASyear1999?or ..'nomut..oisko'2000'?!ollu.. i heardONradio.. 'TULIradiosta: *'GIANT* *ROBOT..* - itiksen'OMA'posse.. ;)) *niinpäjoopa'joo..* ja SPORAvie.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH2Xo5atrrJnrrs 'Skuru № 339 Kauppatori-Käpylä ' *-kontra-* kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnbSZoSKr5yqd80 ..'Jennifer Kissed Me' *;))* ..Jennil'..( *niiku* ain'enneki..;) NICEtoBE in( own;) *era.* - DONTyou..?

[@melanieoconnor5777]

VIHTAKOLPIE umm

[@skrumpf1412]

Thank you jim

[@catluver2134]

I remember hearing this song for the first time in my history of rock class in college almost 2yrs ago, with these images and to me i found it very interesting

[@Alex-yy5wo]

I’m 20 and love this song.

[@shannonmorrison7455]

I wish there were more tributes to Ritchie Valens. I know he was new but he made a big impact in his 17 years old.

[@ShutTheFuckUp0809]

Shannon Morrison yes and at only 17 years old he is considered the god father of Chicano rock n roll.

[@balconcitos]

They made a movie about him, “La Bamba”

[@plasticage2085]

u can see it in La Bamba movie

[@rockamoros]

​@Megan Willis, Yes, I just watched 2 days ago

[@cavemanzam3369]

This gives me chill because my birthday on May 13 and im 17

[@SpartanOmega360]

And now 55 years later, we still think of that tragic day

[@coopermcgeath5413]

and here i am 61 years later, wasn't alive then but i feel it he same way many did

[@frankmiranda707]

Gone but never forgotten

[@kozatron]

It's such a shame all the greatest die young. Buddy Holly, Jon Lennon, Kurt Cobain. It just makes no sense.

[@pr.paradox1970]

It was the day..the music died.

[@NoBody-hr2mj]

Now it’s been 61

[@johnhiram1207]

I was in Jr High school when they announced over the PA system about the plane crash and the deaths of our music idols. It was a very quiet day after that and they sent us home early. That is how important the music of those days was. I am so glad I grew up in that era.

[@Angelisasleep]

John Hiram oh i'm sorry that you had to hear the pa

[@vihtakolpie4756]

nice:) ..AIJAA. *:))* itWASyear1999?or ..'nomut..oisko'2000'?!ollu.. i heardONradio.. 'TULIradiosta: *'GIANT* *ROBOT..* - itiksen'OMA'posse.. ;)) *niinpäjoopa'joo..* ja SPORAvie.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH2Xo5atrrJnrrs 'Skuru № 339 Kauppatori-Käpylä ' *-kontra-* kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnbSZoSKr5yqd80 ..'Jennifer Kissed Me' *;))* ..Jennil'..( *niiku* ain'enneki..;) NICEtoBE in( own;) *era.* - DONTyou..?

[@GanzoHasashi1911]

Just the idea of what you said had me both shocked and amazed. The deaths of several big singers that one day was enough to warrant an early release. I’m afraid the integrity and legitimacy of whatever music is on the radio now wouldn’t cause a similar reaction. What a different time you were living in.

[@pls5161]

I- Lucky to have been in that era, Ifeel like I was born in the wrong generation because I literally wanted to be in that era-

[@lorenzoesparza2990]

@@GanzoHasashi1911 I think white America was a lot more United back then. This was music everyone liked. Today radio play doesn’t mean much as anyone can stream their own music too so there’s a larger disparity of what people listen to.

[@jimmyspillane1235]

One of the best songs all time

[@ChristinaPreston04]

William Brown If only humanity were not so insane. Ignorance is bliss in Hell (America) all is missing is the fire!!! Don't worry my Mother and Father will Arrange that 4 U All. Just know this you did it to yourselves!!! Turning your Savior into your Destroyer, just know 🔥 is Coming I was Born in Hell and My Savior Jesus Christ was killed in this Age by you All who fight your own Salvation and freedom (yes foolish man he died long ago not in this time). You refuse to pop your Illusion. God will do it 4 U. If you HypoChristains are so holy and righteous why do you not see what's all around you??? You would not see your own Savior you think your power is in our prophecy (the buck, flip it over it stops here) that is humorous as God is bringing all you know to 0. It is written... Where is the Wise, where is the scribe of this age.... as well " the power of the holy people will be shattered" As well few will make it into our kingdom. yet all Christians think they are coming into our future... That Stone that mankind rejected, perhaps a Yellowstone.. perhaps as is written my father will leave his house and no man will know what time he is coming 4 when he arrives he finds his house plundered and the watchman asleep. Not faithful huh... Where is the Faith of old??? Maybe old faithful herself will do the same. I Am my father's Son and first I will pull the Curtain... then the true lights the real lights Israel Lights will have our future. my mother will cry out 4 what you have done here!!! As written " Even the Rocks will Cry Out" 4 They have come to kill Thier Savior again. this time by Thier Ignorance!! as written " surely God overlooked this Age of Ignorance" I say no we are wide awake. shouldn't have Stoned Stephen... He told you everything in the book of Acts. We will rise as written but at what cost??? Your now in the story of Life 4 maybe you should be aware our book is a Mystery 4 the Best and Brightest mankind has to offer. Just Imagine what it's like for your Savior to be robbed shamed mocked and questioned. Pain makes a God and 1 man's God is another man's Devil. you spit on your creation and you will see the Great V. Don't meddle in affairs you don't understand, that is what has happened here in the 1st place and we are not Happy. don't look up look out be the Miracle show your creator your worth it as your time is short.. 1 end is another beginning I warned to keep blindfolds on lest you cause this foolishness, I Am Coming don't worry I left with a Broom Mr. Wizard... Ahhh WTF back pocket God is Good. signed S.E.M figure it out it's that Time the doors are Open, but will close as written. Do Unto Others.. Know thy Self.. 2 Rules 4 the Wise. show your creator'S your worth it, and do not Judge Anyone lest you Condemn yourself Hypocrites and False judges don't exist in Our Future yes it is Ours....

[@bar0nv0nstrubel57]

....... What?

[@jacob_massengale]

might be the best. not my favorite, but prolly the best. wistful, fairy tail like, sad, contemplative, symbolic to the extreme, timeless, yet somehow more grounded in the real world and the culture perspective of its time than almost anything i've heard.

[@rancherbabe7137]

Anyone else cry like a baby while singing along with this.

[@senti7965]

I'm 21, I'm so damn in loved on old music, it touches my inner soul...

[@goobanet]

As I recall, the reason Waylon Jennings never wished to discuss what happened that fateful night, all revolves around a coin toss, which was to decide who froze their arse off on the bus and who got the "luxury" of one of the 3 seats on the plane. When Jennings lost the toss he jokingly told Buddy "..yeah well I hope your plane crashes". Jennings has had to live with that guilt ever since and it has affected him deeply... RIP.

[@ggssssssss]

R Erskine I’m feel bad for doing this but I laughed my ass off talk about calling his own bluff

[@bigaldeezy]

Damm that is quite deep!

[@kakizakichannel]

Holy shit that's terrible. I can't imagine what that feels like.

[@nilzairistorres6658]

Very sad 😢

[@axios4702]

Carefull with what you wish for...

[@zXRageKillerXz]

Such a tragic event so long ago can still touch younger hearts, I really wonder what it would of been like if this event were to never happen.

[@karensills42]

We would have had some great songs. We lost so much :(

[@Bonessssssss]

We would've been listening to their songs for eternity, they really did change history and they deserve to be remembered

[@sharp937]

All great musicians die young

[@devinpaul9026]

What would have happened is the lost would've lived long enough to lose their innocence and souls. The only difference would be a slightly different sound today and maybe not even that. It was always a business, and they ALWAYS ran on money-- and money only ever flows downhill. One way or another we'd have lost them. The Only difference is this way we care because we missed out on just a little bit more of the good times. When the music was still good, people still at least PRETENDED to care, and most things were MADE with that care. They died fairly innocent, I'd say that's a whole lot better than what they would've lived to become, or what they would live to see their work "inspire". There's no solemnity anymore. No reverence, no gravity. They will have always existed in a world where it still did. They died as we're SUPPOSED to be and aren't anymore.

[@norobbery]

I do too! I wonder the exact same thing.

[@clpiasgf]

the more I listen to this the more and more diferent parts sink in, with all those pics and all, made a WHOLE BUNCH more sense, now I understand the song a little better. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[@Kasheets1]

Hands down the best song in the whole world ever! Never get tired of listing to it .

[@freddiereagan6705]

Yeah

[@TeachESL]

One of my favorite songs of all time....never get tired of listening to it.

[@ابوعابد-ر5ق]

Hello ? 😢

[@bar0nv0nstrubel57]

As sad as this occurrence was for the history of music, at least Dion decided not to ride the plane that day. His music is some of the best I have ever heard

[@MikeSmith-cn6ub]

Dion wasn't invited to fly but anyway yes I'm sure anybody that was there is glad they didn't fly that night Walon Jennings is another that was invited to fly that night but gave his seat to JP Richardson the Big Bopper cause he had the flu and needed to get to the doctor so Walon Jennings gave it to Bopper so he could get to the doctor if anyone would have known but life's random luck so every day is a gift use it to do something worth while

[@Doug4422]

@@MikeSmith-cn6ub yeah, initially, he was, until Buddy gave him how much it would cost, and Dion couldn't justify spending $36 for the seat just to beat the cold weather, and try to get in early. To quote Dion: "When Buddy said 'that'll be $36', he hit the magic number in my head. The rent for my parents apartment was $36, and they argued all my f###ing life over that $36, because my father was a wonderful man, but he was an emotional 13 year old, he never worked".

[@MikeSmith-cn6ub]

@@Doug4422 well I don't know where you seen this or read this but buddy got the plane for him and his two band mates the bopper was sick and asked Walon Jennings who at that time was a 17 or 18 year old kid playing the bass guitar if he could have his spot now I'm sure bopper made it worth his while although that's just speculation and Alsup the lead guitar player did a coin flip for his slot and there was only room for those three and a pilot. So where was Dion going to ride on the wing.???.

[@Doug4422]

@@MikeSmith-cn6ub the story came directly from Dion himself from an interview about 14 years ago. It is what he said during the interview, if he was being truthful, or not can be debated to the moon and back, but it comes down to the same thing, he did say it.

[@MrWr4ith]

Song still makes me cry when I hear it...as much as the rest of the history it tells happens, you also get most of all, the love Mclean had for Buddy Holly...which makes me cry hardest.

[@freddiereagan6705]

Hi

[@sykebohner2639]

This song actually teaches you lots of history. These are the only three things that anybody gave a damn about.

[@joshbolicalgaming7565]

I give a damn about an amount of things from history so

[@axelbodin3089]

Great tribute. May the three stars rest in peace and rock on in Heaven.

[@hunternesbitt8431]

I love that song because of how beautiful it is knowing that it's a very true story

[@freddiereagan6705]

Yeah

[@pablonius]

So much symbolism in this song. It's so beautiful.

[@katiemcdonald4499]

When I was a kid my dad lived a few hours away so on the drive home we would listen to all their songs and finish with this song, we would sing every single one.

[@Hawkeye0414]

If you have ever been to Buddy Holly's Crash site then you would know the true meaning of this song. R.I.P. Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens

[@FlapJack4Gaming]

why is that?

[@Doug4422]

I have. One thing about the place, you can go out there, all alone, and, as you get closer to the site, you suddenly feel like you're not alone.

[@Doug4422]

@@FlapJack4Gaming you kind of get humbled fast when you go out there, it's a surreal thing, knowing, in a sense, that's where Rock and Roll lost its innocence.

[@MelB868]

@@Doug4422 what does that mean

[@Doug4422]

@@MelB868 the first verse is Don Maclean's personal recollections of that day.

[@CrispyMilkk]

I didn’t grow up with this music but I still love it, I remember my mom showing me Ritchie’s and Buddy’s songs I asked “what other songs are from them.” She told me that there weren’t and showed me this song.

[@sambradley2975]

I heard this song when I was 4,& I learned about Rock n Roll history through this song. One of my all time favorite songs.

[@Swampwabbit77]

Released 1973 on the album Never, Never, Never. The song was originally sung by folk-singer and songwriter Lori Lieberman. She was inspired by Don McLean: Coaxed by a friend, she went to see the then-unknown McLean sing at the famous Troubadour Club on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in the early 70's. McLean’s performance of "American Pie" and other songs inspired Lieberman so much, that she penned a poem about the singer. Still in the nightclub she made some notes on a napkin, and she said "I saw Don Mclean play the Troubadour in L.A. one night and I was so moved by his lyrics and melodies that I went home and wrote a poem about it." She felt as though this young man had found her personal letters and read them out loud, and that he was killing her softly with his words. That poem - originally titled "Killing Me Softly With His Blues" - inspired songwriters Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox to write this song for Lori Lieberman and she went on to record it and released it on her debut album 1971. The song was included in an airline’s in-flight music program. During a cross-country flight, soul singer Roberta Flack heard the song and immediately was intrigued by it. Upon landing, Flack investigated the song, contacted Gimbel and Fox, and offered to record it. They agreed, and in 1973 it became a No. 1 hit for Roberta Flack. Twenty-six years later, Lieberman is still licking her wounds. She was never given credit for the lyrics, and her version, as beautifully done as Flack’s, quickly disappeared. Roberta Flack released her recording of this song on a single in late January 1973, and within a month it was number one in the US Billboard, and had been certified gold by the RIAA. In August of the same year Roberta Flack then released an Album entitled "Killing Me Softly" containing the hit single and a few other songs including "Jesse" and When You Smile. Roberta Flack 1973 received the Grammy Awards for "Pop Female Vocal" and "Record of the Year" and the composers received the award for the "Song of the Year". The song was interpreted meanwhile by many other artists and orchestras. Source....isabow27 · 9 years ago

[@breakingbenjimin]

This makes me cry :( i wish we could have more artist like buddy and Ritchie and J. P. Rest easy guys

[@danielawooton1222]

Best compilation ever! Well done!

[@LALFAST]

One of the best examples of rock piano. My feets wont stand still!

[@FEKIFIKNOW]

Thank you for this touching anthology of those who have blessed us with the fabric of their talent and painted passages of our times with their music and prose

[@MARiordan]

Thank you for this interpretation which adds meaning to this fantastic and fascinating song.

[@jeffreyjudson2954]

1971 on patrol Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam with my dog Bear I heard this song on my little fm/am radio, sound down low so only I could hear it on Armed Forces Radio, it is not possible to over estimate the impact this song had on the GIs, I was not a grunt in the jungle, I served proudly but yield to the fallen who sacrificed blood, sweat and tears. My oldest son was a Marine, semper fi !

[@Johnnralph]

Waylon Jennings was hired by Holly to play bass for him on the Winter Dance Party Tour, which began January 23rd, 1959, in Milwaukee. Jennings, 21 at the time, had been in New York City recording sessions produced by Holly, and after taking a train to Chicago, met up with the rest of Holly's band. Problems first arose when the tour buses hired to transport the group began breaking down. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 2nd, Holly decided to charter a plane for himself, guitarist Tommy Allsup and Jennings so they could fly to Fargo, North Dakota, instead of taking the long, frozen bus trip. Richardson, who was suffering from the flu, asked Jennings for his seat on the plane, and Valens asked the same of Allsup and they tossed a coin. When Jennings told Holly that he was going to take the bus, Holly jokingly told him he hoped the bus broke down, to which Jennings replied, "I hope your ol' plane crashes." "God almighty, for years I thought I caused it," the country legend said decades later in a CMT interview.

[@soroxanne]

My boyfriend and I are driving up to LA from SD right now, the song La Bamba came up in the radio. We had fun singing along, then he started telling me about this song and the tragedy of Ritchie Valens. I’ve heard of The day the music die many times but never knew the story behind it. I’m Chinese, wasn’t alive in that era and am deeply touched and couldn’t stopped crying in the car as I’m writing this comments. I felt the pain.

[@EddieIrvine106]

I've heard the song hundreds of times but never knew the meaning behind it. I honestly think that if Buddy holly had lived longer he would have got the recognition which he deserves. He was a true genius

[@benjammin420420]

How many musical legends are so great that a song written about their greatness, can itself become one of the greatest songs of all time?

[@raulezuleta6629]

loved this documentary style video tribute....excellent job

[@chrisalberico]

One of my favorite memories from my childhood is listening to this song with my dad in his truck over and over again during the summer running errands. He and I would talk about what we thought the symbolism stood for, then we would rewind the tape and play it again.

[@frankmiranda707]

When i hear this song i cry knowing they died so young but i also smile knowing that their legacy lives on.

[@niky1189]

this was such a crappy day and i came here to listen to this song because is february 3, but in a way it make my day...it really make me feel better.

[@TheClassicalVoice]

Love this song. Reminds me of my father's mad guitar skills. He taught me this and I heard the recording later.

[@GamerSosa-dz5nb]

Am 12 and I know my parents probably did not even think of me yet but I have heard this song a lot and I love it

[@lewisald0]

Well done! One of the greatest songs ever written. Gary Busey does a magnificent job playing Buddy in "The Buddy Holly Story," which is available on DVD. Thanks again!

[@ابوعابد-ر5ق]

Where is the day go?😢

[@susanmedlock4482]

This song is so beautiful and powerful. Love seeing the pictures and explanations of the lyrics. I was four when the crash happened. Grew up with rock-in-roll. Love it still today. 3 of the most precious singers in the world of rock-in-roll. ❤️❤️❤️

[@davidconnelly1793]

That was really great. I can see that you put a lot of work into it, and it has certainly taken my understanding and appreciation of the song to a whole new level. Great job. Thanks!

[@ohmissladymam]

dirges plural - a song or hymn of grief or lamentation especially : one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites a funeral dirge. 2 : a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music. 3 : something (such as a poem) that has the qualities of a dirge.

[@frogganna]

I was born in 1982 to a mom who was born in 1947. She taught me to appreciate music like this. Seeing the pictures to the words is really eye opening! Thanks

[@winnifredtorrence8418]

Can music save your mortal soul? Yes it can

[@vihtakolpie4756]

nice:) ..AIJAA. *:))* itWASyear1999?or ..'nomut..oisko'2000'?!ollu.. i heardONradio.. 'TULIradiosta: *'GIANT* *ROBOT..* - itiksen'OMA'posse.. ;)) *niinpäjoopa'joo..* ja SPORAvie.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH2Xo5atrrJnrrs 'Skuru № 339 Kauppatori-Käpylä ' *-kontra-* kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnbSZoSKr5yqd80 ..'Jennifer Kissed Me' *;))* ..Jennil'..( *niiku* ain'enneki..;) NICEtoBE in( own;) *era.* - DONTyou..?

[@stayrospaparunas3062]

Maybe in 500 hundred a crazy leader ll burn all the music n history.. nothing remains for ever here....but i hope doesn't happen,we start to count the years after a great man like Julius Caesar,Alexander the great,Hebrew ve another count,Muslims,chines etc...it s a comfuse

[@MarkHoward660]

AMEN BRoTHER / s and Sisters

[@WaterfallTech]

Thanks so much for producing this. Very enlightening!

[@davdel79]

one of my dad's favorites! R.I.P.

[@herrlandgraf7620]

Yesterday I heard that song in the radio and I have enjoyed it, a perfect melody 👍🏻

[@NuFrontman]

That is just so well done...thank you for the inspiration. I really needed that.

[@AnimatedBunnyFluff]

Best song and one of the best videos I have ever see to portray it thank you

[@PrincessWarsop]

It was great that you caught the references to Jack Kennedy and the Hell's Angels. I had never noticed those before.

[@PrincessLorie]

This is a song that I have always loved, but this video brought me to tears and gave me goosebumps! Thank you.

[@StlyDutch]

I had no idea this song contains this many references. Amazing how he managed to put it into one song!

[@gareof]

Thanks for posting this..I was 19 & playing my first gigs on a '57 Fender Tele, learning Buddy's songs & Ritchie's.. it was like getting the wind knocked out of you - after you found out the crash was true...I still have Ritchie's & Buddy's albums from '57 & 58. I didn't know Waylon J was on bass & Tommy Allsop on guitar. I always thought Waylon lost the coin toss & stayed behind. bittersweet memories

[@faffaflunkie]

This song pretty much covers *everything* in that *era-* from _Buddy Holly_ to _Chuck Manson._ *4:00*

[@garykarr9732]

I am 65 and remenebr this like it was yesterday great song and memory way to go Don mClean

[@richardrodriguez9151]

God I love this song!

[@emdakmo]

A great video. Thanks for making. True picture of the times--hard, but glad I was there to live it.

[@icanusernamebetterthanyou3853]

How ironic/coincidental that this song has become more famous than any of their songs. They would have been proud.

[@billwehrmacher3842]

I'm 76 and this song will be permanently stitched into my soul.

[@mablus]

the beauty of this song and all it represents made speechless, I imagine what american ones feel when listen to this...

[@MelissaGal1]

I miss my mama. This was her song. RIP mom, I love you. ❤️

[@lonestarsound]

I spoke to Tommy Allsup (see another video I produced) and he confirmed Paul Anka WAS brought in for some dates. Interesting thought re: Whiskey and Rye...I've also had many comments that it referred to RYE New York, a town near where Don grew up....until Don speaks...we'll never know for sure. Also, be sure to see the UPDATE that is posted to this video.

[@sophiekeeling2637]

This song is very powerful. I had no idea till I saw this video. I’m almost 56 and love older music. The 60’s were very different and difficult times but also good times and lots of history. Today in 2022, there is hardly any unity on anything. It’s very sad.

[@loricarey7573]

Freaking Awesome...thank you

[@phunkyzilla]

I am so touched by your video I'm sure if they were here they would love it I thank you for illustrating this song meant for my 2nd cousin Buddy Holly thank you so much

[@crimony3054]

"Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?" A trade industry tabloid reported that Holly's manager had quit, implying a suicide motive.

[@Mr1820productions]

What a song !!! I was born in 88 but they are parents of 49. And since I was little I only heard 70s music what a time. When I hear 80s music I think of what is this for kettle music.

[@bullterror5]

Jokes on you, "The Jester"... "I saw Satan Laughing with Delight, the Day the Music Died"...

[@burgrman]

I'd give you a standing ovation if it weren't the Internet. Good job bro!

[@spacewolfblackmane19]

it's always been a terrible thing when the music dies for anybody

[@elizabethnava729]

I was at the Paul Ank show 2019 Mesa AZ. He played Buddy Hall Steel guitar. I will not forget! Richie Valenzuela for ever!

[@kennethratnam325]

Bless them and may they rest in peace.

[@MsFirefly777]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video. I never understood the song but had to listen to it everyday for years, lol, really. God bless.

[@GamersHaven]

Goodbye America, goodbye. The music died.

[@pauls4686]

My dad died fromparkingsons cancer he had it 4 times then covid. loved this tune m8 my head is hooked

[@finnmccool684]

"The Quartet." Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.

[@amadeus809]

Every time I listen this song, it reminds me that tragedy. Thanks for posting, sure the music lovers must be grateful too.

[@GeoffPace7734]

well done vid doc. Got anymore?

[@GabrielPsarras]

Congratulations. So informative, so comprehensive, so beautiful, so helpful. The best analysis of the song I've ever read. Thank you for this great work of yours!

[@CovenantOfLove]

Father....i grow weary

[@ooijuanmeng2794]

.... grow up hearing this song and only knew the depth of the lyrics after watching this clip.. TQVM

[@marcusreitano5070]

I litterly just cried #flyinhigh BuddyHollyRichieValensJilesPerry

[@marcusreitano5070]

I used to go to clear lake every weekend and visit buddy holly Jiles Perry and Ritchie valens and just flat out talk to them about there songs and how great they were and I yelled at buddy holly because he didn't want to take a bus because when it was about to leave the heater broke in it so they took that tiny airplane and they died. Buddy's wife even had a miscarriage 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@RoxxySweets]

+Marcus Reitano Wow, you yelled at Buddy Holly... :)

[@Echo_RysPcho]

I heard this song on the show Zoey's Extraordinary Playlists and I'm in love with it. I'm 16 today. I really appreciate and prefer old songs more than todays

[@joelmeza9834]

its sad to see the plane wreck

[@bluesatsunset]

Wonderful clip. Thank you uploader. I never fully understood this song until I saw this video. Thanks again.

[@pbstratocaster]

"Story telling music" should never be analyzed, but this video is honest. Proposing what COULD be the background of the lyric. Another thing, I didnt know it was Waylon Jennings behind the "looser of the coin flip". I dont blame him for not want to discuss this.

[@breakingbenjimin]

If you have ever watched the documentary about this, it says that the last convorsation they had was "I hope you freeze your ass off in that bus" (somewhere around those lines) and he responded "I hope that ol' plane of yours goes down" -have to say this but this reply was not at all anything rude against you or anything just felt like letting people who didn't know that know it

[@kirstenkeller9301]

It wasn't Waylon Jennings who lost the coin flip, actually. He hated flying, was always scared of it. He gave his seat up willingly. As DooWopJoe said below, it was Tommy Allsup that lost the coin flip.

[@vagonveloz]

And was a surprise to me that the song talking about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson death... WOW!!! I just read the lyric and this man is a true poet!!! AWESOME LYRIC!!! FOR AWESOME!!! WONDERFUL SONG!!!, Good Job!!!, Thank you very much for posting!!!

[@lonestarsound]

Check out the updated version of this video. I have also posted an interview I did with Tommy Allsup, the man who 'lost' the coin flip with Valens.

[@MaskedMarvyl]

Very nice tribute. Thank you. (and thanks for including Janis Joplin).

[@Dinoman217]

Perhaps "Miss American Pie" refers to Janis Joplin! I mean, this song was released half a decade after her untimely death! Also, the "King and Queen" might refer to Elvis Presley and Connie Francis! Or possibly the John F. Kennedy assassination!

[@kirstenkeller9301]

He actually refers to Janis Joplin at one point. I don't think he would use her in those two very different areas.

[@Dinoman217]

Kirsten Keller It could also refer to the term "as American as mom's apple pie!". the "bye bye miss American pie" quote could possibly be McLean's way of saying "What happened to the America that I knew as a boy? You tell me God! Where?"

[@Tornado1994]

American Pie was written in 1971. A Year after Joplin's death.

[@TooCooFoYou]

I always thought the words "Bye, bye, Miss American Pie" meant end of youth innocence. After the February 3rd Crash, Eddie Cochran's death, and JFK's assassination, with the Vietnam War and the hippie era emerging, teenagers became lost and confused as a new world was just emerging before them.

[@axios4702]

From the dawn of humanity, in all cultures, music has been a vital part of our species. What better way to immortalize an age of music than with a song?

[@afterlunch4732]

“It was a story about American”- Don McLean

[@davidgross5881]

Don Mclean, what a one-hit wonder.

[@tomislavostojich9748]

+David Gross His other stuff is really good too. One of the most underrated artists ever.

[@mikep6043]

I’ll take one hit wonder with one of the greatest songs of all time.

[@engine3photography]

That may be true, but it’s one of the greatest songs of all time.

[@NJBrand]

Awesome! Powerful imagery... I've always loved this song and it's meaning. I listened to Holly, Valens, Richards growing up.

[@vsluggo]

American Pie, was the name of Buddy Hollys airplane, she was the "American Pie"

[@freashgoats5569]

vito suglio was it really? damn..

[@fingersTitan]

I've seen 101 Buddy docs... but not once did they put this fact... Thank you for the info.

[@bennystanley5501]

vito suglio wow 😮 now that makes sense....thanks man

[@InoksvereGaming]

This is not true. The airplane had no name, with it's only designation being the wing registration number. How the rumor that its name was American Pie (thus providing Don McLean the title for his song) started circulating is unknown, but it is undeniably false. As Don McLean himself said in 1999: The growing urban legend that “American Pie” was the name of Buddy Holly’s plane the night it crashed, killing him, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, is equally untrue. I created the term. Source: Don McLean and Snopes (www.snopes.com/music/artists/americanpie.asp)

[@serenab5311]

www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-pie/

[@brianfreer4942]

What a great song...I believe the America Pie is the events of the 60's. Thanks Dad for always playing and singing this one.

[@Dragonogrado]

Orientation video for Martians when visiting Boomers, and also for post-Millenials.

[@normanclatcher]

As among the first of Gen Z, "we come in peace." **gives salutationary TikTok dance**

[@majormayhem1]

I just want to give kudos to whoever put this together, i just happened to run across this video and to be honest it really made my night. I'm only 20 but I'm familiar with all the artists of this period, i had no idea this song was about such a tragedy. I don't think I will ever listen to this song the same again. RIP Buddy Holley, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper. Your are truly missed even today

[@riseagan]

Fantastic my friend, Well done. I've known of this song for ages but never knew all of these references. Thank you very much.

[@panthercitypipesanddrums9987]

Tommy Allsup actually lost the coin toss, not Waylon.

[@lonestarsound]

Panther City Pipes and Drums I am aware of that....see the interview I did with Tommy.

[@mooncricket0116]

The explanations and timing of this song/video comments are amazing!! Big congrats to lonestarsound on making this!!