WHY DIDNT I KNOW THIS? | Home Free - American Pie ft Don McLean REACTION!

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[@sharontaylortaylor1858]

He wrote this song and sang it. This year is the 50th anniversary of that song. It's also been 62 years today when the plane carrying Buddy Holly, JP Richardson ( The Big Bopper) and Richie Valence went down killing everyone seconds after taking off. Iconic song. Thanks for checking it out.

[@Stick0413]

And a side note Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on that fateful flight and he suffered from survivors guilt for years after.

[@andreahamilton5947]

Such a wonderful song. I never get tired of hearing it.

[@leonardshevlin7260]

*"Ritchie Valens" [Richard Stephen Valenzuela]

[@darkiee69]

@@Stick0413 He gave it to JP cause JP had the flu. But what really haunted him was when Buddy joked with him and said "You'll freeze your ass of on the bus" and Waylon replied "Well I'll hope you crash".

[@darkiee69]

@Royal Jalen Who do you really think you are fooling? Posting the same crap under different names in different videos?

[@ddraiss]

Best reaction ever when you finally figured the Don McLean part! It's amazing 50 years later and his voice is nearly identical to when he originally sang it.

[@gsf23]

One of the things I love about Home Free covers is when they include the original artist.

[@kirioes]

Yeah like God Bless the USA

[@1980LynLyn]

Same here

[@garylev35]

Don McLean sang the original version of "American Pie" which is a song about the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper who died on Feb 3, 1959 in a plane crash outside of Clear Lake, Iowa. If you want another good song by Don McLean listen to "Vincent" about Vincent van Gogh

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Vincent is also colloquially known as "Starry starry night" by a lot of folks. He also did a great cover of Roy Orbison's legendary "Crying" and also another great song, Castles in the Air.

[@jamesoliver6625]

The song goes WAY beyond just Buddy, Ritchie and the Bopper. Just sayin'

[@garylev35]

@@jamesoliver6625 Yes it includes the Beatles "while the quartet practiced in the park" The song was primarily written about the deaths of those 3 though

[@jamesoliver6625]

@@garylev35 and Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones, and Janice Joplin, and Woodstock, and Charles Manson, ...It's about the death of a zeitgeist and the generation lost after that. I was 20 when this song came out, a music student with a draft number of 345. I was there when the Students For a Democratic Society (SDS aka young communist "reading Lenin and Marx) was the biggest student organization on campus (UTx). I saw the reaction and influence of the song in '71. And this collaboration should earn a Grammy.

[@charlesturner3688]

Did you know that Aerosmith was offered a ride on that plane, but they didn’t like the condition of the plane and turned it down. Thank GOD for that.

[@brendagrothier967]

This is the 50th Anniversary of American Pie. And yes Don McLean is 75.

[@baskervillebee6097]

62 years. Feb 3, 2021

[@jamesmcallister5696]

Mr Don McLean is 75 and he still has the great "chops" (singing ability )and HOMEFREE but themselves in a new and higher category of talented musicians..ie..they are the standard bearers when it comes to singing "A Cappella.

[@bernardcoombs1778]

Pretty easy to think, albeit mistakenly, that McLean has been dead a while.

[@MagsonDare]

@@bernardcoombs1778 I shared the video to my FB page when it released and a friend responded that she learned on that day that "a) Don McLean is still alive and b) he can still sing like its nobody's business."

[@mike28003]

At the start when you asked what song he sang i yelled at my phone THIS ONE.

[@arkikali5632]

Same. LOL

[@maryhoffman7036]

Me too.

[@Raudoc2k1]

Yup same here.

[@sweetbitz]

Your not the only one yelling at their phone, iPad, etc. I just did the same thing! Is that a sign of any specific mental challenge?

[@reginaminton1135]

So many people now don't know about Don McLean or the passing of three really great singers. Don't feel bad about it, you are much younger. Made me cry to think you felt bad about your reaction. It is sad to remember the day Buddy Holly Richie Valens and the Big Bopper (JP Richardson) plane went down. You are young and no reason for you to actually know Don McLean. You did just fine. :)

[@garywinters4636]

This is a song from my High School days, and I'm an "Ol Geezer" so don't feel bad. You did an excellent job of reacting to this version, which is killer. haha. Thank you, and welcome back.

[@themajor743]

Indeed - many of us are remembering this song from our teens and are just glad that you discovered, and enjoyed it as we have for decades now Billy.

[@jenniferirvine7827]

Don, wrote the song many many years ago. Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on the airplane. He lived with survivors guilt untill the day he died.

[@kuttfam0191]

Don McClean singing with Home Free made it so special! And it was amazing !

[@yvonneb5481]

💡💡💡💡💡💡 ding ding ding! Oh I knew you didn't know. You're not old enough to remember the original. I love it when I see these reactions and the reactor doesn't realize what they're watching. Meanwhile I'm screaming at the video "YES HE'S THE ORIGINAL SINGER!" 😂😂😂😂

[@Smilodon1985]

"What song does Don McLean sing...?" THIS ONE... This song is an absolute icon of American music. Welcome to the world...

[@StudeSteve62]

Well yes, but Billy wasn't exactly following the music scene in 1971, not having been anywhere near born yet...😁

[@1645308]

So much for doing your homework when hosting.....

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Such an ICONIC song, it's the theme song of my generation...everyone my age can sing along to all 8+ minutes...others have explained what it's about....but Billy it's really good to see you react to Home Free again....I know you like them a lot !!!! They freakin' killed this !

[@kirioes]

Ayy i saw you in the premiere lol

[@beverlyandkissie8789]

Still can today!

[@wandahaines7143]

Still know it

[@miamidolphinsfan]

@@wandahaines7143 yes ma'am

[@MommaBird52]

62 years ago today the music died when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper perished in a plane crash during the Winter Carnival Tour. Also slated to be on the plane was Dion Dimucci of Dion and the Belmonts and Waylon Jennings who was playing bass for Buddy Holly at the time, but they did not take the flight. They took off around 1 AM and the crash was attributed to inexperience flying in such conditions by the 21 year old pilot. Don McLean wrote and sang American Pie. Another song he did was Vincent (Starry, Starry Night.) Sermon Over!

[@darkiee69]

It was Waylon and Tommy Allsup (Buddys back up guitarist) who was supposed to be on the plane. Waylon gave his seat to JP cause JP had the flu and Waylon didn't think he should ride in an ice cold bus. Tommy Allsup lost his seat to Valens in a coin toss. And a Beechcraft Bonanza only have three seats plus the pilot.

[@MommaBird52]

@@darkiee69 those 3 seats mean we still have Dion and Waylon was with us for many more years!

[@darkiee69]

@@MommaBird52 Not Dion. It those were for Waylon and Tommy. That's some crap Dion's been spreading. He would've been on the cold bus anyway.

[@belinda9696]

Yes, Don was the singer of this song originally. It's a classic almost everyone young or old grew up with.

[@grandmaterilee]

Billy, I don't know if you so crazy, but you so precious. Thank you for reacting to that song. The memories came rushing back in a flood of tears. I was a child on the day the music died and a young adult when Don McLean wrote and released the song. Don McLean was my favorite singer of that time, and Home Free is my favorite group of this time. It is a joy watching your channel. Thank you again.

[@andrewkearley6900]

I'm constantly impressed by Tim's vocal range, absolutely mind blowing.

[@Cindyannef]

First let me say that I've missed you. These guys killed this song, it couldn't have been done any more perfect than it was. Don McLean is now 75 yrs. old, and yet he's still got it!~ They not only did this video, but the song is suppose to be all over the radio airwaves throughout the whole U.S.A. starting today. This is the 50th. year Anniversary from the day it first hit the airwaves back in 1971.

[@JaimeDornanLady]

I remember playing this song as a kid in the early ‘70’s and singing to it, & I still have it on the original 45! Everyone knew it word for word. Songs like “American Pie” & “Rockin’ Robin” we’re extremely popular back then, & we’d play them over & over til our parents had enough! lol #HomeFryForLife

[@joanwharff6483]

This Is the Full version...8 1/2 minutes !!! It was a huge hit !!!! At 75, he still has an Awesome voice!!!

[@billsloan9318]

I was thinking that there were 2 versions on the radio, a long and short. Thank you for the confirmation.

[@randybean4678]

This is Don's song. You don't know what you don't know. All cool. Nice reaction. Great job by Don and the guys.

[@annemayseyfried8907]

This was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Don = amaazing + Home Free just slayed, each voice= solo worthy! Going back to listen tothe original then Home Free w/Don McLean again..🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@carty43]

When you confuse "American Pie" with "Cherry Pie," your brain is too full of music.

[@kathleentate8343]

It's pie

[@charlesborden8111]

@@kathleentate8343 And they're both tasty. LOL

[@jennywren7822]

'Can't Help Falling in Love' Tim Foust, from Home Free, its absolutely amazing. You won't be disappointed.....

[@babyfry4775]

It was so good and Don McLean still sounds good after 50 years. Home Free killed it again. The video was clever too. Those harmonies!

[@bernadette3069]

Yay! Wasnt it amazing?! Vocals on point! It's the 50th anniversary of American Pie this year. Don is 75 years old and still has amazing voice. Check out the making of this/behind the scenes. Madonna did a cover of this. I've heard Garth Brooks doing this years ago in concert at Central Park,but I prefer this and the original. I love that you always acknowledge Adam Rupp also. 🤗

[@RinniePere]

HE DID SING THE SONG!! Man, that made me laugh way too hard. 🤣 love it!!!

[@Bobby4USN]

You should check out the references in every line of this song, it really puts it all in context and will give you a true appreciation for how deep this song is.

[@sharonmortimer3843]

This has to be my favorite collaboration they have done. I love this song brings back so much. It's okay

[@droid8472]

Don McLean is literally known for this song

[@mikolaimooronomous3893]

You should definitely listen to don mcleans original recordings of American pie and Vincent. His voice was so beautiful when he was younger and he was a great guitar player too

[@marciaskillern6889]

Yes,isten to Vincent!!!

[@ceoanw]

They also did "Elvira" with the original artist who sang it, the Oak Ridge Boys.

[@jeanniehartley7012]

Love Home Free and Don McLean still sounds great!!!

[@Tribblepuppy]

Tim Faust must have been singing in a basement somewhere! He goes subsonic throughout this song. Great remake of the original, and with Don contributing makes it even better. ✌️😎

[@relens2]

"I'm just a baby" -- that's part of the fun of watching your reactions -- seeing you learn about and appreciate all this great music for the first time the way we did 50+ years ago. Keep on truckin'.

[@deborahdennehy9937]

Yes that was Don McLean singing his own song with Home Free, just loved watching them all, brilliant. xx

[@Tabby_Angela]

I remember Garth Brooks singing this in concert 25 years ago. 30,000+ people singing along. Still gives me goosebumps!

[@bernadette3069]

Yes I remember Garth singing this. And Madonna had covered it too

[@adriennesteeves7861]

This was an awesome arrangement! I first heard this song at a roller rink when I was in 3rd grade back in 1971. I bought the single and was very aggravated that I had to turn the record over to hear the whole song. I’m 58 and I have listened to this song for years and years....literally!🙄

[@christyeckert3115]

It is awesome. Chance killed it. Can't wait to see them in March.

[@IFdude]

Thank you so much for the laugh you gave me at the end of your reaction video. After a terrible week, I really needed it. That being said, I hope you enjoyed the video as much as I did.

[@charlesheld3725]

When I was overseas, almost every bar that catered to drunk squids played American Pie.

[@denisea871]

I hadn't seen this before. I knew the original song, but this one with Home Free is really amazing, and moving. I loved it. Thank you for the reaction!

[@jaskim5723]

Home Free released it today.

[@alwaysjeffsbabygirl]

Im 36 yrs old and im so glad the guys recorded this song the only way I know bout this song is because clay walker covers it in his shows And I Just looked at the date you probably know by now if you read the comments but you actually recorded this on the anniversary of the plane crash

[@Tabby_Angela]

Garth also covers it in his concerts. ❤

[@elaine8013]

WOW! Don McLean. This brought back so many great memories. 50 years of friends who have passed, good times, my hippie years, my biker years, my settle down and be a mom years. Couldn't help not let some tears out. Thank you for this.

[@gailseatonhumbert9199]

Chance really sounds like Don back them just a bit more enthusiasm than Don used.

[@jasonelliott66]

"I'm never gonna listen to this song the same again"...That's the Home Free effect bro....I've said that same thing on almost every thing they do.

[@artemisdanube4941]

I love everything Home Free does, but I have to say this one is an absolute masterpiece. I wonder if they'll ever top it. Thanks for doing a reaction to it!

[@rayc2993]

Great Reaction. This was my Era and its music. We all learn everyday, It is great to see the younger artist honoring the older artist and singing with them. We need more of that. GOD BLESS YOU,

[@tomcarson8854]

I was a punk-ass 15 y/o kid when this dropped, and I knew at the time that it was an anthem for all generations!

[@maryannc6313]

Wonderful performance of this iconic song! Love your reaction.

[@quiltie1774]

Great video and singing. It’s fun to see Home Free celebrate these iconic vocalists! Love watching you react.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

We used to sit around the fire (when you could have fires) on the beach in San Diego with our guitars and played this song back 50 years ago. It always attracted a crowd and EVERYONE sang along. It is a great drinking and group song.

[@swampmagiclouisiana1490]

I love Home Free... They sing -How great thou art also....Beautiful!

[@audreyhutchison8159]

fun fact: Weird Al Yankovic parodied this song in his song The Saga Begins

[@TorchMeetsWorld]

And i cant hear this song without mixing in those lyrics by accident

[@brendonisasinner]

@@TorchMeetsWorld same hereeee

[@kenf3539]

And I hate to say that it may be better than the original, maybe not... but they are close. Al did write most of the song using leaks about "The Phantom Menace" movie, and only had to make minor changes once he was (finally) able to attend a pre-screening of the movie.

[@BeyondOrdinary]

@@TorchMeetsWorld try mixing it with the mathematical pi song as well. A long long time ago, long before the superbowl, Naboo was under an attack ...

[@soniakellogg3871]

Enjoy your reactions, Billy. When this song aired, everyone would sing the chorus because it's such a catchy one. It's been years since I've heard it, but picked it up at the chorus, never forgot it.

[@terrimobley6067]

Everyone I knew could sing every single lyric. I still do. I'm 62

[@dravenstout9272]

If you ever have the time look up the meaning to the lyrics because they all have something to do with real events and people

[@sjenny5891]

What burned? I was born in 77. Funny I had thought it was the club that burned in 76 in Kentucky. Mom was supposed to go that night.

[@sjenny5891]

Oh wow. So I looked it up. And I was so off. I never knew half of those metaphors. www.whrc-wi.org/americanpie.htm

[@jaimesonmeza7097]

Such a great classic American song talking about the tragic plane crash that 3 music icons were lost on that tragic day and I love this updated version with the group Home Free be in the background vocals and instruments for the great Don Mclean is amazing voice which is still incredible event today also celebrating the 50th anniversary of this song as well at the end of the video reaction watching Billy’s mind being blown that the realization that reason why does sound like the original is because Don McLean originally sang the song and then kaboom Billy’s mind was blown that was so funny

[@teamalicia1244]

Yes. He approached home free to do this special remake with him

[@Thebookworm56]

Song of my youth!! Haven't listened to it in years and still remembered every word!!

[@kristindunstan172]

Paramount + has a documentary out for the 50th anniversary of this song. It includes a lengthy interview with Don McLean, who wrote and originally sang the song. It also includes clips of this song and of an interview with Home Free.

[@CarlaDelk]

Loved your reaction! This song was first released during my youth! Still makes me sing along. Homefree is absolutely the best! You should react to more of them again! They have continued to put out great music during quarantine. Snow Globe is a newer original song from them. Stay safe and healthy and have a blessed day!

[@ritathomas5167]

Many of us here watching this are senior citizens - who remember when this song came out 50 years ago. Nobody can really expect someone your age to know all about this song - or any of the songs of our generation - unless you grew up with parents/grandparents feeding you a steady diet of these oldies. It would be like our generation having to know all the music of someone popular in the 1920's. It's just fun to see someone young experience the music we know and love - and watch them appreciate it like we do.

[@oneknight55]

American Pie is one of the Anthems of my youth. This song sticks in my head more so than the others. Thank you for reacting to Home Free.

[@TennesseeMelanie]

The single most iconic song in rock, pop, any genre. It is perfect.

[@richardhill4862]

You can't know everything and it came a little bit before you. Good reaction!

[@Jagger-lc1fe]

Home Free are badass with their covers. I would also check out their covers of End of the Road, In the Blood, and Castle on a Hill. ;)

[@dwanemarsh4378]

He sings THIS song, which he is famous for. This is a great nostalgia piece. Good of you to react to it!

[@RexAlfieLee]

So glad you worked that out. It's the 50th anniversary of the original recording by Don McLean. It was written because of a plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, the Big Boppa & Ritchie Valenz also the pilot. That's why it's "the day the music died". I'm Australian & I knew why the song was what it was about but I come from back then.

[@PrinceJediMaster]

Love your face when you saw the epicness of this song.

[@espenbakke1584]

"American Pie" is a song by Don McLean written in 1971. The song is mainly about "the day the music died", which is the name McLean gave on February 3, 1959, the day when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash

[@sallymaria]

Great to see you reacting to this, and I'm glad you did upload it, even if you felt a bit silly over not realising. Given the song is 50 years old, I think you have an excuse for not knowing it so well. Still you were picking up on some great things in the harmonies. It would be great if you do get the chance to react to more Home Free, or the solo music Austin is releasing as well. He's made it very clear he's not leaving Home Free, but since they can't tour at the moment, he's putting his excess energy into releasing some of the songs he's been writing. Try Earn It or Off the Grid, they're both great in their own ways.

[@tomcarson8854]

...& NEVER be embarrassed to admit that you're learning. Learning is a gateway to everything!

[@nicolemary4363]

That moment when Billy you so slow finally left the chat 🤯😂

[@thehunter5000]

Alright man. You win. I’ve watched several of your reactions and I’m subscribing. I like how you’re reaching out to different genres and fan bases. I found you from reacting to Home Free videos. Sign me up. I’m a fan.

[@michaelrunnels7660]

Legend says that the name painted on the nose of the airplane that they were all on when it crashed that February night in 1959 was "American Pie". The biggest tv news of the late 1950s was about some "Good ole boys" in the south, drunk on whiskey & Rye, driving a Chevy pickup dragging 2 black boys behind a pickup on a rope late at night in Alabama, ending up in a dry levy.

[@thereseerickson7462]

Awesome reaction! Happy Home Free was able to collaborate with Don McLean on this...makes it so special! "I'm just a baby'...you are hilarious! And yes...it was a long time ago, not something guys your age may know!

[@laurab391]

I love Home Free. Hope I can see them in concert some day.

[@BLADEST3R]

I love that part of the reaction where you were along the line of "wait a minute what LOL"

[@colinmerritt7645]

I love it when people hear this song for the first time and, for a moment, see what I see.

[@watcherwlc53]

Don MaLean was very famous in the 60s and 70s and sang a lot of songs but this song, in its original form, was the one he was by far the most famous for.

[@leannmiller7153]

Everyone had this album in 1971. So many musical references. The day the music died...Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper; the King is Elvis, the jester Bob Dylan, John Lennon, girl singing the blues is Janice Joplin. I may have missed one.

[@judydempsey3957]

Billy...I was . 16 when I heard this on the radio..Such a tragedy. The world cried...Don and Home Free did this justice......Judy D

[@sixosixo]

"Y'all won! Y'all won! That's it!" LOL Love it.

[@anthonygriesel5948]

This song is so iconic I was raised on it and yet I was born 2000 and now it has had its Phoenix rebirth

[@robertorange6024]

My favorite song sung with my favorite group. Just made my night!

[@kathyborthwick6738]

American Pie has more meaning today than ever before!✨❤️✨🇺🇸🙏🏽🇺🇸

[@RyanWitalison]

R.I.P. The Big Bopper, Richie Valens, and Buddy Holly, who inspired this song and died on this date in 1959.

[@TheCaveman46]

Collaborations with FIVE American music legends...so far: Kenny Rogers, Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Greenwood and NOW Don McClean! Not too shabby at all!!!

[@shruggknucklesfistbump4381]

all the homefree covers i listen to..i hear the song on the radio and be like where have i heard this song and then it replaces what the original was and i start singing homefree version in my head

[@bambamnj]

A fact that many people don't know about "The Day the Music Died", Buddy Holly charted the flight because the traveling condition for these guys was horrible. Their bus had broken down and it was freezing cold. A young artist by the name of Waylon Jennings gave up his seat to The Big Bopper, who was ill at the time and due to his size, very uncomfortable fitting into the bus. Waylon Jennings of course became a staple Country artist and part of the well know group The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash,

[@charliejohnson7751]

RELAX ! Good honest reaction. You are young and willing to learn. I am old and have heard most of them. But they are new again and I am younger when I see and hear them thru you. Thanks

[@1645308]

Don McLean sings and wrote this song!!!!!!!American Pie...that's why he's featured here with Home Free

[@darrinlindsey]

Don McLean's American Pie was voted the #2 song of the 20th century. Behind Stairway To Heaven.

[@dandellapaolera8169]

Interesting notes: Roberta Flack's 'Singing me softly' (later covered by the Fugees) was based on the original writer being at a performance from Don McClean, and it's her talking about his song writing ability. While he never got the commercial success of American pie again a lot of his songs are amazing. This is the longest song (at 8 minutes and 37 seconds for the original) to hit the #1 spot on the top 100 list. (November rain at 8:59 was the longest top 10 hit, but didn't hit #1).

[@bobllanes3808]

La Bamba will never be forgotten. RIP Richie....

[@juliecrane9647]

This is AWESOME. And beautiful. Omgosh. THANKS!!!!!!

[@michaelsova7349]

Nicely done Billy. Most of this history goes unnoticed in this current generation. You get it! Thank you. Check out what and who Don was singing about, you may like it. .

[@yolandaclaassen4492]

I signed up for your page, love your reactions. Please do not feel bad about not knowing, my heart just broke when you felt bad about not knowing. Just know that you are not alone. Home Fries stick together, good or bad days. You are one of us now and we have your back. Just continue doing the reactions.

[@tanya4025]

Don Mclean sings folk; folk rock 👍 ...Castes in the Air; Everyday; Superman's Ghost; Vincent; If We Try; Dreidel and Amerian Pie are my faves from him 🤗

[@TheSwede9]

When you said "who wrote this song, I appreciate so much of this." I realized I had heard this song probably a hundred times throughout the years and never paid attention to the lyrics until now. I feel like I liked this song for the wrong reasons hahah, great reaction. I blame second language but I only ever knew the chorus until just now. This song is deep and I just found a new appreciation.

[@misskitty0100]

@billyyousocrazy 😂😂😂 missed you, glad you're back! 🤣🤣🤣💜💜💜😍😇