A truncated version of the song was covered by Ma… Valens was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. In fact, they added to it. I can’t remember if I cried So the girl moves on to somebody else, leaving him with his truck and the carnation. If nothing emerges and the music dies, if we lose all sense of meaning for our music to reflect, perhaps then in 2012 the earth will be hit by a comet and we will all die. Because if not us, then who will? This actually goes back into the 1950s and a Dinah Shore commercial for Chevy,” Glenn explained. Elvis had been drafted, Chuck Berry was in hot water over a prostitute, and Little Richard had changed his tune, getting away from rock music. Call them out ... and get back to what you should be doing as a nation.". Nature, represented by the Byrds, sense the danger, headed for safety in a shelter. With the Jester on the sidelines in a cast. We are nothing without Him," Jason continued. It's the decade of the Sixties. “Our culture has erased the meaning of anybody who tried to issue a warning. And as flames climbed high into the night And do you have faith in God above Recorded and released on the American Pie album in 1971, the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 and also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. We never got the chance.”, “We just passed our summer of love. Can music save your mortal soul Dirges are funeral songs, often sung in the dark. ‘The day the music died’ was 60 years ago. McLean has been cagey about the song for decades, but has always insisted that “American Pie” was inspired by musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P “The Big Bopper” Richardson, who died in a tragic plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959. I drove the Chevy. It's also possible that the darkness in question is the infamous East Coast blackout of November 9th, 1965 -- McLean, remember, was a New Yorker. He said that's a good way to look at it, a hopeful way. McLean turns to Janis Joplin for hope, but she dies of a heroin overdose on October 4th, 1970. Believers share an energy that connects them, that cuts through our physical differences and makes those differences irrelevant relevant. Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die The next verse begins McLean’s great decent into veiled meanings, and much debated lyrics…, Now for ten years we’ve been on our own Even, even the Grateful Dead said this is crazy.”, “’No angel born in hell could break that Satan spell.’ The Hells Angels were hired for security. Okay. I saw Satan laughing with delight Here's more: The Day the Music Died refers to a small plane crash which took place near Clear Lake, Iowa, United States on February 3, 1959, killing three popular American rock and roll musicians: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Including material not seen in the original VH1 broadcast, Behind the Music: the Day the Music Died is a compelling record of one of rock 'n' roll's defining moments. If we lose both races, we lose the country. Helter Skelter in a summer swelter "We are one nation under God. [1][2] In addition the new hit artist Ritchie Valens,[3], J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Dion DiMucci, joined the tour to promote their recordin… The players tried for a forward pass And the jester on the sidelines in a cast. The marching band refused to yield Except in some remote corner people will be playing Country music and listening to old Rock songs and a … The Stones had released Their Satanic Majesties Request and “Sympathy for the Devil”; the comparison to Satan is easy. The crash took the lives of three current rock legends: Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper, so now Feb. 3, 1959 is called "The day the music died." “ I've never understood I drove the Chevy to the levee, I didn't know what that was. In a coat he borrowed from James Dean The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed He asked her about faith and whether she believes, no matter what, if the Bible tells her so. But also Altamont, and this is such a clear, clear message against what is coming and what happened in an event that almost is erased. "Speak up. The crash was the final blow («--keyword) to this music 'cause these three were that only major artists left. How could we have all stood by and have let that happen? There’s mention of sock hops and perhaps a reference to the Marty Robbins song “A White Sport Coat (with a Pink Carnation)”. Could break that Satan’s spell The Day the Music Died Day commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. In a voice that came from you and me If you’re going to write a song about the loss of innocence in American, you damn well better mention the Kennedy assassination. This single topped charts in … Altamont was the final blow to bring about the day the music died.”. Speak out. And by the way, what does Manufactered in U.E. The counter-culture has arrived. We might despair now and say, ‘Jeez, we're going to lose America’. It's more important than Woodstock, and it was it's being erased in history. Please consider making a donation to our site. The same plane crash that killed Buddy Holly also took the lives of Richie Valens ("La Bamba") and The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace"). Julie was the first Catwoman to TV's Batman. Gathering all in one place, 300,000 flower children flocked to Altamont in the fall of 1969. I'm here to tell you how we take our country back, how we restore the freedoms and the liberties our enemies seek to remove in their remaking of a godless America.". And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Where I’d heard the music years before But I am a believer. And the summer of love was an opportunity to get up and dance. He was specifically referring to songs like “Revolution” by The Beatles, which was clearly suspicious of violent revolution and uprisings, as well as “American Pie” by Don McLean. “The day the music died” initially refers to the plane crash, McLean said, but takes on “so many things” as the song progresses through six verses. That is the representation of the faith in the Fifties. Ephemeral, disposable, they served only one purpose—to let someone know "I'm here. You would do things because the Bible told you so. That's not necessarily true unless we allow it.”. 5 song on the RIAA project Songs of the Century. But the man there said the music wouldn’t play. Socialism, the Green New Deal, and "defund the police" are all on the table. I mean they were thin, so if you do decide to purchase this item please remeber it is F R A G I L E !!!!! While every word hasn’t been fully deciphered, the overall message of a generation’s disillusionment is crystal clear. The song was listed as the No. On February 3, 1959, a plane crash took the lives of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valenz. I met a girl who sang the blues If the Bible tells you so That's what happened at Altamont. They were a generation lost in space. The courtroom was adjourned How does a sports writer know how to fix America, and America's racial dilemma? It is thanks to McLean that this sad day is known as “the day the music died”. McLean artfully shifts from the turmoil and pain of the day (children screaming – rioters, protesters) back to the plane crash. They do not owe us anything. ‘Cause the players tried to take the field, “Helter Skelter in a Summer Swelter, again the Beatles song reference also indicates the chaos and the violence that broke out in the summer of '68. They stab him to death. ©2020 MERCURY RADIO ARTS.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This is referring to Bob Dylan who the court jester and his song like a Rolling Stone. Lennon read a book of Marx. The Byrds he spells with a Y, flew off to the fallout shelter. I drove my Chevy to the levee. There was nowhere left to go. They want to win. Lenin read a book of Marx. “Killing Me Softly With His Song” was composed after Lori Lieberman saw McLean perform the song- which testifies to its power, and “American Pie” is every bit as enigmatic and stirring as it was back in 1971. Anybody who was on the other side. There were people in the park that were just trying to be loved. Date When Celebrated :Observance is always February 3. The lyrics have a double meaning. We know that John Lennon was influenced at the time by Karl Marx. He then talks about, do you have faith in rock and roll, that music will save your mortal soul.”, “But music is the metaphor for life in America. Another metaphor for death and dying. He's making a point here. It's about America. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place, in Chicago. Let's just start there on the simple part because Chevy, just think of Chevy and mom and apple pie. Oh, and there we were, all in one place "We have two things that we love and are passionate about: God and country. Remember, the space race was also going on. McLean again refers to Dylan who is on the sidelines – referencing his above mentioned motorcycle accident. This was, and still is, known as 'The Day Music Died'. "Why am I here today? And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For the start of the "The Winter Dance Party" tour, he assembled a band consisting of Waylon Jennings (bass), Tommy Allsup (guitar) and Carl Bunch (drummer). I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer, Gorgeous photographs of Blondie's lead singer by Brian Arts. But it's not really about the girl. And I knew if I had my chance With BlazeTV, you get the unvarnished truth from the most pro-America network in the country, free from Big Tech and MSM censors. While the Sergeants played a marching tune That I could make those people dance Do you remember, do you recall what was revealed, the Miss America protest of '68 when women were burning their bras and everything else. Murray joined the "Glenn Beck Podcast" this week to explain why he believes the state of America is actually worse than we realize, and how the Left's obsession with rewriting history has ushered in guilt, fear, and a "silent majority.". when the levee was dry), McLean and his friends would drive across the river and scout for places to drink and have fun in Rye, NY. I couldn’t take one more step Son, and the Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died And they were singing. ‘Cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym Ten years after the plane crash which killed Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens, the Rolling Stones performed at the Altamont Speedway. ‘Cause fire is the devils only friend McLean conveys sadness at the loss of American innocence (a farewell to the all-american apple pie) with imagery of the a 1950s farewell party. Do you believe in rock n’ roll Marx, associated with the Communist Revolution, can be linked to Lennon via the song “Revolution” which mentions Chairman Mao. So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie The erosion of your culture. They're trying tried to do it with ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and the ‘Adventure of the Chronicles of Narnia’. The tour was set to cover twenty-four Midwestern cities in 24 days. Singer Don McLean memorialized Holly, Valens and Richardson in the 1972 No. The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost The loss of so many things that he grew up with.”, “ (McLean) said in a sense ‘American Pie’ was a despairing song. Then he gets to halftime.”, “Halftime, he's seeing the summer of love. The day the music died mean? Don McLean has finally revealed the meaning behind his 1971 hit American Pie, one of the most enigmatic songs in pop history. Don’t stick anything in your ears. And can you teach me how to dance real slow DON MCLEAN, AMERICAN SINGER SONGWRITER: The day the music died. The election and its aftermath are the most important stories in America. Well, I know that you’re in love with him Everybody, the smart people, nature knows, get into a fallout shelter. 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And so was America. Remember, the space race was also going on. McLean’s sentimental disillusionment aside, it was an objectively bad day for rock/pop music; now that these three were gone, who was left? There’s also an additional interpretation. There was nowhere left to go. Remember that's, the jester is Bob Dylan. Something had gone awry in the days since the day the music died. Unfortunately Pete Seeger was a communist and I mean, that's the way that's why this happens again.”, “It happened with Mao and it won't happen this way again. But not a word was spoken And as the ultimate icons of the new era. Buddy Holly continues to live on through ‘American Pie.’ The Day The Music Died Baltimore magazine | December 2020 Independent music venues fight for their lives. Many people think that the song “American Pie” is about the death of Buddy Holly and other musicians in a plane crash, but Glenn presented a reading of the lyrics on radio and showed how it could also be seen as a warning against the danger of violent uprisings like what is happening now with Occupy Wall Street. 12. The king and queen reference in the first line are Peter Seeger and Joan Baez, folk music’s royalty before Dylan took center stage. Now the half-time air was sweet perfume That was the point. Don McLean grew up in New York, and he would listen to music and party at “The Levee” in New Rochelle, NY. But let’s take a stab at it line by line…, A long long time ago Dylan, who sang “Like a Rolling Stone” – a major break from folk music in 1965 was involved in a motorcycle accident and subsequently laid low for about a year (“moss grows fat”), and many said he’d lost his muse. 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The Father,  Son and Holy Ghost likely also refers to JFK, RFK, and MLK, but McLean is clearly circling back to the day the music died. But the levee was dry But she just smiled and turned away 1 … Some have speculated this alludes to the 1968 Democratic National Convention, but the consensus is that this is all about the death of traditional rock and roll via The Beatles. “For ten years now we've been on our own. Bob Dylan had a serious motorcycle accident for a while and he was healing on his own and music flounder everything kind of floundered for a time. the day the music died. Term used to describe any day in which a musician of critical acclaim passes on. It was, it was the followup to Woodstock: Drugs, alcohol, increasing violence. We are broadcasters, media personalities, operating in separate spaces, trying to talk to Americans, who share our passion.". We owe them, for what we allowed to happen to them.’ – Carrol Walsh, Liberator, 37 Snapshots of Manchester In The 1970s   Via: MMU, "Advice my father gave me: never take liquor into the bedroom. But the violence returned in the summer of '68. They're trying to do it now with the ‘Hobbit’ and the ‘Lord of the Rings’ and they are saying that that has nothing to do with Jesus and Christianity. Since all three were so prominent at the time, February 3, 1959 became known as "The Day The Music Died". Don McLean captured this loss of innocence perfectly in “American Pie”. Murray said he's particularly "fed up" with those on the Right who are afraid to voice their opinion because they don't want to become the target of leftist mobs on social media. Also Dylan wore a coat from James Dean on the cover of his '63 album Free Wheelin' and McLean laments all of the change in our values that was occurring in the 1960s when he said that's not how that's not the way it used to be.”, “So he's singing dirges in the dark mourning the loss of America, that America is changing fundamentally. God isn't an essential ingredient in this new cake. The Day The Music Died is the seventh episode of the third season, and the 60th episode overall, of the Jem animated series. And maybe they’d be happy for a while. We all got up to dance Given recent efforts to strip school districts of music and arts programs Mclean's lyrics might be revised and offered in a whole new context. Watch the commercial Glenn is referring to below: “So America is the greatest country of all and it was an era that believed in America. Jem is led away from her responsibilities by Riot on a cruise. The song has been endlessly analyzed; it’s intentionally ambiguous and the meanings are still up for debate. I am not a minister. For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. What happened there in the park, that was just love. But at the time he said that he was obsessed with what he called the death of America and so many things. At approximately 12:55 a.m., they took off from runway 17 (now runway 18). The church bells all were broken I'm a flawed sinner just like Glenn and just like you. That's the Beatles and Sergeant Pepper. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. The 3rd of February 1959 became known as "The Day The Music Died" after the line of this song. Democrats know this and are pouring in millions to usher in a Marxist agenda. On Thursday's radio program, Glenn Beck and producer Stu Burguiere had plenty to say about Stu's least favorite governor and the decision to close schools. The erosion of our values. The term generally refers to the day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper passed on when their plane crashed, but has in recent times been used to describe the passing of other legendary musicians such as Elvis Presley, John Lennon and most recently, Michael Jackson. They were a generation lost in space. “We're just looking at some of the old interviews with Don McLean because he never talks about this song anymore. Shortly before the stabbing, right before this guy starts going on a rampage, the Stones had performed ‘Sympathy For the Devil’.”, “Could it get any creepier than this? It seems everyone had forgotten about the great music released in the 1950s. The “ten years” McLean describes are the day the music died (Feb. 1959) and Altamont (Dec. 1969). And the government hitting back. Dwyer watched from below as the plane lifted into the dark, wintry night. "The Day The Music Died" is February 3, 1959, when Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash after a concert. As the Left tries to hide how radical the two candidates really are, Glenn takes us inside the Democrat war room to expose the wolf in pastor's clothing, Raphael Warnock, and America's Justin Trudeau, Jon Ossoff. Be anything but an architect" - Kurt Vonnegut. Oh, and as I watched him on the stage A generation lost in space Oh but we never got the chance Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash that day. TIMELINE 10 January 1971 - Members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) carried out an early form of 'punishment attack' by tarring and feathering four men who were accused of criminal activities in, Julie Newmar was Catgirl. But even before that, Governor Andrew Cuomo apparently wasn't in the mood to be asked about it, and he made that very clear to reporters. I bought into the idea that America was the greatest.”, “So in the second verse he goes back to his childhood and he goes back to sock hops in the gym and the pickup trucks and... and here he's talking about the book of love, which was a song by the Monotones in 1957 and he asked her about faith. And I asked her for some happy news Watch the testy exchange for yourself here. I started singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie. In a special edition of the "Glenn Beck Radio Program," Outkick sports columnist Jason Whitlock filled in Tuesday for Glenn to explain how we can bring America back together, lean into racial harmony, and restore the values of our Founding Fathers. New York City shut down its schools over the coronavirus with barely any notice. Chevy, I drove my Chevy to the levee. Do you recall what was revealed She's moved on from all of those things just as America began to move on from all of those things that faith would help you, that faith, you would do it through faith. Thirteen years later, Don McLean wrote a song about this tragedy: “American Pie,” an 8½-minute epic with an iconic lyric about “the day the music died.” The removal of faith is sewing the disharmony that is terrorizing and destroying the United States of America. Please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly subscription of your choosing. You can’t help but look at those intervening years with astonishment at how times had changed. The sacrificial rite. Buddy Holly terminated his association with The Crickets and his manager Norman Petty during a reunion in Lubbock, Texas, on November 3, 1958. My hands were clenched in fists of rage The day the music died. Spotters: Kadrey, Lefty Limbo, BoingBoing, In 1971, the Troubles in Belfast and the rest of Northern Ireland were in full cry. But I knew I was out of luck Their momentum was fading and the decade was gone. He is referring to the day Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper died. Then he goes into the youth culture clashing with the government violently, using a football metaphor.”, “You're at halftime. And this is where it all goes to hell (literally). Yes, Buddy Holly sang “Well you know, a rolling stone, don’t gather no moss” in his hit “Early in the Morning”; but this is also clearly a reference to The Rolling Stones. Jack Flash sat on a candlestick I went down to the sacred store He said the players youth going for a forward pass. It became known as “ the day the music died.” Asked on Wednesday whether parents could expect schools to be closed as soon as Thursday, Cuomo mocked reporters for their "obnoxious and offensive" questions and accused them of not paying attention. Possibly the dirges were sung for the Kennedy brothers, or Martin Luther King. The foreign and domestic enemies of this nation are baking a new American cake. When I read about his widowed bride It was one of the first tragedies to strike modern American music and a figurative end to 1950s culture. So come on, Jack, be nimble, Jack be quick Don't be a silent majority; be a very damn noisy majority. McLean references the Manson murders (and continues The Beatles theme with “Helter Skelter”) as well as The Byrds and their song “Eight Miles High” and marijuana (“grass”). The dirges (funeral songs) possibly reference the tragic deaths of JFK, RFK and MLK. Don McLean reflects back on the days of innocence. The music that died is considered the standard rock & roll songs. But something touched me deep inside Ask him.”. Three minutes later, he saw something alarming: The plane’s tail lights entered into a descending turn and vanished from sight. And don't put up with the oppression of people who are totally insincere ... they want to make money. "The flawed sinners who founded this nation baked God into this country with their Declaration of Independence. “ Because fire is its only friend. So they are falling fast, because everything is falling fast. And here they are, a generation who grew up on “Lost in Space”, now the so-called “Lost Generation” stoned out of their minds, all together at Woodstock. The Beatles arrive on the scene   Clearly, Lenin is a play on Lennon, but the correlation to Marx is under debate. "Do you think anyone in history who told the truth had an easy time? We were singin’ {Refrain}. McLean’s sentimental disillusionment aside, it was an objectively bad day for rock/pop music; now that these three were gone, who was left? "You cannot have these people in America living in a free society — which is for the time being free — pretending that they live under the circumstances of Jews in 1930s Germany," he added. They couldn't stop the chaos. Did you write the Book of Love In another way it was hopeful. Glenn played more of the song, reaching the part where McLean sings “Now for 10 years we’ve been on our own”. But McLean is saying, but we sang dirges in the dark because we knew what was coming.”, The birds flew off with the fallout shelter, Eight miles high and falling fast It landed foul on the grass, With the jester on the sidelines in a cast. Jason started out by explaining how, during a recent appearance on the program, he felt a spiritual connection with Glenn, regardless of physical differences, as both share a common passion for God and country. One of the most shocking things British journalist, political commentator, and author of "The Madness of Crowds," Douglas Murray witnessed during his recent stay in America, was how many Americans are acting as if they live in 1930s Germany or behind the Iron Curtain, afraid to stand up and speak out because they're afraid of the consequences. And in the streets the children screamed And Glenn warns of what's to come if conservatives don't activate: Chuck Schumer will weaponize the Senate, and the radical Left will launch an all-out assault to ravage the Constitution. Remember in the Fifties you had faith, you had the Bible, you had family, you had all of these things that were there. In the UK, the single reached number 2, where it stayed for 3 weeks, on its original 1971 release and a reissue in 1991 reached No. Watch the full interview with Douglas Murray below: Subscribe to Glenn Beck's channel on YouTube for FREE access to more of his masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, or subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution and live the American dream. Subscribe to BlazeTV today with our BEST DEAL EVER for $30 off with promo code GLENN. Cover versions by Madonna and The Brady Bunch not withstanding, “American Pie” remains one of the most culturally significant songs of the twentieth century. The birds flew off with a fallout shelter It was, it was the followup to Woodstock: Drugs, alcohol, increasing violence. Mick Jagger (“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”) is the devil compared to those carefree days of Buddy Holly and sock hops. We're now headed for 1968.”, “What happened in the summer of '68. Could be a reference to the Beatles preparing for their role in the cultural revolution. I was a lonely, teenage broncin’ buck The day the music died It landed foul on the grass Man, I dig those rhythm & blues And we sang dirges in the dark I would have no stars if noty for the fact that none was not available. We started singing {Refrain}. Jason went on to say that he believes there are forces operating, both outside of and inside America, that are working to separate America from God, and that much of what we've witnessed in 2020 — from the racial division stirred by the mainstream and social media, to the rioting and looting by Antifa and Black Lives Matter, to the "remaking of the sports world into a shrine that celebrates resisting criminal suspects and denigrates this great country at every turn" — are symptoms and consequences of America's enemies separating God and country. They try to do this every step of the way and they've done it with much of music,” Glenn said on radio this moring. Don McLean coined it “The Day the Music Died” in his 1971 opus “American Pie.” ‘I cannot believe, today, that the world almost ignored those people and what was happening. Don McLean dedicated the "American Pie" album to Holly. No angel born in Hell This is 1967, a brief respite in '67 with the flower children. At the cusp of mega-fame photographs of the Rolling Stones in their respective homes by Danish photographer Bent Rej. A kindred passion," Jason said. The refrain, "the day the music died" refers to a plane crash that took the lives of three musicians, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in February of 1959, whom Mclean admired. 3rd February 1959, the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson and the pilot Roger Peterson's lives were claimed in a plane crash just minutes after taking off from Clear Lake. And remember we're here at '68, recreate '68. The rhythm and blues are gone, not even sold in the record stores. Altamont, the Manson Murders, and the overdoses of Jimi, Janis, and Jim killed sixties naivety. This’ll be the day that I die. Indeed, the bookends of the song are Holly and The Stones. That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. The day the music died Sergeant's playing a marching tune. Pepper brought about the end of rock as we knew it – the sounds of Buddy Holly and Elvis were over, replaced by a new sound that was not exactly made for dancing. Dylan is seen wearing a similar coat on the cover the Freewheelin’ album from 1963. I can still remember how that music used to make me smile But something touched me deep inside, The day the music died. During the Depression people used cotton flour bags and feed sacks to make clothes, curtains, diapers, awnings and other household items. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity. And Jagger, Satan in the song, continued to hold the audience in his spell.”, “A gun wielding man in the crowd heads for the stage but Hells Angels intercept him and they stab him to death. In an interview with BBC Radio 2 (November 4th, 1993) he commented: “I still remember this light going off in my head as I was sitting up in my little room writing my songs and thinking about Buddy Holly and just how sad that was and how much I loved that guy, and how much I loved his music and how much I felt for him… I started to write this ‘A long, long time ago’ about how it felt when I was a paperboy and I opened up these papers… and this whole fantasy came out and the song was written”, But February made me shiver ‘Cause the players tried to take the field And he's referring here to Mick Jagger was the Devil who refuses to end the Altamont concert despite the violence and the loss of crowd. Dylan, in a 2017 interview, expressed his dislike for the label: “A jester? And now it’s ten years after the day the music died, and Jagger is performing at Altamont where a black man was stabbed and beaten to death by Hell’s Angels. Shortly after midnight on Feb. 3, 1959, Holly, Valens and Richardson arrived at the airport, gathered their belongings and hurried along through the falling snow to Peterson’s plane. He radioed to Peterson but received no response. Nothing more. The day the music died Then the rolling stones who had pushed the counterculture envelope with the last couple of albums took the stage as McLean alludes to with, "Come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack sat on the candlestick," that is the Jumpin' Jack Flash song by the Rolling Stones. I mean, it's the same story over and over and over again.”, “The good news is, is that there was at least somebody that was in this culture at that time that was mourning the loss of America then and we didn't lose America then. The day the music died McLean continues to evoke the good ol’ days with references to “The Book of Love” by the Monotones, and even a Don Cornell hit, “The Bible Tells Me So”. Dylan steals the “thorny crown” from Elvis. Glenn took a break and then returned to discuss the song further. But now you're starting to believe that music will save your soul.”. Sometimes, when The Levee would close (i.e. To light the sacrificial rite And the three men I admire most From sock hops to Manson, Hell’s Angels and the Stones…. Watch the video below to hear more from Jason Whitlock: To enjoy more of Glenn's masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution and live the American dream. They caught the last train for the coast When the Jester sang for the King and Queen That among those, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He said Pete Seeger told me that he saw it as a song in which people were saying something, that they had been fooled, they had been hurt and they weren't going to let it happen again. Sgt. And while Lenin read a book on Marx At first light… The quartet practiced in the park. But eight miles high is another song reference by the band the Byrds. Those innocent days are over. The Day the Music Died Day. But Glenn also offered his own theory on why coronavirus restrictions have become so political: Americans refuse to be forced into submission. "Glenn and I share a kindred spirit. Everyone is familiar with James Dean’s red jacket from Rebel Without a Cause. I have to think he’s talking about somebody else. “American Pie” looks at how ugly things have become, and then reflects back ten years ago, when the dark descent began. Bad news on the doorstep The Day the Music Died Jim Austin | Aug 15, 2019 If you're a music fan—and if you're reading this, you probably are—you've heard this already: On June 11, the New York Times Magazine published an investigative report about a 2008 fire that destroyed a vault at … We're still going. We love producing flashbak. Gathering all in one place, 300,000 flower children flocked to Altamont in the fall of 1969. Don McLean was not just writing about this event but the demise of an era. And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone You both kicked off your shoes Steve Vistaunet's photgraphs of cassette spine designs take us back to pressing 'play' and 'record' on to make compilation mixes. That's what I felt when I met Glenn, an energy and a spirit that connects us. Here he is warning.”, A generation lost in space With no time left to start again, And as flames climbed high into the night, “ Because fire is its only friend. The day the music died On February 3, 1959, a plane crash took the lives of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valenz. Watch the video below to catch the conversation: Everything comes down to the two Senate runoffs in Georgia. I started singin’ {Refrain}. With a pink carnation and a pickup truck The Jester stole his thorny crown, There’s no debate that Bob Dylan is The Jester in this song. You've got the easiest time that any opposition movement ever did in history," Murray said. With no time left to start again. He was singing {Refrain}. Drove my Chevy to the levee McLean conveys the feeling he had as a paperboy and seeing the news on the headlines. No verdict was returned. That's why we're offering our most timely discount ever: $30 off a one-year subscription to BlazeTV with code "GLENN." It happened at Altamont but it won't happen like that again. He isn't an ingredient at all. Sure, the jester writes songs like ‘Masters of War,’ ‘A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall,’ ‘It’s Alright, Ma’ – some jester. But now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a Rolling Stone. That's the youth, going for a forward pass. With every paper I’d deliver Oh, and while the King was looking down And they were singin'{Refrain}. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List. "American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Okay. It’s too late to start over, and where do we go from here? McLean wrote the song from his memories of the event ("Dedicated to Buddy Holly" was printed on the back of the album cover). The quartet practiced in the park The bottom line: we were young, we were pure… then the music died, and so did our innocence.