Bye Bye Miss American Pie....?

thats actually one of my favorite songs.

and my history teacher actually taught us about it.

on february 3rd 1959, Buddy holly, ritchie Valens, and the big bopper were killed in a plane crash after a concert

and don mclean was a paper boy when it happened and he found out about his death when he opened up his stack of papers for the morning.

so feb 3rd, 1959 was the day the music died

The track is approximately the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper in a 1959 airplane crash after a live performance. That date is more commonly known as "the day the track died" considering all 3 musicians had been very standard on the time. If you pay attention to the lyrics, I've continuously interpreted the track to be Don Maclean's response to the tragedy. I suppose him because the little boy within the track with the paper course offering newspapers with the headline approximately the crash.

It's about Buddy Holley, Richie Valens,The Big Bopper when they were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

If i'm not mistaken he's singing about the plane crash the killed Buddy Holly,Richie Valens & The Big Bopper.

Buddy Holly.

"That February made me shiver"

He died. February 3, 1959

that was when Buddy died

and Bobby Vee replaced him in Moorhead Mn at the old hall

Wasn't it a loose reference to Marilyn Monroe?

when buddy holly died in a plane crash. Go to songfacts.com whenever you have questions like that in the future

I believe ? has the closest answer to the truth

this will help you a lot....http://www.whrc-wi.org/americanpie.htm

take care

dave