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In 1971 Don McLean wrote the melancholy song, American Pie. ... Buddy Holly was the head figure of the music era. ...
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good ol’ boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing “this’ll be the day that I die,
This’ll be the day that I die”
In the chorus we find the narrator saying goodbye to an old friend, American Pie. ‘American Pie’ represents the saying “as American as apple pie.” It also may suggest another American symbol, the beauty queen Miss America. But anyway, she stands for the simpler time in American life. In McLean’s hometown there was a bar called the Levee, but it closed around this era, forcing him and his drinking buddies to go a town called Rye so that they can drink and forget about ‘Miss American Pie’.
Did you write the Book of Love
This woman, American Pie, is very important to the narrator, especially if she wrote the Book of Love.
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Do you believe in rock ‘n roll
Can music save your mortal soul
The narrator is now questioning American Pie’s beliefs. ...
Well, I know that you’re in love with him
‘Cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
The narrator sees American Pie with someone else in a gym.
Approximate Word count = 1068
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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