Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!finn From: finn@pur-ee.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: American Pie... Message-ID: <926@pur-ee.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 17:45:42 EDT Article-I.D.: pur-ee.926 Posted: Wed Jun 15 17:45:42 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jun-83 21:38:50 EDT Lines: 20 The lines: the three men i admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, they caught the last train for the coast, the day the music died. refer to the day that Buddy Holly and two other famous musicians died in a plane crash (hence the reference to someone he considered the Father of modern music, and the two others). I always forget who the other two were. Would someone who knows please fill in the details? Just listening to American Pie, it doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense, but if you listen closely you may find that isn't true. In fact, i have heard that every line in the song has some sort of meaning (such as the reference to the trinity), although i certainly haven't deciphered them all. Any other observations about this classic? dave hesselberth Purdue University {harpo, decvax, ucbvax}!pur-ee!finn