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Topic: The Day the Music Died |
Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2007 1:17 pm |
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Try this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycgegp0KdE4
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Hook Moore
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Dave Van Allen
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 27 Apr 2007 10:36 am
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| That's a wonderful video clip. Made the song so much more meaningful to me. Thanks for posting it. |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 28 Apr 2007 5:34 am
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I had no idea about the actual richness of the lyric.
I knew it was a story about America, but the details he chose are fascinating. |
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Bob Ritter
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Posted 29 Apr 2007 8:04 pm
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american pie was the name of the airplane that crashed with Holly in it. I find it strange the film maker did not know this.
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Chad Karnitz
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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
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Posted 1 May 2007 3:23 pm
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| Not true. American Pie was not the name of the plane Holly crashed in the plane's name was N3794N. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 2 May 2007 1:43 am
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I thought that had the sound of an urban myth.
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Bob Ritter
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Posted 3 May 2007 5:48 am
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Well I kinda thought the story was too much of a ironic twist to be correct. Now I learned something.. I dont remember where I heard the myth ..maybe rolling stone...lol.
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 3 May 2007 8:33 am
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I remember being a senior in high school in 1972, and in our English class studying the lyrics.
Good song, but I always thought it was overrated-I recall a lot of folks putting it on the same level as the top songs written by Dylan, or say, Robbie Robertson of The Band and I remember thinking: "Nah-I don't think so!"
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 3 May 2007 11:35 am
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I had learned a bit about this song years ago, because I must have sang it a thousand times in solo/ duo shows. But I missed the Janis connection somehow....so I learned something new and enjoyed the clip. Thanks for posting it, Brad.
Being from Canada, I was always frustrated by the line "whiskey and rye".....because every Canadian knows that rye is whiskey - our national whiskey.
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 3 May 2007 3:19 pm
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I couldn't stand this song when it was on the radio every 15 minutes in the early 70s, but these day's it's a nice way to remember all the reasons why that was a very dark day.
Valen's was just a kid...
Thanx for the post. |
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Leroy Riggs
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Posted 4 May 2007 6:58 am
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Well writen song. Had to required a lot of research.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 4 May 2007 6:39 pm
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Buddy Holly was my first hero. After he died they rushed out the "Buddy Holly Story" within weeks, and it was the first LP I ever bought.
I found the video very moving. I sent a copy to my assistant at work, who knew Buddy at school in Lubbock.
Waylon blamed himself for Buddy's death for the rest of his life. |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 5 May 2007 12:47 am
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It would be a shame if Waylon blamed himself.
He recorded a version of 'Learning the Game' with Mark Knopfler on the tribute album 'Not Fade Away.
It's as close to emotional as I've ever heard Jennings' voice.
When I first moved to Lubbock, I had a summer job with the schools. Tearing out old desks at O.L. Slaton Jr. Hi., I found one with BUDDY HOLLY scratched on it with a pen knife. Wish I had kept it. He's still a legend here.
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Randy Phelps
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Posted 5 May 2007 12:42 pm
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| or say, Robbie Robertson of The Band and I remember thinking: "Nah-I don't think so!" |
Ha ha, I remember seeing that Robbie Robertson claimed to write those band songs and I said "Nah-I don't think so!" as I listened to levon helm talk...
"American Pie" like most icons is loved and hated... I sure do love that live double album he put out... |
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Randy Phelps
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Posted 5 May 2007 12:44 pm
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| Charlie McDonald wrote: |
It would be a shame if Waylon blamed himself.
He recorded a version of 'Learning the Game' with Mark Knopfler on the tribute album 'Not Fade Away.
It's as close to emotional as I've ever heard Jennings' voice.
When I first moved to Lubbock, I had a summer job with the schools. Tearing out old desks at O.L. Slaton Jr. Hi., I found one with BUDDY HOLLY scratched on it with a pen knife. Wish I had kept it. He's still a legend here. |
He's still a legend here too!
If you wanna hear Waylon be emotional... take a listen to "If You See Me Gettin' Smaller (I'm Leavin)"
The part where he says "out in front of the Main Point..." is chilling... instant chicken skin. |
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