American Pie
The lyrics closely follow the photos in this video. They synchronize beautifully to explain each verse. Although Don McClean only released it in 1971, for those of us who grew up in the '50s and '60s this is a great piece with some very poignant moments in the history of those times. And for those of you who did not, it's a taste of what you missed. I didn’t know that 'American Pie' was the name of the plane in which Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed when it crashed in 1959 – but I knew the chorus about music dying on that day. However, when the words are put together with pictures and film clips the song takes on more meaning. It took a lot of fore-thought to produce this and it brings back lots of memories and also makes the lyrics really come alive. Those were the days and we were very fortunate to grow up during that period of time. Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie.