American pie a funeral hymn for America?

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American pie is a funeral hymn for America

it never made any sense to me that this song was written about Buddy Holly.
i found this and sadly enough it makes a world of sense more .
i'm not easily shaken , but the more i read this interp. the more sadness i
felt for my country and everyone in it. no rebuttles please. if you read this,just chaulk it up to your data banks but i would like to hear your thoughts after you look at the interpretation.
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Man what a great song,thank you so much. Heres a link wish somebody would embed it.

video.google.com...#

learn to link brother, it ain't that hard.

this is a second line...

really it is.

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where do i go to learn linking?

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thank you nickoli but i really can't even listen to that song right now.

i just fall apart

There's a board questions section or a sophomore poster section. I also think there is a "how to" section for media.


Anyway, music can be folded neatly over any situation past, current or present. Try firing up " A Times They are a Changing"

ZOMG, the times...they are really....a changin'

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Guide to BB Code on ATS will tell you everything you need to know about imbedding, linking, etc.

I always thought that this great (and lengthy) epic was about the passing of the culture of the 60's. I think the song came out in the early 70's, and while Buddy Holly might be a starting point to the song, it talks about a ten year period...

yep, it's a melancholy song..... maybe with a tinge of hope. A real American anthem.

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thanks lello. and argentus


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hmmmmmmm, so it might be subjectively interpretive as we perceive the present situation? That's interesting lello... sort of a Nostradamus-like subjectivity?

reply to post by argentus

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yes its a prohetic funeral hymn. read the interpatation.
for starters the american way of life a family a home, a slice of the american pie say bye bye

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It is a song that can be interpreted numerous ways an was possibly written to be such..... Some how regardless of how it it interpreted, it has remained relevant and has always been a song mourning the changes brought forth by time.

I'm not going to debate anyone about the fact that this song has the ability to move anyone emotionally.

I'm old enough to know what this song was actually about at the time it was written and performed, lol.

If the next generation wants to lay it over the current time line, then so be it.

As someone mentioned though, it is like interpreting Nostradamus . You can read a lot of things into it.

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I think it's more a funeral hymn for that era of his life. That would explain the various elements he sings about.

Here ya go.....

www.youtube.com...

YouTube Link

Yea, that era being the 50's thru the 60's. It is extremely well documented what this song is about. Like I said, if you want to lay this over current events, knock yourself out, but it wasn't the intent of the song.

Oh, by the way, I was worried about the aspartame controversy with Coke Zero, but then I heard this song and realized it was all fine.

www.youtube.com...

These guys were telling us all something.

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on the original 45 cut of this song it says yahweh records and there is no such label my girl happened to have one.


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Awesome. Just had a nice family sing along.

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Is there anything in writing besides the non-information on that site? I really do not have time to listen to the mp3's

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Actually the artist has said that he doubted anyone would know what it is about. It could be interpreted many ways . . . just like Nostradamus