#The song buddy ya how to#

Veteran arrested for wearing a Veterans for Peace.A helmet might not look as cool as a hat.Takin it easy on an extended holiday weekend.So this is what being a turtle feels like.60s Songs Revised for Aging Baby Boomers.'American Pie' - The song's line by line meaning.One of Holly's hits was 'That'll be the Day' the chorus contains the line 'That'll be the day that I die'.Īs Paul Harvey would say, “ Here’s the rest of the story.” Since all three were so prominent at the time, Februbecame known as 'The Day The Music Died'.ĭon McLean dated a Miss America candidate during the pageant.ĭrove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye Singing 'This'll be the day that I die, This'll be the day that I die.' The same plane crash that killed Buddy Holly also took the lives of Richie Valens ('La Bamba') and The Big Bopper ('Chantilly Lace'). Holly's recent bride was pregnant when the crash took place she had a miscarriage shortly afterward.īut something touched me deep inside, The day the music died. I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride McLean recalls his desire to become a musician playing that sort of music.īuddy Holly died on Februin a plane crash in Iowa during a snowstorm.ĭon McLean's only job before becoming a full-time singer-songwriter was being a paperboy.īad news on the doorstep. One of early rock and roll's functions was to provide dance music for various social events. niggas gotta be the feds said i'm single but i ain't lonely want you, then i have you nigga slowly but surely it's midnight, got a flight in the morning dance floor, baby i like how you performing. And I knew if I had my chance, That I could make those people dance, And maybe they'd be happy for a while. I can still remember how That music used to make me smile. in 1972 the album containing it was released in 1971. Singer/songwriter Don McLean is lamenting the lack of 'danceable' good time party music in rock and roll and (in part) attributing that lack to the absence of Buddy Holly et. Tell'em about the warrants out for her arrestĪnd all the time she served in the 'Pen'.The entire song is a tribute to Buddy Holly and a commentary on how rock and roll music changed in the years since his death.

#The song buddy ya how to#

(yodel) Don't 'ya know, don't 'ya know, don't 'ya know There's a moral mixed up in this Sometimes bad luck cuts 'ya to the bone.'times it's 'gonna miss So, if you 'wanna keep your fishin' buddy, tell'em a tall tale 'bout 'ya wife Tell'em she has Lorena Bobbit's autograph and she knows how to use a good knife Chorus (yodel) Castin', castin', castin.every line I toss Hits the water with sadness in the tragedy of my loss I can't even get a single bite drinkin' beer all alone on the lake Thinkin' 'bout sellin' all my fishin' gear if she don't give'em a break. Edwin Doss Lordy, Lordy, Lordy.how life can throw me a curve Whoever's up there dealin' cards throws me things I don't deserve I came home and to my surprise there was a note taped to the door It read, 'honey, I've run off with your best friend.I don't live here anymore Chorus: Hold the phone! I really think she's gone a little too far She took all her clothes, the kitchen stuff, travel trailer and my new car Hey, that don't really matter.It was her choice to get up and go But she ran off with my fishin' buddy.and lord, I miss him so.