I didn’t see this coming!… DON MCLEAN - AMERICAN PIE REACTION (first time hearing)

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  • FIRST TIME HEARING DON MCLEAN - AMERICAN PIE REACTION
    Original video: • Don McLean - American ...
    And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. John 1:16
    #DonMclean
    #americanpie
    #donmcleanreaction
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    Thanks for watching Fam. xoxo
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  • @albertsmith9315
    @albertsmith9315 Před rokem +156

    Great song, but that's a photo of Bob Dylan.

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem +17

      Bob Dylan?😮
      That’s the photo on the video of the song I listened to. I had only seen Don McLean a few times from watching Vincent. Didn’t know it wasn’t him🤦‍♀️

    • @charleslively1714
      @charleslively1714 Před rokem +8

      Yup bob

    • @mikeciboroski3849
      @mikeciboroski3849 Před rokem +5

      I was just gonna say that

    • @chrislillback8462
      @chrislillback8462 Před rokem +32

      Bob Dylan wishes he could sing like this!😂

    • @mikeciboroski3849
      @mikeciboroski3849 Před rokem +4

      @@chrislillback8462 I totally agree

  • @m_v__m_v
    @m_v__m_v Před rokem +154

    Thanks for doing this one. This is an iconic song in American music. There was a plane crash in February 1959, it killed 3 Rock and Roll stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valence and JP Richardson (the Big Bopper). It became known as "the day the music died." Maclean wrote this song 10 years later, and it tells the story of the music industry from 1959 to 1969, with all sorts of references and allusions and symbolism. It's really amazing. (For example some people think the Jester refers to Bob Dylan, the King refers to Elvis, the Quartet refers to the Beatles etc). There are websites that try to explain what all the lyrics mean.
    Great reaction as always!
    (Also, that picture isn't Don Maclean, it's Bob Dylan fyi) 0:53

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem +22

      Don McLean is a really great storyteller I must say👏🥹💔.
      Thanks for the info!
      And for the picture, I know better now. I had no idea that wasn’t Don McLean 🤦‍♀️

    • @southerneruk
      @southerneruk Před rokem +5

      Very good, but the Jester is a reference to Jerry Lee Lewis who took the crown from Elvis when he was time in the Army, the reference Father the son and Holy Ghost is Father J P Richardson, the son Richie Valence and Holy ghost Buddy Holly.

    • @williammcpeak8800
      @williammcpeak8800 Před rokem +4

      @@southerneruk I was under the assumption that the father son and holy ghost referred to John F Kennedy, Martin luther King and Robert Kennedy, all assassinated during the '60's.

    • @debjorgo
      @debjorgo Před rokem +2

      @@southerneruk McClean said at one time that the Jester was Bob Dylan, who was poised to take the crown from Elvis, until the Beatles came along and changed everything. He later denied this, referring to the military industrial complex and other, somewhat off-the-wall metaphors, which led me to believe he was hoping to extend the mysteries longer.

    • @m_v__m_v
      @m_v__m_v Před rokem +2

      @southerneruk south I've read the Jester referred to as several different people. There really aren't many definites for most of this song, as Maclean has never really explained it fully. (Some references are explicit, like Lennon, and the Byrds, etc)

  • @davidworthen4250
    @davidworthen4250 Před rokem +8

    Don McLean paints such a visual picture with his music. This song will live on for a long time.

  • @75campbell
    @75campbell Před rokem +18

    Imagine the music Buddy Holly would've made had he not died!
    Don did his legacy and the others justice with this masterpiece

  • @lordemed1
    @lordemed1 Před rokem +3

    One of the USA's greatest songs from the 60's...iconic..gets better over time.

  • @tnetroP
    @tnetroP Před rokem +18

    I love this song. It was also one of my father's favourites so we played it at his funeral 21 years ago. To this day I can barely listen to it without getting emotional and thinking of him. I'm a grown man in my 50's. I've battled through life and can cope with just about everything that can be thrown at me. But sometimes I have to turn it off before it has finished. It's a good day when I can make it through the whole song. I miss him.

    • @thomastimlin1724
      @thomastimlin1724 Před rokem +1

      Music is very powerful and there certain songs when you lose a loved one you can no longer listen to like Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce...I lost my younger brother 3 years ago for example.

  • @deemo359
    @deemo359 Před rokem +11

    I had the great fortune of seeing Don McLean in concert years ago as he performed this signature song. It still gives me goosebumps (as I believe it gave you)! And, as always, I enjoyed your heartfelt reaction to this epic song. You are a natural!!

    • @jimmyboock1540
      @jimmyboock1540 Před 10 měsíci

      Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash the day the music died. You showed his picture. Now jump down the Bob Dylan rabbit hole. Maybe the greatest songwriter to ever live.

  • @mikemiller3069
    @mikemiller3069 Před rokem +9

    Several people have explained the meanings of certain lines of the song but one of the main lines is one that people rarely explain. Don says, "this will be the day that I die" multiple times throughout the song. This is a reference to one of Buddy Holly's most famous songs called, "That'll Be The Day" in which Buddy Holly says in the chorus "that'll be the day when I die". So, writing about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly (and the others), Don McLean used a variation of that line.

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem +2

      wow🥹👏

    • @user-pv8bm9ez8f
      @user-pv8bm9ez8f Před 9 měsíci +1

      Buddy Holly got the title "That'll Be The Day" from an often repeated phrase used by John Wayne in the film "The Searchers"

  • @matthawkins8880
    @matthawkins8880 Před rokem +2

    Don McLean has been asked hundreds of times what is the meaning of this song. He has an answer. "It means I never have to work again."

  • @clarkgrayhame1250
    @clarkgrayhame1250 Před rokem +7

    This song is a great American classic. I enjoyed the look on your face when the song went up tempo. I was too young when this song was popular but I think the meaning behind is universal enough that any genre could appreciate this timeless classic.

  • @goss1961
    @goss1961 Před rokem +1

    The line 'this will be the day that I die' refers to the Buddy Holly song "That'll Be The Day", which has the line 'that'll be the day when I die'.

  • @thomastimlin1724
    @thomastimlin1724 Před rokem +23

    There are references to songs and musicians and historical things all over the place in this masterpiece. Most young people who did not live in the era do not really "get" this song when hearing it for the first time. . But they do recognize that it is poetry, great story telling. This is not "just another song." You need to read an article on this song to fully understand what you heard girl...for example the line "I met a girl who sang the blues" is Janis Joplin, who died at age 27. "the father, son and holy ghost" refers to President John F. Kennedy, his younger brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, who were all assassinated in the 1960's. I don't why they put up Bob Dylan's picture the entire song, that's NOT who died or who's music died etc. He is is referred to in the song but putting his photo up the entire song is very misleading.

    • @jollyrodgers7272
      @jollyrodgers7272 Před rokem +1

      the 3 men he admired most were Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper - that was always my take.

    • @corinnecivish7673
      @corinnecivish7673 Před 11 měsíci

      @@jollyrodgers7272 JFK, RFK, MLK

    • @davidroberts794
      @davidroberts794 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@corinnecivish7673 Maybe you should watch the CZcams Video with Don and let him give you the meaning behind the song himself.

  • @derekangus1354
    @derekangus1354 Před rokem +3

    Great to see you exposing this great song, one of the best in music history, to a generation unfamiliar with it. Sometimes you just have to listen carefully to a song without distraction to really appreciate it's worth. Then you will never forget it. Blessings.

  • @geoffreymarston5948
    @geoffreymarston5948 Před rokem +17

    Thanks for your reaction to this classic song !
    Great job on putting a smile on my face !
    May Gods Blessings be with you ! 💓

  • @2GunRock
    @2GunRock Před rokem +1

    The final verses before the last chorus refers to The Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont which is viewed by many as the end of the 1960's idealism, and from that point forward America took more of a revolutionary tone, which continues (left vs right) till this day, thus McLean is using the concert at Altamont as a euphemism for the day the music died. It starts as a reference to the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valence and the Big Bopper, but in that final verse it's a euphemism for Altamont and the end of the 60's idealism. Just so you know, The Stones hired the Hells Angels as bodyguards for the Altamont concert, a fight broke out and some people rushed the stage, it was pretty chaotic, but apparently one of the Hells Angels stabbed or shot a kid and killed him. The whole final verse before the slow ending is all about the Stones and Altamont. At the time it was believed The Stones were singing "Sympathy for the Devil" when all hell broke loose. It's since been denied, but when McLean wrote this song that was still the prevailing wisdom. That's why the verses talks about Jack Flash (Jumping Jack Flash, a euphemism for Mick Jagger) sitting on a candlestick cause fire is the devils only friend, and the verses about "no Angel born in hell" (Hells Angels) could break that Satan's spell. Anyway, the entire song is filled with metaphors, euphemisms and symbolism that way. For example, the Sergeants playing a marching tune refers to the Beatles (Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band). He also refers to the Beatles at the height of their popularity, when he says the players (other singers/bands) tried to take the field, but the marching band refused to yield. Anyway, when the song was released it became an American anthem, everyone understood the lyrics. Of course not so much anymore. It's still a great song, but the lyrics need to be explained to a younger generation.

  • @ricknbacker5626
    @ricknbacker5626 Před rokem +14

    The song starts with a young Don delivering the newspapers that told of the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in the winter of 1959 (Feb 3rd) in a plane crash. He references the event with the lyrics 'And as the plane climbed high in to the night to light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan dancing with delight the day the music died." The second half of the song takes place 10 years later with references to The Beatles and The Byrds. It is a remarkable song that Mr. McClean said practically wrote itself. As for you young lady, that was one of my favorite Mo reactions of all time. It was FANTASTIC!! Take care my friend, Rick (still hoping you will react to Meatloaf's Two Out Of Three Aint Bad)🙂

    • @alanneel1369
      @alanneel1369 Před rokem

      Feb. 3rd

    • @ricknbacker5626
      @ricknbacker5626 Před rokem

      @@alanneel1369 Thanks A N . I knew that 😠I should of proof read . Fixed the OP✌ RNB

    • @jameswiglesworth5004
      @jameswiglesworth5004 Před rokem +1

      There are also references to Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones

    • @alanneel1369
      @alanneel1369 Před rokem +1

      @@ricknbacker5626 easy for me to remember it cause that was my grandmothers 18th bday

    • @ricknbacker5626
      @ricknbacker5626 Před rokem

      @@alanneel1369 Wpw!

  • @brianharriman7979
    @brianharriman7979 Před rokem +34

    Older Americans might understand the meaning of the lyrics on a first listen, but being a young African you likely had no idea before you read people’s comments. The song has a timeless and universal appeal even without fully understanding it. Don’s beautiful voice is captivating. There are a number of change ups in the music that are absolutely perfect. It’s definitely his most memorable song.

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem +4

      Thanks a lot🙏

    • @Vinterfrid
      @Vinterfrid Před rokem +2

      I seriously doubt that even "older Americans" fully understood the lyrics; especially not on a first listen. Speaking for myself, I turned 18 the year this song was published and it was very few references I understood (if any at all). E.g. I had never heard the word "levee" before, so I had to look it up (it still did not make much sense to me). It took me well over 40 years to get most of the references (some of which are still quite ambiguous). Then again, I am Swedish. 😏

  • @carlbaker7242
    @carlbaker7242 Před rokem +3

    A sad song but a reminder love every day. Tomorrow never promise my dear.

  • @williamward446
    @williamward446 Před rokem +17

    I met a girl who sang the blues
    And I asked her for some happy news,
    But she just smiled and turned away...
    Janis Joplin...

  • @GrinningDwarf
    @GrinningDwarf Před rokem +9

    Thank you for this genuine, heartfelt reaction. We heard these songs so often on the radio that they became caricatures and parodies. We need these reminders from reactors like you to remember how awesome these songs are.

  • @claztube
    @claztube Před 9 měsíci

    ...I was surprised to notice you wern't mouthing the chorus by the middle and certainly by the end of the song. 'Bye, Bye Miss American Pie...the Day, the Music Died'. It's so contagious.

  • @Mark13091961
    @Mark13091961 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Your face is a picture Mo ... plenty of commenters explaining the meaning and what day the music died referred to. We could tell you recognised you were hearing something special. Enjoyed you enjoying this. Rock on girl

  • @scottmatzeder9162
    @scottmatzeder9162 Před rokem +3

    Darn near every verse in this song has Historical meanings to the early years on Rock n Roll! You really should follow the History of it and you will make alot of sense to everything that was sung in this Masterpiece of music and poetry...

  • @carnivoroussoupspoon
    @carnivoroussoupspoon Před 11 měsíci +3

    Thank you for listening to this one, this is a song that everyone can love but is very American. Its difficult for someone not from America and not from the time to really understand.

  • @oldmanghost219
    @oldmanghost219 Před rokem +7

    Janis Joplin, "The Girl That Sang The Blues" - My #1 favorite and biggest hit - Me and Bobby McGee - the one that was released after she died and hit the top of the charts. Also - Piece Of My Heart

    • @jackbrooks5487
      @jackbrooks5487 Před rokem

      The live version of Ball and Chain is awesome. Cass Eliot of The Mamas and the Papas is shown in the audience. Her reaction to Janis says it all. She was a treasure beyond price.

  • @gridtwodriver6769
    @gridtwodriver6769 Před 6 měsíci

    The coat he burrowed from James Dean. Dylan started wearing a red jacket like the one James Dean Wore.

  • @mass4552
    @mass4552 Před rokem +13

    Hauntingly beautiful. And so is the song.

  • @paulgriswold5255
    @paulgriswold5255 Před rokem

    I see fans have called out that the “ day the music died “ referrers to these great musicians all dying in a tragic plane crash.
    On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, “The Big Bopper” J. P. Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. They were headed to their next stop on their tour.

  • @eppielederer3278
    @eppielederer3278 Před rokem

    On Feb. 3, 1959, rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash along with 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson. This incident became known as “The Day The Music Died,” after Don McLean coined it in his 1971 song, “American Pie.”

  • @johnlyle5907
    @johnlyle5907 Před rokem +6

    Don always has a story to tell Mo

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem

      I must say that Don is a very good storyteller too👏👏👏

  • @carenhelms8518
    @carenhelms8518 Před rokem +15

    I believe the reason there is a picture of Bob Dylan is that many people believe "the jester" referred to in the song was Bob Dylan. Also "the king" was Elvis Presley. Thank you for listening this great song!

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem +1

      I doubt I have heard a song from Bob Dylan yet. So I had no idea it was him. All my belief with this video is that that is Don McLean. However I noticed a difference when I saw Don McLean’s Vincent this evening. But somehow I didn’t figure that the person in the photo isn’t him.🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @debjorgo
      @debjorgo Před rokem +1

      @@MorenikejiTaiwo Yeah, that's Bob Dylan's picture used in the thumbnail. Butt he is most likely referenced in the song as well. Listen to Bob Dylan's Tangled Up in Blue, Subterranean Homesick Blues or Knocking on Heaven's Door. He's the legend that he is for his songs the Times They Are A'Changin', and A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall though.

    • @user-pv8bm9ez8f
      @user-pv8bm9ez8f Před 9 měsíci

      Don Mclean has denied that the Jester refers to Bob Dylan, or that The King is Elvis Presley

    • @roderickdunn3464
      @roderickdunn3464 Před měsícem

      Janis Joplin is the girl that sang the blues.

  • @myxxx2577
    @myxxx2577 Před rokem

    The picture is of Bob Dylan (represented in this song as "The Jester") and not Don Mclean. I have no idea why.
    This is the story in metaphor of American pop culture in the 1960s and loss of innocence beginning with the deaths of Buddy Holly, JP "Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens.
    Bob Dylan (The Jester), Elvis Presley (The King), The Beatles (The Sergeants/Marching Band), The Rolling Stones (Jack Flash - reference to the tragic concert at Altamont), Janis Joplin (The girl who sang the blues) and other pop stars are represented as well as the Manson Family and ending with reference to President John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King - a masterpiece.

  • @HappyScience-wp8cn
    @HappyScience-wp8cn Před 3 měsíci

    Two things about the song appear not to be explained in the places I've looked.
    1. Where did "Bye-bye Miss American Pie" come from?
    2. What about driving a Chevy to the levee?
    I have potential answers to both. Note "potential."
    This song is saying goodbye to an era represented by the Miss America contest and "As American as apple pie." Squash these together and you get the song line. Maybe.
    Dinah Shore had a television show where she sang "See the USA in your Chevrolet." A commercial done by the show's host. One line goes something like "On a highway or a road along the levee." The Dinah Shore show epitomized that era in some ways. Where else would Don have come up with that specific rhyme. This is a possible source of that line. The levee being dry was another way of saying that era is over.
    I would enjoy seeing the ideas from others.

  • @skonenblades
    @skonenblades Před rokem +1

    I heard this song for the first as a little kid because my parents liked it so much. All of the symbolism went over my head of course, so I took it quite literally with no metaphor and it was still such a fantastic song. You don't have to 'know what it means' or whatever to appreciate it. But I'm sure it helps on some level. Great song.

  • @gilcostilla3302
    @gilcostilla3302 Před rokem +4

    I really enjoy this song. One of the first songs I learned to play on my guitar. I love your reactions, beautiful lady. Keep up the good work. Peace and love always...

  • @eanjamesmogg9488
    @eanjamesmogg9488 Před rokem +3

    First time I've heard the long version! Thank you very much.. By the way the Photo is Bob Dylan and as below in other comments it's about three of the top musicians of their time Dying in a Plane crash, thanks again 👍

  • @phildiamond8549
    @phildiamond8549 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Dylan is the jester in the song - or so it’s said.

  • @CLAWCUZBRO
    @CLAWCUZBRO Před 7 měsíci

    8yrs old singing this in the back of dads car /,,lol memories ah

  • @andrewjenkinson7052
    @andrewjenkinson7052 Před rokem

    An ABBA challenge for you:
    "Slipping through my fingers".
    Interested to see how far you get without crying. It brings this 78 year old man to tears EVERY TIME. It is excellent.

  • @paulward1799
    @paulward1799 Před 3 měsíci

    The jester mentioned in the song was Bob Dylan.

  • @alonzocoyethea6148
    @alonzocoyethea6148 Před rokem +4

    Even after all these years, Such a catchy tune/Lyrics and a great arrangement, starting off with just a piano, rocking it through the story, then taking it out with just acoustic. I gotta hand it to Mclean's band..they kept it tight!! Yeah, good points and pick, Mo!

  • @miltonslocum8957
    @miltonslocum8957 Před rokem +9

    Wonderful reaction as always Baby Girl! This song is subject to a lot of interpretations. Don McLean has called this song a complicated parable, open to many interpretations. He's quoted as saying "People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time."
    According to McLean, the song represents a shift from the naive and innocent 50's to the darker days of the 60's. Hope this helps Baby Girl❤

  • @mik9124
    @mik9124 Před 11 měsíci

    Thx for this beauty reaction
    So what i can say ,
    Life is right infront of you ... follow your way , go on and on ...
    and the Lord will be the one who take you to enjoy one more again the Harmonie of Life .
    Some never die , thx Don

  • @drewnc6196
    @drewnc6196 Před 11 měsíci

    Such a timely song. It is where we are now.

  • @saintsefo4763
    @saintsefo4763 Před rokem +3

    Hi, Mo. Loved your reaction to this song. After reading a few comments about the thumbnail being Bob Dylan I tried to verify it or find out why it wasn't Don McLean. Sooo many theories about the song, it made my head spin. Just gonna say i like it and leave it at that. Thanks for sharing 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @markdavis3814
    @markdavis3814 Před rokem +1

    The song, Killing Me Softy, by Dionne Warwick, is about seeing Done McLean live for the first time.

  • @keysersoze1294
    @keysersoze1294 Před rokem +2

    hello my favourite baby girl! 💖 sorry for the delay in commenting. I'm sure you've had 6 days of comments describing the various meanings of the song, so i will just add that Don Maclean is so poetic with his lyrics, conjuring up such strong images. Another great song of his, is "Empty Chairs", but i should warn you to have a box of tissues close by! As always, lovely to see your heartfelt reaction. Lots of Love 😘

  • @stenblann9784
    @stenblann9784 Před rokem

    I am pretty sure you and your fam would enjoy another composition by Don McLean named "Starry, Starry Night", a tribute to Vincent Van Gogh and his painting, Starry Night.

  • @jeffyoung801
    @jeffyoung801 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The photo on the screen is Bob Dylan.

  • @raymonddevera2796
    @raymonddevera2796 Před rokem

    American Pie was the name of the plane that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson (the Big Bobber) were in when they were killed along with the pilot.

  • @randallmccoy8581
    @randallmccoy8581 Před 10 měsíci

    In 1959, travelling by small plane between concert venues, 3 popular and famous rock and roll musicians of the day, lost their lives when their plane crashed during a storm, killing everyone on board. America was shocked and saddened at the news of this sudden and profound loss. Sad times.

  • @paulnelson5713
    @paulnelson5713 Před rokem +6

    Great song ❤

  • @bobbyc3895
    @bobbyc3895 Před rokem +2

    I've probably heard this song hundreds of times, and after time, you forget about what songs are really about and how you felt the first time you heard it.. What I love about your videos is that it brings me back to the first time I heard these songs. I get to see your reactions it reminds of why I love songs like this.

  • @pamagnolia
    @pamagnolia Před rokem +5

    Fabulous, iconic song. I’m so happy you got to enjoy this Mo. 😊

  • @NSResponder
    @NSResponder Před rokem +5

    That photo is Bob Dylan, not Don McLean.

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem

      I had no idea.😩
      My sincere apologies for this one. It’s the photo that was shown in the video of the song I played. And I picked that version cos it said good quality 🥹

    • @NSResponder
      @NSResponder Před rokem

      @@MorenikejiTaiwo No apology needed, I just let you know in case you wanted to fix it.

  • @oleeb
    @oleeb Před 5 měsíci

    I love your reactions, but your face in this one was priceless as the song unfolded! It is most definitely a masterpiece and most Americans know it word for word. It came out in the early 70's and is still quite popular today. Keep up the good work!

  • @chopa2less
    @chopa2less Před rokem +2

    Great session players!

  • @jameswargo6762
    @jameswargo6762 Před rokem +3

    Excellent this is a great one 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

  • @mikedaugherty30
    @mikedaugherty30 Před 10 měsíci

    A love watching your expressions as the gears turn trying to figure out what this song is about!

  • @gordonj.wallis2826
    @gordonj.wallis2826 Před 11 měsíci

    This is like an iconic song for American people my age. Lol I’m like 70.

  • @jsgraham67
    @jsgraham67 Před 11 měsíci

    The Day the Music Died has reverberated through the generations of Rock And Roll musicians. America lost 3 amazing musicians on that day in February 1959. I don't care what the symbolism of the characters are. I can sit and speculate that for days, like my son does with the hidden plots of the Harry Potter films. What I do know is, when this song comes on, wherever you are, it puts people in a mood to sing along and be a part of the story. I've said it a million times, "Life without music has no meaning. And isn't a life to live at all." Don McLean captured the soul and sentiment of the music industry in the 1960's. But what came out of the 1960's was amazing. Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, the Yardbirds, the list can go on and on. So I don't think the music died at all. We were graced with the most amazing music that I continue to listen to today. Ms. I encourage to please explore the music of the 60's and 70's more.

  • @realamerican5813
    @realamerican5813 Před rokem +6

    One of my favorites! You should check out the version that he did with "Home Free", I promise that you will LOVE it!!

    • @daveshep9400
      @daveshep9400 Před rokem +1

      50th anniversary collaboration with Don and Home Free.

  • @kelvenguard
    @kelvenguard Před rokem

    when I was in Grade 4 way back in the early mid 1970s our Teacher would play Guitar and sing this song every Music Class, we would all sing the course... I think we had to learn it to pass Music... A memory SOooo long ago :)

  • @jamesbondbond8388
    @jamesbondbond8388 Před rokem

    The picture is Bob Dylan !!!!!hahahhahahhahhah

  • @ronlittle578
    @ronlittle578 Před 8 měsíci

    Like/love 90% of your musical choices on which to react. Appreciate your love of the "oldies". You have a good ear, my dear.

  • @marcillioficino4663
    @marcillioficino4663 Před rokem

    The resemblance between Dylan and Mclean is amazing.

  • @lisamorejon9943
    @lisamorejon9943 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I thought this song was made in memory of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens.
    After their plane crashed. I may be wrong.

  • @suemachado4464
    @suemachado4464 Před rokem +5

    Love, love, love your reactions! ❤

  • @boosuedon
    @boosuedon Před rokem

    That is Bob Dylan you have pictured there in the corner, not Don Mclean and certainly not Buddy Holly which is who Don was singing about at the very beginning of the song.

  • @overweg57
    @overweg57 Před rokem

    Hi Morenikeji. I miss this kind of music always to day , it’s special music ! I love the music from the 70 ‘s and 80’s very much. You look beautiful today 😍. Thanks for your choice and Love from Holland. 👍👏😘🙋🏼‍♂️🇳🇱

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem

      Thank you so much😍😍
      Lots of love from Naija💗😊

  • @jollyrodgers7272
    @jollyrodgers7272 Před rokem

    A reporter once asked Don McLean what the lyrics in "American Pie" meant, Don said "It means I'll never have to work another day in my life." and it's true, this song made him rather wealthy. Do a Wiki Search on The Day The Music Died - too extensive to describe here, but Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper all perished in a plane crash one night. The song is basically a social commentary regarding the abstract directions popular music went during the decade of the '60s. That's Bob Dylan in the photo - don't know why they put that up.

  • @pamstuckey8349
    @pamstuckey8349 Před 4 měsíci

    I think a song that would be a good complement to this song is one less well known - Abraham, Martin and John - sung by Dion. Another song related to American History

  • @steveoh5801
    @steveoh5801 Před 7 měsíci

    OMG!!! You with your hair down....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @maxcrit3481
    @maxcrit3481 Před 11 měsíci +1

    One of the best songs ever. Thanks for checking it out : )
    P.S. ❤ Your reactions

  • @enchanted_miracle
    @enchanted_miracle Před rokem

    Still waters run deep, your intensity of insight, upon hearing poetry, infinite eyes, are the heart and soul of life

  • @wdm5000
    @wdm5000 Před rokem

    Love your video. I think if you rated songs on lyrics alone, I think this would be at the very top. It takes you all the way through the boomer generation and all the ways music reflected what it was like to be alive from the 60's through the 70's. I'm sure others have mentioned this, but when he was asked what the song means, he said "it means I never have to work again." I also bet he wrote this whole thing in less than one day.

  • @HowardSutton-24506
    @HowardSutton-24506 Před 9 měsíci

    I remember when this song first came out. we had the best music in the 60s amd 70s

  • @jimwillride
    @jimwillride Před 8 měsíci

    Super important song here in USA, no one knows why! Well, just kidding a bit, but truly no one has the final interpretation of this wonderful piece of art enjoyed by everyone, almost. I am once again touched by your ability to listen from the heart the first time, really hear it, this music. Thanks for a little soulshine! Much love baby sister, ❤❤❤

  • @kathieovercash8414
    @kathieovercash8414 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Great song. Hits on so many things.

  • @traver1965
    @traver1965 Před 6 měsíci

    Something gone wrong here. The Day the Music died is such a great song and I love it. The guy you have on the piture is Bob Dylan. Dylan has wrote the most poetic songs in the world of music and as such he has received the Nobel prize of litterature as the first ever sing and song writer. I would recommend "Desolation Road", it is really a masterpiece. Or "Only A Pawn In Their Game" which he played at Martin Luthers big peace march. In case you dont know, and I am sorry if you do thus misunderstanding you, Martin Luther King is perhaps the most known black American in history

  • @FishKungfu
    @FishKungfu Před rokem

    Great reaction!

  • @eclecticexplorer7828
    @eclecticexplorer7828 Před rokem

    Like many, I had believed that the Jester was Dylan, the King was Elvis, but then I read that while McLean doesn't like to explain the lyrics, he did say in a documentary that these characters do not refer to Dylan and Elvis. He wouldn't say who the Jester is, but he did hint that the King was Jesus Christ. Mentioning the line "The Jester stole his thorny crown," McLean said, "Elvis did not have a thorny crown. Jesus Christ has a thorny crown." He said that if he meant Dylan or Elvis, he would have used their names.
    He did say about the song in general that the song was really about everything that was going on in America at the time. In his own words, "We were in the middle of a huge upheaval in the United States: drugs, the war in Vietnam, civil rights, cities on fire, bodies coming home every day from the war in Vietnam. I wanted to write a big song about America, and when I fused the death of Buddy Holly with these ideas, that’s when that song became what it was, but it took 10 years for me to wait for that moment to do that.” He said that the jester being on the sideline in a cast meant that things just weren't funny anymore. That leads me to suspect that the Jester was Lenny Bruce. Lenny Bruce would make scathing jokes about the way things were, and it seems McLean just reached the point where he couldn't laugh about it anymore.
    A lot of it had to do with Vietnam and the protests surrounding it. "The marching band refused to yield" was referring to the military-industrial complex. They wouldn't yield to the protests. The "sweet perfume" was tear gas. He said that the line "the players tried for a forward pass" came from "Bottle Up and Go," a classic blues song from Josh White. The line was "here I am in the grass, a forward pass you got to bottle up and go."
    There were also some more personal aspects to the song. When he sang, "For ten years, we've been on our own, and moss grows fat on a rolling stone," he said that he was talking about a strained relationship between himself and his mother following his father's death. He felt that he was becoming too sedentary and was putting on weight.

  • @artsilva
    @artsilva Před rokem +2

    Hi Mo, Can I begin saying you look extra lovely today 🥰 ... great reaction, and thank you for bringing us this song.
    I remember when this song would come on the radio when I was a kid and we would always sing the chorus. This always seemed like a happy song back then until later in life I realized what it was talking about. That and the childhood memories of singing this with my friends out in the yard and now watching you enjoying the song is bringing all those memories back and kinda gets me emotional. Have a wonderful rest of the week my friend ❤you are the best.

  • @werjor632
    @werjor632 Před 8 měsíci

    Its about the airplane crash where Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens and other musicians died....that was the day the music died.

  • @EddioPinaR
    @EddioPinaR Před rokem

    The day the music died is an event that happened in February of 59.
    Is a part of American history.
    Of course that was so long ago. Before you was born i understand you don't know what's the Singer sings about.
    Thank you for react to this song. As always I enjoy your reaction.
    I love you Morenikeji.❤

  • @matthewcostello3530
    @matthewcostello3530 Před rokem

    The levee was a bar and when it was closed they went to Rye,NY to drink

  • @pgrigg
    @pgrigg Před rokem

    Thank you for your response - I love people re-discovering Don McLean. Just a note that you have the correct photo of him on your Vincent video, but not on this one. This one is actually of Bob Dylan, so it's incorrect. Thank you for making the video though!

  • @tayclarets
    @tayclarets Před rokem +2

    Great song. Reminds me of a good friend that passed away..

  • @scottsager440
    @scottsager440 Před rokem

    Whimsical and sad simultaneously.

  • @mrod7692
    @mrod7692 Před rokem

    It doesn't get anymore classic than this.

  • @timtravasos2742
    @timtravasos2742 Před rokem

    Love your strong emotional reaction, as always, dear.

  • @thomasripley1548
    @thomasripley1548 Před rokem

    This song refers to t plane crash that killed BudyHolly, the Big Bopper, and Richie Valens, as the day the music died .all other references are to events from the 1960s.....

  • @mikekelly6023
    @mikekelly6023 Před rokem

    Awesome reaction Morenikeji again thanks for posting so soon we don’t like to wait to long to see that absolutely beautiful SMILE 😊 ❤️🇨🇦🙏

  • @joehartmann9353
    @joehartmann9353 Před rokem

    Great poetry set to music.

  • @terryhughes7349
    @terryhughes7349 Před rokem

    great reaction. this is a beautiful song. It told a story.

  • @petercsigo3314
    @petercsigo3314 Před rokem

    Very good reaction.👍

  • @markdavis3814
    @markdavis3814 Před rokem

    This is a song about when Buddy Holly died. That was the day the music died. It was also the day society died.

  • @j.l.duncan4308
    @j.l.duncan4308 Před rokem +1

    The city is America. An yes Bob Dillon.

  • @patrikpatrik421
    @patrikpatrik421 Před rokem +3

    Always fun to see you react😊

  • @davecrawford4418
    @davecrawford4418 Před rokem +4

    The song is about The Big Bopper. He died in a plane crash along with Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly. They were on their way from one concert to the next concert when their small plane crashed shortly after take off. A sad day for music. The day the music died!

    • @MorenikejiTaiwo
      @MorenikejiTaiwo  Před rokem

      😔💔

    • @edb6690
      @edb6690 Před rokem +2

      The song was actually written about Buddy Holly, the reference in the beginning about not remembering if he cried reading about his widowed bride. Buddy had just recently gotten married and she just was recently pregnant.