CHORUS
So... Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
So... Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Annotation - 歌詞試解
六十年代對美國人的比喻: "As American as Apple Pie 蘋果批餅" 般的美國人, 生活在甜蜜又豐饒的日子。可惜至七十年代開始, 年青人對越戰的迷失, 對社會狀况及當前政治的不滿, 衹與摇滾音樂相伴, 今天如夢初醒, 要對 "美國夢" 說再見了 !
Don McLean 回想以往對音樂的喝望與執着是徒勞的, 各友好對今天的噩耗, 感觸痛飲, 偶像歌手不幸離世, 對本土流行樂壇倍感迷惘, 悲觀, 音樂消逝至步向死亡。
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1957年的暢銷歌曲, 成為日後 The Beatles 甚至其他樂隊對演奏與編曲的趨勢有所啓發。
在歌詞中就有一句是 : "That'll be the day that/when I die"
THAT'LL BE THE DAY - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbyeYes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day when I die
All your hugs and kisses and your money too
Well, you know you love me baby
Until you tell me, maybe
That some day, well I'll be through
Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day when I die
Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day when I die
He shot it at your heart
So if we ever part and I leave you
You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly
That some day, well I'll be blue
Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day when I die
That'll be the day, hoo-hoo
That'll be the day, hoo-hoo
That'll be the day