The song "American Pie" .....

[Redfish]

This song came on while drinking a few brews with some friends...one of them commented that the lyrics reflect a piece of history....such as the part where the guy is in a leg cast was supposely Joe Namath...anybody heard of this and what about the rest of the song?? "Jack be nimble"...etc

 

[BleedDodgerBlue]

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_398b.html


google is great

 

[pd1]

Not sure but I thought it was written about the Buddy Holly airplany crash with the Big Bopper.

 

[BahamaMama]

http://wilstar.com/midi/americanpie.htm

yet a different googled page

 

[big red]

"the joker on the sideline in a cast", is a reference to bob dylan after his motorcycle accident.

 

[Redfish]

Thanks

 

[StevieD]

And the two men I admire most, Arnold and Willis of Different Strokes, were in jail with bail to post, the day all the good tv shows died. And we were singin' bye bye Mr. Magnum PI.....

Robby Roadsteamer, "The Day All The Good TV Shows Died"

 

[THE HITMAN]

PD1 & bigred are correct.............the day the music died.