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The Day the Music Died
On February 3, 1959, the single-engine plane carrying famed musicians Buddy Holly, J. ... It was later, in 1971, that the idiom “the day the music died” was coined about that fateful night. ... ” This ballad tells about the tragedy that occurred on that bitter February evening and the downfall of rock music -- and the ‘apple pie’ image of America -- that ensued. ... One thing can be said for sure is that it is not, as widely reported on many websites, the name of the airplane on which Buddy Holly was a passenger when he died. ... In the lyrics, “Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry,” the dry levee is a metaphor for rock music being (figuratively) sucked dry. ... The last line of the chorus is repeated twice and is a direct reference to a Buddy Holly song called “That’ll be the Day that I Die. ... Though music did not literally ‘die,’ it did change. ... “The day the music died” signifies the loss of the three musicians, as well as a loss of innocence. ... This verse also introduces Bob Dylan’s influence on him and rock music as a whole. ... This verse also hints to Bob Dylan’s roots in folk music. Folk music is defined as music of the masses; hence, “the voice that came from you and me” reference. ... As a whole, it corresponds to the time when Bob Dylan was out of the music scene for some time because of a nearly fatal motorcycle accident. ... The mention of the holy trinity is symbolic to the three men who died on February 3, 1959, and those three men are symbolic for all the heroes of the ‘50s rock-n-roll era. ... He did not allow the fame to change him or his music, and that, perhaps, is an even more fitting tribute to the man who inspired him to become who he is today.
Approximate Word count = 2216
Approximate Pages = 8.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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