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many "scholars" of the sixties will agree that the mystery of this song is one of the reasons it has become so successful- everyone wants to know the meanings of its allegories.
Proof of "American Pie’s" truth lies in the allegory of the song. Many People enjoy the song but have no idea what it means- Who is the Jester? What is the levee? When the deeper story is found, the importance of the song is unearthed. "American Pie" is not only a song, it is an epic poem about the course of rock’n’roll in the sixties. The song is centered around the epic’s hero, Buddy Holly. Holly was a 50s rock and roller who experimented greatly with chords and beats. Many people say that if Holly hadn’t died, no one would have needed the Beatles, who in their time also revolutionized rock. But in any sense Holly was a rock pioneer. He wrote his own songs and popularized the use of the two guitar, bass and drums line-up (Jordan). Holly directly influenced most of the most prominent folk and rock ...

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dry. "This’ll be the day that I die," was taken from a Buddy Holly song entitled "That’ll be the Day" and a line in the chorus read, "That’ll be the day that I die," (Kulawiec).
The next verse of American Pie, McLean demonstrates what happened after Holly’s death. The birth of teen idols such as Frankie Avalon and Fabian arose. Although the verse seems positive, the narrator is left outside of the "dance". While ‘you’ (The youth of America) were dancing in the gym with ‘him’ (The teen idols) "...I knew that I was out of luck...", because the love that he wanted from ‘you’ was given to ‘him’ (Jordan). Another line in this verse is important. "Can you teach me how to dance real slow..." ...

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