And do you have faith in God above, If the Bible tells you so? There's also an old Sunday School song which goes: 'Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so' Now do you believe in rock 'n roll? The Lovin' Spoonful had a hit in 1965 with John Sebastian's 'Do you Believe in Magic?'. (Verse 2) Did you write the book of love, 'The Book of Love' by the Monotones was a hit in 1958. Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye Singing 'This'll be the day that I die, This'll be the day that I die.' One of Holly's hits was 'That'll be the Day' the chorus contains the line 'That'll be the day that I die'. (Refrain) Bye bye Miss American Pie, Don McLean dated a Miss America candidate during the pageant. Since all three were so prominent at the time, Februbecame known as 'The Day The Music Died'. The same plane crash that killed Buddy Holly also took the lives of Richie Valens ('La Bamba') and The Big Bopper ('Chantilly Lace'). But something touched me deep inside, The day the music died. I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride Holly's recent bride was pregnant when the crash took place she had a miscarriage shortly afterward.

With every paper I'd deliver, Don McLean's only job before becoming a full-time singer-songwriter was being a paperboy. But February made me shiver, Buddy Holly died on Februin a plane crash in Iowa during a snowstorm. McLean recalls his desire to become a musician playing that sort of music. One of early rock and roll's functions was to provide dance music for various social events. And I knew if I had my chance, That I could make those people dance, And maybe they'd be happy for a while. I can still remember how That music used to make me smile. in 1972 the album containing it was released in 1971. McLean is lamenting the lack of 'danceable' good time party music in rock and roll and (in part) attributing that lack to the absence of Buddy Holly et. The entire song is a tribute to Buddy Holly and a commentary on how rock and roll music changed in the years since his death.

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