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thenewgreen  ·  4714 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The day the music died
Why does this Don McLean song have a photo Dylan the whole time? What am I missing here?




alpha0  ·  4714 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Annoyed me too -- it was the best clip I could find for the track.
thenewgreen  ·  4713 days ago  ·  link  ·  
My dad listened to this song a lot when I was a kid. I think it will be a few decades until I can voluntarily listen to it ;-)
alpha0  ·  4713 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Then read the lyrics ...
thenewgreen  ·  4713 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Oh, I know the lyrics. I actually think b_b might be on to something regarding why Dylan's photo was used.
b_b  ·  4714 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Maybe in the eyes of whoever posted it, the "day the music died" was the concert he played at Royal Albert Hall where he had his coming out party as a rock and roll artist. Turned a lot of his fans off, but was the best decision he ever made.

Or maybe it was just an error.

thenewgreen  ·  4713 days ago  ·  link  ·  
When Dylan went "electric"!

That's when he got fun imo.

b_b  ·  4713 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Absolutely. Who can listen to "Blowin' in the Wind" on repeat? I'd rather have my eardrums stabbed out with a rusty knife.
thenewgreen  ·  4713 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Hell yeah. Plus he had The Band as his "band". How fucking great is that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLqhlApcyrI