Buddy Holly died in a plane crash in 1959 leading to the very sad (albeit stunningly beautiful) song by Don McLean that refers to that as "the day the music died".

This song using the same music with new lyrics changes to tag line to "The day the music came alive" pointing out that in 1959 the following bands started. (In alphabetical order)

Tommy James and the Shondells (Crimson & Clover)

The Kingsmen (Louie Louie)

The Lettermen (The Way You Look Tonight)

Ohio Players (Skin Tight, Fire, Love Rollercoaster)

The Ronettes (Be My Baby)

The Supremes (You Can't Hurry Love, Come See About Me, Baby Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Reflections, Someday We'll Be Together, You Keep Me Hangin' On, Back In My Arms Again, etc etc)

One band playing small clubs getting ready for their debut in a few months heralded the dawn of the golden age of music, the 1960s. Might have heard of them: The Beatles.

The music didn't die in 1959, the golden age of music was born.

Lyrics forthcoming but here's the chorus:

"The muuusic... caaaame alive. And we'd be singing high, high on American pie, drive our Chevy to the levy where the water ran high, and those good old boys were drinking whisky and rye singin' this'll be the day that I fly... this'll be the day that I fly."
-- doctorremulac3, Feb 08 2024

I did.

I'm sending the idea to Don McLean. I'll let him finish it.
-- doctorremulac3, Feb 08 2024



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