One of the most ambiguous lines – "Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?" – has sparked many theories. The "day the music died" refers to 3 February 1959 when musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP 'The Big Bopper' Richardson died in a plane crash.īut Brinkley adds that most of the lyrics remain a "puzzle open to thousands of spirited interpretations". Writing in the auction catalogue, American history professor Douglas Brinkley says it is "fair to surmise that 'the king' is Elvis Presley 'Helter Skelter' refers to the Charles Manson murders the 'jester on the sidelines in a cast' is Bob Dylan and 'Jack Flash' the Rolling Stones". Experts say the song follows the cultural and political trajectories of the 1950s and 1960s and McLean himself has said it is about "things heading in the wrong direction".
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