American Pie
Do you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul? 會死的靈魂
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

"The Bible Tells Me So"
religious elements
music can provide us spiritual fulfill
slow dance (Blues)

Well, I know that you're in love with me
'cause I saw you dancing the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues   R&B   dig = like
I was a lonely teenage broncoing buck  bronco 野馬 buck 公牛
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck 性暗示
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing

Now, for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone = Bob Dylan
But that's now how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen = Bob Dylan 弄臣
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me = Don McLean
Oh and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown = the crown Jesus wears 背十字架
The courtroom was adjourned 法庭休會          the symbol of suffering
No verdict was returned   Who's the king? Elvis or Bob Dylan
And while Lenin read a book on Marx 列寧馬克斯
The quartet practiced in the park  四重奏= the Beatles
And we sang dirges in the dark 輓歌
The day the music died
We were singing

British Invasion
Bob Dylan/Joan Baey

The Beatles invaded in the USA in 1964

Helter skelter in a summer swelter 夏天悶熱 Helter Skelter Beatles' 歌
The birds flew off with fallout shelter 輻射避難所
Eight miles high and falling fast  成名曲 吸毒美國氾濫
Landed foul on the grass 髒
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast 拋投 Bob Dylan = jester
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume  1960s 中期  吸毒
While sergeants played a marching tune = the Beatles
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the payers tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield 拒絕屈服 = the Beatles
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singing.