Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdaisy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watdaisy!gjerawlins From: gjerawlins@watdaisy.UUCP (Gregory J.E. Rawlins) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: American Pie question Message-ID: <7381@watdaisy.UUCP> Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 00:02:28 EDT Article-I.D.: watdaisy.7381 Posted: Fri Aug 30 00:02:28 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 31-Aug-85 05:50:02 EDT References: <2283@sdcrdcf.UUCP> <726@umd5.UUCP> Reply-To: gjerawlins@watdaisy.UUCP (Gregory J.E. Rawlins) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 24 Summary: In article <726@umd5.UUCP> davida@umd5.UUCP writes: >[.......] >The jester refers to Bob Dylan, and 'the jester on the sidelines in >a cast' refers to his accident (motorcycle?). Refer back about 300 >articles (hah) to find more on this topic. >-- >David Arnold >University of Maryland Hello All. I expect this subject has been beaten to death many times before on net.music so could some kind soul please mail me the "explanations" of all the odd things in the lyrics of "American Pie"? Also anything else on the other strange songs on that album would be much appreciated.(for example, i understand that "Vincent" is about Vincent Van Gogh, is this true?). (signed) Clued-Out-But-Eager-To-Know Thanx muchly. greg. -- Gregory J.E. Rawlins, CS Dept., U.Waterloo, Waterloo,Ontario N2L3G1,Canada CSNET:gjerawlins%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet +1 519 884 3852 ARPA :gjerawlins%watdaisy%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa UUCP :{allegra|clyde|linus|utzoo|inhp4|decvax}!watmath!watdaisy!gjerawlins