American Pie's lyrics touch on the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper -- "the day the music died" -- but other lines in Don McLean's 1971 hit are so enigmatic that generations of fans are still discussing what they mean. Today, a little more insight: Don McLean's notes on the song fetched more than a million at auction. | CBC News: The National
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