Step 1 : Introduction to the question "2. Which song, that tells a story about "the day the music died", is one of the most famous laments in American music history?"
...1. "American Woman" by The Guess Who 2. "American Land" by Bruce Springsteen 3. "American Trilogy" by Elvis Presley 4. "American Pie" by- Don McLean The song refers to the plane crash which killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper in 1959. McLean dedicated the album "American Pie" to Buddy Holly. There have been many interpretations of this abstract song, but McLean himself has never explained the full meaning behind the lyrics. He was quoted as saying; "songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence. They're beyond analysis, they're poetry". "American Pie" was a number one hit in the U.S. for four straight weeks in 1972. At 8:33, it is the longest running number one song ever on the Billboard Hot 100.
