Everyone's theme song today!

50 Years ago today, a great tragedy occurred in the world of music, immortalized by the Don McLean classic "American Pie."

"But february made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn't take one more step.
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died."

The deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper were unprecedented. If such an event were to happen today, what would be the equivalent? Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, and Garth Brooks? I don't know. What I do know is that the original plane crash robbed the world of music of three terrific talents that still have many fans today. But what is the song truly about? A quick search of Wikipedia leads to no answers really, even from McLean himself. So I will offer my own interpretation. I feel it is about the loss of innocence. Rock Stars and Movie Stars appear larger than life to us simple folk, but they are not immune to tragedy. And if three celebrities like this could die so suddenly, then our own mortality is heightened. In a song filled with wide open lyrics, this verse illustrates this point the best.

"And in the streets: the children screamed,
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
And the three men I admire most:
The father, son, and the holy ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died."