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Но попробую.
Don McLean - "American Pie"
...
And while Lennon read a book of Marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
Примечание:
Правда, в основном Дон пел "while Lenin read a book of Marx".
но эта строчка ("The quartet practiced in the park") объясняется так:
There are two schools of thought about this; the
obvious one is the Beatles playing in Shea Stadium,
but note that the previous line has John Lennon
*doing something else at the same time*. This
tends to support the theory that this is a reference
to the Weavers, who were blacklisted during the
McCarthy era. McLean had become friends with Lee Hays
of the Weavers in the early 60's while performing
in coffeehouses and clubs in upstate New York and
New York City.
Там же:
...
"Helter Skelter in a summer swelter"
Там же:
...
"While sergeants played a marching tune"
Там же:
"We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance"
Примечание:
The Beatles' 1966 Candlestick Park concert only lasted 35 minutes.
..perhaps he meant that there wasn't any music to dance to.
Там же:
...
'Cause the players tried to take the field,
The marching band refused to yield.
Примечание:
This could be a reference to the dominance of
the Beatles on the rock and roll scene. For instance,
the Beach Boys released "Pet Sounds" in 1966,
an album which featured some of the same sort of studio
and electronic experimentation as "Sgt. Pepper",
but the album sold poorly because the Beatles'
release got most of the press.
