I hate ....not literally.....when young writers describe an era using modern PC narrative
Like many here I was very alive when this song came out.
It was not a sad time of loss for most
It was summer tween eighth and ninth grade for me.
It was the Age of Aquarius which even though cheesy was optimistic
We had recently landed on the moon and were still visiting
College unrest was chilling out and the radicals were underground or headed that way
Black marches were done pretty much and Indochina was winding down.
And thank God disco was still way off
I thought it was a good era, hardly what this writer who wasn’t there thinks
The song was sad but it’s basically an ode to dead rock n roll notables from when Buddy crashed a decade earlier which would have impacted a songwriter of his age
Over a decade ago in the 1960s meant another era the 60s being so wired for upheaval and so many major events
1971 was much further from 1959 than say 2018 is from 2006
When you get old you see these descriptions of your timeline of life being written by kids and you just shake your head
“When you get old you see these descriptions of your timeline of life being written by kids and you just shake your head”
True in politics as well, like when we have to listen to Ben Shapiro and other members of the Reagan Era Diaper Brigade instruct us on what conservatism consists of.
The day the music died was when Buddy Holly died, in 1959.
It was definitely and sad day.
Age of Aquarius didn’t come out until ten years later.
No need to conflate the time periods. Holly, sad. Hair, jubilation.
Don’t forget Tiny Tim and Tip Toe Through the Tulips is somewhere in there.
And the I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing Coke song too.
Well stated, wardaddy.