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[river1974]

Dear teachers:

...Bye, bye Miss American Pie (Who is Miss American Pie? a cooking show host?)

...Man, I dig those rhythm and blues (dig means like?)

...I went down to the sacred store (sacred store?)

Thanks.

[bud]

Ah, those song lyrics again!

This was a great song, but I never understood what it was about. Here is a great site that discusses the possibilities and likelihoods:

http://www.rareexception.com/Garden/Pie.php

[river1974]

Thanks bud. What a great site you've offered! Mmm, American pie refers to the name of a plane and sacred store refers to a record store. I've never thought about that before.

[bud]

Me neither! Bob Dylan and John Prine are two other songwriters that I really like. A few of Prine's songs and many of Dylan's have baffled me for many years. Still, to this day those mysterious songs grab my attention when I hear them.

[river1974]

Mmm, Bob Dylan and John Prine. I will try to understand them more.