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Feb 24, 2016
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Healter Skealter in the summer swelter - the Birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight Miles High and falling fast
Eight Miles High and falling fast
Helter Skelter was a slogan scrawled on walls during the Manson attacks. The Byrds had a hit "8 Miles High" in 1965. They got in some legal troubles which let to them "falling fast."
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Now, the halftime air was sweet perfume while the Sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance, oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field - the marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died
We all got up to dance, oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field - the marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died
The halftime air may have been referring to tear gas that was used against some civil rights and anti-war protestors. The Sergeants does refer to the Beatles' "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" which had music McLean felt was more difficult to dance to, thus the line implying that the dancers never got the chance, as all the music was "marching tunes", not good for dancing.
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When the Jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean
In a voice that came from you and me
In a voice that came from you and me
The King was Elvis Presley. The Queen was Arethra Franklin. The Jester was Bob Dylan. He got a leather jacket from James Dean prior to Dean's death. The Voice from You and Me is referring to the folk music of the 1960's that Dylan wrote in for many artists, not just himself.
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People talking without speaking
These people are talking, but what they are saying has no importance, just a bunch of fluff that changes nothing, and means even less. What people are saying is not going to improve somebody, not make a difference in somebody's life. The people don't really think about what they are saying and so what they are saying is just throw-away words.
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People hearing without listening
People are just wandering along, not really paying attention to the messages around them, ignoring what could be important. The people are paying attention to themselves or the cares of life are distracting from paying attention to what is really important.