Tori Amos - Hereinmyhead.com

in the street
the children screamed
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 took the last train
for the coast
the day the music died

they were singing
bye, bye, miss american pie
drove my chevy to the levee
but the levee was dry
and good 'ol boys were drinkin whisky and rye
singing "this'll be the day that i die"
"this'll be the day that i die"

and the three men i admire most
the father, son, and the holy ghost
they took the last train
for the coast
the day the music died

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Tori has performed this song many times live, in-concert as an introduction to Smells Like Teen Spirit.

"I did a tribute to Kurt Cobain with Teen Spirit and American Pie this night in Dublin because American Pie is what I heard over and over in my head the night he killed himself. I played it to 2,500 kids; it started like a whisper, and then in perfect pitch, in perfect rhythm, very softly, they all sang American Pie with me. None of us in the crew had ever experienced anything like it....I felt like I knew him . I miss him as a musician. It's just painful when you see someone who had so much to give - especially musically - gone. We've lost quite a significant voice for this generation."
-- Tori; Illinois Entertainer, Aug 94

"I�m trying to make everyone realize what we�ve lost, musically. He was the so-called leader of a movement - like Lennon - and when I first heard he died, I was playing Berlin in church. It was a working church, and people were sitting on the floor listening to me do ...Teen Spirit and everyone was really crying. Then, later when I hit Dublin, I decided to add American Pie, and 2,500 Irish sang right along with me in perfect rhythm, and perfect pitch. It was really soulful, you know? It was definitely one of the most wonderful experiences on earth."
-- Tori; NUVO, Jul 1994

�What a great talent,� [Tori] said of Cobain. �The night after we heard he had died, I played Berlin in a church. And it�s funny because I didn�t know Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) was doing this the same night, but we did American Pie.�
-- Tori; Star Tribune, Jul 10, 1994