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no. feb 3rd, 1959. the day the music died. the plane crash.

I pulled up my phone. #AmericanPie was trending globally. Thousands of people were reporting the same thing: every station, every streaming auto-play, every grocery store Muzak system—all playing Don McLean's 1971 epic back-to-back-to-back. american pie google docs

I fumbled for the clock radio on my nightstand. Static hissed for a second, then that familiar piano intro cut through. no. feb 3rd

did it just end for you too?

I texted my mom. She sent back a voice memo. She was crying softly. "Your grandfather used to sing this to me," she said. "He said it was about the day the music died. But I don't think he meant Buddy Holly." every streaming auto-play