American Pie

American Pie

Interprète original : Don McLean - 1971
Interprètes dans la série : Mary Steenburgen (Maggie), Andrew Leeds (David), Alice Lee (Emily), John Clarence Stewart (Simon), Alex Newell (Mo), Lauren Graham (Joan), Zak Orth (Howie), Skylar Astin (Max) et Jane Levy (Zoey)

Episode : 1x12 - Zoey's Extraordinary Dad
Lieu : Maison des Clarke

Cette chanson est chantée par l'ensemble du casting lors de la veillée funéraire organisée chez les Clarke après l'enterrement de Mitch. Elle parle à la fois la vie heureuse que Mitch a partagé sa famille, et plus particulièrement Maggie, de son futur petit-fils qu'il n'aura pas connu, mais aussi des relations familiales et amoureuses que tous les personnages partagent. A la fin du morceau, Zoey chante les paroles finales, a capella (on ne sait pas si elle le fait en réalité ou si elle le fait dans ses pensées).  

Maggie:
A long long time ago
I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while

David:
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step

Emily:
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So

Maggie, David, and Emily:
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing: This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Simon:
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

Mo:
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died

Tous ensemble:
I started singin'
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singing: This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Joan:
Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned

Howie:
And while Lennon read a book of Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died

Tous ensemble:
We were singing
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singing: This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Max:
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play

Mo:
And in the streets: The children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed

Max and Simon:
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken

Maggie:
And the three men I admire most
The father, son, and the holy ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died

Tous ensemble:
And they were singing
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singing: This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Zoey:
And they were singing
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
The day the music died