Heap o' Music Videos Wed Oct 20, 2021

Young people who do reaction videos to this song on YouTube have no idea what it’s about, although they usually like it. But even after they look up what it’s about, they still don’t what it’s about. How could they?:

American Pie
Don McLean, YouTube, May 9, 2017 (8:36)

A year after “American Pie” Ricky Nelson released a somewhat similar hit, “Garden Party,” in his new country-rock style with coded references to rock stars.

It was about Nelson’s performance at a Madison Square Garden concert with other 50’s stars, when he was booed for playing the Stones song, “Country Honk.” Or so the story goes.

“Garden Party” was a hit in 1972 and deservedly so. I don’t know if Nelson was influenced by “American Pie.” It seems likely but the song stands well on its own.…

I was too young to catch Nelson in his heyday. I just knew him from the syndicated TV show, “Ozzie and Harriet.” Still, I was pleased that he made a comeback and I was sad when he later died in a plane crash (shades of Buddy Holly!).

Garden Party by Ricky Nelson with Stone Canyon Band
Our Nostalgic Memories, YouTube, Aug 10, 2020 (4:08)

The Beatles recorded several songs that day including I Feel Fine. Here is take 6 and take 7 of I Feel Fine, the photos were taken that day (Oct. 18th 1964), and shows how the Beatles were dressed, what they looked like, what instruments they played, and a little insight to the recording process while making this song.