This song has always had meaning for me, and my entire generation. I was a teenager when this was released, and I remember sitting on a bench at the school across the street from my house, at night, listening to this for the first time, on my Sony portable radio.
I never moved, never said a word while it played. I just remember being incredibly moved, as it talked about one of my musical heroes, who died before I was born.
The music lives on, and this "tribute" continues to send a message to everyone who listens. So, take a moment, turn off the phone, and take it all in.
Guys like Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, and Lester Young, that are some of my musical heroes, passed on years before I was born too but their spirit lives on. This is a great tune and the Don McLean version is much better than the Madonna version. 07/26/2008 9:20 AM
