The song American Pie is performed by Mott the Hoople .
Long, long time ago
Oh, I can still remember
How the music used to make me smile
And we knew if we got a chance
That we could make the people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
'Cause February made us shiver
With every paper we delivered
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't face one more step
Oh, I can't remember if I cried
When they told me about his widowed bride
But something touched me here inside
The day the music died or did it