What Really Happened the Day the Music Died
Published March 27, 2020
At a glance
Views
3,860,248
Likes
65,842
Comments
5,782
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All-time outlier score
Engagement rate
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About
In the chorus of the song 'American Pie' by Don McLean, we hear the line "the day the music died" which refers to February 3, 1959, when rising music stars Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson, AKA The Big Bopper, perished when their private airplane impacted into a snowy field. Holly, Valens and The Big Bopper w…
- Published
- March 27, 2020
- Made for kids
- No
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How What Really Happened the Day the Music Died is doing
It has 3.86M views in total. It ranks #1,953,304 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
Key facts about What Really Happened the Day the Music Died
- Total views
- 3.86M
- Total likes
- 65.8K
- Total comments
- 5.78K
- Published
- March 27, 2020
- Global rank by views
- #1,953,304
Frequently asked questions
How many views does What Really Happened the Day the Music Died have?
What Really Happened the Day the Music Died has 3,860,248 views, 65,842 likes and 5,782 comments, ranking #1,953,304 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
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