It seems certain that the "day the music died" referenced in the lyrics was February 3, 1959, the day that Buddy Holly died, but much of the rest of the song remains open to interpretation.
ມັນເບິ່ງຄືວ່າແນ່ນອນວ່າ "ມື້ທີ່ດົນຕີໄດ້ເສຍຊີວິດ" ທີ່ອ້າງອີງໃສ່ໃນເພງນີ້ແມ່ນວັນທີ 3 ກຸມພາ 1959, ມື້ທີ່ Buddy Holly ເສຍຊີວິດ, ແຕ່ສ່ວນຫຼາຍຂອງເພງຍັງຄົງເປີດໃຫ້ການຕີຄວາມ.