Today marks the anniversary of the plane crash that killed musicians Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, commemorated by Don McLean's song "American Pie."
The lyrics of "American Pie" are a great example of an elegy, a poetic form your students might connect with.
Of course, another great example of songs written for a dead celebrity is Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" (both versions).
More recently, P. Diddy sampled The Police for his tribute to Notorious B.I.G.
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