Posted on 01/29/2022 10:00:41 PM PST by Beave Meister
As a tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of his iconic 'American Pie' gets underway, singer-songwriter Don McLean reveals the deep 'yearning for something American' that he feels he's captured.
New York-born Don McLean, the one-man cultural force behind "American Pie," "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)," "And I Love You So," "Castles in the Air," and many other songs, albums, tours, and projects, told Fox News Digital in a revealing in-depth interview that he "was the right guy at the right time" for "American Pie."
That song attained No. 1 on the Billboard charts after its release more than 50 years ago, on Jan. 15, 1972. To this day it remains a classic of American folk rock music. It's been featured in numerous films and other venues and helped McLean become a Grammy-award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, and a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
"American Pie" is also in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named a top-5 song of the 20th century by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA).
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“...you can put in any meaning you want in the song....”
...but, you can never leave.
Unfortunately my son has been contaminated by DH, listening to Weird Al and loving Star Wars (both), not truly appreciating the real song.
Instead, it’s “my, my this here Annekin guy”.
Such a loss.
:D
I rather love American Pie, and I love Wonderful Life. AP is not my favorite of all, but I love it and really appreciate it now for the last 20 years or so. WL, very good movie - but NOT a “Christmas” movie, really! It’s really a biography. Sorry, just the crisis “happening at Christmas” doesn’t cut it for me!
I agree.
“Happening @ Xmas!!” is the same reason people persist in calling that Bruce Willis movie ‘A Christmas Movie”.
Actually it’s all pretty straight forward. There’s a bunch of explanations on the web most of them are largely in agreement. Here’s the best presentation (overall great channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNpwisKEYdU
Hotel California is also quite straight forward.
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