His gal friend, who is almost 50 years younger.
Check out the story on her and the mess she caused to the Birdman, the NBA player, back when she was only 17!
I think Lenny Kravitz version was better.
I’ve loved the song “Vincent” since I had the 45 record as a kid.
I so hate that song, American Pie.
Even my kids know the lyrics to ‘American Pie’ … classic song !
There are YouTube videos of McLean performing American Pie and Vincent with just his guitar before a live audience in the 70s. Fantastic, even better than the records.
The song “Killing me softly” was written about him.
Killing Me Softly with His Song
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“Killing Me Softly with His Song” is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Lieberman released her version of the song in 1972, but it did not chart. In 1973 it became a number-one hit in the United States, Australia and Canada for Roberta Flack, also reaching number six in the UK Singles Chart. In 1996, Fugees recorded the song with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals, their version became a number-one hit in twenty countries. The version by Flack won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and the version by Fugees won the 1997 Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The song has been covered by many other artists. The versions by the Fugees and Roberta Flack were both placed on the 2021 revised list of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[1]
I wish he’d finally explain all the symbolisms in his 7 minute song.
People have been asking him about it for nearly 50 years and he still refuses to explain.
It’s like HOTEL CALIFORNIA, you can put in any meaning you want in the song.
Freddy Fender did a fantastic cover.
I recall McLean saying that the song American Pie alone netted him in excess of 70 million dollars.
God, I love America!
Both this song and the Jimmy Stewart movie: “It’s Wonderful Life” I always thought were overrated and underwhelming. I never got much from either, but if some people did, well fine for them. One can be nostalgic about the same precious things in different ways.
He’s a Bohemian Tory. Look up that book and read it
He is a brilliant songwriter. When you consider the trite, cliched, nonsensical lyrics that a lot of popular songs have, you can see how great he is. A real poet.
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.