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"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name , the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 [ 2 ] after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). [ 3 ]
Don McLean shares how he came to write 'American Pie,' from delivering papers with the news of Buddy Holly's death to meeting the Everly Brothers.
Donald McLean III / m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", [2] [3] he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". [4]
Don McLean's song "American Pie" makes reference to "Eight Miles High" with the lines "The Birds flew off with a fall-out shelter / Eight miles high and falling fast." [ 51 ] [ 52 ] The First Edition 's 1968 hit, " Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ", contains a reference to the song with the line "I tripped on a cloud ...
[a] [1] [2] The event became known as "The Day the Music Died" after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie". At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch, were playing on the "Winter Dance Party" tour across the American Midwest.
What might Don McLean's song American Pie mean. I have seen the previous article and noticed it was unreferenced. That might be the common definition of the song's lyrics. What might be the Wikipedian interpretation of that song? And speaking of which, what is the Wikipedian interpretation of this song. Marlith T / C 01:07, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
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American Pie is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released by United Artists Records in October 1971. The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles " American Pie " and " Vincent ".