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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 ]
The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles "American Pie" and "Vincent". Recorded in May and June 1971 at The Record Plant in New York City, [ 3 ] the LP is dedicated to Buddy Holly , [ 4 ] and was reissued in 1980 minus the track "Sister Fatima". [ 5 ]
The bronzed serpent brought to Milan from Constantinople in the 11th century, today in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, is thought to have inspired the biscione. Sforza Castle. Etymologically, word biscione is a masculine augmentative of Italian feminine biscia "grass snake" (corrupted from bistia, ultimately from Latin bestia "beast").
Donald McLean III / m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans 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]
American Pie (Groove Holmes album), a 1972 album by Groove Holmes featuring a cover of the above song "American Pie", a 2018 song by Shea Diamond; American Pie (film series), a series of teen films American Pie, a 1999 film, first in the series; American Pie, a 1996 sitcom pilot starring Andy Buckley
"Slice" is the title track and the second single from Five for Fighting's 2009 album of the same name. The song is a nostalgic tribute to Don McLean's "American Pie", featuring a reference to "Chevys and levees" in the first verse and the line "We were more than just a slice of American pie" in the chorus.
Visconti's coat of arms, the Biscione, marked the façade of minor Milanese churches under their patronage, making them recognizable today (San Cristoforo, Santa Maria Incoronata). [176] Regina Della Scala, the wife of Bernabò, erected the Santa Maria della Scala church , named after her surname.
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