The value of "Dollar McLean" "American Pie"

Don McLean's classic American Pie was released in November 1971. By mid-January this year, he reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

“American Pie” may be the most popular pop song in history. (One of the most parody.)

Like Dylan, Macklin in his career remained restrained to say that his songs "really mean."

American Pie was released as A-side's double single in November 1971 and was scheduled for a month. Very quickly, attention from the media and the public led to the fact that the single No. 1 in the USA and Don are an instant international superstar. Each line of the song was analyzed again and again to find real meaning. Don has always refused to authorize any of many interpretations, therefore he added to her secret. continues on the Internet today. Don once suggested that when he was old and poor, he would open a pay-per-call telephone line, which he would tell everything to! For some reason this is unintentional, because Don retained the rights to publish his songs. So when people ask me what “American Pie” means, I tell them that it means that I don’t have to work anymore if I don’t want ... ”- -Don-McLean.com

Much about the song agreed by fans and students. It is clear that there are references to the death of Buddy Holly (along with Richie Wales and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson) in a plane crash in 1959.

"Shester", most likely, is a reference to Bob Dylan. Birds are mentioned by name, although they write "birds." The egalitarian policies of John Lennon are mentioned. Rolling Stones and Jumping Jack Flash are in the mix.

The song is LONG (almost 8 and 1/2 minutes) and is filled with enough mysterious language and images to justify the weighing of Joseph Campbell.

The ONE message, which sounds loud and clear, however, is that the song and time during which it was written, reflect the loss of innocence in American music.

Charles Manson and the accomplices were inspired by the Beatles "Helter Skelter" in the summer of 1969 to kill the innocent in Hollywood. Five people died in the Altamont Speedway in the Rolling Stones area of ​​San Francisco in 1970.

Drugs, drug abuse and death from overdose were rampant in the late 60s and early 70s. America fought with itself over the wars in Vietnam. Popular music has become an instrument of dialogue, if not for change. Its meaning, message and purpose have become largely deaf, darker and in many ways sadder.

"I met a girl who sang the blues

And I asked her about some happy news,

But she just smoked and turned away.

I went down to the holy shop

Where I heard music over the years before

But the man there said that the music would not play. "

Goodbye Miss American Pie.

American Pie Lyrics

(Words and music by Don McLean)

Very very long time ago ...

I still remember

How this music made me smile.

And I knew if I had a chance

What could I make these people dance

And maybe they will be happy for a while.

But February made me shiver

With every paper I delivered.

Bad news on the threshold;

I could not take another step.

I can't remember if I fought

When I read about his widowed bride,

But something touched me deep inside

That day when the music died.

So goodbye, Miss American Pie.

Raised my chevy to the dam,

But the dam was dry.

And their good old boys drank whiskey and rye

Singin ", it will be the day when I die.

"It will be the day when I die."

You wrote a book of love,

And do you have faith in God above,

If the Bible tells you this?

Do you believe in rock and roll,

Music can save your mortal soul,

And can you teach me how to dance very slowly?

Well, I know you're in love with him.

Because I saw you dancing.

You both let go of your shoes.

Man, I dig this rhythm and blues.

I was a lonely teenager reservation

With pink carnation and pickup,

But I knew that I was not lucky

That day when the music died.

I started to sing.

"Goodbye, skip the American pie."

Raised my chevy to the dam,

But the dam was dry.

Their good old boys were drinks and whiskey and rye

And sing, "it will be the day when I die.

"It will be the day when I die."

Now ten years ourselves

And the moss grows on a rocky stone

But this is not the way it used to be.

When the joker sang for the king and queen,

In the coat he borrowed from the demon

And the voice that came from you and me

Oh, and while the king was looking down,

Shutr stole his terrible crown.

The courtroom was adjourned;

The verdict was not returned.

And although Lennon was reading a book about Marx,

The quartet practiced in the park,

And we sang memorial services in the dark

That day when the music died.

We sang,

"Goodbye, skip the American pie."

Raised my chevy to the dam,

But the dam was dry.

Their good old boys were drinks and whiskey and rye

And sing, "it will be the day when I die.

"It will be the day when I die."

Helter skilter in the summer swelling.

The birds flew away with the shelter,

Eight miles high and fall fast.

He landed on the grass.

The players tried to go forward

With the clown aside in the casting.

Now the break in the air was a sweet scent.

While the sergeants were playing a marching melody.

We all got up to dance,

Oh, but we never had a chance!

`because the players tried to tackle the field;

The marching group refused to yield.

Do you remember what was discovered

That day when the music died?

We started singing,

"Goodbye, skip the American pie."

Raised my chevy to the dam,

But the dam was dry.

Their good old boys were drinks and whiskey and rye

And sing, "it will be the day when I die.

"It will be the day when I die."

Oh, and there we were all in the same place,

Generation lost in space

There is no time left to start again.

So, come on: Jack will be agile, Jack is fast!

Jack flashed on the candlestick

Because fire is the devil's only friend.

Oh, and when I watched him on stage

My hands clenched in fists of rage.

No angel born in hell

Could break Satan's spell.

And as the flame rose high in the night

To illuminate the sacrificial rite,

I saw Satan laugh with delight

On the day the music died

He sang,

"Goodbye, skip the American pie."

Raised my chevy to the dam,

But the dam was dry.

Their good old boys were drinks and whiskey and rye

And sing, "it will be the day when I die.

"It will be the day when I die."

I met a girl who sang the blues

And I asked her about some happy news,

But she just smoked and turned away.

I went down to the holy shop

Where I heard music over the years before

But the man there said that the music would not play.

And on the streets: the children shouted,

The lovers broke and the poets dreamed.

But not a word was said;

All church bells were broken.

And the three people I most admire:

Father, son and holy ghost

They took the last train to the coast

That day when the music died.

And they sang,

"Goodbye, skip the American pie."

Raised my chevy to the dam,

But the dam was dry.

And their good old boys drank whiskey and rye

Singin ", it will be the day when I die.

"It will be the day when I die."

They sang,

"Goodbye, skip the American pie."

Raised my chevy to the dam,

But the dam was dry.

Their good old boys were drinks and whiskey and rye

Singin "," this will be the day when I die. "