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The last time I spoke to Don McLean, I asked him what 'American Pie' means, and he joked 'It means I never have to work again.'.
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- Angela Bishop
American Pie Don McLean Full Length 1989 Video from Original 1971 72 Song. maildavenow. 2.19K subscribers. Subscribed. 17K. 1.6M views 8 years ago.
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- 'The Form of This Song Is Different from Almost Any Song You Would Hear'
- 'Like Having Two Hits at Once'
- 'It Didn’T seem Like I Was on Some Golden Pathway to Stardom'
- About The Series
DM:Writing songs is a lonely thing. It’s where you get into yourself, and I had that (song) in my mind for a couple of months. I had the second album going and didn’t have a name for it. It was the one that would follow "Tapestry." It was in flux...It was (then going to be) a ballad record and I didn’t want that. I needed to come up with a chorus t...
BH:By the way, one of the greatest album covers ever! I knew about you a little bit. I was a DJ at the time, but if I’m telling you the truth, I bought the album because of the cover and I got to discover what was in it. I probably bought five copies of the vinyl because I wore it out. DM:Everybody picked up on this. The producer understood what I ...
BH:You mentioned this earlier but there is a lesson for today’s generation of songwriters, which is arrangement, tempo and modulation. You let that song tell you how to sing it. A song is supposed to make us feel something, and you change your tempo and you change your emotional delivery three or four times where you should in that song. It is just...
In partnership with Nashville Songwriters Association International, the "Story Behind the Song" video interview series features Nashville-connected songwriters discussing one of their compositions. For full video interviews with all of our subjects, visit www.tennessean.com/music.
Jul 27, 2022 · Now, a new documentary unravels the secrets behind “American Pie,” the popular, eight-and-a-half-minute song that the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for ...
Jan 2, 2004 · American Pie Revealed: Directed by Dave McVeigh, Scott McVeigh. With Jason Biggs, Molly Cheek, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan. The story behind the 3 movies: American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003).
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- Documentary, Comedy
- Dave McVeigh, Scott McVeigh
- 2004-01-02
Oct 2, 2011 · American Pie Official Trailer #1 - (1999) HD. American Pie movie clips: http://j.mp/1uvLCCk BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/sZ6QCe Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr...
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Jul 20, 2022 · Don McLean is letting everyone in on the meaning behind the lyrics of his hit song, American Pie. McLean wrote the iconic song—that has managed to transcend generations — back in 1971.
