He also played the song with his guitar alone at the BBC studio live in 1972. The original song in the album is accompanied by the guitar, piano and strings section. "American Pie" was selected as the fifth important "Song of the Century", announced by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America. Because its playing time is beyond 8 minutes.
We consider this song is the longest song ever made among top hits of American popular songs.
It reached no.1 on the Billboard hit chart. The song was recorded and included in his album American Pie album in 1971. Let’s listen to it and learn something from it.American Pie is an American popular song, written by a singer-songwriter Don McLean. Since these events are written in the song, the National Recording Registry preserved McLean’s song. The song talks about the significant events that happened in history, like the death of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and the Beatles. Furthermore, due to its popularity, it was covered by a lot of artists, including Madonna in 2001. The song was released in 1971, and it stayed four weeks at number one in the U.S chart. “ American Pie” was one of the most successful hits from the American singer-songwriter, Don McLean. No one can forget his notable hits like “ Vincent,” “Since I Don’t Have You,” and “Wonderful Baby.” With his lavish career in the music industry, Don McLean is still active in the spotlight to this date, and he is not yet planning to retire.
Photo Credit: Don McLean/ Official Facebook Page In addition, he was also included in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. McLean was considered as one of the most respected legends in the music industry due to his contribution and influences. Before McLean began his professional music career in 1969, he became interested in folk music. He said that Frank Sinatra and Buddy Holly were his early musical influences. Photo Credit: Don McLean/ Official Facebook Page Don McLean: The Genius Composerĭon McLeanwas born on October 2, 1945, in New York and grew up in a humble household. Anyhow, if you will listen to the hit “American Pie” from Don McLean, you will immediately grasp some important parts of history in our country. It would be a long discussion if we will go over them one by one. Also, a lot of controversies and shocking events circulated the music industry, stretching from the ‘50s to the ‘70s. There has been a lot of notable events in American history, especially on the post-world war.
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