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American Pie by Don Mclean

Biografie van de kunstenaar Don Mclean

Donald McLean III Born October 2 1945 Is An American Singer-Songwriter Best Known For His 1971 Hit Song "American Pie" An 8.5-Minute Folk Rock "cultural Touchstone" About The Loss Of Innocence Of The Early Rock And Roll Generation US #1 For Four Weeks In 1972 And UK #2 . McLean's Grandfather And Father Both Also Named Donald McLean Had Roots Originating In Scotland. The Buccis The Family Of McLean's Mother Elizabeth Came From Abruzzo In Central Italy. They Left Italy And Settled In Port Chester New York At The End Of The 19th Century. He Has Other Extended Family In Los Angeles And Boston. Though Some Of His Early Musical Influences Included Frank Sinatra And Buddy Holly As A Teenager McLean Became Interested In Folk Music Particularly The Weavers' 1955 Recording At Carnegie Hall. He Often Missed Long Periods Of School Because Of Childhood Asthma Particularly Music Lessons And Although McLean Slipped Back In His Studies His Love Of Music Was Allowed To Flourish. By Age 16 He Had Bought His First Guitar And Began Making Contacts In The Music Business Becoming Friends With The Folk Singers Erik Darling And Fred Hellerman Of The Weavers. McLean Recorded Tapestry In 1969 In Berkeley California During The Student Riots. After Being Rejected 72 Times By Labels The Album Was Released By Mediarts A Label That Had Not Existed When He First Started To Look For A Label. He Worked On The Album For A Couple Of Years Before Putting It Out. It Attracted Good Reviews But Little Notice Outside The Folk Community Though On The Easy Listening Chart "Castles In The Air" Was A Success And In 1973 "And I Love You So" Became A Number 1 Adult Contemporary Hit For Perry Como. McLean's Major Break Came When Mediarts Was Taken Over By United Artists Records Thus Securing The Promotion Of A Major Label For His Second Album American Pie. The Album Launched Two Number One Hits In The Title Song And "Vincent". American Pie's Success Made McLean An International Star And Piqued Interest In His First Album Which Charted More Than Two Years After Its Initial Release. In 2004 He Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame. In January 2018 BMI Certified That "American Pie" And "Vincent" Had Reached Five Million And Three Million Airplays Respectively. His Composition "And I Love You So" Has Been Sung By Elvis Presley Perry Como Helen Reddy Glen Campbell And Others And In 2000 Madonna Had A Hit With A Rendition Of "American Pie". His Other Hit Singles Include "Vincent" US #12 UK #1 In 1972 "Dreidel" US #21 In 1972 A Rendition Of Roy Orbison's "Crying" US #5 UK #1 In 1980 A Rendition Of The Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You" US #23 In 1980 And "Wonderful Baby" US AC #1 In 1975 .

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: American Pie

"American Pie" Is A Folk Rock Song By Singer-Songwriter Don McLean. Recorded And Released On The American Pie Album In 1971 The Single Was A Number-One U.S. Hit For Four Weeks In 1972. A Re-Release In 1991 Did Not Chart In The U.S. But Reached Number 12 In The UK. The Song Is An Abstract Story Surrounding "The Day The Music Died" -- The 1959 Plane Crash That Killed Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens And The Big Bopper Giles Perry Richardson Jr. . The Importance Of "American Pie" To America's Musical And Cultural Heritage Was Recognized By The Songs Of The Century Education Project Which Listed The Song As The Number Five Song Of The Twentieth Century. Some Top 40 Stations Initially Played Only Side Two Of The Single But The Song's Popularity Eventually Forced Stations To Play The Entire Piece. Background And Interpretation The Song's Lyrics Are The Subject Of Much Curiosity. Although McLean Dedicated The American Pie Album To Buddy Holly None Of The Musicians In The Plane Crash Are Identified By Name In The Song Itself. When Asked What "American Pie" Meant McLean Replied "It Means I Never Have To Work Again". Later He More Seriously Stated "You Will Find Many Interpretations Of My Lyrics But None Of Them By Me... Sorry To Leave You All On Your Own Like This But Long Ago I Realized That Songwriters Should Make Their Statements And Move On Maintaining A Dignified Silence." 2 McLean Has Generally Avoided Responding To Direct Questions About The Song Lyrics "They’re Beyond Analysis. They’re Poetry." Except To Acknowledge That He Did First Learn About Buddy Holly's Death While Folding Newspapers For His Paper Route On The Morning Of February 3 1959 The Line "February Made Me Shiver/with Every Paper I'd Deliver" . He Also Stated In An Editorial Published On The 50th Anniversary Of The Crash In 2009 That Writing The First Verse Of The Song Exorcised His Long-Running Grief Over Holly's Death. As An Example Of Complexities In Interpretation Some Have Thought That The Line "When Lenin Read A Book On Marx " Refers To Das Kapital Written By Karl Marx Which Lenin Read And Then Contributed To The Communist Marxist Theory. However This Interpretation Is Doubtful Since The Song Is About The Evolution Of Rock 'n' Roll. The Line Is Followed By The Reference To The "quartet" The Beatles Practising In The Park So It's Far More Likely That This Is A Pun On John Lennon's Name And His Fascination With Marxist Thinking. Many Others Have Similarly Interpreted The Line As A Reference To Lennon This Time With Groucho Marx Who Were Photographically Paired Together On The 1969 Firesign Theater Album Cover How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All Which Was Issued Two Years Earlier Than The "Pie". Many Have Have Attempted To Provide A Definitive Interpretation At The Time Of The Song's Original Release In Late 1971 Many American AM & FM Rock Radio Stations Released Printed Interpretations And Some Devoted Entire Shows Discussing And Debating The Song's Lyrics Resulting In Both Controversy And Intense Listener Interest In The Song. Some Examples Are The Real-World Identities Of The "Jester" "King And Queen" "Satan" "Girl Who Sang The Blues" And Other Characters Referenced In The Verses. Speculation Ranges From Bob Dylan Elvis Janis Joplin And Mick Jagger. What Can Be Said With Some Confidence Even If We Cannot Provide A Definitive Interpretation Of Every Detail Is That The Song Chronicles What McLean Considered To Be The Death Of American Music Over A 10 Year Period From The Death Of Buddy Holly To The Infamous 1969 Rolling Stones Concert Where The Hells Angels Stabbed An 18 Year-Old Man Meredith Hunter To Death. This Would Explain The Satanic Imagery And The References To Rolling Stones Lyrics Near The End Of The Song. If This Is True Then The Song Laments The 10 Year Death Of The Innocence Of American Rock N' Roll Beginning With The Death Of Buddy Holly And Ending With The Death Of Meredith Hunter.

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