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If Don McLean Wanted “American Pie” To Insult These Iconic Songwriters, He “Would Have Said Their Names”
Don McLean said if he wanted to subtly insult these iconic songwriters in "American Pie," he "would have said their names." ...
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On This Day in 2015, Don McLean Sold the Original Manuscript to “American Pie” for $1.2 Million: “This Song Was Not a Parlor Game”
On April 7, 2015, songwriter Don McLean sold the original manuscript to his lyrics for the song "American Pie" and cleared ...
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Waylon Jennings' Eerie Last Words to Buddy Holly Before His Death: 'I Hope Your Ol' Plane Crashes'
Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were famously killed in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959, which Don McLean dubbed "The Day the Music Died" in the 1971 classic "American Pie" Jack Irvin has ...
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‘American Pie’ Singer Don McLean Is Very Worried About Taylor Swift’s Mental Health
A song that represented a dark day in music, the day the music died. “American Pie” by Don McLean has become a staple in ...
Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ Took 10 Years to Write
“I chose ‘American Pie’ because you’re as American as apple pie,” McLean said in the film The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’. “But I just dropped ...