Songwriter Don McLean says he rejects comparisons of ... But he got a knee on his neck,” McLean sings in the song. The lyrics ...

In the 1971 classic "American Pie," Don McLean wrote about "The Day the Music Died" — a.k.a. Feb ... with the plane crash contributing to its lyrics. "All of a sudden this memory of Buddy's ...

Don McLean scored two UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s with Vincent in 1972 and Crying in 1980, but his best known song American Pie, became a hit on two occasions in 1972 and in 1991.