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American Pie,” about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry (J.P.) (Jape) Richardson, Jr.). The song spawned the phrase “The Day the Music Died,” referring to the day of the crash [3 February 1959].
Early in his career, McLean was mentored by the folk legend Pete Seeger, and accompanied Seeger on his Clearwater boat up the Hudson River in 1969 to protest at environmental pollution in the river. The Clearwater campaign was widely credited for improving water quality in the Hudson River.
In 1980, McLean had an international number one hit with the Roy Orbison classic, “
Crying.” Only following the record’s success overseas was it released in the U.S., becoming a top-ten hit in 1981. Orbison himself once described McLean as “the voice of the century,” and a subsequent re-recording of the song saw Orbison incorporate elements of McLean’s version.In 1991, McLean returned to the U.K. top ten with a re-issue of “American Pie,” which nine years later became a worldwide smash all over again thanks to Madonna’s controversial cover.
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Don McLeanSaturday 24 August 2013
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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Mari_Cooper
Castles In The Air ♥
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donato_roque
American Pie- he stood over the grave of Buddy Holly and sang this.
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Wiracocha
Gotta love him!
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bgbjr
PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK ”
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RolfMedeiros
Vincent <3
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punkheavymetal
Story of a Junkie.
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kluk_jako_buk
There's a great interpretation of the lyrics of American Pie, if anyone's interested https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~jdevor/links/TheMeaningOfAmericanPie.htm
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vitornevermindz
Castiel <3
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American Pie <3 [2]
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Kaylaa2
Vincent <3
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American Pie <3
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strawberrybia
Vincent <3.
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Kexet1
Well said seligv12! :)
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bilgee0629
what a voice
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seligv12
vincent must be the favorite soundtrack of Van Gogh when he paint at heaven :)
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Mountains O' Mourne....tune!
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♥
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Kexet1
beautiful!
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JoelBeer
Poet.
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Love him!
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