The Untold Story Behind the Iconic Song American Pie - Don McLean
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- 🎵Don McLean's Iconic song 'American Pie' has been referred to as the Day the Music Died, since that's one of the most famous lines in the song. But the music actually died for Don several times: First, with Buddy Holly's death, and then, with his father's unexpected heart attack. Don McLean's life was anything but easy, but in this inspirational life story we deep dive into his struggles and triumphs and everything that led him to write these everlasting lyrics. Now, second to the Star Spangled-Banner, American Pie by Don McLean has been pegged America's Most Iconic Song. So, sit back and relax, as we dig up the Roots of Don McLean's Song, American Pie. 🎵
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00:00 Introduction
00:54 Don McLean's Early Life
03:08 Buddy Holly's Death
07:38 His Father's Unexpected Death
11:50 Don's Teen Years
16:15 Early 20's
21:15 In The Months Leading Up to American Pie
23:12 The Stars Align
24:07 Pete Seegar & Buddy Holly Influence
25:43 Conclusions - บันเทิง
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Sorry for the long post. I delivered papers the same years that Don did. You picked them up at the local paper distributor in your area. You then got on your bike and had to have them delivered by the time that the dads got home from work. If you missed a house your parents got a phone call and you ran out to the house that you missed. Paper boys lost their jobs when dads had to have a paper before they got to work. That’s when guys with cars got the job and would deliver them early in the morning before dads left for work. Then the only routes that were available for kids was magazine routes for Life and the TV guide. I grew up on Long Island. I was also very privileged to have worked with Don as his sound engineer for a number of years and worked at Carnegie Hall for his annual Thanksgivings Eve concert with Elvis’s backup singers known as the Jordanaires or the Kings Men.
Most places had two papers, early morning and afternoon. New Rochelle was close to NYC, so some people there took one or two NYC papers, maybe more.
I’m an old f*rt, was in HS when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper were killed in that crash. I was in my HS band; we were familiar with those guys’ music and were all devastated!
For some reason, I wanted to play a vid of “American Pie” today; not only found that, but also the Roots podcast with this good-looking and informative young lady….. I’ll def subscribe! 😁
McLean definitely wrote the tune about the Buddy Holly et al plane crash. I think a lot of other people did, too. I knew this even as a child.
Interesting unwind re his paper route, asthma, his father's death, Kennedy's death, Pete Seeger & Jim Croce... Really interesting.
You are the BEST!!!!!!!! Yoou do GREAT work !!!!!
she really is - no idea why she suddenly popped up in my feed (TH-cam got it right) but glad she did
04:40 This was probably for dramatic effect. It also makes the story flow easier than if he had to thumb all the way through the paper before finding the news. They do this all of the time.
I love your music investigations. You add intelligent insight. Thank you. You are going places in my opinion. You are very good at this. keep it up.
Thank you so much for the positive comment! I’m happy you are here and part of the Roots Music History Family ☺️🎵❤️🔥
Every death of someone you love reminds you of the deaths of every other person you loved. I’m 2 times a widow & knew 40 deaths by age 36. In a weird way it’s comforting as our memories keep them in our lives. When my 1st husband died I played Don McLean’s 🎶Vincent🎶 and cried through the song for a couple of years. Played it today and managed to sing along, cried when it was over. Thanks for your in-depth telling of this story, I knew some of this but certainly not all & haven’t seen the film yet. You’re very good at this!!!
love your videos, you are very detailed and articulate, glad I found you :-)
Jim Croce did in fact become a military veteran as was Pete Seeger.
I have a suggestion to you if you'll listen...
Your personality suits this channel, but you really have to step out of your comfort zone...Why don't you pull out all stops to contact Don McLean for an exclusive interview? Find him at home, grocery store and invite him to watch your videos?...This is just like he did with Seeger.
You are very articulate, attractive and well researched... I like that and have subscribed to you, but my suggestion is to get a good nights sleep and pull out all stops to get a meeting with Don McLean? It could be your Dan Rather moment if you are strategic as well.
I have commented on your Artemis Pyle video, as he was from the area in Tennessee I grew up... I retired in a Law Enforcement agency in Tennessee with 20 years as a Captain.
Live your dream girl and be bold... It has helped me so many times even though people sometimes thought I was taking on too much.
Excellent !❤
there's no doubt that Don "took the last train to the coast," where he was welcomed by the Father, Son and Holy Ghost!
There are interviews of Don Mclean on youtube explaining the song. I see one in the side bar right now. I'm not sure you can add anything real to his own story.
Amazing.
Time IN A Bottle was written about his son
But the theme of the song could've been touched off earlier via Mclean's conversing with him and swam around in his head till he realized it also applied to him and his son.
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What was Don McLean military draft status durning the late 1968 - 1974? The “anti-American” activity in the 60’s and 70’s was not encapsulated in the word “communist”. While typing this a thought presented itself…Don McLanes “American Pie” was an interesting personal dirge with fringe cultural elements. CSN&Ys “Ohio” should be played with AP to widen the scope of the times.
AP was a needed distraction
Nice video but you have the wrong Kennedy dying to trigger the song. The dates make more sense with the death of Bobby, not Jack. Astonishing that the property owners did not know about the Holly death connection. Its been known for decades.
Jack’s assassination was 1963, Bobby’s in 1968. If Don was born in 1945, he would have been 18 in 1963, appropriate for college freshman.
@@robertewalt7789 Not my point. My point is that Don went finished the song after Bobby's murder while Jack's only started it. The second assassination, along with King's, likely compelled him to finish as his 'time is of the essence' mindset would have kicked into overdirve at that point.
Oh please people! Followers... cant believe everthing you hear or see on social media ( scam)
13.1 + 13.1 = 26.2 We are ONE tenth of a mile from the finish line folks!
Why does the cover have Don's LEFT thumb painted like Captain Avenger?
Why is someone's LEFT hand on Boz Skaggs bench?
Why is DaVinci drawing with his LEFT hand on Kansas" LEFToverture album?
Why is that guy holding a hEArt grenade in his LEFT hand in Green Days American Idiot album?
Maybe we should do what Rush says to do!
Exit stage LEFT!
Sincerely The LEFT Handed American Idiot!
Left handed recently presidents--GHWB, Clinton, Obama.
Biden doesn't know.
Your story basically strengthens my suspicion that the idea that the song was ALL about Buddy Holly was a largely false cover. Anyone aware would know that the song is about the right-wing political reaction against the rock-and-roll political protest movement, anti-vietnam-war, anti-Kent-state-massacre protest movement. Largely manifest in hate against hippies, folk snd rock music, etc.
American Pie is clearly about the right-wing hate against everything concious teenagers like me were for, including about the attempt to stomp the protest political movement with all the musical trash from disco to country to dance to hiphop. Joni Mitchel and I both cringe.
The Pete Seeger Don Mclean connection is new to me.
Bahhhhh
2:23 just curious if that guitar is worth a lot today? Also, did both his parents smoke? maybe caused his Asthma? 15:23 enjoyable to me to see the assassin correctly described as A LEFTIST! soon this would be suppressed and blame would unfairly dumped onto Conservatives.
Just for added interest, Stevie Ray Vaughn died the same way as Holly just 45 years later for essentially the same reason: had to get to the next gig so his chopper flew through a thunderstorm and never made it. Vaughn was to modern blues what Holly was to Rock and Roll. Both SRV and BH died needlessly. McLean was idolizing his hero who was also an American icon. With Holly's death, followed by Jack's, the US was in a major funk. And then four lads from Liverpool showed up on Ed Sullivan.