Episode 51 - ‘American Pie’ (Song) - Don McLean (1971)

‘The Day The Music Thrived’ 

From the album of the same name, Don McLean released ‘American Pie’ - a song about the loss of culture, American values and innocence across a 10 year period throughout America. 

Concerning the death of a musician, the change in popular music style, the ever-changing political landscape of the USA and the Vietnam War, Don takes us on a rollercoaster of emotions and feelings through this 8 and a half minute epic that is, arguably, one of the most famous songs in Rock ‘N’ Roll history. 

Laz & Felipe, in a special episode, focus solely on this song and analyse/breakdown the lyrics of each verse and what they could mean/represent. 

• Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2g6Tw8jZJ1HkBUCLGxvaIy?si=FInRR0NSS5C4nucq_JWpsg

• American Pie Full Lyric Explanation: https://www.musicgrotto.com/american-pie-song-meaning-don-mclean/

• American Pie Full Lyric Analysis: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118091344/http://understandingamericanpie.com/index.htm

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