American Pie

About American Pie

"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released on the American Pie album in 1971, the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 and also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. In the UK, the single reached number 2, where it stayed for 3 weeks, on its original 1971 release while a reissue in 1991 reached No. 12. The song was listed as the No. 5 song on the RIAA project Songs of the Century. A truncated version of the song was covered by Madonna in 2000 and reached No. 1 in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. McLean's combined version is the fourth longest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 (at the time of release it was the longest), in addition to being the longest song to reach number one. The repeatedly mentioned phrase "the day the music died" refers to the plane crash in 1959 that killed early rock and roll performers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. (The crash was not known by that name until after McLean's song became a hit.) The meaning of the other lyrics has long been debated, and for decades, McLean declined to explain the symbolism behind the many characters and events mentioned. However, the overall theme of the song is the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation as symbolized by the plane crash that claimed the lives of three of its heroes. In 2017, McLean's original recording was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant". more »

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A long long time ago 
I can still remember 
How that music used to make me smile 
And i knew that if i had one chance 
I could make those people dance 
And maybe they'd be happy for awhile 

Did you write the book of love 
And do you have faith in God above 
If the bible tells you so 
Now do you believe in rock n roll 
And can music save your mortal soul 
And can it teach me how to dance real slow 
Well i know that your in love with him 
Cause i saw you dancing in the gym 
You both kicked off your shoes 
And i did Gods rhythm and blues 
I was a lonely teenage brock of luck 
With a great carnation and a pick up truck 
But i knew that i was out of luck 
The day the music died 
I started singing 

[Chorus] 
Bye bye Miss American Pie 
Drove my chevy to the levy 
But the levy was dry 
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye 
singing 
This will be the day that I die 
This will be the day that I die 

I met a girl who sang the blues 
And i asked her for some happy news 
But she just smiled and turned away 
Well i went down to the sachet store 
Where i heard the music years before 
But the man there said the music wouldn't play 
Well now in the streets the children screamed 
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed 
But not a word was spoken 
The church bells all broken 
And the three men i admire the most, 
The father, son, and the holy ghost 
They caught the last train for the coast 
The day the music died 
I started singing 

Bye bye Miss American Pie 
Drove my chevy to the levy 
But the levy was dry 
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye 
singing 
This will be the day that I die 
This will be the day that I die 

Bye bye Miss American Pie 
Drove my chevy to the levy 
But the levy was dry 
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye 
singing 
This will be the day that I die 
This will be the day that I die 

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Madonna

Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone /tʃɪˈkoʊneɪ/ chi-KOH-nay; August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, director, dancer and entrepreneur. She has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. Considered to be one of the "25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century" by Time for being an influential figure in contemporary music, she is known for continuously reinventing both her music and image, and for retaining a standard of autonomy within the recording industry. Critics have praised her diverse musical productions which have also been known to induce controversy. more »

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