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Don McLean started just as he suggests in American Pie, as a paperboy. It was in this way that he learned of the death of the man he calls his first and last idol: Buddy Holly. Haunted by feelings that everything important had been said and done by bigger men, Don tried his hand at music. In the mid to late 1960's, McLean earned regional success in New York's Hudson Valley. Don was declared Hudson River Troubadour. He hitchhiked the river performing in the watertowns. It was during this that he met Pete Seeger and was drafted into the "Sloop Singers," a group preaching environmental respect. With this environmentally aware background, Don created Tapestry. He took the record to, and was turned down by, thirty-four different record labels. Finally, a tiny label More... (Submit New Don McLean Lyrics) (Submit New Don McLean Lyrics) Oh my heart. | Reviewer: Sandy, Andy, Mandy. ------ About the song Vincent performed by Don McLean This song touches me deeply. I love it. It reminds me of the affair I had with Andy that broke Mandy's heart. My name is Sandy. I know, strange coinicidence. It rhyemes, but that's what happens in the town of Mount Morgan. (we are all cousins, by the way. I love them.) Andy: With eyes that know the darkness in my soul; these words i sing to u as i no u no bout my past, u and mandy are the only people that have known me my hole life and still loved me thru the ruff n tuff tymes.. i wish u girls both new how much use mean to me, my love for u is in the same but different ways..And when no hope was left in sight On that starry, starry night girls i love use both to death.. literaly i would kill myself if i ever hurt one of use. The end, Written by bored business students. american pie | Reviewer: orangeeee ------ About the song American Pie performed by Don McLean this song is amazing!!! its so fun to jam to when u r spazing out!!! BYE BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE!! DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE, BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY!!! im sorta spazing out right now!!! but this song is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To the reviewer tom... | Reviewer: James ------ About the song American Pie performed by Don McLean I think the reason Don felt the music died was because during this time so many great music artists were using/abusing drugs, therefore, he probably thought they were wasting their talent for no reason. All in all, this is a beautiful song, which i listen to at least 10 times during the day. Peer Review | Reviewer: tom ------ About the song American Pie performed by Don McLean Don is 2 years older than I and he wrote and sang this song when I was 24 in the early 1970's. In hindsight it was an epitaph of the America lost and prophesy of its future. His "generation lost in space" very well predicted the future generation born between 1971 and 2001 (9/11 that snapped it), which is lost in cyberspace. And the years preceding between 1953-1971, or his generation, recounted in Susan Faloody's 2000 Book "Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Male." The great history of rock and roll from 1953 Buddy Holly, James Dean and Elvis the King, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Byrds (8 miles high), and Mick Jagger (jumpn jack flash)and John Lennon are all historically lyricized. When and why he felt the music died remains a mystery but at the general period of time the whole rock and roll movement had made a transition from innocence and creative art to more heavy metal and hard core nonsense music that was no longer music but noise that emiited from the whole technological transition of the world occurring at that time. Don's extra sense not only saw this paradigm shift in music and in culture but was profound in making it a milestone by his song "American Pie". In other words, the American Dream had reached its peak and he correctly sounded it out metaphorically. Hats off to Don and lets hope the next generation will pickup the beat. CTY | Reviewer: cty<3er ------ About the song American Pie performed by Don McLean i am so glad i won't be a nevermore 4 a while. it's going 2 be so sad when i have 2 leave cty, and i know so many of last year's nevermores and how hard it is. I WILL MISS CTY, MY CONDOLENCES 2 ANY OTHER CERIOUSLY TALENTED YOUTH!!!!!! Enchanted | Reviewer: Rebecca Doherty ------ About the song Flight of dragons performed by Don McLean The first time I watched the movie I was 3 yrs old, and I have been one of my favourite ever since. The music has had me completely enchanted even though I couldn't remember the lyrics. Unfortunately when I was 13 I made the rather stupid mistake of taping over the movie, thankfully my sister burnt a copy recently, now I can enjoy it again. Is there a ringtone for this, I'd love to it on my phone? About the song Flight of dragons performed by Don McLean | Reviewer: Eric Kirk ------ About the song Flight of dragons performed by Don McLean I first found this movie in the public library, and when we took it home I instantly fell in love. Occasionally my parents would find me humming the song during or after the movie. We even got ourselves a copy, but it got lost in the pile of family videos and found some years later. I still watch it every once and awhile, the movie started my love for dragons. I wish I could have a copy of the soundtrack for my cd player. I cried | Reviewer: Sally ------ About the song Flight of dragons performed by Don McLean I had this film on a recorded VCR when i was about 5. I watched it so often i broke the tape. it didnt work for so long that i forgot about it for a while. i came accross it again when i was about 17 and we'd got a new video player by then so i gave it a whirl, and it worked! those opening chords made me cry. this film was so much of my childhood. I flew off with the dragons in my head so much. it was beautiful. I searched and searched online to try and download it and eventually sucess with that as well! now i have it in beautiful digital format that wont wear out! also, for those that are interested, the book it was based on 'Flight of Dragons' by Peter Dickenson is available by order from most good book shops (ISBN 1850284113) you can really see where the animators got their inspiration. its lovely. mclean - dylan | Reviewer: teez ------ About the song Everybody Loves Me Baby performed by Don McLean i agree with user king about the dylanesqueness (haha, what a word), i didn´t know many bob dylan songs before i listened to don´s "pie" album at the age of something like 10. after getting to know dylan now i must agree with you, anyway a great song!! Flight | Reviewer: Katelyn ------ About the song Flight of dragons performed by Don McLean I watched this movie all the time but that was when i was 7, im really happy to know where is can find the lyrics and the song! Dragons are just so majestic self esteem booster | Reviewer: Mike Wheeler ------ About the song Everybody Loves Me Baby performed by Don McLean Anybody no matter how downtrodden can have a self esteem boost by listening to this song for a while. Especially just after getting up and just before bed. Mike lyric about whiskey in Rye? | Reviewer: Andy ------ About the song American Pie performed by Don McLean There appears to be some controversy about whether the correct lyric is "Whiskey in Rye" or "whiskey and rye". Some are claiming that Rye or Rhye is a town somewhere. Any thoughts? Don Allen | Reviewer: Gary Erickson ------ About the song Everybody Loves Me Baby performed by Don McLean Don, who wrote this song, reflects this song. Quite a man, growing up in Warren Michigan. His only child, Mark, and I were roomates in college. We sung this song karoke in 1992 at a little bar in Nango Japan. Really great | Reviewer: King ------ About the song Everybody Loves Me Baby performed by Don McLean The verse/chorus order is unorthodox and the lyrics are great -- not a dead word. There's a certain Dylanesque air around the tongue-in-cheek lyrics and the not-so-perfect pitch. And it's danceable! All in all, awesome! We Struggle for Our Humanity | Reviewer: Claudia C. Pharis ------ About the song Vincent performed by Don McLean This song touches me deeply. Some of us live closer to our humanity than others, and it is these among us who are least able to bend themselves to countenance the distance from our humanity that modern life often requires. Such people often wind up homeless, artists, schizophrenics, suicidal, . . . We ignore them at our peril. They carry messages for us that we need to understand. All Hail the CTY Canon!!! | Reviewer: Gabrielle ------ About the song American Pie performed by Don McLean All Hail CTY!!! All Hail the CTY Canon!!! And, most importantly, ALL HAIL AMERICAN PIE!!! Two days from now I start my Nevermore year. At aproximately 10:30 on a Thursday night three weeks from now I will be swaying in that Nevermore circle, chanting my last of CTY's greatest tradition. As the words "this'll be the day that I die" fade, I will leave my last CTY dance. Never more to return to that family... But I will be thinking, "This'll be my last of CTY...it will never die" Amazing appropriate today | Reviewer: Martha ------ About the song Everybody Loves Me Baby performed by Don McLean This song has an errily prophetic quality when we consider it in light of the political course of the US in the last 6 years. I think it could be subtitled, George W. Bush's theme song. unusual style song | Reviewer: dan moreno ------ About the song Birthday song performed by Don McLean Notice the frequent changes in the tune..pattern is not typical. Lots of sharps and flats. Great music from a great singer. The Greatest Song of All Time. | Reviewer: Lord of Sandtownia. ------ About the song American Pie performed by Don McLean There is honestly too much in this song to get it all in one hit, or even one lifetime. The death of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, is definitely in there, along with references to the Beatles (the sergeants), Bob Dylan(the Jester), Janis Jopplin (the girl who sang the blues), Elvis (The King) and many many more, such as the Byrds and the Rolling Stones. It is ultimately the greatest song of all time. The memories | Reviewer: Kenya Starflight ------ About the song Flight of dragons performed by Don McLean I watched this movie so many times as a kid I wore out the tape. The song is so beautiful, but I could never find it anywhere. I'm so glad I found the lyrics here! They bring back so many memories. 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