Grammy Nomination: It earned recognition all around the world. Notable Cover: In the year 2000, Madonna covered a trimmed edition of this track to much success. Production: It’s production is credited to Ed Freeman.Ĭharts: “American Pie” topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs in the US and in other countries like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is number one on the track listing of its album. Release Date: This song, which is from McLean’s “ American Pie” album, was released on May 26th, 1971. Writing Credits: The composing of this classic is credited to none other than Don McLean, who is also the lead vocalist. He went ahead to dedicate the American Pie album to Holly. He expressed his grief over the 1959 incident in an editorial that was published in 2009 in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the death of the threesome rock and roll superheroes. Some of which include the following:Įven though McLean is yet to come out with the actual meaning of this hit song, it can be suggested that it is a tribute to rock and roll’s early threesome of Bopper, Ritchie, and Holly. In addition, the lyrics also look at several other key happenings in the 60s. Other notable events “American Pie” sheds light on
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