![]() ![]() It also showed the new generation of artists who have been motivated by the same values and ideas that inspired the song’s creation. The Day The Music Died: The Story Of Don McLean’s American Pie highlighted the cultural moments in America’s history that were relevant at the time of the song’s release – and remain relevant now – telling the stories of the people who were a part of them. Last year, a new documentary exploring the secrets behind the iconic song was released by Paramount+. Its run was broken in 2021 when Taylor Swift released “All Too Well (10 Minute Version).” The original version was eight-minutes-and-42-seconds long and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 1972, making it the longest song to sit at No.1 for almost 50 years. 'The country was in some advanced state of psychic shock,' McLean said in the doc. In 2022 Don unpicked some of the references in a documentary celebrating the songs 50th anniversary, and said that ultimately it was a fictional, impressionistic piece. “American Pie” was released in 1971 and was taken from the album of the same name. Don McLean - Childrens Book, 'American Pie: A Fable. ![]() Musicians are dealing with a thing called alchemy, we deal in magic, and some of the things that we do fall on their face, and others, if we’re very fortunate, are magical and live forever.” Speaking about the track and its success, he added: “It has a melody which is something that is pretty hard to find these days, and that’s just the opening part of the song – I mean, the song is eight and a half minutes, and it’s a rock and roll song. “I intend to go over to South Korea next year and sing it with the president, so that’s probably going to be another news story,” he told CNN, joking: “He wanted me at the White House to sing the song, but I’m in Australia right now on tour.” Now, McLean has responded to the rendition. ![]()
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