Biography:
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an 8.5-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation (US #1 for four weeks in 1972 and UK #2).
McLean's grandfather and father, both also named Donald McLean, had roots originating in Scotland. The Buccis, the family of McLean's mother, Elizabeth, came from Abruzzo in central Italy.
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Other songs:
- American Pie
- And I Love You So
- Babylon
- Castles In The Air
- Crossroads
- Crying
- Empty Chairs
- Magdalene Lane
- Since I Don't Have You
- Vincent
- Vincent (starry Starry Night)
- Vincent (starry, Starry Night)
- Birthday Song
- Bronco Bills Lament
- Chain Lightning
- Dreidel
- Every Day
- Everybody Loves Me Baby
- Flight Of Dragons
- Going For The Gold
- Great Big Man
- Homeless Brother
- If I Only Had A Match
- Jerusalem
- La La I Love You
- Legend Of Andrew Mccrew
- Mountains O Mourne
- Oh My What A Shame
- On The Amazon
- Orphans Of Wealth
- Prime Time
- Respectable
- Since I Dont Have You
- The Grave
- The More You Pay
- The Pride Parade
- Till Tomorrow
- When Love Begins
- Winter Has Me In Its Grip
- Winterwood
- Wonderful Baby
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Subject: CRD: m/don_mclean/great_big_man.crd
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 14:14:34 +0100
From: Juergen Wuest (HiWi CEMP)
Great Big Man - Don McLean
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This is from McLean's live album `SOLO'.
When playing A, D and E chords, change between major and 6th chords,
i.e. actually play for instance A A6 A A6 A A6 etc. (blues style)
In the chorus, the `great big man...' part is played like this:
e -----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------| (*)
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A --------------0--------------------------------0-----|
E --------------------3---2------------1-----0---------|
it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.
Intro: A A6 A A6 ...
A
Rust on your fingers, you got trouble at your feet.
A7
Keep the homefires burning, but look out for the heat
D
'cause there's a man at the window who knows just what you think,
A
and there's a water boy behind you who won't give you a drink
E
Well it's a hard, hard time, no easy road in sight,
(*)
it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.
And when it comes to dying, no matter what you tell,
They'll let you into a heaven 'cause you lived your life in hell.
But they've got no way to reward you but to let those breezes blow,
And you've got nothing left to do but to let your anger show.
'Cause it's a hard, hard time, no easy road in sight,
it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.
D A7 D A7
Think about your baby, think about your wife,
D A7 B7 E
Think about your banker who's trying to take your life.
D A7
Think about this planet that's rolling through the night.
B7 B7 E
Oh can you turn your back on such a great big fight?
You got the muscle, big man, you got the power,
but you're getting weaker with each passing hour.
Just like a flame in the rain, like a light in the night,
well if it's you that must stay, well then it's you that must fight!
E
'Cause it's a hard, hard time, your future's not bright,
(*)
it takes a great big man to win a great big
(*)
great big man to win a great big fight.
Coda: A
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Subject: CRD: m/don_mclean/great_big_man.crd
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 14:14:34 +0100
From: Juergen Wuest (HiWi CEMP)
Great Big Man - Don McLean
--------------------------
This is from McLean's live album `SOLO'.
When playing A, D and E chords, change between major and 6th chords,
i.e. actually play for instance A A6 A A6 A A6 etc. (blues style)
In the chorus, the `great big man...' part is played like this:
e -----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------| (*)
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A --------------0--------------------------------0-----|
E --------------------3---2------------1-----0---------|
it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.
Intro: A A6 A A6 ...
A
Rust on your fingers, you got trouble at your feet.
A7
Keep the homefires burning, but look out for the heat
D
'cause there's a man at the window who knows just what you think,
A
and there's a water boy behind you who won't give you a drink
E
Well it's a hard, hard time, no easy road in sight,
(*)
it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.
And when it comes to dying, no matter what you tell,
They'll let you into a heaven 'cause you lived your life in hell.
But they've got no way to reward you but to let those breezes blow,
And you've got nothing left to do but to let your anger show.
'Cause it's a hard, hard time, no easy road in sight,
it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.
D A7 D A7
Think about your baby, think about your wife,
D A7 B7 E
Think about your banker who's trying to take your life.
D A7
Think about this planet that's rolling through the night.
B7 B7 E
Oh can you turn your back on such a great big fight?
You got the muscle, big man, you got the power,
but you're getting weaker with each passing hour.
Just like a flame in the rain, like a light in the night,
well if it's you that must stay, well then it's you that must fight!
E
'Cause it's a hard, hard time, your future's not bright,
(*)
it takes a great big man to win a great big
(*)
great big man to win a great big fight.
Coda: A
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