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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A long long time ago I can still remember how
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that music used to make me smile
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And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance
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and maybe they'd be happy for a while
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But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver
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Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step
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I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride
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But something touched me deep inside the day the music died
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So Bye - bye Miss American Pie
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drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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And them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin'
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This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
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Did you write the book of love and do you have faith in God
above,
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If the Bible tells you so
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Now do you believe in rock and roll
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can music save your mortal soul and
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Can you teach me how to dance real slow
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Well I know that you're in love with him
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cause I saw you dancing in the gym
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You both kicked off your shoes man I dig those rhythm and blues
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I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
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with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
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but I knew I was out of luck the day the music died
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I started singing
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Bye - bye Miss American Pie
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drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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Them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin'
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This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
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Now for ten years we've been on our own
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and moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
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but that's not how it used to be
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When the jester sang for the King and Queen
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in a coat he borrowed from James Dean
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and a voice that came from you and me
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Oh and while the King was looking down
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the jester stole his thorny crown
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the courtroom was adjourned no verdict was returned
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And while Lenin read a book on Marx the quartet practised in the park
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and we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died
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We were singin'
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Bye - bye Miss American Pie
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drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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Them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin'
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This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
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Helter-skelter in the summer swelter
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the birds flew off with a fallout shelter
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eight miles high and fallin' fast
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It landed foul on the grass the players tried for a forward pass
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with the jester on the sidelines in a cast
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Now that halftime air was sweet perfume
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while the sergeants played a marching tune
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we all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance
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cause the players tried to take the field
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the marching band refused to yield
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do you recall what was revealed the day the music died
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We started singin'
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Bye - bye Miss American Pie
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drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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Them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin'
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This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
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Oh and there we were all in one place
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A generation lost in space with no time left to start again
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So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
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Jack Flash sat on a candlestick # 1 cause fire is the devil # 17 s only friend
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Oh and as I watched him on the stage
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My hands were clenched in fists of rage
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No angel born in hell could break that Satan # 17 s spell
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And as the flames climbed high into the night
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To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight
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The day the music died
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He was singing
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Bye - bye Miss American Pie
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drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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Them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin'
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This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
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I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news
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but she just smiled and turned away
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I went down to the sacred store where I # 17 d heard the music years before
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but the man there said the music wouldn't play
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And in the streets the children screamed
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the lovers cried and the poets dreamed
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but not a word was spoken the church bells all were broken
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And the three men I admire most the Father Son and the Holy Ghost
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they caught the last train for the coast the day the music died
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And they were singin'
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Bye - bye Miss American Pie
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drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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Them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin'
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This'll be the day that I die
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This'll be the day that I die
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They were singin'
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Bye - bye Miss American Pie
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drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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Them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin'
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This'll be the day that I die
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