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.
Read more on Last.fm
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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
On The Amazon
Sung by Don McLean
Words by Clifford Grey and Greatrex Newman, music by Vivian Ellis
From 1927 British musical, "Mr. Cinders"
[Intro]
Gm D7 Gm D7sus4 D+ D
There's a danger zone, not a stranger zone
Gm Gm7 Cm7 Cm6 A7-9 A7-5 A7 D7
Than the little plot I walk on that I call my home.
Gm D7 Gm D7sus4 D+ D
Full of eerie sights, weird and skeerie sights
Gm Cm7 Cm6 A7-9 D7 Gm7
Ev'ry vicious animal that creeps and crawls and bites.
[Verse 1]
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the prophylactics prowl,
G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the hypodermics howl,
G Em7 Am6 D7
On the Amazon you'll hear a scarab scowl
G E7 Am7 A7-5 D7
And sting, zodiacs on the wing.
G Em7 Am7 D7
All the stalactites and vicious vertebrae
G Em7 Am7 D7
Hunt the stalagmites while laryngitis slay
G Em7 Am6 Am7 D7
All the parasites that come from Paraguay in Spring...mmmmmm
Dm7/G C Cm G F# F E
Snarling equinox among the rocks will seize you,
E7 A7 Am D9
And the Fahrenheit comes out at night to freeze you.
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
Wild duodenum are lurking in the trees
G Em7 Am6 D7
And the jungle swarms with green apostrophes.
G Em Am7 D7 G C#dim Am7
Oh, the Amazon is call-ing me.
[C#dim] [Am7]
[Verse 2]
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the pax vobiscum bite,
G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the epiglottis fight,
G Em7 Am6 D7
On the Amazon the hemispheres at night all slink,
G E7 Am7 A7-5 D7
Where the agnostics drink.
G Em7 Am7 D7
All the hippodromes that lie concealed in mud
G Em7 Am7 D7
Join the metronomes that live in swamp and flood;
G Em7 Am6 Am7 D7
Then the kodachromes come out and drink their blood, Poor ginks.
Dm7/G C Cm G F# F E
While velocipedes among the weeds will scare you,
E7 A7 Am D9
And the menopause with hungry jaws ensnares you.
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
Frenzied adenoids infest the hills and slopes,
G Em7 Am6 D7
Ev'ry one avoids the deadly stethoscopes.
G Em Am7 D7
Oh, the Amazon is call-ing,
G Em Am7 D7
Yes, the Amazon is call-ing,
G Em Am7 D7 G
Oh, the Amazon is call-ing me.
Sung by Don McLean
Words by Clifford Grey and Greatrex Newman, music by Vivian Ellis
From 1927 British musical, "Mr. Cinders"
[Intro]
Gm D7 Gm D7sus4 D+ D
There's a danger zone, not a stranger zone
Gm Gm7 Cm7 Cm6 A7-9 A7-5 A7 D7
Than the little plot I walk on that I call my home.
Gm D7 Gm D7sus4 D+ D
Full of eerie sights, weird and skeerie sights
Gm Cm7 Cm6 A7-9 D7 Gm7
Ev'ry vicious animal that creeps and crawls and bites.
[Verse 1]
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the prophylactics prowl,
G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the hypodermics howl,
G Em7 Am6 D7
On the Amazon you'll hear a scarab scowl
G E7 Am7 A7-5 D7
And sting, zodiacs on the wing.
G Em7 Am7 D7
All the stalactites and vicious vertebrae
G Em7 Am7 D7
Hunt the stalagmites while laryngitis slay
G Em7 Am6 Am7 D7
All the parasites that come from Paraguay in Spring...mmmmmm
Dm7/G C Cm G F# F E
Snarling equinox among the rocks will seize you,
E7 A7 Am D9
And the Fahrenheit comes out at night to freeze you.
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
Wild duodenum are lurking in the trees
G Em7 Am6 D7
And the jungle swarms with green apostrophes.
G Em Am7 D7 G C#dim Am7
Oh, the Amazon is call-ing me.
[C#dim] [Am7]
[Verse 2]
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the pax vobiscum bite,
G Em7 Am7 D7
On the Amazon the epiglottis fight,
G Em7 Am6 D7
On the Amazon the hemispheres at night all slink,
G E7 Am7 A7-5 D7
Where the agnostics drink.
G Em7 Am7 D7
All the hippodromes that lie concealed in mud
G Em7 Am7 D7
Join the metronomes that live in swamp and flood;
G Em7 Am6 Am7 D7
Then the kodachromes come out and drink their blood, Poor ginks.
Dm7/G C Cm G F# F E
While velocipedes among the weeds will scare you,
E7 A7 Am D9
And the menopause with hungry jaws ensnares you.
D7 G Em7 Am7 D7
Frenzied adenoids infest the hills and slopes,
G Em7 Am6 D7
Ev'ry one avoids the deadly stethoscopes.
G Em Am7 D7
Oh, the Amazon is call-ing,
G Em Am7 D7
Yes, the Amazon is call-ing,
G Em Am7 D7 G
Oh, the Amazon is call-ing me.
Don Williams
Don't Hug M (...)
Donavon Frankenr (...)
Donkey Kong
Donna Cruz
Doom
Doraemon
Dorian
Doris Day
Dorothy