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
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I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
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And I know if I had my chance
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That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for
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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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Something touched me deep inside
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The day the music died
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So bye bye Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
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Singin' this will be the day that I die this will be the day that
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I die
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Did you write the book of love
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And do you have faith in god above if the bible tells you so
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Do you believe in rock and roll
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Can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to
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dance real slow
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Well I know that you're in love with him 'cuz I saw you dancin' 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 with a pink carnation and
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a pickup truck
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But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died I started singin'
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So bye bye Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
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Singin' this will be the day that I die this will be the day that
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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 rolling stone 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 in a voice that came from you
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and me
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And while the king was looking down 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 practiced in the park
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And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died we were singin'
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So bye bye Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
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Singin' this will be the day that I die this will be the day that
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I die
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Helter skelter in a summer swelter
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the birds flew off with a fallout shelter eight miles high and
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fallin' fast
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It landed foul on the grass
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the players tried for a forward pass with the jester on the
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sidelines in a cast
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Now at halftime there was sweet perfume while sergeants played a
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marching Tune
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We all got up to dance but we never got the chance
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Cuz the players tried to take the field the marching band refused to yield
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Do you recall what was the feel the day the music died we started singin'
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So bye bye Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
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Singin' this will be the day that I die this will be the day that
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I die
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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 Jack Flash sat on a candle
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stick 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend
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And as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage
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No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell
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And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the
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sacrificial rite
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I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died he was singin'
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So bye bye Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
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Singin' this will be the day that I die this will be the day that
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I die
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I met a girl who sang the blues
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And I asked her for some happy news but she just smiled and turned
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away
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I went down to the sacred store
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Where I'd heard the music years before but the man there said the
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music wouldn't play
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But in the streets the children screamed the lovers cried and the
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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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So bye bye Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
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Singin' this will be the day that I die
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