Is American Pie the greatest song ever written?
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- Is American Pie the greatest song ever written?
- How long is the original version of American Pie?
- Is American Pie a funeral song?
- What does Drove my Chevy to the levy mean?
- What does levy mean in American Pie?
- What does whiskey and rye mean?
- Why do they say whiskey and rye?
- What does take my Chevy to the levy mean?
- How old is the composer of American Pie?
- What does the song American Pie really mean?
- When did American Pie come out in the UK?
- What does the last verse of American Pie mean?
Is American Pie the greatest song ever written?
It's going to be a very large slice of American Pie for the 69 year old creator of one of the most famous songs ever written. Mclean himself has bever defined the song. ... It could be argued that the song was the first time that rock music had looked backwards with rose tinted specs.
How long is the original version of American Pie?
American Pie (song)
| "American Pie" | |
|---|---|
| Released | Octo (original) November 1991 (re-release) |
| Recorded | |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 8:42 (LP) 4:11 (single part 1) 4:31 (single part 2) |
Is American Pie a funeral song?
“American Pie,” in the opinion of the song's producer, Ed Freeman, was the funeral oration for an era: “Without it, many of us would have been unable to grieve, achieve closure, and move on. Don saw that, and wrote the song that set us free. We should all be eternally grateful to him for that.”
What does Drove my Chevy to the levy mean?
Chevy is a Chevrolet motor car and a levy (usually spelled levee) is a pier or quay. It was dry because there was no water where there should have been.
What does levy mean in American Pie?
1. vote. It sounds like "levy" because it has to rhyme with "Chevy" but this "levee" in the song means a "drinking place" - whisky and rye.
What does whiskey and rye mean?
Rye whiskey, like its name suggests, is a whiskey that is distilled from at least 51% rye. What is rye? Rye is a type of grass that is a member of the wheat tribe and closely related to barley. Rye tastes like: A spicy, grainy, hard-edged version of bourbon.
Why do they say whiskey and rye?
An alternate theory holds that, since rye is a kind of whiskey, McLean is actually singing "drinking whiskey in rye." Ths singer's home was New Rochelle, which did indeed feature a bar called "The Levee." Allegedly, this bar shut down or "went dry," causing patrons to drive across the river to Rye, New York.
What does take my Chevy to the levy mean?
Chevy is a Chevrolet motor car and a levy (usually spelled levee) is a pier or quay. It was dry because there was no water where there should have been.
How old is the composer of American Pie?
- The song's 69-year-old architect has always remained tight-lipped. But now at long last, the inspirations behind his Song of the Century are to be revealed after McLean put his original manuscript up for auction.
What does the song American Pie really mean?
- As the original manuscript for Don McLean's 1971 classic is sold at auction, fans may finally discover what his "Song of the Century" is really about. So what are the popular theories? When people ask Don McLean what does American Pie really mean, he likes to reply: "It means I never have to work again."
When did American Pie come out in the UK?
- In the UK, the single reached number 2, where it stayed for 3 weeks, on its original 1971 release and a reissue in 1991 reached No. 12. The song was listed as the No. 5 song on the RIAA project Songs of the Century.
What does the last verse of American Pie mean?
- But before we sing bye bye, and in honour of the American Pie fans everywhere, the BBC News Magazine takes a nostalgic trip back through the song's six enigmatic verses, and the popular theories that have grown up around them. "So bye-bye, Miss American Pie..."
