Behind The Song : American Pie - Meaning Explained

Don McLean - American Pie: Meaning Explained

Today, we will discuss one of the most iconic songs in the history of music, Don McLean's American Pie. Only a handful of songwriters really wrote epics, and nobody ever tried anything so bold that showcases the rise and fall of rock & roll in an expansive radio-friendly pop song. It's a song about the land where this music was born, America.

Surely, Don McLean’s “American Pie” still remains a truly remarkable song.
So sit back, and enjoy the video!

Here, we talk about tales of music that your school classes probably never covered. In here, you will find discussions about some of the worlds greatest artists, stories about their personal life and the untold weird parts of their history!

[sagarikasingh]

My god I love that song, and I always wondered what exactly was Don McLean tying to convey.

[mr_universe]

It’s almost like the American Bohemian Rhapsody.

[josephconsoli]

Translating any art is like taping a drunken rant and spending hours trying to make sense out of it. Most famous song writers will tell you that although it may start with a few established lines, the rest is filler words that fit the melody/theme and flow smoothly. An author once got a letter from a teacher saying that one of his books will be studied and tested on. He asked "please send me the final test/answers. It arrived one day and he took the test. When he checked, he found he had failed the he was the writer of the book! What do you see when you look at clouds? whatever you want to see.

[AmericanFlyersDiving]

This is a great video. Too good to only have 900 views. Good work.

[indigop]

2:30 you sure twisted that, didn’t you. Faith in music was NOT are placed by faith in God. Look again. It’s Vice verse, faith in God is replaced by faith in music.

[trinityexegete]

Literally none of this is correct. McClean was a Catholic, and the song is about the end of the Latin Mass in 1969. That’s why the song is full of religious language. The music that died was Gregorian chant. The king and queen are Jesus and Mary. The jester is Paul VI. The good ole boys are the priests who are drinking (no longer transubstantiated) wine and bread (whiskey and rye). The levee is the church, which has gone dry because it no longer has the grace of the true mass. “I saw Satan laughing with delight”….”the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost”