Madonna ~ American Pie 2000 Disco Purrfection Version

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When I heard that Madonna was going to cover Don McLean's venerated classic, "American Pie", I wondered how she would do it. She was taking a fairly sainted version of a song that detailed the state of the world at the time by taking a look back over early rock and roll. The lyrics were mysteriously engaging, using what we now call "sound bites" to encapsulate a sense of mourning, framed in a pop treatment that was to resonate with the record buying public. His version hit #1 January 15, 1972, stayed there for four weeks and became an anthem. Even with the tempo changes, the song was way too powerful to abbreviate and too long to be on one side of the 7 inch single, so parts one and two were divided on the record. There was immediate acclaim and analysis of the song's lyrics, on which much discourse occurred.

It was literally a slice of America, so the title "American Pie" was very appropriate. Music at the time was mournful and introspective, songs like America's "A Horse With No Name", Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold", Nilsson's "Without You" were hitting #1 with no effort at all.

I was hoping that Madonna would also frame it with dance pop, and was ok with the ethereal production of the released single. Then, out of my radio came this version produced by Richard "Humpty" Vission that had fully realized the song I heard in my head. It was a short radio version, but it sure packs a hell of a lot more punch and emotion with the driving arrangement that outperforms it. While this came out way after the disco era, it still fits. Disco was all over remakes of pop songs and for that reason, I really wanted to add this to my catalog. I hope you like it!

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I love this remixes of Madonna America pie thank you 😊😊😊

josephmennella

Madonna is one of those "modern" artists whose career spans from the Disco era to the present day, giving her a timeless quality that even those who prefer the Disco era find hard to ignore.

blairbrown

Awesome creation here! DJDiscoCatV2....thank you for your research notes which I always enjoy reading!

mrob

I just found your channel....loved it from the very first second. New Sub.

alejolopera

Great song and singer !
Madonna My favorite singer!
Thanks You! 🎵🎶💃🕺🌟📀💖👍

antoniohernandez

What a great job, this was a good remake for her, her voice sounded beautiful.

dcny

Not everyone is impressed when it is Madonna doing a cover. but then again, its MADONNA. She will try her best to do justice to the song. I should say that this is a very decent take on the song. It made people to once again pay attention to this ICONIC song. Thanks Madze. Thanks DJ DiscoCat.

junncruz

Just now, when you were uploading this, I was watching a short documentary with and about Don McLean. Can it get any crazier???? Now I'm going to listen :-)

marcjacobs

Goodwork DJ disco cat you sent Madonna back to 1990 when the music was better. It is an improvement over the 2000 version. That would be the day that I died.

thomaslumpkin

Nice work DJDiscoCat! I hope you do another Madonna song in the future like "Get Into The Groove!" Thanks for your help as always. You have a nice day anyway for sure period and that's that!

mrfloxin

You got my support.. Love this mix.. Great Inspiration for my art...Thank You ♥️🐢

sheilaguilbeault

Being she was 13 years old when the song came out, she did it justice...Her version... Kudos to you for making it 100 times better...

eddiemiles

Ditto. I was very curious as to how Madonna would pull covering this song. She was wise to take it entirely in another direction opposed to trying to sound in the style of the original. I was not a fan, however of the original version. To me it sounded like Suzanne Ciani's "Seven Waves" meeting pop. I liked the remix your extended version is based on better.

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