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Don Mclean American Pie Song3/21/2021
But as well as being a tidy money maker for 69-year-old, McLeans mesmerising folk song has bewitched generations with its mystifying lyrics.They explore the death of innocence during the tumultuous and disorienting 50s, 60s and 70s gleaned through the music of the times.
![]() But today, with the US1.2 million sale of the songwriters original 1971 manuscript complete with 16 pages of notes fervent fans hoped the meaning of those cryptic words would became a little clearer or more confusing depending how you slice that pie. McLean wrote in the auction book: this song was not a parlour game but an indescribable photograph of America that I tried to capture in words and music. Advertisement But that hasnt stopped those most stalwart fans claiming the notes vindicate their theories. ![]() Don Mclean American Pie Song Serial Number JustAn aviation serial number just wouldnt have had the same ring to it. One theory suggests the song was dedicated to a Miss America contestant McLean used to date. But Jim Fan, the author of understanding American Pie argues the phrase refers to the saying as American as apple pie. But he doesnt completely dismiss the notion that she is a symbolic Miss America. ![]() Dylan donned a windbreaker similar to the jacket worn by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause on the cover of his Freewheelin album. The jester on the sidelines in a cast supposedly refers to Dylans motorbike accident, which left him injured and ailing for months. The most popular theory anoints Elvis as the king, whose thorny crown was stolen by the Jester as Dylans popularity eclipsed the King of Rock n Roll. But some fans believe folk singers Peter Seger and Joan Baez were the king and queen, who shared the stage for Blowin in The Wind with Dylan at Newport Folk Festival in 1963. The other likely contenders for the King and Queen are John F Kennedy and Jackie O. This theory casts Kennedys assassinator Lee Harvey Oswald as the Joker. The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned Sticking with the JFK theory, the courtroom didnt convict Oswald for his assassination because he was murdered. The Quartet practicing in the park and the Sergeants marching Both references to The Beatles. Easy. The band had become increasingly politicised - they were the musical Lenins reading Marx). Helter Skelter Another nod to The Beatles and Helter Skelter, but also a reference to Charles Mansons orchestrated massacre in the Summer swelter of 1968, which Manson said was inspired by the Beatles song. Jack Flash Mick Jagger and a shout out to The Rolling Stones song Jumpin Jack Flash. Jagger was burnt on the candlestick because fire is the devils only friend- a not-so-subtle jibe at The Rolling Stones selling out (to the devil) in their later album releases. Other theorists cast Jagger was Satan himself laughing with delight the day the music died and inciting some of the most destructive forms of rebellion of the times. The girl who sang the blues Janice Joplin, the legendary songstress who died of a heroin overdose in 1970.
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