American Pie is a famous work by American folk singer don mclean, and his other world-famous work is Vincent.

Don mclean has been playing the piano and singing in nightclubs and clubs in his early years. Later, he was discovered by pete seeger, the father of American folk songs, and began his career of writing and singing.

The American Pie, which lasted more than 8 minutes, is an epic song that recorded the major events in the United States in the 1960s with music. Don mclean speaks in cadence, which sounds very enjoyable.

I don't know much about the events and characters involved in this song. Let's reprint it:

The day when music died.

Thirty years of controversy about a song.

Heal my wound with his fingers.

Sing my life in his words.

His songs intoxicated me.

His songs intoxicated me.

His words told me everything about my life.

His songs intoxicated me.

This is part of the lyrics of a beautiful song "Kill Me Gently with His Song", which was sung by a black female singer Roberta? Flack. I think many people have heard this song, and even many people can hum a few words along with it, but few people know who "he" refers to and which song "his song" refers to.

"He" is don mclean, an American folk singer in the 1970s.

His Song is a beautiful group written by him at 197 1

Speaking of the US delegation, not only people in China, but also many Americans will think of the US delegation first. If you stare blankly for a moment, you will still think of American pie sung by Madonna, but you will not think of American pie sung by don mclean. What happened 30 years ago may have been too long for people in an information explosion society, as if it had happened in a previous life. 197 1 year, don mclean wrote this song "American Pie". It is no exaggeration to say that from the first time this song was heard by people to today, the debate about what it is about has never stopped, and the cultural extension given to this song far exceeds the song itself. In other words, American pie is the epitome of American culture, so it is easy to understand why Madonna stood in front of the Stars and Stripes and sang this song-it is also the epitome of American culture.

Don mclean started his career in the early 1970s. His first album was American Pie, which made him famous overnight. When he recalled this experience, he said:

"I was a poor boy at that time, but this song made me a millionaire overnight."

Why do people argue about this song with great interest for 30 years? What exactly does the lyrics say? First of all, we must find out what "American pie" means. I regret to tell you that Americans have not found out what this means in the past 30 years. There are countless explanations about the meaning of "American school". Some people say that Mackley once had a girlfriend of a Miss America candidate, while others think that don mclean compares American local music (especially folk songs) to the American school, because there is a tradition in the recording industry, and the market share is often called pie, and the American school refers to the American share (because a large part of the share was divided by British music after British pop music invaded the United States in the 1960s).

There is also a story about the name of the plane when rock star buddy holly crashed. This explanation is largely based on speculation about don mclean's heart, because the first part of this song is basically about buddy holly.

Some people may ask, don mclean doesn't even know the meaning of the title and lyrics. This is the problem. Don McLean refused to explain any questions about this song after its publication, and has remained silent so far. This song is divided into six parts.

The song ***8 minutes and 34 seconds, literally, is a very personal summary of American rock music in the past. However, because the lyrics are full of metaphors, hints, puns, allusions and pronouns, and the meanings of some words are vague, when people analyze the lyrics, they find that they are universal, and every lyric can say a meaning, so how to explain them makes sense. As a result, the true meaning of this song has become more confusing. Some are about Bob Dylan, some are about President Kennedy, and some are biblical allusions.

At the beginning of this song, don mclean sings:

"A long time ago, I clearly remember that music often made me smile/

If you give me a chance, I will let those people hear and dance, maybe they will have a happy and sweet moment/

But one day in February broke my heart, and every newspaper I posted on the steps had a bad news.

I cannot continue/

When I read about widows and brides, I don't remember if I cried/

But there is a shock in my heart. On this day, music has died. "

This passage is mainly about1the plane crash that happened on February 3, 959. At that time, buddy holly, a rock singer, and three other singers (actually, Willon Jennings avoided the flight because of traffic jam, so he refused to fly again) flew to Iowa to perform. The plane crashed in a snowstorm on the way, so this day is often called "Rock Death Day". At this time, don mclean was still a newspaperman. The song was shrouded in ominous atmosphere from the beginning, and this passage was only accompanied by a low piano. For example, in the third film, there is a lyric "A rolling stone is covered with moss medicine", and people still don't understand who the "rolling stone" refers to. Some people speculate that it may refer to Bob Dylan. After he wrote "Like a Rolling Stone" on 1965 and became a hit song, he began to write some songs praising pure love and reveled in the happy family life with rich royalties. During the period from 1966 to 1974, he didn't even perform on tour, and the early angry protest singer Dylan disappeared. The "bitter medicine" here implies that Dylan is addicted to a rich and happy life. Another explanation of "Rolling Stone" refers to Elvis Presley. The rock idol people saw in the late 1960s was a fat and bloated Elvis Presley. Obviously, "Moss" here refers to the fat on Elvis Presley. Another common explanation is that the great changes in the 1960s made business develop rapidly, making it easy for musicians to make money, thus losing the motivation of music innovation. "Moss" obviously refers to the corrosion of music by money. Of course, there must be a rolling stone in these sentences, because the anger of the rolling stone has long been "sold out" and "Moss" is a "rolling stone" that has lost its edges and corners. In short, "rolling stone" refers to the rock spirit, and "moss" is the reason for the loss of rock spirit. Can a mossy stone be rolled up?

In that case, there are many more. According to the results of popular analysis, the lyrics of this song involve more than 30 characters, nearly 20 songs, more than 20 music and political events and 3 movies. Don mclean interprets this song with unique melancholy and despair. The six parts of the song are expressed step by step with ballads, and some musical instruments are added to each part, so the sense of rhythm is also strengthened, which makes people feel difficult to breathe. American Pie is an elegy about breaking the American dream. It's like a musical version of Forrest Gump. For those who don't know the culture and history of the 1950s and 1960s, this song may be unintelligible, and those who know the history are also puzzled by don mclean's silence. Never in history has an "American school" in Song Like attracted the attention of so many fans, historians and sociologists. This is a strange phenomenon. Therefore, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the publication of American Pie, this topic will be brought up again, and people will continue to interpret its mystery.

In fact, many common problems are often overlooked by us. When we seek the answer to the above question, we will find that behind this seemingly ordinary question, there are extremely unusual stories-"He" and "His Song".