He also revealed that he wrote the epic song, originally a hit in 1971, at a time when he was deeply disillusioned with the direction America was taking, both at home and in foreign policy. I don’t know whether you consider that wrong or right but it is a morality song, in a sense.”ĭon McLean has sold the manuscript and notes for 'American Pie' In an interview with Christie’s catalogue, 69 year old McLean said: “Basically, in ‘American Pie’ things are heading in the wrong direction… … is becoming less idyllic. Following its sale, he explains that it’s really about innocence lost and “life becoming less idyllic”, an alternative national anthem for a “generation lost in space”. The veteran singer songwriter discovered the eighteen-page bundle, full of first ideas, corrections and amendments, back in February of this year and decided to sell it on a whim.Īt the time he said that he wouldn’t reveal the meaning of the song until it had sold at auction. The meaning behind the famously enigmatic pop hit ‘American Pie’ has finally been revealed by its author Don Mclean, after his original manuscript for the song went up for auction and fetched $1.2 million on Tuesday.
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