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Knowledge of a Song: American Pie In post-modern America, few songs have enjoyed the staying power possessed by Don McLeans 1971 classic, "American Pie." I chose to research this song because of its vast appeal to both adult and youth audiences. ... Previous to my lyrical examination of "Pie," I was unaware of McLeans many references to music, politics and religion. Neither was I aware of the songs actual meaning, outside of the reference to the deaths of then-popular artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, who all died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. ... In fact, the lyrics "American Pie" are so polysemous that it is quite impossible to summarize the songs symbols and meanings in two pages. After I decided on a song, all of my research was done via the world wide web. ... To find adequate results, I chose to use the words "american pie behind mclean" as my keywords for both searches. ... These three, which are listed at the end of my analysis, yielded more than enough for a brief yet thorough explanation of the songs meaning. ... Before embarking on my lyrical analysis, I believe it is important to inform you that McLean himself has never fully divulged the entire meaning of his hit song. However, he has called "Pie" a complicated parable open to different interpretations. McLean says he intentionally made the songs meaning ambiguous in order to make a series of complex statements. ... "American Pie" is about McLean shifting his musical focus from the rock genre to folk music. ... "Pie" had commentary on the turbulent society, focusing on the Vietnam war and Americans turning their back on Christianity among other things. |
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