
"American Pie" by Don McLean: Everything You Didn't Know
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American Pie: An Accessible Farewell to the 50s and 60s
Harville: American Pie is such an evocative history lesson told through these allegories. And it's one that's palatable for the masses, he says. Harville: Like Van Gogh, Don McLean had a lot of pain in his life. He classifies himself as quote, a blue guy. It's bad on every level. I thought I'd murder Rita Bill was the nadier of our working relationship. But this is... Oh god! This is a new poem. Well, I'm just gonna pretend that you didn't say all that and maybe I'll cut it.
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