"American Pie" by Don McLean: Everything You Didn't Know
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The Morality of American Pie
McLean has continued to talk about the song recently, most notably when the manuscript for American Pie was auctioned off in 2015 by Christie's. It is worth noting that he was not alone in this particular generation of songwriters for not really enjoying people playing these armchair interpretations. Doors used to read these and laugh to each other, which Jim Morrison was drunk for 95% of his life. And Alanis, as you ought to know, it will be one of those songs where the true on the record meaning is forever obscured by the mists of time.
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