The Meaning of American Pie

Posted on October 11, 2008
Filed Under Cargo Airline Of The Year

The meaning behind the lyrics of Don McLean’s American Pie. Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, War & Peace, drugs, murder, Hell’s Angels and the Rolling Stones. And, of course Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.

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25 Responses to “The Meaning of American Pie”

  1. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    I think that the Lennon part is referring to Vladimir Lenin. Because he read The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

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  3. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    I think he was talking about Lennon w/ Lenin being part of the word play. It just seems to fit the context of the song better. But who knows? Interp is usually tough w/ lyrics.

  4. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    You had a picture of John Lennon up when it talked about reading the books of Marx. But I’m pretty sure he meant Lenin.

  5. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    bye bye miss american pie!

  6. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    ew years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours? later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids’ room, the father said,”Take the kids and get out of the house. We’ll call the police, we don’t have a clown statue.” The “clown statue” is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don’t post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand;sorry i didnt want that happening to me

  7. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    I love this song and this a a great video. One my favorite songs its great and it has deep meaning. Thank you very much. R.I.P. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper, Janis Joplin, George Harrison, John Lennon,

  8. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    this ia a great song luv it

  9. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    thats so sad

  10. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    Dead. Dead as a doornail. “This will be the day that I die.”

  11. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    Everyone has their own opinions so we should respect each other’s opinions and not argue about it.

  12. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    No, that is a very misleading lie.

  13. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    wasnt american pie the name of the plane

  14. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    miss american pie: my opinion is the term “as american as mom’s apple pie”. chevy’s ad slogan was “see the usa in a chevrolet” mostly aired on the dinah shore show.

  15. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    the lovers cried and the poets dreamed.

  16. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    I’m 13, I love it too

  17. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    Great analysis of a great song
    I love it even more now, if that’s possible.

  18. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    USA hue hue ,dance,dance, LINKS 2 3 4 , DU RIGHTH SO GUT

  19. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    BLEE RED , FAT USA girls BLE , EAST EUROPE GIRLS RUlEZZZZZ !!!

  20. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    Yes i love this song but what it really means about the plane crash is so sad T-T

  21. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    I’ve sang that song since I was 2 (I’m 11 now, it’s amazing that there are children out there who appreciate this time period and will never let it die as long as they live.

  22. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    Damn, McLean HATED Bob Dylan!

  23. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    i love the way he mentions the beatles and lennon fantastic lyrics a classic

  24. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    i love this song. very deep. so, to clarrify things, the song IS about america like the vid says?

  25. Anonymous on October 11th, 2008 2:01 am

    yea it does. i guess canada didnt have enough provinces to host their own Miss Canada contest thing.

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