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“I cried for two years. I blamed myself.” Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”
The songwriter recently took to the stage to sing the song with another artist for only the second time in 55 years
The songwriter recently took to the stage to sing the song with another artist for only the second time in 55 years.
Don McLean scored more than a hit when he composed “American Pie,” the tune he released as a single in 1971. He also created an iconic cut that has continued to resonate with the public some 55 years later. Generations since its original release, “American Pie” is an anthem known and loved by members of every generation.
The tune offers a kaleidoscopic ride through the social unrest and changes brought about in 1960s America. McLean was famously reluctant to discuss the song’s enigmatic lyrics for years, preferring to let its mystery endure.
But even while he kept mum about the meaning behind its words, “American Pie” remained the centerpiece of his live performances, a showstopper that got everyone in the venue singing along.
Despite the song’s popularity — second only to that of his 1972 hit "Vincent" — McLean never sang it with another artist until his 1997 performance with country artist Garth Brooks. At the time, Brooks was at his peak, with Diamond-certified albums like No Fences (1990) and Ropin' the Wind (1991), playing major stadium tours, and holding a record-setting Central Park concert in 1997.
Which is why singer Jessie Murph’s show on September 27 was such a big deal.
The rising star used her sold-out show at Los Angeles’s Shrine Auditorium as an opportunity to bring out McLean for a rare performance of “American Pie,” making her only the second artist in 55 years to perform the tune with him.
The 20-year-old singer/songwriter wrote in her Instagram Stories, “I have so much gratitude in my heart today. Last night was so magical and incredible and sparkling, I feel like the luckiest girl on earth.m
Murph's embrace of the song is evidence of its continuing importance to American identity. But while the song's lyrics are a whirlwind ride through the country’s turbulent ’60s, McLean — who recorded “American Pie” with a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar — says the tune initially grew from a deep sense that something precious had been lost in that decade.
“Basically in ‘American Pie,’ things are heading in the wrong direction,” he said in a 2015 interview with Christie’s catalog, when his handwritten 18-page manuscript of the song’s lyrics was auctioned to the tune of $1.2 million. “Life is becoming less idyllic. I don’t know whether you consider that wrong or right, but it is a morality song in a sense.”
He expanded on that in an interview with People that same year, noting, “There is no poetry and very little romance in anything anymore, so it is really like the last phase of ‘American Pie.’”
While he occasionally said little about the song's meaning or spoke generally about its themes, he has more recently provided detailed explanations, most notably in a 2022 documentary and subsequent interviews where he addresses the tune’s connection to the end of the “happy 1950s,” the divisive 1960s, and the plane crash that killed rock and roll pioneers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper.
In the documentary, McLean explained his reluctance to be explicit about the characters within his lyrics. For example, he identified James Dean in one line, telling Forbes it was evidence that he wasn’t being entirely opaque.
“I said James Dean in the song,” he explained. ”If I meant Elvis or Bob Dylan, I would have said their names.”
To that end, he said the “thorny crown” worn by the king in his song should make it plain that he wasn’t referring to Presley
“If you want to think the king is Elvis you can, but the king in my song has a thorny crown. That’s Jesus Christ.”
Elsewhere, he plays tongue-in-cheek, writing “Lenin read a book on Marx” as a reference to John Lennon, whom he noted had read Marx and “wanted socialism.”
But “American Pie” is also deeply, and tragically, personal. McLean has said its emotional core emanates from an early grief concealed within the song’s opening verse about the death of Holly and “his widowed bride.”
At the age of 15, McLean had a premonition that his father was going to die. He told his grandmother, who asked why he said that. “Because it’s going to happen,” he replied.
A few days later, his father passed away, “right in front of me,” he told The Guardian. “I cried for two years. I blamed myself.”
That, in part, was why he refused for years to discuss the lyrics — the impossibility of channeling his unbearable grief in a song that would bear the weight of all he felt was lost, both in his life and America’s.
“I wanted to capture and say something that was almost unspeakable,” he told the news outlet. “It’s indescribable.”
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Christopher Scapelliti is editor-in-chief of GuitarPlayer.com and the former editor of Guitar Player, the world’s longest-running guitar magazine, founded in 1967. In his extensive career, he has authored in-depth interviews with such guitarists as Pete Townshend, Slash, Billy Corgan, Jack White, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, and audio professionals including Beatles engineers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott. He is the co-author of Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, a founding editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and a former editor with Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Maximum Guitar. Apart from guitars, he maintains a collection of more than 30 vintage analog synthesizers
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One Direction Star Liam Payne Dead at 31 After Falling From Hotel Balcony in Argentina
Former One Direction member, Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony
One Direction Star Liam Payne Dead at 31 After Falling From Hotel Balcony in Argentina: Report
According to numerous Argentinian news sources and State Police, former One Direction member, Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony. Staying at the hotel CasaSur in Palermo, the British singer was 31 years old.
Head of the state emergency medical system, Alberto Crescenti, said on Todo Noticias TV channel that Payne fell into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel. Crescenti also said they were investigating the circumstances of his death and would go on to perform an autopsy. Crescenti also refused to answer questions of whether Payne jumped or fell from the balcony, via ABC7.
According to Reuters, Payne had recently attended a concert in Buenos Aires featuring his former bandmate, Niall Horan. He’d also been seen on social media riding horses and playing polo. Payne stated in a video he posted, “It’s a lovely day here in Argentina,” per Reuters.
Joining Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson, Payne became the fifth original member of One Direction in 2010 when the band first got together. In their years together they saw enormous amounts of success with songs such as “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Night Changes.”
In 2015, Zayn Malik announced he’d be leaving One Direction, and shortly after the band went on an indefinite hiatus. Following their break-up, Liam Payne started a solo career releasing the song “Strip That Down” in 2017, and the album LP1 in 2019. Additionally, Payne collaborated with artists such as Quavo, Jonas Blue, Lennon Stella, and Zedd. Payne’s songs “Strip That Down” and “For You” were both featured on the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack and became Top 10 solo singles in the UK.
Liam Payne & One Direction’s Rise to Fame
Payne will always be remembered for being one of the founding members of one of the most successful boy bands of all time. One Direction’s rise to fame transpired following their formation on the British singing competition show The X Factor in 2010. Thanks to judges, Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger, One Direction started as an idea but became a reality. The band placed third in The X Factor and then became an overnight international success.
One Direction’s debut album, Up All Night, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s 200 Albums chart in March of 2012. Following the album, the band scored four No.1 hits and became one of the hottest bands of the ‘2010s.
Liam Payne is lived on through his son, Bear Grey Payne, and his millions of fans across the world.
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Full Version of Alex and Eddie Van Halen’s Final Song Available for Streaming
Alex Van Halen, brother of Eddie Van Halen and co-founder of the famed rock band Van Halen, has just released a full, six-minute recording of the song “Unfinished”. The track is the very last song that Alex and Eddie recorded together before Eddie’s death in 2020.
The instrumental recording was released yesterday ahead of the release of Alex’s much-anticipated memoir, Brothers. Alex also used the song as part of the background music for the audiobook version of his memoir, which he also narrates.
For Van Halen fans, this track might be a real heartbreaker. One can hear Eddie playing the guitar throughout the track with as much energy and talent as he did in his younger years. Around the four-and-a-half-minute mark, Eddie bursts into a solo that sounds straight out of Van Halen’s earlier albums.
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Fans can download the song via Van Halen’s website. The track has also been uploaded to YouTube for immediate streaming as well.
“Unfinished” is the final song the two rock star brothers worked on together, but Alex has also noted that there is even more unreleased and unheard material in the archives, waiting to be released. Alex is in no hurry to do so, though.
“I do have a certain obligation to keep it to Ed’s standards,” Alex told Billboard recently. “He was meticulous and he was a pain in the a**… and I need to have access to the right takes, ’cause not every day did we play at our best. But we always had the tape recorders running.”
Surprisingly, Alex is also open to the use of AI to bring some of Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased and unfinished works to life. In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Alex discussed his openness to using artificial intelligence like OpenAI to finish some of Eddie’s unreleased material and noted that he would like if Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) provided the foundational vocals.
“You’re gonna think I’m out of my f***ing mind,” Alex told Rolling Stone. “But when conditions are right, things will manifest.”
Alex isn’t the only musician to see the appeal of using AI to bring unfinished work to life. Country star Randy Travis released some new music this year with the assistance of AI. Travis suffered from a stroke several years ago that left him unable to sing. But with AI, he was able to provide vocal tracks to his mixes
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Watch Pop Superstar Olivia Rodrigo Fall Through Hole in Stage During Melbourne Concert
Rodrigo was performing when she ran to the end of the stage to pump up the crowd and unfortunately fell into a hole on stag
Starting her career on the Disney Channel, Olivia Rodrigo eventually transitioned from the silver screen to the music studio. Back in 2021, she released her first studio album Sour. And just two years later, she released her latest album Guts. Gaining praise from fans and winning numerous awards, Rodrigo continues to expand her stardom. But recently, the singer traveled to Melbourne, Australia as part of her Guts World Tour. And while thrilled to share her music with fans, Rodrigo accidentally fell through the stage, leaving many worried.
Embracing the show must go on mentality, Rodrigo was performing when she ran to the end of the stage to pump up the crowd. But when making her way back to the center, she never noticed part of the floor was lowered. Falling into the hole, the singer thankfully caught herself and quickly played it off. She said, “Oh my God that was fun! I’m okay. Sometimes there is just a hole in the stage.”
Although continuing with the concert, many shared how dangerous the moment was with comments reading, “Omg? that could’ve hurt I hope she is okay… the stage team really should take care of such things.” Another person wrote, “Broken ribs, spine cracked and still maintaining professionalism.”
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Olivia Rodrigo Writing New Songs
Outside of falling through stages, Rodrigo revealed she has been writing new songs when speaking with Billboard. Although on the road, she insisted, “Writing songs is really therapeutic for me, so I’m always noodling around making stuff even when I’m not in the studio making an album.” With Rodrigo always writing, she shared some insight on what she will do following her tour. “I’m definitely going to take a little vacation after this tour though! I’m trying not to put too much pressure on anything right now.”
Bruce Springsteen Reveals to Jimmy Kimmel His “Really Disappointing” Experience the One Time He Sang Karaoke
Bruce Springsteen and actor Jeremy Allen White appeared together on the October 2 episode of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, which features White as the Boss.
During their conversation, Jeremy talked about what it was like performing as Springsteen during the making of the movie. This prompted host Jimmy Kimmel to ask White, “Do you think you are now going to be asked to sing Bruce Springsteen karaoke for the rest of your life?”
Jelly Roll Delivers Surprise Duet With His Pick for “Entertainer of the Year” at Sold-Out Bridgestone Concert
Although performing all over the country, Lainey Wilson found her way back to Nashville for a special concert at the Bridgestone Arena. With Nashville the heart of country music, the singer made sure she offered fans an unforgettable night. While having a few hit songs of her own, Wilson decided the stage was too big not to share. That’s when she shocked the crowd by introducing Jelly Roll to help her cover “Save Me.”
Bringing her Whirlwind World Tour to her home on Thursday, Wilson promised the crowd early on that she was “full of surprises.” And keeping her word, they received one of those surprises when Jelly Roll appeared. Releasing “Save Me” on his ninth studio album, Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll called on Wilson to help him bring the lyrics to life. While jumping at the chance, the song landed No. 1 on the US Country Airplay chart.
Jelly Roll Declares Lainey Wilson A “Role Model”
As for the concert, Jelly Roll wasn’t about to leave the stage without showering Wilson in praise. Showing the impact Wilson was having on girls all over the world, he said, “As a girl dad, what you mean to my family and my daughter and all these little girls in this building, the inspiration, you are the role model us parents were praying for. To encourage these young women to be brave, be bold and share their testimony across the globe.”
Going beyond just being a top role model for girls, Jelly Roll also highlighted the country style that Wilson brought back. “You brought the bell bottoms back in style, girl. You made country music cool again. A 66-city ‘Whirlwind Tour,’ sounds like the Entertainer of the Year to me. I love you, Lainey Wilson!”
Ending the year with a few more performances, Wilson could ring in 2026 as the newest Entertainer of the Year. Nominated for the award alongside Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Cody Johnson, she will hopefully hear her name in November.
Even if Wilson lost the Entertainer of the Year award, she could still walk away with a few accolades. She was nominated for Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Single of the Year. Don’t miss the 2025 CMA Awards, airing live on November 19th, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
How Johnny Cash Inspired the Elvis Presley Hit “Blue Suede Shoes”
One of the many signature songs of Elvis Presley is “Blue Suede Shoes”. Though, like many of his signature songs, it was a cover. Originally written and performed by Carl Perkins in 1956, Elvis covered the song shortly after and featured it on his debut album. Subsequently, the song unofficially belonged to Elvis, but it seemingly wouldn’t have belonged to either artist if it weren’t for Johnny Cash.
Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley were all artists under the infamous Sun Records label in Memphis, Tennessee. Furthermore, their rise to fandom all transpired at the same exact time, which was in the mid-1950s. Nevertheless, the big break of both Perkins and Presley might have come a little later if Cash hadn’t inspired the story behind Perkins’ monster hit, “Blue Suede Shoes”.
Johnny Cash’s Old Military Tail Got the Ball Rolling for Carl Perkins
Like many of the finest songs to grace the greater canon of modern music, all it takes is one story or a mere word to strike inspiration. Well, that’s what happened to Carl Perkins, after Johnny Cash told him a story from his military days.
In his book, Cash: The Autobiography, he recalled, “I told Carl about C. V. White and the blue suede shoes…C. V. White was a Black airman from Virginia Id known in Landsberg—he told us the initials stood for ‘Champagne Velvet,’ but none of us ever knew the truth—and one night he said this one thing that really struck me. When we got a three-day pass, we’d get out our best uniforms, polish our brass, and spit-shine our shoes. C.V. would come by and say, ‘How do I look, man?’ ‘Like a million dollars,’ I’d tell him, and it was true .”
Cash continued, “One night he laid the line on me at that point,” and “He said, ‘just don’t step on my blue suede shoes!’ ‘They’re not blue suede, C.V. They’re air force black, like everyone else’s.’ ‘No, man. Tonight they/re blue suede. Don’t step on ’em! Per Cash’s recollection, that story is the story that sparked the inspiration for Carl Perkins to write one of the most infamous and foundationally influential songs in the history of rock ‘n’ roll.
All in all, we seemingly have Johnny Cash’s friend’s stylistic tendencies to thank for one of the songs that made Elvis Presley into a cultural giant.
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1955 We’re Sure You’ve Never Heard Of
Gather ’round, people, and let us tell you a tale of a time long ago. Back before cell phones, social media, and the Macklemore haircut. Yes, way back in the time known as 1955, human beings roamed the Earth in search of many things, including great music. But what they found might surprise you even today, especially when it comes to one-hit wonders.
Yes, all of that is a long and very silly way of saying, back in 1955, things were different. Music fans back then listened to songs that we not only don’t listen to now, but that we don’t even know today—even those songs that raced up the pop charts. For evidence of that, let’s dive into the trio of tunes below. Indeed, these are three one-hit wonders from 1955 that we’re sure you’ve never heard of.
“At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mamma)” by The El Dorados from ‘Crazy Little Mama’ (1955)
This song, which hit No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, just sounds older. It sounds unearthed, like it came from some time capsule buried years ago under a full moon. However, as you listen to it more and more, something about it seems revelatory. The energy, the vocal delivery, the drums in the background—what if a song like this were released today? What kind of success would it have if, say, Silk Sonic dropped it? Interesting thought experiment!
“Autumn Leaves” by Steve Allen (Single, 1955)
This tune, which hit No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, sounds like it could be part of a movie soundtrack—something for Indiana Jones perhaps, or James Bond. Amazingly, this instrumental broke into the pop charts, despite it seeming much more fitting for a classical music station or your favorite black and white movie.
“The Popcorn Song” by Cliffie Stone (Single, 1955)
This fun track, which hit No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, tells the story of two popcorn kernels in a hot pan. It’s a novelty track that leans on the chorus: “Too pooped to pop!” We all know the feeling. We can’t get the job done, and we’re exhausted. But when Cliffie Stone puts the idea to melody with his phonically fun phrase, we all get a giggle. From 1955 to today!
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4 of David Bowie’s “Worst” Songs (And Why They’re Still Great)
These four tracks are often considered swings and misses from the experimental superstar.
4 of David Bowie’s “Worst” Songs (And Why They’re Still Great)
Even the most casual of David Bowie’s fans would have a hard time picking out songs that were truly the “worst” in his discography. However, these four tracks are often considered swings and misses from the experimental superstar. Though, we’d say they have some redeeming qualities worth noting. Let’s take a look!
1. “God Only Knows”
Bowie has always been excellent at taking on cover tracks. He covered everyone from Nine Inch Nails to The Velvet Underground. However, his art-pop era yielded less successful results in terms of covering other people’s music. Specifically, his rendition of “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys didn’t really resonate with listeners.
Bowie takes on the cover with a much more dramatic and somber perspective that some listeners didn’t love at the time of the track’s release. However, we think this approach was a bold choice. Rather than singing the track as a sappy love song, Bowie decides to make it more lustful and sinister.
2. “Too Dizzy”
Out of all of David Bowie’s “worst” or least-popular songs, we think “Too Dizzy” deserves to be seen in a different light. It’s an experimental work from Never Let Me Down that wasn’t exactly loved by many. Even Bowie himself hated the version of the song that made it to the album.
Still, these were Bowie’s “Phil Collins years”, according to the hitmaker himself. You can hear a lot of interesting stylistic choices on this album and in that song. You may not like it (Bowie certainly didn’t), but it’s interesting to hear how Bowie tried to experiment with style and production.
3. “If I’m Dreaming My Life”
Bowie loved to play around with various iterations of rock music, from soul to dance. He was rarely ever boring in his pursuits of something new and unique. However, many fans think “If I’m Dreaming My Life” was a bit of a snooze fest.
We don’t exactly agree. We rarely ever got the chance to hear Bowie mellow out, and the seven-minute-long “If I’m Dreaming My Life” features Bowie cruising along without much holding him back. If anything, this song is a testament to how well Bowie could direct his energy.
4. “Please Mr. Gravedigger”
This track from Bowie’s very first album is one of many from the pre-”Space Oddity” days that weren’t exactly… great? Every artist out there has had their wet-behind-the-ears period, and Bowie is no exception.
However, one can’t deny that “Please Mr. Gravedigger” is a very creative effort. The rain is the percussion of the song, and Bowie’s haunting and ominous vocals are reminiscent of musical theater. It’s like proto-Bowie, except it was an actual Bowie work.
https://americansongwriter.com/4-of-david-bowies-worst-songs-and-why-theyre-still-great/
Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Records: The Music That Influenced Nirvana’s Sound
Kurt Cobain spoke often about the bands and records he enjoyed. In journals, his favorite records were plainly listed, and many of them made perfect sense.
Kurt Cobain spoke often about the bands and records he enjoyed, and fans gained even more insight into his music tastes after his death through the release of his drawings and writings. In his journals, Kurt Cobain’s favorite records were plainly listed, and many of them made perfect sense. Though, at least one of them was somewhat surprising. Let’s look at just four of Kurt Cobain’s favorite records that inspired Nirvana’s unique sound!
1. ‘Meet The Beatles!’ by The Beatles
Out of all of Kurt Cobain’s known favorite records, this one is a little bit surprising. Most of his favorite works came from his contemporaries, or at the very least albums that were released around the same decade as Nirvana’s coming-up. Surprisingly, the 1964 album Meet The Beatles! was a personal fave of Cobain’s. He even talked about The Beatles in the past.
“[John] Lennon was obviously disturbed,” Cobain once said. “So I could relate to that.”
2. ‘Over The Edge’ by Wipers
The 1983 punk rock album Over The Edge by Wipers was another favorite of Cobain’s. We wouldn’t exactly say that Wipers were underrated in the US punk scene, but they definitely deserve more credit for influencing bands that were inspired by what can only be described as proto-pop punk stylings. “Romeo” and “Doom Town” are essential listening.
3. ‘Dying For It’ by The Vaselines
Cobain was quite a Vaselines fan, and he listed the 1988 EP Dying For It as one of his favorite records. The Scottish indie-pop outfit only featured four songs on the EP, but one of those tracks really resonated with Cobain. Nirvana ended up covering “Molly’s Lips” on the band’s compilation album Insecticide.
4. ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ by David Bowie
Cobain listed the 1971 album The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie as one of his favorite albums, and that particular record was quite influential for Cobain. Nirvana covered the title track of this album for their 1993 MTV Unplugged set, which has since gone on to be one of their most legendary performances. In fact, that cover gave Bowie a bit of a career boost in the 1990s when his popularity had hit an all-time low.
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Taylor Swift’s Reaction to Katy Perry’s VMAs Performance Takes the Internet by Storm 
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Katy Perry celebrated her MTV Vanguard Video Award with a gravity-defying performance of her greatest hits. It was exactly the kind of colorful performance she's known for. Taylor Swift just couldn’t help dancing along Read More