Early Don McLean recording of American Pie
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Here is an early recording of Don McLean singing "American Pie" unearthed from the archives of WMUC radio, a student run station at the University of Maryland.
The station believes the recording originates from spring 1971, well before the song was released for sale as a single. There are some differences between this WMUC recording and the lyrics and music as we know them from the record.
Don McLean has listened to the recording but doesn't recall anything about it except to say that, in general, he did "play with the lyrics, just for fun sometimes."
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Greatest song ever written...
Chill
bold statement.
He played this at our high school. Pre release.
I was sick on New Year's Eve at the end of the year this came out and I stayed in bed till midnight listening to the top 100 for the year and when this made #1 I was so happy. I saw him about 7 times in NYC. Great. I used to sing and play his songs all the time in the Village and Central Park, especially this and Bronco Bill's Lament.
Can't believe he did this on some no name public access or college station. The DJ says so much at the end. Can't believe what we just heard.
Wow he is such an amazing artist. I've heard and seen many videos of this song on here and this has got to be one of the best ever. Love Don McLean
I was 10 years old when this song came out--old enough to know what it meant. Like so many kids at that time, I'd watched the secure world of my childhood crumble as the country tore itself apart in the '60's. Thanks so much, Don McLean!
@joybarefoot4622 I was negative 8 - LOL
This is one of my favorite versions of the song behind the studio one, it has a similar style to orphans of wealth from Tapestry
my all time favorite song
"Take you back about 10 years ago when Buddy Holly died. He's my idol he's the only idol I ever had. I start off with that and this is a rather long song so better light up."- Don McLean III May 26th, 1971. This recording reminds me of the Madonna version of American Pie.
if this ain't played at my funeral, im going to jump outta my casket
bless this man
That was awesome! What a great piece of music history, before it was released and became a classic tune and tale. Thanks for sharing!!!
Ohh my freeking God...to who ever recorded that, so frickin well...thank you..♥️👍
God. This song is. Is perfect.
Thank God he changed that lyric "Pinched the Queen".
It snuffs the majesty out of the song, forgive the pun.
That was at WMUV at U of Md college park amazing
Rip holly Valens and Richardson
thank you for sharing it. Have you got any more of these early recordings, perhaps?
I'm very sorry 😐 too all those who never got to dance 🇺🇸💯✌️☝️🕊💩💰👍🏼🔥🍺😎🥜🥃😭
You hear the Dylan influence here.
I honestly would say more Peter Seeger but there is elements of Dylan
Thanks1
I sometimes think about what happened the last seconds before they crashed. Did they scream? Did they pray? or were they sleeping? God only knows
A voice the jester "stole" from you and me. Much harsher than "came" from you and me. McLean didn't seem to like Dylan or Jagger much.
jedijones
If you read Chronicles you get where Dylan was coming from which was a cold north to a cold New York. It's a brilliant memoir.
Dylan was a lyer and pretender and Jagger sold his soul to satan. I wonder, why both of them are still alive.
And I have a feeling Dylan didn't like McLean as a person. When he was being interviewed about being the jester in American Pie in 2017, Dylan said "Yeah, Don McLean, ‘American Pie,’ what a song that is. A jester? Sure, the jester writes songs like ‘Masters of War,’ ‘A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall,’ ‘It’s Alright, Ma’ - some jester. I have to think he’s talking about somebody else. Ask him."
@@Music-saveslives I've never listened to Dylan's music but you do have a point about Dylan, his music and how people's judgmental attitudes can affect their reputation as an artist.
Anybody have the earlier version of this?
That's Buddy Holly?