"There is something to be said for a great song that has staying power." Don McLean is tipping his hat to Taylor Swift after she broke the record he set on the Billboard Hot 100 almost 50 years ago.

Don McLean does not want a slice of “American Pie” if it comes topped with “woke bullsh–” — something he spoke at length about in a new interview with Metro published this week. When asked about his ...

McLean and the iconic song are the focus of the new Paramount+ documentary 'The Day the Music Died: American Pie.' Don McLean is opening up about the meaning behind the lyrics to the iconic anthem he ...

Classic rock music has produced few songs as layered, mysterious, and intertextual as Don McLean’s “American Pie.” The tune took many years to complete. McLean explained why it took so long to write ...

WHEN SOMEONE says “American pie,” do you think of apple pie, the film American Pie, or do you think of the song “American Pie” by singer-songwriter Don McLean? We’re talking about the song and album, ...

Don McLean wrote his 1971 classic song "American Pie" when he was just 24 years old – and a half-century later, he’s still serving it piping hot on stage. "This is a fertile tree," the ...

Songwriter Don McLean says he rejects comparisons of today’s political climate to the 1960s, saying in the past, despite the division, “you knew where people stood.” “There was a reasonable discourse ...

New York-born Don McLean, the one-man cultural force behind "American Pie," "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)," "And I Love You So," "Castles in the Air" and many other songs, albums, tours and projects ...

The opening verses of “American Pie” mention a paperboy who becomes sad when he learns about someone’s death. He is especially moved when he learns about the widow of the deceased. According to a 2020 ...

In Part 1 of our exclusive interview with singer/songwriter Don McLean, we covered his famous song about Vincent van Gogh, “Vincent” (Starry, Starry Night), his late father, secrets to success and ...

Boxer Tyson Fury, currently the heavyweight champion of the world, joins singer-songwriter Don MacLean on a remake of the rocker’s classic song “American Pie.” Fury, known to fans as the Gypsy King, ...

“A long, long time ago / I can still remember how that music used to make me smile ...” It’s been a long, long time since singer-songwriter Don McLean wrote those words, the opening lyrics to his ...