"American Pie": "American Pie," by Don McLean, is a fantastic accomplishment. Our ukulele group is working on performing it. Asked by one interviewer what the song meant, McLean said...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

"American Pie," by Don McLean, is a fantastic accomplishment. Our ukulele group is working on performing it. Asked by one interviewer what the song meant, McLean said, “It means I never have to work again.”

Don McLean – American Pie Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

McLean's answer is great!

BebuLamar

Would you please make a video and post it on youtube for us all the see and hear?

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

I've always hated that song. It's monotonous and the lyrics, to me, are juvenile. (Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. That's deep.) I know I am probably the only one in America who sees it that way......oh, well. Have fun playing it, though, Jerry. It sounds really easy to play.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

kpmac wrote:

I've always hated that song. It's monotonous and the lyrics, to me, are juvenile. (Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. That's deep.) I know I am probably the only one in America who sees it that way......oh, well. Have fun playing it, though, Jerry. It sounds really easy to play.

I'm with you on that. I saw him play it live at Davidson College in the mid-1970s. His other material was better, but not as "hook-y," and therefore, forgettable.

I'd rather watch three teen sisters perform a rock opera they wrote about a murder. (Not kidding! They did.)

https://youtu.be/9VciU3gMMUY?si

(Caution: listening to these kids is habit forming! The drummer just won the Drumeo 2023 Rock Drummer of the Year Award.)

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

burkphoto wrote:

I'm with you on that. I saw him play it live at Davidson College in the mid-1970s. His other material was better, but not as "hook-y," and therefore, forgettable.

I'd rather watch three teen sisters perform a rock opera they wrote about a murder. (Not kidding! They did.)

https://youtu.be/9VciU3gMMUY?si

(Caution: listening to these kids is habit forming! The drummer just won the Drumeo 2023 Rock Drummer of the Year Award.)

Thanks for the link.

mr spock Loc: Fairfield CT

kpmac wrote:

I've always hated that song. It's monotonous and the lyrics, to me, are juvenile. (Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. That's deep.) I know I am probably the only one in America who sees it that way......oh, well. Have fun playing it, though, Jerry. It sounds really easy to play.

As they say, to each his own. IMHO it’s a terrific tune

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

kpmac wrote:

I've always hated that song. It's monotonous and the lyrics, to me, are juvenile. (Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. That's deep.) I know I am probably the only one in America who sees it that way......oh, well. Have fun playing it, though, Jerry. It sounds really easy to play.

I am down in OZ and I dislike it too.................no reason. just of no interest.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

dancers wrote:

I am down in OZ and I dislike it too.................no reason. just of no interest.

sort of like "tie me kangeroo down, sport" right?

BebuLamar

kpmac wrote:

Thanks for the link.

I certainly want to see Jerry and his friends perform "American Pie".

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

kpmac wrote:

I know I am probably the only one in America who sees it that way......oh, well. Have fun playing it, though, Jerry. It sounds really easy to play.

"I know I am probably the only one in America who sees it that way" Definitely! It's about the popular music figures and events of the day, and the plane crash that killed three popular performers on Feb 3, 1959.

https://www.distractify.com/p/american-pie-song-meaning#:~:text=%22Drove%20my%20Chevy%20to%20the,their%20cars%20at%20local%20levees.

When someone asked the author what the song meant, he said, "It means I'll never have to work again."

Unfortunately, it is not easy to play on the uke.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BebuLamar wrote:

I certainly want to see Jerry and his friends perform "American Pie".

Maybe I can record it - end of next month.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

mr spock wrote:

As they say, to each his own. IMHO it’s a terrific tune

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

jerryc41 wrote:

"American Pie," by Don McLean, is a fantastic accomplishment. Our ukulele group is working on performing it. Asked by one interviewer what the song meant, McLean said, “It means I never have to work again.”

Don McLean – American Pie Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

srg

kpmac wrote:

I've always hated that song. It's monotonous and the lyrics, to me, are juvenile. (Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. That's deep.) I know I am probably the only one in America who sees it that way......oh, well. Have fun playing it, though, Jerry. It sounds really easy to play.

I feel exactly the same way. However, despite being so banal it managed to achieve earworm status.