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Gobbla2001
04-03-2007, 12:02 AM
Don McLean's "American Pie" has always interested me... I guess if I grew up in the time McLean did I would have known more about what the lyrics meant...

but we have the internet... found these opinions on what the song means, I believe most are actually fact, but some are opinions...

I'm sorry if there's any bad language in it (I forget), but it was very interesting reading what the lyrics are about...

http://www.whrc-wi.org/americanpie.htm
ASUFrisbeeStud
04-03-2007, 12:53 AM
Me and my girlfriend were actually sitting around the other day and heard the song and looked up the meanings. I think McLean was really into Dillon. Great song and some awesome meanings.
mustang68
04-03-2007, 07:57 AM
Who's Dillon?:confused:
pero chato
04-03-2007, 08:22 AM
Originally posted by mustang68
Who's Dillon?:confused:

That would be Bob Dylan.
injuredinmelee
04-03-2007, 08:40 AM
Originally posted by pero chato
That would be Bob Dylan.

or Dylan Thomas... yes I knew watching Dangerous Minds would pay off someday.
Reds fan
04-03-2007, 08:54 AM
Great... now I have that song stuck in my head all day:rolleyes:
Gobbla2001
04-03-2007, 10:24 AM
It seems he felt Dylan was the new King after Elvis left for the military...

the rolling-stones/beatles stuff in the song was very interesting as well...
carter08
04-03-2007, 03:35 PM
Dylan was and still is the King

Long Live Robert Zimmerman!
Reds fan
04-03-2007, 04:17 PM
"American Pie" is still stuck in my head......:(
Gobbla2001
04-03-2007, 04:43 PM
Originally posted by carter08
Dylan was and still is the King

Long Live Robert Zimmerman!

My name is Derick Zimmerman... I'm gunna track him down and tell him he's my uncle or something...
Antec
04-03-2007, 10:14 PM
His songs and lyrics of the 60s were appropiate and part of the folk music era

XM station has a folk station and plays Dylan music

The Byrds, etc
Gobbla2001
04-03-2007, 10:15 PM
Originally posted by Antec
His songs and lyrics of the 60s were appropiate and part of the folk music era

XM station has a folk station and plays Dylan music

The Byrds, etc

the village? station 15, right?

Dylan has his own show, and on the commercials for his show he has "Deep in the Heart of Texas" playing...