Title: The Meaning of American Pie Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Jun 19, 2015 Author:Don McLean Post Date:2015-06-19 19:09:19 by Lod Keywords:None Views:1117 Comments:21
I always suspected that the meaning of the song was basically that rock and roll is or was mankind's best and brightest hope, that its musicians -- though often drug-addled devil worshippers -- are demigods to be worshiped by all, and that when one or more them dies the whole world should mourn.
Turns out that I wasn't too far off on the rock and roll angle. But back then I missed the allusions to the expired prostiticians and the philandering commie preacher.
I always suspected that the meaning of the song was basically that rock and roll is or was mankind's best and brightest hope, that its musicians -- though often drug-addled devil worshippers -- are demigods to be worshiped by all, and that when one or more them dies the whole world should mourn.
Turns out that I wasn't too far off on the rock and roll angle. But back then I missed the allusions to the expired prostiticians and the philandering commie preacher.
We were born to love one another... this da dfa da l;a la lala Monkees