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Don McLean

"American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has."

Don McLean, American Musician
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"American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has."

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"Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?"

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"People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time."
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