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Mairi
March 1, 2008, 6:39pm Report to Moderator

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I agree with most of adamzero's points, that is usually how I interpreted the song.

BTW, does it annoy anyone else when people perform this song and proceed to mangle/forget half the lyrics? If you're not going to get the lyrics right, DON'T PLAY THE SONG!!


You're so vain, you probably think this post is about you.
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Quoted from Mairi
I agree with most of adamzero's points, that is usually how I interpreted the song.

BTW, does it annoy anyone else when people perform this song and proceed to mangle/forget half the lyrics? If you're not going to get the lyrics right, DON'T PLAY THE SONG!!


It grinds my gears as well!


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That is not an official video. Just something someone has put together themselves. With a couple of bad interpretations in it. As far as I remember, there was no official promotional film for American Pie. I seem to remember Top Of The Pops showing a film of him in concert.


I know. that was just the video that I got all the information from. I knew it's not an official someone asked me to post it.
I just thought this would be interesting to look into, my Beatles references may not be exact but they are mentioned in the song and that's all I really was trying to say.


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Quoted from Mairi
I agree with most of adamzero's points, that is usually how I interpreted the song.

BTW, does it annoy anyone else when people perform this song and proceed to mangle/forget half the lyrics? If you're not going to get the lyrics right, DON'T PLAY THE SONG!!


YES. I HATE THAT
did you see on American Idol someone sang Imagine and GOT IT WRONG.

they said " Sharing OF the world"
when it's "Sharing all the world."


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Did'nt Roberta Flack write Killing Me Softly With His Song after hearing Don Mclean sing ?


Killing Me Softly was Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel.
And, I have no idea!

About "American Pie", is one of the greatest songs EVER! I love the Madonna version too.


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she covered this song?


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Quoted from PaulieBear
she covered this song?

Some people say she 'raped' the original... But it is a much more commercial cover. It doesn't get too corny like the covers in the Sgt Peppers movie.
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You don't have to like it, but she did try to do something different with it, at least.


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Mairi
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I am a Madonna fan and I really don't like it. She should not cover songs like Imagine and American Pie and just stick to making good pop music.


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Quoted from Mairi
I agree with most of adamzero's points, that is usually how I interpreted the song.

BTW, does it annoy anyone else when people perform this song and proceed to mangle/forget half the lyrics? If you're not going to get the lyrics right, DON'T PLAY THE SONG!!


I totally agree. American Pie is one of the great American folk songs. Lyrically it should stand as it is. I also believe that it's sacrilege to alter someone else's lyrics in any way without permission.


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