Don McLean
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Biography
Don McLean (born October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for his 1971 song "American Pie," about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry (J.P.) (Jape) Richardson, Jr.). The song spawned the phrase "The Day the Music Died," referring to the day of the crash [3 February 1959]. Early in his career, McLean was mentored by the folk legend Pete Seeger, and accompanied Seeger on his Clearwater boat up the Hudson River in 1969 to protest at environmental pollution in the river.
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American Pie - (8:34) - 118,976 playsLyricsA long, long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver
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Vincent - (3:59) - 37,767 playsLyricsStarry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
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Castles In The Air - (3:42) - 7,379 playsLyricsAnd if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you
That I'm tired of castles in the air
I've got a dream I want the world to share
And castle walls just lead me to despair
Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the sky
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Babylon - (1:40) - 6,148 playsLyricsBy the waters
The waters of Babylon
We lay down and wept
And wept for, thee Zion
We remember, thee remember
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And I Love You So - (4:16) - 6,635 playsLyricsAnd I love you so
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now?
I tell them I don't know
I guess they understand
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- Crossroads - (3:39) - 4,826 plays
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