Don Mclean American Pie 1972

[einrib4truth]

How does one try and get the Hidden TRUTH and FACTS out to the Masses (American Pie fans!) what is and has been stealthily and Deceitfully being undertaken by a group of Hidden Parasites that Control YOU, when THEY Control the Mass Media and DON'T WANT YOU to KNOW what They are doing? Maybe this song is about it? "Bye Bye Miss American Pie?" American is a Corporation Deceitfully formed in 1871 by Zionist/Jews and British Aristocracy. American's are ALL Enslaved to them. But your not interested

[zenight54]

Buddy Holly forever in our heart

[dinopunch18]

11 people who disliked this dont know good music.

[imwrongfrommyside]

there is more than dylan... that i can assure you...is the joker.. i think that the jokers should be sued to the hilt... for the pshychological damage caused by the use of the biblical cannon law hypnosis... the three uses of i in this song does that cancel out one of them or does the use of three make it singular again... ahhhhhhhh we shall see

[imwrongfrommyside]

and this will be the day that YOU die

[imwrongfrommyside]

this IS the day that eye die

[omlas6]

god this is awful, the madonna version is way better

[outlawlover1]

@omlas6 What are you doing on Don Mclean's version then, Madonna? Worst version of Don Mclean's song I ever heard, Yeah, we know what kind of music you listen to,how old old are you 13? Nothing like talkin' Shit outta the side of your mouth eh !!!

[omlas6]

@outlawlover1 just because a music is old as hell does not make it good, madonna simply made this crap better.......if I'm 13 ?? OMG please come up with a more original insult next time faggot :D

[17865329]

@omlas6Unless your comment is 'tongue in cheek" it is idiotic.

[omlas6]

@17865329 ?

[sixoclock83]

la canzone è bellissima. ma cazzo che allegria in studio!

[OMGitzneil1]

I think it's as simple as you can understand the words ! Brilliant !

[Boytoy26]

Love this song.. Why can't we all go back to the 70's when there was more peace in the world? Everyone got along for the most part..

[justlemmewatch]

@Boytoy26 You mean apart from Black September in Jordan, Bangladesh Liberation War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, First Eritrean Civil War, Spring of Youth, Yom Kippur War, Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Ethiopian Civil War, Second Kurdish Iraqi War, Angolan Civil War, Western Sahara War, Lebanese Civil War, Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Insurgency in Laos, Indonesian invasion of East Timor, Dirty War, Operation Entebbe, Insurgency in Aceh, Mozambican Civil War, etc.? The list goes on, but no more space

[Thehauntedape]

I can't listen to this song without the hair on the back of my neck standing up..

[kleys63]

thanks for making me immortal

[doble1234]

not even 1 million views....fucking useless public

[LittleSweety]

This song was 40 years ago no.4 in the world charts #don #mc #lean

[searcher619]

The #1 single when I was born. Awesome!

[kakii222]

omg the "fans" are awesome ;'D

[MrMarttin]

Para antes de dormir

[armyoftw012]

Im the only person in my entire 8th grade that knows this song word for word...god this is good music.

[prairieair]

@armyoftw012 This gives me hope that the music will NOT die.

[68blues]

@armyoftw012 .....Sir, you have joined the immortals....and trust me, that is a hard thing to do.

I joined 40 years ago.....Welcome!

[Wat3rfl4me]

@armyoftw012 who is god?

[225ee6b6]

@Wat3rfl4me who made you ?

[Wat3rfl4me]

@225ee6b6 uhmmm .. my parents ?:S

[Xanderseesthrought]

@armyoftw012 I want more youngsters to be like this!!!

[OChomepro]

First heard this song on the radio while in the Navy in Memphis TN in the early 1970s. Great then and still awesome! Great memories.

[DeathBodyInTheLake]

Thumbs up who´s watching this thi, because he saw The Saga Begins :D

[searcher619]

@DeathBodyInTheLake: Saw what?

[Isurvived4]

This is a history lesson for many of you that didn't grow up with this music--it was a great time for music.

[hoyer]

the best parts are 0:00-8:29

[kcfan1972]

Oh, and the music didn't die it just evolved! Thanks Don.

[kcfan1972]

I was born the week this song hit hit #1 and its still Great.

[kiemenschlitzaal]

that´s real music, with real emotions.

but even today there is real music,from real talents, it´s not like everything today is as crappy as justin bieber

[Ral5h]

Worst audience ever

[kenimisoncanada]

I was 13 when Iheard the news on the radio - most people forget just how big star's Richie Valens and Buddy Holly - it was like loosing 2 Justin biebers of today.

[weirdowolfie1]

Dacning in the Gym tribute song to Buddy Holly, JP ( Big Bopper) Richardson. Ritchie Valens. dying on a plane crash.

[polarioni]

in lovely memory: buddy holly!

[Rubi54729]

My dad had us listen to this song when we were little. We used to all sing it in the car, etc. Its a wonderful song! :) It makes me sad, and then happy when I listen to it. RIP DAD, I will always dance to the music, always! :)

[justhels]

@Rubi54729 same here, it reminds me of my dad and my childhood but thankfully i've still got my dad with me. x

[luvart2607]

I'm really in love with Don Mclean's voice!

[LucianoGallagher]

6:28 Tears in his eyes... Just like mine :')

[MyRestlesSelf]

First time I heard this song was at a friends house. Loved it immediately.

[LivingTOOgood]

Before American Pie, I had no favorite song. Thanks for being my first Don. :o)

[pjkolarik47]

@LivingTOOgood HEY I KNOW WHAT U MEAN BUT I WAS HOME FROM VIETNAM BEING A COMBAT MEDIC WITH 101ST AIRBORNE RANGERS NAM 68 TO 70 AND THEN DON CAME ALONG WITH THIS SONG IN 1972 WOW AND HOW DOES IT FIT SSG DOC PETE 68

[MrTheHobbits]

What is this shit? He throw news papers on ur door?

[walterneely1969]

This is the only song I have ever commented on, here on YouTube... Amazing song, I knew the words when I was 5. Don McLean, you have given me more than I could explain... Thanks for posting this!

[angelonintendo]

I was born in february 3

[Nibile]

this song was N°1 in the charts the week I was born and I am fucking proud of it. that is touching.

[einrib4truth]

If Every Single American regardless of their Political, Religious; Age, Personal Status; or anything that could lead to Personal Separation watched: "Ring of Power: Empire of the City-Full Length Documentary;" you would understand How "OUR" Hi(S)tory has been Totally Controlled and Manipulated by One Single (Hidden from Public Scrutiny) Group of Parasites and has absolutely DECEIVED "EVERYONE!" This FACTUAL 5hr video is not just about 9/11; it's about how these Parasites are CONTROLLING "YOU!"

[17865329]

@einrib4truth Yeah, this is the stuff I want to read while I listen to Don Mclean's classic.

[calebsherbert]

@LRH67 תודה רבה כי אתה גל עיני על הנפש של השיר הזה. תודה, ל"רה-סז ... כלב ה" בן נח

[jbooo123456789]

come on make us happy for fucking crying out loud

[SuperUSMC23]

I love this song



[vann98]

I used to have a 45 RPM record of this. It's so long you have to turn it over to hear the second side of the song.

[UNITEWAD]

1972 Year I Was Born SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX DJ(UNITE)MC - UK.

[andreasprokopiou]

from the days when music had music in it:)

[duddu1111]

I fucking love awsome top-comments on youtube. Almost as great as the song.. ALMOST.

[whirlyfan]

classic song !

[Fantasyf4ever]

this song i can hear the whole day (sorry when the grammar isn't right but i am german)

[emofolkie]

It's amazing how he sang a very long song and yet just smiles and bows at the end like it was easy. Whenever my friends and I sing it, we almost lose our voices at the end.

[reimaroli]

Old but Great !!!!!!!

[angelonintendo]

@reimaroli old and great as most of the time

[quixotetranslations]

Americans have a wonderful and rich culture, I don't know why they hide it from the rest of the world and only show their worst crap instead. America taste like apple pie, not like diet coke. America sounds like Don, not like Gaga.

[emofolkie]

@quixotetranslations I don't think it's Lady Gaga's fault that she can't sing and write songs like Don McLean did. No one can, in my opinion.

[tanner121979]

marvellous



[randall247447]

ahhh pure memories

[RascallyFriar]

Celestial treat! Thanks Don! Thanks YouTube for the very great pains you take to document and preserve these priceless resources for posterity!

[TEDISKEWL]

i mean he hates the rolling stones in case you didn't know

[TEDISKEWL]

I hates the Rolling stones in case you didn't know

[monifontanesi]

We fucking love u from ever, dear , stunning AMERICANS!!!!!! from Milano (italy) :)

[hvaccityman]

Music I grew up on. Nothing today compares to the music of this era. What happened ?

[pookievision]

@hvaccityman What happens when the youth are abandoned! They got angry! i.e. The Specials - Ghost Town

[AnaLimaLuiza]

... and no religion too...

no hell below us

above us only sky....

[DAZEOFTHESTONED]

Tear running down right cheek...Emotional...Great song!..

[17865329]

@DAZEOFTHESTONED It's possible it may be perspiration, aka sweat.

[DAZEOFTHESTONED]

@17865329 Well it's sure hard to tell...You sure would swet and cry...

[malvelus]

THAT'S WHAT I CALL REAL, REAL MUSIC!!!!!! awesome song!

[monk22yrs]

am radio!

nerd me heard this on am radio.

and now listening to it while wasted on cheap wine, in the poconos.

[robertreilly100]

great song

[Syzygy60]

I don't need anyone to explain life to me,I appreciate the effort

[Syzygy60]

says the monkey



[johnclintonlopez]

Superc

[04Gibsons]

How Has this song got less views than the amount of people that died in the holocaust?

[abbysrotten]

This has been my all time favorite song since I was 4 years old. I knew the song word for word. I'm 43 now and I still sing this song at the top of my lungs, word for word, every time it plays. Good stuff!

[VienaNair]

this is cool

[Rocknrolltat91]

This is probally one of the best songs ever written. its so moving to see Don Mclean shed a tear at the end of the song. I mean shoot, i usually have to hold back the tears everytime i hear this song. Its forever a classic...

[NCpuffer420]

@chalichal7 ha your such a BRO 

[NCpuffer420]

thumbs up for acid

[AnaLimaLuiza]

@NCpuffer420  right on...

[WaterLilyDreams]

I fucking cried,

[GuiRBPeres]

@WaterLilyDreams Me too...

[RicksintheMix]

@WaterLilyDreams doe eensch minder huijlen :'(

[emofolkie]

I think I've watched this a million times so the views above is wrong.

[Fruscianteization]

Music is the universal language.

[teensylover]

Hearing these performances really make me appreciate Don Mclean ever so much more than I did when I was young and hearing the radio versions. Thank you very much for this wonderful treat, I enjoyed it so very very much!

[Raphaelz1]

manipulation of energies for ungodly power is a crime.

[ellenfilms]

I'm brazilian and I'm 17 years old. THIS SONG BRINGS MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES! Music is timeless and universal.

[NCpuffer420]

6 people are smoking crystal meth

[09Tina04]

THIS is simply beautfiul. Can't find other words for this... ♥

[ruthalde]

simply amazing. bring back childhood memories

[lucyk6992]

Brilliant performance! I remember it from the time. I was amazed that Don McLean was on Top of the Pops! It was fantastic!

[samoyedfan]

100 times better than anything Madonna could do, the original is off the scale.

[irishgeal1]

mclean was the don.

[Sophie3104]

I LOVE THIS SONG...



[Papasik]

Steve Jobs RIP -- the day that music died. Share this video to say goodbye to a great man.

[brennanx8]

@Papasik ?

[wakawakatakeover]

I honestly love this song to pieces... it really is a shame that I can't really get the symbolism since I'm a teenager... Maybe that's part of the reason I love it so much.

[emofolkie]

A long, long time ago

I can still remember

You were born on 10/02/45.

And I know if you had the chance

You'd still want to make people dance

Just to make them happy for a while...

It's because you're one of a kind.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DON MCLEAN!!!!!

[keithhennessy75]

He was right music has died compared to todays rubbish

[PanamaRedBuds]

Well said Don.................

[jwiwood]

The notes are cool. I always thought it was about JFK somehow. Either way,...great tune

[MrSchiltz01]

Are you Bono on Eiserner Steg or shall we wait for 21.12.2012(Bye bye Irland,you are bankrott(just forfun i hate streetmusicians))

So besides the pope how is it possible that God happens to Bono Vox(on the run,long distance YES) tri atlon.

Frankfurt is famous for American Pie

and if Bono sings encore on Eiserner Steg,Music is still alive

This is our date:9/25 in the middle of the road.

God loves you.

Take care (Kopenhague/Christiania.).

[DonMclean1011]

Another legend like don Mclean is Billy Joel, Piano man

[DonMclean1011]

Madona's remix made a mockery of this song...

[DonMclean1011]

For the 5 people who disliked this... i hate you lol

[emofolkie]

I think Don looks exhausted at the end of the song, perhaps wondering what possessed him to write such a long one.

[timcat100]

The most famous 45 seconds of my life was this song. I walked into a hole in the wall pub that I regularly visited. Cigarette smoke on the ceiling and pizza and butts on the floor. There were about 2 dozens drunken old men sittin at the bar, looking down at thier pints wondering what happened and this song was on the junk box. At the chorus part I started too sing the chorus and geered the losers to join in, the whole pub joined in...what a party that night..I closed the place LA ZEE ZAA

[sebbej1]

its transpiration



[797338]

A 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.

[jstats13]

5 people as of this date are going to hell....no doubt about it

[6t6d6]

A tear fell from the artist's eye and he was singing bye-bye miss american pie

[ieatbabies12]

Is he crying? :(

[dgoodijohn]

i can remember this was on a 45 end when the radio stations would play it the they only played one side of the record because the song was like 8 mins long

[bobgrantsbus]

Brilliant singer songwriter that produces material that always makes you think.

[Mritde]

thumbs up if you're watching in 1924 buried in 14 tons of snow in Southwestern Wisconsin.

[emofolkie]

I just wish the guitar mike was better so that the bass notes were easier to hear.

[bobthebass72]

1972 A great year lots of good things that year this song & ME !!!!!!

[victorseay]

I remember this being all over the radio too. Man...this has always seemed powerful to me!

[motherfucker734]

spinmaster123456 its justin bieber that gay little mother fucker

[willydihar]

Long live the 70's =)

[LilyEezBack]

I watched him perform this at the Real Love Musical, and let's just say... age has made his voice even better.

[emofolkie]

Having watched this so many times, I now enjoy live acoustic guitar performances more than those with a band.  Don's performances with only his acoustic guitar are truly the best!

[bobthebass72]

@emofolkie True i admire anyone who gets up only themselves and a guitar !!

[rockerarge]

thank's god i heard this song

[BgoshJosh]

my my he's ur anikan guy, maybe vader some day later but now he's just a small fry, he left his home and kissed his mama goodbye sayen soon im gonna be a JEDI

[musicman70splus]

@castlekingside28 This the original you plank

[lavyheed]

@musicman70splus think it might have been a joke bud lol

[kittenbz]

@castlekingside28 Ummm Madonna was 12 when this song was out. Don McLean was the one who wrote it. Madonna copyed it from him.

[Daniel0889]

@castlekingside28 original by Madonna? So you saying Madonna wrote this when she was a kid and a guy in 1972 made a cover of it? thats funny...

[BubuGaldwin]

@castlekingside28 *facepalm* please, just leave the internet

[webmail111]

@castlekingside28 too funny.

[TheJodilena]

@castlekingside28 tool.

[ausiuchi]

@castlekingside28 Original is by Don Mclean.

[billthedancingpeanut]

@castlekingside28 No comment.

[LucidEyes17]

@castlekingside28 Troll hard!

[Corrosiv902]

@castlekingside28 Hahahahahahahaha, pretty funny, but I do hope it's a joke.

[MeSuperToys]

@castlekingside28

ashole this is original ROCK bitch! so dumb

[unlimitedfun]

one of the greatest songwriters of our time...

[chris31768]

pretty good

[emofolkie]

I really like hearing the bass as he sings the opening verses.

[jelleindark90]

first time i heard this song was when i was 10 and it was maddona's version. i liked it but not like best song evar!!!, but then our teacher played the org.

i went all the way to heaven and back again!, i am 16 now and this is still my favorit song of all time!. it brings back memories from my summer's and the love i made. my birthday is 9/11. no kiding !! and at the day i celebrate. but when i go to bed. i listen to this song and while i pray for the dead one's

THIS song is my childhood!

[i91silvi]

I was 21 when this song.and i lovit to friging bits.

brings back good and sad memoris.

[drtydawg51]

for once I have nothing to add that hasn't already been said...awesome

[ccdragster100]

when this song was made America was still America!!!!!!! a person voice still meant something God Bless .

[kingiam91]

A genius song!

Difficult to learn, the chords are simple, but it takes a while to remember the order of the lyrics and chords.

[ElBluesummer]

I prefer this to the studio version. This song needs a pure acoustic sound and an audience to feed off of.

[ooba5]

crowds really getting into it

[RockabillyKathy]

a song that means so much to the performer that he cries, you just don't see that these days :(

[Sukkii25]

it is a very personal song for Don and he created an Anthem for peace and music, way to go Don. I was 11 when this was released and I found out about The Cold War and also Buddy Holly dying

[Sukkii25]

it is a very personal song for Don and he created an Anthem for peace and music, way to go Don.

[KikeYopo]

Temazo !

[hermiedoodle]

Cthk

[kocsogarc]

Is he crying or sweating at the end?

[emofolkie]

@kocsogarc I think he's crying and it's around the verse on Janis Joplin, the girl who sang the blues.

[jumeau1]

@kocsogarc pretty sure it's sweat

My dad was a paperboy when this song came out. When Don sings "..bad news on the doorstep.." it flashes him back to those days.