Building My Body by Don McLean

[emofolkie]

So funny! And the cough at the end of a long note about quitting smoking is perfect. I don't know why people think he's being sarcastic with songs like this. I think he just has a gleeful sense of humor. The fat cat in the Everybody Loves Me Baby video should be part of this too, beside Don. Perfect tongue in cheek humor.

[Sshelly34213]

Is this when he went through his Fred Astaire stage?

[jfq722]

this song is from about '77 FA stage (as you put it) was '74 and is only related to the song 'Wonderful baby'. But fyi.. this song is meant to be funny ;))

[Sshelly34213]

lol thanks. I like it a lot.

[brelfan]

This guy wrote scores of funny, sarcastic songs, and it's hard to find them on youtube or in music stores. Glad this is here.

[jmbsol]

hilarious indeed. Only Don could/would write a song like this.

[jfq722]

that's a fact. There'll never be another one like him.

[RubyFox99]

I'm 36, and loved Don since the '70s, thanks to one of my older brothers, who taught himself to play virtually every one of his songs on guitar. He'd play and I'd sing

I LOVE this song, it's hilarious!

The "SOLO" album is pure art too

[jfq722]

')) They say im in my prime ;)) Like someone in his prime should need other to tell him so ;)) its classic

[mainegirl77]

I LOVE THIS SONG. I have the CD "Prime Time". Don McLean is the man. I got his autograph twice!

[Blockycube]

I like Don Mclean but that was bizarre...

[RobL2756]

I saw him preview this song on the "Mike Douglas Show" in the 70's. Just Don and a guitar, and a description of how the song matched the repetitious nature of a "work-out". I have been searching for McClean clips all day, but didn't expect to find this one. Thanks for posting!

[PanDa46fluffpot]

Nice to see him taking the mickey out of himself! Great stuff! :)

[davidlenander]

It's nice to see some of McLean apart from "Vincent," "Pie," "Crying," and "And I Love You So." That said, this is a clever song, but I've never liked it very much.... I'd like to see "Jerusalem" or "Chain Lightning," or "O My, What a Shame," or some of the other, lesser-known songs that I love.... Or "The Statue."