Don McLean - American Pie better quality

[heywoodjublome1]

Wow after listening to the lyrics to this song, it makes me sad to listen to my generations music. Our music these days is disrespectful, meaningless crap compared to this.

[henrikcook1]

thanks alot for sharing this song with us. Its one of the greatest songs i have ever heard, specially when it comes to playing the guitar chords :).

[MrFenderman22]

don mclean is awesome.

[MsAuntieL]

Richie Valens (La Bamba) was the third man lost that day.

[StrikeBackFightBack]

this song is like a drug, once you have started listening you can´t stop smaking the replay button.

[dannytheman533]

@StrikeBackFightBack i know its exacly like a drug i cant stop listening to it

[TheJoeDonnelly]

They don't make voices like this anymore! So effortless

[AlanizJonathan]

Music is like candy take out the "wRAPPERS"

[lin2002mon]

What ever the meaning when it was written, Right now,, The truth is Bye bye Miss American Pie!!! We lose more of our rights every day!!!

[thebaldybishop]

king  vlads army

[iRaphi101]

MADONNA VOR; NOCH EIN TOOOOR!!! :DDD

[nacre99]

did not realise, this relates to buddy holly, big bopper, and the third man, that died in a plane crash, only learnt this yesterday.

[axlrosea675]

@nacre99 better late than never

[ToxicMDA]

Those were the days when the music lived prosperously!

[ClintS1995]

AWESSOME!!!!!!!!

[inoobpwnage]

Epic! Madonna sucks monkeyballs ! >.<

[kendallROOS]

I LIKE MORE WHIT MADONNA

[fabiojuniodantas]

Remember...remember...

[TheSavv]

Love this song.... have had the pleasure of seeing him twice and have to say the man can still pull the crowd even though his hair has gone completely white. What a complete Legend he is.

[axelthegreat9]

@TheSavv i am extremely jealous... never seen him in concert...

[divinedestinypeace]

Class of it's own, Quality xx Love Peace & Happiness xxxxx

[marcetclaude]

I liked both top comments :D

[225ee6b6]

the music won't die ;)

[tomada36]

This song will transcend time for many generations to come

[kagesenshi87]

the awkward moment when you're listening to this song but your brain is singing Yankovic's "Saga Begins" ..

[n00bswillruleall]

off to pinball wizard and rocketman

[CityByTheLight]

Get over yourselves. There's still lots of great music being made. If you don't see it on the surface, then dig a little deeper.

[GoliZeka]

I am a pie and I found this offensive!

[berny55555]

My generation sucks, i wish there was still great musicians like this. im soooo sick of all this pop and techno music.

[zephyrsrockstar1]

@thebigfatmonkey believe it or not many musicians believe music is dying for reasons that people have been downloading it newer artist don't stand a chance,and theyve honestly gotten rid of all traditional music im 20 years old an I believe this music tells a message an actually has talent anyone can write a rhyme an produce techno beats very few can actually play guitar an sing lol there's no more solos there's no more anything the industry just want u to hear an buy what they want u to

[thebigfatmonkey]

@zephyrsrockstar1 "Even" today there are many great artists. And some of them even play the guitar (which really isn't such a rare talent, is it?). Don't like what the industry tries to sell to you? Then don't buy it.

And by the way: Simple chord progressions like this one also can't compare to the immense complexity of the works of Bach etc. So what? I still like both nontheless.

[Revolution2012RP]

Resist! Revolt! Revival! Revolution!

[Revolution2012RP]

Vote Ron Paul!

[thijsounet]

This song is so awesome, and the lyrics, dude, I looked for it on wikipedia, and I liked it when they said there are some lines they don't really know what he's singing about... Anyway, great song, the lyrics kind of make me wanna cry sometimes, but in the end, it allways makes me happy when I listen to it... :-)

[zimulatorz]

Who are those guys in the background clapping in the verse? They look retarded.

[MrYahya0101]

a pity the chorus is short

[MrYahya0101]

it´s weird how the top comments contradict each other

[fernanramirez]

Tremendo performance, la caja de aire, el movimiento,

[prokockanizivoti]

I gte goose bumps everytime i hear this song..Art ! :-)

[013692631]

this is a great song idk why al boy had to copy it

[celwood101]

almost as good as Weird Al's version

[krowbarr13820]

How many people know that Buddy Holly's airplane was named "American Pie"?

[Habo247]

Wow, parody of Weird AI Yankovic's song "Saga begins"...

[Reint25]

@Habo247 Other way round?

[Crossfeet606441]

74 people likes Justin Bieber

[Gibtar]

I was born when this was #1 in USA according to Billboard magazine \o/

[danceswithwolves95]

Man, do I wish I could have grown up in the 70s when music meant something...

[Sephranilla]

73 people thought this had something to do with the film...bah ha ha ha!

[fortminer54]

73 people dont like pie

[Neveras333]

So, Top Comments, I'm not allowed to be free and open and loved all types of music except the music that has growling screams or high pitch screams? -shakes head-

[GuyNamedSean]

When educated people observe media they consider the media they identify with as the best in history, the media before it as the building blocks of that greatness, and all that came after as a corruption of perfection. Idiots believe the last sucked as well. Only the truely wise look to the future and see promise that they great things they love will inspire greater things.

[simplygr]

absolutely amazing crystal clear video.

[MRSPADDY]

I wish the album version ended like this one

[HaloFreak12695]

73 People disliked this? Wtf?

[kstewluver96]

why cant we have music like this today :(

[MrSmartComment]

@kstewluver96 money

[Duffybhoy24]

legend................simple



[bturksmith]

awesome song

[SeddincY]

I almost cried....to this song,,its just so peaceful

[Rss1556]

His vocals didn't finish at 8:30...

So I hereby claim that:

MY favorite part of this song is 0:00 - 8:33

[soxfan801]

This song means so much to my dad and my son, the idiots who dislike this song have no soul.

[lukasx0]

Perfect.

[zammyr0x]

73 people like japanese pie

[NoahMAngott]

The 3 chords at 7:12... shivers.

[NoahMAngott]

R.I.P. Buddy Holly, killed on February 3, 1959, the Day the Music Died.

[Latin04life1]

@NoahMAngott Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.

[boracaybeachman]

@NoahMAngott Yes I was living in Los Angeles going to Hamilton High on Robertson Ave near Helms Place.Cried like when John Lennon got shor. This was the beginning of my sex, drugs and rock 'n roll for the first time. I'll be 70 this year still feel and act like a teenager. That's what life is all about never get old.

[ThePurpleHarpoon]

That boy can sing !

[Killersfrombeyond]

74 Dislikes? W.T.F.?

[XxivowanxX]

@Killersfrombeyond ya, some people just like trolling or listen to Justin Bieber

[orlandojoey7966]

Don McLean is not just a singer and composer, he is a complete artist in evryway. I always wanna be like DM he's my hero and will always be.

[eddiekfc]

History of Rock N' Roll... McLean Gênio!!!

[313jackel]

just fucking look at this!!! this is what it used to look and sound like when a young person made money making music.... not some flaky disturbing marketing scam on all our ears. this is when humans had character

[ottasphixtto]

@313jackel ....To Bloody right there m8

[thebigfatmonkey]

@313jackel This kind of comments is really starting to seriously piss me off. Below every video you watch there is a "top comment" talking bullshit about the decline of music and humanity.

Don't you realize that at the time this song was new, there were lots of people as well that complained about exactly the same thing and took songs like this one as an example for the decline of music? Why can't people just enjoy the music they like without judging about the music others listen to?

[TheGersroolz]

@thebigfatmonkey Easy now big man! You make a good point but, you know how emotive music is. Good luck from Scotland.

Alba gu bràth!

[larrisonaustin]

@thebigfatmonkey it's just ignorant people being ignorant

[JiMmYOsBoUrNe]

@thebigfatmonkey there is still no denying the shallowness of today's culture . moral values and principles are hardly passed down from their era . and by posting that comment , you're no different from those 'top comments' . you are pissing their comments like how they are pissing on th decline of humanity . let them say what they want .

[thebigfatmonkey]

@JiMmYOsBoUrNe By the same argumentation follows, that statements such as "racists are stupid" are no different from racist statements themselves. In a certain way this is true - yet there are principles I stick to, so that I object against any intolerance, even if that is intolerant itself. Values are not values if you degrade them to pure opinions.

[ASBOMAN]

@thebigfatmonkey I kinda get what your saying, and i agree there is still good music. but personally i think the thing is, back then good music was in abundance and the crap wasn't played as much, wheras today crap music is everywhere and it's getting harder to find the good stuff. just my 2 cents of course, people shoule be able to listen to what they want

[TehDeathRider]

@thebigfatmonkey @313jackel Good points, but monkey, we really do need to look at facts... Back in 1970 how many musicians killed themselves because they released a song into the public? Now look at how many musicians kill themselves today. Can you see where I'm coming from? Music like this is something everyone liked, but music like Rebecca Black© have different opinions on. But personally, in my opinion, I think people listen to whatever they are told to listen too.

[313jackel]

@313jackel and you ask why cant people stop complaining about the music others listen to... bro, when im at work and some carpenter, or other trade throws the radio on to cut the silence. it always seems to be some SHIT made by some music box of a geek somewhere on his computer in colaboration with cocacola to bring me specially for today while im working; some rebecca balck puke stain on my brain, or some justin beiber kid.... complaining and recognizing the contrast is all i have. :)

[lanceparker12]

@thebigfatmonkey Its hard not to comment on what people like, because people like Don made his own stuff, alot of current artists hire song writers to write their worldwide famous songs...but nobody really hears about this person writing the big songs. Its gone from Writing songs with love and emotion and making money on the way to , writing songs for money and greed and maybe acquiring fame for the singer and then more money and then more money.

[sherry1613]

@thebigfatmonkey

i too am sick of coming across whingers - the moral guardians of music in the comments area - telling us what is good and what isnt and that we dont know a good rift from a drum solo and on and on and only bands before the 80's can hold a harmony or only heavy metal keeps it real - music is a gift from the artist - just enjoy or change the bloody record!

[deadparrot52]

@thebigfatmonkey because modern music is mostly shit

[silenthill123321]

@deadparrot52 true that

[DarkSonicProductions]

@313jackel I like all of the meanings in this song. Its not all about murder and being sad/angry :/ It also doesn't yell and scream loud and make my ears bleed.

[OtakuAnbu]

@313jackel you got my thumbs up

[pammyk]

The singer is Don McClean the composer and original singer of the song---1972. Love that song, I was 13 when it came out.

[MpsAREthieves]

Quality singer

[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!"

[RockHotTamales]

my top 5 on band hero

[Deadmau54Lif3]

Fuck all this pop stuff, dont people know what good music is?

[Aragh77]

74 are Taliban!

[jahlileo]

I don't know..he looks exactly like a white guy to me

[ZebbyCD]

@jahlileo Dude, when this came out I was a half-breed born in 1961. half-white and half native, it was a different world. We loved this song and sang it out at keg parties. I don't think you understand how bad things were...

[JimThatsRocks]

He looks a bit like Adam Sandler when he smile , Great song !

[Mapashito79]

He totally looks like a mix of Adam Sandler and Cheevy Chase. XD

[bellydancingdream]

Epic!

[dogkiller07]

Rest in piece buddy holly, richie valens, and the big bopper. Those were real legends:/. I wish buddy holly didn't get that plane in clear lake Iowa :/

[melblack81]

oh how i this song calms ne down so much

[cdpwillprevail1]

Just wondering what in the fuck were the 74 numbnuts thinking that hit the dislike button. This has to be 1 of the best songs ever. It defines rock and roll whether you believe it ot not.

[lIDanlI]

@cdpwillprevail1

probaly people like the one i meet in a old recordstore...

I forgott who did the song originaly so i asked one of the guys working there

if they had the Original song on record (wanted to get it for my dads record collection) he replied that i could only purchase the original song on a cd.... I was like ok not a problem...so.... the dipshit hands me a Madonna CD....

[elmagnifico1880]

rip Buddy, Ritchie, & JP!!!

[zipididua]

CUTE TEETH.

[42867Goat]

For 74 people Rock and Roll couldn't do sh*t to save their souls.

[sebbetheone93]

a good example for nice music, the original version is still the best!

[GenkiTsukino]

Madonna's version is much better!

[kanokadude]

@GenkiTsukino obvious troll is obvious. shoo, go away

[simbaspyro]

I heared this at Winter Wonderland in London yesterday :D

[Falfuris]

i heard people were cheering justin bieber instead of this...sad

[cnsolano]

He's so handsome here :)

[golddoraemon]

So NICE!... First time I heard such good music. How did he remember the whole long chain of Lyrics?

[TheJokerReviews]

True talent, even the live version sounds great. Can't say that about some of the newer stuff...

[nelsoncapulicruz]

donand his music is proof god!s loves us .1

[durge2007]

maybe he meant 12 or 20 lol

[cardstricksandhowtos]

if your 2 how can you tipe my son is 2 and he does nothing

[Rhuarc224]

@cardstricksandhowtos maybe he was joking since people are always shouting about how young they are, while listening to good music, and how crazy their friends are for not liking it.

[Maiuto13]

Im 2 years old and I love this song I have been listening the this song my whole life

[TheJerseygirl415]

they caught the last train for the coast

[MegaFlamingtaco]

@TheJerseygirl415 lol i read this comment just as he said that

[Menolifee]

One of the best pieces of music ever.

[andresguevara48]

My favorite part of this song is 0:00 - 8:30

[KonkurentGraphic]

@andresguevara48 ..:D good!!!

[Eldorix]

So I was on vacation in Vegas, thinking this trip was a waste. Then while I was walking on Fremont Street, in the big covered zone, all of a sudden, the street lights and so did the big overhead lights. Then, on the big screen on the ceiling, I saw this man, singing this song. That made my trip to Vegas worth while.

[Bratzlei]

R.I.P. Buddy Holly

[CharlesFotos]

Great man

[purpleshard]

great live representation and quality, i have seen in a long time...since thoes days



[guitarsrock98]

im 13 and i think this impure genius.

[AtelierRoronagirl]

I love this song.

[countblobula]

ahh the good old days when clapping was an acceptable form of musical expresion.

[123slashhead123]

@Goodlife12334567 Wrong person dude...

[imeanlive]

satan is waitng for you in hell don .....

bye bye miss Israeli spy.

[gbrownstrat]

@imeanlive how many more times must I say it? Satan isn't real; neither is the easter bunny, for that matter.

[imeanlive]

@gbrownstrat the forth is weak in you, yet i assure you very real.

[67toots]

when my son was 17 and in high school...in 2009....completley freaked his English teacher out when they were asked about this song could sing...recite it word for word.....dam...was a proud moment for this mamma and pappa.....we taught him well....lol

[SmileForLiveXD]

it's my favorite song. ♥

[yankslosewoohoo]

I've been hummin' this song since I turned five in 1980, and now I have a chorus of my son and daughter to help out. Thank you Mr. McLean.

[MrJohnDBaptiste]

I fucking love don mclean

[vanessahudgensHSM1]

wow! he looks so good!

[TheNFxClan]

i learned guitar cos off this song

[123slashhead123]

Thumbs up if you listened to this in 2011 :')

[Danny980223]

Some parts in the lyrics mention things or songs holly, valens and booper did. One part says we said when we are going to die which refers to buddy hollys song "that will be the day that i die" maybe Don knew more things about the 3 then most people and made this info to make the song. But ut defenitly mentions or tells about the 3 rock and roll pioneers!

[BENtoTHEchen]

what guitar does he play?

[killermonster2]

1.814.669 views.. at least 1 mio. are mine :)

[MsMakef]

мне тоже элвис нравится

[jackaloopa]

MrCoops1994...i think it was about the perceived loss of innocense associated with the rock and roll of buddy holly and the big bopper...(pardon my spelling)...and the perception that rock and roll is evil///

[MrCoops1994]

this song doesnt really have anything to do with america. its about the death of buddy holly, the big bopper and Ritchie Valens

[AssassinDewd]

He's in black and white... O.o

[Moanymoore]

I just clicked on the sidebar to check out Madonna's version to compare it to the genius of Don McLean and what do you know "it contains content that is not available in my country" I have come to the conclusion that it is so bad, they do not allow it in Britain.

[famcfamc]

@Moanymoore hahahaha so true!!

[CounterCultureLives]

@Moanymoore Consider yourself and the people of your Great Country to be amongst the fortunate. I don't condone censorship, but in the interest of good taste, you can be thankful that your country has spared you from suffering Madonna's abomination.

There is one musician and one musician only who can sing this song properly. That person, of course, is Don McLean.

[weng691]

I'm also not an American,but I think it's one the best songs I ever heard.

[yermaw145]

Disgusting that they have shoved adverts on this, eeeuch

[freezeandfry]

I just bought a new Iphone and the only song I got on it is this one

[Syzygy60]

the court kept practice in the park and we sang dirges in the dark

[ryanmurphy15]

@Syzygy60 Are you sure it's not, "the quartet practiced in the park"?

[CounterCultureLives]

@ryanmurphy15 Correct you are!!

[Eowynnofrohan]

@ryanmurphy15 I heard somewhere that the quartet is the Beatles.

[naxozs]

he looks a little like Chevy Chase

[VikTalks]

@naxozs Well, he DID mention driving his Chevy to the levee lol

[feliciano2040]

@naxozs What can you expect ? He drove his chevy to the levy !

[gldnknight830]

@naxozs He looks like Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions QB



[theADHDband1]

lol, noel edmunds in the background 0:31 :')

[MichaelKRosol]

The beautiful thing about this song is how average Don McLean's voice is. Makes it seem like anyone can sing it as well as himself, but of course that will never happen.

[Amandaecole]

I love it soooo much i am gonna watch it over and over again!