I thought this would go through the song more in depth than it did. "American Pie" has been one of my favorite songs since I was young, but McLean glosses over the meanings of the lyrics for some reason.
"If I wanted to talk about Elvis [referring to the King], I would have used his name. If I wanted to talk about Bob Dylan [referring to the jester], I would have used his name, too." - Don McLean
He mentions…
