Don McLean’s “American Pie” has always been subject to great discussion, due to its deep symbolism and allegory about the turmoil of American society transitioning during the ’60s. This little film combines historical fact and images from the museum without walls (our collective media unconsciousness) to play along with the song as a kind of visual narration. This type of oral history story telling, though poetic in nature, reveals a lot more in eight minutes than a stack of books. Bravo!
From Wikipedia:
Asked what “American Pie” meant, McLean once replied, “It means I never have to work again.”[1] Later, he more seriously stated, “You will find many ‘interpretations’ of my lyrics but none of them by me…Sorry to leave you all on your own like this but long ago I realized that songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence.”
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