The extra annotations on the pages for sale could back up these theories or "prove that many music fans have been spouting nonsense for years".Įxperts say the song follows the cultural and political trajectories of the 1950s and 1960s and McLean himself has said it is about "things heading in the wrong direction". ![]() ![]() Whole academic papers have been written about the lyrics, says Colin Paterson at the BBC. He had promised that the manuscript would "divulge everything there is to divulge", but those expecting line-by-line enlightenment look likely to be disappointed. McLean has always remained elusive about the song, telling inquisitive fans that it simply means "I never have to work again". The handwritten pages, charting the evolution of the lyrics, fetched $1.2m at a Christie's auction in New York. Fans of American Pie, one of the most enigmatic songs of the last century, were hoping to discover the meaning behind Don McLean's lyrics on Tuesday when he auctioned off the song's original manuscript.
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