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Don McLean - American Pie

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Titre : American Pie


Année : 1971


Auteurs compositeurs : Don McLean


Durée : 8 m 33 s


Label : EMI


Référence : 2C 008-82636 (45 tours)



Présentation : Chanson écrite en hommage aux pionners du rock n'roll disparus trop tôt (Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, Janis Joplin…) avec de nombreuses allusions à d'autres légendes encore vivantes en 1971 (Elvis, Lennon, Bob Dylan…), adaptée en français pour Claude François en 1972 ("Feu de paille").
Repris entre autres par Madonna (2000), Mott the Hoople, Tori Amos, Pearl Jam…
A noter aussi l'excellente parodie de Weird Al Yankovic "The saga begins" en 1999, sous fond de Stars Wars.

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Paroles
A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died

So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Did you write the Book of Love?
And do you have faith in God above?
If the Bible tells you so
And do you believe in rock 'n roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died

I started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the King was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lennon read a book of Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died

We were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul out on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the Sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died

We started singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation Lost in Space
With no time left to start again
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died

He was singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die


I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
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5 commentaires
scaracrabe Le 20/03/2010 à 16:34
The lyrics : [Merci !]
patoupat Le 16/10/2010 à 22:34
Madonna en a fait une reprise, elle aussi. La version de Madonna, ici : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkvpuOebd88
Celle de Claude Francois (en Francais), ici : http://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/13350.html
xaccrocheur Le 22/12/2011 à 15:46
Wow version magnifique. Ça swingue, ça rit, ça pleure, c'est populaire et lyrique en même temps, ça parle de Dieu et des hommes, c'est assez énorme, 'f'y'ask me. Merci B&M !
Trocol Harum Le 09/03/2018 à 08:59
Le titre "American Pie" par Don McLean, adapté en français par Claude François sous le titre "Feu de paille" a été chanté en danois par Eddie Skoller sous le nom "Hej med dig frk. fotomodel".
Une version en tchèque, "Píseň pro prázdný sál" est chantée par Pavel Bobek.
Une parodie est chantée par Weird Al Yankovic sous le titre "The saga begin" (en référence à Star War) et une autre par ApologetiX sous le titre "Parable guy".
Le titre a été souvent repris, la plus célèbre reprise étant celle de Madonna.
cherrysalsa Le 12/05/2020 à 22:25
ça, c'est ce que l'on peut considérer comme un hymne!
Quel titre fleuve!

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