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The Michael Berry Show

Did You Know That This Song Was The Inspiration For 'American Pie'?

The Michael Berry Show

KTRH

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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The Michael Berry Show

0:05.0

A long long time ago

0:09.0

I can still remember how that music used to make me smile.

0:19.0

And I knew if I had my chance

0:22.0

that I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while.

0:40.3

But February made me shiver with every paper I delivered bad news on the doorstep. I couldn't take one more step I can't take one more step I can't remember if I

0:50.3

can't remember if I cry when I read about his musical instruments here. It's all voices.

0:55.0

Something touched me deep inside the day.

1:02.0

The music

1:05.0

die

1:10.0

So by by

1:11.0

by by

1:12.0

by miss American pie

1:14.6

drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry

1:19.6

it's a group called Home Free

1:21.7

there's a tenor, bass, baritone.

1:27.0

I don't get me talking, I'm not a musical expert.

1:32.0

But Don McLean on the 50th anniversary of the song American Pie

1:39.6

wanted them turn that up just a second one. Now mind you, I'm a sucker for the oak ridge boys and I'm a sucker for the Oak Ridge boys and I'm a sucker for the Statler Brothers. I'm a sucker for

1:57.1

barber shop choirs. I love that. I love the harmonies.

2:07.6

The higher the number of the dash part harmony. Three part harmony, four part harmony, five. I love it. Love it. But let me just tell you this there is a documentary about the making of

2:16.2

American Pie. I don't know what packages you have but if you go to Amazon Prime

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