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Adam Carolla Show

Part 2: Don McLean, plus The News (ACS Sept 2)

Adam Carolla Show

PodcastOne / Carolla Digital

Comedy

4.536.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Adam is pleased to welcome Don McLean to the podcast at the top of Part 2. Adam asks Don for his thoughts on the Madonna cover of ‘American Pie’, and they go on to talk about Don’s songwriting process. They also chat about interesting album covers, how ‘American Pie’ finally came together, and planning a world tour for next year. Later, Gina reads news stories about Texas’ new anti-abortion law, Rose McGowan’s beef with Oprah, Mike Richards out as Jeopardy’s executive producer, and a new Amy Winehouse biopic in the works. As the show wraps up, the guys comment on a couple more stories about llamas possibly holding the cure to COVID, and Bud Light’s fall flavored hard seltzers. Please support today’s sponsors: JBweld.com - World's Strongest Bond For Sleeper Fantasy App Go Here: https://go.slpr.link/Carolla SimpliSafe.com/ADAM Apartments.com TommyJohn.com/ADAM Lifelock.com enter ADAM Geico.com PlutoTV See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Thanks for listening to the Adam Corolla show on Podcast One.

0:07.0

Well, the man who wrote American Pie and many other huge songs, Don McClain, is going to be on.

0:15.6

We got the news as well.

0:18.1

Don tell some interesting stories like where he was when he wrote that song and what inspired it.

0:23.7

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0:26.5

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0:27.9

Who needs a change of scenery now?

0:30.9

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0:36.0

departments but homes, townhomes, condos, and more. Oh, I wish I needed to rent a place just so I could use Apartments.com with 3D virtual tours.

0:47.8

You can search your special somewhere from anywhere.

0:51.3

Stretch your fingers across the keyboard and change your

0:54.0

scenery on apartments.com, the most popular place to find a place. It's time for Nicaraguan name that movie with Adams buddy Oswaldi oswaldo.

1:12.8

See if you can guess which movie this famous line is from.

1:17.8

Is Théla!

1:19.8

Is the Léla! If you said a streetcar name desire I'm

1:36.0

You're correct.

1:38.0

Now back to the show.

1:40.0

Well back with music legend Don McLean.

1:44.0

Got a book zine we'll talk about American Pie 50th anniversary and I got some live dates coming up

1:50.6

Sierra Vista Arizona Veterans Memorial Park and Henderson, Nevada, Green Valley Ranch, Grand

1:56.4

Events Center.

1:57.4

That's coming up.

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