Singer-songwriter Don McLean was born on this date in 1945. Best known for "American Pie," which has been played and analyzed to the point of becoming an EBS Special, he has issued 22 studio albums, four live albums, nine compilation albums, and 16 singles. "Dreidel" was the first single off his eponymous 1972 album; it reached #7 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and #5 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart in 1973.
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He is too much overlooked for being such a fine song writer. He also wrote such fine songs as Empty Chairs and I Love You So.
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Exactly. He’s too good of a performer and songwriter to just be known as the “American Pie” guy…
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Great song and new to me. As mentioned by commenter badfinger20, I think everything he did got swallowed up by American Pie.
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I agree. He’s a tremendous songwriter and a better-than-average performer. The song “Killing Me Softly” (for which Roberta Flack received a Grammy) was inspired by him.
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I never heard this one…everything he did got swallowed up by American Pie…although Vincent is well known.
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Chet Atkins had a wonderful arrangement of “Vincent.” Don deserves to be remembered better.
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Yes he does…he is more than American Pie
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I like the song, but I don’t think the beginning is a great fit for his voice. The latter part of the song is better to me.
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This is one of the few times you hear him really rock out, but I see what youi’re saying.
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Oy one of his best, but it’s an interesting song
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Glad you like it (I think….)
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A great song . It’s new to me.
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I don’t remembering it getting a lot of airplay. This was his single after “American Pie” and “Vincent.”
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I enjoyed it a great deal.
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