is “American Pie?” During the early to 1970s to modern times songwriters such Don McLean has released nearly 40 gold and platinum records. Of all McLean’s music his most memorable album would be American Pie. In the American Pie album McLean wrote his most famous song “American Pie” which he dedicated it to one of his greatest influences Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly was a particular influence on Don McLean and was one of the biggest explanations why he decided to write “American Pie.” This legendary
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In the autumn of 1971 Don McLean’s elegiac American Pie entered the collective consciousness‚ and over thirty years later remains one of the most discussed‚ dissected and debated songs that popular music has ever produced. A cultural event at the peak of its popularity in 1972‚ it reached the top of the Billboard 100 charts in a matter of weeks‚ selling more than 3 million copies. By identifying this great success it illustrates that it was no ordinary song. With its boldness‚ originality and it
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This American singer and songwriter became popular with his 1971 album American Pie which included the hits “American Pie” and “Vincent”. Don McLean recorded his first album Tapestry in 1969. The album wasn’t a great success but his first major break came with his second album which was American Pie. The two singles from this album‚ as mentioned above‚ rose up to number one on the charts. His song “American Pie” was partly inspired by the tragic deaths of Buddy Holly‚ Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson
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office alone‚ while his mom finishes her work. As his mom is gone‚ he hears a noise claiming it to be a ‘monster’‚ so he investigates. As included in the second story‚ “Alone in the Universe” the main character and their friends go on a camping trip‚ when they are ready to go to sleep they see a plane that looks like a UFO and they all believe in aliens now. In‚ “At the Office by W.M. Akers” ‚ the author used the third person to narrate the story of a boy in an office. The other story “Alone in the
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Enemy Pie was a very good book about a boy who is planning on having a wonderful summer. Everything is going right for him so far until one boy‚ Jeremy Ross‚ moved into town. Jeremy Ross had quickly become the boy’s worst enemy ever. He treated Jeremy poorly‚ like an enemy. The boy asked his father for advice about what to do with enemies. Because his father had experiences with enemies as a child‚ knew a how to get rid of them. His father’s ways of getting rid of enemies was called "Enemy Pie”. This
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a profound effect on Don McLean‚ as the lyrics appear to show. In the chorus‚ we see more clearly how McLean misses the 1950s‚ as he references many events that occurred at the time. The chorus begins with McLean saying‚ “Bye‚ bye‚ Miss American Pie” (16). Here the speaker could be referring to the American Dream‚ which he believes has gone under a change since the 1950s. He seems to think that the idea of the American Dream is different now‚ in 1971. Another option for what the speaker means
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Compare/Contrast English 101 There are two different types of people in the dessert world‚ the pie people and the cake people. These two desserts are both wonder in my world but there are lots of differences in these two similar after dinner treats. Pies are warm‚ baked‚ with a gooey filling of your choice. They have a hard crust that is holding in all the fresh ingredients. Cakes on the other hand are usually room temperature or cool because if they were hot they icing would melt
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We have no potatoes today! Instead‚ puff pastry replaces everyone’s favorite starchy tuber in this rendition of delicious and savory Haitian Cottage Pie. Read the story inspiring this dish here. Cottage Pie meets Haitian Pâté. Haitian Cottage Pie is a cultural‚ gastronomic combination of meat‚ vegetables‚ and spices. Marinating meat‚ at least overnight‚ is essential in Haitian cuisine. But‚ happily‚ with ground meat‚ that is an unnecessary step. Still‚ the beef together with aromatic herbs adds
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though the Internet‚ they don’t have real relationships there. Sherry Turkle‚ a professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in MIT brought an interesting idea‚ “People bend to the inanimate with new solicitude and people’s concern (Alone Together‚ 217). We fear the risks and disappointments of relationships with our fellow humans. We expect more from technology and less from each other.” One day I used to have a talk with my roommate who lived on the second floor; I was too lazy
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Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Ourselves The day and the life of a teenagers‚ is consumed with text messages‚ Face time‚ Instagram‚ Twitter‚ YouTube‚ and Face book messages. Many of us watch TV‚ listen to music‚ and “live chat” with our friends by way of the “smart phone”. I’m sure our parents wished for once‚ we would “look up” from our phones and have an actual conversation with them‚ but we can’t. We’re addicted to our phones. And sadly‚ this is typical living
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