American Pie

På tisdag säljs originalmauset till Don McLeans ”American Pie”:

On April 7, Christie’s New York will auction the original manuscript and notes to Don McLean’s ”American Pie,” sold by the singer-songwriter. Arguably the most iconic and recognizable American song of the Twentieth Century, the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts named it a ”Song of the Century.” Its power remains as potent and as vital as when it was first released in 1971. This masterpiece of American arts and letters is estimated at $1 to $1.5 million. The original working manuscript and typed drafts for the song comprise of 16 pages, containing 237 lines of manuscript and 26 lines of typed text.

Jag har lyssnat på den otaliga gånger sedan dess och fängslats av den poetiska, bitvis enigmatiska texten. McLean har själv undvikit att uttolka sin text men  “the day the music died” syftar på den flygolycka i februari 1959 i vilken Buddy Holly, Richie Valens  J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson dödades.

Buddy Holly är f ö en annan av mina stora favoriter.