And now we know ... Don McLean tells all (1 Viewer)

[BowieMercs]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/08/gloomy-don-mclean-reveals-meaning-of-american-pie-and-sells-lyrics-for-1-2-million/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_2_na

 

[kutta]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

 

[Johnnymac]

Love that song.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

I'm with Tanner. That song is overrrated.

 

[Apple Jack]

I'm with Tanner. That song is overrrated.

hugely

 

[lardonastick]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

 

[eoMMan]

Cats and the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy looking like a goon.

 

[jon_mx]

Despite the haters, it was a very iconic song which captured the mood of the country.

 

[kutta]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

Well yeah, that's what we've always thought. But I figured this article would go into detail, not just be a fluffy, general kind of piece.

 

[snellman]

Despite the haters, it was a very iconic song which captured the mood of the country.

A lot of haters here, but this was a very iconic song and still holds up 40 years later.

 

[jon_mx]

I was also impressed with his earlier career as a baseball player, especially the year he won 31 games.

 

[joffer]

Despite the haters, it was a very iconic song which captured the mood of the country.

holy crap I'm agreeing with jon

 

[jon_mx]

Despite the haters, it was a very iconic song which captured the mood of the country.

holy crap I'm agreeing with jon

#### happens.

 

[NCCommish]

Despite the haters, it was a very iconic song which captured the mood of the country.

holy crap I'm agreeing with jon

That makes two of us

 

[Boston]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

Can't remember where I saw it but they were making a case that Joe Namath was the Jester (he stole the crown from Unitas)...

If you are over 45 and don't know the words to this song you didn't have a radio back in the 70's...truly an American classic...

 

[NCCommish]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

Can't remember where I saw it but they were making a case that Joe Namath was the Jester (he stole the crown from Unitas)...If you are over 45 and don't know the words to this song you didn't have a radio back in the 70's...truly an American classic...

It's Dylan. The leather jacket is a reference to a Dylan album cover.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I'm with Tanner. That song is overrrated.

hugely

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Despite the haters, it was a very iconic song which captured the mood of the country.

So did Macarena

 

[Boston]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

Can't remember where I saw it but they were making a case that Joe Namath was the Jester (he stole the crown from Unitas)...If you are over 45 and don't know the words to this song you didn't have a radio back in the 70's...truly an American classic...

It's Dylan. The leather jacket is a reference to a Dylan album cover.

The players tried for a forward pass

With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

They (again I can't remember the show I saw it...think it was a Namath special) said this was when Namath was banged up and couldn't play...I have always felt it was Dylan as well but thought this was pretty interesting...

 

[NCCommish]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

Can't remember where I saw it but they were making a case that Joe Namath was the Jester (he stole the crown from Unitas)...If you are over 45 and don't know the words to this song you didn't have a radio back in the 70's...truly an American classic...

The players tried for a forward passWith the jester on the sidelines in a cast

They said this was when Namath was banged up and couldn't play...I have always felt it was Dylan as well but thought this was pretty interesting...

It's Dylan. The leather jacket is a reference to a Dylan album cover.

Actually that is a reference to the Beatles, Sgt Pepper and the end of the summer of love marked by violent anti-war protests.

 

[snellman]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

Can't remember where I saw it but they were making a case that Joe Namath was the Jester (he stole the crown from Unitas)...If you are over 45 and don't know the words to this song you didn't have a radio back in the 70's...truly an American classic...

The players tried for a forward passWith the jester on the sidelines in a cast

They said this was when Namath was banged up and couldn't play...I have always felt it was Dylan as well but thought this was pretty interesting...

It's Dylan. The leather jacket is a reference to a Dylan album cover.

Actually that is a reference to the Beatles, Sgt Pepper and the end of the summer of love marked by violent anti-war protests.

This is one of the great things about this song. It can be interpreted so many ways. The article shed a little light on it, but still left a lot of room for speculation.

 

[Phil Elliott]

It was a great song. But it was hard to dance to.

 

[Aerial Assault]

Tells all? Not in that article at least. It contained almost no information.

 

[Flying V]

Pretty lame. Who's the damn jester!?

Dylan

Can't remember where I saw it but they were making a case that Joe Namath was the Jester (he stole the crown from Unitas)...

If you are over 45 and don't know the words to this song you didn't have a radio back in the 70's...truly an American classic...

Actually, I just turned to a different station every time it came on. It was too slow to have to listen to 5 times a day.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Cats and the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy looking like a goon.

You're so vain, you probably think this post is about you.