American Pie (Don Mclean) 6.1
实在看不下去论文了，看了一集讲这张专辑的《Classic Albums》纪录片。这张专辑里我最熟悉的歌是Vincent，曲子很好听，不懂英语的我妈都拿来当了许多年的手机铃声，词也写的很有意境。关于这首歌，制作人Ed Freeman说本来制作了贯穿全曲的弦乐部分，但是Don想要“微风拂过窗帘”的轻盈感于是只夹在了最后一节，画龙点睛。反越战的歌曲the Grave当年并不火但是伊战时期被George Michael翻唱成了新时代反战旗帜。Empty Chair这首歌也有故事，启发了Lori Lieberman写著名老歌Killing Me Softly with His Song的歌词(这个“His”是Don)。American Pie这个chorus真的太洗脑了，让我完全没意识到其实Don Mclean主要写的是Vincent这类忧伤吉他弹唱歌曲。
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer’s day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy, linen land
Now, I understand what you tried to say to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they’ll listen now