Don MacLean

Person · Open Library

Born

1930

Works

7

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Group

Origin

Canada

Active from

1972

Active to

1998

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,686,110

Total plays

18,591,771

Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail," he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie," an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been described as a "cultural touchstone." His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as cover versions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You". <a href="https:

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,814x

2. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 10,740x

3. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 9,223x

4. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

   · 2000 · cited 8,828x

5. Preliminary reference Earth model

   · 1981 · cited 8,396x

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Quotes

• “As you can imagine, over the years I have been asked many times to discuss and explain my song "American Pie" I have never discussed the lyrics, but have admitted to the Holly reference in the opening stanzas. You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but none of them by me. … Sorry to leave you all on your own like this but long ago I realized that songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence.”
• “In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week. I’m sure all the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as well. After all, we are all Americans. I share the sorrow for this terrible, cruel loss with the rest of the nation.”
• “And if she asks you why,You can tell her that I told youThat I'm tired of castles in the air.I've got a dream I want the world to share,And castle walls just lead me to despair.Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the sky, A dream come true, I'll live there till I die.I'm asking you to say my last goodbye.The love we knew ain't worth another try.”
• “Every thread of creation is held in positionBy still other strands of things living.In an earthly tapestry hung from the skylineOf smouldering cities so gray and so vulgar,As not to be satisfied with their own negativityBut needing to touch all the living as well.”
• “And I love you soThe people ask me howHow I've lived till nowI tell them I don't know.I guess they understandHow lonely life has beenBut life began againThe day you took my hand.”
• “A long long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while. But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The Day the Music Died.”

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Sports profile

Sport

Ice Hockey

Team

_Retired Ice Hockey

Nationality

Canada

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Wikidata facts

Mass

106

Height

208

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