WATCH: Singer-songwriter Don McLean got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, marking the 50th anniversary of his classic single ‘American Pie’
LOS ANGELES, Aug 16 - Singer-songwriter Don McLean got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, marking the 50th anniversary of his classic single "American Pie."
"At the turn of the century, I was invited to the Clinton White House. I sang in front of 600,000 people in front of the reflecting pool as you look at the Washington Monument, and they were all singing 'American Pie' the last day of that millennium," McLean said.McLean's star was the 2,700th on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was placed strategically outside The Piehole Shop on Hollywood Boulevard.
"American Pie" was released in October 1971 and spent weeks on the charts in the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK. "As far as pop songs go, 'American Pie' is about as sacred as it gets," Yankovic said at Monday's ceremony. "Thankfully, Don McLean has a fantastic sense of humor and he very graciously gave his blessing on my parody.""American Pie" makes numerous cryptic cultural allusions to 1960s figures ranging from Elvis Presley to Bob Dylan.
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