article_snippet.sent: Don McLean (pictured) is responsible American Pie, the lyrics of which have been puzzled over for decades .
article_snippet.sent: Argued over by generations of geeky fans, deciphered and re-deciphered by code-breaking rock nerds and considered to be poetic reflections on mid-20th century U.S. social history by even groovier academics, it's called American Pie.
article_snippet.sent: Because, in this age, when song lyrics have all but become meaningless, American Pie illustrates, in a series of images, metaphors and allusions, just what can be done within the frame of a melodically straightforward pop song.
article_snippet.sent: On the surface, it might seem that American Pie —
article_snippet.sent: Even after all these years, much of American Pie is still opaque.
article_snippet.sent: To this day, Only McLean Only McLean has refused to divulge what the lyrics of American Pie refer to . '
article_snippet.sent: This week's buyer of the lyrics of American Pie unfortunately prefers to remain anonymous, and that suggests to me that's
highlights_snippet.sent: For more than 40 years, the lyrics of American Pie have been puzzled over .
  