article_snippet.sent: In an interview published by Christie's auction house New York, where The manuscript was auctioned, Singer-songwriter Don McLean says American Pie is about 'heading in the wrong direction'.
article_snippet.sent: but it is a morality song in a sense.'
article_snippet.sent: The eight-minute-long song was released in 1971 and was a No. 1 U.S. hit for four weeks in 1972.
article_snippet.sent: American Pie had a  revival in 2000 when Madonna covered The eight-minute-long song to promote the soundtrack to American Pie flop film 
article_snippet.sent: Despite the Queen of Pop describing the cover as 'something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing' in 2001, American Pie version of American Pie became a global chart hit.