Don McLean 's `` American Pie '' lyrics auctioned for $ 1.2 million . The song is dense with symbolism ; McLean says lyrics , notes will reveal meaning . `` Pie '' is McLean 's biggest hit , was No . 1 in the years .
Don McLean 's `` American Pie '' lyrics auctioned for $ 1.2 million . The song is dense with symbolism ; McLean says lyrics , notes will reveal meaning . `` Pie '' is McLean 's biggest hit , was No . 1 in 1972 .