{"id":18867,"date":"2022-07-19T06:53:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T06:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/i-said-don-its-time-for-you-to-reveal-50-years-later-the-truth-behind-american-pie-music\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T06:53:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T06:53:53","slug":"i-said-don-its-time-for-you-to-reveal-50-years-later-the-truth-behind-american-pie-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/i-said-don-its-time-for-you-to-reveal-50-years-later-the-truth-behind-american-pie-music\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I said, Don, it’s time for you to reveal’: 50 years later, the truth behind American Pie | music"},"content":{"rendered":"
A<\/span><\/span> long, long time ago \u2013 five decades to be exact \u2013 America was roiled by wrenching generational showdowns, massive street protests, and a blazing array of social justice movements. Now, half a century later, similar events and dynamics dominate the public conversation. So, perhaps, it’s poetic that precisely five decades have elapsed since a song that captured all that cultural turmoil, American Pie, became a smash hit. \u201cIt’s a song that spoke to its time,\u201d said Spencer Proffer, who has produced a comprehensive new documentary about the song, titled The Day the Music Died. \u201cBut it’s just as applicable now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n