Comment on American Pie - The analysis and interpretation of Don McLean’s song lyrics by Wineou

I agree with JH. As indicated on 18 May, I used to think that much of the song consisted of “any old rubbish for a rhyme”. The Rare Exception’s excellent explanation of the lyrics helped alter that viewpoint, but there could still be an element of “any word as long as it rhymes” in Don’s song. This tradition lives on in many songs, especially the Des’ree song, Life, with risible lyrics such as:
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