base talk Madonna's 'American Pie' is a forgotten and misunderstood classic.

[Punky Rooster]

Often looked over in such a huge and diverse career, Madonna's cover of 'American Pie' is almost the perfect Madonna song, even with it being a cover. It's almost as the track was made for her, with lyrics like "and I knew that if I had my chance, I could make those people dance, and maybe they'd be happy for awhile..." sets out Madonna's ability to capture people's attention, forget their troubles for an hour or two, and make them dance and sing (get up and do your thing). Also the visuals in the video perfectly capture American life circa 1999/2000.

 

Agree?

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 28 by Punky Rooster

[Vegvisir]

I remember going to my guitar teacher with that soundtrack on cd and asking if he could teach me "the new madonna song" 

 

Actual footage of his reaction:

 

[Skestina]

the production reminds me of sims 2 soundtrack so good 

[TipToe]

I love it 

[Poxy]

Thank you Rupert Everett for convincing her to record this  it's so good! The ROL era vocals are perfect and add to its charm of being melancholic dance bop.

 

[rebeltwat]

It still makes me emotional. A perfect closer to Music

[Nightingale]

It's one of her best songs. The way she makes this a dance song is so iconic

[Movimento Perpétuo]

I love it very much ❤️ 

[Karla Cabello]

i hate the original and this one and i hate america but i like her vocals here

[Bubble Tea]

An absolutely gorgeous cover, she ate it the f**k up. QUEEN of pop behaviour.

[Oktober Knight]

It's so good and was actually quite popular when it came out. It's a shame it's forgotten now and she doesn't acknowledge it 

[pisuke]

It's not that forgotten. I listen to it from time to time on the radio and in stores.

 

Even Don McLean praised her version and defended her from the stupid and tasteless haters.

[Chris]

Meh.

[Prodigal Self]

You are right, it is forgotten. Though it's neither misunderstood nor a classic.