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Don McLean Thinks Weird Al’s ‘Star Wars’ Parody of ‘American Pie’ Is ‘Better Than the Original’
Don McLean called Weird Al's 'Star Wars'-themed "American Pie" spoof "better" than his original version of the song in a new 'Billboard' cover story.
And in the musical parody pioneer’s new Billboard cover story published Monday (June 9), Don McLean shared that he thinks Yankovic’s take on one of his classic hits is even better than his. Speaking to executive editor Rebecca Milzoff, the folk-rock legend praised “The Saga Begins,” Yankovic’s iconic take on “American Pie,” in which he hilariously describes the plot of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Though it didn’t exactly match the commercial success of “American Pie” — which for many years was the longest song to top the Billboard Hot 100, before Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” dethroned it in 2021 — “The Saga Begins” is one of Yankovic’s best-loved creations.
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