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January 16, 2007
American Pie Desecrated
I suppose it had to happen eventually.
I was taking a little break today and watching an episode of "The Simpsons" when I saw it. It was a commercial for Chevy trucks. Nothing unusual about that, except for the song they were using as a jingle. It was the chorus of "American Pie" by Don McLean.
"Bye-bye Miss American pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry."
Of course, those were the only two lines of the song that were used in the commercial. They couldn't very well use the next two lines:
"Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Saying this will be the day that I die."
Naturally, nobody wants to associate drinking and death with a Chevy truck. But I suppose in the bloody history of American highway driving, these three things have been linked together from time to time.
Well, on that morbid thought, I think I'd better get back to work...
Posted by leon at January 16, 2007 07:16 PM
Comments
Hmmm, this might be the opportunity to write a positive jingle, using the word Chevy. I wonder how many other people picked up on the connection with that song and the lines that weren't sung about drinking & death. Good analysis PSG!
Posted by: Sandy at January 16, 2007 10:31 PM