I don't want to sit through it twice to verify, but I'm pretty sure they cut to the same quotes from Garth Brooks 4 times in some cases. Reviewed by jeffery2010 6 / 10 We came for the Song and DonĪ very scatter shot Doc that was also repetitive. Nevertheless, it's a worthwhile documentary to watch, especially if you lived through those three decades. It's really too bad the film makers didn't realize all the praise for the song went too far and lasted too long. No, the references to the 'joker' and the 'girl who sang the blues' weren't about anyone famous. There's lots of good looks back at the '50s-'70s, too, and the singer even discusses the meaning of some of the lyrics to the song.

(Don't expect anything in this film about the singer's personal life as an adult, including abuse charges by his daughter and ex-wife.) He would write lyrics out by hand, and then type them up on a little typewriter on a little school desk with rockers attached. Richardson, and the parts about Don McLean's childhood and song writing methods. The best parts of the documentary are the ones focusing on the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and 'The Big Bopper' J. I have half a dozen Don McLean songs on my iPod. This film makes it seem like it was the greatest song ever written about America, if not the greatest song ever written. It was easy to go from thinking what a great song 'American Pie' was to thinking it wasn't THAT great. This documentary has some really nice parts, but, all in all, it was a bit too long and a bit too much. I got my half-off subscription direct from Paramount.) (This is one of those streaming films Amazon will not allow you to review at their website, unless you watched it using a Paramount subscription gotten at Amazon. Reviewed by sundayatdusk-97859 7 / 10 A Bit Too Much.

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