Posted on May 31, 2016
45 Years Later, Singer Don McLean Again Drives His Chevy to the Levee
Singer Don McLean discovered the dry levee that he sang about in 1971 was gone, replaced by a condominium project
In his 1971 musical hit American Pie, singer Don McLean described driving his Chevy to the levee only to discover that it was dry.
Now, 45-years later, McLean again has driven a Chevy — a rental Impala — to the levee to see if the arid, parched conditions that existed nearly half a century ago persist to this day.
“The levee was gone,” said a dispirited McLean. “They’re building a bunch of condos where the levee once stood. It’s heartbreaking,” he said, dabbing at tears in his eyes.
To make matters worse, the ignition switch on McLean’s rented Impala failed when he tried to leave the site and the vehicle had to be towed back to town.
An unfinished roadway now occupies land where the dry levee was once located.
