American Pie Original Handwritten Lyrics Could Fetch 1.5 Million

Do you know the meaning of Don McLean’s “American Pie”? If you ever wanted to know, today might be your day. Christie’s auction house says McLean is selling the original working manuscript and typed drafts of the song. McLean says writing the song was a “mystical trip into his past.” He has acknowledged that the beginning of the tune is about the death of Buddy Holly bus has remained elusive about the rest of the track. "The writing and the lyrics will divulge everything there is to divulge" he said. American Pie was named Song of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of American in 2001.