The 10 greatest songs written in tribute to dead musicians
Icons of music remembered in the best way.
Don McLean
Genius and tragedy: Why ‘American Pie’ took Don McLean a decade to write
“I wanted to write a big song.”
The Story Behind The Song: What is Don McLean’s ‘Vincent’ all about?
“Suddenly, I knew I had to write a song arguing that he wasn’t crazy.”
The song Parquet Courts’ Sean Yeaton hates passionately
The song that “knocked American rock ‘n’ roll back a while.”
Tupac Shakur’s favourite song was an unlikely Don McLean track
The rapper had tastes in art that few would associate with his public image.
