Entertainment music woke Don McLean said he predicted the rise of “woke bulls**t” in ‘American Pie’ – 16 good ol’ responses Poke Reporter . Updated August 23rd, 2024 Share Tweet The lyrics of Don McLean ‘s classic song ‘American Pie’ have been closely analysed and debated for over 50 years. But the singer-songwriter has revealed a new interpretation of the lyrics that might surprise you: the rise of a generation of “woke” young people.
Don McLean: ‘I predicted all this woke BS with American Pie’ https://t.co/ESBinciwUN — Metro (@MetroUK) August 19, 2024 In an interview with Metro , McLean talks about what his song means to him today. “This song talks about the fact that things are going somewhat in the wrong direction, and I think that they’re still going in the wrong direction.
I think most people looking at America now kind of think that too. “I mean, we certainly have a wonderful country, and we do wonderful things, but we also are in the middle of all this woke bullshit, you know, and all this other stuff that there is absolutely no point to, as far as I can see, other than to undermine people’s beliefs in the country. That’s very bad.
” He goes on to say that people today don’t want to feel too much and want to “anesthetise themselves against any emotion”. “We have the opportunity to make a change and make a difference in people’s lives simply because we’re alive and you can do a good thing for somebody, you can forgive .