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Finally, EXCELLENT mixes are released!

neil774 | Park Ridge, IL USA | 08/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The first 2 versions of the "American Pie" single only had vocal mixes by Humpty and some dubs by Victor Calderone. As any real Madonna fan knows, Victor Calderone is a favorite of Madonna's, and the lack of a full vocal mix of "American Pie" by Calderone was very dissapointing until now. With this single Part 3, we are finally treated to a top notch, dark house mix of "American Pie" by Victor Calderone. Despite the vocal mix's similarity to the Calderone dubs, these mixes really shine and more than validate the price of this single. As with his mixes of "Frozen," "Ray of Light," "Sky Fits Heaven," "Beautiful Stranger," and "Music," this Calderone mix really shines. A MUST HAVE for any Madonna collection and sure to please even the pickiest dance mavens (like me!)"

A Great Cover Version From The Queen Of Pop!

Busy Body | London, England | 08/01/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Madonna opened up the new millennium with style when she released the cover of Don McLean's classic 70's hit, American Pie. The song was a massive European bestseller, and topped the UK chart in March 2000. The song spent 12 weeks on the chart, and later re-entered the chart for two weeks in June 2000, when the song climbed to No.68. The song was a big flop in the US, however, and didn't even scrape the Top 20. Many critics hated this cover version from Madonna, while fans lapped it up and saw it as a triumph in her career.



American Pie opens straight away with Madonna singing, "A long long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile. And I knew that if I had my chance, I could make those people dance. And maybe they'd be happy for a while." An organ plays softly in the background, and then the beat kicks in and Madonna starts singing the first verse, "Did you write the book of love, and do you have faith in God above? If the Bible tells you so. Now do you believe in rock and roll, and can music save your mortal soul? And can it teach me how to dance real slow? Well I know that you're in love with him, 'cos I saw you dancing in the gym. You both kicked off your shoes. Man I dig those rhythm and blues! I was a lonely teenage bronkin buck, with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck, but I knew that I was out of luck the day the music died." It's a very long first verse, and then Madonna goes on to sing the chorus, "I started singing, 'Bye, bye Miss American Pie.' Drove my shevy to the levvy, but the levvy was dry. And good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing 'this'll be the day that I die.' This'll be the day that I die." Madonna then sings the second verse, "I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news. She just smiled and turned away. Well I went down to the sacred store, where I'd heard the music years before. But the man there said the music wouldn't play. Well now in the streets, the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed. But not a word was spoken. The church bells all were broken. And the three men I admire the most: the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died." Madonna then sings the chorus once more, before going on to sing the chorus a few more times. The song goes all strange and twisted towards the end and it just stops!



The video to American Pie shows Madonna sat on a wooden stool, in front of a big American flag. She's wearing a pair of jeans, and a slack blue top which shows plenty of cleavage! Her hair is a big ginger mess, and she just looks normal. The screen is split at various times to show clips of what Madonna is singing about - the woman who just smiles and turned away, for example. It's a good video, but definitely not one of Madonna's best. All in all, a great Madonna cover-version, with a decent video to match."

Its O-kay but...

Michael Olivarez | San Bernardino, California | 05/07/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I would wait to get this single. The Victor Calderone Vocal/Extended Club remixes are like the Dub verison to the vocal mixes. and the song [Madonna's Vocals] is the middle of the song and it just cuts in with Madonna saying "Did You write the book of love..." the up side to these remixes is that they are only Madonna Vocals. So if I you, I would wait."