Hello, Miss American Pie… an autographed copy of Dom McLeanThe lyrics to his iconic hit are up for sale, and while they’re not original, they’re still selling for a pretty penny.
Don’s handwritten copy of the lyrics to “American Pie” is hitting the market via MomentsinTime.com priced at $154,000. Yes, that’s a very rich pie.
For the uninitiated… “fair copies” are handwritten lyrics written by the artist after the original lyric sheet is completed. Dan wrote this copy a few years ago for a friend, and it is scribbled on 8 sheets of personalized parchment.
While this may come as a bit of a shock, consider this… Don’s original lyrics for “AP” sold at auction in 2015 for a staggering $1.2 million.
There is a growing collector market for fair copies, with some now selling for between $40,000 and $125,000… including some Bob Dylan songs.
If you think about it, any artist can sit down today, write lyrics to any old hit and instantly generate extra income!
Don recorded and released “American Pie” in 1971 – its lyrics reference the 1959 plane crash that killed Friend Holly, JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson It is Ritchie Valens — and the song topped the charts in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.