The Worst Song In The World Gets A Glitzy Makeover

Dan Gibson | June 27, 2008 11:30 am
As the Fourth of July approaches, radio stations around the country prepare to terrorize me by playing Don McLean’s “American Pie”, which is supposed to make me feel really psyched about the United States for reasons I can’t quite identify. Whether in its truncated single form or its full eight-minutes-plus of bizarrely metaphored hippie nostalgia flory, “American Pie” is easily my least favorite song of all time. Which may be why I never considered ways it could be improved… like a synchronized light show!

The Fremont Street Experience–which proved that if you put a giant LED canopy over the less glamorous part of Las Vegas, you still end up with the less glamorous part of Las Vegas, but with more people staring up at the sky–is unveiling the “Don McLean’s American Pie” Viva Vision spectacular on Thursday, and I couldn’t be more excited. I mean, look at what they did for those limeys Queen.

McLean himself worked with the producers on the presentation, providing footage of him playing the song and emotional guidance, so you know it has to be good. Don’t worry, you can still get your illuminated Queen fix, as the American Pie and Queen programs will alternate “performances” over the Fourth of July weekend, while hamburgers and other Fourth of July treats will be sold by the adjacent casinos. Match that level of excitement, Caesar’s Palace!

Fremont Street Experience Hosts a Patriotic ‘American Pie 4th of July’ Weekend [PR Newswire]

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