Me: Just wait a bit. It picks up and gets better, Bud. I think you'll like it.
Edee: Mom you were right! Dis song does get better. I like dis song!
Me: Daddy and I like it too.
Edee: Yeah, it's pretty groovy!!
Me: Ha ha ha.....I guess it is....
Edee: What is dis song called?
Me: American Pie
Edee: Why is it called American Pie? Why is pie American?
Me: Well....pie is just considered an American thing. It's a dessert our country is known for. Other countries have other foods that they are known for.
Edee: But why is it American?
Me: Well...people have made it for a long time. Like as long ago as the Pioneers.
Edee: So Mom, why are they called Pioneers?
Me: I don't know why. Pioneer means the first people to do something....
Edee: Maybe it's because they made pie? Dere is "pie" in da name. Pie-a-neers. Pie-aneers.
Me: Ha, well....I don't think that's exactly why. But good observation.
Whenever I hear American Pie I automatically have memories of driving down to the boardwalk in Virginia Beach with Jeff on a hot day--singing along with the windows down and then walking down the boardwalk a few minutes later to hear a live band playing the same song. Now whenever I hear it, I'll also be thinking about Edee and the Pioneers.
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