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Thread #143253   Message #3305809
Posted By: GUEST,Ray
11-Feb-12 - 04:11 AM
Thread Name: How out of tune was Don McLean's guitar?
Subject: RE: How out of tune was Don McLean's guitar?
That's the one Andrew - just listen to the vocals - in parts reminiscent of a pub singer just after last orders have been called!

Personally, I've always followed the advice of the late Harry Boardman, when I first saw him back in around 1968. Coming to an abrupt halt he said to the audience "If there's one thing worse than stopping in the middle of a song, it's playing with your instrument out of tune."