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. >> reporter: tom said it's remarkable to see how don mclean edged through the lyrics page by page. time ago i still remember how that music used to make me snil. >> reporter: "american pie" was a mash in 1991. it spent four weeks at number one on the charts and is the longest number one record at 8.5 minutes. whoever buys the documents will have access to stuff never seen in public. don mclane wrote this verse which in the end he crossed out. reading the manuscript it's clear mclean wrote by hand and typed as the song panned flipped. february made me solicitor. -- shiver. >> in the lyrics you see it in the order we are used to it and then reverse with the shivering before the delivering. >> reporter: mclean never explained what the lyrics were about. it's one of the most analysed songs. people interpret it in different ways much because the players tried to take the field the marching band refused to yield was thought to be a reference to the beetles. not so. mclaneways thinking about the momma's parade a city where he wrote "american pie" and the marches against the turmoil of vie

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. >> ♪ bye-bye, miss american pie ♪ alison: those famous words from singer don mclean are worth a lot today the original manuscript was sold for $1.2 million. it was a reflection of the plane crash that killed buddy holly and richie vallance. a lot of money. the final look at the weather? steve: a lot cooler tomorrow daytime high in the 50's. close to 80 degrees friday, the weekend looks fantastic. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. >> dicky: from austin, texas -- it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- kevin hart, brad paisley matthew mcconaughey and tomi fujiyama with cleto and the cletones. and now, word back y'all, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: that's very nice.

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i saw that the handwritten lyrics to don mclean's classic song "american pie" were auctioned off yesterdayr $1.2 million. [ audience ohs ] in fact, mclean has already dubbed april 7th the day that music paid for my boat. [ laughter ] he doesn't need them, right? >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: i saw that pinterest is celebrating five years as a a company. yeah. in a statement, pinterest said "we're happy to be marking five years as the world's top whatever the hell we are. [ laughter ] blog or registry? what are we? i don't even know what the hell the thing does." some sports news here. the nba is sending representatives to host a a basketball clinic in cuba, making it the first american pro sports organization to visit cuba since we restored diplomatic relations. then major league baseball was like, "right. [ laughter ] you're the first." [ cheers and applause ] speaking of baseball, the national hot dog and sausage council said that the cleveland indians sell the best hot dog in baseball. yeah. although national hot dog and sausage council sounds more like how you'd describe a party where ther

stuart: this is the handwritten lyrics by don mclean himself. >> 17 pages of original working manuscript0-71 when he was living in cold spring new york and philadelphia, pa. composing his masterpiece. stuart: did he really write that in a bar? is that a myth or legend? that is what everybody believes. >> bar stories usually start in bars and this was started by a bar but it was written in cold spring in philadelphia, not in a bar in saratoga springs where it has often been attributed. stuart: we can show it on camera. i can see handwritten notes here like someone's longhand 17 pages of this. what about that line a good old boy drinking whiskey and rye we played at the beginning of the show. >> one of the most famous lines of the song, what is amazing about this is it is different in the two versions. in the manuscript is a different version and in the typescript and the banjos reigned while the people saying. you see creative genius at work great works of art don't come out of thin air. it takes a process to make the man you see the incredible process that went into making the song. "imu

. >> don mclean singing american pie. original manuscript showing the lyrics, revisions and deleted sections sold for $1.2 million. it refers to the deaths of three music stars. the name of the buyer was not released. >> i did not know that was the reason behind the music. >> i just learned something today. >> love that song though. >> bye-bye miss american piechl great song. >>> guy on vacation in florida was at the right place at the right time. luckily he had a camera ready to go. >> this is during a -- whoa a walk on the beach. that's what he saw, a bobcat with a four-foot shark in its mouth. the guy says the big cat went to the water after seeing the shark feeding on smaller fish. >> the bobcat apparently didn't like the picture taken. it dropped the shark and ran off in to the woods. >> that's a heck of a shot. >> great shot. >> like that. >> national geographic. >> i guess he doesn't like shark for dinner. >>> coming up here folks, unforgettable tension for a mother trying to rescue her four children in an unthinka

don mclean wrote about the song's impact when he was right here in studio 57. >> what is it about "american had some effect on people and i had been thinking about making a large song to close my show. whatever the songs were it would all come to this one american conclusion. >> "american pie" runs more than eight minutes. it's along the longest song. >> a lot of americans know all the words. we're not going to do that. >>> we have our hands on the new apple watch. we've got it here. ahead, he'll show off the new >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 sponsored by subway. experience the new grilled chicken strips. subway, eat fresh. >>> are you saving enough for retirement? many aren't. decisions to make now and ones where waiting can pay off. you're watching "cbs this morning." barry's thoughts on gain flings. holy macaroni !! ♪ holy macaroni ♪ that's no regular gain. this little thingamajig is some kind of super, duper, special gain. ♪ special gain ♪ super, duper. ♪ super, duper. ♪ if my nose had thumbs, i'm pretty sure they'd be up right now. it doesn't, right? ♪ your nose has

. ♪ bye bye miss american pie ♪ >> don mclean is getting ready to say good-bye to his copy of "american> how much? >> -- at christie's auction house. this morning, i mean you could buy two. it's expected to sell for between $1 million and $1.5 million. that is a lot of "american pie." it includes 16 pages of drafts written a long, long time ago, thank you. mclean says the manuscript will finally reveal the song's meaning, which is something he's been silent about since the day the music died, robin. let's just hope the new owner decides to share that big secret because i think a lot of us wonder when you listen to those words which we all know -- >> what is he talking about? >> -- it's very strange. >> my high school english class we spent an entire semester dissecting it. trying to figure out what it went. >> and what did your -- >> i don't remember. >> but it got you here today. >> i'll keep my million to million and a half and keep guessing. >> enjoy it on itunes. >>> also in "pop news," wouldn't it be nice to have some new music from the beach boys? this is our musical rendition, ri

. >>> and don mclean's "american pie" manuscript sold for $1.2 million.onfirmed the day the music died was inspired by the plane crash that killed singers buddy holly and others. there are hidden meanings up for interpretation in this american classic. >>> we are just about an hour into the trading day and the markets are off to a pretty good start. want to bring in dominic chu. good morning. what are you watching today? >> good morning. i will take the $1.2 million manuscript, raise to $70 billion. that's the size of this oil and gas deal. royal dutch is going to pay $70 billion in cash and stock to make the deal. it is going to boost shell's oil and gas assets in places like australia and brazil make it a solid number two in the global energy sector behind exxonmobile. this would be the biggest deal in a decade in the energy industry, might lead to more deals in the future. a lot of traders are watching this closely in the energy patch. on the company front, we are watching aluminum giant alcoa. report earnings after today's closing bell on wall street