American Pie

"American Pie" singer Don McLean said he listened to one of Elvis Presley's songs on a device he considered "futuristic."

For context, the Billboard Top 100 was the predecessor to the Billboard Hot 100. “That’s when my quest to play the guitar began.” “It was my first time hearing about Elvis Presley.” “It was summertime and the sun was almost going down. During a 2020 interview with The Tennessean, McLean discussed listening to the radio when he was young. “It was an excuse to get together and have a soda or something.”