South Korea’s President and the day the music died

South Korea’s President and the day the music died

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norman lebrecht

April 27, 2023

Yoon Suk Yeol, a fervent karaoke singer who is currently president of South Korea, took a request from Joe Biden to sing Don Mclean’s American Pie. At over eight minutes it was once the longest hit ever to top the pop charts. Yoon made it up to ‘the day the music died.’

Mclean, 77, sent him a signed guitar.

Comments

  • Concertgebouw79 says:

    Ok. But rather than Yoon Suk Yeol they should have invit first Yeol Eum Son.

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