{"id":2246973,"date":"2024-05-17T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-pie-singer-torches-prince-harry-for-remark-about-elvis-house-he-just-doesnt-get-america\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:23:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T19:23:26","slug":"american-pie-singer-torches-prince-harry-for-remark-about-elvis-house-he-just-doesnt-get-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-pie-singer-torches-prince-harry-for-remark-about-elvis-house-he-just-doesnt-get-america\/","title":{"rendered":"American Pie&#8217; singer criticizes Prince Harry for his comment on Elvis&#8217; house, saying he doesn&#8217;t understand America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-pie-singer-torches-prince-harry-for-remark-about-elvis-house-he-just-doesnt-get-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Legendary singer Don McLean criticized Prince Harry for his\u200d remarks on Elvis Presley\u2019s former home \u2062in his 2023 memoir. Prince Harry found Graceland dark and claustrophobic, questioning its significance. McLean disapproved, calling Harry a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ocasio-cortez-ranked-one-of-the-least-effective-dem-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Rep. Ocasio-Cortez ranked one of the least effective Dem lawmakers\">show horse<\/a> for his\u200d comments. McLean reiterated his disapproval in a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>. Singer Don McLean criticized Prince Harry&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-calls-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-racist-calls-for-resignation\/\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard Calls Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot 'Racist,' Calls for Resignation\">negative comments<\/a> on Elvis Presley&#8217;s former home in his 2023 memoir. Harry found Graceland unsatisfactory, but McLean disagreed and\u200b called him a show horse. \u2064McLean reaffirmed his disapproval \u200bin a recent interview.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legendary \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/music\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Pie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d singer Don McLean had some words of criticism for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/prince-harry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prince Harry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  after the former working royal family member criticized Elvis Presley\u2019s former residence in his 2023 memoir, \u201cSpare.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDark, claustrophobic. I walked around saying, \u2018The King lived here, you say? Really?\u2019\u201d the Duke of Sussex wrote after visiting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graceland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  in Memphis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harry said he stood \u201cin one tiny room with loud furniture and shag carpet and thought, \u2018The King\u2019s interior designer must have been on acid.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the memoir first came out, McLean expressed his outrage on X. \u201cPrince Harry should shut his mouth about Graceland and Elvis. He is a hot house orchid, a show horse who never did a thing,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/donmclean\/status\/1616890039509872640\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  at the time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The musician just expanded on those thoughts in a new interview, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13416721\/Prince-Harry-shut-mouth-just-doesnt-America-American-Pie-singer-Don-McLean-11-million-divorce-young-model-girlfriend-horse-prince-learn-manners.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">telling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  The Daily Mail, \u201c[Prince Harry] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: 'Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable'\">doesn\u2019<\/a>t understand that Elvis is like the poor man\u2019s king. He came from nowhere and his recordings are among the greatest ever made.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHis family were as poor as they could be and Harry criticized Elvis\u2019s home as if he\u2019s comparing it to Buckingham Palace, and that misses the point completely,\u201d McLean added. \u201cHere\u2019s a fellow who has been brought up to be mannerly, but you don\u2019t criticize America when you\u2019re living here as our guest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe just doesn\u2019t get America,\u201d the singer-songwriter added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite performing one of the most well-known and hotly debated songs of the 20th century, which McLean still receives six-figure royalty checks for, the 78-year-old performer is still making music. He just released a new album, \u201cAmerican Boys.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He also told The Daily Mail that while he \u201cnever [has] to work again,\u201d he\u2019ll still perform shows as long as it\u2019s not a lengthy tour. \u201cI\u2019ll go over for two or three shows. I love the British audience,\u201d he told the outlet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McLean also said he\u2019s living comfortably. When asked if his estimated net worth of $40 million was accurate, the musician replied, \u201cThat figure is very low. It\u2019s actually more than double that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He added, \u201cI own my records, books, trademarks, everything. And I\u2019m a bond investor so I could use the money I\u2019m worth and make probably a billion dollars; but the way I feel, I\u2019ve been so lucky to make the money I\u2019ve made that I\u2019m really happy where I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary singer Don McLean criticized Prince Harry after the royal member&#8217;s negative remarks about Elvis Presley&#8217;s former home in his 2023 memoir. Prince Harry described Graceland as &#8220;dark and claustrophobic,&#8221; questioning its historical significance. McLean disagreed, suggesting Prince Harry failed to grasp the essence of the iconic American abode, drawing criticism for his perspective<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2246974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Don-McLean-and-Prince-Harry-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2246973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Don-McLean-and-Prince-Harry-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2246973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2246974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2246973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2246973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2246973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}