Taylor Swift sends Don McLean flowers for breaking his record

Taylor Swift sends Don McLean flowers

Don McLean has received an unexpected bouquet of flowers from Taylor Swift, after she took over a nearly fifty-year-old chart record from him last week. The singer shared a photo of the gift via Twitter, which included a personal note from Swift.

The singer writes that she is a fan of #McLean and that his music means a lot to her. “Dear greetings from one writer of long songs to another”, it reads.

Taylor Swift sends Don McLean flowers

Swift scored a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 last week with her 10-minute and 13-second song All Too Well. Never before has such a long song been in the first place of the American chart.

McLean had set the record in 1972 with his iconic hit American Pie (Parts I & II),which lasted 8 minutes and 37 seconds.

McLean responded via Twitter. “No one likes to resign the first place,” he wrote. “But if I have to lose to someone, then preferably to a fantastic singer like #Taylor. Heartily!”

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