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Don mclean george michael Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-PLS-PLS&id=200303011105000431734&dt=20030301110500&w=PA&coview= http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-PLS-PLS&id=200303011105000431734&dt=20030301110500&w=PA&coview= Michael praised for anti-war song George Michael has been saluted as standing up for life and sanity by the original performer of the anti-war track he has recorded. Michael has performed a cover of The Grave, a song by Don McLean originally a commentary on the horrors of the Vietnam war. McLean, famed for writing American Pie, says he is proud of the former Wham frontman. In a statement, he said: "I am proud of George Michael for standing up for life and sanity. I am delighted that he chose a song of mine to express these feelings. "We must remember that the Wizard is really a cowardly old man hiding behind a curtain with a loud microphone. It takes courage and a song to pull the curtain open and expose him. Good luck George." The Grave was recorded for McLean's 1971 album, American Pie, which stayed in the UK charts for over a year. McLean says he is very opposed to the possible Iraq war. The track has been recorded for MTV UK & Ireland and will be played by the station's network across Europe. Michael has left the hard-hitting lyrics largely unchanged for his version, which will be aired from Monday. Copyright Ananova 2003 all rights reserved © Copyright 2003 PA News. Copying, storing, redistribution, retransmission, publication, transfer or commerical exploitation of this information is expressly forbidden. 03/01/2003 11:05

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