Tyson Fury Joins Don McLean for a Fresh Take on 'American Pie'

Tyson Fury famously sang “American Pie” during a post-fight interview after defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020. That moment went down in boxing history, and “American Pie” became the heavyweight champ’s unofficial theme-song.

Now, Fury joins the tune’s writer and original performer, Don McLean, for a fresh, truncated take. The track promotes BT Sport Box Office’s presentation of Fury’s bout against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23.

Here’s a thirty-second sampler:

Thankfully, Don does most of the singing, with Fury joining on the chorus. The Gypsy King can’t carry a tune. (But please don’t tell him we said that!)

The full remake runs three minutes. That’s 5:42 shorter than McLean’s 1971 mega-hit version, which became an enduring anthem for the post-Woodstock generation.

“American Pie” has enjoyed a renaissance tied to its 50th anniversary celebration last year, and McLean will launch a 35-date tour of Europe starting in September.

There’s no word on whether Fury will join him on stage at some point, maybe during the tour’s U.K. leg. It’d be … knockout publicity! (Big-T’s all about the music. A few years back, he contributed guest vocals to “Bad Sharon,” a Christmas offering from Robbie Williams.)

The McLean-Fury “American Pie” will ring out at Wembley for some 95,000 fans on Saturday, providing an evocative (if geographically confused) preamble to the highly anticipated all-British world title fight.