American Pie by Don McLean

The Grateful Dead's song, Friend of the Devil, written & released in 1970 on the American Beauty album contains the lyrics "I ran down to the levee, but the Devil caught me there!" (Ref: Ed Chapin) Another reference comes from an old chevy TV ad though this has not been confirmed: "On a holly on a road or on a levee.. performance is sweeter ... ................
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