Don Mclean - And I Love You So

What this video is

This performance document captures Don McLean at the height of his UK cultural standing. 'And I Love You So' was originally released on McLean's 1970 debut album Tapestry and re-released as a United Artists A-side in 1973. By 1981, McLean remained a major concert draw in the UK, following the 1972 Tapestry reissue that reached the UK top-15, his sold-out 1972 Royal Albert Hall concert, and the Perry Como cover of…

Why it matters

Represents the pre-MTV British television performance-capture format for American folk-rock singer-songwriters. The unbroken single-take structure, minimal motion, and documentary visual style stand in direct contrast to the high-edit promotional video form that would soon dominate popular music.…

The director

Keith Beckett (b. 1929) was one of Britain's leading light-entertainment television producers and directors, working for over thirty years at Thames TV and London Weekend Television (LWT). Originally trained as a classical dancer with the Festival Ballet, he…