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Two years later, Brooks repaid the favor by appearing as a special guest ( with Nanci Griffith ) on McLean's first American TV special, broadcast as the PBS special Starry Starry Night.

A month later, McLean wound up the 20th century by performing " American Pie " at the Lincoln Memorial Gala in Washington D. C. Brooks again played " American Pie " during We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009.