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Vincent on YouTube, by Don McLean. Live performance (1972). (3:57 minutes) " Vincent " is a song by Don McLean, written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is often erroneously titled after its opening refrain, " Starry, Starry Night ", a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting The Starry Night . McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a ...
- Bart Herbison: Don McLean, one of the greatest that ever wrote in any language or put a finger on an instrument. Let me tell you how great this song is, as if you don’t already know.
- Don McLean: That’s exactly the way I felt when I heard “Heartbreak Hotel” in 1956. I guess I was 11. We used to gather around and play the new record with a group of kids, listening to the new album by somebody they liked.
- BH: It literally feels like it was yesterday. Jon’s across the room by the sliding glass doors and we both just look up and look at the radio (surprised).
- DM: It was back to that “American Pie,” album, which didn’t have “American Pie” (the song) at the time because I hadn’t written it. I was in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Jul 11, 2019 · Vincent Lyrics. Starry starry night, paint your palette blue and grey. Look out on a summer’s day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul. Shadows on the hills, sketch the trees and the daffodils. Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land. Now I understand what you tried to say to me.
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“Vincent” revealed a truth about Van Gogh many may not have known or openly discussed when it was originally released as a single in 1972. Now, I understand what you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they’ll listen now McLean’s lyrics addre...
Don McLean first came across Van Gogh’s story while working a gig playing guitar and singing in schools during the fall of 1970, and came across a biography of the reclusive artist. McLean was immediately pulled into Van Gogh’s life story, which inspired him to write a song in tribute to the misunderstood artist. You took your life as lovers often ...
Following the success of McLean’s No. 1 hit “American Pie,” in 1972, “Vincent” reached No. 1 on the U.K. charts and peaked at No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. In collaboration with the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Los Angeles and the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, in 2022, McLean filmed a ne...
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Starry Starry Night was first showcased at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival as part of its "New Currents" section. [4] It was released in Chinese and Taiwanese theaters on 3 and 4 November 2011, respectively. [5]
LOS ANGELES – In collaboration with Immersive Van Gogh and the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD), folk-rock legend Don McLean released a new music video today of his song “Vincent,” also known as “Starry, Starry Night.” The video was recorded at Immersive Van Gogh Los Angeles and was released in commemoration of Van Gogh’s birthday and World Bipolar Day on ...
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Aug 27, 2009 · Don McLean's Vincent (Starry,Starry Night) Almost all images created by Vincent Van- Gogh. Song by Don McLean I in no way assume any credit for song or images.
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