VINCENT (STARRY, STARRY NIGHT) - (Lyrics)

A tribute to Don McLean, one of my favorite singers and Vincent Van Gogh, one of the famous painter/artist of all time. The photos I used in this video are all Vincent Van Gogh's paintings which are available from different web sites. Whether they are authentic or reproduction, I have no way of knowing. Thank you so much for uploading those lovely paintings of Vincent Van Gogh on the net. They put more meaning to the song.

Just a short trivia:

Vincent is a song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent Van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, "Starry Starry Night", a reference to Van Gogh's painting The Starry Night. The song also describes different paintings done by the artist.

McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a book about the life of the artist. The following year, the song became the number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and No. 12 in the US.

McLean wrote “Vincent,” also known as “Starry, Starry Night,” in the fall of 1970, while he was working for the Berkshire School District. He was living in the Sedgwick House, a beautiful Federal style house in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Sedgwick family included Edie Sedgwick, a colorful figure whom Andy Warhol had filmed in the 1960s. McLean wrote “Vincent” in his apartment full of antiques. The inspiration came to him one morning while he was sitting on the veranda looking at a book about Vincent Van Gogh. As he studied a print of Van Gogh’s painting “Starry Night,” he realized that a song could be written about the artist through the painting.

Van Gogh painted “Starry Night” during one of the most difficult periods of his life, while he was locked up in an asylum at Saint Remy. He had to paint the scene from memory, not outdoors as he preferred. Van Gogh mentioned “Starry Night” only twice in his letters to his brother, Theo. It is therefore one of the more mysterious and intriguing Van Gogh compositions.Throughout his life, Van Gogh was plagued with mental disorders, particularly depression.

Source: Wikipedia and www.don-mclean.com
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