This had to have been from around Aug to Oct 1993, because "Nashville Now" on the old TNN network with host Ralph Emery went off the air on Oct,15,1993, This is fantastic, just beautiful, and chet didn't release this album till 1994 called "Read My Licks". !!!
Don McLean sings directly to Vincent. The others who sing this song, just sing. Though many are beautiful, McLean is only one singing directly to Vincent. Truly beautiful.
A truly beautiful song but I can't help thinking that the conflation of a variation on Chet's wonderful instrumental arrangement and Don's original is counter-productive. One or the other would be just fine for me.
I think Chet Atkins' guitar playing is great, but I prefer Don's simple acoustic guitar style which makes it easier to listen to his beautiful lyrics and voice.
American Pie just never showcased Don McLean's voice the way this song does. So amazingly beautiful. And Don McLean does not need Chet Atkins or anyone else, in fact I find it distracting.
Beautiful post...and yes, Chet is just Chet. As a musician, I find it difficult to find artists that classify themselves like no other. Jackson, Don, James, Arlo...God, there were so so many. Thanks for sharing this. I needed this one tonight.
Not one tone out of place, the perfect song..... and what year was this? And done Live! Don still plays out, and I think Chet is gone. The perfect use of tthe echoplex on chets guitar, and the reverb on Don's voice (both of those things being all new back then), they are the perfect match. And it's a story song, I could go on and on....
i think that the tempo of the song is to slow,it is obvious that chet set the tempo for the song with his opening introduction,and it realy shows that don is use to singing this at a slightly faster pace. it seems like the lyrics sort of just drug along. does any body else hear that?
I love this version, but it seems to me that they dont sound like they rehearsed at all... just sat down , and said, "Hey, we both know it. Just go." Still, a beautiful rendition though
Wow....The most beautiful secular song ever written. To top it off Don is an excellent singer and what can one say about Chet Atkins(both are just amazing). I saw this performance on Nashville Now many years ago and have it recorded on VCR tape somewhere. Very touching, reaching the soul.....obviously Don understood the artist and is just gifted with the voculabury to write and record the song.....Thanks seems so small for the posting of this performance.......Just beautiful.....Jerry
The confusion of my mind is doing it again 2 days in postictal re cooperation, I think Van Gogh would be most fitting ,it is a hard state to describe for others that have not been there,my aura is heavy with only the cold to keep it at bay,the sharp silvers have turned to mud!CRUD,If someone touches me I think will scream?cry? wait,hold out a little longer,I go through hell only to see the devil smiling back,grin & bear it they say, never hey,ya wanna play,restless,vomit,Rick
Wow I feel redeemed ,Just discovered this for the first time! The insanity of Van Gogh is where I began and find out the genius of Chet follows up I am in awe! thanks so much. Rick
just wow .the most wonderful thing i believe i've ever heard on you tube. Chet was the best. and a 10+ tune. gave me goosebumps from the first chord ! thanks
A beautiful song of the tragic life of Van Gogh. Chet Atkin's was one of the best guitarists of the 20th century. He compliments a beautiful story of Vincent's paintings and a misunderstood genius. Chet's playing was flawless. And what can you say of the man who wrote "American Pie". One of the biggest pop songs of all time by McLean.
@johnthehulk1 You are SO correct..except for one, slight variation I'd make to your comment: I'd say Chet Atkins was THE finest guitarist who has ever lived...bar none. I saw Chet Atkins, as a kid. My dad saw him, in Tennessee, when Chet was about 18, playing on a back porch; he was flawless then. God, I miss him. Don Mclean has achieved something, with very few songs, most songwriters never do; namely, he wrote two of THE greatest and most successful songs in music history: American Pie & this!
Vincent-Muriel Anderson and Tommy Emmanuel - Another very beautiful version--only thing lacking is Don's singing--but I'm sure he would approve. They take a lovely song and make it lovelier still. My husband discovered Muriel Anderson while looking up Phil Keaggy, another very fine guitar player.
Bit soppy I would normally say...but very sincere indeed, Mr Atkins to join what can I say....van Gogh never sold a painting during his life time...what a misery...and foolness of man kind...without the man no modern painting...
I read analysts of it somewhere "strangers that you've met"..."ragged men in ragged clothes" they were kinda 3am street walkers back then-anonymous- way forbidden to have relationships etc etc.
I don't think Mclean realized what a masterpiece he wrote until Chet joined him for this duet. Don playing a Martin Don Mclean and Chet playing a Gibson Chet Atkins SST. You're right. It gets no better than this. I've played a Chet Atkins. Heavy as a rock and the plastic insert inside the sound hole is loose and very tacky. But Chet approved it so that's the important thing.
Of course it's absolutely perfect but also sad: Don McLean has written so many beautiful melodies, but also wrote Vincent which ended his career in some ways, because improving on perfection is impossible. However, this video may have been the first time when he got close to improving on that perfection, since Chet Atkins laid down a background that allowed Don to sing the song in peace at last.
@Cymru4sc I agree- it's hard to envision a combination that could top this. We have one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written, sung by the writer as he no doubt had in his mind when he wrote it, and complemented perfectly by one of the greatest guitarists ever. I'd like to peer into the minds of those 14 who disliked this to see firsthand what lunacy looks like.
GOT TO BE ONE OF THE GREATIST SONGS EVER WROTE LOVE TO SEE THEY TALENTLESS FOLK ON THE X FACTOR WRITE A SONG LIKE THIS NEVER HAVE NEVER WILL THIS WILL STILL BE KICKING AROUND PEOPLE'S MIND LONG AFTER THEY 5 MIN WONDER'S ARE GONE
mvbssi@hotmail.com hi badboom92-amazing isn,t it rolling stone mag. not putting chet at the top of their list shows their interest is strictly rock players-any real smart person with plenty of chet listening knows he was beyond reach as far as his skill on a guitar average joe doesn,t know the guitar-only what they li8ke which is mostly rock m7usic and crap rap and today music just sucks period for the most part
Wow 3 fantastic artists: Vincent there only in thought, reflection and 2 great artists sharing appreciation...what an interesting version! Don really has a great performing voice...so nicely done what a great duo!
My dad bought Chet Atkins" Picks on the Beatles" when I was 5 years old. Now I am 50 and still remember that Album. What a great pair of men, talent overload....Thank you both.
Incredible music but this is only the 3rd time I've listened to it and can't figure out what the words mean or the meaning of the song? Help please? Thanks
@55centerstage, Van Gogh was a troubled artist who suffered from depression. His art was ridiculed while he lived by those who didn't understand it, they weren't listening. Now it is considered the work of a genius. This song is about the beauty of his work and his troubled soul. You should find a book with paintings by Van Gogh and study them. They are filled with emotion. Listen to what Van Gogh was trying to say with his art, then you'll understand.
@55centerstage the wiki page for this song is quite accurate. van gogh's life was really sad...did you know that he only sold ONE painting when he was alive?
he was a devote catholic and he worked for the church once; he was fired because he gave away his possessions he said,
“They think I'm a madman,because I wanted to be a true Christian. They turned me out like a dog, saying that I was causing a scandal.”
Notice how many people are there, and how silent they all are when Chet and Don starts to play,,, theres not a single sound,,,,, thats how brilliant this performance is... Two Giants that make eachother even greater.
What Torvill and Dean were to ice dancing, this arrangement should be the equivelent of perfection to which all others should be compared--Alla Perfecto-Mike Measure
I'm humbler still, thank your VERY MUCH, oaky132x. You made my day in the life much brighter. Cover your eyes, here i come....get ready baby, cuz here I come. (Cqn you IMAGINE?). I'm not worthy, either. OMGGGGGG2MAX
Oh my GOD, DUDE !! Thank YUo, Yo?!! UnforkinReal. God, I wish I had that gift. You, Tom, Adam, Pio, and Paul all play with such reckless abandon. Steve is not shy on the mike, either. Hardest instrument to master, the pipes. Starts in the grey matter, don't matter much any more.
@loveart007 No more than E, equaling the insanity of eternity, slowly unfolding at the speed of Love of Light of Life.
PS. Thank you, those friendly spirits who have passed an instant or too near me. Coming to a theatre nowhere near you. Life, the Non-Spectral Sport. Just Be. Let It Be. All you need is Love. Love U All, All the way, dug
This is beautiful. I'm going to have good dreams I'm sure. I couldn't have picked a better time to watch two of the most talented song writers play one of my favorite songs.
You can't beat real talent - great guitarist, great poet/singer and not to forget their tribute to a really great artist - Vincent Van Gogh. Thank you for this - beautiful.
This is a beutiful and haunting song. I love Don and Chet . I was in Amerstadam and visited the Van Gough museam . Just out of this world. 4 Floors of his work worth billions.
if only the sound can be re mastered! so beautiful-- for chet fans you have to see his appearance on The Johnny Cash Show" it's one to remember- the poem JR writes for Chet is soul stirring.
So sad and beautiful...Chet's guitar sings extraordinaire and Don's voice is a finely tuned instrument. The two of them makes this an unforgettable listening experience.
Great vocalist/songwriter, fantastic song, accompanied by the greatest guitarist in the universe (god rest his soul). The result is one of the most beautiful and listenable pieces of music ever recorded.
i love how chet doesnt steal the show from mclean, which he easily couldve. its like he realizes how beautiful the words/singing are and the fact don wrote the song and gives him respect for. u can see at some point chet isnt payin attention to his playin but the singing
I didn't care for this at first, but after a few times listening, it really grew on me. I'm trying to learn the basics of the song. Then I'd like to add some of what Chet does (I wish.)
Don McLean definitely brought his "A" game that night. Exquisite is exactly the right word for this. Thanks for posting and most of all, thanks for taping it so many years ago.
Exquisite. I love how McLean floats around and above the melody lines he sang in the original, almost in a descant to the original vocal, conscious that Chet Atkins is filling the traditional melody line. Shows an innate understanding of how different musical colours compliment each other and how the final mix of musical colours can change. Got the impression that if asked to play it again the next night it would've been different still. This adds to McLean's original, not try to imitate it.
No one plays as well as Chet and there are few singer/songwriters as talented as Don McLean but I have to be truthful and say that I think it was too much! Sometimes a simpler arrangement can say more. Either one by themselves would have been great but I think it was a bit overkill. It is still an outstanding moment in music, don't get me wrong. I just think DM doing it as a solo is better. Too many unnecessary filler riffs at times covered the melody vocal line or at least seemed to crowd it.
I just viewed two great performers -- Josh Groban and Christopher Parkening -- do the number. And it comes in third against this second. The best is Don solo, in my view.
I completely see what your saying, its almost to complicated for your brain to absorb and actually enjoy. I found that by the third or fourth listening i could actually get into it, but the first few times i felt like my brain was gonna explode.
while chet atkins is most certainly a guitar god and only walks among we mere mortals, his playing overly complicated a simple song and takes away from mcleans simple and clean playing, more importantly from the heartfelt and soulful lyrics of this fine song which is its strongest virtue in my opinion.
I, so agree, no disrespect to chet atkins, but now and then we are blessed with perfection out of the gate and it just can't get any better than what the original artist can create Don's original is given to us by Grace, one moment in eternity that was his moment to shine as an artist and poet, he did it perfectly, like no other.. thankyou for your insight... I wholeheartedly agree...
I have been in awe of Chet Atkins since I was 8 yrs old. I come from a family of guitar pickers, and came to appreciate not only good music, but artistic talent. I was just recently introduced to Don McLane's song, "Starry, Starry Night". I was blown away and when I found this video I was very glad. Not only was I blown away, but I learned a new admiration for McLane himself. I guess I've hidden in oldies country/western too long.
"they're not listening still....perhaps they never will."....A brilliant song about a star that shone so bright in a world full of cynicism and jealousies....these are the bodhisattva's that come back again and again trying to illuminate the path to enlightenment.
This had to have been from around Aug to Oct 1993, because "Nashville Now" on the old TNN network with host Ralph Emery went off the air on Oct,15,1993, This is fantastic, just beautiful, and chet didn't release this album till 1994 called "Read My Licks". !!!
outlawlover1 1 day ago
Heavenly, Lovely, Love Song. Thank`s Don Mclean you`re GREAT:!!!!!!!!
Garinchaist 1 month ago
Don McLean sings directly to Vincent. The others who sing this song, just sing. Though many are beautiful, McLean is only one singing directly to Vincent. Truly beautiful.
TheBogey66 2 months ago
A truly beautiful song but I can't help thinking that the conflation of a variation on Chet's wonderful instrumental arrangement and Don's original is counter-productive. One or the other would be just fine for me.
MunchyToy 2 months ago
"This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you." What a beautiful thing to say.
edwdixon5 2 months ago
Vincent would love this. What more can you say?
edwdixon5 2 months ago
Words fail, perfection achieved.
Boblw56 3 months ago
Why can´t anyone make music like this anymore. Music isn´t music nowadays :(
wackerguy 3 months ago 2
was that george w bush playing guitar ???
hushhushduo 4 months ago
@hushhushduo God almighty I was just going to say that! Bush could play this!!! With Dick Cheney on gee-tar.
irishace11 4 months ago
Two most amazing talents together. This is awesome! Thank you for this post!
mauidreamer2801 4 months ago
I think Chet Atkins' guitar playing is great, but I prefer Don's simple acoustic guitar style which makes it easier to listen to his beautiful lyrics and voice.
emofolkie 4 months ago
I can't use language to describe how beautiful this is.
CSavageSr 4 months ago
Absolutely stunning! Like a flawless diamond or a deep red rose!
jazzygc 4 months ago
Perfection has been achieved
BTBHSOHBOY 4 months ago
American Pie just never showcased Don McLean's voice the way this song does. So amazingly beautiful. And Don McLean does not need Chet Atkins or anyone else, in fact I find it distracting.
Shaysailor 5 months ago
American Pie just never showcased Don McLean's voice the way this song does. So amazingly beautiful.
Shaysailor 5 months ago
Damn it, I cried.
calumisdead 5 months ago
@calumisdead You're such a baby!
FOOFOOKITTY 3 months ago in playlist Starry Starry Night & Josh Groban 2
Don likes saying" this guy plays better than me ."
peterng224 5 months ago
Oh that was just lovely.
pneugass 6 months ago
Don really puts feeling in his songs. He sings so beautiful.
homeoso 6 months ago
Beautiful post...and yes, Chet is just Chet. As a musician, I find it difficult to find artists that classify themselves like no other. Jackson, Don, James, Arlo...God, there were so so many. Thanks for sharing this. I needed this one tonight.
edthekingoffunk 6 months ago
Beautiful! Chet had his A and low E string down a whole step.
stevem7 6 months ago
A little bit of heaven.....~~~
LeeLeeDe1 6 months ago
Update: Still worlds best song!!!! News at 11
oaky132x 6 months ago
Had chills the whole time.
HardRokMiner 7 months ago
who is vincent...van gough
auggdogrules 7 months ago
@auggdogrules Yes, it was Van Gogh.
NickyP1971 5 months ago
Who could have ever dislike this. I feel so bad to whoever did so. You make me lose hope for this world.
fallendarknes12 7 months ago
Not one tone out of place, the perfect song..... and what year was this? And done Live! Don still plays out, and I think Chet is gone. The perfect use of tthe echoplex on chets guitar, and the reverb on Don's voice (both of those things being all new back then), they are the perfect match. And it's a story song, I could go on and on....
oaky132x 7 months ago
now that's a live performance!
scotch679 7 months ago
Is it just me or does Don McLean look like Sig Hansen from Deadliest Catch???
workinmanstone 8 months ago
@workinmanstone No, it's not just you, I posted that on a Deadliest Catch fansite and had a shedload of people agree with me
12bore1978 6 months ago
i think that the tempo of the song is to slow,it is obvious that chet set the tempo for the song with his opening introduction,and it realy shows that don is use to singing this at a slightly faster pace. it seems like the lyrics sort of just drug along. does any body else hear that?
snapperjohn1000 8 months ago
wonderful...
HeavenlyHund 8 months ago
I've been a Don McLean and Chet Atkins fan for decades. I can't believe I just found this. Great. It needs a little higher tempo, though, I think.
TheBluesDixonary 8 months ago
Chet died in 2001, I would guess this performance is around 1994.
Rhinosince59 8 months ago
What year is this performance, anyone?
Sincopare 8 months ago
Absolutely wonderful version of an amazing song. Both musicians put so much feeling into their work.
erikfromc 9 months ago 4
I love this version, but it seems to me that they dont sound like they rehearsed at all... just sat down , and said, "Hey, we both know it. Just go." Still, a beautiful rendition though
hippymajere 9 months ago
Wow....The most beautiful secular song ever written. To top it off Don is an excellent singer and what can one say about Chet Atkins(both are just amazing). I saw this performance on Nashville Now many years ago and have it recorded on VCR tape somewhere. Very touching, reaching the soul.....obviously Don understood the artist and is just gifted with the voculabury to write and record the song.....Thanks seems so small for the posting of this performance.......Just beautiful.....Jerry
JerryFranklinLebanon 10 months ago 2
The confusion of my mind is doing it again 2 days in postictal re cooperation, I think Van Gogh would be most fitting ,it is a hard state to describe for others that have not been there,my aura is heavy with only the cold to keep it at bay,the sharp silvers have turned to mud!CRUD,If someone touches me I think will scream?cry? wait,hold out a little longer,I go through hell only to see the devil smiling back,grin & bear it they say, never hey,ya wanna play,restless,vomit,Rick
wichitarick 10 months ago
Wow I feel redeemed ,Just discovered this for the first time! The insanity of Van Gogh is where I began and find out the genius of Chet follows up I am in awe! thanks so much. Rick
wichitarick 10 months ago
just wow .the most wonderful thing i believe i've ever heard on you tube. Chet was the best. and a 10+ tune. gave me goosebumps from the first chord ! thanks
sfloyd909 10 months ago 2
This has to be one of the finest pieces of guitar playing on the whole of YouTube!
77tim77c77 10 months ago 2
Sweet.
Billbobaker 10 months ago
A beautiful song of the tragic life of Van Gogh. Chet Atkin's was one of the best guitarists of the 20th century. He compliments a beautiful story of Vincent's paintings and a misunderstood genius. Chet's playing was flawless. And what can you say of the man who wrote "American Pie". One of the biggest pop songs of all time by McLean.
johnthehulk1 10 months ago
@johnthehulk1 You are SO correct..except for one, slight variation I'd make to your comment: I'd say Chet Atkins was THE finest guitarist who has ever lived...bar none. I saw Chet Atkins, as a kid. My dad saw him, in Tennessee, when Chet was about 18, playing on a back porch; he was flawless then. God, I miss him. Don Mclean has achieved something, with very few songs, most songwriters never do; namely, he wrote two of THE greatest and most successful songs in music history: American Pie & this!
sulatlalaki 10 months ago
Vincent-Muriel Anderson and Tommy Emmanuel - Another very beautiful version--only thing lacking is Don's singing--but I'm sure he would approve. They take a lovely song and make it lovelier still. My husband discovered Muriel Anderson while looking up Phil Keaggy, another very fine guitar player.
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jeannie1renee2 11 months ago
Bit soppy I would normally say...but very sincere indeed, Mr Atkins to join what can I say....van Gogh never sold a painting during his life time...what a misery...and foolness of man kind...without the man no modern painting...
Dubaiman123 11 months ago
lindo tema
JoacoRacing25 11 months ago
I read analysts of it somewhere "strangers that you've met"..."ragged men in ragged clothes" they were kinda 3am street walkers back then-anonymous- way forbidden to have relationships etc etc.
Fatjimi1 11 months ago
Beautiful. Best version ever. It is about Vincent's gayness- never knew that
Fatjimi1 11 months ago
@Fatjimi1 Gayness about Vincent Van Gogh ? Please tell me more....
elbasi2008 11 months ago
Never realized what a good singer Don McLean was. A real pro allowing a great song to flow through him.
mcsinfo08 11 months ago
Magic
69colombus 11 months ago
brings tears to my eyes :)...its so beautiful
DevilDingo777 11 months ago
It just doesn't get any better than this.
m2dad2 1 year ago
The beauty of this rendition defies adequate description in English. Our words just seem very poor. My heart knows though.
kanakaken 1 year ago
I don't think Mclean realized what a masterpiece he wrote until Chet joined him for this duet. Don playing a Martin Don Mclean and Chet playing a Gibson Chet Atkins SST. You're right. It gets no better than this. I've played a Chet Atkins. Heavy as a rock and the plastic insert inside the sound hole is loose and very tacky. But Chet approved it so that's the important thing.
LashBridges 1 year ago
@LashBridges Oops, Chet plays a nylon CE (not sst for this piece).... But it doesn't really matters... We all miss Chet.
elbasi2008 11 months ago
Amazing
filmerado 1 year ago
Brings tears to the eyes. Chets `playing (especially the harmonics) to tastefull for words. (Miss you Chet!)
ferraridinoman 1 year ago
Beautiful
lucylewis7 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL...........
Jacksonrr123 1 year ago
what year was this?
rayluca12 1 year ago
14 people are idiots
TravisWHillis 1 year ago 2
Of course it's absolutely perfect but also sad: Don McLean has written so many beautiful melodies, but also wrote Vincent which ended his career in some ways, because improving on perfection is impossible. However, this video may have been the first time when he got close to improving on that perfection, since Chet Atkins laid down a background that allowed Don to sing the song in peace at last.
Cymru4sc 1 year ago 13
@Cymru4sc I agree- it's hard to envision a combination that could top this. We have one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written, sung by the writer as he no doubt had in his mind when he wrote it, and complemented perfectly by one of the greatest guitarists ever. I'd like to peer into the minds of those 14 who disliked this to see firsthand what lunacy looks like.
iontxs 1 year ago
Masterpiece mastefully done ,,,
imnemigre 1 year ago
TWO ANGELS !!!
noraMaiden 1 year ago
♥ ♥
MrMLD72MLD 1 year ago
GOT TO BE ONE OF THE GREATIST SONGS EVER WROTE LOVE TO SEE THEY TALENTLESS FOLK ON THE X FACTOR WRITE A SONG LIKE THIS NEVER HAVE NEVER WILL THIS WILL STILL BE KICKING AROUND PEOPLE'S MIND LONG AFTER THEY 5 MIN WONDER'S ARE GONE
bedsitsongbird33 1 year ago
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mvbssi@hotmail.com hi badboom92-amazing isn,t it rolling stone mag. not putting chet at the top of their list shows their interest is strictly rock players-any real smart person with plenty of chet listening knows he was beyond reach as far as his skill on a guitar average joe doesn,t know the guitar-only what they li8ke which is mostly rock m7usic and crap rap and today music just sucks period for the most part
MrSnow51 1 year ago
Perfect paring of two outstanding artists
RayGettings 1 year ago
nice:)!!!!!!!!!!
eqmjrg 1 year ago
Wow 3 fantastic artists: Vincent there only in thought, reflection and 2 great artists sharing appreciation...what an interesting version! Don really has a great performing voice...so nicely done what a great duo!
MarshallEFarris 1 year ago 5
why Rolling Stones didn't put Chet Atkins in the List of Greatest guitarists of all time ???
badbom92 1 year ago
@badbom92 chet he greatest of all time---shame rolling stone likes rock players only or are they actually stupid. no one could match chet
MrSnow51 1 year ago
Sheer brilliance and beauty.
georgeklimes 1 year ago 3
Two genuine artists giving tribute to another genius.
edwdixon5 1 year ago
Two legends on the same stage.. why the hell this doesn't have 1mil+ views... for christ's sake ..
zguduiala9 1 year ago
chet's the greatest guitarist ever...
gummylipstick 1 year ago
This is so beautiful it breaks your heart...
twin101855 1 year ago 2
@twin101855 It really does.
dmontero519 1 year ago
Beautiful. I sit here and cry over the beusty of the words, the guiatrist and the singer. Thanks guys!
kirbygene 1 year ago 4
Thanks for sharing. I understand this song better now because of youtube comments.
musicwest62 1 year ago
THANK YOU for this soothing song by two great musicians! PEACE & LOVE TO ALL, especially you, Vincent, wherever you are. Thank you.
mjcamck71 1 year ago
Don´s voice.........oh, it is so beautiful! And the song itself, both lyrics and melody, so beautiful! And Chet....wow!
Strasstass 1 year ago 2
This version more than any other moves me to tears.Absolutely beautiful.Thank you!!
jerlu69 1 year ago 2
One of the best duos, great stuff, God bless Chet, no doubt that he continues his gig in heaven.
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lothartries 1 year ago
What a beautiful voice..
HeatherCF 1 year ago 2
My dad bought Chet Atkins" Picks on the Beatles" when I was 5 years old. Now I am 50 and still remember that Album. What a great pair of men, talent overload....Thank you both.
bowtiefidenine 1 year ago
The world lost a great musician when it lost Chet..........
Lonelyone67 1 year ago
This song makes my heart bleeeeeeed :'( It's sooooo sad and beautiful and I love it sooooo much!
BeatlesHippieGirl 1 year ago 2
Beautiful together....always loved this song.
aintgotnotrouble4 1 year ago
Two brilliant musicians making brilliant music...Chet is so badly missed.... Thanks for the post
MrFeinstein 1 year ago
Those 14 Tone Deaf Mutha's/non Romantic,Musical Missfits, who couldn't carry a tune in a Bucket,and didn't like this Classic,???
Otta do what Vincent did... just check out,and go straight to "Rape Crap",Hell.
rumple49 1 year ago
This song is about a Painting by Van Gogh.......
racesity 1 year ago
Incredible music but this is only the 3rd time I've listened to it and can't figure out what the words mean or the meaning of the song? Help please? Thanks
55centerstage 1 year ago
@55centerstage It's a homage to Vincent van Gogh. The song describes his many paintings and also how and why he committed suicide.
bibhuna 1 year ago
@55centerstage, Van Gogh was a troubled artist who suffered from depression. His art was ridiculed while he lived by those who didn't understand it, they weren't listening. Now it is considered the work of a genius. This song is about the beauty of his work and his troubled soul. You should find a book with paintings by Van Gogh and study them. They are filled with emotion. Listen to what Van Gogh was trying to say with his art, then you'll understand.
oxmix23 1 year ago
@oxmix23 You got it. This song made me change my opinion of Van Gogh.
AegisNova 1 year ago
@55centerstage the wiki page for this song is quite accurate. van gogh's life was really sad...did you know that he only sold ONE painting when he was alive?
he was a devote catholic and he worked for the church once; he was fired because he gave away his possessions he said,
“They think I'm a madman,because I wanted to be a true Christian. They turned me out like a dog, saying that I was causing a scandal.”
rasaecnai 1 year ago
Simply fabulous!
What a thrill! Amazing talent!!
Thank you and to StuartStreet for sharing!
santamara 1 year ago
True music is what you can make the whole world silent to listen to, only with a simple guitar... They were TRUE MUSIC... RIP Chet Atkins
badbom92 1 year ago
Notice how many people are there, and how silent they all are when Chet and Don starts to play,,, theres not a single sound,,,,, thats how brilliant this performance is... Two Giants that make eachother even greater.
JazzyMagician 1 year ago
one of the very few absolutely brilliant pairing of lyrics and melody.
snorkelbda03 1 year ago
Inpresionante,a llegado a mi corazón .
fealza 1 year ago
Don Mclean couldn't be beat, I thought. Then I heard Chet's introduction and playing with Dons singing and "Zounds". Best "Vincent" ever!
GORDON330 1 year ago 19
It was almost as if Don had to remind himself to sing after listening to Chet's intro.
Everyone is saying it but it can't be said enough..two musical geniuses.
Lennon4life1968 1 year ago 2
What Torvill and Dean were to ice dancing, this arrangement should be the equivelent of perfection to which all others should be compared--Alla Perfecto-Mike Measure
myredmazda1 1 year ago
Wow. just beautiful
tacprc 1 year ago
Too bad there is static in the background...great performance.
semitar6 1 year ago
BRAVO, CHET AND DON.
loveart007 1 year ago
I'm humbler still, thank your VERY MUCH, oaky132x. You made my day in the life much brighter. Cover your eyes, here i come....get ready baby, cuz here I come. (Cqn you IMAGINE?). I'm not worthy, either. OMGGGGGG2MAX
loveart007 1 year ago
Oh my GOD, DUDE !! Thank YUo, Yo?!! UnforkinReal. God, I wish I had that gift. You, Tom, Adam, Pio, and Paul all play with such reckless abandon. Steve is not shy on the mike, either. Hardest instrument to master, the pipes. Starts in the grey matter, don't matter much any more.
loveart007 1 year ago
@loveart007 No more than E, equaling the insanity of eternity, slowly unfolding at the speed of Love of Light of Life.
PS. Thank you, those friendly spirits who have passed an instant or too near me. Coming to a theatre nowhere near you. Life, the Non-Spectral Sport. Just Be. Let It Be. All you need is Love. Love U All, All the way, dug
loveart007 1 year ago
This is beautiful. I'm going to have good dreams I'm sure. I couldn't have picked a better time to watch two of the most talented song writers play one of my favorite songs.
TheBrilliantSunchips 1 year ago
Two great masters.... thank you for this amazing beautiful post....
tch2rd2 1 year ago
Like Don I. But a little too sweet?
bessegg 1 year ago
@bessegg
myredmazda1 1 year ago
Very nice
5***** posting
6K6R 1 year ago
a beautiful song, beautifully done...by the Guitar Master and the Poet
UKRose2 1 year ago
is it me or does he look a little chubby
bmxer656565 1 year ago
it's very seldom to get a cake complete with trimmings and icings. thanks for posting, this will be cherished for the poem that really rhymes.
del2reb 1 year ago 3
On ESPN one day of all places,Chris Berman said if you wanted to know where all the poets went,look no farther than music.
kingfish4242 1 year ago
Chet.. stop it!!
Pan3405 2 years ago
Some of the most poetic lyrics written in any century...
AegisNova 2 years ago 20
its simply tooooomuch Don must do it on his own.. With my respect for Chet.. It gets.. toooo sweeet..too much sugar!!
Pan3405 2 years ago 3
You can't beat real talent - great guitarist, great poet/singer and not to forget their tribute to a really great artist - Vincent Van Gogh. Thank you for this - beautiful.
gateslover 2 years ago 4
Thank you.
shortist2003 2 years ago
This is a beutiful and haunting song. I love Don and Chet . I was in Amerstadam and visited the Van Gough museam . Just out of this world. 4 Floors of his work worth billions.
KRYPTONITETWO 2 years ago
if only the sound can be re mastered! so beautiful-- for chet fans you have to see his appearance on The Johnny Cash Show" it's one to remember- the poem JR writes for Chet is soul stirring.
harpozzz 2 years ago
ahhhh what an amazing sound. the sharp cleanest of Atkins guitar and the crispness of McLean's voice.
Thank you so much for this post,
Ken
kjboogie 2 years ago
Thanks for this Great Upload . A CLASSIC !!!!!
OLdies1960s 2 years ago
So sad and beautiful...Chet's guitar sings extraordinaire and Don's voice is a finely tuned instrument. The two of them makes this an unforgettable listening experience.
Thank you Angel for the share
and
Thanks Chuck for this memorable post
BGgunnor 2 years ago
I didn't know this was the name of this song...Beautiful...Thanks for sharing Angel..5 stars
Kay...
windmill1947 2 years ago
Two legendary figures unite here for a seminal performance.Simply, brilliant!
thebigfist 2 years ago
Simply beautiful. What a marvelous collaboration. Thank you Angel for sharing this with me.
Rey
CookieJar1957 2 years ago
Aahhh.....this is so beautiful by them as a duet!
angelofbebop 2 years ago
Oh, Angel, This Is Really A Beautiful Song!!! Thankyou soo much for sharing & Thankyou chuck for posting...Anita..
anitashelby 2 years ago
A Classic Duet !!!!! Chet & Don doing Vincent !!!!
OLdies1960s 2 years ago
@angelofbebop Thanks for the heads up on this one. It is just beautiful.
ken
kjboogie 2 years ago
You are very welcome. Great music needs to be shared with great friends!
angelofbebop 2 years ago
Where can I get the tab to this song?
leadimprov 2 years ago
Great vocalist/songwriter, fantastic song, accompanied by the greatest guitarist in the universe (god rest his soul). The result is one of the most beautiful and listenable pieces of music ever recorded.
DUGGER1947 2 years ago
i love how chet doesnt steal the show from mclean, which he easily couldve. its like he realizes how beautiful the words/singing are and the fact don wrote the song and gives him respect for. u can see at some point chet isnt payin attention to his playin but the singing
1125112511251125 2 years ago
@1125112511251125 Yes...good observations!
AegisNova 2 years ago
first album i ever bought
krmatico 2 years ago
HA INCREDIBLE
peterepeat86 2 years ago
Simply Sublime~
SABOREAME68 2 years ago
you could tell he wasn't paying attention when it was his turn to sing in the beginning he was focused on the guitar
watkinskevan 2 years ago
Wonderful...I´m crying.
Mihon54 2 years ago 5
I didn't care for this at first, but after a few times listening, it really grew on me. I'm trying to learn the basics of the song. Then I'd like to add some of what Chet does (I wish.)
AegisNova 2 years ago 4
Don McLean definitely brought his "A" game that night. Exquisite is exactly the right word for this. Thanks for posting and most of all, thanks for taping it so many years ago.
2ndflash 2 years ago
Exquisite. I love how McLean floats around and above the melody lines he sang in the original, almost in a descant to the original vocal, conscious that Chet Atkins is filling the traditional melody line. Shows an innate understanding of how different musical colours compliment each other and how the final mix of musical colours can change. Got the impression that if asked to play it again the next night it would've been different still. This adds to McLean's original, not try to imitate it.
PihaSandDunes 2 years ago 3
Maybe my favorite song. Don McLean is maybe one of the best songwriters I've ever heard.
KramerUSA 2 years ago
great shame this collab doesn't really work for me. love the respective versions though
halwil03 2 years ago
Truly the easiest of easy listening
KeeChrs 2 years ago 2
I've said it before...but this is probably the best music EVER made by two people....Great Post
oaky132x 2 years ago 28
i'v loved this song for year's , and chet was amazing, as well as don .
great posting !!
tgigunner 2 years ago 7
tribute to vincent van gogh. How nice...chet and don... my greatest respect to them...
KhidirD2K 2 years ago 19
No one plays as well as Chet and there are few singer/songwriters as talented as Don McLean but I have to be truthful and say that I think it was too much! Sometimes a simpler arrangement can say more. Either one by themselves would have been great but I think it was a bit overkill. It is still an outstanding moment in music, don't get me wrong. I just think DM doing it as a solo is better. Too many unnecessary filler riffs at times covered the melody vocal line or at least seemed to crowd it.
FiremanOly 2 years ago 3
I agree 100%
doinen 2 years ago 2
Thats very true. Two lesser talents probably would have blended better. But you have to get things like this on film when you can!
jfq722 2 years ago
Well stated, FiremanOly.
I just viewed two great performers -- Josh Groban and Christopher Parkening -- do the number. And it comes in third against this second. The best is Don solo, in my view.
lskarin 2 years ago
I completely see what your saying, its almost to complicated for your brain to absorb and actually enjoy. I found that by the third or fourth listening i could actually get into it, but the first few times i felt like my brain was gonna explode.
FloyedRose335 2 years ago 2
while chet atkins is most certainly a guitar god and only walks among we mere mortals, his playing overly complicated a simple song and takes away from mcleans simple and clean playing, more importantly from the heartfelt and soulful lyrics of this fine song which is its strongest virtue in my opinion.
taxinhold 2 years ago
I, so agree, no disrespect to chet atkins, but now and then we are blessed with perfection out of the gate and it just can't get any better than what the original artist can create Don's original is given to us by Grace, one moment in eternity that was his moment to shine as an artist and poet, he did it perfectly, like no other.. thankyou for your insight... I wholeheartedly agree...
mysticheartpoet 2 years ago
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blueticecho 2 years ago 6
I have been in awe of Chet Atkins since I was 8 yrs old. I come from a family of guitar pickers, and came to appreciate not only good music, but artistic talent. I was just recently introduced to Don McLane's song, "Starry, Starry Night". I was blown away and when I found this video I was very glad. Not only was I blown away, but I learned a new admiration for McLane himself. I guess I've hidden in oldies country/western too long.
Lizzie1550 2 years ago 3
no one.. past or present.. could touch Chet Atkins on the guitar... this is a beautiful arrangement
oley962 2 years ago 5
A big amen to that! Many fine guitarists, but there's only one Mr. Guitar.
John
JAGU54 2 years ago
This has been one of my favorite songs for almost thirty years. I think it is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard!
hopefloats57 2 years ago 3
"they're not listening still....perhaps they never will."....A brilliant song about a star that shone so bright in a world full of cynicism and jealousies....these are the bodhisattva's that come back again and again trying to illuminate the path to enlightenment.
msjanewayne 2 years ago 2
This moves me too - I agree. Heshi.
Tamaracnr 2 years ago
In reply to bowratigers below..
Chet played a 55 second introduction before Don started singing, its bound to last longer
Best ever guitarist with a superb writer
montgorhino 2 years ago 2