Vincent -- Don McLean (in HD)

Wikipedia:

"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 U.K. and No. 12 in the U.S.

In 2000, PBS aired Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night, a concert special that was filmed in Austin, Texas.

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.
And now I understand what you tried to say to me

how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they did not know how

perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry
starry night
flaming flo'rs that brightly blaze

swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in
Vincent's eyes of China blue.
Colors changing hue
morning fields of amber grain

weathered faces lined in pain
are soothed beneath the artist's
loving hand.
And now I understand what you tried to say to me

how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you
but still your love was true

and when no hope was left in sight on that starry
starry night.
You took your life
as lovers often do;
But I could have told you
Vincent
this world was never
meant for one
as beautiful as you.

Starry
starry night
portraits hung in empty halls

frameless heads on nameless walls
with eyes
that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the stranger that you've met

the ragged men in ragged clothes

the silver thorn of bloddy rose
lie crushed and broken
on the virgin snow.
And now I think I know what you tried to say to me

how you suffered for your sanity

how you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they're not
list'ning still
perhaps they never will.

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[shittoh]

Can you help me find a link to his portrait in 2:53? Thanks! whats the title of the portrait?

[rockwithstone]

@shittoh It's John Peter Russell's "Portait of Vincent van Gogh" in 1886.  I got it from Google Image. BTW, what is the name of the female group on top of your channel? Where can I find out more info on them? They are lovely.

Lastly....thanks for your subscription!

[rockwithstone]

@shittoh I found the information on The Corrs. They are an amazing (I know, it's an over-used word these days) group.

[shittoh]

@rockwithstone Thanks rockwithstone! they really are amazing. Theyre music never goes old , at least for me :) Ta mate!

[rockwithstone]

@shittoh You're welcome!

[ShadowHawk4219]

I love this song, clean and pure.Great scenes in the video.

[rockwithstone]

@ShadowHawk4219 Thanks! Glad you like it.

[SaidhbhinAisling]

Thank you very much for your insightful video set to Don MacLean's awesome tribute to Vincent Van Gogh. We sang this in chorus when I was in high school ... I think I love it even more today than I did 40 years ago. My experiences in my own life have made me appreciate Van Gogh's anguish so much more. Thank you, again, for putting this lovely video together and sharing it with us. It is very much appreciated!

[AegisNova]

@roskilde111 He's not trying to make it in today's popular music. He made it, a long, long time ago.  Who, in your opinion, is better?

[smithevanb]

My uncle used to play this song for my father before he died. It's beautiful

[zugeraldo]

This song was my greatest challenge during my English learning years... I'm Brazilian and thanks to this beautiful work of art, I have studied lots of English, just to make sure I would understand each word. Thank you Don, and thank you (rockwithstone) for posting this great piece of art on the net.

[rafacustico]

0.30, which painting is it?

[WhatTheSkara]

@roskilde111 Man why don't you just listen to the lyrics, then you'll undersand why this song has been chosen for this clip with these paintings -.-"

Instead of writing such a stupid comment xD

[tbu1mi]

I can't understand the hate some have. If you don't get Van Gogh, then how could you possibly understand Don for trying to put to words what he felt? Why are you even here is my question?

[tbu1mi]

I pray some google geek reads this. I have listened to this same clip numerous times on you-tube. I have bought the Lp, the cassette, have the cd right now. You greedy fucking pricks deserve a slow death for killing the one nice things that us and our children have- a free internet.For lack of a better term- I declare Jihad on all of your sorry asses. Whatever you advertise, I spit on.

[naminy12345]

@roskilde111 dafuq? if you don't like the song then GTFO! And FYI this song was released in 1972

[roskilde111]

Paintings are beautiful. But the music behind them? Icck. Can't even see if whoever the no-talent trying to sing through this, is shaking his butt, has gold teeth, or at least resembles Justin Bieber. Whoever it is needs to get some coaching if he's still trying to make it in today's popular music. Their idea of musical and lyrical talent 30 years ago, was certainly pathetic.