That's so beautiful,, to think the man died, not knowing, that his paintings and his life, would become, So loved, by almost everyone, you are loved Vincent today and forever
In the Spring of 1984, I was in college when he came to give a concert at our school. None of my friends wanted to go because they felt he was a bit passé by then. So, I went alone and sat about 20 feet away from him. This song was so powerful, so clear and so perfect, I felt sorry for my friends for having been so closed minded. These lyrics are about as poetic as anything put on paper. Thank you for providing me with a memory from my youth which has lasted over 33 years and still touches me deeply.
"Morning fields of amber grain, weathered faces lined in pain, are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand." One of the most beautiful lines of poetry I've ever heard.
yup ! if you already didn't know, he dedicated his song to Vincent Van Gogh because he couldn't accept that many people thought he became crazy, but it's mental illness that was getting over him, and people wouldn't understand his art
"Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land", I always loved that verse
Lost my Daughter in April 2023.. I used to love this song before it happened.. it means so much more to me now . I Love you Charlotte Ann now and forever ..Until we meet again .. ❤
What a beautiful tribute to a "failed" Dutch painter. It's interesting, perhaps amazing, that the songs work whether or not you know it's about van Gogh. Watch Don as her performs it. He's amazed that people want to hear him sing the song. Perhaps a bit scared too. There's always something frightening for an artist in sending your work into the wild.
I can't think of one specifically, but Mark Knopfler makes some incredible music. If you haven't listened, maybe give it a try. I listen to his music every day.
Wow what a tune to be named after Vincent , You must be really proud of that. Don Mclean such a fantastic song writer musician. I'm learning it on my flute, going to make sure i do it justice.
This song takes me back a few years back. I was told to leave my parents house due to my excessive drug and alcohol use. I was so lost, lonely and broken, and I didn't even know it. I still had my job, but had lost the trust from my family and friends. And also pushed most people away. I found a shared accommodation in a city near to where I lived. I had a room, and not a lot of possessions. The house had a lounge which had a TV and TH-cam on it. I spent most evenings sat on my own listening to music, drinking and using drugs sometimes. Until I heard this song. I'd heard it before, but never listened to the lyrics, I felt such a connection with it, and found myself playing it over and over again. I did this for weeks on end after work, on my days off, studying. I met some good people during this, and found myself slowly coming away from the madness of drug life. I also met a girl, who is now my girlfriend, and has been for over a year, i focused myself on this song and it helped me in magical ways. This story has no actual end or anything just thought I'd share my thoughts.
Keep on keeping on young Liam! We don't know each other...just fellow human beings journeying through life. We all have our speedbumps. I think you're a courageous soul to openly share the broad brush strokes of your life. Just remember...it's your life SO FAR! Keep writin new chapters my friend. Keep writin new chapters. And don't you ever give in to the demons of those drugs ever again! Keep pressin forward! You have interesting new chapters of happiness, peace, and wisdom. And you shall share them meaningfully with others! Carry on!
Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray 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 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 Starry, starry night Flaming flowers 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 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 For they could not love you But still your love was true And when no hope was left inside 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 strangers that you've met The ragged men in ragged clothes The silver thorn of bloody rose Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow 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 listening still Perhaps they never will
Beautiful masterpiece, brilliant musician and a good lesson for life rules (don't try to please people who are unpleasant and a waste of your energy). Big hug and happiness...
@@ontime3462 A lump in my throat And tears in my eyes I never knew Vincent Yet to hear this song, each time I say my goodbyes An artist in paints... An artist in song... The lyrics speak to me, to us, and do no wrong. I wish I could paint, to create, to draw I wish I could write beautifully, and more I wish I could share emotions from my soul Perhaps, someday, my aim, my goal To connect with others...to speak for us all Yet, for now, I try, I fail, I fall... I am no lyricist, no artist, not I... I am not a wordsmith, even though I try My odes, my rhymes, my simple lines here Are as dust from the flick of the Master's page, my dear... And to all, who like me, try, but may fail I say, keep on trying, let not your efforts ail You can. They _did_. You can too. I'll keep on trying. Good Luck to you. 💬 ❤️💙🇺🇸🇲🇫🏴🏴🇮🇪🏴🇬🇧💙❤️🖖
This was played at my best friends funeral 5 years ago. Rapid onset MS at 27. Didn't tell a soul. Posted us all letters 'cause he didn't wanna go through it and have us upset and grieving.. and walked into the lake. God I miss you James, you never bothered a single one of us ❤️
My brother and I were raised in a children's prison in Ireland. He was a damaged child and it all could no make no sense to him or to me then. That was until this song came through a radio that we were not allowed to own in case we would know about a world of understanding. I was a child then and the memory and meaning of the song has never left and uplifts me still. Thank you Don for something I could not understand then but have always understood since.
My heart goes out to you I'm glad to hear you're okay and knows that in the end Night = darkness And Don McLean highlighted the night thanks to the stars that give the light May you always walk with sunshine in your pockets, Amen
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@@tomelder2358 can’t you read it’s a classic,plus I don’t think it’s really the real Don McLean!And in a lot of ways I personally prefer Vincent to American Pie but that’s my choice!.
My Dad...he was soooo moved by this ineffable genius track... when it was released, I was 11 years old and he sat me down and played it for me and shared the little that he knew of the life of Vincent van Gogh. My dad was just a working class guy, but he knew a musical masterpiece when he heard it! He told me that what I didn’t understand of the lyrics I would come to grasp in time. he could not have been more spot on.
Simple music can make you sing, a simple hug can make you feel, better, simple things can make you happy, I hope my simple hello will put a smile on your face.. Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan ? Have a great day.. Stay Safe
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It's an easy song... in theory. Nothing particularly fancy going on with the guitar, no "big notes" challenging the vocal range. It's "easy" to sing and play along to it when you figure out how to do both things at the same time. It's just a very well constructed song. The hard part is getting over the tears when trying to sing the whole thing. Or listen to it. This fucking song gets me even if I just think about it.
I took a French class in high school as a freshman and my lovely teacher decided to show us this song as we were discussing Van Gogh and I’m thankful she did. Such a powerful, poetic, and sad song that touches the soul. I remember just being encapsulated by the beauty of this song and how perfect his voice is for this song. I hadn’t heard this in years and I just now remembered it laying in bed at 6 in the morning because I can’t sleep. It’s the small things. Hope you all have a happy day and an even better life. Love to you all.
And on that stary stary night When no hope was left in sight You took your life as lovers often do But I could of told you Vincent this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.....
One voice, one guitar. No effects, no pitch correcting, no flashing lights and he beats the crap out of so many big names. Talent needs no embellishment. I used to sing this when delivering papers as I was just 13 when it came out. At Christmas, one of my customers gave me a pound (a fortune back then) to say thank you for singing that lovely song every morning. Imagine if Don Mclean had met his hero Buddy Holly, what music they would have made!
trevgkify.....That's actually not true, though I can't blame you for thinking it might be. There is a LOT of talent out there; every generation produces genius after all. I actually feel for the youth today. it seems that, in order to make it big, you either have to get very, very, VERY lucky (though I'd argue we make our own luck, it is tougher now), or sign your soul away for cheap fame and, often, a ruined life. Just to perform. Just to get your voice heard. It's sad and I cannot wait for the change that's in the air......shoot me, I'm an optimist!
I heard this song when I was in my senior year of high school in 1972, and always loved it. In 1975 I went backpacking through Europe with a buddy of mine. In Amsterdam, we went to see the Van Gogh Museum, with my willingness to do that coming from having heard this song. Before that museum, I generally found museums tedious, mostly because I didn't know much about what I was looking at. The Van Gogh Museum has 200 Van Gogh paintings in it. It was a complete revelation. I went into the museum a football fan and came out a lover of art history. To this day, I would pick a day in the Van Gogh Museum over the Super Bowl.
My music teacher taught me to play this song on the guitar. I just found out she is no longer with us, and so I'm playing this song on repeat to help cope with grief. I miss you Dear Libby: This world was not meant for one as beautiful as you.
Words are too empty to express it fully but I’m sorry for your loss. This is a lovely song and she sounds like a lovely person. Good luck with your music.
Feel exactly same ! Just finished reading lust for life : the novel of Vincent Van Gogh . I can’t stop weeping everytime when I listen to this song . This song is not only for Vincent . This is for each one of us .
If you read this dearest please stop in bsfl. You will know where to find me. I will show you vincents stary stary night. I have his sunflower painting, repo dun by local to perfection.
With only his voice, guitar and words he was able to produce one of the most powerful, passionate, emotional song ever published. The lyrics are so interwoven and captivating, and filled with such beautiful sadness....
If you have the chance to see an exhibition of Van Gogh's art this song will make even more sense. His paintings literally move and jump out and demand your attention. They are living tributes to an artist who struggled with mental health issues, intense pain, addiction and poverty yet tapped into something tender, vibrant and alive when he painted.
Yes, I just LOVE Van Gogh and have visited both exhibitions of his art and the places where he actually did the painting, like the therapeutic ‘ asylum ‘ in St Remy de Provence where he was encouraged to paint ! Sunflowers are so called, not because they look like the sun, but because they literally turn to the sun during the day and hence are called ‘ girasole’ in Italian and ‘ tournesol ‘ in French !
@Chris Cunningham Art is influenced by one's personal experience. And, I personally think Van Gogh has been over-hyped by repeatedly highlighting his tragic life which make his paintings seem more special than they really are. I mean whenever his art is mentioned, the discussion has to veer into his tragic life instead of a technical discussion about his paintings. Technically, his style was not new and influenced by the French Impressionists. Among the impressionists, there is Camille Pissarro who is admired but has never got the credit he deserved. He started it all, even mentoring the likes of Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cezanne among others as they were much younger to him and he was a father figure to them. Apart from losing his son at an early age, his life was very ordinary and boring one might say as he died of old age. But, being an artist myself his paintings, the subject matter and the user of colors move me to tears of ecstasy without having to rely on the story of his personal life like ordinary people often do with Van Gogh paintings.
Xiao Hei. we are all equal Hi, we’ve spoken already today about the Russia/ Ukraine situation - what a coincidence ! I’m genuinely interested that you are a real artist . Art fascinates me and at University I had some friends who did History of Art as part of their degrees and sometimes on a Saturday we’d all go down to London by train and they’d take me round the art galleries . My dad painted all his life as an amateur but to my mind was really quite good ! I did an ‘ O ‘ level in Art and passed amazingly as about the only things I could paint were trees ! When we did still life’s involving a chair the art teacher used to hold my picture up turn it round and everyone would laugh that the chair could never possibly have stood up !! Sorry to admit that I LOVE Van Gogh and have visited most of the places in France associated with his paintings and the therapeutic community in St Remy de Provence where he was treated and encouraged to paint , but the same goes for Cezanne and I’ve been to the Toulouse Lautrec museum too . Never been to Monet’s garden though! In Britain ( where I live ) I LOVE the Pre Raphaelites and know many places associated with William Morris and Burne Jones ! I’m not too keen on industrial landscapes though or the ‘ pictures of matchstick men ‘ by LS Lowry ! Who do you like as an artist and what is your own particular style ? Do you exhibit and sell your paintings ? Do let me know and best wishes to you. PS , I hate to admit that I actually have a science degree, though I CAN knit well, have done pottery and glass painting , am a keen gardener but only in the sense that the colours and textures can look like a canvas , and do a lot of ‘ shabby chic ing ‘ and stencilling of old furniture using chalk paints and wax ! Christine
@@christinescarff4920 Good to speak to you again :) You obviously have knowledge and experience with art and from your comment it looks like you lead a charming and fulfilling life. I do sell my paintings but it is not my main source of income and unfortunately I like to keep my identity hidden on TH-cam :) I have done paintings in several styles and at present "Impressionism" and "Mixed Media" is what inspires me most. Apart from Pissaro, I greatly admire Sargent, A. Wyeth, Gustav Dore and the French impressionists. I am glad that you appreciate your dad's paintings. I think that would have made him very happy indeed. On the other hand, my family is a little worried about my paintings :)) I certainly have no issue with you liking Van Gogh as everyone can have their own preferences. I myself have painted replicas of his paintings as a study. But, my biggest gripe is that Van Gogh's art is a product of mass marketing. Van Gogh as a human is certainly a very admirable fellow an almost Christ-like figure. But, to me, a great artist he is not. "Van Gogh" is a multi-million dollar brand, so I can understand why art critics and museums just play along romanticizing him and his work.
I'm 75 and still get tears in my eyes when I hear this song. What quality! Sad to see/hear the decline in quality of music during the last couple of decades....
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I don't believe many songs in history come to close to the beauty of this one, but I would still suggest giving today's music a try! I'm much younger and I can say with confidence that, though it may be slightly harder to find, there's still soulful talent in some of today's music! :)
If it adds even the slightest bit of comfort, beautiful and gorgeous music is written all the time. One just has to dig a lot deeper than before. But it's out there.
Don McLean,one of my favourite artists all times,Vincent and American pie will be remembered forever,what a legend,love you very much,proud to be one of your fans
@@ambriadanielsband4132 I believe the book title is Theo. His brother had a great love and understanding of his brother. From what I understand he would purchase some of his pictures directly or indirectly to funnel funds to him and keep his spirits up. brotherly love is truly a great thing.
This song has lived with me for fifty years now... It was beautiful then... and it is even more beautiful now when I listen to it with some life experience. What a masterpiece.
This is the RAW version, without the sentimentality of the single. The most moving songs are one artist about another, they understand the life. From all of us who suffer for our sanity, big love and respect to Don McLean .... and to Vincent.
I was a huge Don McLean fan when I was young, and I recall his explanation once about this song. He said that Vincent was told that he couldn't sell impressionistic paintings and he should concentrate on the popular style of realism. Van Gogh's response was "I can't paint what I see. I have to paint what I feel!" As a result he never had much success in his lifetime but today his paintings are considered masterpieces. Don McLean viewed his music the same way. The record industry tried to tell him what kind of music to produce, but as an artist he felt compelled to compose and sing what was in his heart and not what was marketable.
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 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 Starry, starry night Flaming flowers 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 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 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 strangers that you've met The ragged men in the ragged clothes The silver thorn, a bloody rose Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow Now I think I know 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're not listening still Perhaps they never will
Whenever I hear the most minute reference to this song it gladdens my heart to know one more person is touched by it. I read about a reporter who attended a Nick's game. 🎮 He was described as wearing a grey hat with the words "Starry starry night" printed on it. I smiled at the idea of one more person who was touched by the song.
Except, undoubtedly, for Jake Bugg -- who, by the way, has credited this song as one of those that most inspired him. Try, for example, Simple As This, Country Song, Broken, Pine Trees, or Simple Pleasures.
Vincent Van Gogh is my favourite artist of all time. I have always loved Don Maclean's beautiful song. He understands as I do, a fellow sensitive kindred spirit.
"Morning fields of amber grain, weathered faces lined in pain, are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand." Those are some of the most poetic lines to me.
His voice is beautiful the song is a masterpeice. Pure poetry chanelling Vincent van Gogh. Best song ever written. American pie was amazing too but this song is just so hauntingly beutiful!!
I have been thru difficult times in life. From family and friends passing to health concerns that put me in pain every day, for the last 19 years and I have never cried out. When I hear this one song, every stroke of each guitar string, every note sung in that soft and compassionate voice, breaks down every barrier that I, in vain, built to keep the world from seeing me cry. By the end of this song, I am sobbing in tears, even at 50, for all that has been lost. This one song. Thank you.
Isn't it wonderful how healing music can be. It is the vibration of the Universe made manifest and that you are touched by it shows the Universe moves through you and you still feel, even after building your wall. I too have suffered intense loss in my life. Tears heal.
Dear Joel...I very much relate to your sentiments and how it effects you. I feel much the same and gone through and still am many hardships. I don't know why but I find solace in this song that is sad. Don McLean has been a favorite singer/songwriter of mine for 45+ years....God bless you and keep you always.
This song is to the Vincents of the world. I always think of My english teacher my sophomore year of High School who showed the class this song for poetry month. When I heard it I broke down and was moved by the lyrics. This song figuratively saved me in a time where I battled several demons and almost ended my life. It made me see the beauty within myself. I think we all know Vincent's some of us are Vincent's ourselves. Beautiful people fighting hideous battles in a world where they are too good for them.
i was 15 in the Spring of1973 and was just diagnosed with schizophrenia/ auditory hallucinations. it was surreal, to say the least, how closely I did identify with the lyrics in every aspect of McLean"s song. Of course, I tear up whenever I hear it played on the radio or wherever.
@@Manays I've always felt it was a love song to Vincent. MacLean's insight is as amazing as the rest of it. After one listen, I feel wrung out, like I've just walked through an exhibition of his works, AND had some direct link to the artist's emotions. Vincent must have been quite amazing.
As a kid, this song would be playing in my head as I ice skated in the afternoons when I got home from school. Gliding on the ice, I felt free and enveloped by the words and melody. It was magical.
Perfection: the tragic story, the poetic songwriting, the vocal quality, the haunting melody, and the instrumentation. How can you not love it - how can it ever be “passé?”
Whenever I had panic attacks or suicidal thoughts, this song calms my mind and soul more than any other can do. Thank you Don McLean. Instead of contemplating suicide, I focused on how you poetically described Van Goghs great works, and his suffering even though not all people can understand.
I think this song and others like The Rose and At Seventeen really resonate with people touched by grief,by loss, by suffering... My father took his own life 55 years ago when I was 4 months old.It blighted our lives but I do believe my family will be reunited some day and everything will be okay, we will be at peace and long years of struggle will be at an end. I think Vincent is at peace now after suffering for his sanity.
@@dnhy7951 God, "At Seventeen" is such a sad song. Love it. You had a beautiful comment. I can definitely relate to yours and the OP's sorrow. Life is tough.
as a published recorded songwriter, this is perhaps the most moving set of lyrics ever penned on paper, much like Vincent himself, McLean has produced a masterpiece of perfection--listen to this song while looking at Van Gogh's paintings and you will understand they are well connected and haunting much as Vincents paintings are as well!
A nod to Wanderer, what a great way for you to describe this, "a hauntingly beautiful song" The line about Vincent's suicide on that starry night gives me chills, always. Van Gogh actually did not die right away, but two days later when infection set in because there were no surgeons available to remove the bullet. His brother was at his bedside when he left us.
Me to, I was a young lad working on a farm in England, I used to have to cycle 5 miles to work and back in all weather's for a pittance.I never knew the meaning of this song back then but I still loved it but have learned to appreciate the genius of Don McLean as I have aged. Fortunately I am semi retired no more cycling to work but unfortunately no great songs and singers like Don, I've learned one thing in my life if nothing else,,,,, the bloke that said hard work never hurt anyone ? never did any .
😊😊Hi there Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years. It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my TH-cam channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏
It’s not the audience that dictates that complete silence. A truly great artist, regardless of the audience, can hold a crowd in the palm of their hand and keep their attention and silence. The problem isn’t with the modern audience. The problem is with the artist and their music if they can’t capture the audience and silence a room regardless of how large the room or how many in the audience.
You are so right. I remember sitting and listening to it on the radio in my car. I had to go somewhere and opened the door to leave but couldn't go. I was compelled to sit there until the song finished. By the end of it I was hanging out the door of the car absolutely in awe of what a brilliant and beautiful song it is. And his voice! Divine! A genius artist's salute to another genius artist.
this video was posted the year i was born, and performed the year my parents were. longevity is powerful. this song has blanketed generations. truly art in its purest form.
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Maybe God made me a painter for people who aren't born yet
-Vincent Van Gogh
That's heart breaking
Van Gogh gave us such beautiful art of life.
That's so beautiful,, to think the man died, not knowing, that his paintings and his life, would become, So loved, by almost everyone, you are loved Vincent today and forever
He was right
So True. Love you Vincent.
In the Spring of 1984, I was in college when he came to give a concert at our school. None of my friends wanted to go because they felt he was a bit passé by then. So, I went alone and sat about 20 feet away from him. This song was so powerful, so clear and so perfect, I felt sorry for my friends for having been so closed minded. These lyrics are about as poetic as anything put on paper. Thank you for providing me with a memory from my youth which has lasted over 33 years and still touches me deeply.
As a disabled combat vet, this song means more now than when I was innocent.
I know a man named after this song , as his parents loved it so much . And as an adult he loves it too and music .
"...are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand"...truelly poetic.
Lucky and smart person you are.
you were so lucky at this time !!!!
"Morning fields of amber grain, weathered faces lined in pain, are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand." One of the most beautiful lines of poetry I've ever heard.
Absolutely!
yup ! if you already didn't know, he dedicated his song to Vincent Van Gogh because he couldn't accept that many people thought he became crazy, but it's mental illness that was getting over him, and people wouldn't understand his art
Really … you need to read more poetry then
"Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy linen land",
I always loved that verse
That is a great line.
Lost my Daughter in April 2023.. I used to love this song before it happened.. it means so much more to me now . I Love you Charlotte Ann now and forever ..Until we meet again .. ❤
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God bless, stay strong😢
im so sorry. you will be together again for sure.. stay strong. i love you ill pray for you ♥️☝️
I'm with u man ❤
No smoke, no mirrors, no dancers nor backup singers. Just a great talent with an acoustical guitar and a hauntingly beautiful song.
Yes
Can't ask for any more 🥰
even with an out of tune guitar, it is true beauty
amen
Its called talent!
One of the most beautiful songs on this planet.
Absolutely! Really hard to beat that!
Truly, it is
Absolutely One of the Most Beautiful Songs ever......
What a beautiful tribute to a "failed" Dutch painter. It's interesting, perhaps amazing, that the songs work whether or not you know it's about van Gogh. Watch Don as her performs it. He's amazed that people want to hear him sing the song. Perhaps a bit scared too. There's always something frightening for an artist in sending your work into the wild.
Made my tough WWII Marine father almost cry when I played the 45 RPM. "Play it again."
A brilliant song, composed with brilliant lyrics, performed by a brilliant musician. Vincent is as timeless as Van Gogh's masterpiece itself.
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Absolutely what a beautiful voice, soul, song and artistry.
Surely God Given Beauty. Another reason I know God Exists !!!
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Singer songwriters of the 70's were on a completely different level. Who the hell is writing stuff THIS powerful in 2023? .........
I can't think of one specifically, but Mark Knopfler makes some incredible music. If you haven't listened, maybe give it a try. I listen to his music every day.
Nobody writes like this anymore. Everything to day is T and A crap.
My name is Vincent. Yes I was born March of 72. My mom and dad named me after this song
I am also born in March 1972. I love this song. One of my favorites
A beautiful song that is sung with great sensitivity...
You were named for compassion and beauty
Wow what a tune to be named after Vincent ,
You must be really proud of that.
Don Mclean such a fantastic song writer musician.
I'm learning it on my flute, going to make sure i do it justice.
I was born in March too, 2nd day
This song takes me back a few years back. I was told to leave my parents house due to my excessive drug and alcohol use. I was so lost, lonely and broken, and I didn't even know it. I still had my job, but had lost the trust from my family and friends. And also pushed most people away. I found a shared accommodation in a city near to where I lived. I had a room, and not a lot of possessions. The house had a lounge which had a TV and TH-cam on it. I spent most evenings sat on my own listening to music, drinking and using drugs sometimes. Until I heard this song. I'd heard it before, but never listened to the lyrics, I felt such a connection with it, and found myself playing it over and over again. I did this for weeks on end after work, on my days off, studying. I met some good people during this, and found myself slowly coming away from the madness of drug life. I also met a girl, who is now my girlfriend, and has been for over a year, i focused myself on this song and it helped me in magical ways. This story has no actual end or anything just thought I'd share my thoughts.
It's a beautiful story nevertheless
Liam Wicks 💎💙🌈🦋
Keep on keeping on young Liam! We don't know each other...just fellow human beings journeying through life.
We all have our speedbumps.
I think you're a courageous soul to openly share the broad brush strokes of your life.
Just remember...it's your life SO FAR!
Keep writin new chapters my friend. Keep writin new chapters.
And don't you ever give in to the demons of those drugs ever again!
Keep pressin forward! You have interesting new chapters of happiness, peace, and wisdom. And you shall share them meaningfully with others!
Carry on!
Keep on. Get clean and live a wonderful life.
Music can be healing. I wish you the best!
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
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
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
Starry, starry night
Flaming flowers 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
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
For they could not love you
But still your love was true
And when no hope was left inside
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 strangers that you've met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
The silver thorn of bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
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 listening still
Perhaps they never will
💎💎💎💎💎🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💟💟💟💟💟💡
Beautiful masterpiece, brilliant musician and a good lesson for life rules (don't try to please people who are unpleasant and a waste of your energy). Big hug and happiness...
❤ Thank you ❤
It's nice to be able to share with other who also experience the same emotion. Lump in my throat.
@@ontime3462
A lump in my throat
And tears in my eyes
I never knew Vincent
Yet to hear this song, each time I say
my goodbyes
An artist in paints...
An artist in song...
The lyrics speak to me, to us, and do no wrong.
I wish I could paint, to create, to draw
I wish I could write beautifully, and more
I wish I could share emotions from my soul
Perhaps, someday, my aim, my goal
To connect with others...to speak for us all
Yet, for now, I try, I fail, I fall...
I am no lyricist, no artist, not I...
I am not a wordsmith, even though I try
My odes, my rhymes, my simple lines here
Are as dust from the flick of the Master's page, my dear...
And to all, who like me, try, but may fail
I say, keep on trying, let not your efforts ail
You can. They _did_. You can too.
I'll keep on trying. Good Luck to you. 💬
❤️💙🇺🇸🇲🇫🏴🏴🇮🇪🏴🇬🇧💙❤️🖖
This is not merely one of the greatest tributes to art, it may be simply one of the greatest performances.
Definitely one of the most incredible songs ever written.
Well said! Very insightful and poetic imho
nice song
I think the artistry in this song plays a fitting tribute to Van Gogh's own beautiful art.
And Vincent definitely deserve it
I UNDERSTAND Ionelines Agnes ROI
1 guitar
1 voice
100% talent
and 1 atmosphere of the time
This was played at my best friends funeral 5 years ago. Rapid onset MS at 27. Didn't tell a soul. Posted us all letters 'cause he didn't wanna go through it and have us upset and grieving.. and walked into the lake.
God I miss you James, you never bothered a single one of us ❤️
Went on his own terms
DEATH IS NOT THE END ITS JUST A NEW BEGINNING. ;0)
Such love
He cared more about your feelings than his own and refused to be pitied. A true testament of love and self respect.
That is very sad. 😢
But, your friend had class. He chose not to hurt the ones he loved. May he RIP.
My brother and I were raised in a children's prison in Ireland. He was a damaged child and it all could no make no sense to him or to me then. That was until this song came through a radio that we were not allowed to own in case we would know about a world of understanding. I was a child then and the memory and meaning of the song has never left and uplifts me still. Thank you Don for something I could not understand then but have always understood since.
Thank you.
😢❤
Thank you for sharing, very brave and I’m sorry for how you both were treated. Peace.
My heart goes out to you
I'm glad to hear you're okay
and knows that in the end
Night = darkness
And Don McLean highlighted the night thanks to the stars that give the light
May you always walk with sunshine in your pockets, Amen
I sincerely wish you and your brother happiness,,,,
This song is as much a masterpiece as the painting itself.
Amen. Agreed.
Beautiful! I agree, this is as beautiful as the painting!
Have a look at some of his other works sometime. Even an old pair of boots...
AMEN to that.
Its amazing
McLean's "American Pie" was brilliant, of course. But, his "Vincent" was an incomparable masterpiece. Simple, touching, inspired.
Hi there
Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years.
It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my TH-cam channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💖
@@donmclean8257 Thank you for sharing your gift of poetry and music 🎶
This song has deeply touched me and many of your fans! It's a virtuoso ❤
Get off the bandwagon,we all love it for what it is,brilliant!
@@granty6125 What?!
@@tomelder2358 can’t you read it’s a classic,plus I don’t think it’s really the real Don McLean!And in a lot of ways I personally prefer Vincent to American Pie but that’s my choice!.
My Dad...he was soooo moved by this ineffable genius track... when it was released, I was 11 years old and he sat me down and played it for me and shared the little that he knew of the life of Vincent van Gogh. My dad was just a working class guy, but he knew a musical masterpiece when he heard it! He told me that what I didn’t understand of the lyrics I would come to grasp in time. he could not have been more spot on.
Simple music can make you sing, a simple hug can make you feel, better, simple things can make you happy, I hope my simple hello will put a smile on your face..
Hello!!! How are you doing today, please
pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I
just wanted to know if you're a fan ? Have a
great day.. Stay Safe
When Don released this song I was in a very dark place, heard him sing it and I burst into tears, he saved me
You're beautiful. ❤
Madam...."working class guys" will always feel music more than the numbed elites. 🙏
❤
This has to be one of the most remarkable songs set to poetry that has ever been written. Such Emotion, Such longing.
Hi there🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years.
It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my TH-cam channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️❤️
This and streets of London...heart wrenching
@@Roger_Ramjet My absolutely favourite (both of them), very appealing to me, very touching, since I first heart them over 30 years ago.
An absolutely perfect work of art. Amazing.
Such a life lesson for everybody on this earth, when they do not know how to love you, walk away with your soul intact.
this song doesn't age . its as good today as it ever was
Alara Golf and ever will be
Like a Van Gogh, no?
Clive Pinnock Yes. Van Gogh was not appreciated until he died. How sad.
You're dern tootin'. That's just what I had in mind.
and it will ever be !!!
One of the greatest songs ever written and sung beautifully By Don McLean.
When you watch, you can see that pretension and pretentiousness are avoided. You can see how focused Don feels.
It’s heartbreaking how well Don McLean understands the power and meaning of the artist. I am in tears every time.
You are not alone Sir!
❤️
as I am also. after listening to this I have to dry my eyes
I only discovered this recently and each time I listen, the tears stream down my cheeks. Powerful!!
It's an easy song... in theory. Nothing particularly fancy going on with the guitar, no "big notes" challenging the vocal range. It's "easy" to sing and play along to it when you figure out how to do both things at the same time. It's just a very well constructed song.
The hard part is getting over the tears when trying to sing the whole thing. Or listen to it. This fucking song gets me even if I just think about it.
Wonderful tribute to Van Gogh.
"this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you"
From one genius to another.
Cristos Yfantis brilliant evergreen song😣
indeed, so exquisitely and angelicly written, so so beautiful
@Nelson's Rudolph ok
Van Goghs brother had a heart of gold too. Did everything he could to pull him back..
Rusty Nailz I’ve read a book about Van Gough’s brother. Love it!
How you suffered for your sanity... it's brilliant, and describes us all.
I took a French class in high school as a freshman and my lovely teacher decided to show us this song as we were discussing Van Gogh and I’m thankful she did. Such a powerful, poetic, and sad song that touches the soul. I remember just being encapsulated by the beauty of this song and how perfect his voice is for this song. I hadn’t heard this in years and I just now remembered it laying in bed at 6 in the morning because I can’t sleep. It’s the small things. Hope you all have a happy day and an even better life. Love to you all.
Nicely said jo
Well said thx
this is what social commentary is supposed to be......nice experiential notation
Best to you Joe. Just trying to be a little better person than yesterday.
Love you too.
"They would not listen, they're not listening still "perhaps they never will" ....isn't that the truth
And on that stary stary night
When no hope was left in sight
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could of told you Vincent this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.....
so so sad and so so true Carol C
Quite so. It's a great summary of everything.
what did you say?
It is.
This, in sound, is a Van Gogh in color. Masterpiece.
How elocuent sir, so much to express in so little and well elaborated words
@@eduardoalcala8310 Eduardo, you are a brother. And I thank you.
Well said.
U put it so beautifully n poetic lyrics.
Van Gogh is more like psychedelic rock
Despite the sadness attached to this song, it is beautiful beyond explanation. It is very touching and a tribute to Don Mclean's talent.
This song cuts deep, utterly beautiful poetry. RIP Vincent Van Gogh🙏🎨
Even in 2022 this song still makes me she'd a tear.. Such a beautiful masterpiece.
Me too
She’d
I still get goosebumps when I hear it. Or should I say, I feel it.
Same here.
I cry every time I hear it. What a beautiful tribute.
One voice, one guitar. No effects, no pitch correcting, no flashing lights and he beats the crap out of so many big names. Talent needs no embellishment.
I used to sing this when delivering papers as I was just 13 when it came out. At Christmas, one of my customers gave me a pound (a fortune back then) to say thank you for singing that lovely song every morning.
Imagine if Don Mclean had met his hero Buddy Holly, what music they would have made!
very well written
very well written
+Aldeadelmonte I was 13, too. An intense year for me, but songs like this helped me and made it more mystical and bearable.
Strong by JASMINE LAMPORT....listen to the lyrics....she is superb.
trevgkify.....That's actually not true, though I can't blame you for thinking it might be. There is a LOT of talent out there; every generation produces genius after all. I actually feel for the youth today. it seems that, in order to make it big, you either have to get very, very, VERY lucky (though I'd argue we make our own luck, it is tougher now), or sign your soul away for cheap fame and, often, a ruined life. Just to perform. Just to get your voice heard. It's sad and I cannot wait for the change that's in the air......shoot me, I'm an optimist!
I heard this song when I was in my senior year of high school in 1972, and always loved it. In 1975 I went backpacking through Europe with a buddy of mine. In Amsterdam, we went to see the Van Gogh Museum, with my willingness to do that coming from having heard this song. Before that museum, I generally found museums tedious, mostly because I didn't know much about what I was looking at. The Van Gogh Museum has 200 Van Gogh paintings in it. It was a complete revelation. I went into the museum a football fan and came out a lover of art history. To this day, I would pick a day in the Van Gogh Museum over the Super Bowl.
Wow!
I hope you get a chance to visit it again one day.
One God given talent singing about another. This song brings tears.
I know I.
My music teacher taught me to play this song on the guitar. I just found out she is no longer with us, and so I'm playing this song on repeat to help cope with grief. I miss you Dear Libby: This world was not meant for one as beautiful as you.
Words are too empty to express it fully but I’m sorry for your loss. This is a lovely song and she sounds like a lovely person. Good luck with your music.
❤️
I cannot listen to this song without shedding a tear, what a masterpiece.
same here. In fact, ive avoided it for years
Feel exactly same ! Just finished reading lust for life : the novel of Vincent Van Gogh . I can’t stop weeping everytime when I listen to this song . This song is not only for Vincent . This is for each one of us .
Same here
It always used to choke me up too.
@@MrQlypse1 why avoid it? Obviously your soul is calling out..crying is a gift of emotion and humanity. Please listen often..
This song will be played forever - Pure genius
Pure vocal and guitar. Music. No makeup, no pyrotechs, just real music;i feel the words.
If you read this dearest please stop in bsfl. You will know where to find me. I will show you vincents stary stary night. I have his sunflower painting, repo dun by local to perfection.
With only his voice, guitar and words he was able to produce one of the most powerful, passionate, emotional song ever published. The lyrics are so interwoven and captivating, and filled with such beautiful sadness....
Well said!!
If only Vincent knew this
Quite like his version played with Epiphone : th-cam.com/video/w7zw-wY0nSU/w-d-xo.html
I bought the album American pie 1972 aged 14 in coleraine after hearing this song I just got it
Incredible
If you have the chance to see an exhibition of Van Gogh's art this song will make even more sense. His paintings literally move and jump out and demand your attention. They are living tributes to an artist who struggled with mental health issues, intense pain, addiction and poverty yet tapped into something tender, vibrant and alive when he painted.
Well said.
Yes, I just LOVE Van Gogh and have visited both exhibitions of his art and the places where he actually did the painting, like the therapeutic ‘ asylum ‘ in St Remy de Provence where he was encouraged to paint !
Sunflowers are so called, not because they look like the sun, but because they literally turn to the sun during the day and hence are called ‘ girasole’ in Italian and ‘ tournesol ‘ in French !
@Chris Cunningham Art is influenced by one's personal experience. And, I personally think Van Gogh has been over-hyped by repeatedly highlighting his tragic life which make his paintings seem more special than they really are. I mean whenever his art is mentioned, the discussion has to veer into his tragic life instead of a technical discussion about his paintings.
Technically, his style was not new and influenced by the French Impressionists. Among the impressionists, there is Camille Pissarro who is admired but has never got the credit he deserved. He started it all, even mentoring the likes of Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cezanne among others as they were much younger to him and he was a father figure to them. Apart from losing his son at an early age, his life was very ordinary and boring one might say as he died of old age. But, being an artist myself his paintings, the subject matter and the user of colors move me to tears of ecstasy without having to rely on the story of his personal life like ordinary people often do with Van Gogh paintings.
Xiao Hei. we are all equal Hi, we’ve spoken already today about the Russia/ Ukraine situation - what a coincidence !
I’m genuinely interested that you are a real artist . Art fascinates me and at University I had some friends who did History of Art as part of their degrees and sometimes on a Saturday we’d all go down to London by train and they’d take me round the art galleries . My dad painted all his life as an amateur but to my mind was really quite good ! I did an ‘ O ‘ level in Art and passed amazingly as about the only things I could paint were trees ! When we did still life’s involving a chair the art teacher used to hold my picture up
turn it round and everyone would laugh that the chair could never possibly have stood up !!
Sorry to admit that I LOVE Van Gogh and have visited most of the places in France associated with his paintings and the therapeutic community in St Remy de Provence where he was treated and encouraged to paint , but the same goes for Cezanne and I’ve been to the Toulouse Lautrec museum too . Never been to Monet’s garden though!
In Britain ( where I live ) I LOVE the Pre Raphaelites and know many places associated with William Morris and Burne Jones !
I’m not too keen on industrial landscapes though or the ‘ pictures of matchstick men ‘ by LS Lowry !
Who do you like as an artist and what is your own particular style ?
Do you exhibit and sell your paintings ? Do let me know and best wishes to you.
PS , I hate to admit that I actually have a science degree, though I CAN knit well, have done pottery and glass painting , am a keen gardener but only in the sense that the colours and textures can look like a canvas , and do a lot of ‘ shabby chic ing ‘ and stencilling of old furniture using chalk paints and wax !
Christine
@@christinescarff4920 Good to speak to you again :)
You obviously have knowledge and experience with art and from your comment it looks like you lead a charming and fulfilling life. I do sell my paintings but it is not my main source of income and unfortunately I like to keep my identity hidden on TH-cam :) I have done paintings in several styles and at present "Impressionism" and "Mixed Media" is what inspires me most. Apart from Pissaro, I greatly admire Sargent, A. Wyeth, Gustav Dore and the French impressionists. I am glad that you appreciate your dad's paintings. I think that would have made him very happy indeed. On the other hand, my family is a little worried about my paintings :))
I certainly have no issue with you liking Van Gogh as everyone can have their own preferences. I myself have painted replicas of his paintings as a study. But, my biggest gripe is that Van Gogh's art is a product of mass marketing. Van Gogh as a human is certainly a very admirable fellow an almost Christ-like figure. But, to me, a great artist he is not.
"Van Gogh" is a multi-million dollar brand, so I can understand why art critics and museums just play along romanticizing him and his work.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Such an incredible distillation of everything about Vincent Van Gogh into a single song - masterful storytelling.
"Vincent" to me, is still one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
I agree. Such beauty
Thanks pik
Agree it’s magical
lyrically not many songs to match it
My sons name is Vincent! I would not want to live without him in this world !
I'm 75 and still get tears in my eyes when I hear this song. What quality! Sad to see/hear the decline in quality of music during the last couple of decades....
Hi there
Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years.
It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my TH-cam channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💕
Thank you Hans Boot, I agreed with you even Im younger 30 years than you
True that
I don't believe many songs in history come to close to the beauty of this one, but I would still suggest giving today's music a try! I'm much younger and I can say with confidence that, though it may be slightly harder to find, there's still soulful talent in some of today's music! :)
If it adds even the slightest bit of comfort, beautiful and gorgeous music is written all the time. One just has to dig a lot deeper than before.
But it's out there.
Don McLean,one of my favourite artists all times,Vincent and American pie will be remembered forever,what a legend,love you very much,proud to be one of your fans
The phrase “they don’t write them like they used to” spring’s to mind
Don McLean was a genius. I grew up with his generation and his songs were magical
Magic is a great word for his music! I didn't get to grow up with it, but I'm glad I discovered it
Is..is a genius ❤️
Don McClean IS still a genius. He hasnt left the building yet....
Wonderful tribute to Van Gogh.
It is isn't it, a sad song for a sad life, both very very beautiful
Got to know and understand the frailties of Vincent Van Gogh, through this song.
Favourite artist (paint) and artist (music,)
Ohhh I wish I could read those letters Cindy
@@ambriadanielsband4132 I believe the book title is Theo. His brother had a great love and understanding of his brother. From what I understand he would purchase some of his pictures directly or indirectly to funnel funds to him and keep his spirits up. brotherly love is truly a great thing.
This song has lived with me for fifty years now... It was beautiful then... and it is even more beautiful now when I listen to it with some life experience.
What a masterpiece.
This is the RAW version, without the sentimentality of the single. The most moving songs are one artist about another, they understand the life. From all of us who suffer for our sanity, big love and respect to Don McLean .... and to Vincent.
I was a huge Don McLean fan when I was young, and I recall his explanation once about this song. He said that Vincent was told that he couldn't sell impressionistic paintings and he should concentrate on the popular style of realism. Van Gogh's response was "I can't paint what I see. I have to paint what I feel!" As a result he never had much success in his lifetime but today his paintings are considered masterpieces. Don McLean viewed his music the same way. The record industry tried to tell him what kind of music to produce, but as an artist he felt compelled to compose and sing what was in his heart and not what was marketable.
Nobody else could sing this song like Don. It is a masterpiece, perhaps the most beautiful song ever written.
It is.
Possibly the most beautiful song ever written.
One of the most beautiful musical masterpieces of all time! Just like the artworks of Vincent van Gogh. 👏💕
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
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
Starry, starry night
Flaming flowers 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
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
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 strangers that you've met
The ragged men in the ragged clothes
The silver thorn, a bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Now I think I know
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're not listening still
Perhaps they never will
Thank you for the lyrics. Have a great day!
A masterpiece
Whenever I hear the most minute reference to this song it gladdens my heart to know one more person is touched by it. I read about a reporter who attended a Nick's game. 🎮 He was described as wearing a grey hat with the words "Starry starry night" printed on it. I smiled at the idea of one more person who was touched by the song.
💖😭😱🎤😔😔😢✨😿💔✍️🌌🌌✝️🛐
Thank for sharing this beautiful lyrics/poem
This song is 1,000 times better than anything one can find on the charts today.
Except, undoubtedly, for Jake Bugg -- who, by the way, has credited this song as one of those that most inspired him. Try, for example, Simple As This, Country Song, Broken, Pine Trees, or Simple Pleasures.
Osip P. The person that uploaded this video was Folkman123, this is jake buggs own channel that he used before he made it famous.
The Child by URBAN SEASCAPE..................check out the lyrics.
Vincent Van Gogh is my favourite artist of all time. I have always loved Don Maclean's beautiful song. He understands as I do, a fellow sensitive kindred spirit.
This is pure poetry. So perfect to depict Van Gogh's life
And, thank goodness, Don is still with us. He was 75 on October 2nd.
"Morning fields of amber grain, weathered faces lined in pain, are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand."
Those are some of the most poetic lines to me.
And for me almost every line is touching.
These lyrics are every bit the masterpiece that Van Gogh's paintings are. ♥️
His voice is beautiful the song is a masterpeice. Pure poetry chanelling Vincent van Gogh. Best song ever written. American pie was amazing too but this song is just so hauntingly beutiful!!
I remember hearing this song on The Simpsons.
I have been thru difficult times in life. From family and friends passing to health concerns that put me in pain every day, for the last 19 years and I have never cried out. When I hear this one song, every stroke of each guitar string, every note sung in that soft and compassionate voice, breaks down every barrier that I, in vain, built to keep the world from seeing me cry. By the end of this song, I am sobbing in tears, even at 50, for all that has been lost. This one song. Thank you.
joel trevino This song has a way of breaking down the highest walls..
As butifully written as the song itself. My best wishes to you Joel.
Magnificent comment. Mind yourself Joe.
Isn't it wonderful how healing music can be. It is the vibration of the Universe made manifest and that you are touched by it shows the Universe moves through you and you still feel, even after building your wall. I too have suffered intense loss in my life. Tears heal.
Dear Joel...I very much relate to your sentiments and how it effects you. I feel much the same and gone through and still am many hardships. I don't know why but I find solace in this song that is sad. Don McLean has been a favorite singer/songwriter of mine for 45+ years....God bless you and keep you always.
This song is to the Vincents of the world. I always think of My english teacher my sophomore year of High School who showed the class this song for poetry month. When I heard it I broke down and was moved by the lyrics. This song figuratively saved me in a time where I battled several demons and almost ended my life. It made me see the beauty within myself. I think we all know Vincent's some of us are Vincent's ourselves. Beautiful people fighting hideous battles in a world where they are too good for them.
i know several vincents and one is lying in a coffin right now. huhuhu
Beautifully put....
Thank you for understanding those, who're too good for this world.
i was 15 in the Spring of1973 and was just diagnosed with schizophrenia/ auditory hallucinations. it was surreal, to say the least, how closely I did identify with the lyrics in every aspect of McLean"s song. Of course, I tear up whenever I hear it played on the radio or wherever.
❤️live love life.
Probably the deepest yet saddest song ever. The absence of other instruments than a spanish guitar made it even more poetic
I love DM's voice. It's so strong yet it's gentle. One of the saddest songs ever written, played and sang. Beautiful but so so sad.
An artist at work, painting a masterpiece, with his words.
Just like Van Gogh did...
Beautifullly said...@
He is so talented. And was way ahead of anyone else, writing about mental health when most other artists of his generation were writing love songs.
Exactly BMac. ))
Don't forget the late great Nick Drake. Died aged 26 in 1974.
This is a love song...
@@nobody20005 this is a song about Vincent van Gogh…
@@Manays I've always felt it was a love song to Vincent. MacLean's insight is as amazing as the rest of it. After one listen, I feel wrung out, like I've just walked through an exhibition of his works, AND had some direct link to the artist's emotions. Vincent must have been quite amazing.
I was born in 1972, my mother, died at 46, used to sing me as a lullaby. This song make me think about her.
in 1974 i´ve been in Amsterdam and i went to the van Gogh museum. The pictures really touch my soul. This song put my feelings into words. Great !!
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"They would not listen, they're not listening still. Perhaps they never will".
You got that right Eric Russell!
Beautiful line
Gorgeous. "Painting is very easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do." -Edgar Degas
Thank you very much for that quote.
As a kid, this song would be playing in my head as I ice skated in the afternoons when I got home from school. Gliding on the ice, I felt free and enveloped by the words and melody. It was magical.
Perfection: the tragic story, the poetic songwriting, the vocal quality, the haunting melody, and the instrumentation. How can you not love it - how can it ever be “passé?”
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I'm not ashamed to say that this song makes me cry,,,,,,,i don't know why.
+Keiran Bradley Because it it is so so so soooo beautifull Keiran.One of the best songs ever.
The BertieW It truly is my friend , Peace.
+Keiran Bradley ...me too
Keiran Bradley
Peace to you my friend.
+Keiran Bradley Yer not the only one....powerful song, touches the soul
"this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you"
Unusual great song. Very a Good.
Deep
Thanks :-)
That has to be one of the most beautiful things a person can say to another. The absurdity is that is comes his the highest of heartbreak.
A true masterpiece is when the audience listens and make no sound. This song is a masterpiece
This man is a true performer fantastic writer musician and I have had the pleasure of hearing that gift for over 50 years .
Me, too. What an amazing artist.
Whenever I had panic attacks or suicidal thoughts, this song calms my mind and soul more than any other can do. Thank you Don McLean. Instead of contemplating suicide, I focused on how you poetically described Van Goghs great works, and his suffering even though not all people can understand.
Well spoken/written..sorry you go through such agony. Believe me, many people can relate.....
Kepp on keeping on my sweet dear far away friend
I think this song and others like The Rose and At Seventeen really resonate with people touched by grief,by loss, by suffering...
My father took his own life 55 years ago when I was 4 months old.It blighted our lives but I do believe my family will be reunited some day and everything will be okay, we will be at peace and long years of struggle will be at an end.
I think Vincent is at peace now after suffering for his sanity.
@@dnhy7951 God, "At Seventeen" is such a sad song. Love it. You had a beautiful comment. I can definitely relate to yours and the OP's sorrow. Life is tough.
so true. xo
as a published recorded songwriter, this is perhaps the most moving set of lyrics ever penned on paper, much like Vincent himself, McLean has produced a masterpiece of perfection--listen to this song while looking at Van Gogh's paintings and you will understand they are well connected and haunting much as Vincents paintings are as well!
A nod to Wanderer, what a great way for you to describe this, "a hauntingly beautiful song"
The line about Vincent's suicide on that starry night gives me chills, always.
Van Gogh actually did not die right away, but two days later when infection set in because there were no surgeons available to remove the bullet.
His brother was at his bedside when he left us.
The man sure could tell a story.
These are possibly the most hauntingly beautiful lyrics I've ever heard.
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JASMINE LAMPORT'S BREATHE....it kinda really works.
DON MCLEAN STILL AROUND AT 72 YEARS OLD GOD BLESS YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT MUSIC I GREW UP WITH YOU!!!!!
so looking forward to catching him in concert in the UK
He will be singing the song with Ed Sheeran..😊😊😊
His girlfriend is 24.......seriously
Ronnie that’s a 48 year difference Hey Whatever
What a beautifully written song and sung by Don McLean. Touches all my senses.
Hello Eileen
How are you doing today?
I wish I was smart enough to praise this song without falling tragically short.
Todd Christopher You just did.
Ditto!
This is like a beautiful love letter to Vincent Van Gogh. ❤️
"This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you." Never forget that.
one of the purest songs ever by a great artist
The 70's has the most awesome musical artist of all generation.
Agree...I'm so lucky to be part of that time!
Me to, I was a young lad working on a farm in England, I used to have to cycle 5 miles to work and back in all weather's for a pittance.I never knew the meaning of this song back then but I still loved it but have learned to appreciate the genius of Don McLean as I have aged. Fortunately I am semi retired no more cycling to work but unfortunately no great songs and singers like Don, I've learned one thing in my life if nothing else,,,,, the bloke that said hard work never hurt anyone ? never did any .
It's just so true.
@@peterbalac1915 me too, I was 7...loved it new
Agree, I was 16
One burst of applause at the beginning, and it was done, so he can perform.
Something any modern audience needs to learn...
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It’s not the audience that dictates that complete silence. A truly great artist, regardless of the audience, can hold a crowd in the palm of their hand and keep their attention and silence. The problem isn’t with the modern audience. The problem is with the artist and their music if they can’t capture the audience and silence a room regardless of how large the room or how many in the audience.
American pie Guy was inducted today in The Music Hall of fame! God bless you Don for you made the best music!!! Love you! Maureen
Words alone could not express the beauty and magnificence of this song in it's entirety... perhaps the height of MAN'S genius and ingenuity... 🤔. 😢
I was 16 in 1972, and this song still brings a tear to my eye..
My mother was that age too. She says this was the first record she bought. She is 67 now ❤
This song is an absolute masterpiece, beautiful.
You are so right. I remember sitting and listening to it on the radio in my car. I had to go somewhere and opened the door to leave but couldn't go. I was compelled to sit there until the song finished. By the end of it I was hanging out the door of the car absolutely in awe of what a brilliant and beautiful song it is. And his voice! Divine! A genius artist's salute to another genius artist.
belíssima!
this video was posted the year i was born, and performed the year my parents were. longevity is powerful. this song has blanketed generations. truly art in its purest form.
spent 3 hours at Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam today McLean just gets him - fanatic song
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. You can almost feel Vincent's pain.
His voice was so beautiful, just like Van Gogh's masterpieces. His notes swirl and his tone is colorful and rich. ❤
It's almost like he had a special insight into the tragedy of Van Gogh, and transferred it to the beautiful imagery of this song.
Why do you love expression and hide behind a ridiculous fake name? - be YOU, unashamed.