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Don McLean - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) is a Masterpiece
Posted on 10/23/20 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 10/23/20 at 12:28 pm
Don McLean wrote some great tunes. I like American Pie but it's easily worn out. Vincent is a timeless song that is just brilliant all around. It highlights the best facets of Don McLean's voice. Give it a listen again and enjoy.
Vincent
Vincent
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Posted on 10/23/20 at 12:47 pm to SUB
I really like it, but have to point out that someone listed it in the worst song thread 
Posted on 10/23/20 at 1:12 pm to SUB
quote:
Vincent is a timeless song that is just brilliant all around.
I always thought so.
I auctioned off this Starry Night guitar at a songwriter fundraiser I was involved with. Always loved the song and got all the songwriters to sign it first. One of them grabbed it and played the song in his set.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 1:18 pm to parrotdr
I agree. He and Jim Croce are perhaps the finest balladeers I’ve ever heard… The lyrics in Vincent are incredibly touching and flow beautifully...
Posted on 10/23/20 at 2:03 pm to tigerpawl
Interesting tidbit....Don McClean was the inspiration behind the song Killing Me Softly with His Song after Lori Lieberman saw him in concert.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 2:15 pm to SUB
I always loved Chet Atkins’s guitar arrangement of Vincent.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 8:10 am to SUB
Vincent has always been one of my absolute favorite songs.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 8:34 pm to StringedInstruments
quote:Absolutely. It is so eloquently done. Vincent (Chet Atkins)
I always loved Chet Atkins’s guitar arrangement of Vincent.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 9:59 am to SUB
Always loved this song even before I knew it was Don. It has a way of getting in your head an won't leave. For me it was the music over the lyrics, but there are very few songs about artists, like Van Gogh.
Subject matter-wise, it reminds me of McCartney's Picasso's last words, and Pablo Picasso (Burning Sensations version).
Subject matter-wise, it reminds me of McCartney's Picasso's last words, and Pablo Picasso (Burning Sensations version).
Posted on 11/1/20 at 10:47 pm to SUB
I almost feel Don McLean's career was killed by 'American Pie'. I remember when it came out, that song was on AM radio rotation every hour for months! Got to a point where people were so sick of hearing it, they moaned and changed the station. Classics like 'Vincent' seemed to be overlooked in comparison, which is a shame.
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