Don Mclean - "Vincent" (Starry Starry Night)

[@Dennio83]

I live 20 miles from the town where Vincent was born. He was a great man. No wonder there are songs dedicated to him. Yet none of them are as beautifull as this one!

[@loribelle100]

At 61, this asthmatic, allergy-ridden singer just raised goosebumps on my arms and nearly brought me to tears. This is a perfect example of what's missing in current music. All us "old folks" say this repeatedly, but not one singer on pop radio today can shine this man's shoes, much less hope to EVER sing with such pure emotion or have this effect on listeners. Wow!!! God bless you Don... thanks for many years of heartfelt music and lyrics.

[@ohmissladymam]

This performance, done this way, is absolutely awesome. It makes me want to kiss his cheek and say, " Thank You" , but with so much adoration from fans I doubt it would mean anything. I have listened to other versions, but this one shows heart and soul in comparison. I listen to it over & over like a young school girl. If it were an old 45 it would be scratched up by now from over use. Hugs from a Midwest lady who loves to hear it.

[@ludo281160]

So nice to hear this again. this song gives up hope in *short living*. Don is such a good singer, hope that generations after us love this song too!

[@francescoarzilli]

Everytime I listen to this song I can't do much than crying. The line where it is said "This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you" reflects exactly what I feel about this world today. No one makes efforts to understand other people's true soul and we all are alone and loveless, I mean true love, that love for the human being that doesn't ask for something back but which is totally free. Great Don you understand the matter !!!

[@Mindfookfilms]

One of the most beautiful tribute by an artist to an artist.

[@andrewcheng2988]

Great Song, Great Singer.. and time has added more flavour into the song.. Bravo !!

[@mbpb79]

Beautiful...... Thank you Don McLean, and thank you Mia..

[@shely04c]

ive been here a long time and he,s still one the best. thanks goodproblems

[@cleanflow8028]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

[@kemalmstf]

here comes that old blues feeling again,alone again naturally,,,this song will do it,does it everytime! peace & love to all!

[@2degucitas]

Brilliant, touching and precise. He captures Vincent.

[@cyclesingsleep]

this first time i really listened to this song, i was in the middle of an isle in Kroger, just down the street from where i once lived in another state. while slowly wandering down an isle in search of something simple and absurd, those words came through the stores ambient sounds meant to add a lovely background texture. i began to cry and then to weap. and as my mind and heart rejoiced in the sadness that was so tenderly related, my body died around me.

[@InsaneSVK]

Don McLean, the man who taught me what music is.

[@PooIking]

18 people who dont know anything about great music. timeless, beautiful thank you don

[@aholdout2]

Beautiful words from a very talented man. He gives us a glimpse into his soul.

[@zashvi]

wonderful melody, lovely voice, PERFECT LYRICS!

[@dropover]

Don McLean captured the true tragedy of Vincent, a man with a deep need for love and belonging, expressing himself through colour on canvas. A difficult man because of his illness, his inner soul was kind and caring. This may be one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@houstonveer]

I watched this yesterday before going to my local museum to look at a newly hung Van Gogh painting. Thirty-five years down the road D.M. delivers again with his staggeringly beautiful composition.

[@cosmicjazzer]

sung from the heart... this is gold....

[@noiui]

wonderful, I always loved this song, such a heart wrenching song of heartbreak of a talented, humble artist we all admire his work for, who took his life for the love of LOVE.

[@carlosbuscatore]

the most beautiful song ever...thanks Don

[@willcrogers57]

I love it!! He just gets better with age!! I would love to see more current video of him!! I have become a Don Mclean fan!!!!!!!

[@drunkskunk005]

Quite possibly the perfect song...a subtle blend of poetry and storytelling.

[@leonardjohnny67]

quite possibly the most beautiful song about the most beautiful man of all time, moving to say the least

[@Kruizinby]

feel like a big sook hearing this song with his emotion in his voice. Wells me up every time...

[@welcomeblack]

wow, i saw this last night at Ottawa's Bluesfest... it was beyond good... it was epic...

[@williedb47]

I love Don Mclean's music. It's a classic!

[@acytoh]

I feel so touched by this video, it somehow tell me time flies. . look back to his old video than you can tell .. Thanks for posting, it reminds me lots of things .. : )

[@Explogene]

It`s too beautiful... when he said ''perhaps they never will'' I hit the table from frustration. lol

[@shudderbug]

This song is so beautiful. However, what is even more beautiful is the exhibit of Van Gogh's painting, "Starry Night," that is currently on display, until January 2011, at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. If you are in the area, and you enjoy this song, please get tickets to see this magnificient painting, as well as other. I was so moved by it, it was incredible. Before I left the museum I went back to see the painting a number of times.

[@JuanJCortes]

Wow, Excellent!!! Don McLean is ONLY!!!! I am not of the time........... but I enjoy as anybody their songs. It is brilliant. I love you and I admire you a lot Don. Juan.

[@ttbayo]

Immortal song never dies nor fade away.....Thanks for the memories........... Don Mclean.......

[@reconphil]

Nice version of a Great song. Thanks for posting.

[@homeoso]

This man sings so beautiful. I have loved him always

[@brooksnorton]

How can a song be written so perfectly.

[@zalahri]

oh, people, just stop complaining. If he would have played only with his guitar, then surely, there would be somebody saying that he could do more, since it's a different time now... Just appreciate the beautiful, and absolutely divine lyrics and the outstanding music that this man can make! He is a genius and I don't think there are as many similarly extraordinary artists in this world as there are fingers on both hands... Don McLean, YOU ARE THE BEST! :)

[@mcates101]

I love Don Mclean. His music is amazing. I actually go to school with his kids. He lives about 5 minutes away from me. MC

[@SoftSpokenStrongLove]

and an expression of appreciation for the works that this man produced. Many of the lines refer to Van Gogh’s paintings (i.e. “Shadows on the hills/ Sketch the trees and the daffodils), while others hint at the struggle the man went through, such as “For they could not love you/ But still your love was true … And how you suffered for your sanity/ And how you tried to set them free”. Unfortunately KZbin doesn't lend itself to in-depth analysis, so please reply if you'd like to discuss more!

[@7takethat]

thanks f posting, time rapper with sync. is not important, forget this, great is lyric in space - great don mc lean, he never comes back regards to all are here watching and listening reinhold3

[@TheGlasgowGunner]

Don McLean just has such a great tone to his voice, so smooth.

[@goodluckmygirl]

i am da one of a million fans of mr.mclean..he is my life time idol in music...i love him da way he ing..ur da one and only mr.mclean..

[@mariaryanxx]

i love being able to say that an artist is better live! :)

[@vineetdm]

Always Brings Tears To My Eyes.......

[@Ma1nguy]

I listened to that song again and it brings tears to my eyes

[@pejepscot]

Saturday Night May 24th 2008 he is giving a free concert at L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine. Should be a great time! Saw him a few years back at the Lobster Fest. in Rockland ME.

[@Bombeni]

I was 15 year old girl when this song came out, was played on the radio a lot. It was my favorite song then, of course I didn't literally connect with the tortured artist thing back then; I was more interested in the torture of fights with my first love, and how the world would come to a screeching halt everytime we had a fight. This song helped me cry somehow. LOL. I'm a bit older now, and the true meaning is different, though not necessarily deeper.

[@prrolg]

'Why can't anyone make music like this anymore? Because genius is so rare perhaps?

[@LeeMitchellAcoustic]

Love you Don! Always have!!xx

[@loong318]

one of my favourite of all time

[@DirtyFaceCapon3]

This song is awesome.Really hits me deep

[@ohmissladymam]

Thank You so very much for posting this. Even better than the record in my opinion. I finally found my meaning in this song and it brings tears at times. (Strumming my pain with his fingers.) Smile. Finding Joy as I keep trying. The artist in my life helps with that.

[@sisigpapi]

So timeless

[@hangingman1]

No matter the effects on what you see. Close the eyes ... feel his music letting the years that have passed come to you.

[@mojos_]

greatest song to hear in 80,s

[@soosh123]

hence the reason we must listen to music from the years past

[@ohmissladymam]

Love this version. I miss my artist who passed on my birthday right after they saved me a month earlier. Sometimes i ask what for

[@kkanya]

Hauntingly beautiful.

[@onkelbuke]

soo fantasic beautifull

[@jenmumma5639]

His voice mature & I can hear feeling in this version. My favorite.!!!! AND I return to it again & again (as long as they keep saving me anyway.) Thanks to 770G by Medtronic I have recovered a couple brain cells to boot. As long as I have breath this is the version I want to hear.

[@Gibblady]

Great as ever.

[@Mopperd]

This is song is just as much a masterpiece as Vincent van Goghs'paintings. Brilliant!

[@smallfishSam]

this song always make me feel peace

[@coragem2]

I cry everytime when I hear this song. And I think how many people are amnonimous now, alone, depressing...Like Van Gogh. We don't see them, we don't know anything about them... until them die and that new comes in some newspaper! Nobody have to be genious to be important. We have to care about each other, about our neighbour, our family. We need each other. Nobody can be happy when is lonely.

[@spnjoseph]

thank you for informing me about the meaning of this song i didn't know which Vincent he was singing about

[@waynerany]

yes a masterpiece for sure.

[@teresa6565]

Awesome!

[@elportus20]

bellisimo tema me encanta!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@W2n1dowsx]

Gorgeous

[@iankennedy280570]

Thanks for going to the effort of posting these vids,and the tech stuff,regardless of the skew,it is lovely to see the actual live stuff,I prefer it...as nice as the images can be. Thanks again.

[@johnlemmon]

brilliant and unique...

[@lousysound]

i just love this tack

[@ohmissladymam]

To a talented wish maker: Thank You & God Bless you always.

[@goodproblems]

This was one of two #1 hits on the 1971 release "American Pie"... Can you guess what the other hit was? This performance is from Don McLean's Spring tour 2007

[@LizetteBaguette]

The song evokes the images of Van Gogh's work so vividly & full of color, I find myself humming it often. "Now I understand what u tried to say 2 me." I don't think spnjoseph hasn't heard of Vincent Van Gogh. Maybe s[he] didn't know Don McLean was referring to THE Vincent Van Gogh & not his brother Vincent or significant other. And know u know, which is a good thing.

[@gregormann7]

A real masterpiece on both the musical and lyrical sides. Very beautifully performed here. In terms of contemporary/popular songwriting, I think it is unsurpassed. I only wish he had changed one word--"...as lovers SOMETIMES do..." I don't like the idea of equating, or even associating, suicide with love. It is tragic when it actually happens, as in the song. But thankfully, it isn't a norm.

[@cleon64]

when it was over I was like "where is the repeat button" beutiful song

[@carld1967]

Lost my best mate, his birthday is 17th April, his name is Vincent, guess you know how I feel, Miss you mate... ... God Bless x

[@SeanBeanz]

this song makes me wanna cry! =(

[@4FabBEATLES]

this song is written in tribute of painter VIncent Van Goh kinda about Van Goh's famous painting Starry Sky

[@Ma1nguy]

Wonderful voice, wish I could sing like that

[@oriflyboyz]

Indeed! Well said: OFPQuestor...bravo!...cheers!!!

[@joebel222]

passion..thank you don

[@pdincertidumbre]

Preciosa, really beautiful

[@goodproblems]

Thanks for the comment, I hadn't realized that it had switched back... There was time period around the time I posted this that once uploaded, all the vids would skew about 11 30ths of a second off. I started to edit the audio OFF that amount to compensate. I guess KZbin has now caught up. I can fix it, when I get a chance.

[@saudibint]

he is such an amazing lyricist.

[@Ma1nguy]

That's what I've always heard but I just wanted to understand the meaning of the song because it's so melancholy while at the same time so beautiful.

[@SoftSpokenStrongLove]

Thank you for taking the time to post this. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. :)

[@dankoch2010]

Nice song.

[@Poppimom]

I would realy want to meet this pernson. He stands for everytihing it is beautyful, and I would want too met with him! Ié known him all my life, and i´m almost 52 years old, and still love him!

[@bwspyder48]

weathered faces lined in pain soothed beneath the artists loving hand. Is there a more beautiful lyric ? thanks so much for posting this

[@captalex84]

For me this song is metaphor for the world we made like it is now.......and the one we could have made

[@cucumber1111]

maybe I can't forget the voice and relaxing feel...

[@ancestralblue]

Yes Frances...there are people who make the effort to understand to understand the souls of others. But for the ones who don't it's usually all about the distraction presented by the material-money world. Those who learn to look past that see the Spirit of God in the other person's eyes and that creates a bond of feeling that connects them at a very deep level. They see that in other people, in animals and in themselves.

[@sirtinycreep]

This reminds me of my relationship with my sister. Torrid, yet sometimes kindly.

[@Emibeth]

Yep, I too have Asthma and it's not fun...didn't know that about him. I admire him for being able to perform.

[@idawilliams3528]

would not listen they didn't know how....how you tried to set them free...this world was not meant for someone as beautiful as you...best friends

[@axlrosea675]

@goodproblems must've been great to see him live

[@FinalSagacious]

6:01 :P johnny cash angle and look Vincent - my all time fav song !!!!!!

[@labels323]

This song just gets better with age.