Vincent............

[Swede]

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,
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 flowers that brightly blaze,
Swirling clouds in violet haze,
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.
Colors changing hue, morning field 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 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 head 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 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...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkvLq0TYiwI

[Heidi]

1. One of my favorite songs ever.

Thank you, swede. :hug:

[opiate69]

2. Ahh.. Don McClean's best song.. nice video work too!

[SPKrazy]

3. Took Me Back A Few!

thanks for the memories (I sound like Bob Hope?)

:hi: :thumbsup:

[Suich]

4. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers, Swede.

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

5. I love this song so much. And I love the works of Van Gogh

When MrSG was attending The Art Institute of Seattle, many years ago, they had an assignment to develop a poster for the Seattle Art Museum.

He titled his: A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words.

The poster was Van Gogh's "Starry Night", all done in colored pencil. When you stand close to it, you can see that the picture is done using all the words of Don McClean's song, "Vincent". It is my favorite piece of work by MrSG.

Some day, when I can, I will take it in to get a reduced copy of it made, and post it here.

Thanks for the song, Swede.

[Danger Mouse]

6. This is definitely...

his best song. Ever hear the NOFX cover of it?

[GenDem]

7. GREAT song about a GREAT artist!

I absolutely love it. I'm an art teacher and I do a unit on the painting...and I always play the song for the kids, too. Helps them to understand Vincent a little bit more.

[Bullwinkle925]

8. I love that song. Always stops me dead in my tracks to listen - really listen- to it.

Thanks for sharing.