Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) Song by Don McLean Covered by Martin Philp

"Vincent" is a song by Don McLean, written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is often erroneously titled after its opening refrain, "Starry, Starry Night", a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting The Starry Night. McLean wrote the lyrics in 1970 after reading a book about the life of Van Gogh. It was released on McLean's 1971 American Pie album; the following year, the song topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, and peaked at No. 12 in the United States, where it also hit No. 2 on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 94 song for 1972. The song makes use mainly of the guitar, but also includes the accordion, marimba, and violin. A new, longer recording of the song was released in McLean's 1992 album Classics. In July 2020, the original handwritten lyrics went up for sale for $1.5 million. McLean said the following about the genesis of the song: "In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms. I was sitting on the veranda one morning, reading a biography of Van Gogh, and suddenly I knew I had to write a song arguing that he wasn't crazy. He had an illness and so did his brother Theo. This makes it different, in my mind, to the garden variety of 'crazy' – because he was rejected by a woman [as was commonly thought]. So I sat down with a print of Starry Night and wrote the lyrics out on a paper bag." Official Website martinphilpmusic.my.canva.site Linktree linktr.ee/martinphilp Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/6Bd6ZhLfhyD4Czr4hroHn5 Apple music music.apple.com/us/artist/martin-philp/1651925178 #OriginalMusic,#SingerSongwriter,#MusicLovers, #coversongs,