Vincent (Don McLean-liedjie)

[duimnael|237px|[Vincent van Gogh se *Die Sterrenag* (1889) wat in die liedjie beskryf word]]

"**Vincent**" is 'n liedjie deur Don McLean wat geskryf is as 'n huldeblyk aan Vincent van Gogh. Die liedjie se bekende openingslirieke, "**Starry, Starry Night**", is 'n verwysing na van Gogh se 1889-skildery, *Die Sterrenag*.

McLean het die lirieke in 1970 geskryf terwyl hy 'n boek gelees het oor die lewe van Vincent van Gogh. en dit het No.12 behaal in die Verenigde State, waar dit ook No.2 was op die speellys vir Volwasse kontemporêre musiek. *Billboard* het dit gelys as op No. 94 vir 1972.

Die liedjie maak grotendeels gebruik van die kitaar, maar sluit ook die trekklavier, marimba en viool in.

'n Nuwe, langer opname van die liedjie is vrygestel as deel van McLean se 1992-album, *Classics*.

In Julie 2020 was die oorspronklike handgestrewe lirieke te koop vir 'n bedrag van $1.5 miljoen.

## Agtergrond 
McLean het die volgende gesê oor die oorsprong van die liedjie:

## Kritiese ontvangs 
*The Telegraph* het as volg daaroor berig: "Met sy bittersoete palet van majeur- en mineur akkoorde, is "Vincent" se strelende en gerusstellende melodie een van hoë emosie wat in stlte en rustigheid herroep word". *Cash Box* het gesê dat dit "een van daardie deuntjies is vir mense wat daarvan hou om die lirieke en boodskappe wat daarin versonke is te ontleed". AllMusic het op retrospektiewe wyse die liedjie beskryf as "McLean se Päan (of Paion) (Παιών) aan Van Gogh ... wat simpatiseer met van Gogh se selfmoord as 'n verstaanbare reaksie op 'n kranksinnige wêreld." Die webblad het ook gesê dat McLean "'n besonder aangrypende weergawe van "Vincent" op die regstreekse 2001-album *Starry, Starry Night* gegee het.

Die liedjie was 'n besonderse gunsteling van die kletsrymer en akteur Tupac Shakur, en is aan hom gespeel by die University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, die hospitaal waar hy opgeneem is net voordat hy beswyk het aan skietwonde wat hy opgedoen het tydens 'n verbyry-skietery. .

## Speellyste 
### Weeklikse speellyste 
### Jaareind speellyste 
## Lirieke 
[Strofe 1]
 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

[Refrein]
 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

[Strofe 2]
 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
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[Refrein]
 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

[Brug]
 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

[Strofe 3]
 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, a bloody rose
 Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

[Afsluiting]
 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

## Verwysings 
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