Vincent (Don McLean song)

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"Vincent" (also released as under the title "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)") is a song by Don McLean, written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. Its commonly known opening lyric, "Starry, Starry Night", is 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.

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