Don McLean - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
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can someone tell me what is this song about?
1 say its abt this homosexual called vincent,
the other say it's abt vincent van gouh
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... -
hmmm....
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its about vincent van gough painting "starry night" lar!
and i love the song!
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Vincent van Gogh the artist
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this picture...
read about the artist van gogh.. google and wiki is your friend
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i dun see the link between the painting and the lyrics >.<
i only noe vincent committed suicide nia >.< -
i study art theory!
van gogh suffered from depression and mental problems. when he painted this work he was staying in a mental hospital. this song is about his mental illness and this work, which is like one of his defining works. -
You have to understand the poetryOriginally posted by shinta:i dun see the link between the painting and the lyrics >.<
i only noe vincent committed suicide nia >.< -
i want to know about the homosexual named vincent....
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The song proclaimed that Vincent Van Gogh was an artist who was beyond his time. He was a genius who was able to push his art form beyond the constraints of his time; few people during his time understand his work. He died a pauper, but his paintings today are worth millions. Starry Night is one of his most celebrated work.
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This is a sad song =(
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You must have mistaken Vincent for Daniel>Originally posted by mhcampboy:i want to know about the homosexual named vincent.... 
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Lovely song......I love it. Even sang it at a singing competition.
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it is used as one of the song in a hong kong dramaOriginally posted by shinta:can someone tell me what is this song about?
1 say its abt this homosexual called vincent,
the other say it's abt vincent van gouh
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...
"tang xing feng bao" -
u got watch also?Originally posted by Kenashi:it is used as one of the song in a hong kong drama
"tang xing feng bao"
nice right?
i like tak tak dei~ -
vincent van gogh was a homosexual?
I don't think so.. sort of remembered him burning his hand for his landlord's daughter or something....plus cut off ear and all -
me got watch too.Originally posted by shinta:u got watch also?
nice right?
i like tak tak dei~
i like lei si kei, suzanna kwan and michelle yim. and dai bao aka har yu.
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he wasn't... he just had inner demons... and i think his liking for absinthe got to him too
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yapOriginally posted by shinta:u got watch also?
nice right?
i like tak tak dei~
finished the show a couple of months back
very nice show
i want to be xiao bao -
'cos u like yoyo mung?Originally posted by Kenashi:yap
finished the show a couple of months back
very nice show
i want to be xiao bao -
some people say it was the lead poisoning because van gogh used lead based paint
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no lah, i just want his lifeOriginally posted by littlestream:'cos u like yoyo mung?
got rich dad n got such a nice gal friend who later became his fiancee -
alamak i dunno their namesOriginally posted by littlestream:me got watch too.
i like lei si kei, suzanna kwan and michelle yim. and dai bao aka har yu.
i like sheung zoi sum -
yoyo is the air stewardess right?Originally posted by littlestream:'cos u like yoyo mung? -
Originally posted by Kenashi:no lah, i just want his life
got rich dad n got such a nice gal friend who later became his fiancee
psst.......sorry shinta.....out of topic