And of course Starry Starry Night is the way Don McLean's song "Vincent" begins. Yes, Don McLean had a hit besides "American Pie", "Vincent" reached #12 on the Hot 100 in 1972. A tribute to artist Vincent Van Gogh, the song references a number of Van Gogh's paintings, and deals with Van Gogh's mental illness and reason for suicide. A strange song, eerily beautiful, and largely forgotten today..
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