Van Gogh died a failed artist. He sold only one painting during his life. His brother Theo provided him with enough money so he could continue to paint. Eventually he took his own life. His brother passed away less than a year later of an illness. His sister in law inherited all of his work and she even put up all or most of his paintings on the wall of her home. Then she set about to make his work known to the world traveling from art exhibition to art exhibition with his work to get others to notice it. Eventually it was noticed and she then wrote a book telling the story about him and her husband. Without her effort his work would have stayed worthless and unknown. His story would have been untold.
Van Gogh's life was so tragic, but so impactful. Seeing his work at the Van Gogh museum moved me like nothing else in my life. I have been a painter for more than 40 years. His work still moves me to tears at times. This song captures his story quite well.
Pass me the tissues. After over 50 years and I can still sing along to this. Good lyrics stick with you. Vincent was never recognised as an artist during his life. Bless.
All of the artwork are Vincent Van Gogh's paintings. The lyrics are describing Vincent's paintings. And now that you've watched the "paintings" video, please watch Don McLean perform this song when you get a chance. So beautiful and heartfelt.
The context for this is that Van Gough suffered with ill mental health and poverty for most of his adult life. People have speculated that he likely suffered from something like Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia. He had a lot of correspondence with his brother, who financially supported him, and described long periods of extreme moods and most famously cut off his own ear and gave it to a woman who worked at a local brothel, likely when in a manic/psychotic state. His art only really became appreciated after his death. Great reaction to this amazing song!
Vincent Van Gough painted countless absolutely beautiful paintings and artworks (those seen in the video where all his). He was a severely depressed man and likely bipolar, living in a time where knowledge of mental health was non-existent. He was often seen as a crazy, spending large portions of his life in mental institutions. He only ever sold one painting in his life, and it was to his brother. Today, he is often revered as one of the greatest artists of all time, with far too many forgetting the numerous troubles he went through in his life.
I lost my great uncle to suicide a week before Christmas five years ago. I am about as atheist as they come, but something about the timing hurts extra hard. This song always reminds me of him, and I listen to it whenever I think of him. Love ya, Uncle Joe, see ya in hell ❤
There is a song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" song by Roberta Flack the origin of the song After being mesmerized by Don McLean, at one of his concerts at the Troubadour theatre in Los Angeles - and in particular McLean's song "Empty Chairs" - Lieberman wrote a poem on a napkin describing how she felt about McLean's performance and brought it to Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox, who were writing songs for her new album. Peace out.
This is one of the most sadly yet beautiful tunes I have ever heard. Don has had such a way with words and delivers with such delicate emotion!You might want to try a couple of other phi’s tunes and covers like Castles In The Air, Crying, and an ultimate love song called And I Love You So!Vincent lived in poverty struggled with selling any of his work and was emotionally unstable. All his paintings sold after he died.
I recommend "Empty Chairs" for your next Don McLean reaction. It was the song Don was playing in concert heard by composer Lori Lieberman which inspired her to write the lyrics to the Robert Flack hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song". Note: I find that Don McLean's studio recordings are consistently superior to his live recordings. Your mileage may vary, but that has been my experience.
I've been listening to this song since it was released and it never fails to bring me to tears. You are one of the few reactors that have recognized that McLean's beautiful tribute to Van Gogh was, and still is, a moving eulogy to the beauty inside of the man that lived, suffered and died so many years ago.
Excellent reaction associating Vincent's turmoils with other bullied souls and talking about how we fail to recognize a person's worth when they're alive.
“Portraits hung in empty halls.” The saddest part of Vincent’s story is that he never knew how famous he would be. He sold one painting to a friend for nothing. He died penniless and alone, and never knew his paintings would sell for millions. He never knew his paintings would be in every school in the world, every library in the world.
Beautiful, beautiful song. If I'm not mistaken, this was Tupac's favorite song, and that's saying a lot. After hearing this you will look at his art in a whole new way. There is an episode of Dr. Who where they visited Van Gough (pronounced Goff) that does an outstanding portrayal of Vincent.
Yes, very touching Dr. Who episode. A good stand alone episode too, where the viewer needn't necessarily be a regular viewer of the show to appreciate it.
Older brother died at birth..his name was Vincent . How morbid his mother chose to name him Vincent as well. Never received the love from his mother he desperately needed. His mother “ painted “ out HER plan for Vincent ’s life..A life he defied and relentlessly fought for his own..HIS own identity..His younger brother admired this . Vincent sketched and painted out his own life..cut off financially from his mom..Theo would support his older brother..unconditionally ..✌️❤️
This was the poet/rapper Tupac last song he listened to before he died. A poem put to a song. The Dutch Govt invited Don McClean to play this song LIVE at the Vincent Van Gogh (VVG) museum. The magnificent Dutch artist VVG was committed to a mental hospital in southern France where died fm schizophrenia in the late 1890s. VVG had painted over 600* pantings and only sold ONE - to his brother.
You just said what I wrote; It’s a beautiful and sad song and it’s a shame that his art work wasn’t appreciated when he was alive but THE SAME Art work is now popular and he’s not alive to see his work appreciated, people are becoming wealthy on his art work
Next time you listen to this song, Google Vincent Van Gogh's paintings" and scroll through them while listening. "weathered faces" "Starry Night" etc. These lyrics paint pictures of Van Gogh's paintings.
What a beautiful reaction! I so agree with your sentiments about the message in this song and tribute to a beautiful soul. The world continues to ignore, bully and shame the creative ones who are just trying to follow their heart! Thank you for explaining this so eloquently.
Van Gogh said, "I am seeking, striving, I am in it with all my heart." The same can be said about the music of Don McLean. We are born with music and art inside us. It's in your blood, your heart, and your soul. It is a necessity for everyone, like food and water. I believe it's magic. Music and Art of all kinds are magic - that's why every culture has both...always have. Thank you for bringing the magic to us all with music and your amazing commentary.
Most people know Don McLean from his iconic song "American Pie" and while it's a fabulous song, I think I like this gorgeously visual just him and his guitar performance a little better. There's a video of a live performance of "Starry, Starry Night" where the audience is just sitting there in awe. And there's no theatrics, no pyrotechnics, no dancers. Just a guy and his guitar telling a story like the trubadour he is.
“The world is crazy…” Exactly! And in my personal experience, close relationships, and observations of the public, present and past… creatives are often times people who struggle with mental illness. From depression to addiction and everything in between, one often leading to the other as we look for coping mechanisms and ways to make sense of the crazy world we live in or just to deal with it, or hide from it…after coming to whatever conclusion about it that we reach based on our outlook and environments respectively. It’s sad, but the one positive thing about so many tragic tales is the beautiful art that comes out of it…available to others to spread the fact that no matter what we go thru, internally or environmentally…we are not alone in the struggles life brings. And, in hindsight, that has saved my life countless times. I love what you do brother. Keep up the awesome work!
Fantastic reaction...loved your insights. Such a beautiful song♥(about one of my favorite subjects)...I can never listen to it without crying. My favorite cover of this song is by Belgian singer Dana Winner.
Don McLean is an amazing poet who also plays immaculate acoustic guitar and has a marvelous singing voice. He is only known for a couple of songs, but his albums are a delight and well worth listening to all the way through.
Van Gogh liked to sip Absinthe in cafes with other artists. This drink in its original form was found to cause mental problems and was taken off the market but you can get version of it now but it is missing the ingredient that made it so bad for you. I believe it was also Van Gogh that painted countless fish wrapping papers for fish shops to earn a small amount of money. Hundreds or thousands of people over the years would buy fish and just like when you order a meat at a butcher today or even order a hoagie they will wrap in paper. If any one of those people had thought to save their fish paper when they got it home it might be worth millions today. BTW here is something about Absinthe. "There's something romantic about absinthe - that naturally green liquor derived from wormwood and herbs like anise or fennel. Vincent Van Gogh and Oscar Wilde drank it. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Pablo Picasso filled the glasses of cafe patrons with absinthe in their paintings. Absinthe was a drink of aesthetes. Yet it was not art, but necessity that first helped popularize absinthe: It was included in the rations of French soldiers who marched off to colonize Algeria in the 1840s. As Betina Wittels and Robert Hermesch write in Absinthe: Sip of Seduction, French army doctors issued absinthe to soldiers "for the prevention of fevers and treatment of dysentery."
Thank you Critical for your reactions, I am seeing some music differently now. To see this old music *my music* not lost warms my soul. I thought for decades that it was gone. Never appreciated this song till you played it, thank you.
Another great song from 1971… You could spend the rest of your life, just analyzing the songs from that year ... When I think back on it, it's almost overwhelming. How much great music came out that year
Growing up, my dad had this on 8 track tape. I would listen to “American pie” on headphones while doing my homework, and this was the next song. Even at 10 yrs old, I knew this song was special.
I would recommend a book called Dear Theo by Irving Stone. It's a collection of letters written to Theo, his brother. I believe it's the book Don was reading when he wrote this song.
Probably my favourite record of all time.Listen to Roberta Flack KKilling Me Softly her homage to Don McLean the first record i ever bought. See Kirk Douglas Lust for Life for Van Gogh life story a great film
This is my favorite tune to play on guitar. A couple friends and I will be playing a benefit concert for Toys For Tots in early December and you can bet that this song will be played.
One of the best videos for this song as they incorporate many of the well known Van Gogh paintings at the right time. You can see his genius and agony in each painting. The story of how Don came to make this song is very interesting.
How's that for a painting... in beautiful song. Your talk at the end made me think of a line from another album and artist I've come to admire and respect - "... The bleeding hearts of the artists make their stand, And when they've given you their all, some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy, banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall - Roger Waters Pink Floyd The Wall
Van Gogh more than likely was poisoned by the lead in his paint, but he wasn’t successful during his life,I think he only sold one painting .if you ever have a chance see his work in person because it’s shockingly beautiful and alive . ☮️
Then there was the other revisionist historical suggestion that he may have been killed not by suicide nor lead paint, but a stray bullet. I don't recall all the details but it was several years ago when I encountered the theory and it seemed at least plausible at the time.
I love this song and this version...but the cover by Justin Hayward from the Moody Blues is simply amazing. His voice really captures the feel of this song. Worth a listen. And if you like instrumentals...listen to the great Chet Atkins version.
I love the way you see right into the heart of things. Check out this song by Harry Chapin. There is a similarity -- 'Flowers are Red', the album version.
American Pie and Vincent were Don's two mega hits, his other stuff is good - Castles in the air, Beautiful Baby, Winterwood, Everybody loves me .... didn't knock the publics socks off to the same extent. Good singer, good acoustic guitar. Just pleasant songs.
Wow I didn't know Don wrote the lyrics out on a paper bag...wow....I knew what the song was about ....and Vincent is one of my favorite artist of all-time but I didn't Don wrote the lyric out on a paper bag...lol...well he would not be the first...and certainly not the last to do that....because when the words come you have to write immediately or you will forget those words.
If Vincent were alive today he would be the richest painter that ever lived. There are more than 800 of his paintings still in existance worth millions each.
Vincint suffered with mental illness and expressed himself through his paintings... He was dirt poor and could not sell any of his paintings... Today one of his paintings sold for over 50 Million... His paintings today are worth multi millions... He took his life because he could not live with his mental illness anymore.
“We give people their flowers after they’re dead” profound truth right there.
Van Gogh died a failed artist. He sold only one painting during his life. His brother Theo provided him with enough money so he could continue to paint. Eventually he took his own life. His brother passed away less than a year later of an illness. His sister in law inherited all of his work and she even put up all or most of his paintings on the wall of her home. Then she set about to make his work known to the world traveling from art exhibition to art exhibition with his work to get others to notice it. Eventually it was noticed and she then wrote a book telling the story about him and her husband. Without her effort his work would have stayed worthless and unknown. His story would have been untold.
Van Gogh's life was so tragic, but so impactful. Seeing his work at the Van Gogh museum moved me like nothing else in my life. I have been a painter for more than 40 years. His work still moves me to tears at times. This song captures his story quite well.
Vincent was not alone when it comes to starving artists who are unappreciated while they are alive.
Wasn’t that spectacular?
He was one of the first artists to be bold in colours, he was beyond is time.
Killing me softly by Roberta Flack was her response to hearing Don sing this......
Don't forget his brother Theo who loved him so much and died not to far after Vincent.
Killing Me Softly (With His Song) was a hit song written about McLean.
Are you for real or just making that up?
@@TristanandIsolt Google it.
Pass me the tissues. After over 50 years and I can still sing along to this. Good lyrics stick with you. Vincent was never recognised as an artist during his life. Bless.
All of the artwork are Vincent Van Gogh's paintings. The lyrics are describing Vincent's paintings.
And now that you've watched the "paintings" video, please watch Don McLean perform this song when you get a chance. So beautiful and heartfelt.
Don McLean is still alive at 78
The context for this is that Van Gough suffered with ill mental health and poverty for most of his adult life. People have speculated that he likely suffered from something like Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia. He had a lot of correspondence with his brother, who financially supported him, and described long periods of extreme moods and most famously cut off his own ear and gave it to a woman who worked at a local brothel, likely when in a manic/psychotic state. His art only really became appreciated after his death.
Great reaction to this amazing song!
Vincent Van Gough painted countless absolutely beautiful paintings and artworks (those seen in the video where all his). He was a severely depressed man and likely bipolar, living in a time where knowledge of mental health was non-existent. He was often seen as a crazy, spending large portions of his life in mental institutions. He only ever sold one painting in his life, and it was to his brother. Today, he is often revered as one of the greatest artists of all time, with far too many forgetting the numerous troubles he went through in his life.
Excellent reaction.
It's one of the most beautiful songs ever written ❤
I agree. It always makes me cry.
Don McLean is a great artist. “Killing Me Softly with His Song” was written about Don McLean after seeing him perform.
This song, every time, puts a lump in my throat that keeps me from quietly singing along. Beautiful song, inciteful reaction.
These lyrics are brilliant. 90% of the time he isn't talking about Vincent he is actually describing his paintings. It is wonderful.
No matter what kind of artist you are, it changes the way you see the world. The video is fantastic.
I lost my great uncle to suicide a week before Christmas five years ago. I am about as atheist as they come, but something about the timing hurts extra hard. This song always reminds me of him, and I listen to it whenever I think of him. Love ya, Uncle Joe, see ya in hell ❤
what an absolute work of art that song is.... it will last into eternity.
There is a song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" song by Roberta Flack the origin of the song After being mesmerized by Don McLean, at one of his concerts at the Troubadour theatre in Los Angeles - and in particular McLean's song "Empty Chairs" - Lieberman wrote a poem on a napkin describing how she felt about McLean's performance and brought it to Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox, who were writing songs for her new album. Peace out.
This is one of the most sadly yet beautiful tunes I have ever heard. Don has had such a way with words and delivers with such delicate emotion!You might want to try a couple of other phi’s tunes and covers like Castles In The Air, Crying, and an ultimate love song called And I Love You So!Vincent lived in poverty struggled with selling any of his work and was emotionally unstable. All his paintings sold after he died.
I recommend "Empty Chairs" for your next Don McLean reaction. It was the song Don was playing in concert heard by composer Lori Lieberman which inspired her to write the lyrics to the Robert Flack hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song". Note: I find that Don McLean's studio recordings are consistently superior to his live recordings. Your mileage may vary, but that has been my experience.
This is a beautiful and poignant song and I Love it so much. Great reaction Shawn. ❤❤❤❤
Wonderful writing--poetry...art praising an artist. And sung beautifully.
One of the most beautiful songs ... ever! Brings tears to my eyes.
This is the most beautiful song. His choice of lyric is magical. Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. So sad. Thank you for this reaction.
I've been listening to this song since it was released and it never fails to bring me to tears. You are one of the few reactors that have recognized that McLean's beautiful tribute to Van Gogh was, and still is, a moving eulogy to the beauty inside of the man that lived, suffered and died so many years ago.
Excellent reaction associating Vincent's turmoils with other bullied souls and talking about how we fail to recognize a person's worth when they're alive.
I’m an artist, this song touches me every time I listen to it.
Went to the art museum in my city and saw his paintings when I was in seventh grade. I was very fortunate!!!!!♥️♥️
The song Vincent always makes me cry. It is about the artist.
“Portraits hung in empty halls.” The saddest part of Vincent’s story is that he never knew how famous he would be. He sold one painting to a friend for nothing. He died penniless and alone, and never knew his paintings would sell for millions. He never knew his paintings would be in every school in the world, every library in the world.
The singer songwriter era of music was fantastic!
One of my favourite Dr Who moments when he took Van Gogh to 2011 van Gogh exhibition in France
Incredible episode!!!
Lust for Life Kirk Douglas plays Vincent. Great movie.
💯 👵🏼💜☮️
people were meant to be loved, things were meant to be used; now people are being used and things are being loved.
Many consider this the most beautiful song ever written. I tend to agree.
Beautiful, beautiful song. If I'm not mistaken, this was Tupac's favorite song, and that's saying a lot. After hearing this you will look at his art in a whole new way. There is an episode of Dr. Who where they visited Van Gough (pronounced Goff) that does an outstanding portrayal of Vincent.
Yes, very touching Dr. Who episode. A good stand alone episode too, where the viewer needn't necessarily be a regular viewer of the show to appreciate it.
Older brother died at birth..his name was Vincent . How morbid his mother chose to name him Vincent as well. Never received the love from his mother he desperately needed. His mother “ painted “ out HER plan for Vincent ’s life..A life he defied and relentlessly fought for his own..HIS own identity..His younger brother admired this . Vincent sketched and painted out his own life..cut off financially from his mom..Theo would support his older brother..unconditionally ..✌️❤️
This was the poet/rapper Tupac last song he listened to before he died. A poem put to a song. The Dutch Govt invited Don McClean to play this song LIVE at the Vincent Van Gogh (VVG) museum. The magnificent Dutch artist VVG was committed to a mental hospital in southern France where died fm schizophrenia in the late 1890s. VVG had painted over 600* pantings and only sold ONE - to his brother.
All the images in the video are paintings of Van Gogh. He was far beyond his time 💝
Great reaction to a great song, and you picked a great video to react to. Such beautiful works of art.
I cry every time I hear this song, it just hits me so deeply.
Without a doubt the most beautiful song I've ever heard.😍
Such a beauutiful beautiful song. Melancholy indeed.
Don McLean "General Store"...Nuff Said.
How does a man write a song like this and American Pie in a lifetime? We are blessed that Don was in our lives.
He still is at age 78.
You just said what I wrote; It’s a beautiful and sad song and it’s a shame that his art work wasn’t appreciated when he was alive but THE SAME Art work is now popular and he’s not alive to see his work appreciated, people are becoming wealthy on his art work
Thanks so much, Critical - this is my favorite by Don... and beautiful display of his art!
Absolutely LOVE this song!!! One of my all-time favorites!!!! Good reaction!!!
Well said my friend sad that such a talent was not recognized until after his death like many artists.
Another fantastic story teller ,using music to tell history .
Classic poetry to song
I am so happy you've picked this wonderful studio version! While the live stripped down one is good, this one is so much better. Thank you so much!
Next time you listen to this song, Google Vincent Van Gogh's paintings" and scroll through them while listening.
"weathered faces" "Starry Night" etc. These lyrics paint pictures of Van Gogh's paintings.
The lyrics are superimposed over the actual paintings described in the song and you had your eyes closed!!!
What a beautiful reaction! I so agree with your sentiments about the message in this song and tribute to a beautiful soul. The world continues to ignore, bully and shame the creative ones who are just trying to follow their heart! Thank you for explaining this so eloquently.
Van Gogh said, "I am seeking, striving, I am in it with all my heart." The same can be said about the music of Don McLean.
We are born with music and art inside us. It's in your blood, your heart, and your soul. It is a necessity for everyone, like food
and water. I believe it's magic. Music and Art of all kinds are magic - that's why every culture has both...always have. Thank
you for bringing the magic to us all with music and your amazing commentary.
One of my favorites as well, Tupac had good taste
Most people know Don McLean from his iconic song "American Pie" and while it's a fabulous song, I think I like this gorgeously visual just him and his guitar performance a little better. There's a video of a live performance of "Starry, Starry Night" where the audience is just sitting there in awe. And there's no theatrics, no pyrotechnics, no dancers. Just a guy and his guitar telling a story like the trubadour he is.
“The world is crazy…” Exactly! And in my personal experience, close relationships, and observations of the public, present and past… creatives are often times people who struggle with mental illness. From depression to addiction and everything in between, one often leading to the other as we look for coping mechanisms and ways to make sense of the crazy world we live in or just to deal with it, or hide from it…after coming to whatever conclusion about it that we reach based on our outlook and environments respectively. It’s sad, but the one positive thing about so many tragic tales is the beautiful art that comes out of it…available to others to spread the fact that no matter what we go thru, internally or environmentally…we are not alone in the struggles life brings. And, in hindsight, that has saved my life countless times. I love what you do brother. Keep up the awesome work!
Fantastic reaction...loved your insights. Such a beautiful song♥(about one of my favorite subjects)...I can never listen to it without crying. My favorite cover of this song is by Belgian singer Dana Winner.
Vincent van Gogh is one of my heroes, and this song breaks my heart.
Don McLean is an amazing poet who also plays immaculate acoustic guitar and has a marvelous singing voice. He is only known for a couple of songs, but his albums are a delight and well worth listening to all the way through.
My God you nailed it! Nailed it nailed it nailed it. Thank you for opening yourself up to this powerful testimonial of a beautiful tortured soul❤
The painting Starry Night is my favorite
Such a beautiful song
Van Gogh liked to sip Absinthe in cafes with other artists. This drink in its original form was found to cause mental problems and was taken off the market but you can get version of it now but it is missing the ingredient that made it so bad for you. I believe it was also Van Gogh that painted countless fish wrapping papers for fish shops to earn a small amount of money. Hundreds or thousands of people over the years would buy fish and just like when you order a meat at a butcher today or even order a hoagie they will wrap in paper. If any one of those people had thought to save their fish paper when they got it home it might be worth millions today.
BTW here is something about Absinthe. "There's something romantic about absinthe - that naturally green liquor derived from wormwood and herbs like anise or fennel. Vincent Van Gogh and Oscar Wilde drank it. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Pablo Picasso filled the glasses of cafe patrons with absinthe in their paintings. Absinthe was a drink of aesthetes.
Yet it was not art, but necessity that first helped popularize absinthe: It was included in the rations of French soldiers who marched off to colonize Algeria in the 1840s. As Betina Wittels and Robert Hermesch write in Absinthe: Sip of Seduction, French army doctors issued absinthe to soldiers "for the prevention of fevers and treatment of dysentery."
Thank you Critical for your reactions, I am seeing some music differently now. To see this old music *my music* not lost warms my soul. I thought for decades that it was gone. Never appreciated this song till you played it, thank you.
Thank you for being here for all of this 😁
Another great song from 1971… You could spend the rest of your life, just analyzing the songs from that year ... When I think back on it, it's almost overwhelming. How much great music came out that year
Growing up, my dad had this on 8 track tape. I would listen to “American pie” on headphones while doing my homework, and this was the next song. Even at 10 yrs old, I knew this song was special.
excellent reaction..... beautiful song....
Beautifully sad...hope he is listening to this tribute now💔
Brilliant song about a brilliant artist who struggled with his mind but had a huge heart.
I would recommend a book called Dear Theo by Irving Stone. It's a collection of letters written to Theo, his brother. I believe it's the book Don was reading when he wrote this song.
Pure poetry.
Great reaction, very understanding of the subject matter.
Probably my favourite record of all time.Listen to Roberta Flack KKilling Me Softly her homage to Don McLean the first record i ever bought. See Kirk Douglas Lust for Life for Van Gogh life story a great film
You have a Van Gogh tee-shirt? I'll swop you for a Rembrandt hoodie...lol..
It's a Batman t-shirt made in the theme Van Goghs 'Starry Night'. This version is called 'Dark Starry Knight' 😁
This is my favorite tune to play on guitar. A couple friends and I will be playing a benefit concert for Toys For Tots in early December and you can bet that this song will be played.
Beautiful song from a great album. Try "Till Tomorrow" and "Crossroads".
One of the best videos for this song as they incorporate many of the well known Van Gogh paintings at the right time. You can see his genius and agony in each painting. The story of how Don came to make this song is very interesting.
Just a masterpiece here. Good stuff love you
How's that for a painting... in beautiful song. Your talk at the end made me think of a line from another album and artist I've come to admire and respect -
"... The bleeding hearts of the artists make their stand,
And when they've given you their all,
some stagger and fall,
after all it's not easy,
banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall - Roger Waters
Pink Floyd The Wall
Van Gogh more than likely was poisoned by the lead in his paint, but he wasn’t successful during his life,I think he only sold one painting .if you ever have a chance see his work in person because it’s shockingly beautiful and alive . ☮️
Then there was the other revisionist historical suggestion that he may have been killed not by suicide nor lead paint, but a stray bullet. I don't recall all the details but it was several years ago when I encountered the theory and it seemed at least plausible at the time.
I have dreamed multiple times that Home Free did a remake of this. They would be fantastic with this one. The writing of this song is fantstic!
Beautiful insight. ❤️✌️
Beautiful 😢❤
My mom always said a famous Jamaican saying' A prophet is never appreciated in his own land and in his own time.'
I love this song and this version...but the cover by Justin Hayward from the Moody Blues is simply amazing. His voice really captures the feel of this song. Worth a listen. And if you like instrumentals...listen to the great Chet Atkins version.
Need to see live version
I love the way you see right into the heart of things. Check out this song by Harry Chapin. There is a similarity -- 'Flowers are Red', the album version.
American Pie and Vincent were Don's two mega hits, his other stuff is good - Castles in the air, Beautiful Baby, Winterwood, Everybody loves me .... didn't knock the publics socks off to the same extent. Good singer, good acoustic guitar. Just pleasant songs.
Wow I didn't know Don wrote the lyrics out on a paper bag...wow....I knew what the song was about ....and Vincent is one of my favorite artist of all-time but I didn't Don wrote the lyric out on a paper bag...lol...well he would not be the first...and certainly not the last to do that....because when the words come you have to write immediately or you will forget those words.
YOU NEED TO WATCH THE ART DUDE, WHAT THE HECK......😮
You did listen now, not many know how.. ❤
Tragic that a few medications we have now could have saved him and his genius for many more years and gave him a chance to be happy
If Vincent were alive today he would be the richest painter that ever lived. There are more than 800 of his paintings still in existance worth millions each.
Well said, relevant points made.
Vincint suffered with mental illness and expressed himself through his paintings... He was dirt poor and could not sell any of his paintings... Today one of his paintings sold for over 50 Million... His paintings today are worth multi millions... He took his life because he could not live with his mental illness anymore.
You are hearing a marimba, a wooden xylophone type instrument.