This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that are about famous people. See if you agree with any of these!
“Vincent,” written and performed by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, was released in 1971 on his landmark album American Pie. The song, sometimes subtitled “Starry, Starry Night,” is a poignant tribute to the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, whose tragic life and luminous art deeply moved McLean.
This “Stand Out Single” was number 1 on the U.S. Billboards Adult Contemporary and Hot 100 Charts, also in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
Released in late 1971, “American Pie” is one of the most iconic songs in American music history, written and performed by Don McLean. The single was issued as two parts: “American Pie (Part 1)” as the A-side and “American Pie (Part 2)” as the B-side, both extracted from his second studio album American Pie (United Artists, 1971).
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
When I was young before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange for them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.
The day the music died
When I was young, before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.
