Sunday, October 8, 2023
Victor Borge
Don McLean - Vincent (Starry Starry Night) (1972)
Donald "Don" McLean the famous American singer and songwriter with a live performance of "Vincent" on Beat Club.
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an 8.5-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation.
His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", a rendition of Roy Orbison's "Crying", a rendition of the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You", and "Wonderful Baby".
His composition "And I Love You So" has been sung by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others, and in 2000, Madonna had a hit with a rendition of "American Pie".
In 2004, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In January 2018, BMI certified that "American Pie" and "Vincent" had reached five million and three million airplays respectively.
🎻 32 really famous classical pieces you've heard and don't know the name! 🎶
Everyone has heard one of these pieces before! But did you know the name and the author? Maybe not... Enjoy! :)
Since this video passed 1M views I made an improved version to correct many errors and issues I didn't put to much care into in the first version... I'd never guessed this would have been popular!
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