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Vincent - Acoustic Cover

by Cat Elliott

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My uncle Christopher loved this song and asked me to record it for him. He paid for me to record it with my producer & multi-instrumentalist friend Herty Hill. Poor uncle Christopher is no longer among us, but I like to think he is smiling down from the stars when he hears this song! Originally written and recorded by the incomparable Don McLean, to whom all songwriting credits are given! The track is free download, in exchange for your email address which I promise to never spam and only ever send interesting updates. Or, if you feel moved to make a donation then I certainly won't say no, as I appreciate all support towards me as an artist and the creation of new music!
Acoustic guitar, beautiful female vocal and harmonies, cello.. a melancholic, beautiful, emotional masterpiece of a song and I hope we have done some justice to it!

lyrics

Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
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
And how you suffered for your sanity
And 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 fields 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 inside
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 heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget

Like the strangers that you've met
The ragged men in 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

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Don Mclean / Elysa Sunshine / Vinny St. Martin

Vincent lyrics © Songs Of Universal Inc., Benny Bird Co. Inc.

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released May 5, 2023
Don McLean - original lyrics & music
Covered by Cat Elliott
Cat Elliott - Vocals & Guitar
Herty Hill - Production & all other instrumentation

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Cat Elliott London, UK

Cat Elliott is a bit of a genre crossing wild card! Difficult to pigeon-hole. A quirky energetic performer, with a standout voice and unique style of writing and playing songs, she can make you smile one minute with her witty lyrical observations on life, then move you with an emotional song about love. Her original and catchy songs tell stories in a way you're likely to remember! ... more

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