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"Vincent" is a song by Don McLean, written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is often erroneously titled after its opening refrain, "Starry, Starry Night", a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting The Starry Night. McLean wrote the lyrics in 1970 after reading a book about the life of Van Gogh. [3]
"In My Merry Oldsmobile" is a popular song from 1905, with music by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Vincent P. Bryan. The song's chorus is one of the most enduring automobile-oriented songs. The verses, which are slightly suggestive (by 1905 standards) tell of a couple who court and fall in love during a trip with
"Saint Vincent, Land so Beautiful" is the national anthem of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The song was first performed in 1967 [1] and was adopted as the national anthem upon independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. The lyrics were written by Phyllis Joyce McClean Punnett and the music by Joel Bertram Miguel. [2]
Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously the main songwriter for several groups, including Depeche Mode , Yazoo , and the Assembly .
Ian Dury was a fan of Gene Vincent since his early to mid teens and claims to have bought every single Vincent produced. In an interview reprinted in Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll: The Life of Ian Dury, Dury says that he first heard of Vincent via "Be-Bop-A-Lula"'s inclusion in film The Girl Can't Help It and admitted to being reduced to tears by the single as an adolescent.
Without a Song" is a popular song composed by Vincent Youmans with lyrics later added by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, published in 1929. It was included in the musical play, Great Day. The play only ran for 36 performances but contained two songs which became famous, "Without a Song" and "Great Day". [1]
"I Used to Work in Chicago" (Roud 4837) is a drinking song.It was written by songwriter and entertainer Larry Vincent.The earliest printed date for the song is March 1945 in the underground mimeographed songbook Songs of the Century, however versions of the song circulated "on the street" as early as 1938 according to the Digital Tradition Folk Music Database. [1]
Rose Maddox covered the song on Capitol Records in 1959.; Don Gibson cut the song for his 1971 LP Hank Williams as Sung by Don Gibson.; A previously unreleased version of the song from 1973 can be found on the Hank Williams, Jr. retrospective Living Proof: The MGM Recordings 1963-1975.