Vincent.

This song by Don McLean is incredibly beautiful, based upon the painter Van Gogh. I first heard it on the mighty Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme as Johnny Vegas's choice (which I definitely didn't expect). I was immediately struck by how hauntingly beautiful the song is - the lyrics are aptly poetic and poignant. It feels like he has put poetry to music. It is also refreshing to listen to a song that isn't about love / relationships / something equally cliché. I also like the last line "...perhaps they never will..." which I feel is a bit of reverse psychology - inducing the desire in the listener to try and understand Van Gogh and his work. Clever.

"Starry, starry night. 
Paint your palette blue and grey,

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."

For something that is always there, we definitely do not admire the sky enough!