Have you ever heard this song? I think, almost all the students have heard this song once. This song is very old pop, but Korean love it until now. And also, I like this song very much because it’s melody sounds like sketch beautiful paint.

        Don McLean wrote this song in 1971 after reading a book about the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh. Inthe 1970s, the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam played the song daily and a copy of the sheet music, together with a set of Van Gogh’s paint brushed, is buried in a time capsule beneath the museum. The song itself was a big international hit. In 1972, it reached number 1 in the UK and number 12 in USA.

        And this song has interest story that I didn’t know. First, McLean describe Vincent’s painting with beautiful and sweet word. For example, lyric ‘Stary stary night’ describes vincent’s painting of STARY NIGHT, lyric ‘Flamin flowers that brightly blaze’ describes vincent’s famous painting of SUNFLOWER, and ‘Weathered fasces line in pain’ describes vincent’s portrait. Second, McLean understand Vincent and respect for vincent’s burning passion and true love about his product. It shows in burden of the song ‘Now I understand what you tried to say to me’ Vincent suffered very much because he didn’t gain public acceptance that period about his painting which is his love.

        After I knew about the story of this song, I got a realization. A person who devote oneself to their field or their favorite work is the most beautiful and wonderful. As he mentioned, ‘But I could have told you Vincent, This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.’

        I think, this song is neccessity to nowadays people who live meaningless and unvalued life and the lesson of this song is neccessary to me of course.