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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Vincent |
| Artist | Don McLean |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | American pie |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:03 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 94 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Songs about a name |
| Rec Tag 2 | Without intro |
| Rec Tag 3 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Skip Measure |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on Tonic |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings Arranger 1 | Kenny Ascher |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3EnAxiDMGyfwx94LYPWxcI?si=LNl8DVRPRKWj3ntUQQVxcQ |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/donmclean/vincentstarrystarrynight.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Don McLean |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Starry ✱ starry night / Paint your palette blue and gray |
| Explanation | ✱ Starry night: The inner struggle of an artist framed as the colors and stars on a canvas. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Cosmic:Star |
| MTag 2 | Society:Comm:Media |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-ii-ii-IV-V-I |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | ii-V-I-vi, ii-V-vi-II-ii-V-I |
| Ch Prog B | ii-V-I-vi, ii-ii-iv-iv-I-bVII-VI-VI, ii-IV-V-I |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 9 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, IV, iv, V, VI, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 40 |
| Spot-Energy | 9 |
| Spot-Valance | 46 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 0-9 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The 70s Collection (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JweFEiwNCG3V1hAL6VK_ekJ2-TZZvTmP/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Pop/Rock Anthology (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/109nIUdWE1hohnwycF9SXNTyT71jlrNrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 3 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 3) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 10 (The 70s Collection) |
| SB Page 2 | 1001 (Pop/Rock Anthology) |
| SB Page 3 | 774 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Folk |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Folk Rock |



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