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Guided by prompts from WDC blogging challenges... and of course, life
HI! I'm Jenn - and I'm all over the place (well, at least my mind is). In this blog, I have attempted to gather my thoughts on things prompted/inspired by WDC blogging challenges from "Journalistic IntentionsOpen in new Window., "The Soundtrack of Your LifeOpen in new Window., "Blogging Circle of Friends Open in new Window., "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUSOpen in new Window. and, well, LIFE.
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I have a love of many forms of art: written, musical, paintings, even food. It is a special treat to find an intertwining of more than one art form. Such is the case with the song "Vincent" by Don McLean. In my personal opinion, Don McLean created a musical masterpiece that pays homage to a creator of masterpieces, Vincent van Gogh.

Written exclusively by Don McLean, "Vincent" was released in 1971 on his "American Pie" album. In an interview with McLean, he says he was reading a biography of van Gogh when he was inspired with the idea of writing a song about him. After a lot of thought, the song he created was a homage to van Gogh and his paintings. The lyrics ring of empathy for Vincent van Gogh's struggle with mental illness. A great example of this are the lines, "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." While "Starry Night" is mentioned directly in the song, there are many other paintings of van Gogh's that are alluded to in the song.

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