a question: who sings that?

I have never heart it.but so nice the song's words are! so does the melody?

i think it's Scolt Mckenzie.
it's a song sang for Vincent Van Gogh.
Starry night is one of Van Gogh's masterpieces,a very great picture. Although i am a layman of painting,i was deeply moved by it.

U little boy played truant again?

:p

I just can't believe my eyes that some people can still remember this song. It is old and not romantic, but very impressive and beautiful. You can imagine how lonely the starry night can be ...

This is the only song I heard from the Don Mclean about 6-7 years ago. When many songs faded away from my mind, I still remember this song a lot. Especially "This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you".

He also sang some other good songs. Like <<American Pie>> was orginally sang by him, so did <<And I Love You So>>.

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And I Love You So

And I love you so
People ask me how
How I've lived 'til now
I tell them I don't know

I guess they understand
How lonely life has been
But life began again
The day you took my hand

And yes I know how lonely life can be
The shadows follow me
And the night won't set me free
But I don't let the evening get me down
Now that you're around me

And you love me too
Your thoughts are just for me
You set my spirit free
And I'm happy that you do

The book of life is brief
And once a page is read
All but love is dead
That is my belief

And yes I know how loveless life can be
The shadows follow me
And the night won't set me free
But I don't let the evening bring me down
Now that you're around me

And I love you so
People ask me how
How I've lived 'til now
I tell them I don't know

BORN: October 2, 1945, New Rochelle, NY

Famed for -- and ultimately defined by -- his perennial "American Pie," singer-songwriter Don McLean was born October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York. After getting his start in the folk clubs of New York City during the mid-'60s, McLean struggled for a number of years, building a small following through his work with Pete Seeger on the Clearwater, a sloop which sailed up and down the eastern seaboard to promote environmental causes.
Still, McLean was primarily singing in elementary schools and the like when in 1970 he wrote a musical tribute to painter Vincent Van Gogh(梵高) project was roundly rejected by a number of labels, although MediaArts did offer him a contract to record a number of his other songs under the title Tapestry. The album fared poorly, but Perry Como earned a hit with a cover of the track "And I Love Her So," prompting United Artists to pick up McLean's contract. He returned in 1971 with American Pie; the title track, an elegiac eight-and-a-half-minute folk-pop epic inspired by the tragic death of Buddy Holly, became a number one hit, and the LP soon reached the top of the charts as well.

The follow-up, "Vincent," was also a smash, and McLean even became the subject of the Roberta Flack hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song"; however, to his credit -- and to his label's horror -- the singer refused to let the success of "American Pie" straitjacket his career. Subsequent records like 1972's self-titled effort and 1974's Playin' Favorites deliberately avoided any attempts to recreate the "American Pie" flavor; not surprisingly, his sales plummeted, and the latter release even failed to chart. After 1974's Homeless Brother and 1976's Solo, United Artists dropped McLean from his contract; he resurfaced on Arista the next year with Prime Time, but when it too fared poorly, he spent the next several years without a label.

McLean enjoyed a renaissance of sorts with 1980's Chain Lightning; his first Top 30 LP in close to a decade, it spawned a Top Ten smash with its cover of Roy Orbison's classic "Crying," and his originals "Castles in the Air" and "Since I Don't Have You" both also reached the Top 40. However, 1981's Believers failed to sustain the comeback, and after 1983's Dominion he was again left without benefit of label support. McLean spent the remainder of his career primarily on the road, grudglingly restoring "American Pie" to his set list and drawing inspiration from the country market; in addition to a number of live sets and re-recordings of old favorites, he also returned to the studio for projects like 1990's For the Memories (a collection of classic pop, country and jazz covers) and 1995's River of Love (an LP of original material).

~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
~ Guest4ever转

several years ago,my friend gave me a very old tape. Although the tape's quality is really very poor,many good songs were in it,Starry Night is one of them. I love this song but i hadn't the lyrics and because of my poor listening,i can not write down every words. A couple of weeks ago,i got the lyric by internet,i am very happy,so i shared it with you and i am very glad i know more about it,thank u,Guest4ever.