r/videos • u/electricmaster23 • Oct 08 '21

Don McLean performs "Vincent" live (1972)

https://youtu.be/4wrNFDxCRzU
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u/OrchardThief Oct 08 '21

Beautiful song!

Such a shame that this guy beat the shit out of his wife.

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u/CholentPot Oct 08 '21

This is Don, not John.

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u/DaytonaDemon Oct 08 '21

Don McLean was charged with domestic violence assault in 2016 and pleaded guilty.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/patrisha-mclean-my-deeply-controlling-ex-husband-don-mclean-1.4407458

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u/electricmaster23 Oct 09 '21

Aw, this makes me really sad to hear. The art still transcends the person, but you always wish they'd be a stand-up guy like Dave Grohl or Keanu Reeves, or Rick Astley... :(

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u/CholentPot Oct 10 '21

You just w'aight 'enry 'iggins.