60 likes. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline at Discogs. The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Tribute to Neil Diamond. "Sweet Caroline" is a song written and performed by American singer Neil Diamond and released in May 1969 as a single with the title "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)". Good times never seemed so good The tradition was continued by her replacement Megan Kaiser. [Pre-Chorus] Good times never seemed so good The name Caroline is one he had written down, and it fit the song perfectly, so that's what he used. So good! [45], The song is also used at the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters home games, where fans replace the "bum, bum, bum" with "London sucks!" “Sweet Caroline” was inspired by a photograph of the then-9-year-old Caroline Kennedy. [8], The song reached No. If you fancy seeing Neil Diamond in concert right here in the Bay of Plenty you may be out of luck. [Verse 1] [48], In 2019, "Sweet Caroline" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Promoter's Showtime Australia present The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Tribute to Neil Diamond starring Zac Coombs. [39], "Sweet Caroline" is sometimes part of the regular rotation of songs during sports events at other universities, and although noted as not as being a tradition specific to or uniquely associated with Pennsylvania State University,[40] out of a speculated concern with the song's lyrics in the wake of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, the university removed the song from the rotation of music played at football games prior to the 2012 season. In a 2007 interview, Diamond stated the inspiration for his song was John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline, who was eleven years old at the time it was released. Stream songs including "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show", "Dig In" and more. The third version was a remix found only on the initial CD release of Diamond's His 12 Greatest Hits. [Outro] © 2018 Neil Diamond, Under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.http://vevo.ly/syBPYo Sweet Caroline I bei tempi non sono sembrato così belli. The song was inspired by a photograph of the then-9-year-old Caroline Kennedy. [29], The Iowa State Cyclones have used "Sweet Caroline" as a football victory song since 2006. I thought she might be embarrassed, but she seemed to be struck by it and really, really happy. The lyrics were written a few years later about Diamond’s then-wife Marsha. We fill it up with only two And spring became the summer Music video by Neil Diamond performing Sweet Caroline. In the original mono 45 mix, the orchestra and glockenspiel are more prominent than in the stereo version on the Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show LP. [30], Since 2008, the University of Pittsburgh has used "Sweet Caroline" as an unofficial school sing-along song by inserting "Let's Go Pitt!" Watch TODAY All Day!Get the best news, information and … Reachin' out, touchin' me, touchin' you Two years later, it reached the top 40 in three European countries including a #8 peak in the UK. There are three distinct mixes of this song. I've been inclined Diamond wrote this song about his second wife, Marcia Murphey, whom he married in 1969 (they divorced in 1995). It was such an innocent, wonderful picture, I immediately felt there was a song in there … I’ve never discussed it with anybody before – intentionally. Good times never seemed so good Dolce Caroline. It was arranged by Charles Calello, and recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. 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