Sweet Caroline is LITERALLY sung around the world at enormous soccer matches, football games, college and professional. He is legendary singer songwriter.

@DizJakeOG

2 жыл бұрын

Especially my Carolina Panthers!

@slyzombie6166

2 жыл бұрын

Its also a Indy Pro Wrestling entrance theme song with the show crowd singing along.

@chetstevens4583

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet Caroline and America are mega hits, this is actually not representative of Neil's usual persona.

@matthewteague623

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen jokes that if you played the chorus to undiscovered tribal peoples in the most remote corners of the world, they'd probably sing it along with you. It's THAT iconic.

@ciri1993

2 жыл бұрын

Check these songs out when he was young. This isn’t close to the best version of this.

The man is an icon…check out songs like Sweet Caroline, Cracklin’ Rosie, Song Sung Blue, Hot August Night/Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show, Holly Holy, Forever In Blue Jeans, Solitary Man, America…all great songs.. Pretty sure the line about the chair refers to Gestalt therapy, a form of psychoanalysis in which the patient does a bit of role play with an empty chair. There is the two- chair method for addressing inner conflict and the empty chair for addressing unfinished issues or business with others.

@jacquelineanderson5011

2 жыл бұрын

Sounded the same as he d on the radio and put one hell of a shows on. He was amazing.

@jacquelineanderson5011

2 жыл бұрын

Such great music. This was my first concert. He

@TonyAngeloX

2 жыл бұрын

Hot August Night-Soolaimon/Brother Love's is such a great song! I wish that would be what people react to.

@KVM-rf5ig

2 жыл бұрын

Yes too all, the man wrote and sang many hits!

@michaelhaywood6302

2 жыл бұрын

It's easy to make a very long list of songs from Neil Diamond, isn't it???

It's Neil Diamond! The voice, the story, the music. There is only one "Neil Diamond,❗

I'm a metalhead from way way back, but saw Mr. Diamond when I was 16. It was three days after a Kiss concert. Mr Diamond put Kiss to shame as far as the show went. Still THE Best concert of my life.

@lisaharrod8386

7 ай бұрын

@tommyc...you got taste darlin', and you had taste at the tender age of 16. Nice story...thx for sharing!

@hereforit170

4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@kimallan2655

2 ай бұрын

My husband as well NEVER saw better concert in his opinion! He saw many many concerts!

Song Sung Blue, America, Girl, You’ll be a Woman Soon, and You Don’t Bring Me Flowers are other great Neil Diamond songs. As people have said Sweet Caroline is a must.

@leannewilson7184

2 жыл бұрын

oh definitely “Sweet Caroline… daah daah daah… “

@jerrysiadek4323

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Coming to America.

@dragonflyparade8143

2 жыл бұрын

Forever In Blue Jeans is my favourite.

@kathyp1563

2 жыл бұрын

My teen daughter told me a story when she was in elementary school, maybe 4th grade. They played music during lunch sometimes. "Sweet Caroline" came on. Everyone in the cafeteria stopped what they were doing & sang the "bomp, bomp, bomp" with tune. We doubted they knew any of the lyrics, but they all knew that beat!

@margaretnicol3423

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Cracklin Rosie!

Let’s put it this way - Neil Diamond has THREE VOLUMES of Greatest Hits. He’s a legend. Try Forever in Blue Jeans, America, Beautiful Noise, Desiree, Sweet Caroline, and You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, a duet with Barbra Streisand that hit #1.

@brianlove9941

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, very very few artist have enough greatest hits to fill 3 cd’s . Neil Diamond, Elton John, Billy Joel, Rolling Stones are the only ones coming to mind…. And of course the Beatles can fill about 5 or 6😄

@coolhive2941

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianlove9941 gotta shout out to Madonna, who does as well. Biggest female singer ever.

@kittymulkey1701

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Barbra needs to be added to the list (she won an Oscar for the song Evergreen), but her duet with Neil Diamond makes me tear up every time.

One of the best ballad, storytelling voices ever!!!

I don't know one person who doesn't love Neil Diamond. Saw him in concert with my sister in 2014. He was so awesome. Sadly he has had to retire due to Parkinsons. 😢

Solitary Man is another classic Neil Diamond song.

@maverick2242

2 жыл бұрын

Totally dude

@Otokichi786

2 жыл бұрын

Show, don't tell: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6Boq8uJj8Kbk84.html

@maverick2242

2 жыл бұрын

@@Otokichi786 For the channel sometimes KZread blocks links, but we can see it, 🤘

Neil Diamond was a genius of a musician. "Sweet Caroline" is the standard everyone knows but I happen to like "Forever in Blue Jeans" quite a bit.

@ledzepgirlnmful

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, he is a wonderful musician!!

@patrickseidel8625

2 жыл бұрын

It's Forever in Blue Jeans.

@danmellis398

2 жыл бұрын

Giving a shoutout to Richard Bennett, who was the primary writer of Forever In Blue Jeans. Bennett was Neil Diamond’s guitarist/musical director for 17 years before moving on in a similar capacity with Mark Knopfler since 1994/95.

@Shrykespeare

2 жыл бұрын

He still is. He's 80 years old and STILL touring. I saw him in concert three years ago and though he's lost a step physically, his voice is still silky smooth.

@susanlangager3568

2 жыл бұрын

Two of my very faves!!! Please react to both of these as well as America!!

Neil Diamond's song America is absolutely fabulous. You need to listen to this.

One of the greatest poets/singers/songwriters who ever existed.Not only did he write his own songs, he also wrote hits for many other performers. His music is very encompassing and you get pulled into his realm. Only one ND

Neil Diamond wasn't just good for a few years. He was GREAT for several decades! Every song mentioned I say oh yes to. One of the great singer/songwriters that tell you a story with great music and a voice that can make you swoon.

Now do “Cherry, Cherry”. It’ll have you dancing in your seats. Also, “Thank the Lord for the Nighttime “, “Brother Love’s Travelin’ Salvation Show”

@Wordsmyth8

2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you on these!

@mariannemabie9274

2 жыл бұрын

I am also with you and thanks for the reminders 💕

@babybanchie7607

2 жыл бұрын

Brother loves for sure.

@SaxyLament

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not religious but "Brother Love" could nearly make me a believer.

@tednewcomb1048

2 жыл бұрын

Brother loves traveling salvation show is one to get you on your feet !!

How can you never have heard of Neil Diamond 😮 🙂

Neil Diamond was my favorite singer growing up....I had to have every album that came out....I was obsessed !

The song called 'Sweet Caroline' ,you have most likely heard at sporting events, is his.

Too many songs to mention! So many good ones! Sweet Caroline, Forever in Blue Jeans, September Morn, Love on the Rocks, Coming to America. The list goes on and on! More please!

@larzakalazerath6655

2 жыл бұрын

Forever in Blue Jeans has always been my favorit

This man has written and sung SO many classic songs. He's a true American legend.

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

The 70s had the best PAINTERS EVER John Denver Jim Croce Gordin Light foot Carly Simon Neil wrote this song in 1971

One of the greatest song writers .

Neil Diamond is an American treasure! "Sweet Caroline" would get the world signing.. My favorite is "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show." "Cracking Rosie," so many more...

@mamaasaiz

2 жыл бұрын

Neil did a killer version of Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show on the Johnny Cash show. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYKjo9SwYazOaNo.html

@ruthmcfadden744

2 жыл бұрын

@@mamaasaiz OMG, thank you for this linc, I just watched it and never saw Neil do it like that!

@shirleycameron7718

2 жыл бұрын

I love this version of his. Live performance....hit me deep down but hey things happen in life sometime when you least expected......cheers

One of the best. You can’t go wrong with any Neil Diamond song. He has a great voice and he gets upbeat on some of his other music. He does a beautiful duet with Barbara Streisand “You don’t bring me flowers anymore “. Been a fan for over 50 years.

@simonekamper650

2 жыл бұрын

Me too ;)

@anniegoodrich262

2 жыл бұрын

I forgot about that song! Great reaction idea!

@marieaug9322

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god yes, the one at the awards show, the chemistry they have.. Ooooooaaaah

Neil writes 95% of his own music!🔥❤️💎

This world has been blessed by this man.

This man is just a legend! "Love on the Rocks" "Sweet Caroline" "They Come to America" "Heartlight" "Hello Again" "September Morn" So many of his songs just make me cry, but it's because they touch me and are really so beautiful. He's a poet, a beautiful poet!

@RandomFandomDragon

2 жыл бұрын

Love all of those!

@CheleBoxy

2 жыл бұрын

I want to watch them react to "COMING TO AMERICA" You can't help but get hyped up on that song!!!!!

@erickent3557

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Neil Diamond can do heartache really well... Love On the Rocks. You Don't Bring Me Flowers (no one reacts to that... maybe Streisand's reps block it?).

@nickstrickland4751

2 жыл бұрын

@@erickent3557 and his greatest, Song Sung Blue

@erogirl1

11 ай бұрын

And finally the other one I was looking for Love on the Rocks. Probably my 2nd favorite song of his of all time.

Kentucky Woman, Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show, Solitary Man. You’ve uncovered a very deep rabbit hole with the legendary Neil Diamond.

There is no way you can't not love Neil Diamond. 50 years of singing and touring to crowds of every age. He is timeless.

@poppypalais3108

2 жыл бұрын

Nice double negative. You don't like him?😀

@jenniferhoffpauir1048

2 жыл бұрын

@@poppypalais3108 love him dearly, I must have started writing one thing and changed my mind and didn't get it all deleted.

@poppypalais3108

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferhoffpauir1048 😁😁😁😁

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

This song came out in 1971 Them 70s Baby

Have been to many Neil Diamond concerts. Every time he is in Chicago,my niece buys tickets as my birthday present. After a three hour concert,it’s still hard to see him walk off stage. Cannot get enough!🔥❤️💎

Neil Diamond has written soooo many songs. And the funny thing is... you've already reacted to a Neil Diamond song already and didn't even know it. Remember Daydream Believer by the Monkees? Yep... Neil Diamond wrote that. Definitely do some more Neil.

@vickic5386

2 жыл бұрын

The Monkees had 3 songs by him: I'm a Believer, Look Out, & A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You. Daydream Believer was written by composer John Stewart, not Neil Diamond. They might recognize Red, Red Wine- covered by UB40

@sourisvoleur4854

2 жыл бұрын

@@vickic5386 Also "Love to Love"

@OneLiterPeter

2 жыл бұрын

@@vickic5386 Thanks! Learned something new. :)

He’s in Songwriters Hall Of Fame and the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.! People like Neil come around once in a Lifetime. 🎤🎶🎵👍🏼😎

The Story Of My Life will melt your heart. What every woman wants to hear!

neil diamond original live at the greek is the best album ever. 1971

Seriously "Sweet Caroline", "America", "The Jazz Singer" and "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" are classics... He's an awesome story teller.

@patcavanaugh4941

2 жыл бұрын

Jonathan...

@patcavanaugh4941

2 жыл бұрын

Brother Love's Taveling Salvation Show.

@mnomadvfx

2 жыл бұрын

"Holly Holy" too.

@reddog8684

2 жыл бұрын

Crackln Rose!

@woodysthoughts4032

2 жыл бұрын

"Solitary Man" was a big hit for him. So was "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon."

Neil Diamond is the best male vocalist of my lifetime. I could listen to the whole Neil Diamond catalog on repeat, forever.

@rhondadananay2106

Ай бұрын

And I DO!🔥❤️💎

Neil said after this song was released,he began receiving frogs with crowns…figurines,stuffed animals,etc. He received so many he displayed them in a room in his house called the frogatorium. He said his next song would be about Rolls Royces! Love his sense of humor…and everything else!🔥❤️💎

Every song Neil writes tells a story…and he writes 95% of his own music!

You need to do more Neil Diamond. "Cracklin' Rose" "Sweet Caroline" "Forever in Blue Jeans" and more.

@marthalowe1556

2 жыл бұрын

'Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show'. Great song!

@diannestucki5732

2 жыл бұрын

@@marthalowe1556 Best Neil Diamond song EVER!

I agree with everyone else.. Don't miss trying "Crackling Rosie" it's a must.

@elenavonpavel-pitts3442

Жыл бұрын

PS Crackling Rosie is a sparkling rose by Christian Brothers...I should know as I drank a whole bottle in one sitting(our 2 week old son had just died of septicemia) and I was determined to become an alcoholic...I didn't as 1 bottle doesn't do it. Played this song over and over along with others.

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Best. Song. Ever.

Can’t believe you, as Americans, don’t know Neil Diamond….he’s one of your greatest singing icons….. enjoy

@VersinKettorix

2 жыл бұрын

Fortunately, most people learn about Neil and just how great he is when they get older and more mature.

@leahwhite5910

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, they might have listened and learned very well to what some people might like to See. Its like clicking and commenting when they make deliberate mistakes almost makes them money..What a crazy idea :)

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

Top 10 VERY VERY EASY

So many artists have recorded Neil Diamond songs. Neil himself had a string of hits 1960's to 1970's. That song "Sweet Caroline" that is used at so many sporting events nowadays is one of his late 60's hits.

@kellylaflash1016

2 жыл бұрын

He had quite a few hits in the 80's too.

@breckrichardson390

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the theme song to "ET" to name one. It was a huge hit.

@kellylaflash1016

2 жыл бұрын

@@breckrichardson390, Interesting fact: "Heartlight" wasn't actually the E.T. theme song. He was inspired to write it after he saw the movie.

My favorite Neil Diamond songs are "Coming to America", "Sweet Caroline", "Cherry, Cherry" and his duet with Barbra Striesand "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". Can't really go wrong with anything he sings.

@LuvTadnDixie

2 жыл бұрын

Love Coming to America

@Stephanie-ik1vq

2 жыл бұрын

@@LuvTadnDixie It always gives me patriotic goose bumps. :)

@suewilliamson5382

2 жыл бұрын

Barbra Streisand and Bette Miller would be two great additions for Female Fridays. Definitely more Neil Diamond.

@LuvTadnDixie

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stephanie-ik1vq Especially when that flag falls in the background and he sings "my country tis of thee"

probably my favorite neil diamond song...wow...so good.

Neil Diamond has the best voice I've ever heard. I really believe that.

@hereforit170

2 ай бұрын

I agree completely, then I hear Paul Rogers ❤

So glad to see Neil Diamond!, a mountain of hits. I never liked him, then my sister took me to his concert many years ago……one of the best concerts ever and I’ve seen most rock bands in the 70’s 80’s and 90’s. He is brilliant and a good human!! His speaking voice too ,,,,Love it Ohh please do his song AMERICA…..Well make you proud

@patrickmurchison9145

2 жыл бұрын

I poo-pooed Neil until I watched "The Jazz Singer," and after that he became one of my favorite male vocalists!!!

@davidgoldstein1526

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how 'proud' peoole would be, today, about the song. Our intense desire to limit immigration based on color and monetary worth is antithetical to the meaning of the song, sadly. 😣

Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show- best song from Neil!

@stanleydrew6704

9 ай бұрын

Amen

What? You’ve never heard of Neil? Probably one of the greatest singer/songwriters / actors of all time! He could fill a 23,000 seat stadium in 5 minutes. He just did his last Concert. 50 year career. Thankfully I got to see him many times!💋💋💋

I am a 63 years old woman,loved Neil forever and saw him 3 years ago in concert in Belgium,it was sooo good. Love also ,the Bee Gees,Queen,Tom Jones. Now for 5 years I love also a new artist called" Dimash Qudaibergen" he is the best voice on this planet for now! Please react to him,you will not be disappointed 😉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4l1tMyeqKa6nLQ.htmlsi=0FO0dMDK6AoF1g4W

Live 1971 version of "Holly Holy"...or as Neil refers to it, "A stream of consciousness song", is a must. Start at 1:40 because it's a fairly long verbal intro but well worth it. Amazing live performance! Starts calm and continues to build into an awesome showcase of just how good his voice really is. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6ajwdyyj7KZlqQ.html

@Shrykespeare

2 жыл бұрын

Others may argue, but I think Holly Holy is his best song ever. It's a classic.

@davidzweiban7957

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shrykespeare I am in compete agreement with you.

@lindajessen3996

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@BigTroyT

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shrykespeare I won't argue - I can only agree. And considering I own around 18 of his albums and know every song on them all by heart, that's saying something.

Every single person I have ever known LOVES Neil Diamond. He is eternal.

Diamond is iconic. Absolutely GREAT singer and composer

OMG OMG. A living legend and you don-t know him? Impossible.

Neil is talking about being lonely at the top. Neil is the frog who dreamed of being a king (success). Success in the music business led him from his home in NYC to LA. But once he reached the top, he found that he had no home and no real friends who understand him. Apparently, Neil doesn't think his analyst (the chair) understands him either.

@wlg2367

2 жыл бұрын

Good analysis of I am, I said!

@tempsitch5632

2 жыл бұрын

And it goes into the “I think therefore I am” / “screaming into the void” psychological aspects of existentialism.

@vicchico6754

2 ай бұрын

I wondered what the chair represents

@2Cambourne

Ай бұрын

@@vicchico6754 (The Chair) is his analyst/psychiatrist. When speaking on his feelings of loneliness and feeling empty regardless of all his success. "I Never Cared for the Sound of Being alone." The chair is not even listening. Brilliant.

He is a MASTER at conveying the message of a song. 💙💙💙💙💙

@robdee9341

2 жыл бұрын

This is my fav Neil Diamond song. So much emotion in his voice. Superb..

this is a VERY special song for me. I grew up with my parents listening to Neil Diamond all the time. He was the first concert i went to at like 14. I will always remember lying in bed at night and my mom and dad listening to him downstairs. Both my parents have passed away now...but hearing this always brings tears to my eyes and makes me think about those times as a kid.

@that70sgirl17

Жыл бұрын

Same! I actually thought Neil Diamond had big red hair when I was kid because on the cover of the Hot August Night record, the red spotlights shine down on his dark head of hair. That album was played all the time in my childhood home and my Dad would sing along and try his hardest to sound as good as Neil. I just love him.

@canadasblinky

Жыл бұрын

@That70s Girl my sister and I shared a bedroom wall. We would both be singing along lol

Neil Diamond, famous singer and song writer, a poet at heart. Vey rare these days!! His music makes me weep!!

I remember as a kid- it was nerdy to like Neil Diamond, cuz he was our parents' music. But damn... As I got older I became so appreciative of his voice and songwriting! I know if you guys listen to more songs you will love them. And no, they aren't all this slow. But his unique voice is great on all his songs

@ellenstrack6274

2 жыл бұрын

So true my friends made fun of me for knowing all his songs ..

@lovemyrainydays

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly! I didn't care for him at all as a kid in the 70s, but as I grew older, I really really got hooked on him. Hot August Night is now one of my favourite albums, not just from the 70s, but EVER (and is a great "starting point" with which to dive into the ND music rabbit hole).

@bonoroo5313

2 жыл бұрын

I remember Dad having a tape recorder with microphone set up in front of the TV recording Neil,s concert "thank You Australia" in 1976. Love him, my fav was Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show.

@larsbonzai

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellenstrack6274 🤣

@larsbonzai

2 жыл бұрын

@@lovemyrainydays good to know I'm not the only 70s child who grew up to be a Neil Nerd

“I am” represents God. Exodus 3:14 “I am has sent me to you”. He is crying out to God but feels he is not hearing him. No one is. Not even “the chair” perhaps his Therapist or someone of that nature. Great song! Glad to see you react to Neil Diamond.

@michaellebo4262

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't make that connectiion. Thank you I'll listen to it again with that thought.

@jasonkyler

2 жыл бұрын

Precisely right. Adds a whole new context once you know that.

@jstmez

2 жыл бұрын

He was seeing a therapist when he wrote this. Took him 6 months to write. He said it was emotionally draining.

@newnotefinder8972

2 жыл бұрын

Zelma Jenkins …didn’t know that. Thanks for the info!

@robertkrawchuk9684

Ай бұрын

God bless

Neil Diamond! He is so AWESOME! Great reaction!

Neil Diamond is a powerful singer. Watch more of him.

You can tell this is an older song by the line "Palm trees grow and rents are low." Been a while since rents were low in L.A. Neil Diamond is underrated - great songwriter, wonderful performer.

@rbb9753

5 ай бұрын

Well, compared to NY, …

Also "Play Me", "Love On the Rocks", "Hello Again", "If You Know What I Mean". Also check out I Am... I Said official video. The studio version is excellent. This man write's poetry. Pure poetry. The phrase "I Am...I Said" is a cry to God ("I Am" -The name of God which He first told Moses in Exodus 3:14). He's crying out to God because he's so lonely and he feels like God is not there to hear his lonely cry. The psychiatrist ("The chair") isn't helping him either. No matter how he pleads he gets no help for his loneliness. So he's saying, "Oh God I'm so lonely! I don't know who I am, where I belong. I'm lost, alone, and hurting. Where are you?" That's the gist of the song. Many people have a time in their lives when they feel this way and this song is so relatable for that reason.

No one sounds like Neil Diamond ... his voice is 1 of a kind.

You have to do "Play me".. Absolutely epic! This guy is a vocal and songwriting God!

The studio version of this record, to me, is a little more lively. But the emotion should come through just fine in this live version.

@babybanchie7607

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely prefer the studio version.

As good as his mid-career hits like this one is, I think his earlier songs were the better ones of his career. Cherry, Cherry Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show and Solitary Man being but a few that you may like to check out. Neil Diamond is a "rabbit hole" worth falling into!

@babybanchie7607

2 жыл бұрын

Brother loves is a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Make this the next Neill song.

@Calamity_Jack

2 жыл бұрын

@@babybanchie7607 Seconded!

@BigTroyT

2 жыл бұрын

Brother Love's is one of my top fav Neil songs! "Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies, 'cause everyone goes, 'cause everyone knows, 'bout Brother Love's shows! Halleluiah!"

@katie-didellis2437

2 жыл бұрын

I really love Diamond, great storyteller/singer. This music brings back some traffic times. His music is a rabbit hole worth exploring.

@shelbysnyder8109

2 жыл бұрын

Brother Love!!!!! Hear Neil Diamond raise the roof!

Neil wrote this while going through a dark time in his life. He badly wanted to play Lenny Bruce in an upcoming biopic, and moved to LA. He immersed himself into Lenny’s character which took a toll on him, compounded by not getting the part. He was very depressed, and the line “not even the chair” refers to the mental health person he was seeing. So many great Neil Diamond songs, but this is my favorite

@kelliadamswityk7164

2 жыл бұрын

Lenny Bruce was Canadian. Amazing musician! Weird circumstances around his death.

I was at this concert in 1988! I can't even tell you how amazing this man is. All of his songs are stories. PLEASE listen to" Holly Holy" and "Solitary man" from 1971 next!❤

@angiemccray4498

8 ай бұрын

Same! It is actually the only concert I ever went to. I've seen perfection, so I'm good now

My Mom has a signed photograph of Neil on her bedroom wall. She’s 85 and it’s one of her prized possessions. His son and my husband are friends and he had his dad autograph it for her. She listens to him all day long on her Alexa and she’s seen him live countless times. He recently retired due to medical reasons and did a fun rewritten Covid version of Sweet Caroline.

I am here for this! Any tune by Neil Dismond is a great choice, but might I suggest America from The Jazz Singer.

@robertmaloney2198

2 жыл бұрын

Love on the rocks and song sung blue are good ones.

@katherinefreymuth2030

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic song.

@kenpaden

2 жыл бұрын

YES, I second that!!

I love Neil Diamond, love his voice and the emotion in his songs. Try "Solitary Man", "Kentucky Woman", "Forever in Blue Jeans", for a more upbeat song go with "America" or 'Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show" or "Sweet Caroline" he has so many wonderful hits it's hard to choose just a few.

Neil’s “trademark” of sorts is a frog wearing a crown! He said after this song,fans started sending him frogs wearing crowns. He displays them n a room in his house called the “frogatorium”. He joked that the next song he writes will be about Rolls Royces! Great sense of humor!

The Jazz Singer - Movie starring Neil Diamond. Features his music too.. well worth a watch

@vickic5386

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it based loosely on his life?

" Sweet Caroline " which was actually written with young Caroline Kennedy , daughter of JFK , in mind ...could spend a week just reacting to Diamond hits ......

This song still makes me weep remembering the lonliest time of my life between 6 and 18!! Grew up in the 70s. All people want is for someone to know they exist.

@cathynuytten798

2 жыл бұрын

Totally can relate!

@TheBeav87914

Жыл бұрын

😢Ditto, ME2, totally relate 😢 6 and 18, I am…I said! 💔

Neil has a reputation- he really shines before a live audience, finds an emotional place to share with a stadium full of folks . This may be the "deepest," most personal song he ever wrote. Career wise, he started out as a song writer. He wrote several of The Monkees' hits, ( mid-1960's ), then decided he could perform them better than they could. He had a LOT of hits, ( mid-60's rock), made a LOT of money, moved on to doing better, deeper stuff, SOLD OUT a bunch of LIVE tours in large arenas and stadiums. For a reccommendation, try one of the live concert versions of I've Been This Way Before.

If you've ever heard "Sweet Caroline" sung at a Red Sox game, that's his song.

@angelmary1181

2 жыл бұрын

Between the 7th and 9th Inning. Still one of my favorite experiences going to Fenway Park. It’s also not unusual to hear the song being sung on the subway platform. It truly unites Bostonians.

Have y’all explored Carole King? Another great songwriter/singer from the Brill Building. Her album “Tapestry” is gold! Female Friday needs Carole King. Try “Home Again” & go from there. Introduced it to my kids (now 42 & 34) when they were teens & they loved it.

@SG-js2qn

2 жыл бұрын

And she co-wrote Little Eva's "Locomotion." Carole could get a two-fer on Female Friday.

Neil Diamond commands your attention!!!

Great song by Neil. He puts on a heck of a show. A VERY charismatic individual, great musician and vocalist, and quite a poet. Try "Love on the Rocks" "Sweet Caroline" and "America"

AL JARREAU's "Roof Garden", "We're In This Love Together", "Boogie Down".

He's also saying he dreamed of success but now that he's got it it's empty. Neil fans are some of the most dedicated in music. My fav is Brother Love/Hot August Nights.

@delicatefleur

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Literally anything off this album is killer. I'm from Southern California and would have loved to have been even one of the tree people at the show. But I was too young. This was my dad's album but I've always loved it

@jstmez

2 жыл бұрын

When he had to cancel the last leg of his tour due to Parkinson's, many of his fans donated their refunds to charity such as Parkinson's research. A fitting tribute to a man who is donated so much himself, winning 2009 MusiCares person of the year.

I was born in 1962. Neil Diamond was something my parents listened, so his music was carried on to the next generation. He falls in that in between for my generation of rock and pop but still became legendary. And you can't help but sing along. And also bring so many memories as a kid. And then passed on to my kids even though their tastes are not the same as mine. Thanks mom and dad!

He shows us how vulnerable he is. He tells us about how celebrity pales to personal intimacy with that special person who knows you but still talks to you.

Next Song: *Sweet Caroline*

I have to admit I’m generally not a big fan but this song always stood out to me as being outstanding. The timing on the studio cut is better, perfect really. He’s adding some dramatic pauses in this version. The voice, the lyric, the melody all fit together so well. A real example of how to write a song and how good music can be.

@cariwaldick4898

2 жыл бұрын

Most reaction videos go for the live versions, and they don't see what we fell in love with. They've got to change it up for a live audience. Neil Diamond is great, and the song's gorgeous, but the changes don't resonate if you're not sitting in the audience.

@rustyaxelrod

2 жыл бұрын

@@cariwaldick4898 - I guess sometimes it’s good to see them onstage if you don’t know anything about them. You can get a better idea of what they are about. Man, my comment above reads pretty stupid, lol. I got side tracked by the kids while I was writing. Glad you got my point.

@kiwigirljacks

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely prefer the studio version of this also.

@cariwaldick4898

2 жыл бұрын

@@rustyaxelrod I suspect it's easier to get these videos past the censor bots if they're live performances. I'm probably in the minority in that I almost always prefer the studio version--especially if the crowd is loud, and singing along, (like in "Sweet Caroline" live.) Part of what makes a song great is in the mixing that happens in the studio. "I Am, I Said" has so much soul-deep loneliness in it, the crowd just doesn't fit--even with the dramatic pauses. Your comment didn't sound stupid at all.

Neil Diamond songs are classics that will live on forever

This live version is at almost half the speed of the studio version (which I think I prefer over this one). If you want to sample some more of Neil Diamond, Go with Sweet Caroline, Shilo, Play Me, Cracklin' Rosie, Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show, and Holly Holy.

@deekang6244

Жыл бұрын

I like the studio version better too. The timing and pacing are better.

@kenthawley5990

Жыл бұрын

I would agree with your view on the original versus this live version. I feel the tempo and phrasing are so much better in the studio version. But either way, this is an amazing song with a powerful message.

@shelq3814

Жыл бұрын

Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show is my favorite! I am not very religious and yet it gives me the chills.

Brother Loves' Traveling Salvation Show is a great song by Neil Diamond.😎😎😎😎

@TonyAngeloX

2 жыл бұрын

The version from Hot August Night is the definitive version I think.

Love on the Rocks and Hello Again are two of his best.

@Diva369

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh I was trying to think of *HELLO AGAIN* ! I ❤ *LOVE ON THE ROCKS* & *SEPTEMBER MORN* too 🧡💛🤎❤🧡💛🤎❤🧡💛

Neil said after the release of this song,he began receiving thousands of frogs with crowns…so many he has a special room for them…his frogatorium. He joked and said his next song would be about Rolks Royce’s!🔥❤️💎

Been listening to Nei Daimond since "Solitary Man." Everything he does is fantastic but "Play Me" still stops me dead in my tracks.

@luvsdvds

11 ай бұрын

"Play Me" is a masterpiece!

Neil Diamond - Solitary Man is a must.

Anything by Barbara Streisand for female Friday. One of the greatest female voices ever.

@billboth6572

2 жыл бұрын

Her rendition of :Nothing's Gonna Harm You" from Sweeny Todd, she sings to her son.

My mum's celebrity crush was Neil Diamond so I grew up hearing his music. He's still a staple at family holiday gatherings.

Beautiful Noise is the name of the Play currently on Broadway. Saw it when it was in Boston. Hoping to catch it on Broadway before it moves to another city. Not many celebrities are honored with a tribute play depicting their life story,until they are deceased. Neil has had MANY accolades…so well deserved. He is amazing and so humble. He was in therapy for most of his career thinking he was not good enough! Beautiful Noise was the song his little daughters named. They were in their New York apartment,window open,listening to street noises below. His daughter said isn’t that a beautiful Noise? At the beginning of the song o one of his albums,he was singing snippets of Beautiful Noise. He called his very young daughters his backup singers,they called him Daddy Diamond. Listen to Beautiful Noise!🔥❤️💎

My favorite is Solitary Man - also Johnny Cash's cover is perfection. Johnny Cash: Ring of Fire

You gotta do Sweet Caroline and Cracklin’ Rose. Those are more upbeat. He was also the first to sing Red Red Wine I believe.

@vickic5386

2 жыл бұрын

He wrote Red, Red Wine. Then UB40 covered it.

You've heard the name. *I'm a believer* - *red red wine* and a crapton of songs he wrote other people sang. Seriously - I fell in love with Neil Diamond when I was 4. YOU must see *Saving Silverman*. Yes, it's dumb. Jack Black dumb but it's chock full of Neil Diamond. His story basically is "The Jazz singer* movie. He's also been in Jonathan Seagull. I've never gotten to see him live and it broke my heart when he announced he wouldn't be touring because of Parkinsons. Oh and Heartlight - ET's song. My fave songs of his are " And the grass won't mind" and "Play Me"

I remember seeing this diamond shaped backdrop at a concert I was at! Diamonds are forever!🔥❤️💎