'Sweet Caroline' was Caroline Kennedy, says Neil Diamond

Associate Press Entertainment ^ | 11-20-07 | SANDY COHEN

[GOP_Proud]

There’s another famous photo of her with her horse, Macaroni. She’s standing beside the horse in that picture. I figure that’s the one he’s talking about.

[RDTF]

now that was funny :)

[gridlock]

Where it began
I cant begin to knowin’
But then I know its growin’ strong

Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who’d have believed you’d come along

Hands, touchin’ hands
Reachin’ out
Touchin’ me
Touchin’ you

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would

But now I,
Look at the night
And it dont seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin’ runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when I’m with you

Warm, touchin’ warm
Reachin’ out
Touchin’ me
Touchin’ you

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
I believed they never could
Sweet Caroline...

[Bruinator]

YEar later he wrote it holed up. She would have been of age then. :)

[Williams]

It's entirely possible the only inspiration that went from the picture to the song was the word "Caroline" or "Sweet Caroline". It's also sad and rather odd that we live in a society where everyone is afraid of being accused of being a pedophile if they simply like children, meanwhile society is forcing the Boy Scouts to have homosexual scout leaders.

It's just a song, and he quite possibly made up both the song and this story.

[nmh]

Look at the TONE of the song.

It’s not about embracing someone else’s KID.

It’s about embracing as an adult etc..

CREEPY!

[Jabba the Nutt]

Compare the picture to the lyrics of Sweet Caroline:

Where it began
I cant begin to knowin
But then I know its growin strong

Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Whod have believed youd come along

Hands, touchin hands
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin you

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
To believe they never would

But now i
Look at the night
And it dont seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when Im with you

Warm, touchin warm
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin me

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
I believed they never could
Sweet caroline

I don't know, the creepy factor is rising.

[Petronski]

Look at the night
and it don’t seem so lonely
we fill it up with only two.

Filling up lonely nights with the company of "only two" is a romantic reference. Diamond should have kept his pervy inspiration for this song to himself. It's ruined now.

[kenavi]

And he keeps his books like a singer...

[GOP_Proud]

Yeah, and Algore and Tipper were the inspiration for “Love Story”.

[Loud Mime]

I think Neil’s story is bull. He’s made the news, though.

Did he have a groupie named Caroline?

Color me skeptical.

[B-Chan]

Huh? What’s creepy about a charming photo of a child?

[Eccl 10:2]

According to this, “Sweet Caroline” was written after a drunken hit-and-run accident.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5tWwefmAfM

[Petronski]

[mc5cents]

Hooray! Another reason to hate this stupid song.

Neil wrote some pretty crazy songs, that's for sure. Fer instance:

"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair

So, the chair couldn't hear him. Or is that the only word he could think of that rhymed with there? Hmmmmm

[donna]

LOL.

[Sue Perkick]

Look at this

Now read this

Where it began
I can't begin to knowin'
But than I know it's growing strong

Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who'd believe you'd come along?

Hands, touchin' hands
Reaching out
Touching me
Touching you

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe it never would

But now I
Look at the night
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin' runs off my shoulder
How can I hurt when i'm with you

Warm, touchin' warm
Reachin' out
Touchin' me
Touchin' you

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Sweet Caroline
I believe they never could
Sweet Caroline

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Read the lyrics. Neil is a perv if he wrote that about a 9 yo girl?

[avacado]

"It was a picture of a little girl dressed to the nines in her riding gear, next to her pony," Diamond recalled. "It was such an innocent, wonderful picture, I immediately felt there was a song in there."

Creepy

Indeed. Read the words of the song. If he wrote that about a little girl then that guy's a pedophile.

[Larry Lucido]

Well, she was over twenty by the time he actually wrote the song.