Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond--is this popular by you?

That one is pretty commonly played at baseball tournaments/games- when DS played in myrtle beach 5 years ago as a 12 year old, our boys would belt it out whenever it came on. That song brings back treasured memories of great times for us. Pretty sure ds still has it on his iPod.

It's the one song by Neil Diamind that I know! It is popular around here in that it's played a lot if there's music at a party - it's the kind of song that gets people on the dance floor or singing along.

Only at the end of winning ECHL hockey Eagles games

I asked my DS )14) and he had no clue what song it was. So maybe a regional thing?

It's popular tlat the minor league hockey games here.

I have a funny story about Neil. A group of us go off to scrapbook once or twice a year. There is a group of ladies in their 60s that love Neil. So they were playing a CD one day while we were scrapping. My friend, who can be self centered, was going on and on about how horrible it was. She couldn't believe that they liked that. And she wasn't being very quiet or subtle about her complaints. So this other friend of hers said, "I have some CDs in the car. I'll go get some."

And that friend put in the slowest, most mournful gospel music on. And we had to listen to that until it finished. It really was not music you wanted to scrapbook with.

A little while later, when the gospel music owner left the room, I asked my friend if that was better than Neil. And she proceeded to go on and on about how horrible it was. And Neil was much better. The Neil friends were quietly smiling about the whole thing.

I still warn my friend not to complain about the music. It can always be much worse than Neil.

Neil Diamond and Billy Joel are classics! LOVE BOTH OF THEM!

I consider his musical taste a parenting win. 

I was very popular when we lived in Boton (moved away 4 years ago.) After all, Neil Diamond says he was inspired by Caroline Kennedy when we wrote the song. It's played at Fenway park during the 8th inning and Neil Diamond donated the proceeds from the song after the Boston Bombing.

My kids were late elementary school/middle school when we lived there. It was played at all the dances and EVERY kid knew EVERY word and the entire room would sing along when the song was played. It was pretty cool.

Ever since that wedding movie came out, where they all sang along to "Sweet Caroline," I couldn't listen to it anymore. It was a decent hit in the 60's (early 70's? can't remember), but they messed up the lyrics and it annoys me. I've never heard Billy's songs redone. He's our LI boy, and I know I've said it a million times, but when I was young, I remember my grandparents being annoyed at hearing "that Billy!" playing with his band in his garage down the block. Pretty cool.

Like Neil diamond, but sweet Caroline is creepy. Very creepy


Hate billy Joel. Could not stand him way back when and dislike like him even more today.

I typically only hear it at baseball games...and boy do people sing to it when it is played.  It is a cool/great part of watching a game.

I think a bunch of sports teams (our local university included) play it. I thought it originally started in Boston, but other cities liked it and used it too.

Why?  Do I not know something?