Neil Diamond: "Sweet Caroline" was Caroline Kennedy

[wicket]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_en_mu/people_neil_diamond

Neil Diamond held onto the secret for decades, but he has finally revealed that President Kennedy's daughter was the inspiration for his smash hit "Sweet Caroline."

"I've never discussed it with anybody before — intentionally," the 66-year-old singer-songwriter told The Associated Press on Monday during a break from recording. "I thought maybe I would tell it to Caroline when I met her someday."

He got his chance last week when he performed the song via satellite at Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg's 50th birthday party.

Diamond was a "young, broke songwriter" when a photo of the president's daughter in a news magazine caught his eye.

"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."

[MrCoffee]

1. ba ba daaaaaaaaaa!

someone had to do it.

[Phillycat]

2. SO GOOD! SO GOOD! SO GOOD!

[MrCoffee]

3. that right there is why you are the awesome.

[Phillycat]

4. ...or at least proves that I'm a real alcoholic. :)

I can do the hand claps in "Take The Money And Run" on command too. :D

...man, thank god I quit drinking...

[wicket]

7. LOVE IT!

:thumbsup:

[terrya]

5. Next up....Carly Simon tells us who was the inspiration to "You're So Vain"

[Crazy Dave]

10. And Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good"

:bounce:

[LynneSin]

17. And Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

:woohoo:

[electprogdems]

6. i just got done reading and posting this story in GD

as they can always use sweet natured stories in there ;-) ;-) ;-)

But can you imagine Neil Diamond performing a song at your 50th birthday party, and then saying he wrote it about you!!! Very very heartwarming.

[wicket]

8. I'm glad you did it

I was afraid I'd get flamed ;)

[electprogdems]

9. hey if sappy stories help people

remember we are all on the same side, post away!

[wicket]

11. I'm with you

I just seem to be shark bait these days! :P

[pokerfan]

12. Cover of Life magazine

[wicket]

13. Thanks!

Must've been the pic he was talking about.

[pokerfan]

15. That's what I was thinking

Searched the internets for a while and that looked like the most likely candidate.

[underpants]

14. Whoops

I duped ya. Sorry

[wicket]

16. No worries

:hi: