Ladies and Gents...It's NEIL DIAMOND TIME!!!

[Taverner]

:)

"Solitary Man" on my iTunes

Soon to be followed by "Cherry Cherry"



I don't care if he's a Repug, his stuff just works

[Bill McBlueState]

1. remember Will Ferrell's "Neil Diamond: Behind the Music"?

"This next song, I wrote after I killed a drifter to get an erection." Then he starts into Forever in Blue Jeans.

That didn't make either of the SNL Best of Will Ferrell episodes. :(

[Fredda Weinberg]

2. The Diamond I remember is Dem

When did that change?

[idgiehkt]

3. can you believe I have actually seen him in concert?

It was under duress, though. I was forced to go with my parents when I was in junior high school.

His groupies scared me. Those women love the shit out of some Neil Diamond.

[johnnie]

4. Repug?.. You scared me there for a second

Quite the opposite:

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Neil_Diamond.php

[Taverner]

9. Coolio

Thought he was a repug - glad hes not

[ikojo]

16. Whew! Glad to hear Neil is not a part of

the dark side.

What a relief!

[Burma Jones]

5. I'm very fond of the Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack

and he DID write "I'm a Believer" which is a very catchy ditty.......

[Debi]

13. LOVE IT

Every time I see it I want to buy the CD (Mom and Dad had the album and I wore it out). I chicken out each time - I just need to purchase it and sit back and listen....ahhhhhh

[Burma Jones]

17. Just.........Be............

[B3Nut]

6. IMHO people don't give him enough credit

he's a very good writer. Many artists have had hits doing his tunes. I do prefer his older stuff, especially tracks he cut with Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, and Hal Blaine (the infamous Wrecking Crew, mega-prolific session players). Classic stuff.

Todd in Beerbratistan

[NewWaveChick1981]

7. My aunt was and still is a Neil Diamond groupie.

She's in her early 70s now, but 20 years ago, she and her friends would camp out for Neil Diamond tickets and went to all the shows they could in a five-state area. :P

[Broken_Hero]

8. Thats it

I'm putting in Saving Silverman....

Neil is my grandmothers hero...she is so...whats the word? So, into, Neil...:) And it helps that my nana's name is Caroline...;)

[wildhorses]

10. just one reason...that I like Neil

Cracklin rosie, get on board
Were gonna ride till there aint no more to go
Taking it slow
Lord, dont you know
Have made me a time with a poor mans lady

Hitchin on a twilight train
Aint nothing here that I care to take along
Maybe a song
To sing when I want
Dont need to say please to no man for a happy tune

Oh, I love my rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin rose, youre a store bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin on

Play it now
Play it now, my baby

Cracklin rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, thats al right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that dont ask no questions, yeah

Oh, I love my rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin rose, youre a store-bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin on

Play it now
Play it now
Play it now, my baby

Cracklin rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, thats all right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that dont ask no question, yeah

[wildhorses]

11. and there is always this

Hot August night
And the leaves hanging down
And the grass on the ground smellin' sweet
Move up the road to the outside of town
And the sound of that good gospel beat
Sits a ragged tent
Where there ain't no trees
And that gospel group tellin' you and me
It's Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies
And ev'ryone goes, 'cause everyone knows
Brother Love's show

Room gets suddenly still
And when you'd almost bet
You could hear yourself sweat, he walks in
Eyes black as coal
And when he lifts his face
Ev'ry ear in the place is on him
Starting soft and slow
Like a small earthquake
And when he lets go,
Half the valley shakes

It's Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies
And ev'ryone goes, 'cause everyone knows
Brother Love's show

Take my hand in yours,
Walk with me this day
In my heart I know, I will never stray
Halle, halle, halle, halle
Halle, halle, halle, halle
It's Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
And grab the old ladies and ev'ryone goes
I say, Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
And grab the old ladies and ev'ryone goes...

[ThomCat]

12. Neil Diamond is Awesome, and not a Republican that I've

ever heard. :)

[China_cat]

14. I used to love Neil Diamond

then I went to one of his concerts and haven't been able to listen to him since.

[Hissyspit]

22. His live voice is almost gone, now.

And he definitely went off in the direction of cheese.

The Rick Rubin-produced album is really good, though.

[ikojo]

15. NEIL DIAMOND is a REPUBLICAN!?

Please say it isn't so...I know he gets jingoistic with is America song from the Jazz Singer but oy vey! a REPUBLICAN?!

:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

[qnr]

19. Don't worry, he isn't n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. OH MY GOD I HOPE NOT!

:scared:

[qnr]

20. I know it has been straightened out, but it's interesting that you thought

he was a Republican. Everything I've ever read about him (relating to politics) pointed in the opposite direction, and I knew of a number of his donations.

Personally, I think he's great, regardless of his politics.

[Hissyspit]

21. Oh, yeah! "The Pot Smoker's Song"!

Pot, pot gimme some pot
Forget what you are,
You can be what you're not
High, high I wanna get high
You never give it up
If you give it a try...
La la la la

...followed by recorded spoken testimony from teenagers and others concerning their negative experiences with marijuana. It IS an anti-dope song, but you gotta love that chorus. So singable!

[begin_within]

23. He also wrote "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees

[NMMNG]

24. I'm totally cheesed

I like two songs by him (Forever in Blue Jeans, September Morn' ), and I can't find them for download anywhere on any album. It's like they no longer exist. :grr:

[Skittles]

25. Solitary Man is AWESOME

yes INDEED :thumbsup:

[CrushTheDLC]

26. One thing Neil and Elton John have in common

The stuff both of them recorded for the UNI records label back in the 70's was genious on both counts. When that label was swallowed up by MCA, neither one was the same afterwards. Bizzare coincidence but true.