NPR: Neil Diamond Reveals Inspiration of 'Sweet Caroline'

Neil Diamond Reveals Inspiration of 'Sweet Caroline'

Neil Diamond has revealed that his classic song "Sweet Caroline" was written about Caroline Kennedy, President Kennedy's daughter. Diamond held on to the secret for 40 years, until he had a chance to tell Kennedy himself, which he did last week when he performed at her 50th birthday party via satellite. Of course, any Neil Diamond-related news gives us a good excuse to post Will Ferrell's classic PG-13 impression, in which he offers a different explanation of the origin of "Sweet Caroline."

Dan Pashman

11:35 AM ET | 11-21-2007 | permalink

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