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22.03.2020 - 18:25 / etcanada.com
Neil Diamond is offering some hygiene advice in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and he’s using one of his biggest hit songs to do it.
In a video the 79-year-old music icon shared on Twitter, he tells his followers, “I know we’re going through a rough time right now, but I love ya, and I think if we sing together we might just feel a little bit better. Give it a try.”
Diamond, sitting in front of a fireplace while strumming an acoustic guitar, launches into his classic “Sweet Caroline”,
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Neil Young has released “Shut It Down 2020,” a new version of “Shut It Down” from his 2019 album Colorado that was “inspired by fans reaching out to Young expressing the elevated poignancy the song has come to represent during this pandemic.” Recorded with Crazy Horse, the new video is interspersed with images from various places around the world from the past month. “These are uncertain times,” Young said in a statement.
Written in response to the coronavirus pandemic
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Neil Diamond is putting a coronavirus spin on his iconic hit!
As we all practice social distancing when out and about, there is a part of us that realises that the world as we know it will never be the same.
“Sweet Caroline” has a new chorus geared for the era of social distancing.
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Neil Diamond has joined a growing number of actors and musicians encouraging persistent hand-washing and social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The iconic singer-songwriter on Saturday night posted a video of himself at his home playing a new version of his classic tune "Sweet Caroline." “I know we’re going through a rough time right now, but I love you, and I think maybe if we sing together we might feel a little bit better,” Diamond says during the more than two-minute video.
Neil Diamond has come out of retirement for the second time in two weeks to share a new version of his hit Sweet Caroline, which encourages fans to stay safe during the coronavirus crisis.
By Dominic Patten
Neil Diamond, 79, is here to uplift your spirits! The legendary singer is currently in quarantine in his Malibu, California home and decided to play some tunes in a new video posted to his Instagram and Twitter accounts on Sunday, Mar. 22.
By Bruce Haring
Neil Diamond’s anthem “Sweet Caroline” is a beloved singalong, but it appears that the singer-songwriter realizes that his message of “touching hands” doesn’t quite work in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Today, he shared a video where he encouraged a singalong of the song. When he reached the pre-chorus, he sang some rewritten lyrics: “Hands/Washing hands/Reaching out/Don’t touch me/I won’t touch you.” Watch the video, which includes a very good cameo from his dog, below.
Neil Diamond has penned a new version of Sweet Caroline to encourage the public to wash their hands and follow social distancing advice.