Jadd Published: June 30, Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Here's what 30 New Englanders had to say. Categories: Articles. The song, however, gained more meaning soon after that. Later, in , Caroline Kennedy attended a Red Sox game, and Steinberg asked her if the song was about her. However, five years later, Neil Diamond stated that his inspiration for the song was, indeed, a picture of her as a little girl next to her horse in the s, shortly after her father, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated.
At that point, the song became more significant, as a tribute to him, and then more important to the ballpark through a string of innocuous events. All the pieces fit together, and a meaningful tradition was born. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements. To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK".
Sign Up. Travel Guides. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Ashley Kane. I have had the biggest crush on Neil Diamond my entire life. Neil Diamond is 39 years older than I am and I for as far back as I can remember, I've loved his voice and his songs.
Diamond has been in the news recently following the hilarious parody of his massively famous song, 'Sweet Caroline. But what's the story of 'Sweet Caroline?
I think we all know that story if you don't, check this out. I'm talking about the story of how 'Sweet Caroline' became the unofficial anthem for the people of Boston. According to Boston Pastime , "Sweet Caroline" is played at every Red Sox game before the bottom of the 8th inning and rumor has it the song was requested by former Red Sox announcer, Ed Brickley as a tribute to the newborn daughter of Billy Fitzpatrick, a year employee of Fenway Park.
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