Who is the song Sweet Caroline about?
IT'S the song that is on everyone's lips, Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline. The catchy tune has become the anthem for England footy fans during the Euro 2020 tournament. Singer Neil Diamond released Sweet Caroline back in 1969. In a 2007 interview with The Guardian, Neil said the inspiration for his song was John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline, who was eleven years old at the time it was released. He confirmed this again in an interview on CBS's The Early Show in 2011. Neil told the show that he had seen a magazine cover photo of Caroline Kennedy as a young child on a horse with her parents. 3 Sweet Caroline is by legendary singer Neil Diamond Credit: Getty - Contributor  This then created an image in his mind, and the rest of the song came together about five years after seeing the picture. However, he changed his story in 2014 when chatting to CNN. Neil said the song was about his then-wife Marcia, but he needed a three-syllable name to fit the melody. Neil has racked up quite a few hits since becoming famous in the late 60s. His other big songs are:  I Am... Aston Villa and Chelsea fans will well know Sweet Caroline being played at Stamford Bridge and Villa Park. Boxing fans have also been known to sing Sweet Caroline at the top of their lungs, particularly during Anthony Joshua fights. In a chat with talkSPORT, Wembley DJ Tony Parry made the decision to play Sweet Caroline in England's Euro 2020 win over Germany. He picked it instead of France 98 hit Vindaloo. I was going to play Vindaloo, but went with my gut, he said as he decided to play Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. Even the German fans were belting it out in the end. Its a song that all fans can enjoy. Where it began, I can't begin to knowing  But then I know it's growing strong  Was in the spring  And spring became the summer  Who'd have believed you'd come along  Hands, touching hands  Reaching out, touching me, touching you  Sweet Caroline  Good times never seemed so good  I've been inclined  To believe they never would  But now I  Look at the night and it don't seem so lonely  We filled it up with only two  And when I hurt  Hurting runs off my shoulders  How can I hurt when holding you  One, touching one  Reaching out, touching me, touching you  Sweet Caroline  Good times never seemed so good  I've been inclined  To believe they never would  Oh no, no  Sweet Caroline  Good times never seemed so good  Sweet Caroline  I believe they never could  Sweet Caroline  Good times never seemed so good