People who hate the song also hate this moment very, very much.
I bought a motorcycle once from a Neil Diamond impersonator near St. Petersburg. I was incredulous when he told me that’s what he did, but you know what they say: everybody’s grandma retires to Tampa, and St. Pete is where her mother lives.
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The song is fine one. The frat house audience participation on the other hand...
I have no idea what the connection might be between the song and the tweet.
Anyway, I tend to agree with Christopher both about the song and the recent outbreak of audience participation in it. When did that develop in American culture?
Oh, sorry, I didn't actually play the video before. My bad.
It has been popular with drunken fans at Red Sox games for quite a few years now. Particularly the fans in pink hats who only know the lyric "Sweet Caroline. PUM! PUM! PUM!" The national popularity may be our fault.
It’s new to me, the hatred for the song, but I’ve seen a lot of comment on in the vein of ‘stuff white people like.’ I haven’t checked, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it featured in an entry.
AVI, I'm not sure where it began but the 'Dueling Pianos' phenomenon probably encouraged it to spread. It's been a staple at the shows I've attended.
People like singalongs. It's a kind of fun we've been starving ourselves of, but it will pop out somehow.
The song's corny, but I like it anyway. I like all the Neils, Diamond, Sedaka, Young. They know how to craft a tune.
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