Greetings Programme - your favourite Neil Diamond song?

I see that Neil Diamond is bringing out a new album of songs called Dreams. At seventy years of age, he's a good example of someone who's never tired of his craft as a singer/songwriter, but I suppose when you've seen your songs covered by the likes of Elvis and Frank Sinatra, you don't need further proof that you must be doing something right.

Neil Diamond

I well remember songs like "Sweet Caroline", "I am, I said" "Longfellow Serenade" and my all time favourite - "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" There's something about his gravelly voice and the energy he puts into his music that I enjoy, but there's always that reminder of my youth when I first started listening to music, and given that it wasn't quite so available then as it is now - you would pretty much listen to anything that was around, and then decide whether you liked it or not. Fortunately or otherwise, I did, and pretty soon Neil Diamond joined a growing collection of singer/songwriters like Johnny Cash, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan. And they've all stood the test of time - I still listen to them and enjoy their music.

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