Neil Diamond
Good times never seemed so good! How Sweet Caroline became the sound of sporting success
Neil Diamond’s 1969 single rang out as the Lionesses won Euro 2022 on Sunday, and has been playing at sporting fixtures for more than a decade. But why?
01, Aug, 2022 @2:38 PM
Winning team, winning melodies: Euro 2020 and terrace anthems
From Sweet Caroline to Southgate You’re the One, England supporters’ songs have a less macho feel these days
Gabriel Szatan
10, Jul, 2021 @1:00 PM
‘That’s a belter!’ Three Lions and football singalongs storm the charts
Volley of fan favourites including Sweet Caroline and Atomic Kitten’s Whole Again climb the table ahead of Sunday’s Euros final
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
09, Jul, 2021 @5:00 PM
The Guardian view on England’s Euro 2020 campaign: tense, but in a good way | Editorial
Editorial: Pre-tournament controversy has given way to a justified sporting optimism
Editorial
02, Jul, 2021 @5:53 PM
From sharehousing with AC/DC to comforting Sharon Osbourne: life as the world’s first female roadie
Tana Douglas found her calling in 1973. Before she was 21, she had worked with Carlos Santana, Neil Diamond, and Iggy Pop
Jenny Valentish
31, Jan, 2021 @4:30 PM
TikToker's sea shanty Wellerman reaches No 3 in UK charts
Scottish postal worker Nathan Evans scores hit amid viral shanty craze, while convent choral group Poor Clares of Arundel reach Top 5 of album chart
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
29, Jan, 2021 @6:00 PM
Neil Diamond's teenage obsessions: 'The Brooklyn Dodgers betrayed me and broke my heart'
As his 80th birthday approaches, Neil Diamond reminisces about Pete Seeger, the Everly Brothers and how a baseball team’s desertion led him to the guitar
Interview by Ben Beaumont-Thomas
12, Nov, 2020 @2:30 PM
Lady Bird, Dave Matthews Band and the films that give corny songs new life
Greta Gerwig’s penchant for 90s soft rock got Guardian writers thinking about other cheesy numbers revived in cinema, from Sweet Caroline to Rhythm of the Night
Guardian music
12, Feb, 2018 @2:05 PM
It's Christmas! The best festive songs, chosen by Slade, Neil Diamond, the Waitresses and more
Slade, Loretta Lynn, Run-DMC and Mike Batt have given us some all-time Christmas classics. But what’s the one Christmas song they couldn’t get through the holidays without? They – and other festive hitmakers – give us their picks
Dave Simpson
22, Dec, 2016 @5:00 PM
Neil Diamond review – a show so smooth it could be on rails
The songwriting sparkle may have faded, but as a performer the country-pop heavyweight still steers a set with consummate cheese
Malcolm Jack
08, Jul, 2015 @10:48 AM
Readers recommend: songs with deep voices – results
Who knew there could be such a high from going so low? RR regular Mnemonic takes a special route down deep-voice territory with a list from last week’s topic
Mnemonic
21, May, 2015 @11:00 AM
Neil Diamond: Melody Road review – schmaltzy but well-crafted honeymoon album
Neil Diamond’s latest album finds him basking in the honeymoon glow of his recent marriage, and it’s nicely done, if a bit too sweet, writes Maddy Costa
Maddy Costa
16, Oct, 2014 @7:30 PM
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