On “Cracklin’ Rosie”, Neil Diamond seemingly takes on the role of a character akin to a drifter. To note, there is both a “Cracklin’ Rosie” and “Cracklin’ Rose” found in the lyrics. By and large, these...
This piece (“Sweet Caroline”) was initially inspired by a photograph of one Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of 1960s’ US President John F. Kennedy, which is from where we get the title. Kennedy was but a...
Soolaimón (i.e. Suleiman) is an Arabic word, most commonly recognized as a name actually. But apparently it can also be used as a greeting. This is a term Neil Diamond obviously learned of during his own studies of African...
“Delta Dawn” is commonly interpreted as being about a woman who is looking for a lost lover. But that’s just one of its subthemes. Rather the writer of this track (Alex Harvey) wrote “Delta Dawn” about his...