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Forty years after the classic song "Sweet Caroline" was released, Neil Diamond finally revealed that President John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, [then 11 years old - F. G.] was its inspiration. He told the Associated Press in November that he wrote the song after seeing a photo of Caroline with her pony, perhaps similar to the photo at left.
From Lancasteronline:
'Sweet Caroline' gone from Penn State playlist
Penn State's home opener on Saturday will be missing a game-day staple: "Sweet Caroline."
The Altoona Mirror reports http://bit.ly/TiVZAA that school officials decided to eliminate the Neil Diamond sing-along hit from the Beaver Stadium playlist because of its lyrics: "Hands, touching hands, reaching out, touching me, touching you."
The song could be awkward in light of the Jerry Sandusky child-sex scandal.
However, Associate Athletic Director Greg Myford says that while the lyrics were discussed, "Sweet Caroline" had been on the bubble for several years because the song has no real connection to Penn State. He says "it simply became easier to rotate out in order to try something else."
Diamond has said he wrote the song in tribute to President John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline
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