

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC
Special | 56m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Recorded at New York's Madison Square Garden, this concert features career-spanning hits.
Recorded live at New York's Madison Square Garden in August 2008, this concert features career-spanning hits from Neil's phenomenal four-night sold-out run at the fabled concert hall. Songs include "Beautiful Noise," "Cherry, Cherry," "Thank the Lord for the Night Time," "I Am...I Said," "Solitary Man," "Kentucky Woman," "Forever in Blue Jeans," "America," and, of course, "Sweet Caroline."
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Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC
Special | 56m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Recorded live at New York's Madison Square Garden in August 2008, this concert features career-spanning hits from Neil's phenomenal four-night sold-out run at the fabled concert hall. Songs include "Beautiful Noise," "Cherry, Cherry," "Thank the Lord for the Night Time," "I Am...I Said," "Solitary Man," "Kentucky Woman," "Forever in Blue Jeans," "America," and, of course, "Sweet Caroline."
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♪♪ -Five minutes.
Five minutes, please.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Ohhhhhhhh!
-Ohhhhhhhh!
♪♪ -Okay.
Man, what time is it?
About 8:00?
-2 minutes to.
-All right.
I have 2 minutes.
-Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Madison Square Garden.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Okay.
-Last chance.
-Let's do it.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -You guys have a great show.
[ Indistinct conversations ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Intro to "Holly Holy" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ I will sing ♪ ♪ I will sing, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ I will sing ♪ -Hello, New York.
[ Cheers and applause ] -♪ I will sing, oh, yeah ♪ -♪ Call the sun in the dead of the night ♪ ♪ And the sun's gonna rise in the sky ♪ ♪ Touch a man who can't walk upright ♪ ♪ And that lame man, he's gonna fly ♪ ♪ And I fly ♪ -♪ Fly ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ And I fly ♪ -♪ Fly ♪ -♪ Holly holy love ♪ ♪ Take the lonely child ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And the seed ♪ ♪ Let it be filled with tomorrow ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Holly Holy ♪ -♪ Sing ♪ -♪ Sing a song ♪ -♪ Sing ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ Sing ♪ -♪ Sing a song of songs ♪ -♪ Sing ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ Sing ♪ -♪ Sing it out ♪ -♪ Sing ♪ -♪ Sing it strong ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Call the sun in the dead of the night ♪ ♪ And the sun's gonna rise in the sky ♪ -♪ Sun is gonna rise up ♪ -♪ Touch a man who can't walk upright ♪ ♪ And that lame man, he's gonna fly ♪ ♪ And I fly ♪ -♪ Fly ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ And I fly ♪ -♪ Fly ♪ -Yeah!
-♪ Holly holy dream ♪ ♪ Dream of only you ♪ -♪ Dream of only you ♪ -♪ Where I am, what I am ♪ ♪ What I believe in ♪ ♪ Holly holy ♪ Yeah.
-♪ Holly holy ♪ [ Outro plays, cheers and applause ] -Yeah!
♪♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] Thank you, New York City!
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Intro to "Beautiful Noise" plays ] Yeah.
♪♪ Like all great cities, filled with sound.
The sound of traffic.
[ Horns honking ] The sound of subways.
The sound of people talking and laughing.
The sound of kids at play.
All the beautiful sounds and noises that go up to make the great orchestra of life in this, the greatest city in the world.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ What a beautiful noise ♪ ♪ Coming up from the street ♪ ♪ It's got a beautiful sound ♪ ♪ It's got a beautiful beat ♪ ♪ It's a beautiful noise ♪ ♪ Going on everywhere ♪ ♪ Like the clickety-clack of a train on a track ♪ ♪ It's got rhythm to spare ♪ ♪ It's a beautiful noise ♪ -♪ Ooooh ♪ -♪ A sound that I love ♪ ♪ And it fits me as well ♪ ♪ As a hand in a glove ♪ ♪ Yes, it does ♪ ♪ Yes, it does ♪ ♪ What a beautiful noise ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ -♪ Coming up from the park ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ -♪ It's the sound of the kids ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ And it plays until dark ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ -♪ It's the sound of the cars ♪ ♪ On their furious flights ♪ ♪ But there's even romance in the way that they dance ♪ ♪ To the beat of the lights ♪ ♪ It's a beautiful noise ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ A sound that I love ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ And it makes me feel good ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Just like a hand in a glove ♪ ♪ Yes, it does ♪ ♪ Yes, it does ♪ ♪ What a beautiful noise ♪ -♪ Ooooh ♪ -Yeah!
♪♪ Yeah!
Oh!
♪♪ Yeah.
♪♪ ♪ It's a beautiful noise ♪ ♪ Made of joy and strife ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Like a symphony played by the passing parade ♪ ♪ It's the music of life ♪ ♪ It's a beautiful noise ♪ -♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ A sound that I love ♪ -♪ Ooooh ♪ -♪ And it makes me feel good ♪ -♪ Ahhh ♪ -♪ Just like a hand in a glove ♪ ♪ Yes, it does ♪ ♪ Yes, it does ♪ ♪ What a beautiful noise ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Coming into my room ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ And it's begging for me ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Just to give it a tune ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah, and it's begging for me ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Just to give it a tune ♪ [ Outro plays, cheers and applause ] [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] Yeah!
Come on.
[ Intro to "Cherry, Cherry" plays ] Yeah!
♪♪ ♪ Baby loves me, yes, yes, she does ♪ ♪ Cherry, Cherry ♪ ♪ Girl's out of sight, yeah ♪ Yeah!
♪ Said she loves me, yes, yes, she does ♪ ♪ Cherry, Cherry ♪ ♪ Gonna show me tonight, yeah ♪ Hey!
♪ She got the way to move me, Cherry ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -♪ Cherry, baby ♪ -♪ She got the way to groove me ♪ -♪ All right ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -Yeah!
♪♪ Yeah!
♪ No, we won't tell a soul where we've gone to ♪ ♪ Girl, we'll do whatever we want to ♪ -♪ Yeah, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ -♪ Yeah, you know you know what I'm saying ♪ -♪ Yeah, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ -♪ Can't stand still while the music is playing ♪ Come on, y'all.
Yeah!
♪♪ ♪ You ain't got no right, no, no, you don't ♪ ♪ Cherry, Cherry ♪ ♪ To be so exciting ♪ Hey!
♪ Won't need bright lights, no, no, we won't ♪ ♪ Cherry, Cherry ♪ ♪ Gonna make our own lightning ♪ Yeah!
♪ She got the way to move me, Cherry ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -♪ Cherry, baby ♪ -♪ She got the way to groove me ♪ -♪ All right ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -Huh!
♪♪ Yeah!
♪♪ ♪ Tell your mama, girl, I can't stay long ♪ ♪ We got things we got to catch up on ♪ -♪ Yeah, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ -♪ Yeah, you know you know what I'm saying ♪ -♪ Yeah, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ -♪ Can't stand still while the music is playing ♪ Here we go.
Yeah!
♪ She got the way to move me, Cherry ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -♪ Cherry, baby ♪ -♪ She got the way to groove me ♪ -♪ All right ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -Yeah!
Huh!
Hey, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ] Want you to give a nice New York welcome to the greatest band in the land -- my band.
[ Cheers and applause ] Hey, boys and girls.
Show 'em what you can do.
♪♪ [ Keyboard solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Keyboard solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Guitar solo ] -Yeah!
♪♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ [ Drum solo ] ♪♪ -Whoo!
Whoo!
[ Guitar solo ] -Yeah, get it, Reinie!
♪♪ -Whoo!
Ow!
[ Drum solo ] -Ah, yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Yeah!
♪♪ -Come on, girls.
Show 'em what you can do.
-♪ Cherry ♪ ♪ Cherry, baby ♪ ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ ♪ Cherry ♪ ♪ Cherry, baby ♪ ♪ You got, you got to me, Cherry ♪ ♪ Cherry ♪ ♪ Cherry, baby ♪ ♪ Whoo-whoo-whoo, Cherry ♪ ♪ Cherry ♪ ♪ Cherry, baby ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪ [ Saxophones, trombone, and trumpets play ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -The band!
[ Cheers and applause continue ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tell your mama, girl, I can't stay long ♪ ♪ We've got things we've got to catch up on ♪ -♪ Yeah, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ -Yeah, you know you know what I'm saying ♪ -♪ Yeah, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ -♪ Can't stand still while the music is playing ♪ Come on now.
Huh!
♪♪ ♪ She got the way to move me, Cherry ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -♪ Cherry, baby ♪ -♪ She got the way to groove me ♪ -♪ All right ♪ -♪ She got the way to move me ♪ -Yeah!
[ Outro plays ] Huh!
♪♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] [ Intro to "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ Daytime turns me off, and I don't mean maybe ♪ ♪ 9:00 to 5:00 ain't takin' me where I'm bound ♪ ♪ When it's done, I run out to see my baby ♪ ♪ We get groovin' ♪ ♪ When the sun goes down ♪ ♪ I thank the Lord for the nighttime ♪ -♪ I thank the Lord for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Forget the day ♪ -♪ Forget the day ♪ -♪ It's a day of uptight time ♪ -♪ It's uptight time ♪ -♪ Come on, chase it away ♪ -♪ Chase it away ♪ -♪ I get relaxation ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Time to groove, yeah ♪ -♪ Time to groove ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ I thank the Lord for you ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ -Huh!
-Ow!
♪♪ -♪ I'll talk about plans, well, baby, I got plenty ♪ ♪ Nothing ever seems to turn out the way it should ♪ ♪ Talk about money, girl, I ain't got any ♪ ♪ Seems like just one time I'm feeling good ♪ ♪ I thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ I thank the Lord for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Forget the day ♪ -♪ Forget the day ♪ -♪ It's a day of uptight time ♪ -♪ It's uptight time ♪ -♪ Come on, chase it away ♪ -♪ Chase it away ♪ -♪ I get a relaxation ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Time to groove, yeah ♪ -♪ Time to groove ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ I thank the Lord for you ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ -Ooh!
Look out, darlin'.
[ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ Huh!
♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ Seems like just one time I'm feeling good ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Thank the Lord for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Forget the day ♪ -♪ Forget the day ♪ -♪ It's a day of uptight time ♪ -♪ It's uptight time ♪ -♪ Come on, chase it away ♪ -♪ Chase it away ♪ -♪ I get a relaxation ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Time to groove, yeah ♪ -♪ Time to groove ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ Thank God for the nighttime ♪ -♪ I thank the Lord for you ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪♪ -Hey!
♪♪ -Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[ Outro plays ] ♪♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ Intro to "I Am...I Said" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most of the time ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ And the feeling is laid-back ♪ ♪ Palm trees grow and rents are low ♪ ♪ But, you know, I keep thinking about ♪ ♪ Making my way back ♪ ♪ Well, I'm New York City-born and raised ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Nowadays I'm lost between two shores ♪ ♪ L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home ♪ ♪ New York's home, but it ain't mine no more ♪ ♪ "I am," I said ♪ ♪♪ ♪ To no one there ♪ ♪ And no one heard at all ♪ ♪ Not even the chair ♪ ♪♪ ♪ "I am," I cried ♪ ♪ "I am," said I ♪ ♪ And I am lost, and I can't even say why ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Leaving me lonely still ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king ♪ ♪ And who became one?
♪ ♪ Except for the names and a few other changes ♪ ♪ If you talk about me ♪ ♪ The story is the same one ♪ ♪ But I've got an emptiness deep inside ♪ ♪ And I've tried, but it won't let me go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I'm not a man who likes to swear ♪ ♪ But I never cared for the sound of being alone ♪ ♪ "I am," I said ♪ [ Applause ] ♪ To no one there ♪ ♪ And no one heard at all ♪ ♪ Not even the chair ♪ ♪♪ ♪ "I am," I cried ♪ ♪♪ ♪ "I am," said I ♪ ♪ And I am lost and I can't even say why ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Leaving me lonely still ♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] [ Intro to "Solitary Man" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Melinda was mine ♪ ♪ Till the time that I found her ♪ ♪ Holding Jim ♪ ♪ Loving him ♪ ♪ Then Sue came along, loved me strong ♪ ♪ That's what I thought ♪ ♪ Me and Sue ♪ ♪ But that died, too ♪ ♪ Don't know that I will, but until I can find me ♪ ♪ A girl that'll stay and won't play games behind me ♪ ♪ I'll be what I am ♪ ♪ A solitary man ♪ ♪ Solitary man ♪ ♪ I've had it to here being where "love's" a small word ♪ ♪ Part-time thing ♪ ♪ Paper ring ♪ ♪ I know it's been done ♪ ♪ Having just one girl who loves you ♪ ♪ Right or wrong ♪ ♪ Weak or strong ♪ ♪ Don't know that I will, but until I can find me ♪ ♪ A girl that'll stay and won't play games behind me ♪ ♪ I'll be what I am ♪ ♪ A solitary man ♪ ♪ Solitary man ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Don't know that I will, but until I can find me ♪ ♪ A girl that'll stay and won't play games behind me ♪ ♪ I'll be what I am ♪ ♪ A solitary man ♪ ♪ Solitary man ♪ ♪ Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Solitary man ♪ ♪ Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh, oh ♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] [ Intro to "Kentucky Woman" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ She shines with her own kind of light ♪ ♪ She looks at you once and a day that's all wrong ♪ ♪ Looks all right ♪ ♪ And I love her ♪ -♪ Oooh ♪ -♪ God knows I love her ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ If she get to know you ♪ ♪ She going to own you ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ Well, she ain't the kind make heads turn ♪ ♪ At the drop of her name ♪ ♪ But something inside that she's got ♪ ♪ Turns you on just the same ♪ ♪ And I love her ♪ -♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ God knows I love her ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ She gets to know you ♪ ♪ She going to own you ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ Don't want much ♪ ♪ The good Lord's earth beneath my feet ♪ ♪ A gentle touch ♪ ♪ From that one girl ♪ ♪ And life is sweet and good ♪ ♪ Ain't no doubt ♪ -♪ Ahh ♪ -♪ I'm talkin' about ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ She get to know you ♪ ♪ She going to own you ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ Kentucky woman ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah!
[ Music ends, cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ Intro to "Forever in Blue Jeans" plays ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Rhythmic clapping ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Money talks ♪ ♪ But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk ♪ ♪ And long as I can have you here with me ♪ ♪ I'd much rather be ♪ ♪ Forever in blue jeans, yeah ♪ Hit it!
♪ And honey is sweet ♪ ♪ But it ain't nothing next to baby's treat ♪ ♪ And if you'll pardon me, I'd like to say ♪ ♪ We'll do okay ♪ ♪ Forever in blue jeans, yeah ♪ Take it down!
-♪ Maybe tonight ♪ -♪ Maybe tonight ♪ -♪ Maybe tonight by the fire all alone ♪ You and I!
-♪ Maybe tonight ♪ -♪ There's nothing around but the sound of my heart ♪ ♪ And your sighs ♪ ♪ Let me hear you now, let me hear you now ♪ ♪ Let me hear you now ♪ ♪ Money talks ♪ ♪ But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk ♪ ♪ And long as I can have you here with me ♪ ♪ I'd much rather be ♪ ♪ Forever in blue jeans, yeah ♪ Hit it!
♪ Honey is sweet ♪ ♪ But it ain't nothing next to baby's treats ♪ ♪ And if you'll pardon me, I'd like to say ♪ ♪ We'll do okay ♪ ♪ Forever in blue jeans, yeah ♪ Hit it.
♪ Maybe tonight ♪ -♪ Maybe tonight ♪ -♪ Maybe tonight by the fire all alone ♪ You and I!
-♪ Maybe tonight ♪ ♪ There's nothing around but the sound of my heart ♪ ♪ And your sighs ♪ Let me hear it now.
Let me hear it now.
♪ Let me hear it now ♪ ♪ Money talks ♪ ♪ But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk ♪ ♪ And long as I can have you here with me ♪ ♪ I'd much rather be ♪ ♪ Forever in blue jeans, yeah ♪ Yeah!
♪ Honey is sweet ♪ ♪ But it ain't nothing next to baby's treat ♪ ♪ And if you'll pardon me, I'd like to say ♪ ♪ We'll do okay ♪ ♪ Forever in blue jeans, yeah ♪ Yeah!
♪ Blue jeans, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ [ Outro plays ] Yeah!
[ Music ends, cheers and applause ] -Oh, yeah!
[ Cheers and applause continues ] -All right.
[ Intro to "Sweet Caroline" plays ] Here we go.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪ Where it began ♪ ♪ I can't begin to know when ♪ ♪ But then I know that it's growing strong ♪ Was in the spring.
Spring became the summer!
Who'd have believed you'd all come along?!
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Hands ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Touching hands ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Reaching out ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Touching me ♪ ♪ Touching you ♪ ♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ ♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ -♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ -♪ I've been inclined ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ To believe they never would ♪ ♪ But now I ♪ ♪ I look at the night ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ -And it don't seem so lonely!
We fill it up with only two!
Me and you!
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ And when I hurt ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ -♪ Hurting runs off my shoulders ♪ ♪ How can I hurt when I'm holding you?
♪ No way.
♪ Warm ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Touching warm ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Reaching out ♪ ♪ Touching me ♪ ♪ Touching you ♪ ♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ -♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ -♪ I've been inclined ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ To believe they never would ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no ♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ] Coming up to the last chorus.
[ Cheers and applause ] Are you gonna sing it with me or what?
[ Cheers and applause ] All right, take a breath.
Here we go.
♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ -♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ -♪ I've been inclined ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ To believe they never would ♪ Last chorus!
-♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ ♪ I've been inclined ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba ♪ ♪ To believe they never would ♪ -♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Music stops ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] ♪♪ ♪ Warm ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Touching warm ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Reaching out ♪ ♪ Touching me ♪ ♪ Touching you ♪ Let me hear it now.
-♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba ♪ ♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ ♪ I've been inclined ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba ♪ ♪ To believe they never would ♪ -Last chorus.
♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ -♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ -♪ I've been inclined ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ To believe they never would ♪ ♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ Oh, yes.
[ Outro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] All right?
One last time.
♪♪ ♪ Hands ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Touching hands ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Reaching out ♪ ♪ Touching me ♪ ♪ Touching you ♪ ♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ -♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ -♪ I've been inclined ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ To believe they never would ♪ Last chorus.
-♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba ♪ ♪ Good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ So good, so good, so good ♪ -♪ I've been inclined ♪ -♪ Ba ba ba ♪ -♪ To believe they never would ♪ ♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ [ Outro plays ] Oh, yes!
Oh, yes!
-♪ Ahhhhh ♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] -Thank you.
[ "Song Sung Blue" plays, cheers and applause ] Wonderful.
Hey, Linda, stay up with me for this song, will you?
♪ Song sung blue ♪ ♪ Everybody knows one ♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ] ♪ Song sung blue ♪ ♪ Every garden grows one ♪ ♪ Me and you are subject to ♪ ♪ The blues now and then ♪ ♪ But when you take the blues and make a song ♪ ♪ You sing them out again ♪ ♪ Come sing them out again ♪ -♪ Sing them out again ♪ -♪ Song sung blue ♪ ♪ Weeping like a willow ♪ ♪ Song sung blue ♪ ♪ Sleeping on my pillow ♪ -♪ Ooooh ♪ -♪ Ooooh ♪ -♪ Funny thing ♪ ♪ You can sing it with a cry in your voice ♪ ♪ And before you know it, start to feeling good ♪ ♪ You simply got no choice ♪ Hey, girls, come on down.
Help us out.
♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Everybody knows one ♪ Everybody does!
♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Every garden grows one ♪ You know it, too.
♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Weeping like a willow, yeah ♪ ♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Sleeping on my pillow ♪ Funny thing, guys.
♪ Funny thing ♪ ♪ You can sing it with a cry in your voice ♪ ♪ And before you know it, start to feeling good ♪ Come on, now.
♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Everybody knows one ♪ Everybody does.
♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Song sung blue ♪ -♪ Every garden grows one ♪ ♪ Me, me, me, me ♪ ♪ Me and you are subject to ♪ ♪ The blues now and then ♪ ♪ But when you take the blues and make a song ♪ Here we go now.
♪ Song sung blue ♪ ♪ Everybody, everybody, everybody ♪ ♪ Everybody knows ♪ [ Outro plays ] Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah!
Oh, yeah.
♪♪ [ Music ends ] Oh, yes!
[ Cheers and applause ] Go!
[ Intro to "I'm a Believer" plays ] -Ow!
Yeah!
♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ I thought love was only true in fairy tales ♪ ♪ Meant for somebody else, but not for me ♪ Love was out to get me.
That's the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all of my dreams.
♪ Then I saw her face ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm a believer ♪ ♪ Not a trace ♪ ♪ Of doubt in my mind, yeah ♪ ♪ I'm in love ♪ -♪ I'm in love ♪ -♪ I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried ♪ ♪ No, not if I tried ♪ ♪ Not if I tried, no ♪ ♪ I thought love was more or less a giving thing ♪ Seems the more I gave, the less I got.
What's the use in trying?
All you get is pain.
When I needed some sunshine, I got rain.
♪ Then I saw her face ♪ ♪ I'm a believer ♪ ♪ Not a trace ♪ ♪ Of doubt in my mind, yeah ♪ ♪ I'm in love ♪ -♪ I'm in love ♪ -♪ I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried ♪ ♪ No, not if I tried ♪ Hit it!
Do it now!
-♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪♪ -♪ Then I saw her face ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm a believer ♪ ♪ Not a trace ♪ ♪ Of doubt in my mind, yeah ♪ ♪ I'm in love ♪ -♪ I'm in love ♪ -♪ I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried ♪ ♪ No, not if I tried ♪ ♪ Not if I tried, no ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a believer ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm a believer ♪ Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
[ Music ends ] Oh, yes.
[ Cheers and applause ] Oh, yes.
[ Intro to "Cracklin' Rosie" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Cracklin' Rosie, get on board ♪ ♪ We're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go ♪ ♪ Taking it slow ♪ ♪ Lord, don't you know?
♪ Have me a time with a poor man's lady ♪ ♪ Hitchin' on a twilight train ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, whoo ♪ -♪ Ain't nothing here that I care to take along ♪ Maybe a song!
-♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, whoo ♪ -To sing when I want!
♪ No need to say "please" to no man ♪ ♪ For a happy tune ♪ -♪ Oooh ♪ -♪ Oh, I love my Rosie child ♪ ♪ You got the way to make me happy ♪ ♪ You and me, we go in style ♪ ♪ Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-bought woman ♪ ♪ Make me sing like a guitar hummin' ♪ ♪ Hang on to me, girl, our song keeps running on ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Play it now, play it now, play it now, my lady ♪ ♪ Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, whoo ♪ -♪ God, if it lasts for an hour ♪ Well, that's all right!
We got all night!
-♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, whoo ♪ -To set the world right.
♪ Find us a dream that don't ask no questions ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, I love my Rosie child ♪ ♪ You got the way to make me happy ♪ ♪ You and me, we go in style ♪ ♪ Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-bought woman ♪ ♪ Make me sing like a guitar hummin' ♪ ♪ Hang on to me, girl, our song keeps running on ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Play it now, play it now, play it now, my lady ♪ ♪ Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile ♪ -♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, whoo ♪ -♪ God, if it lasts for an hour ♪ Well, that's all right!
We still got all night!
-♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ -To set the world right!
♪ Find us a dream that don't ask no questions ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ -Huh!
Huh!
[ Outro plays ] ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause continues ] [ Intro to "America" plays ] ♪♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ] ♪♪ ♪ Far ♪ ♪ We've been traveling far ♪ ♪ Without a home ♪ ♪ But not without a star ♪ ♪ Free ♪ ♪ Only want to be free ♪ ♪ We huddle close ♪ ♪ Hang on to that dream ♪ ♪ On the boats and on the planes ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ Never looking back again ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ Home ♪ ♪ Don't it seem so far away?
♪ ♪ But we're traveling light today ♪ ♪ In the eye of the storm ♪ ♪ In the eye of the storm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Home ♪ ♪ To a new and a shiny place ♪ ♪ Make our bed and we'll say our grace ♪ ♪ Freedom's light burning warm ♪ ♪ Freedom's light burning warm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Everywhere around the world ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ Every time that flag's unfurled ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ Got a dream to take them there ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ Got a dream they've come to share ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ They're coming to America ♪ ♪ Today ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Today ♪ ♪ Today ♪ ♪ Today ♪ -♪ Today ♪ -♪ My country, 'tis of thee ♪ -♪ Today ♪ -♪ Sweet land of liberty ♪ -♪ Today ♪ -♪ Of thee I sing ♪ -♪ Today ♪ -♪ Of thee I sing ♪ ♪ Today ♪ ♪ Today ♪ ♪ Today ♪ ♪ Today ♪ -♪ Today ♪ [ Outro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Music ends, cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause continue ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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