I Said" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. [11]:93 He added a quadrophonic sound system for his performance, to create full surround-sound. I Said’, released in 1971 was a strong chart hit, reaching number 4 in the US and UK singles charts, written about Diamond’s time in therapy in Los Angeles. Faricazy on February 2009. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. I Said" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. [7] It has also been included in live versions on Diamond's Hot August Night (from 1972, in a performance that Rolling Stone would later label "fantastically overwrought"[22]). Marshmallow on February 2009. [46] He said he had been losing feeling in his right leg "for a number of years but ignored it." 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I realize that many of you are huge Neil Diamond fans, so let me stress that, in matters of musical taste, everybody is entitled to an opinion, and yours is wrong." So Tell The Girls That I Am Back in Town This song is by Jay-Jay Johanson and appears on the album Whiskey (1996). An album and accompanying video/DVD of the show includes a version of "Song Sung Blue" with duets with Helen Reddy and Henry Winkler, a.k.a. [12] It also became the anthem of his world tour two weeks after the attacks on America on September 11, 2001, when he changed the lyric at the end from; "They're coming to America", to "Stand up for America!" "Sailing" UK vinyl release of the Sutherland Brothers version Single by The Sutherland Bros. [11]:95, After the Winter Garden shows, Diamond announced that he needed a break, and he engaged in no more live performances till 1976. He is a short, unidentified bug. Diamond said that his 2014 album Melody Road was fueled by their relationship, explaining: "There's no better inspiration or motivation for work than being in love. Often his arrogance is just a cover for the lonely and insecure person underneath. In 1971, Diamond played 7 sold-out concerts at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. uninvited", "Red Sox game: Neil Diamond live = 'So good, so good, so good, "Neil Diamond's 'Freedom Song' will ring out", "Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow Lead 'Capitol Fourth' Celebrations in DC", "Neil Diamond Signs With Capitol Records (Exclusive)", "Capitol Records Signs Legendary Artist Neil Diamond | Universal Music Canada", "Neil Diamond to Release New Studio Album, "Melody Road," Next Month", "Neil Diamond 2015 Melody Road Tour Schedule", "Neil Diamond: So good, so good, so good! Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses." The song reached the top of the U.S. His "America" became the theme song for the Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign. Diamond recalled: "Hot August Night" captures a very special show for me. [41], In 1974, Diamond released the album Serenade, from which "Longfellow Serenade" and "I've Been This Way Before" were issued as singles. "It just absorbed me and became more and more important in my life. Martin Scorsese Wikipedia The Story Of How A New Era Of Indigenous Filmmaking Began In Film Video Cree Director Neil Diamond S Real Look At Reel Indians The Neil Diamond South African Filmmaker Head Butted By Giraffe Dies At 47 A New Feature Documentary Rumble The Indians Who Rocked Reel Injun Film Screening Poster Lyric Video You In Me Returns With Velvety Smooth You Are … My interpretation was always about the lonely life of a single artist on the road. 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There is also a song in Seussical the Musical called Green Eggs and Ham, based off of him. "Soul Man" is a 1967 song written and composed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a number 2 hit single by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam & Dave, which consisted of Samuel "Sam" Moore and David "Dave" Prater. For he has slain fierce Donald Graeme, His blood is on his sword, And far, far distant are his men, Nor can assist their lord And has he slain my brother dear ? "[97] The couple married in front of family and close friends in Los Angeles in 2012. [citation needed], The New York Rangers also adapted it as their own, and played it whenever they were winning at the end of the 3rd period of their games. Many consider it his best work; critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Hot August Night "the ultimate Neil Diamond record... [which] shows Diamond the icon in full glory. John Gregory recorded an instrumental rendition of this song. [11]:46, Diamond began to feel restricted by Bang Records because he wanted to record more ambitious, introspective music, such as "Brooklyn Roads" from 1968. The word ehyeh is the first person common singular of the verb to be. The 1971 release "I Am...I Said" was a Top 5 hit in both the US and UK and was his most intensely personal effort to date, taking over four months to complete. His male classmates took note and began asking him to write poems for them which they would sing and use with equal success. The film received hostile reviews and did poorly at the box office, and the album grossed more than the film did. Earlier this year, will.i.am debuted the first song on another planet, premiering his song, “Reach for the Stars” from Mars to mark the successful landing of NASA’s Curiosity rover. UMG also took over Diamond's Columbia and Bang catalogues, which meant that all of his recorded output would be consolidated for the first time. [21] But the privacy that he had above the Birdland Club allowed him to focus on writing without distractions. [5][6][7][8][9] His parents were Rose (née Rapoport) and Akeeba "Kieve" Diamond, a dry-goods merchant. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? [38], Diamond returned to live shows in 1976 with an Australian tour, "The 'Thank You Australia' Concert", which was broadcast to 36 television outlets nationwide. Kohs followed them for eight years and produced the film Song Sung Blue. (See the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal. He describes the song as "an outgrowth of my despair". General CommentThe song was written after the Beatles were going through fan mail, and they picked one out at random, which turned out to be from a school John had attended when he was young.And, the letter said that they were analyzing the lyrics of his songs in class. I Said Songtext von Neil Diamond mit Lyrics, deutscher Übersetzung, Musik-Videos und Liedtexten kostenlos auf Songtexte.com Songtext von Neil Diamond - I Am… I Said Lyrics [8] A 2008 Diamond profile in The Daily Telegraph simply referred to the song's "raging existential angst,"[9] and Allmusic calls it "an impassioned statement of emotional turmoil... very much in tune with the confessional singer/songwriter movement of the time."[1]. Photos are derived from publicity material, fan photos and other sources. I Said" was included on Diamond's November 1971 album Stones. On the same day, he announced a 2015 "Melody Road" World Tour. [43], In 1977, Diamond released I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight, including "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", for which he composed the music and on the writing of whose lyrics he collaborated with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman. [2][3] It fared similarly across the Atlantic, reaching number 4 on the UK pop singles chart as well. "[21] Among them were "Cherry, Cherry" and "Solitary Man". [Refrain] 4 Jesus said: I am the life, far from whom no thing can grow, but receive this living bread, In 1971, Diamond played 7 sold-out concerts at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. The furious chief replies ; Dishonour bla«t my name, but he By me ere morning dies. In Australia, which at the time had the most Neil Diamond fans per capita of any country,[11]:94 the album ranked No. [92], In 1967, Diamond was featured on the fourth episode of the detective drama Mannix as the 'featured' artist in a small underground club called 'The BAD SCENE' and was interrupted during his singing by one of many fights that took place weekly on the show. After taking six lists to featured status, I am nominating a fully-sourced awards list of Ariana Grande. Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus! Han klatra først sakte på listene, men nådde fjerdeplassen i Billboard Hot 100 i mai 1971. It is mentioned that Adam's mother Rose (played by Doris Roberts) and Neil's mother are old friends from playing Mahjong together. Where goest thou, little page, he said, So late ? In December, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Kennedy Center at the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors. [20]:26, Diamond next attended New York University as a pre-med major on a fencing scholarship, again on the fencing team with Herb Cohen. [96], In 1996, Diamond began a lengthy, live-in relationship with Australian Rae Farley after the two met in Brisbane, Australia. Den ble utgitt som singel i mars 1971, [1] og den var ganske suksessfull, den steg først langsomt på de amerikanske hitlistene, for deretter hurtigere til den nådde en fjerdeplass 4 i mai 1971. "[80], In October 2016, Diamond released Acoustic Christmas, a folk-inspired Christmas album of original songs as well as acoustic versions of holiday classics. 1 on the Hot 100. 1 for 29 weeks and stayed in their top 20 bestsellers for two years.[11]:94[36]. The Davidson College pep band likewise played it at every Davidson Wildcats men's basketball home game, in the second half. [50], The film's failure was due in part to Diamond never having acted professionally before. [22][23][b] He was a member of the 1960 NCAA men's championship fencing team. [11]:95 The last time that theater had staged a one-man show had been when Al Jolson had performed there in the 1920s and the 1930s. [44], His last 1970s album was September Morn, which included a new version of "I'm a Believer". It was a multimedia extravaganza. It remains one of his personal all-time favorites, as it was about his early years as a songwriter, even though he failed to realize it at the time. . In the 2001 comedy film Saving Silverman, the main characters play in a Diamond cover band, and Diamond made an extended cameo appearance as himself. [21] In his senior year, when he was just 10 units short of graduation, Sunbeam Music Publishing offered him a 16-week job writing songs for $50 a week (equivalent to about US$423 per week, in 2019 dollars[25]), and he dropped out of college to accept it.[21][c]. "When I Said I Do" is a song written by American country music singer Clint Black, and recorded by Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black as a duet. Barbra Streisand covered the song on her album Songbird, and later, a Diamond-Streisand duet was recorded, spurred by the success of radio mash-ups. "[35] The album became a classic, and was remastered in 2000 with additional selections. [27] The unintended consequence was that Diamond began to gain fame as a songwriter. I Said» er ein song skriven og innspelt av Neil Diamond. He also appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. My guess is that Neil was really desperate to come up with something to rhyme with 'there' and he had already rejected 'So I ate a pear,' 'Like Smokey The Bear,' and 'There were nits in my hair. Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King This song is by Blind Willie Johnson and appears on the album The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993). [11]:95 The review in the New York Times stated: Neil Diamond's one-man show seemed, on the face of it, to be a brash idea. His first success as a songwriter came in November 1965 with "Sunday and Me", a Top 20 hit for Jay and the Americans. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Produced by Was and Lee, who had produced Melody Road, the idea for the album began to take shape as the Melody Road sessions ended. The Carolina Panthers played it at the end of every home game they won. In 2019, "Soul Man" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress. Marshmallow Registered User regular. [63][64] In 2008, Diamond gave film-maker Greg Kohs permission to use his songs in a documentary. The latter had been intended for the Jonathan Livingston Seagull score, but Diamond had completed it too late for inclusion. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli of Happy Days. I've often said that country is the cheapest therapy you can get. In the fall of 1972, Diamond performed for 20 consecutive nights at the Winter Garden Theater in New York City. Mr. "Sam" Sam-I-Am is the main protagonist in Dr. Seuss’s story Green Eggs and Ham and a supporting character in the second season of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. In August, Diamond allowed cameras to record his entire four-night run at New York's Madison Square Garden; he released the resulting DVD in the U.S. in 2009, one year to the day of the first concert. Other notable artists who recorded his early songs were British acts Lulu, hard-rock band Deep Purple, and Cliff Richard. [40] Bill Whitten designed and made the shirts for Diamond from the 1970s till approximately 2007. On October 13, 2009, he released A Cherry Cherry Christmas, his third album of holiday music. E A D I am, I cried, I am, said I, A and I am lost and I cant even say why... E A D A E A leaving me lonely still. [87], On March 22, 2020, Diamond posted a video to YouTube playing "Sweet Caroline" with slightly modified lyrics ("Hands...washing hands...don't touch me, I won't touch you...") in response to the widespread social distancing measures implemented due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. He wrote and recorded the songs for himself, but the cover versions were released before his own. [34], In 1973, Diamond switched labels again, returning to Columbia Records for a million-dollar-advance-per-album contract (US$5,759,370 in 2019 dollars[25]). The 1971 release "I Am...I Said" was a Top 5 hit in both the US and UK and was his most intensely personal effort to date, taking over four months to complete. "Sailing" is a song composed by Gavin Sutherland of the Sutherland Brothers in 1972, best known as a 1975 international hit for Rod Stewart. Long loved in Boston, Diamond was invited to sing at the July 4, 2009 Independence Day celebration. [3] One of his most intensely personal efforts, Neil Diamond told Mojo magazine July 2008 that this song came from a time he spent in therapy in Los Angeles. Diamond even wrote and composed a new song, "I Believe in Happy Endings", for the film. [e] Diamond followed with "Cherry, Cherry" and "Kentucky Woman". The album debuted at No. Though Sardina had died in 2006, Diamond invited his widow and her family to be his front-row guests at his show in Milwaukee, where he told them he was moved by the film.[93]. The content presented on I Am...I Said, a Fan of Neil Diamond web site is strictly for entertainment and educational purposes. With My Maker I Am One This song is by Habib Koité and Eric Bibb and appears on the album Brothers in Bamako (2012) by Habib Koité and Eric Bibb. Butt Hole Road : A tiny residential street in the UK that was so infamous for its name that it became a tourist attraction. His first release on that label was "Solitary Man" which was his first true hit as a solo artist. I Said" compleet had gecomponeerd. In a 2003 i… He wanders between NYC and LA earning a living performing but that is what it is, performing. [3], In 2019, his 1969 signature song "Sweet Caroline" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". “I Am the Walrus (“”No You’re Not,”” said little Nicola)” is a miraculous composition on every level. In July 1963, Columbia released the single "At Night" with "Clown Town"; Billboard gave an excellent review to Clown Town and Cashbox gave both sides excellent reviews, but it still failed to make the charts. The announcement, which marked the first official confirmation of any 2008 concert dates in the US, came during the traditional eighth-inning singalong of "Sweet Caroline", which had by that time become an anthem for Boston fans. [67][68] On August 10, 2012, Diamond received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I love it because it's so satisfying...when it works. In 1976, he released Beautiful Noise, produced by Robbie Robertson of The Band. Thank you Neil Diamond for each and every person walking this earth feel this way at times. [21] He added that his attraction to songwriting was the "first real interest" he had growing up, while also helping him release his youthful "frustrations". [89][90] Tour dates on the final leg of Diamond's "50 Year Anniversary World Tour" in Australia and New Zealand were cancelled. After securing a recording contract in 1971 with Capitol Records that yielded the hit "I Don't Know How to Love Him", Reddy – then living in Los Angeles – was asked for an album. On April 28, 2008, Diamond appeared on the roof of the Jimmy Kimmel building to sing "Sweet Caroline" after Kimmel was jokingly arrested for singing the song dressed as a Diamond impersonator. It was released in August 1999 as the first single from Black's album D'lectrified. [85], On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Diamond among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Released as a single on March 15, 1971,[1] it was quite successful, at first slowly climbing the charts, then more quickly rising to number 4 on the U.S. pop singles chart by May 1971. I am woman watch me grow See me standing toe to toe As I spread my lovin' arms across the land But I'm still an embryo With a long, long way to go Until I make my brother understand. Diamond was not rehired after his 16 weeks with Sunbeam, and he began writing and singing his own songs for demos. There has not been any edit-warring in the recent history of the article, although I and Musdan77 had a disagreement, which was eventually resolved. Taylor Swift does quite a bit to encourage tabloid attention -- at least that's how Jody Rosen of New York magazine sees it. Théâtre at its best, the piece defies all convention. The song was not without its detractors, however. [19] When he was 16 and still in high school, Diamond spent a number of weeks at Surprise Lake Camp,[20]:21 a camp for Jewish children in upstate New York, when folk singer Pete Seeger performed a small concert. On March 19, 2008, it was announced on the television show American Idol that Diamond would be a guest mentor to the remaining Idol contestants, who would sing Diamond songs for the broadcasts of April 29 and 30, 2008. The hymn is widely performed in English-speaking congregations and assemblies. "[81], In March 2017, the career-spanning anthology Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection was released. I was able to complete this album – start it, write it and complete it – under the spell of love, and I think it shows somehow. "[20]:89 The song was performed in full by Diamond during the film's finale. [47], On September 7, 2011, in a message on Twitter, the 70-year-old Diamond announced his engagement to the 41-year-old Katie McNeil. Sources variously list the marriage as ending in 1994 or 1995. Year 1988 (Live performance at the Aquarius Theatre in Los Angeles) Periscope...It was a social media blitzkrieg that, by all accounts, proved to be an innovative way to widen his fan base. He also again appeared at the Greek Theater in a 1976 concert, Love at the Greek. [11]:10 He spent the summer following his graduation as a waiter in the Catskills resort area. I Said was written by Neil Diamond and was first released by Neil Diamond in 1971. The Fairbrass brothers were originally accompanied by drummer Ray Weston and guitarist Dan Kruse. ), In 2007, Diamond was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.[60]. [Refrain] 3 Jesus said: I am the truth; come and follow close to me. Diamond was also backed by a 35-piece string orchestra and six backing singers. A "who's who" of Hollywood attended opening night, ranging from Elizabeth Taylor to Chevy Chase, and Diamond walked out on stage to a standing ovation.