Neil Diamond and “Gut-Wrenching Emotional Turmoil”

5 Responses to Neil Diamond and “Gut-Wrenching Emotional Turmoil”

1. Carrie says:

   November 17, 2011 at 10:19 pm

   This interview with Neil Diamond took place over the last summer, when he was doing some shows in Dublin. The Late Late Show is a pretty big deal for Ireland, kind of like Jay Leno if he were a bit of a culchie and only on once a week instead of nightly. Irish celebrities, people of note, politicians and touring international celebrities all feature. It’s a very Irish mix of big fish in a small pond viewing, if that makes any sense. You get things in interviews on this show you wouldn’t get elsewhere (from the international, bigger guests) because it is so disarming.

   Much like the blogger you link, Diamond was always around but not anything I paid much attention to. We were flipping through the channels and landed on the show as the interview was going out live, and were so charmed we stayed to watch it all. It was a real magical moment of television. The clip on youtube I am linking has terrible sync (or did when I watched it) which doesn’t quite do the charm justice, but when you get to the audience interaction, it will be worth it. And the last song he does, you get a glimpse of the Neil Diamond she wrote of from 1970.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njnipD2NqyQ

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2. sheila says:

   November 17, 2011 at 10:37 pm

   Oh Carrie – thank you – I am 20 minutes in and I just had to thank you. He is so endearing. The love from the audience emanating (I have sung “Sweet Caroline” in pubs in Ireland myself!) is so moving. What a sweet and talented man.

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3. sheila says:

   November 17, 2011 at 10:45 pm

   Just finished the clip. Carrie, thank you so much. That was such a gift.

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4. Carrie says:

   November 18, 2011 at 9:18 am

   Wasn’t it just a magical moment of television? So unexpectedly touching.

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5. Stacia says:

   November 19, 2011 at 11:08 pm

   I’m embarrassed that I’m just now catching up on my blogs — thank you so much for what you said, Sheila. Your thanks were unexpected but so very appreciated.

   Last month during the freakout, I was desperate for something to help me get perspective on the jumbled emotions. Just then — I promise this is true, and hopefully the truth of it will diminish the cliche — YouTube suggested that Late Late Show episode Carrie linked to. It helped immensely, especially that exact “1970 moment” Carrie mentions.

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