This time it's not a recording

Neil Diamond will at last sing 'Sweet Caroline' at Fenway this week. Not to mention songs from his - surprise - recent No. 1 album.

By Joan Anderman

Globe Staff / August 17, 2008

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There's something almost mystical about the prospect of Neil Diamond singing "Sweet Caroline" in the flesh at Fenway Park next Saturday. The song, which blasts from the speakers at every home game, has become the team's unofficial anthem and more: a rousing eighth-inning singalong-turned-musical totem whose propitious properties remain a mystery - even to the songwriter who the folks at ... (Full article: 943 words)