After "Sweet Caroline," who inspired these songs?

By now, everyone knows that Neil Diamond wrote the current Red Sox anthem "Sweet Caroline" about a 12-year-old Caroline Kennedy. But who inspired other famous songs?

--Glenn Yoder, Boston.com Staff

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By now, everyone knows that Neil Diamond wrote the current Red Sox anthem 'Sweet Caroline' about a 12-year-old Caroline Kennedy . But who inspired other famous songs? --Glenn Yoder, Boston.com Staff