Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" banned from Penn State sing-alongs due to "inappropriate lyrics"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Penn State
'Sweet Caroline' BANNED from Football Sing-a-longs



http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/27/penn-state-football-jerry-sandusky-sweet-caroline-banned-neil-diamond/

Neil Diamond's classic "Sweet Caroline" will no longer be played at Penn State football games because the lyrics have been deemed inappropriate ... in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

The song ...with the lyrics, "touching me, touching you" ... has been a traditional fan sing-a-long at Penn State football home games, but school officials have decided to cut it from the playlist -- for obvious reasons.

But here's the thing, tons of pro and college teams -- most famously the Boston Red Sox -- use the song ... which Diamond has said was inspired by a photo of a then 11-year old Caroline Kennedy with her pony.

[spanone]

1. good gracious, what stupidity

[Initech]

2. Oh Penn State - the fails just keep coming.

[HopeHoops]

3. Neil Diamond? Neil Diamond? Wait, you mean THE Neil Diamond?

[Blue_Tires]

4. eh...that song is SO cliche at sporting events anyway...

and it's not like it's a decades-long tradition -- The bosox just made it popular about 7-8 years ago...

[NightWatcher]

6. thank you, it's hacky

[Marrah_G]

5. Those other pro teams and college teams weren't doing what the Penn state officials were doing

[Motown_Johnny]

7. It was inspired by a picture of an 11 year old. Maybe they should stay away from it.

Either way they are going to be criticized. May as well take the hit for being overly sensitive.

[Whisp]

8. ignoramus stupidos.

jeesuz what idiots

[pokerfan]

9. Neil Diamond - Behind the Music

Explains how Sweet Caroline was really written...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x692ix_neil-diamond-storytellers_fun