💎NEIL DIAMOND ~ I THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN TODAY

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In March 1993, photographer Kevin Carter (1960-1994) made a trip to southern Sudan, where he took now iconic photo of a vulture preying upon an emaciated Sudanese toddler near the village of Ayod (South Sudan). Carter said he waited about 20 minutes, hoping that the vulture would spread its wings. It didn't. Carter snapped the haunting photograph and chased the vulture away. (The parents of the girl were busy taking food from the same UN plane Carter took to Ayod).
Image at: 2:08
The photograph was sold to The New York Times where it appeared for the first time on March 26, 1993 as 'metaphor for Africa's despair'. Practically overnight hundreds of people contacted the newspaper to ask whether the child had survived, leading the newspaper to run an unusual special editor's note saying the girl had enough strength to walk away from the vulture, but that her ultimate fate was unknown. Journalists in the Sudan were told not to touch the famine victims, because of the risk of transmitting disease, but Carter came under criticism for not helping the girl. "The man adjusting his lens to take just the right frame of her suffering might just as well be a predator, another vulture on the scene."
Carter eventually won the Pulitzer Prize for this photo, but he couldn't enjoy it. "I'm really, really sorry I didn't pick the child up," he confided in a friend. Consumed with the violence he'd witnessed, and haunted by the questions as to the little girl's fate, he committed suicide three months later.
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"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" is a song written by Randy Newman and appears on his 1968 debut album, Randy Newman.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN TODAY (1968)
RANDY NEWMAN
Neil Diamond - Album: Stones (1971)
Broken windows
In empty hallways
A pale dead moon
In a sky streaked with grey
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Lonely, lonely
Tin can at my feet
Kick it down the street
And that's the way to treat a friend
Right before me
The signs implore me
Help the needy
And show them the way
Human kindness, is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today

[@donitabell3877]

This video is not only a message of true love for mankind but a subtle plea for action that cannot be ignored. Here, Doug chose to present the message in black and white, signalling a bleak dire need. Rain signifies a goodness for required nourishment. 00:42-00:47 appears the image of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, "Human kindness". 00:54 "And I think it's going to rain today" Image of Neil looking out the window with a secondary image of rain pouring down in motion. 01:13 is a juxtaposition of two images: "Scarecrows dressed in the latest style" An anorexic model with 'style' followed by an image of starving children in India. 01:22 "Human kindness is overflowing". This image portrays two people's hands, one giving a heart to the other that first appears a color (appropriately, red) . 01:57 shows a homeless man caring for his dog, where people needing assistance are most often ignored in society. 02:08 is beautifully highlighted in Doug's opening comments on the photograph of a vulture and a starving child in Southern Sudan, Africa that is well worth reading. 02:17 "Help the needy and show them the way" as the image of Mother Teresa shows us of her embracing the face of a child. 02:19 "Human kindness" Neil's image. 02:23, "Is overflowing", hands open to another giving a heart amid black and white, to red colored heart of love and compassion. 02:30 - 02:35, "And I think it's goin' to rain, today" - A woman's image, wet with rain (the rain is moving) followed by her clutching a red flower. 02:41 - A quote from Mother Teresa of Calcutta, as said in simplicity and truth: "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop". With Neil's gift of sincere singing, combined with Mother Teresa's simple acts of charity and Doug's talent to envelope the message in art form, we can go forth and add a drop to the world's great oceans. ✨

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thank you Donita for your kind words, much appreciated. Thanks for your all-encompassing comments highlighting in detail, my attempt and intent to, as accurately as I am able to, portray this beautiful, yet sad song in images; often times a trying task in itself. Am truly appreciative of your invaluable efforts assist viewers comprehend not only the song but my effort to create a visual to Neil's songs. Best wishes always.

[@louisepoole6044]

🥀🦋🥀 The more I get to know the Neil Diamond that I had placed on the back burner so many years ago, I am realizing how deeply caring and deep thinking this man was and still is. This song is on the Stones album with "Suzanne" and "Stones", two of my favorite ND songs. I don't remember paying much attention to this song. Does this mean I was not sensitive or caring enough? Don't think so because this was when I was teaching school as I described on the Blackbird video. I really cared about my students and they knew it. I am not sure I want to post this.😥 Emotions are stirred up which maybe was the idea? Well done, Doug! The video is powerful...🦋😌

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Louise, much appreciated. So glad that you've returned to the fold; the seed planted decades ago has borne fruit... _"And the seed let it be full with tomorrow..."_ - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYWUo6BojL91m7s Hazarding a guess, perhaps being caught up in the thrill of those moments (the concerts back then) you may not have truly have listened to the words and the feeling they conveyed. I guess to me since "I Am... I Said", with Neil Diamond, the words, his words, have always mattered. Thank you, Louise, am most appreciative. Means a lot to me.

[@louisepoole6044]

@NEIL DIAMOND CENTRAL Hi Doug! I believe you are right about being "caught up " in the moment following the concerts. First, I "just had to go" after hearing songs like 'Longfellow Serenade ', 'I Am I Said ', 'Stones ', and 'Suzanne ' on the radio. Then I bought the album Stones! Remember I was 25 or so and just starting teaching....lots going on. I didn't hear a song and think, "I need to find out why he sings this or what does it mean?" I loved the music, rhythm, his voice! Now, in the 2023, and finding your channel and reading your commentaries and comments from others, I see a new Neil Diamond that I didn't realize was innate to him specifically. He is quite contemplative! When I commented on "Suzanne ", I purposely avoided the 'Jesus verse' because I had been on a Suzanne forum where every long and winded interpretation was different! I concluded that anything I said would be my best guess. Decided that anyone who is serious about Neil's meaning should go talk to him. Otherwise, pure conjecture. Or....they could find you. You know more than most folks about that blessed man we all adore. 😊 Best wishes, Louise

[@louisepoole6044]

@@NeilDiamondCentral I know! Mistake! Leonard Cohen wrote Suzanne! My bad!😯

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Hi Louise, Neil is truly an amazing person. Coming from a loving family who loved music, yet none with/from a musical background. Hazarding a guess, I'd say that his parents, his Dad in particular, wasn't exactly thrilled when their offspring, whom they had visions of becoming a doctor, played truant, hopping off at the Tin Pan Alley (the Brill Building) instead of attending NYU - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaumXn96lqanarc A virtually unknown fledgling songwriter churning out lightweight pop-oriented songs in Tin Pan Alley; banging on doors for these songs to be accepted. A product of the commercially driven Brill Building (of flimsy pop songs; short songs with little intrinsic value). To think that in less than a decade a butterfly would emerge from the commercial cocoon and a serious songwriter would emerge. an example of his brilliance (aged 29) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r369iGmghJisa9k When did the change occur? How did it occur? What was the catalyst? Neil has in interviews past, indicated that the Beatles and the phenomenon that they were, provided a license for young, up-and-coming songwriters to depart from the tried and true format of commercial pop music. When/how did the transformation from lightweight bubble-gum rock to deep, introspective songs occur? Were these deeply meaningful, introspective material lying latent in the subconscious of the young songwriter, just aching to surface? Unlike many a Neil Diamond fan who seek to label themselves as "Neil's greatest fan", I shy away from that. Don't see the need/reason to. Just a fan since 1971. Take care, Doug

[@louisepoole6044]

@@NeilDiamondCentral Thank you for sharing all this! I am learning more as I live and breathe. 😌😊

[@MsRocko99]

Beautiful! Hope all is well today! Thank you, Neil, for the beautiful music! God bless you, and your dear ones!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your kind comments Diane. I need to clarify here that this is not an official Neil Diamond channel. I am but a fan, been one since 1971 and I live in Australia. Here is a Playlist for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJXnMNeIDvNDvNRVbGx0C6As The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Simplemente maravilloso.!!

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

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[@ksimpson1956]

Neil Diamond sings songs that touch my heart like no other singer can do. No child should go without food in a world of waste and wars just terrible sad I cry everytime I watch this video seeing babies dying of starvation vultures waiting for them to die makes me feel so sad why is this happening. Love Neil Diamond ❤️🙏🌎

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments. You are a caring, sensitive soul. All praise! A couple of Playlists for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVdPalhXd8B8utpm95d4zKL kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVaaxTvJygyztJJxr-deiNW The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug

[@milesfarrimond2445]

They say they that 'Into every life a little rain must fall, but , for some it rains every day....Feels like I'm in that place just now, but so are many more in this cruel and uncaring world . Powerful song with lyrics written by the great Randy Newman, and performed with great empathy and heart by the great Neil Diamond, probably the best cover ever performed, though it's been tried well by great artists Nina Simone , Joe Cocker and Dusty Springfield, and Randy himself of course, Neil's version will always resonate with me the most. Thanks for this excellent video and upload. 👍

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Miles, sorry to hear that you're going through a rough patch at this moment in time. Sincerely hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. If you haven't already done so, please click on the *Show more* link beneath this video for notes and lyrics. Totally agree with you that Neil's version is the very best. My recent uploads - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavbh3VqabeeicU kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3m4lqGKeaZopZo kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYTHaaSVfp2Cas0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGiuoa2biM96gLs The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@katebc9148]

This song gives me the chills. LOVE Neil Diamond!

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Kate. Know precisely what you mean, Neil infuses it with feeling. The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@sunderrajan05]

What can be said about Neil, soul touching voice, melody beyond words, His voice and his song,composition,lyrics, melody, package of one great soul existed on this planet. His mannerism,speaks about his inner life,how balanced,he lived.

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Sunderrajan, all true, so very true. A link to our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/newspaper-articles The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug

[@vilmamariacapobianco6374]

Wonderfull song!! Wonderfull voice!!! Wonderfull Neil Diamond!!! ❤

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your kind comment Vilma. So glad you love this song and Neil's amazing voice. Hope you love the video as well. The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@vilmamariacapobianco6374]

Thanks so much!!! ❤

[@Paul-lx2pc]

Hi Doug, a beautiful song taken from the memorable Stones album and wonderfully illustrated both by your good self and Donita. Although superbly written by Randy Newman, one could easily and mistakenly conclude it was penned by the great man himself. Kudos to you Doug for bringing some sanity to the lives of those who subscribe to your work. Cheers and all the best, Paul

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Hi Paul, So glad to hear from you. A beautiful, sad song and delivered with such feeling by Neil. Thanks for your kind words truly appreciative. Am also grateful and appreciative of Donita for her kind and eloquent contributions; they go a long way in assisting viewers fully grasp the meaning of Neil's songs and my efforts to visualise their meanings. You're so very kind. Being a hobby that has evolved into a passion and a labour of love. Absolutely wonderful to have an appreciative audience, that said, I am, sadly aware, that I have literally lost thousands of dedicated courtesy of COVID-19. Here is a link for you - www.neildiamondcentral.com/newspaper-articles Take care, Doug

[@babeslopez4536]

A beautiful song only Neil can do it perfectly....the lyrics itself moved my heart to the letter....Luv ya, Neil....

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Babes. Need to clarify here that Neil did not write this song, it was written by Randy Newnan. Please click on the Show more beneath tis video for notes and lyrics. The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug

[@babeslopez4536]

@@NeilDiamondCentral Thanks, Doug... I miss your reply ...Take care too, my friend...

[@RichardWall-kv2pd]

Only Neil can do it? I think the writer Randy Newman made a pretty good job of it. In my opinion the only version worth listening to is his.

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Richard. The only version worth listening to is Neil's, for sure. My latest upload - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmKWg4Zqr5aNq5I A few Playlists for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVdPalhXd8B8utpm95d4zKL kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJXnMNeIDvNDvNRVbGx0C6As kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVaaxTvJygyztJJxr-deiNW kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJW49zSIzTJHU-aHctTSTjpA kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJXBhAISf_0XazuY0XEHWntn kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavbh3VqabeeicU Hot August Night - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@DSheartlady]

i always paid attention to what you said neil your beautiful poetry and when you sang other peoples songs and made them your own with your own style of thoughtful insightful singing style you are wonderful neil have a great day stay safe and know that i care about you🙂

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Debra. Being an intelligent person and a deep thinker, Neil has always ensured that he totally comprehends songs, covers included, then infuses them with his feelings. It is this ability, which I believe contributes to his ability to make the songs of others... his own. The gift of a musical genius and coupled with being a perfectionist.

[@ellencoelho16]

A beautiful song that only Neil Diamond can perform! Makes me cry! Thank you Neil!

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

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[@hbycoski-hn6mf]

💙 timeless truth hurts tears with with every view..... my theme song. beautiful creation Doug

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Hollis. You're a sensitive soul; best kind. My latest upload - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2jWoISHjqaJp9U Hot August Night - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 A few Playlists for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVsoqSbdWXVqBEYpKrPzW-W kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVdPalhXd8B8utpm95d4zKL kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVaaxTvJygyztJJxr-deiNW kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJWhPsijYQGP2f-tTXqtS-cB www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@annmccoll6929]

Doug your beautiful vision & Neil's song 🎵. All I can say is thank you beautiful people. Blessings Ann 😇 🤠

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your kind and thoughtful comment, truly appreciative. It's thoughtful and beautiful people such as yourself who keep me inspired and the flame burning to keep doing what I do. Am currently working on "Red Red Wine", the Hot August Night version. Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 A couple of my recent videos - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6qtiqhopcx2bKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYK4g62NZbh_qpY The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Thanks again Ann. Take care, Doug

[@Nas18]

Beautifully done, Doug! Thank you. Your touching visuals and Donita's in-depth analyses of them and how they relate to the lyrics make this presentation thought provoking and interesting. Interesting too, though not surprising, that you chose Mother Teresa in depicting "human kindness" - a term that could and should be a part of our every day interactions and our very existence.

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

I hope you are keeping well, Nas. Thanks very much for your kind words, much appreciated. It's wonderful, caring, sensitive, appreciative individuals such as yourself who stoke and keep the flames 🔥alive with your observant, endearing comments. Thank you. If you haven't already done so, please click on the Show more link beneath this video for notes and lyrics. So very true, if only humans would adopt a live and let live attitude. Take care.

[@Nas18]

@@NeilDiamondCentral - Thank you Doug. I am so honoured (and also a bit surprised) that you have chosen so many lovely, complimentary words to describe me - very much appreciated. Thank you for asking how I am keeping. I am well, but like all of us, should eat more "leafy greens"!😊 I read the notes as you suggested. And remembered the horrifying photo of that emaciated child in Sudan, taken during the 90's. I was so tortured by it then - for days. At first, I could not remember the news of the photographer taking his own life. But it came back to me. How sad. This life....

[@nancygentes8676]

Wow, beauty on this song, best for Neil singing this today.

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Nancy. The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug

[@leslieabrassart4236]

One of my favorite song from the excellent Neil Diamond. I really, really love it ...

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Leslie. Take care, Doug

[@58joana]

Beautiful, like all songs by Randy Newman! This cover by Neil Diamond is the best. The video is very touching!

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Joana. Total agreement on both counts. Thanks for your kind assessment of my video, much appreciated. Best wishes, Doug

[@MicheleSecchitano]

Simply beautiful. He's right we need to do more.. Mickie Michele in California

[@michaelmcclary8054]

I love this piece! Ever since college Music School 1974- BGSU- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College & GSU😢

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Michael. A beautiful but sad song from the pen of Randy Newman. My latest video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/foXbnHmurtpjsKs A few Playlists for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVdPalhXd8B8utpm95d4zKL kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJVaaxTvJygyztJJxr-deiNW kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJXBhAISf_0XazuY0XEHWntn kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJW49zSIzTJHU-aHctTSTjpA kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavbh3VqabeeicU Hot August Night - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@Silvitilla]

Excelente mensaje...y el mundo así se mueve en tremendos contrastes

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

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[@Silvitilla]

@@NeilDiamondCentral Thanks...Kisses for You💫...You arte a beatif persona!

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Silvia. I need to clarify here that this is not an official Neil Diamond channel. I am but a fan, been one since 1971 and I live in Australia. A Playlist for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJUrQTolzDH1lH_i1ewy75wq Best wishes, Doug 🦘

[@TheDYLAUGHING]

What a voice. What a song.💚

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

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[@jairieli4033]

Neil Diamond vc é o grito vivo do apelo dos q amam ...mas são emudecidos pelo silêncio do descaso, q amordaça é mata o coração...amo te ouvir.

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

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[@jennymccauslan6313]

A song with a deep human message ❤

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

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[@formwiz7096]

Another one of those songs I loved so much I bought the album.

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Formwiz. This was one of two Neil Diamond albums I purchased - My reason? "I Am... I Said" . Heard this song on the radio a couple of times back in 1971, and I was hooked. I listened intently for the name of the singer and the song, and then headed out to my nearest music store. On arrival at the store, I discovered that this, to me then, unknown singer, had two albums (LPs). One was 'Sweet Caroline' and the other was 'Stones'. I then did something that I had never done before... I purchased not one, but both albums, my purchase being made solely on having heard only one song from this singer. This song so moved me... "... I got an emptiness deep inside and I've tried but it won't let me go..." The pain, the tortured cries. This was even more evident in 'I Am... I Said (Reprise)'. Neil's voice, his sincerity and pain, tugged at my heartstrings; he touched my soul. I felt his loss, his pain, for I too, was experiencing those emotions (The story's the same one). I was hooked... a fan for life. A couple of versions of "I Am... I Said - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5e8oZ95apWof7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYTHpX6iqJ50jtU More songs from "Stones" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3y2mn17msqqY7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKmsm6mbr9ileZo kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6Cbknmtd9VkfsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYK4g62NZbh_qpY My recent uploads - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3m4lqGKeaZopZo kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYTHaaSVfp2Cas0 The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Have a safe trip. Best wishes, Doug

[@millardthompson8157]

Very Beautiful in every way xo

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your kind words Millard. Hope you are feeling much better now. Take care, Doug

[@pplsmyl]

very touching song

[@بنتحہوآء]

I really liked this video.. Neil Diamond is always the best.. the singing legend.. 📝📝🌹🌹🕺☔☂️

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your kind comments Nour, much appreciated. So glad you love this video. That he is! The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@بنتحہوآء]

@@NeilDiamondCentral Thank you very much.. I wish you the happiest of times ☔🌹🌹❤❤

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

..... and me you the happiest of times. Take care

[@بنتحہوآء]

@@NeilDiamondCentral Greetings to you my dear friend from Egypt, mother of the world 🇦🇺🇪🇬💃🕺🌹

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

_"Egypt is part of what's been called the “cradle of civilization.” It has successfully developed over thousands of years, and its people have contributed greatly to our present-day appreciation for math, science, and art. These developments remain a credible influence in history and religion as well."_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGO8amCpeLWqmdE

[@VictorG930]

We could do with a shower today . Beautiful song ,first time hearing it.

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Victor, so glad to hear from you. Winter over here in Australia. It generally only rains during the winter months. Wow! I'm surprised that you haven't heard this song before. It was on his "Stones" album (1991). If you haven't already done so, please click on the Show more link beneath this video for notes and lyrics. Best wishes, Doug

[@elisagarciadiaz1312]

Siempre lo he pensado la persona que ama y ayuda a los demás en cuerpo y alma siempre tendrá un lugar a la derecha de nuestr amado padre celestial y nuestro querido Jesús. Neil corazón de oro alma y espíritu angelical❤

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Elisa García, so very true. Here is a Playlist for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLo2q_F5rvzJXnMNeIDvNDvNRVbGx0C6As The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug

[@rosarioreside3327]

The title of the song is kind of? It’s beautiful song but sad as long as Neil sing it comes out awesome I love it 😘when heard this song is just I can’t avoid to think about him I hope and pray he is doing fine 🙏Thank you again and again for putting up all Neil awesome songs .Bless your heart !(5/15/‘23)🌹

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comments Rosario. The title expresses the, sadly as it is not a common enough occurrence in humanity, the disbelief that there are those who actually care for the less fortunate.... so.... "I think It's going to rain Today". A beautiful but sad song reflection the sad fact that many do not care for the less fortunate. As Mahatma Gandhi once said - _"The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members."_ My pleasure Rosario. Best wishes, Doug

[@rosarioreside3327]

Thank you too Doug ! Take care and stay safe 🙏❤️

[@anamariahurtado6972]

Esta canción tiene un mensaje muy pero muy profundo, 🙌🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks for your comment Ana Maria. Indeed! It was written by Randy Newman, but Neil Diamond owns it with his cover version. My latest upload - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavbh3VqabeeicU My recent uploads - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3m4lqGKeaZopZo kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYTHaaSVfp2Cas0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGiuoa2biM96gLs The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Best wishes, Doug

[@cindyblankfield1961]

Magnificent. No need to say anything more

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thanks very much for your kind comment Cindy, much appreciated. Please stay awhile and check out my other videos. The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug

[@kathybumgardner4773]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@NeilDiamondCentral]

Thank you Kathy, so glad you love this song and video. The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug