Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@Brighid45]

Got a tee shirt on the way, can't wait to wear it to work :D

[@BigPete44]

Mel! I meant to congratulate you on 650K Subs!! Well deserved brotha!! 👏🙌. Remember 1 Mil I’m flying from East Coast to the West coast for a Cookout Celebration!! 😂🙌💯

[@ChicagoDeb]

Here's Neil explaining the song (and then singing it) :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ganadH2pl9Zseqc

[@motorcitymaniac167]

Hot August Nights album is all Live in Los Angeles

[@Marcus538]

Why dont you run a raffle for next song ? Winner gets a tee shirt

[@BeckyA59]

Love love love Neil Diamond! He just turned 80!

[@rainerrain9689]

83 : )

[@fhdz505]

I'm a 70's child. A decade where music was about love. Soooooo LOVE Niel Diamond!!!! "Play it now, Play it now, play it now my baby." Beautiful music, simpler times. "Pa...pa pa pa pa"......

[@watersideanimals215]

Neil Diamond could sing the phone book and make it sound good. Such a rich and totally unique voice.

[@juliannetomlinson]

So true.

[@jasonalmen1274]

What's a phone book? Lol jk, I totally agree with you

[@lynndenisco2555]

Ditto

[@scottmitchell1861]

I do this song live on my 12 and sometimes one my uke. I need a 15 minute break to let my vocal chords to recover after. Neil does it so smooth and natural

[@Starlighthugs]

Yes excellent singer!

[@powerup1100]

Jamal, 'You smile made this song even more special to listen to'

[@bubgum00]

The stories about how Diamond was inspired to write the song are apocryphal. "Crackling Rosé" is the name of an inexpensive sparkling wine once produced by Andres Wines of British Columbia, Canada, which was popular among the indigent population. One story suggests that Diamond heard a story about a native Canadian tribe while doing an interview in Toronto, Canada-the tribe had more men than women, so the lonely men of the tribe would sit around the fire and drink their wine together-which inspired him to write the song.

[@dianelogan5983]

I can watch you all night! You're so astute, passionate and funny! Welcome to our lives . My mother and her friends would listen to him all the time and to this day I listen and love! .. What a great life of music it's been

[@musicandfiction]

Kinda appropriate since he just turned 80 yesterday.

[@vickilcalloway6537]

Happy Birthday,sir!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Why? Is he an alcoholic?

[@christelheadington1136]

The 24th

[@MichaelTScott-wb4di]

@@christelheadington1136 Maybe he slept a long while.

[@acca5512]

Happy 80th birthday.

[@seansimms8503]

Bro, my folks were from the south, south Memphis 1930s...I was raised in an mostly white neighborhood in Illinois and started school in the 1970s, Neil was part of my soundtrack while me and my brothers got dressed for school, soft rock, pop, easy listening, folk good music was everywhere, 1978 this song was still in heavy rotation.

[@carolinepenn2668]

My Grandad used to sing Neil Diamond songs everywhere, and this was one he saved for when he was in a great mood! We played it as the final song at his funeral this year. Now it makes me smile, sing and cry. Loving all your Neil Diamond reactions this week!

[@TheClonemenot]

That's so beautiful.

[@JF-kv1gm]

Nice to have music that you associate with your grandfather. That's a lovely tribute to him and what he shared with you.

[@shannonwhite3721]

What a beautiful memory

[@carrychris2010]

My sincerest condolences but what a beautiful story a send off for your grandson.

[@CynthiasPursuits]

Oh my...thank you! I'm 52 and my older brother and sister got me early with some amazing music. Neil is one of the best ever. He said Rosie was cheap wine.😊

[@mariahernandez-zc6nw]

maaaaan, i can give you a whole playlist of Neil baby songs. "Cherry Cherry", "Play Me", "Soolamon", "Forever in Blue Jeans", "Shilo', "America", "Heartlight." I'm gonna stop now

[@acemodez3169]

You missed Brother Love, I forget the actual title. But yes these are all great suggestions

[@mariahernandez-zc6nw]

@@acemodez3169 Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show, I know, I just didn't want to get too carried away, and he already did Blue Jeans, I just didn't see that reaction yet.

[@Yaktahbay]

Very cool that you mentioned Soolaimon and Shilo. I'd also add Walk On Water, You Got To Me, Solitary Man, Thank The Lord For The Nighttime, Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon...among others. Even the flip side of I Am I Said, which was called Done Too Soon, is intriguing since I believe it predated other, more familiar "rapid litany" (I made that up) songs like Life Is A Rock, We Didn't Start The Fire, and It's The End Of The World (As We Know It).

[@acemodez3169]

@@mariahernandez-zc6nw yes thank you. I remember it had traveling in it but didn't want to be too far off

[@PJEmbree]

Don’t stop! You’re just getting started! Favorite performer of all time. Managed to see him 4 times over the years.

[@lauragriffin6512]

I couldn't get to the record store fast enough in 1970 to grab up this 45. Still have it.

[@GrooveYouVerse]

1:39 is and always my favorite part of the song. Loved how when that bridge came "Oh I love my rosie child..." and you're like 👁 👄👁. That's what I came here for LOL!

[@stevebond9930]

Neil Diamond has a billion fans,, but you have to be 30 or more to admit your a huge fan to your friends. seen him twice,, there were people 15 to 70 at the show... The music is timeless

[@bluedana11]

Neil Diamond “ Coming to America” one of his greatest 😊

[@carla68]

Jamel would love the intro with all the instruments coming in.

[@alanconrad8490]

his voice is pure gold

[@deborahmedeiros7089]

"Holly Holy" ( the live version) from "Hot August Night" 1972 is awesome!!

[@SG-js2qn]

Yeah, Hot August Night is great. Played that album almost every morning in childhood as "get ready for school" music.

[@nmaddog46]

Hot August Night, had it on cassette and played it until it wore out.

[@AliciaMoore-Morada]

One of the best albums!

[@loril2466]

@@nmaddog46 My mother had that on 8 track. One of my favorites.

[@teresadbrownbrown3785]

Agree

[@johnmignosi2892]

Being from Brooklyn NY myself always loved Neil Diamond. He went to Erasmus high school in Brooklyn. That school had so many famous alumni like Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, Booby Fischer, Barbra Stanwyck and so many more an amazing alumni list.

[@jad4680]

great reaction jamel! "SOLITARY MAN" or "LOVE ON THE ROCKS" ; )

[@stevebrien1041]

Anything from The Jazz Singer

[@rubenramirez770]

Grass don't pay no mind

[@christyhancock7387]

Ahhh yesss Love On The Rocks!!

[@mikebeach5449]

Story goes he was in Canada. Visiting a reservation. Men buy a bottle a wine called '' Cracklin Rose '' . That was their date for the night.

[@Russ-gy7tx]

A “Poor Man’s Lady” is wine, hence “Crackling Rosie”

[@steveandme63]

Crackling Rose' was cheap wine, ie. Boones Farms.. lol

[@janethernandez724]

Woo hoo! I sang along with the song while watching your reaction! Love Neil Diamond! Good for you Jamel that is correct, Cracklin Rosie is a bottle of wine! Love this reaction! Until next time! Peace! ✌🏼☮

[@dii6266]

Heard somewhere that it was Richard's Wild Irish Rose.

[@southernhippie9058]

@@steveandme63 or Wild Irish Rose Wine

[@catherinemccullough299]

It’s about Rose wine

[@cnatview]

I'll watch any reaction you give to Neil..... just can't go wrong with his music. Take care and be well. Peace.

[@sukie584]

Rosie as in Rose-ay wine! store bought woman! You picked it up right quick!

[@lisaeason6874]

Neil was an amazing artist. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⚘⚘⚘🥰🔥🔥🔥💕Love these and all your reactions .

[@MichaelTScott-wb4di]

Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show, I Am I Said, Love on the Rocks... I'm glad you figured out Cracklin Rosie's meaning so quickly. 🙂

[@Cardoo46]

I am 63 and I just found out a few months ago. I never heard of it ☺️

[@brianedwards9240]

I’m 68, I had the 8 track and the songbook and played his songs on guitar and now just finding out he’s singing about drinking. I was very naive back then and really haven’t heard his stuff for a while.

[@icake1017]

It is about wine I think. Love seeing all these reaction videos of him!! He's one of my all time favorite singers!

[@TracyfromNC]

He had some mighty catchy tunes...get you shoulder dancing!

[@kevinconrad6156]

And the woman loved him.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

@@kevinconrad6156 you again with the woman comment

[@tomburns2642]

Such a great song to listen to. Neil Diamond's sound is brilliant. Glad to see it reviewed here.

[@ym61]

Great reaction Jamel as usual, brother. Truth is there are rabbit holes of great artists throughout the 60’s & 70’s. This is one of Neil’s best. He indeed has a lot of hits

[@debbiegum2226]

Definitely And the song, “Forever in Blue Jeans”

[@candicedonaldson4259]

I was almost 13 when this came out ...I love all Neil Diamond songs

[@roykilgore8461]

I like Neil Diamond as a judge on the voice UK, every now and then he grabs a mic and takes off singing, and dude can sing for real!

[@threekidzmom04]

My freshman year of high school at Our Lady of the Angels in Cincinnati we started each gym class warming up to Cracklin' Rosie! Loved Neil Diamond!

[@philsdon8932]

Cracklin Rosie refers to the wine, "sparkling rose" , hence "Cracklin Rosie is a store bought woman".

[@craigd2599]

No it's literally "Cracklin." It's made by Paul Masson

[@philsdon8932]

@@craigd2599 Paul Masson! Is that product still around? I did not know there was a Crackling rose. I only knew of sparkling rose and I drank a lot of it.

[@craigd2599]

@@philsdon8932 I don't know if they're still in business. But that's what he was writing about. It's actually a great story

[@runswithbeer]

@@craigd2599 Crackling Rosé was made by Andres Wines of British Columbia

[@craigd2599]

@@runswithbeer You're thinking of Andre Cold Duck. Cracklin Rose was made by Paul Masson www.pinterest.com/pin/332210909995870488/

[@DJDouglasWarden]

Niel Diamond has a treasure trove of excellent music. Definitely one of my favorite artists. He is awesome live!!

[@SG-js2qn]

Neil's one of the few voices that sings in lower tones, which is appreciated. So many guys sing in high voice.

[@angiepen]

I like both, but yeah, it's great having a variety to listen to.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Unless you listen to country where lower register is common

[@pamelabarrera5074]

I just love his voice. Thx for sharing.

[@kathleenkildare8688]

He's singing about a bottle of wine, 'his poor man's lover'.... love it!

[@williamh4172]

Yep, a cheap bottle of wine.🤪

[@mr.knowitall6440]

He says "poor man's lady".

[@metheus108]

AFAIC he's singing about a blow up doll. a store bought woman made of cheap plastic that crackles and needs to find a place that dont ask too many questions about his 'woman.'

[@Cardoo46]

Your reaction made smile and I haven’t smiled in a long time!

[@wonder5487]

Such a unique and beautiful voice! My favorite of his many greats is "Play Me". So beautiful and poetic. "You are the sun, I am the moon, you are the words, I am the tune..."

[@suzannelemieux3357]

This makes me smile.. Great song, great reaction!

[@paulhenderson8201]

This guy was a hit music making machine back in the day. For himself...and others.

[@mikehoward5383]

There's video where, before he sings this live, he tells where the inspiration for the song comes from. It's an interesting story

[@IBETWECANGET]

I remember the Album. "Hot August Night". live recordings from LA. It was a monster hit and here in Australia was number 1 Album for 6 months. He was huge in his day. Great Songwriter

[@dianesaienni5466]

Loved Neil growing up my grandmother had many of his albums. Crackling Rose is a up beat, stick in my head tune. Play it now

[@TexasMagnolia]

Yes! Can’t wait for you to hear “I am, I said” so very powerful!

[@showtime4243]

Awesome reaction as always by Jamel !!! Cracklin Rose is my favorite Neil Diamond song......I love to see you discovering fantastic music !!

[@jamee1457]

Love your diversity Jamel. Neil was my grandmas favorite man and i every time i hear him it brings a tear to my eye but you made me smile. Thank you for constant joy.

[@kdavies3105]

Such a good human...you probably know that Sweet Caroline is a big song for Boston Red Sox fans & its always sung during the middle of the 8th innings. And the first game after the Boston marathon bombing, Neil Diamond turned up at Fenway Park unannounced & asked if he could sing Sweet Caroline for the city of Boston...no fanfare just flew up from NY & asked if it was OK that he sing.

[@annejohnston2193]

This is 1 of my fave songs by him

[@busteroaks402]

This tune is much older than I am, but one I remember my folks cranking when we were lucky enough to hear it on the radio! Now, my truck bumps and I belt it out at the top of my lungs when it’s my driving companion!

[@rhondacaudill7231]

I was privileged to see Mr Diamond on his 50th Anniversary tour. One of his last shows before he retired due to Parkinson disease. The man sounds BETTER in personthan on his recordings if you can imagine that.

[@platterjockey]

He's talking about the wine. In the indigenous peoples culture in the northwest, if a man didn't have a woman to be with for a night, he would get drunk.

[@joeyshofner639]

That explain's my drinking problem.

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

lol, damn. Every night? Those natives went hard. So that’s where the alcoholism came from..

[@neilmartin99]

I'll drink to that.

[@fourleafclover2885]

This is men in general not native Americans.

[@brianorzel1873]

I always thought "you're a store bought woman" was a weird statement. It makes more sense now.

[@donparker8246]

Hands down, my favorite Neil Diamond song.

[@missgmoma]

Great song, he truly is a talented vocalist 💯

[@teresadbrownbrown3785]

Yes

[@rebeccamunoz2948]

Neil Diamond is a real gem🎶🎶🎶💕💕💕

[@Brighid45]

Love the Neil Diamond rabbit hole you're in! This is the studio version. He's so young here! Underrated lyrics too--this is love with no illusions, but it's real all the same. (And you caught the pun too, nice work!) ;)

[@joannecoakley6428]

That was my favorite Neil Diamond song!

[@GrahamMurphy525]

Nice! You should do Neil Diamond Cherry cherry next!

[@nrsvlda70]

Lovin’ the Neil parade... thanks for posting - made me smile!

[@ScottHz]

ah, my FAVORITE song when I was a kid in the ‘70s! I love that breakdown!

[@Zfq93]

Best way to finish a long day is to listen to you. Not just the great music. It’s your great take on life

[@yesnomaybe1220]

Brother Loves travelling salvation show!!!!!!

[@easttexasnomad5981]

I saw him in concert on New Years Eve in Houston sometime in the 80's. A great way to see in a New Year.

[@sabinerobinson3198]

Great song to wake up to. This was my late brother's favorite day song. He passed at 48. Now you've got me crying. laughing and dancing. Luv it 💓 💖 💗..

[@jamiemurray4129]

My dad was in Vietnam (third tour) when this song came out. He pauses and has a faraway look for few seconds and then gets back to business.

[@patriciadefibaugh973]

Listen to "I Am I Said" by Neil, it's deep

[@daveingrey2615]

That’s my favorite of his

[@ceciliaramos2280]

He just did that one.

[@singledebi]

I grew up on Neil. Went to every concert in Seattle since I was about 4 or 5. My Mom went crazy at the concerts it was so fun. And I raised my daughter on Neil. The tradition continues. Listen to Play Me . .... Live if possible and listen to the ladies scream. Last concert my Mom went to she was about 70 something and screamed like a 16 yr old

[@QueenofheartsWA]

While my parents were ragging on me for my plight to find my voice represented in ELO, Pink Floyd, Ozzy, Suicidal Tendencies, Megadeth, and everything that came before them, I had Neil Diamond in my back pocket. A simple, “Dad, what is Longfellow Serenade about?” They would stop. Carry on, my wayward daughter. Saved by Neil Diamond again.

[@scottmcneely7954]

And that "out" is the highest note Neil ever sang. There are tenors who can't hit that note. I don't think Neil Young even sang that high a note. Dynamic performance that shows the kind of vocal range he really has!

[@Nonniewantsmore]

I forgot how much I love Neil Diamond. Check out “You don’t bring me flowers” duet with Barbra Streisand.

[@lisalaursen3684]

Neil Diamond has such a unique voice. Smooth as velvet and he makes it look so easy.

[@barrystrachan6340]

Full disclosure....Neil Diamond is solely responsible for my life long love of music. I was a pre-teen in the 60s and hearing his song "I Am, I Said" for the first time was phenomenal. The song spoke directly to my soul. I can still remember vividly where I was and what I was doing when I heard it for the first time...I'm really happy that you have discovered him for yourself Jamel...:-)

[@corneliuscrewe677]

My mother was a huge Neil Diamond fan, I grew up listening to all of this stuff. I Am I Said is one of the earliest songs I can remember that really made me think. I couldn’t have been more than 5.

[@marymcdonald3778]

I think you hit his nail on the head this time! Thanks for keeping great music I've forgotten about, alive.

[@connorwatson6766]

'Cherry, Cherry', early rockin Neil, check that one out.

[@mikekaylor1226]

The best pop song ever written! He wrote this when he was touring Canada, and there was an Indian village where there were 4 men for every woman. On the weekends the men that didn't have female companionship would buy a cheap wine called Cracklin Rose.

[@sr1285]

For me "I am I said" is his very best song, at 16ys old, it was the first song where I truly connected the lyrics to the writer/artist and appreciated the emotions behind them.

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

A very talented singer - songwriter , he has so many great songs , a few of which have been hits for other artists too

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I can never hear this song without thinking of the wine. Once in a great while my parents would buy it for special occasions back in the '60's. I can still see the bottle. It was more oval shaped than a standard wine bottle and was made with little glass bumps on it to simulate the bubbles.

[@sandraagus7419]

I loved Neil Diamond!!! His voice was awesome!! 🎵🎶🎶💝💝

[@anthonyhantonh]

Cracklin Rose is a Wine. He wrote it about a wine. You are correct...” Store bought woman.” I enjoy wine 🍷 every once in a while.

[@antoinettelopes]

I always thought that meant Rosie was a cheap floozy. lol

[@busteroaks402]

@@antoinettelopes I did too

[@lengould9262]

@@antoinettelopes It's a double entendre.

[@Mr54nomore]

Neil Diamond did the complete musical score for the movie "Johnathan Livingston Seagull." His epic song in the movie is "BE." I believed he should of won the Oscar for that song. His album of the same name won the Grammy for best album of the year. There is a ton of music this man has written and perform, and many famous recording artist have covered over the years. Even the the King of Rock Elvis covered one of his songs titled "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind." Elvis turned that into a big hit. There is a lot of music to uncovered by one I consider Americas greatest sing/songwriter...Neil Diamond. Great reaction as always...

[@jonathanmaybury5698]

He also said "set the world right" and that's exactly what you do when you get together for a drink.

[@clapolla]

One of the most prolific songwriter/singers of our time. He wrote all his material (at least most of it).

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Never a Diamond fan, but you've got to appreciate his skills.

[@freckled100]

This is my favorite Neil Diamond song.

[@Momspennies2]

When you have a chance, you have to see his movie. "The jazz singer".

[@sherrythomas3028]

Some parts of that movie did not age well.

[@Momspennies2]

@@sherrythomas3028 I haven't seen it in many years, so it wouldn't surprise me... Thanks for letting me know.

[@DocOfRock-p4j]

@@sherrythomas3028 you are right - saw it in the 70's and although i am a HUGE neil fan it brought the expression 'don't quit your day job' to mind !

[@johncurtis7186]

It was one of those movies, that was so bad, that it’s good. Remake (with era changes) of the old Al Jolson black and white movie.

[@jennymagidson1925]

Great song, among my favorites for decades

[@vickielewallen3799]

Neil Diamomd's "Thank the Lord for the Nightime" and "Cherry Cherry are great, too, but his best imo was "Traveling Salvation Show", love them all, please react to "Traveling Show." Thx for the music/tmreactions!

[@lynnhathaway3755]

Vickie Lewallen Absolutely!!!

[@janetfleming7269]

Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies...

[@cathyopthof8136]

We ALL love Neil! This was my favorite song of his, ever!!!♥️

[@claymccoy]

I highly recommend his song "Cherry, Cherry."

[@kdavies3105]

Love me some Neil & the best thing is, that he sounds exactly the same live, as he does on recordings...so good

[@aaronmelling3186]

"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" and "Solitary Man". Thank you

[@brianmorton4270]

MAN!!! We had some kickin' tunes back in the AM 70s .

[@1972Wgray]

I always liked his “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show.”

[@SpikeMatthews]

My all time fave track by him.

[@Jackmickleson1984]

Gotta do brother loves traveling salvation show by Neil Diamond

[@killiansred1000]

Many thumbs up!! Great song.

[@Rick-pq8dv]

Live

[@roncreswell6843]

You've hit the jackpot, what a performance

[@shortar15]

I never disliked Neil but to be honest wasn't a fan but listening to him some more his voice has always been one of those you know it when you hear it and yes it is a good sound. His lyric choices are nice if I need some good chill back ground music with that classic feel he would be on the playlist. Yes I can say he is great for playlist on back ground moods or at least for me. Good on ya'

[@pmccachren]

Good memories from back in the day. Great song.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Gettin pissed (drunk) on Rosè wine.