Monday, January 24, 2011

The Greatness of Neil Diamond

I just read this blog post and started thinking about how Neil Diamond doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves as a songwriter these days. It seems like everyone's preoccupied with trying to be funny and/or ironic to really appreciate how awesome he is. These are some of my favorite Neil Diamond songs, with some of the greatest songwriting of all time.

PS - Happy 70th, Neil!






















1 comment:

BEM1212 said...

Huzzah! Nice list. For all you non-converts -- watch these in earnest.

I'm pretty sure Holly Holy is my undisputed number 1, but from there it's a tough call (esp. Stones, I Am...I Said, and Be).

I'd add "If You Know What I Mean" and "Play Me" too.

Is it really his birthday?