Chords for Neil Diamond 1984 Interview
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As a performer and recording artist, Neil Diamond is a magician.
Fans have bought 75 million copies of his 26 albums.
[C] All of them [F] are gold records, except for the 8 that went platinum.
But [C] we travel in a garden without a [F] home, without a star.
Very soon, Neil will release a new album.
And he's also working on two movies.
I interrupted his recording session to get an [N] exclusive TV interview with him.
There's something that happens when I go to a Neil Diamond concert.
I don't go to rock concerts, but when I go to your concert, I get very excited and so
does my husband.
That's great.
I want everybody to do that at the shows.
I mean, that's really, you know, I can't even describe it myself, Shirley.
How can I possibly describe this?
[Eb] It's love.
You know, I just want to thank you for coming.
Thank you for listening to me.
And, you know, and you want to do it as beautiful as possible for everybody.
And when it works, it's very, very beautiful.
Have you ever been out there on stage when it just hasn't worked?
Well, you know, sometimes an entire audience is not necessarily focused in on you, but
there's always somebody there who is, [F] you know, one person or one group or one section,
you know, at a particular moment.
And really, that's who you focus in on.
When you came out to Detroit last time, I wrote in a column that you like lollipops
and boy, did you get lollipops and [Abm] then chicken soup.
Remember, you all of a sudden felt [Ab] like having chicken soup and you got chicken soup, girl.
People do that.
It's great.
I remember once saying that [N] one of the saddest things about Christmas being over was the
fact that you couldn't buy candy canes anymore.
I love candy canes.
They remind me so much of Christmas.
[Eb]
So I mean, I've received candy canes from all over the world in July.
And, you know, people [Ab] will find them and they'll save them for August, you know, because [N] they
know I'm going to run out by August.
Come on, please.
For once in your life, would you listen to me?
I know what you believe.
I've tried to live up to it, Pop.
I swear I've tried to live up to it, [E] but I can't do it anymore.
I can't do it [Db] anymore.
In 1980, [C] Neil decided to [N] go into feature films and he played the lead in the remake of The Jazz Singer.
The movie gave Neil a chance to learn from one of the best, Lord Lawrence Olivier.
Every time I didn't know anything, I asked his help and he was great.
You know, I used to come into his trailer and beg him to rehearse a scene with me or
whatever it was he said.
He was wonderful.
It was an honor to work with this man.
I mean, let's face it, it is Lawrence Olivier.
Lord Lawrence.
Lord, Sir Lord Lawrence, you know, please.
And [G] he was [Ab] quite a man.
I always, [G] you know, bowled over.
I had [Db] all I could do to keep my jaw from dropping [N] during those scenes.
You went to the same school with Barbra Streisand.
Did you know her then?
No, we didn't know each other.
We were in a chorus that had a hundred members and she sang with me.
We never met and just, we were both stunned to find out years later that, you know, you
were singing in that chorus if you went to a Rasmus.
Yeah.
And you [F] remember Mr.
DiPietro, the conductor?
She said, oh, [C] I loved him so much.
I had such a crush on him.
I [G] didn't temper, you know, he was really a maestro and we called him [Ab] maestro.
I [E] was [Ab] scared to death of him.
But [G] it was really our first public [C] performance for anyone.
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[C] [Bm] [C] [G]
[C]
You know, it's Christmas [N] time or almost Christmas time.
What holiday do you really, really like to celebrate?
I mean, what do you do New Year's Eve?
[Eb] New Year's Eve I try to avoid as much as possible.
[Dbm] But Christmas is really [N] a great period for me because I'm usually not working the Christmas period.
And the kids are off and I can actually take it and, you know, take ten days and not have
to do anything at all because everybody else is off.
So I'm excused, you know.
I know you have to go and sing and rehearse.
But before you go, can I take a holiday picture of you?
How does this work?
This is one of those old
Oh, that's great.
Would you?
It pops out like that.
Can you take one of me and I'll take one of you?
We'll remember this holiday.
Now I'll take a picture of you.
Smile.
Take your glasses off.
I want to see the picture. Really?
I'm just light-shaded.
Oh, just
You don't want to see my eyes.
This is how I wear them.
Come to New York and Merry Christmas.
Thanks, darling.
You too.
[F]
Fans have bought 75 million copies of his 26 albums.
[C] All of them [F] are gold records, except for the 8 that went platinum.
But [C] we travel in a garden without a [F] home, without a star.
Very soon, Neil will release a new album.
And he's also working on two movies.
I interrupted his recording session to get an [N] exclusive TV interview with him.
There's something that happens when I go to a Neil Diamond concert.
I don't go to rock concerts, but when I go to your concert, I get very excited and so
does my husband.
That's great.
I want everybody to do that at the shows.
I mean, that's really, you know, I can't even describe it myself, Shirley.
How can I possibly describe this?
[Eb] It's love.
You know, I just want to thank you for coming.
Thank you for listening to me.
And, you know, and you want to do it as beautiful as possible for everybody.
And when it works, it's very, very beautiful.
Have you ever been out there on stage when it just hasn't worked?
Well, you know, sometimes an entire audience is not necessarily focused in on you, but
there's always somebody there who is, [F] you know, one person or one group or one section,
you know, at a particular moment.
And really, that's who you focus in on.
When you came out to Detroit last time, I wrote in a column that you like lollipops
and boy, did you get lollipops and [Abm] then chicken soup.
Remember, you all of a sudden felt [Ab] like having chicken soup and you got chicken soup, girl.
People do that.
It's great.
I remember once saying that [N] one of the saddest things about Christmas being over was the
fact that you couldn't buy candy canes anymore.
I love candy canes.
They remind me so much of Christmas.
[Eb]
So I mean, I've received candy canes from all over the world in July.
And, you know, people [Ab] will find them and they'll save them for August, you know, because [N] they
know I'm going to run out by August.
Come on, please.
For once in your life, would you listen to me?
I know what you believe.
I've tried to live up to it, Pop.
I swear I've tried to live up to it, [E] but I can't do it anymore.
I can't do it [Db] anymore.
In 1980, [C] Neil decided to [N] go into feature films and he played the lead in the remake of The Jazz Singer.
The movie gave Neil a chance to learn from one of the best, Lord Lawrence Olivier.
Every time I didn't know anything, I asked his help and he was great.
You know, I used to come into his trailer and beg him to rehearse a scene with me or
whatever it was he said.
He was wonderful.
It was an honor to work with this man.
I mean, let's face it, it is Lawrence Olivier.
Lord Lawrence.
Lord, Sir Lord Lawrence, you know, please.
And [G] he was [Ab] quite a man.
I always, [G] you know, bowled over.
I had [Db] all I could do to keep my jaw from dropping [N] during those scenes.
You went to the same school with Barbra Streisand.
Did you know her then?
No, we didn't know each other.
We were in a chorus that had a hundred members and she sang with me.
We never met and just, we were both stunned to find out years later that, you know, you
were singing in that chorus if you went to a Rasmus.
Yeah.
And you [F] remember Mr.
DiPietro, the conductor?
She said, oh, [C] I loved him so much.
I had such a crush on him.
I [G] didn't temper, you know, he was really a maestro and we called him [Ab] maestro.
I [E] was [Ab] scared to death of him.
But [G] it was really our first public [C] performance for anyone.
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[C] [Bm] [C] [G]
[C]
You know, it's Christmas [N] time or almost Christmas time.
What holiday do you really, really like to celebrate?
I mean, what do you do New Year's Eve?
[Eb] New Year's Eve I try to avoid as much as possible.
[Dbm] But Christmas is really [N] a great period for me because I'm usually not working the Christmas period.
And the kids are off and I can actually take it and, you know, take ten days and not have
to do anything at all because everybody else is off.
So I'm excused, you know.
I know you have to go and sing and rehearse.
But before you go, can I take a holiday picture of you?
How does this work?
This is one of those old
Oh, that's great.
Would you?
It pops out like that.
Can you take one of me and I'll take one of you?
We'll remember this holiday.
Now I'll take a picture of you.
Smile.
Take your glasses off.
I want to see the picture. Really?
I'm just light-shaded.
Oh, just
You don't want to see my eyes.
This is how I wear them.
Come to New York and Merry Christmas.
Thanks, darling.
You too.
[F]
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_ As a performer and recording artist, Neil Diamond is a magician.
Fans have bought 75 million copies of his 26 albums.
[C] All of them [F] are gold records, except for the 8 that went platinum.
But _ _ [C] we travel in a garden _ _ without a [F] home, _ _ _ without a star.
Very soon, Neil will release a new album.
And he's also working on two movies.
I interrupted his recording session to get an [N] exclusive TV interview with him.
There's something that happens when I go to a Neil Diamond concert.
I don't go to rock concerts, but when I go to your concert, I get very excited and so
does my husband.
That's great.
I want everybody to do that at the shows.
I mean, that's really, _ you know, _ _ _ I can't even describe it myself, Shirley.
How can I possibly describe this? _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ It's love.
You know, I just want to thank _ _ you for coming.
Thank you for listening to me.
And, you know, and you want to do it as beautiful as possible for everybody.
And when it works, it's very, very beautiful.
Have you ever been out there on stage when it just hasn't worked?
Well, you know, sometimes an entire audience is not necessarily focused in on you, but
there's always somebody there who is, [F] you know, one person or one group or one section,
you know, at a particular moment.
And _ really, that's who you focus in on.
When you came out to Detroit last time, I wrote in a column that you like lollipops
and boy, did you get lollipops and [Abm] then chicken soup.
Remember, you all of a sudden felt [Ab] like having chicken soup and you got chicken soup, girl.
People do that.
It's great.
I remember once saying that [N] one of the saddest things about Christmas being over was the
fact that you couldn't buy candy canes anymore.
I love candy canes.
They remind me so much of Christmas.
_ _ _ [Eb]
So I mean, I've received candy canes from all over the world in July.
And, you know, people [Ab] will find them and they'll save them for August, you know, because [N] they
know I'm going to run out by August. _ _
Come on, please.
For once in your life, would you listen to me?
I know what you believe.
_ I've tried to live up to it, Pop.
I swear I've tried to live up to it, [E] but I can't do it anymore.
I can't do it [Db] anymore.
In 1980, [C] Neil decided to [N] go into feature films and he played the lead in the remake of The Jazz Singer.
The movie gave Neil a chance to learn from one of the best, Lord Lawrence Olivier. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Every time I didn't know anything, I asked his help and he was great.
You know, I used to come into his trailer and _ beg him to rehearse a scene with me or
whatever it was he said.
He was wonderful.
It was an honor to work with this man.
I mean, let's face it, it is Lawrence Olivier.
_ Lord Lawrence.
Lord, Sir Lord Lawrence, you know, please.
And [G] he was [Ab] quite a man.
I always, [G] you know, bowled over.
I had [Db] all I could do to keep my jaw from dropping [N] during those scenes.
You went to the same school with Barbra Streisand.
Did you know her then?
No, we didn't know each other.
We were in a chorus that had a hundred members and she sang with me. _ _ _ _
We never met and just, we were both stunned to find out years later that, you know, you
were singing in that chorus if you went to a Rasmus.
Yeah.
And you [F] remember Mr.
DiPietro, the conductor?
She said, oh, [C] I loved him so much.
I had such a crush on him.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] didn't temper, you know, he was really a maestro and we called him [Ab] maestro.
I [E] _ was [Ab] scared to death of him.
But [G] it was really our first public [C] performance for anyone.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ You know, it's Christmas [N] time or almost Christmas time.
What holiday do you really, really like to celebrate?
I mean, what do you do New Year's Eve?
[Eb] New Year's Eve I try to avoid as much as possible.
[Dbm] But Christmas is really [N] a great period for me because I'm usually not working the Christmas period.
And the kids are off and _ I can actually take it and, you know, take ten days and not have
to do anything at all because everybody else is off.
So I'm excused, you know.
I know you have to go and sing and rehearse.
But before you go, can I take a holiday picture of you?
How does this work?
_ This is one of those old_
Oh, that's great.
Would you?
It pops out like that.
Can you take one of me and I'll take one of you?
_ We'll remember this holiday.
_ _ _ _ Now I'll take a picture of you.
_ _ _ Smile.
Take your glasses off.
I want to see the picture. Really?
I'm just light-shaded.
Oh, just_
You don't want to see my eyes.
This is how I wear them. _ _ _ _ _
Come to New York and Merry Christmas.
Thanks, darling.
You too.
[F] _
Fans have bought 75 million copies of his 26 albums.
[C] All of them [F] are gold records, except for the 8 that went platinum.
But _ _ [C] we travel in a garden _ _ without a [F] home, _ _ _ without a star.
Very soon, Neil will release a new album.
And he's also working on two movies.
I interrupted his recording session to get an [N] exclusive TV interview with him.
There's something that happens when I go to a Neil Diamond concert.
I don't go to rock concerts, but when I go to your concert, I get very excited and so
does my husband.
That's great.
I want everybody to do that at the shows.
I mean, that's really, _ you know, _ _ _ I can't even describe it myself, Shirley.
How can I possibly describe this? _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ It's love.
You know, I just want to thank _ _ you for coming.
Thank you for listening to me.
And, you know, and you want to do it as beautiful as possible for everybody.
And when it works, it's very, very beautiful.
Have you ever been out there on stage when it just hasn't worked?
Well, you know, sometimes an entire audience is not necessarily focused in on you, but
there's always somebody there who is, [F] you know, one person or one group or one section,
you know, at a particular moment.
And _ really, that's who you focus in on.
When you came out to Detroit last time, I wrote in a column that you like lollipops
and boy, did you get lollipops and [Abm] then chicken soup.
Remember, you all of a sudden felt [Ab] like having chicken soup and you got chicken soup, girl.
People do that.
It's great.
I remember once saying that [N] one of the saddest things about Christmas being over was the
fact that you couldn't buy candy canes anymore.
I love candy canes.
They remind me so much of Christmas.
_ _ _ [Eb]
So I mean, I've received candy canes from all over the world in July.
And, you know, people [Ab] will find them and they'll save them for August, you know, because [N] they
know I'm going to run out by August. _ _
Come on, please.
For once in your life, would you listen to me?
I know what you believe.
_ I've tried to live up to it, Pop.
I swear I've tried to live up to it, [E] but I can't do it anymore.
I can't do it [Db] anymore.
In 1980, [C] Neil decided to [N] go into feature films and he played the lead in the remake of The Jazz Singer.
The movie gave Neil a chance to learn from one of the best, Lord Lawrence Olivier. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Every time I didn't know anything, I asked his help and he was great.
You know, I used to come into his trailer and _ beg him to rehearse a scene with me or
whatever it was he said.
He was wonderful.
It was an honor to work with this man.
I mean, let's face it, it is Lawrence Olivier.
_ Lord Lawrence.
Lord, Sir Lord Lawrence, you know, please.
And [G] he was [Ab] quite a man.
I always, [G] you know, bowled over.
I had [Db] all I could do to keep my jaw from dropping [N] during those scenes.
You went to the same school with Barbra Streisand.
Did you know her then?
No, we didn't know each other.
We were in a chorus that had a hundred members and she sang with me. _ _ _ _
We never met and just, we were both stunned to find out years later that, you know, you
were singing in that chorus if you went to a Rasmus.
Yeah.
And you [F] remember Mr.
DiPietro, the conductor?
She said, oh, [C] I loved him so much.
I had such a crush on him.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] didn't temper, you know, he was really a maestro and we called him [Ab] maestro.
I [E] _ was [Ab] scared to death of him.
But [G] it was really our first public [C] performance for anyone.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ You know, it's Christmas [N] time or almost Christmas time.
What holiday do you really, really like to celebrate?
I mean, what do you do New Year's Eve?
[Eb] New Year's Eve I try to avoid as much as possible.
[Dbm] But Christmas is really [N] a great period for me because I'm usually not working the Christmas period.
And the kids are off and _ I can actually take it and, you know, take ten days and not have
to do anything at all because everybody else is off.
So I'm excused, you know.
I know you have to go and sing and rehearse.
But before you go, can I take a holiday picture of you?
How does this work?
_ This is one of those old_
Oh, that's great.
Would you?
It pops out like that.
Can you take one of me and I'll take one of you?
_ We'll remember this holiday.
_ _ _ _ Now I'll take a picture of you.
_ _ _ Smile.
Take your glasses off.
I want to see the picture. Really?
I'm just light-shaded.
Oh, just_
You don't want to see my eyes.
This is how I wear them. _ _ _ _ _
Come to New York and Merry Christmas.
Thanks, darling.
You too.
[F] _