Neil Diamond - I am... I said (W/Lyrics)

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  • @designermom3boys
    @designermom3boys 2 роки тому +464

    I feel like it's not my story to share, but I have an uncle who is going through alzheimers right now. He loved to sing Neil Diamond songs. My cousin captured a video of him singing this song in the state of his dementia. It just broke my heart because I know he's still in there, even if lost to the people he used to know and love. The lyrics of, "I am lost and I can't even say why", just broke me.

  • @kellywallace9677
    @kellywallace9677 2 роки тому +589

    If there was ever a song that explained what loneliness feels like, this is it really. Great song

    • @jacquelinewilliams6289
      @jacquelinewilliams6289 2 роки тому +12

      Your do right lost my mum znd dad 5mths apart 2021

    • @iohnxxxx
      @iohnxxxx 2 роки тому +7

      Kelly u ain't alone god 🙏 bless you

    • @timwattison4419
      @timwattison4419 2 роки тому +17

      So true honey. When I had a wife of 28 years who cheated on me, a girlfriend of 4 years who walked out on me, and another who dumped me after a month and went with a guy with loads of money you understand how hard life can be at 58. 😪😔

    • @paulhollingworth5711
      @paulhollingworth5711 2 роки тому +13

      God I'm 64 with nothing to offer , but 16 in heart, how friggin sad

    • @ninacarroll2847
      @ninacarroll2847 2 роки тому +2

      Yes!!

  • @robertzimberg
    @robertzimberg Рік тому +91

    ❤️ Neil Diamond is not only an awesome composer singer, but also a rare and genuine mensch (extraordinarily decent person). God bless you and your loved ones! 🤗

  • @darlenewilson98
    @darlenewilson98 9 місяців тому +86

    I had a wonderful English teacher in jr high that loved Neil Diamond. He brought his records for us to hear on Fridays. I enjoyed all the classes I had with MR Chick. He introduced me to a whole world of music and literature.
    He has since passed but I'll never forget him. Rip Warren Chick.

    • @Jss316
      @Jss316 7 місяців тому

      Hello Darlene, how are you doing?

    • @user-zj1ft5tx5f
      @user-zj1ft5tx5f 4 місяці тому

      He sounds like a very cool teacher.

    • @Shelley44444
      @Shelley44444 4 місяці тому

      What a wonderful teacher! ❤

  • @celinerichards131
    @celinerichards131 Рік тому +58

    I just celebrated the first anniversary of my father’s passing and this song was a favorite of his.
    Never really understood why he loved it so much but today I did. It described what he felt in more ways than one.
    Thank you for sharing this song with us❤

    • @WickedPrince3D
      @WickedPrince3D Місяць тому

      It described what I think we all feel sometimes. Alone and not knowing what to do about it. Sorry to hear about your poppa, we all know that someday they'll be gone but it's never easy to accept when it comes true.

  • @TPCforlife1
    @TPCforlife1 3 роки тому +328

    My Dad just passed and he loved Neil Diamond...this was his favorite song..I'm playing it for him at his service

    • @audreymaqks
      @audreymaqks 3 роки тому +4

      such a beautiful thought

    • @desiregonzalez5858
      @desiregonzalez5858 3 роки тому +1

      @@audreymaqks aa

    • @adafridi
      @adafridi 3 роки тому +3

      RIP, mate ♥️

    • @manaoharsam4211
      @manaoharsam4211 2 роки тому +4

      Must have loved your father a lot. Nice of you to dedicate this song to him.

    • @potentialreality
      @potentialreality 2 роки тому +4

      Sorry about your father. I'm touched by this though. From one -ski to another, I wish you well.

  • @paulshann2254
    @paulshann2254 2 роки тому +73

    There are some songs that can never die and this Neil Dimond is one of them .

  • @rogerfields9400
    @rogerfields9400 Рік тому +21

    nobody could ever put loneliness, gripping, relentless inside you into music as this man could do..,
    magnificent!

  • @annekaufman9833
    @annekaufman9833 2 роки тому +90

    Neil Diamond is one of the greatest singers of all time,he has a great voice

    • @James-mn6jo
      @James-mn6jo 2 роки тому

      Hello Anne, how are things going with you?

    • @Nick-wn1xw
      @Nick-wn1xw Рік тому +1

      Most great singers have great voices.

  • @darreljames7453
    @darreljames7453 5 років тому +529

    Name me one person in the history of life who's not had self doubt or crisis of identity in this cold world and cried out in their very inner soul " I am I cried"! This is a human anthem!

    • @johnsoho2238
      @johnsoho2238 4 роки тому +16

      Absofuckinlutely my brother and sister.

    • @johnanders6234
      @johnanders6234 4 роки тому +16

      You sir,Are a poet. Who obvious is inspired by this musical genious. The homage you pay too Neil speaks for itself.

    • @dominickjustave3558
      @dominickjustave3558 4 роки тому +10

      Amen

    • @aidanmarley2932
      @aidanmarley2932 4 роки тому +3

      Darrell check out Paul Taylor cover

    • @aidanmarley2932
      @aidanmarley2932 4 роки тому +3

      Check out Paul Taylor busker cover of this

  • @zerores2005
    @zerores2005 3 роки тому +134

    The most memorable thing I remember about Neil Diamond is him being on American Idol and giving his input to the new talent. But when he performed his 96-year-old mother sat right in front and was just beaming with pride. Loved it!

  • @MB-mb3856
    @MB-mb3856 3 роки тому +162

    Song gives me goose bumps. Beautiful arrangement, voice and style.

  • @kenshiloh
    @kenshiloh 8 років тому +33

    I was in a band with my best buddies. We weren't famous, but we had some followers. I had a pretty girlfriend, a nice car, some money, and yet I was so empty and lonely - sort of like Neil Diamond. Then I saw a movie about Jesus. I walked onto a church lawn one night and I asked to meet Christ. I know it sounds crazy, but "This is eternal life, that you know God and Jesus Christ Whom He has sent." I lost it all: girlfriend, band, car, money - but I am friends with Christ and I could not be happier!

    • @kenshiloh
      @kenshiloh 8 років тому +2

      ***** Hi. You were 'born again?' Did you tell people you know Jesus personally? Did you lie?
      I do know Jesus. You were a tare among the wheat, a false convert, a wolf in sheep clothing.
      I hope you get to know Christ. Sin might seem fun for a season, but what does it profit to gain the whole world and lose your soul?

    • @micheleallen1402
      @micheleallen1402 Місяць тому

      Did you see the movie THE JAZZ SINGER? It's a story about Neil Diamond's life. He is Jewish and learned WHO the "I AM" was before he could walk. The I AM is the ALMIGHTY GOD. In my opinion, Neil was crying out to God in his loneliness. In the movie, I didn't understand why it broke his father's heart to see Neil make the decisions he was making but that was bc I watched it before I became born again (John 3:3-8). It wasn't until after I became born again, (in other words after I repented, was born of the water (by immersion in the name of Jesus for the remission of my sin) and was born of the Spirit (God filled me with the Holy Ghost and I spoke in tongues) (Acts 2:38), that i learned many things from the Bible regarding the Jewish Nation and was fully able to understand both Neil and his father. Yes, God gave Neil much talent but He also gave him a free will, just as He has given to every one of us. Just a side note: when we are born again, the blood of Jesus is applied to our life so that we can be redeemed back to God. In Deuteronomy 6:4 it says: "Hear O'Israel the Lord our God is one Lord… So the God of the Old Testament is simply the Jesus of the New.

    • @arielcantal9340
      @arielcantal9340 10 днів тому

      ❤ praised be to God!

    • @zacravatu2360
      @zacravatu2360 4 дні тому

      Well said my friend

  • @viralbuthow000
    @viralbuthow000 4 роки тому +139

    It's arguable whether this is Neil's best song but this is certainly his deepest. Lot of symbolism and imagery.

    • @appaloosagirl1
      @appaloosagirl1 2 роки тому +5

      I always thought this was his absolute best, but I could never figure out why everyone didn’t agree……….

    • @timwattison4419
      @timwattison4419 2 роки тому +3

      Hello, is his best 👌 but this is also beautiful

    • @potentialreality
      @potentialreality 2 роки тому +2

      Yes, I agree!

    • @imalt8271
      @imalt8271 2 роки тому +6

      Talking about symbolism; I wondered if this was like a prayer because the Bible calls God "the great I AM."

    • @RavenThom
      @RavenThom Рік тому +2

      @@appaloosagirl1 I always play this with Brooklyn Roads

  • @charlottemcallister2127
    @charlottemcallister2127 Рік тому +64

    I can listen to his songs daily and do most days Can’t say that about anyone else. His music has meaning!!❤

  • @ritagray5846
    @ritagray5846 3 роки тому +166

    I love every song Neil sings. His voice is mesmerizing. I’ve listened to him for many many years. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @franhensley7675
    @franhensley7675 3 місяці тому +14

    One word...Perfection!! From my youth I have been in love with the man, the lyrics, the songs, the music, the voice. He touches my heart, my soul, my spirit.

  • @RICKzzSANDS
    @RICKzzSANDS 5 років тому +141

    Neil wrote this Song in a time in his Life where he was not to sure where to take his career in Music.. A time of searching.. What a Breathtaking Piece of Music and the Rest is History.. I Lived and Loved the 70's and literally wore out Neil Diamond on 8-Tracks

    • @rockyroadblues100
      @rockyroadblues100 4 роки тому +11

      Makes me think where has all the good music gone ,i grew up in the 70s a great time to be young.

    • @paulacromer2360
      @paulacromer2360 3 роки тому +3

      Neil is a true musical artist. I adore him.

    • @jaimedeguzman6118
      @jaimedeguzman6118 2 роки тому +1

      I almost duplicate this song when I sing it

    • @vickynuevo1544
      @vickynuevo1544 Рік тому +1

      I love this song specially the melody

  • @overhaul976
    @overhaul976 3 роки тому +76

    2 years in severe depression and loneliness. How can this describe my life I'm still amazed

  • @maybach263
    @maybach263 4 місяці тому +9

    Ein wunderschönes Lied, auch Jahrzehnte später. Löst tiefste Sehnsüchte und Wehmut aus. Danke 🖤❤️💛

  • @davisx2002
    @davisx2002 4 роки тому +15

    im a 46 year old welder and I've seen this cat in concert 3 times. LEGEND!

  • @andrewjsmith4585
    @andrewjsmith4585 3 роки тому +25

    When that came out I was 13. Had never been to America. All I knew about the States I learned from reading Marvel comics. The song made it seem an unwelcoming place - yet I instantly loved the number. Loneliness recognises no geography and I wasn't even lonely!

  • @snoopyfan1476
    @snoopyfan1476 5 днів тому

    I'm not sure why this popped up on my feed, but this sure describes me this past year. Powerful song.

  • @kayvancooten4657
    @kayvancooten4657 2 роки тому +29

    I dedicate this song to my late mother
    Ms. Gloria Van Cooten 1935 - 2004.
    Thank you mum for introducing me to a variety of genres and great music in general.
    I miss you so much. Until we meet again. 💕

    • @James-mn6jo
      @James-mn6jo 2 роки тому

      Hello Kay, how are things going with you?

    • @sampodiotetey4610
      @sampodiotetey4610 Рік тому

      Hey buddy we're here to help you get through it.

  • @sillynilly-te9pg
    @sillynilly-te9pg 8 років тому +573

    I love, love to hear this man sing. He has a voice that cannot be forgotten. His music takes me back to another time!!!

    • @marcela21884
      @marcela21884 7 років тому +29

      Niel is history! No other singer will match his style and voice !!

    • @crazyloppinrock6143
      @crazyloppinrock6143 7 років тому +16

      I agree, my friend what amazing voice.

    • @beckyforcier9668
      @beckyforcier9668 5 років тому +6

      Sexy deep voice love love his music

    • @beckyforcier9668
      @beckyforcier9668 5 років тому +4

      silly nilly1234 love him his voice

    • @stevemyrick4146
      @stevemyrick4146 5 років тому +9

      I am I cried I am said I my true story

  • @YZJY
    @YZJY 4 роки тому +319

    I'm feeling these lyrics more than ever during this time of self-isolation and quarantine. Three weeks thus far, and it looks like further quarantines may be issued in the future. I'm really missing human interactions. Thanks, Neil for all the beauty and wonder your music and voice have added to all our lives. Everyone stay safe and be well.

    • @ceilconstante7813
      @ceilconstante7813 4 роки тому +7

      If you're young and healthy, have what you need and peace in your home be greatful. Many people have situations and conditions that have forced them into lockdown for to many years to count. Some people are stuck at home with abusive and argumentive partners. The poor have nothing but desperation.
      I wish more people would seek the truth and see how they're being manipulated.
      This world be a good time to do some research and listen to people speaking the truth. Senator Dr Scott Jensen exposed an internal document telling doctors to label ALL deaths as Covid 19. It's right here on UA-cam. Search:. Show your local hospital.... they're empty! So why is a Microsoft engineer an expert on vaccines? Do you know anything about Event 201? Do you understand what ID2020 really is? Maybe you should watch some footage of the event to better understand what's happening and that it's not going to end soon.
      Listen to Richie from Boston. He's been warning us for years!! He doesn't say anything without proof & shows documents. Nicholson 1968 would be a great wake up channel.
      Do you listen to any of the press briefings? No Presidential seal on the podium. Yellow fringed flag........ maybe look up what that means but is not being said.

    • @tineSDie
      @tineSDie 4 роки тому +6

      Im too

    • @patrickbone6171
      @patrickbone6171 4 роки тому +5

      YZJY hold on in there, prove to yourself thoughts and prayers

    • @YZJY
      @YZJY 4 роки тому +5

      @@patrickbone6171 Thanks, man. It's a little better after returning to work, but outside of work, we are told to stay indoors and away from people for longer still. I can see it's really getting to people everywhere. And people are now nervous about being near others. Things will never be the same, that's for sure. Sadly I've read of several cases where people couldn't handle the fear of catching Covid-19 or the stress of isolation or primarily online-only interaction with people and took their own lives. Two recent cases I read was a teenage girl so afraid of getting sick from the constant fear-porn on the news, that she killed herself over it. Another was a 12-year-old boy that couldn't deal with being cut off entirely from his friends, and when his PC broke, and he had no peers to communicate with, he too chose a permanent solution to a temporary problem. It's so sad. I've not seen it that bad in my area, but humans are social beings, we need social interactions to remain mentally stable, happy, and healthy. I'm sure there are many more cases of mental anguish from all this than is being reported. And many of or those are on the edge of a personal precipice after this prolonged lockdown. All of these people need prayers as well.

    • @TheManiac2
      @TheManiac2 4 роки тому +3

      1:47 best part

  • @CrystalNibarger
    @CrystalNibarger 5 місяців тому +3

    This is one of my favorite songs from him, this is the first person I ever saw in concert. I was 11, I'm 41 now.

  • @jovanstankovic4233
    @jovanstankovic4233 2 роки тому +27

    Wow!!! I was listening to his songs in the seventies and almost forgot about what a great singer his is. This song is just breathtaking!!!

    • @jillianclark4076
      @jillianclark4076 Рік тому +1

      I hope we can see some great tributes to Mr Diamond now, right now while he's still around us. Let's( America) not only pay the tributes to him when he goes to Heaven(Rock & Roll Heaven)!!

    • @sherrymathson1220
      @sherrymathson1220 Рік тому +2

      This song has opened my heart so many times...lucky enough to see him perform twice in my life, think what draws me most, besides his beautiful face, is that he writes his own stuff, this man has so much inside, what an inner life! And this is one of my favorite ❤️

  • @theflashingblade283
    @theflashingblade283 6 років тому +13

    I was very close to my uncle and sadly after a long brave battle with cancer he passed away. This song means so much as he loved Neil Diamond and I choice this to be played at his funeral. Miss you very much Tony....

  • @1nerdylegokid
    @1nerdylegokid 5 років тому +1139

    Anybody get emotional listening to this Neil Diamond song?

  • @kellypatterson3415
    @kellypatterson3415 3 роки тому +87

    I get emotional EVERY TIME I hear this song. Especially over the past 5-6 years since I’ve been homeless and not in contact with my mom. I can see her singing and dancing to this song every time I hear it and it makes me miss my family so much. 😪

    • @kellymiciak2626
      @kellymiciak2626 3 роки тому +6

      I'm sorry that you've fallen on hard times. My heart goes out to you. I very recently lost my mom and I'm so happy when I hear Neil.

    • @RamblinJer
      @RamblinJer 3 роки тому +11

      It may seem bad and even hopeless but this to shall pass. You'll make it and someday you're going to look back and maybe even be glad. Times like these humble and shape us, we learn compassion and empathy and appreciation for things others take for granted. I'm pretty good at picking up on things and reading between the lines. Maybe I'm wrong but something tells me your story is bigger and a major obstacle is holding you back. I think I understand more than you realize, so here's the secret to having a beautiful and successful life, do the right thing today and when tomorrow comes do the same. Soon doors start to open and real change takes place. I'm not just talking, I've been there, it's not easy but worth it and I can promise it works. Chin up, the future is yours.

    • @teresasmith1513
      @teresasmith1513 2 роки тому +5

      I feel for you so sorry please try and be strong we do care and love 💝💝💛💛😇😇😇

    • @sallyisabelaaguilar2258
      @sallyisabelaaguilar2258 2 роки тому +6

      You made me cry even more...as I listen to this... I'm sorry with your situation but you'll make it....just be strong Kelly...and may God take care and bless you.. May you be in contact with your mom soon.

    • @nidalmapanganiban1914
      @nidalmapanganiban1914 2 роки тому +3

      We have the situation i know and i feel it the way you do. Be strong coz God will give you more strength and lead you to the right path. My brothers had been died already but i have to move on because i have also a family. Don" t lose hope. Someday you will be alright Kelly.

  • @jenniferfrias3185
    @jenniferfrias3185 Рік тому +12

    This song is important to me.. everytime I hear it I see my nanny who was my mommy playing this record and smiling.. most beautiful human in the world.

    • @Jss316
      @Jss316 7 місяців тому

      Hello Jennifer, how are you doing?

  • @Lengo67
    @Lengo67 7 років тому +20

    Mr. Diamond went to battle with the devil. He had a helluva drinkin' problem. Eventually, he went into isolation for nearly a year and conquered alcohol. I say he's a winner!

  • @charliedanrick6494
    @charliedanrick6494 3 роки тому +17

    To compose "I am, I said" one must have a spark of genius and that sums it up

  • @cynthiasmith4130
    @cynthiasmith4130 Рік тому +11

    Neil Diamond is just beautiful. His singing is just stunning!!!! His song's are like loveliness of a hawk flying so high!!!! Neil you are a wonderful man, a true artist, a true poet!!! ❤❤❤.. 🌹🌹🌹🌹.....

    • @Jss316
      @Jss316 7 місяців тому

      Hello Cynthia, how are you doing?

  • @gerlindeschneider7519
    @gerlindeschneider7519 11 місяців тому +24

    I love this beautiful song so much with this great voice. Thank you NeilDiamond.🥰😍❤

  • @CapMan1249
    @CapMan1249 5 років тому +38

    His greatest song in my opinion. I've been a fan since I first heard Cherry Cherry back in the 1960s. Seen him in concert three times. He's one of the greatest showman of our time.

  • @derrickpowell5531
    @derrickpowell5531 4 роки тому +1178

    This black guy loves Neil Diamond's music! Who's with me in 2020? 2021...2022!

    • @dwightdodd3734
      @dwightdodd3734 4 роки тому +42

      anybody with working ears,Derrick...................

    • @vickirudd5259
      @vickirudd5259 4 роки тому +7

      💯

    • @borkumriff642
      @borkumriff642 4 роки тому +29

      I in Amsterdam Derrick and thinking of all who are suffering the corona virus ! Quick recovery wishes to all good people.

    • @cocoafemme47
      @cocoafemme47 4 роки тому +25

      Derrick Powell: THIS....Black Woman....is with you!! However, a certain mood has to come over me--like the way I'm feeling today(3/20/20)--for me to play songs like this!! Normally I am into Gen Z's music; strange I know, but, I guess that's what happens when you are a woman of my years who SADLY never had the responsibility of a family.

    • @derrickpowell5531
      @derrickpowell5531 4 роки тому +5

      @@cocoafemme47 So sorry Cocoa.

  • @TimothySmith73
    @TimothySmith73 5 місяців тому +8

    Miss Vicky,
    I heard this song on a Superbowl Commercial tonight , but when I did it instantly took me right back to my Dad listening to Neil Diamond.
    But more importantly "noone heard not even the chair " hit me right in the gut.
    My personal favorite is Forever in Blue jeans.
    @Also I swear like a sailor , but I'm working on it. Apparently quiting smoking Cigarettes is far easier. Who would have thought.. Lol
    I hope this message finds ya and all is good in your world.
    Timothy.

    • @allenhenderson5706
      @allenhenderson5706 5 місяців тому +1

      I also heard this on the Superbowl commercial and it took me back...I had to go on UA-cam and listen to it!
      If this is the Tim Smith that I know, Congrats on quitting the smoking! The cussing sounds like you too, but will diminish with effort! Hope that you're doing well otherwise...
      Allen

    • @TimothySmith73
      @TimothySmith73 5 місяців тому

      @@allenhenderson5706 ,
      I'm from South West Ga. If you are from that neck of the woods then yes Sir it's likely me. 35 years I smoked. Crazy it was that easy to quit. I'm working on the Cursing , Hand it God. Like did the rest of the muck in my life. I don't know if it was being born in New Jersey or just working in the electrical trade but it's a awful habit and one I'm trying to put behind me. Anyhow I hope ya know ya. I like reconnecting with folks in my life. Lol , that is as long as they are on the right path in life. It was a very painful Journey for me to normal slightly normal. So id like to keep it that way and add to it.

    • @TimothySmith73
      @TimothySmith73 5 місяців тому

      @@allenhenderson5706 ,
      I replied to you , but apparently UA-cam eat the REPLY.😔 Don't be a stranger.
      Timothy

    • @sarahsalings3556
      @sarahsalings3556 5 місяців тому +1

      I could not have complemented this song any better.

  • @milawiemann1639
    @milawiemann1639 Рік тому +2

    Saw his concert in California Christmas 1997 and was so happy. I love all his songs. Wanna see him again.

  • @stormwatcher1299
    @stormwatcher1299 3 роки тому +42

    Remembering road trips listening to songs like this one, my mom’s favorites. Good times. I’d love to go back there. I miss my loved ones who I’ve lost along the way.

    • @misskemona9104
      @misskemona9104 3 роки тому +1

      Listen mikey spice version it is deep

  • @michillene
    @michillene 8 років тому +184

    One of the greatest voices of all time.

    • @johnboy991000
      @johnboy991000 8 років тому +1

      OK JJ o I only be look I. Iloilo

    • @michillene
      @michillene 8 років тому +2

      Huh?

    • @evensout
      @evensout 8 років тому +4

      what about bob: there are two kinds of people--those that like Neil Diamond and those that don't... I do

    • @ronniedees50
      @ronniedees50 7 років тому +6

      I like

  • @fayprivate7975
    @fayprivate7975 2 роки тому +16

    This song makes me cry. Neil Diamond sings with pure emotion.

    • @James-mn6jo
      @James-mn6jo 2 роки тому

      Hello there, how are things going with you?

  • @pumpkinpuna4087
    @pumpkinpuna4087 Рік тому +8

    There are many things I have been so grateful for in my 56 years on this planet... seeing this man in concert TWICE is one of them. ❤️👍

    • @DustinDavis
      @DustinDavis Рік тому

      I'm 45. I've been to 3 concerts in my life. They were all Neil Diamond. 💎

    • @doreensmith6316
      @doreensmith6316 Рік тому

      😭 later

  • @Zorn76
    @Zorn76 4 роки тому +36

    This is even more beautiful today, cause we need it more than ever.

  • @Sirdrood
    @Sirdrood 5 років тому +70

    As I sit and listen for the millionth time, the tears just come.
    So much emotion, memories...
    Gonna miss you terribly Neil.

  • @coisty1690
    @coisty1690 Рік тому +2

    Scottish Protestant, but I recall first movie I watched with my mum, Jazz Singer, and her tears. Big fan since then, tho I was 7 at the time, Diamond, Simon, Garfunkel, Bowie, Mercury. those are my boys and may she RIP

  • @mknalgas1758
    @mknalgas1758 Рік тому +3

    Im from Europe and everybody knows Neil Diamond, certainly from my ages.
    I listen to his songs recently and his songs realy touches my heart and soul. I love to listen !! God gave him this special gift!!. Thank you Neil.

  • @katiehodge8527
    @katiehodge8527 8 років тому +242

    This is way deeper than most realize. I love it. it touches my innermost being

    • @talontd3727
      @talontd3727 5 років тому +6

      Back when music had deeper meaning. I grew up in the wrong generation

    • @bettypruitt8190
      @bettypruitt8190 5 років тому +3

      love his music transforms me

    • @rickflood8360
      @rickflood8360 5 років тому +8

      Katie......that's it...Neil's songs truly touch your soul......deep down.....

    • @josephfdanza4937
      @josephfdanza4937 5 років тому +3

      @@talontd3727 That's sad because you will never have what we had...Sorry...Joe D....

    • @petersimard7038
      @petersimard7038 4 роки тому

      Have you met your innermost being?

  • @toiletduck9257
    @toiletduck9257 3 роки тому +22

    Music is one think. Neil Diamond is on another level. He's something completely different.

  • @prostreetimport4632
    @prostreetimport4632 Рік тому +8

    My all time favorite top three songs I've ever heard. I'd love to see Neil Diamond live in concert. It's okay, Neil! You're still AWESOME in my book! Thank you for creating so many melodies that I was able to attach many great memories!

    • @kathleenwharton2139
      @kathleenwharton2139 Рік тому

      I am so blessed. My niece flew me from Idaho to Denver where she had an amazing week planned for us. One of her treats was a Neil Diamond Concert at the Pepsi Center on New Years Eve. I so loved Neil Diamond already so that was so Special..I shall never forget! I have not got to see in concert most of the musicians I Love but I did get to see Neil Diamond! 😊❤

  • @shelmc8459
    @shelmc8459 2 роки тому +10

    One of my favourite songs of all time. Thank you Neil Diamond!

  • @Anthus.
    @Anthus. 8 років тому +155

    Neil Diamond was always a brilliant song writer. Imo he is one of the all time best writers in the music business. It is hard to believe that he began his career just writing great songs for other artists to record. He wouldn't sing his own songs because he thought he had a bad singing voice. Lol I'm glad he changed his mind and started singing. There is something about Neil Diamond's voice along with his lyrics that make his songs much better than when other singers sing them. Neil Diamond gives his music feeling and often sends chills up your spine, gives you goose bumps, or makes a tear roll down your cheek. Nobody makes great music like this anymore. Rock on Neil!

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 7 років тому +2

      Totally!

    • @lindatsuchiya7481
      @lindatsuchiya7481 7 років тому +1

      WalterJacksonFreeman

    • @ciairamonet8488
      @ciairamonet8488 7 років тому +8

      Totally agree. No one can do his songs justice. Saw him in concert twice, the last time being a decade ago and his voice would still make your hairs stand on end and give you chills. Such a shame no really good singers of their own accord out there today. Love Neil Diamond.

    • @RobertLailvaux
      @RobertLailvaux 7 років тому +1

      Been a Neil Diamond fan for many years. Learned something new re that he was not happy with his singing voice.
      Thanks for sharing this Frank Anthus Davis III.

    • @starskyt3008
      @starskyt3008 7 років тому +4

      one word describes neil diamond .............. EXCELLENT.

  • @christopheroliver739
    @christopheroliver739 5 років тому +25

    Probably one of the most underrated singer/songwriters of all time! The lyrics of this song are meaningful and they tell a loving story of life. Incredibly beautiful song!

    • @42rufe
      @42rufe 2 роки тому +2

      what............underrated???.........he was honered by the Kennnedy Center

    • @petertaylor3015
      @petertaylor3015 2 роки тому +1

      Errrrrm.. you mean one of the most highly rated artists of all time?

  • @cathymcivor7457
    @cathymcivor7457 2 роки тому +30

    I can listen to this over and over and never tire of it. So powerful and takes me back to my carefree teen years. How I so long to go back to those days..

    • @reginabina4147
      @reginabina4147 2 роки тому +6

      I never cared for the sound of being alone. Personally, this is his best song. This one stands above the rest for the lyrics alone. I never cared for the sound of being alone. A statement within a statement.

    • @potentialreality
      @potentialreality 2 роки тому +1

      Wouldn't that be nice!

    • @James-mn6jo
      @James-mn6jo 2 роки тому

      Hello there, how are things going with you?

    • @renay1958
      @renay1958 2 роки тому

      Me too! I miss those days. Life was so much simpler.

  • @588158
    @588158 3 роки тому +5

    "did you ever read about a frog who dreamed about being a king and then became one" what a great line!

  • @sdroflah
    @sdroflah 8 років тому +177

    I hear this song as a prayer to "I Am" ... its a song about those times when you are so alone that even the almighty feels far away. Such a beautiful song, such a beautiful prayer.

    • @talontd3727
      @talontd3727 5 років тому +8

      He's still right there with you ;)

    • @karlreichert9051
      @karlreichert9051 5 років тому +8

      The Bible speaks of I am twice. Once in the Old Testament when Moses asked who should I say sent me, and God's reply was "I am" sent you. Once in the New Testament when they ask Jesus if he was the son of God he said I am.

    • @richardwood5333
      @richardwood5333 5 років тому +2

      I love this interpretation of this song. Beautiful

    • @dorothyjohns5958
      @dorothyjohns5958 5 років тому +2

      It's that GOD ISN'T with YOU..I feel the Presents of GOD. I'm not happy where I'm at I miss ny and Florida ISN'T for me I thank GOD I feel Presents of MY PAPA MY YESHUA HOLY SPIRIT. Its just not the same when YOU leave a city where YOU came from Born and raised AND going somewhere YOU feel like YOU don't belong. Very hard to get use. To and I can't GO back. FOR HEALTH reasons. Like he said I am said I. I got an empty felling deep inside and it won't let me go..ny home but it ain't MINE no more 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😥😥😥😥😓😞😞😞😞☹☹

    • @GoodLifeTalkss
      @GoodLifeTalkss 5 років тому +1

      I concur!

  • @weehubbyable
    @weehubbyable 5 років тому +200

    Mr neil diamond has done some fine songs but this is my favourite very powerful stuff .

    • @dorothyjohns5958
      @dorothyjohns5958 5 років тому +4

      My too this song is me and my family I no how it feels to be somewhere YOU don't like to be and somewhere YOU love to be 💔💔💔💔💔😢😢😢😢. But all I need is MY PAPA MY YESHUA HOLY SPIRIT to guide me AND MY FAMILY PROTECT watch DIRECT BLESS SHIELD FROM ALL EVIL. AMEN AND AMEN SHALOM GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND NEIL DIAMOND HES BEEN A GREAT MAN AND A SONGWRITING I LOVE HIM..JUST A GREAT MAN GOD BLESS HIM I PRAY FOR MR. DIAMOND 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I PRAY HE FEELS BETTER

    • @dwightdodd3734
      @dwightdodd3734 4 роки тому

      This one and Morningside..................

    • @dwightdodd3734
      @dwightdodd3734 4 роки тому +1

      tied with " morningside" real tearjerker....but ALL his stuff is phenominal.................

    • @grahamrowley8393
      @grahamrowley8393 4 роки тому

      Agree - this one and Morningside and Play Me.

    • @dwightdodd3734
      @dwightdodd3734 4 роки тому

      @@grahamrowley8393 my favorites as well.....are you one of my Canadian cousins?

  • @margaritarodriguez3332
    @margaritarodriguez3332 Рік тому +5

    Infinite thanks for your work. Your songs are ethereal, deep and at the same time so real, so full of feelings. I listen to your songs because they make me feel more human in this current, unreal and almost technologically precise world. I am a foreigner living, already long years, in a place where i don't belong, sometimes I cry when I listen the song I am I said, and let the tears distort the vision of the space around me, and I can really travel inside my heart and soul, it's an intense energy for just a fraction of seconds.. .. then I fly back to reality, and I think that I am lucky to be able to experience these feelings ...and thank you, Niel Diamond, so much for that.

  • @panagiotiskostidis2325
    @panagiotiskostidis2325 3 роки тому +16

    Η απίστευτη φωνή του NEIL ! (ΜΕ την ποιότητα , της μουσικής του και της ενορχήστρωσης...) ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΌΥΜΕ !

    • @mariaantoniades2497
      @mariaantoniades2497 Рік тому

      Πράγματι ..ειναι απίστευτη η φωνή του, τα τραγούδια του πολυ με συγκινούν... Θαυμάσιος τραγουδιστής..

  • @charlesgregory3873
    @charlesgregory3873 7 років тому +39

    Heard it for the first time at Danang AB, Republic of Vietnam! It won"t let me go. Outstanding!!!!!

    • @m.robert123
      @m.robert123 5 років тому +2

      Man. It must have had a huge impact then. Thank you for your service

    • @burenasa2hawthorne54
      @burenasa2hawthorne54 4 роки тому +1

      We played " This Could be the Last Time" and when this song came out later it mirrored our feeling.
      101st ABN 1st Battalion 327 ABN ,HQ&HQ Company,Recon FO.
      My wife of forty four years Loves Neil Diamond, still.

  • @michael9208
    @michael9208 5 років тому +142

    Neil is one of the greatest!!!!!!!!

    • @paulacromer2360
      @paulacromer2360 3 роки тому +3

      He is the greatest

    • @kevinmcallister1967
      @kevinmcallister1967 3 роки тому +2

      Took 4 months to write as he was going through a divorce. Brilliant artist

    • @dannyparker3820
      @dannyparker3820 3 роки тому +1

      Your 💯 percent Correct......one of the greatest singers ever....

    • @dannyparker3820
      @dannyparker3820 3 роки тому +1

      @@paulacromer2360......O yes he is

    • @lise-lottesandberg8842
      @lise-lottesandberg8842 3 роки тому

      Love his voice. And the song makes me cry almost every time I listen to it. So emotional and sad.

  • @JamieLangevin-mk3qr
    @JamieLangevin-mk3qr Місяць тому +1

    My grandmother used to play Neil Diamond as a kid,it brings me back.😊

  • @helenekruger1370
    @helenekruger1370 3 роки тому +3

    I loved Niel Diamonds music. 77yrs old and this was one of my favorites. I just realized if he heard the voice of THE GREAT I AM and listened the emptiness would have been filled. But maybein later years .....

    • @James-mn6jo
      @James-mn6jo 2 роки тому

      Hello Helene, how are things going with you?

  • @ehnat0502
    @ehnat0502 6 років тому +94

    His brilliance is mesmerizing! His songs go into my heart, mind, and soul!

  • @jamesbrown9148
    @jamesbrown9148 5 років тому +26

    I've been listening to his beautiful songs since the seventies and eighties!!!! A Truly Beautiful man!!!! "Love"

  • @Justme-zn2qi
    @Justme-zn2qi 2 роки тому +17

    This was the song we laid my mum to rest to.in 2005.... I was 23 and she was 52, she died of epilepsy 😔 I miss her sooo much. Got an 8 year old daughter now who will never know her nanna. Cherish every moment people 💕💕💕💕

  • @nancyfair5607
    @nancyfair5607 Рік тому +3

    This is a lonely sounding song but it takes me back to when I was a teen and my life was so much easier and happier. Thank you Neil Diamond for all of the memories.

    • @Jss316
      @Jss316 7 місяців тому +1

      Hello Nancy, how are you doing?

  • @andred1404
    @andred1404 8 років тому +4

    May 1981... flying (for me) 1st time to the USA with TWA.
    AMS-LHR-NYC-LAX... a long way in the plane... listening all the time to all the music of Neil Diamond.... unforgettable!
    Thank you Neil, I still love the USA!!! Your songs make me always thinking back of my 1st time going there...

  • @paullockwood7219
    @paullockwood7219 4 роки тому +15

    We lost Dad nearly 3 years ago, but this song will always remind me of him. 💙

  • @agustinamezquita4740
    @agustinamezquita4740 2 місяці тому +1

    What a simple and yet so profound song written by Neil Diamond and like a good wine better with the years!!

  • @kenrickbinns-morrison5724
    @kenrickbinns-morrison5724 3 роки тому +28

    An exceptional voice that can't be mistaken..truly one of the best of all times

  • @levittownguy4931
    @levittownguy4931 7 років тому +7

    This song really hits my heart. I am NYC born and raised, but had to move to NJ for a job opportunity. So when he says LA...I say JERSEY. And it's perfect because he talks about being lost between two shores...I say...nowadays I'm lost here down the shore.
    This song is just perfect. I will always be a NEW YORKER. My dream is to move back home in the house I grew up in. Buying it from whoever owns it now by making them an offer they couldn't refuse $$$$$$$. Nothing against Jersey, I have all respect for every one of our states in this nation...but I belong back home, I was born to live in NEW YORK.

  • @barbibutton9619
    @barbibutton9619 4 роки тому +76

    One of the best song writers of my lifetime. QUARANTINES not bad when you can spend time with the greatest musicians, the greatest memories.

    • @pamelarothery5188
      @pamelarothery5188 3 роки тому +1

      Just Beautiful

    • @johncollins5186
      @johncollins5186 3 роки тому +1

      I have good feeling within when I hear his songs from the seventies and early eighties year favorites awesome

    • @paulacromer2360
      @paulacromer2360 3 роки тому +1

      Get it straight. He is the all time best musical artist known to mankind.

    • @donarthiazi2443
      @donarthiazi2443 2 роки тому +1

      @@paulacromer2360
      HaHaHa you would make a great comedienne... wait, ARE you a comedienne?

  • @mrrobbiezed
    @mrrobbiezed Рік тому +4

    He sings it effortlessly making it sound easy to replicate, quite the opposite. He's poetic and adds so much feeling . . . Brilliant !!
    Love the guy 👍

  • @daledavis928
    @daledavis928 Рік тому +7

    I love his music since the 70s...especially after watching a movie he acted in....omg ..he's such a wonderful singer

  • @alexgeronimo8331
    @alexgeronimo8331 4 роки тому +52

    Remembering those glorious days before cell phones, computers, Rap, & hatred, tattoos send me back in time dear lord

    • @marce35164
      @marce35164 3 роки тому +4

      I could put this song on replay and listen to it all night. His voice, the lyrics, the music; Perfect.

    • @tommyselbe1999
      @tommyselbe1999 3 роки тому +3

      Class of 77 smile God luvs ya

  • @carolrice3113
    @carolrice3113 3 роки тому +82

    Oh yes you can feel the emotion when he sings

    • @shirleycameron7718
      @shirleycameron7718 3 роки тому +2

      I just love..love..love this song....beautifully sung...his voice just fits into it...tq

    • @haroldadams2217
      @haroldadams2217 3 роки тому +1

      It's a deep song it makes you very very emotional especially when you're alone

  • @alisonmacsal
    @alisonmacsal 7 місяців тому +11

    I AM is who God refers himself too and being jewish Neil Diamond knew Gods name 'I AM' and here he is in this song crying out to God and God is not answering him, which is truly sad. I do hope he continues to search out God with all his heart and lean not on his own understanding and accept what Christ did on the Cross for him. Trust me he will never be lonely again. Having a mum that enjoyed listening to Neil Diamond..his songs designate with me. I do hope he finds the truth. Prayers!

    • @user-nf5tv6nq4x
      @user-nf5tv6nq4x 5 місяців тому +1

      Jesus Christ is the only to be with I am no other way, because Jesus Christ is I am, . I am the way the truth the life !!. Jesus is coming back soon, the world needs to know , and believe , I'm not trying to tell people what too do, the answer,s are all the bible both in old testament and new testament. God bless you all!!!

    • @sandrajones9365
      @sandrajones9365 4 місяці тому +1

      Thank You for explaining.Now that I am a senior living alone I not only still love this song but appreciate it.

  • @tomavalos9041
    @tomavalos9041 27 днів тому

    I have been a big fan of Neal 💎 for many years his music transcends all over the world

  • @sagedakotalmft7763
    @sagedakotalmft7763 10 років тому +18

    This is classic Neil Diamond! Even though it had been years since it had been a hit, and even though I moved to L.A. from another Northeastern city other than New York this song rang so true and through my mind many a time as I transitioned into my new life here. Relocating to an entirely different part of the country is really a very challenging thing to do. Neil hit the nail on the head with this one!

  • @mikeykm1993
    @mikeykm1993 9 років тому +14

    Saw neil diamond at the O2 arena on Sunday - best concert I have ever been to

    • @hemmay
      @hemmay 6 років тому

      I'm going to his concert at the O2 next week . Can't wait.

  • @craigm2484
    @craigm2484 2 роки тому +2

    Get em Neil ! my Moms had won a radio contest when I was little she got to pick every album made by any artist Guess who she picked ? She has Good taste in music it was Neil and Elvis in high rotation at my house and I still listen to them my neighbors are becoming fans because my speakers go to 11 !

  • @arlenebowers326
    @arlenebowers326 10 місяців тому +3

    I was a fan of Neil Diamond since I was a 13 year old girl. I am now 65 and am still a fan. If I am not mistaken he wrote this song due to the traveling back and forth to the west coast cause he was from NYC and he felt a bit lost in the transient between the 2 coasts. He is such a wonderful composer and vocalist.

    • @Jss316
      @Jss316 7 місяців тому

      Hello Arlene, how are you doing?

  • @chiefd3290
    @chiefd3290 4 роки тому +8

    That distinct voice speaks for itself. Neil Diamond is a music legend!

  • @timdavis4332
    @timdavis4332 4 роки тому +12

    When I hear this classic gem, I feel my father's depth,though he had a hard time expressing it,this song ,that he loved,told me a lot about him,that he couldn't say.
    Thank You Neil.....
    And, Thank You Dad!
    ✌️😌👍🌈🌈🌈🌈✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

  • @johndelange4066
    @johndelange4066 10 днів тому

    Emotional connection to something as simple as a song is powerful. Imagine being able to do what only a fraction of people can, the ability to connect through love. Many different variations of love, also a word us humans truly can not understand. It may have a definition in dictionaries but it is truly not understood. Love with all your emotions.

  • @MichaelTaylor-dk5lf
    @MichaelTaylor-dk5lf 2 роки тому +3

    This song has a lot of meanings to me. Everytime I hear it i try and sing along with the passion and vigour that only Mr Diamond can deliver.

  • @tonys2705
    @tonys2705 8 років тому +74

    Go ahead Neil... One of the true greats.
    Song still hits me right where it counts.

    • @mr.warmth1511
      @mr.warmth1511 8 років тому +6

      not bad for a jew boy from new york huh

    • @nimbuslowe2421
      @nimbuslowe2421 6 років тому +2

      SUCH A GREAT VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @bartmortensen5641
      @bartmortensen5641 6 років тому

      Tony S t
      😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😊😉😉😉😊😊😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😂😂😂🐶

    • @elcheapo9444
      @elcheapo9444 6 років тому

      The song reminds me of better times when everything was fine.

    • @dazzahoward7104
      @dazzahoward7104 6 років тому +2

      His news this week is devastating.

  • @jackwalker4744
    @jackwalker4744 8 років тому +99

    What a genius, and a breathtaking string arrangement (Tom Catalano, I believe). I hope that brilliant artists like this really do realize what pleasure and growth they have produced for their mega-millions of fans over the decades.

    • @michaelbennett8393
      @michaelbennett8393 4 роки тому +2

      Tom Catalano produced the recording. The orchestral arrangement is the work of Larry Muhoberac and Marty Paich.

    • @cindysanchez6347
      @cindysanchez6347 4 роки тому +1

      The cellos... so rich!!!

    • @jackwalker4744
      @jackwalker4744 4 роки тому +1

      @@michaelbennett8393 Tremendous, info, Thanks

    • @karengrimmett6441
      @karengrimmett6441 4 роки тому

      @@michaelbennett8393 Thank you 4 the info! 🎼🎹🎵🎙🎸🎻🎶🎹🎼This one of my favorite Neil Diamonds songs! 💓💖💝

    • @dionnesales8294
      @dionnesales8294 3 роки тому

      ye$ a national anthem for the ... a real nice $ONG that let out the in$ide inner mo$t joy that lead$ you ju$t cry of joy! 💃🍹🌹

  • @smaransaha7906
    @smaransaha7906 4 місяці тому +1

    Again this song reminds me of days in Ranchi my home town. Now I am in 60. Living another town in West Bengal alone. The same story but I am happy.

  • @lyndajordan6479
    @lyndajordan6479 3 роки тому +4

    Love this man's singing as much as I did in the 70's. Listened to his Greatest Hits LP this afternoon.

    • @James-mn6jo
      @James-mn6jo 2 роки тому

      Hello Lynda, how are things going with you?

  • @familyvideoacct
    @familyvideoacct 3 роки тому +14

    This is how it feels for me-grew up in NJ and then moved to CA-miss NJ but it isn't home anymore, but now with all these fires, my CA is sadder and sadder for me. Hard to feel at home anywhere now. I am I said...

    • @sarahsalings3556
      @sarahsalings3556 5 місяців тому +1

      I am from NJ also and relocated to Ky. NJ is where it all was for me till I turned 20. The now ex wanted to move. I am glad it worked out as such. But.......

    • @TimothySmith73
      @TimothySmith73 5 місяців тому

      Sarah and family ,
      I was born in New Jersey myself. However we moved to the South around me turning 8 .. 1st to Tennessee and then to South West Georgia. I was born on Fort Momath and we lived in Point Pleasant.

    • @sarahsalings3556
      @sarahsalings3556 5 місяців тому +1

      @@TimothySmith73 Paterson, Garrett Mountain area, not in the city:)

  • @wendydoty7364
    @wendydoty7364 10 років тому +11

    I love this song not only am I from NY but this song reminds me of being torn between two decisions which way you wanna go in that big fork in the road...

  • @janownes9676
    @janownes9676 11 місяців тому +4

    Beautiful.❤😇Thanks for sharing. What I have found as years pass is that emptiness within the heart will continue until you find that one that compliments a love as real as you are.

    • @Jss316
      @Jss316 7 місяців тому

      Hello Jan, how are you doing?

  • @lauraa744
    @lauraa744 4 місяці тому +1

    This song could mean so many different things but Neil Diamond can make anything sound great!!! Love him

  • @taiwantonyfromglasgow8190
    @taiwantonyfromglasgow8190 6 років тому +26

    Perfection lyrically with a good tune behind it, Ive enjoyed his music for over 30years & not yet been dissapointed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @j-dgg4056
    @j-dgg4056 4 роки тому +38

    One of the greatest musicians of all time

    • @aidanmarley2932
      @aidanmarley2932 4 роки тому

      He is up there for sure. John martyn as well

  • @markjenner7199
    @markjenner7199 Рік тому +2

    My memory of this song was visiting family friends with my parents and my older brother and sister they lived on a farm in Essex UK and this bring back warm memory's for me👍🇬🇧

  • @cherithmarcum523
    @cherithmarcum523 2 роки тому +1

    I wrote for this song to be on my funeral play list. Neil diamond can beautifully write songs that explains the complex feelings and struggles a lot of us face in life.