3/22/2020 by Ryan Parker for The Hollywood Reporter
“I know we’re going through a rough time right now, but I love you, and I think maybe if we sing together we might feel a little bit better,” he says.
Neil Diamond has joined a growing number of actors and musicians encouraging persistent hand-washing and social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The iconic singer-songwriter on Saturday night posted a video of him at his home playing a new version of his classic tune “Sweet Caroline.”
“I know we’re going through a rough time right now, but I love you, and I think maybe if we sing together we might feel a little bit better,” he says during the more than two-minute video.
He proceeds to sing the opening verse of “Sweet Caroline,” with the revised chorus: “Hands, washing hands, reaching out, don’t touch me, I won’t touch you.”
As of Sunday morning, the video has more than 1.2 million views on Twitter alone.
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