Do you think Sweet Caroline should be played at Bank of America Stadium?

[DoWorkBson]

I think it was supposedly written for Caroline Kennedy, thats why its played in Boston. I like the song though and as long as people get into it then I say play it.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

is "black cat" by janet jackson played at the stadium?

if not, it should be.

my pregame ritual is to listen to it on my way to work.

[Steel Panther]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline

Re-read those lyrics and consider the FACT that Neil Diamond was singing them about an 11 year old girl...not the kind of song to represent the talent and character of our Panthers.

[Steel Panther]

Diamond revealed after many decades that the inspiration for "Sweet Caroline" was President John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, who was eleven years old at the time.

[solorca]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline

Re-read those lyrics and consider the FACT that Neil Diamond was singing them about an 11 year old girl...not the kind of song to represent the talent and character of our Panthers.

When you re-read the lyrics knowing that it was written for an 11 year old, it is actually quite innocent and sweet.

No one has ever accused him of anything related to that, and the fact that he performed it at her 50th birthday party says a lot.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Pitchforks!! Torches!! Loud noises!!

[sunbunny]

I bet the records scream when burned!

[Steel Panther]

That's it...I'm lockin' up my daughters!

[fitty76]

It's better than "Welcome to the Jungle." They only play that tired song 850 time a game.

[lethalshine]

After reading the wikipedia page about the song, what stadium doesn't play it. It is played about everywhere. I never realized that.

[Go To Girl]

Get amused when people say they want traditions, and then complain about songs like Welcome to the Jungle or Cat Scratch Fever.

And anyone who sees pedophilia in sweet Caroline...well, that's pretty creepy in and of itself and yes I know that Caroline Kennedy was the inspiration for the song - nothing sexual about it.

[sunbunny]

Even the players sing Sweet Caroline.

Well said, GTG.

[Steel Panther]

Would you want a middle-aged man to write that song about your 11 yr. old daughter, Go To Girl?

[Go To Girl]

The entire country thought of her as sweet Caroline - she was a media darling. She still is based on who her father was.