“So good! So good! So good!”: How 1969’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ became an unlikely stadium anthem
"Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond's 1969 hit, spent roughly its first three decades as a fondly remembered but unfashionable oldies staple before undergoing an unexpected transformation into one of the world's most recognisable sporting anthems. This shift coincided with a broader critical reappraisal of Diamond as a serious songwriter and with the rise of "jock jams"…