My niece, Melina, is 13 and this is her favorite song. Funny how timeless songs like this can touch the young in today's world. She knows every word by heart.
This song makes me cry and burst into tears the more I think of my ex school girlfriend because I miss her and often feel that the good times we had back in school never seemed so good. Her name was Joanne Myles and I sing Sweet Joanne Myles in place of Caroline.
Joanne Myyles was my girlfriend's name too. We had a secret romance that was incredibly intense, but lasted only until we graduated from high school. That was back nearly ten years ago.
Neil has such a rich baritone voice, full of all kinds of interesting overtones and colors. For those who may only be familiar with songs like Sweet Caroline, it would be worth your while to check out the soundtrack for Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Neil wrote all the songs on that soundtrack and sings them with such heartfelt emotion. It's truly inspired.
