{"id":140955,"date":"2021-07-07T16:49:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T00:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=140955"},"modified":"2021-07-07T16:59:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T00:59:40","slug":"why-do-england-fans-sing-sweet-caroline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=140955","title":{"rendered":"Why do England fans sing \u2018Sweet Caroline\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/sweet-caroline-why-england-fans-sing-football-song-neil-diamond-euros-explained-1086780\">Report<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Neil Diamond\u2019s 1969 hit \u201cSweet Caroline\u201d has become a favourite anthem of England fans at this summer\u2019s Euro 2020 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The song blared out over the Wembley speakers after last week\u2019s 2-0 win over Germany, and fans around the country to celebrate Saturday\u2019s quarter-final victory over Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>But how has an American song from the \u201960s turned into an England favourite?<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CqjGjstWkIg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26bd EXCLUSIVE: Neil Diamond gets behind the Three Lions after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/England?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@England<\/a> fans adopt &#39;Sweet Caroline&#39; at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EURO2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EURO2020<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I hope you can do it again &#8211; here&#39;s to England&quot;, he told The Telegraph<\/p>\n<p>Read more \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QNfCh5rSuH\">https:\/\/t.co\/QNfCh5rSuH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nrgjdDdNCa\">pic.twitter.com\/nrgjdDdNCa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball\/status\/1410563940157906947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItsComingHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ItsComingHome<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Best of luck to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/England?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@England<\/a> from all your supporters in the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy this spectacular performance of Sweet Caroline by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalMarines?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RoyalMarines<\/a> to help you get in the zone. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMBandService?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RMBandService<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ENGDEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ENGDEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EURO2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EURO2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lzwiT7iEQL\">pic.twitter.com\/lzwiT7iEQL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ministry of Defence \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@DefenceHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefenceHQ\/status\/1412818475257565189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wembley DJ Tony Parry made the decision to play \u201cSweet Caroline\u201d after the win over Germany, and it went down a storm.<\/p>\n<p>He told TalkSport: \u201cI was going to play \u2018Vindaloo\u2019, but went with my gut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven the German fans were belting it out in the end. It\u2019s a song that all fans can enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe match director said in my in-ear: \u2018The world\u2019s been closed for 18 months\u2026 let \u2019em have it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of its popularity is very simple: it is a fun song to belt out in a group, with fans adding \u201cso good, so good, so good\u201d to the middle of the chorus.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane was left speechless by the chants after the Germany win, while Gareth Southgate told the post-match press conference: \u201cYou can\u2019t beat a bit of \u2018Sweet Caroline&#8217;!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report: Neil Diamond\u2019s 1969 hit \u201cSweet Caroline\u201d has become a favourite anthem of England fans at this summer\u2019s Euro 2020 tournament. 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