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Neil Diamond

of a chance opportunity as a friend and I were actually just out The Story of my Life
having a few beers when we stumbled upon a poster letting us
know of the concert.

A few hours later, we left the theatre totally stunned. We had The story of my life
just witnessed a superstar at his absolute best. I must say that at
this time it was only a couple of years after the ‘Jazz Singer’. In Is very plain to read
my eyes, this was Neil Diamond at his brilliant best and to be
there was one of the best times of my life. It starts the day you came
It ends the day you leave
Not so long after I left the army, I began playing in local
pubs and clubs with my guitar. Of course, I had to sing a few
Diamond hits as they were definitely crowd pleasers when one
night, someone remarked that my singing voice was uncannily The story of my life
close to Neil Diamond. Within a few months I had included
more and more Diamond songs into my repetoire until I turned Begins and ends with you
into a tribute artist.
The names are still the same
To cut a long story short, some fifteen years down the line from The story’s still the truth
those early days, I am looking back on a very successful
period of my life as one of his tributes.

I was alone
I still love performing his songs from time to
time but in a more relaxed and intimate You found me waiting
setting than the past recent years. During
my time as a tribute, I was honoured to And made me your own
befriend one of his band members. To this I was afraid
day, I still get birthday wishes from him.
“To write really meaningful That somehow I never could be

music, all you need do is The man that you wanted of me
look into your own
life”
You’re the story of my life
Neil Diamond

Of course, this article is And every word is true
about Neil Diamond and Each chapter sings your name
not me but I did want to
point out how he has Each page begins with you
influenced not only my
music but also my life.

To me, he has been It’s the story of our times
the ultimate And never letting go
ambassador to the music
scene. He is humble, And if I die today
extremely generous and
always willing to engage I wanted you to know
with his fans. I was
genuinely upset when
I heard that he had retired
from live performances Stay with me
but also privilleged to have Share with me
seen him on stage a few
times, including that Care with me…
amazing concert during the
80’s. So in conclusion, all I
can say is thank you Neil
Leslie Diamond, the Jazz Lyrics: Neil Diamond
Singer.

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