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Title: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by Webb on Aug 27^th, 2012 at 5:32pm

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (CBS Cleveland/AP) — Don’t expect Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” to be played during Penn State football games anytime soon.

According to the Altoona Mirror, the school decided not to play the fan favorite during games this year due to the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

The paper reports that university officials felt that the “touching you, touching me” lyrics would be inappropriate to sing at this time.

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Title: Re: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by Webb on Aug 27^th, 2012 at 11:36pm

They're going to have to ban the Beatles too:

"Well she was just seventeen, you know what I mean, and the way she looked was way beyond compare ..."

'You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine." (A Ringo solo effort)

Title: Re: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by Hagar on Aug 28^th, 2012 at 3:59am

Webb wrote on Aug 27^th, 2012 at 11:36pm:

They're going to have to ban the Beatles too:

"Well she was just seventeen, you know what I mean, and the way she looked was way beyond compare ..."

I can't see anything about touching in the lyrics of those songs. That seems to be the objection to 'Sweet Caroline' which was apparently inspired by a magazine cover photo of the young Caroline Kennedy on her pony. http://oldlifemagazines.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/v/cv090762.jpg

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'You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine." (A Ringo solo effort)

"You're Sixteen" was a cover like most of Ringo's efforts. It was written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman & recorded in 1960 by Johnny Burnette.

Title: Re: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by gtirob01 on Aug 28^th, 2012 at 9:00am

So they punish a football team/players that has nothing to do with the scandal, now they punish the fans that again had nothing to do with the scandal. Makes sense lol ::)

Title: Re: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by ftldave on Aug 28^th, 2012 at 11:37am

I have to admit, I always thought that particular part of the song was kind of ... creepy, especially when I was a kid and it was played on AM radio in the car, with my family.

Title: Re: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by Webb on Aug 28^th, 2012 at 10:13pm

Come on, come on, come on, come on
Now touch me, babe

Title: Re: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by Webb on Aug 28^th, 2012 at 10:15pm

Toucha toucha toucha touch me, I wanna be dirty
Thrill me chill me fulfil me
Creature of the night.

Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss

Title: Re: Penn State bans Sweet Caroline
Post by Webb on Aug 28^th, 2012 at 10:20pm

Touch Me, I'm Dick