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Penn State bans Sweet Caroline (Read 1214 times)

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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Reply #1 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 11:36pm

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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)

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Reply #2 - Aug 28^th, 2012 at 3:59am

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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/9df78eab33525d08...

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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.

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Reply #3 - Aug 28^th, 2012 at 9:00am

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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 Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Aug 28^th, 2012 at 11:37am

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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.

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Reply #5 - Aug 28^th, 2012 at 10:13pm