My brother and I used to listen to this when my father and mother and aunt and uncle all had incurable cancer. Neil kept me alive through all these times. Afterward my brother and I fought in Grenada for Reagan and we were kept alive through the music of Neil Diamond. When my brother died I played solitary man with a high school marching band at his funeral. I love you Neil
That is so heartbreaking and at the same time so so powerful, thank God Neil Diamond existed just for you to get you through that tragic times in your life. I pray your still alive and can read this sms I’m sending you my sister, God bless you so much.😪
My mother also had breast cancer, she's the only person in the world who drives me crazy but she is also the only one who cares. The others don't matter. I served in Operation euphrates shield. Iraqi kurdistan, trench war in Turkey. It was Johnny's rendition that means the most but I always look back on the classic. Now I wander the world alone. Solitude isn't an art form , it's those who know the cost of what we have to do. All I want is an honest smile from a honest soul.
If there was a contest for the most beautiful mans eyes of all time, surely ND would be the outright winner. Does anyone agree with me? If you do vote with a thumbs up
it has taken the rock hall of fame until 2010 to induct neil i cant wrap my brain around that one,one of the greatest singer songwriters and entertainers of a generation
This man has a soul beyond any other,,, his words and music touch my heart like no other. He is a very special and unique person, with words that express true feelings, and true reality. Neil you are and always will be ONE OF A KIND. Love ya lots.
A gifted composer, vocalist and performer. His music is “for all time and all generations.” The lyrics are passionate and introspective! Thank you so much ‘George Evangel’ for posting the lyrics. 🥰👍
As great as he is as a songwriter, thank goodness he decided to sing those songs because he is an excellent performer and love his voice. He is an incredible gift to music !!!
Listening to him from 1980 or maybe 1979 I was 12 - 13 year old at that time I didn't know the songs iam listening many times a day will be connected tom me by becoming my own story . love you and miss you ma you have to leave me in this world I was six month old ,and amma my grandma who raised from then till she also went to heaven in 1980. .song like this became a story of mine . as he has sang in crackling Rosie " ain't nothing here to take along may be a song to sing when I want " . love you all
Growing up in a small town on the outskirts of town, away from almost everyone and everything, I can relate very much so to this song. Enjoyed it very much when I first heard him sing it in 1967, still enjoying it today.
Excellent singer. Live or recorded. These songs never get old. They are so special and my husband knows why. It's long past the time Neil Diamond should have been inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame.
The songs were the ones we know. They are always the same, but the interpretation differs. This is for me the most heartfelt concert. It also helps that those producers, directors and cameramen at BBC are the best! (I'm not English)
Beautiful song, beautiful voice and the man my God, was/is so handsome!. Something very rare for an artist as far as I am concerned, each and every of his songs is wonderful!
Michele...you are not the only one who is enamored by Neil's good looks...look at the whole front row of Gorgeous beautiful woman who are also his admirers !. I am a man of Neil's age and can certainly relate to this whole scenario...LOL !
Scince I was 10 years old I have been listening to Neil Diamond songs,40 years later I am still mesmerise ( in a positive way ) by his music.Neil is in a class by himself.By the way I still listen to his songs every week-end when I am home.
That has so much more emotion and sensitivity than commercially available recordings. They're good too, and can still reduce me to tears. It's a smashing performance. Thanks for sharing. You're a very fortunate person to have seen/heard this live. (Those tears I mention are GOOD tears!)
Neil Diamond, a brilliant, passionate composer, singer & performer. All his lyrics/music have always touched my heart/soul & brought me to a special place. The stories he tells via the beautiful lyrics/music relate to all generations. This true DIAMOND will always shine!!!!
I was a Tree People at the Greek Theater.He mentioned us on the album Hot August Night.We were all Hollywood Blvd street kids.No money and were hanging out in the park when we heard his music start. Sooo,..we ran to the theater and climbed the trees that were on either side,and they hung over the wall.We climbed way out over the wall so we could see him. Security told him about us and wanted to know if they should remove us.He said no. I'll never forget when he called out to us.It will always be in my heart.
I love this song and especially the man!!! He turned 70 years young in Jan 2010 and he is still the best looking man. I hope he does another concert tour next year cause he is even better looking in person!!!! I love you Neil!!!
The best live version of Solitary that i have seen or heard actually. He doesn't jazz it up for the live performance. It sounds almost as haunting as the record.
This man understands how to make music personal. His phrasing is captivating. The very light and almost invisible female backing vocal adds adds to the chorus.
My 1st Real Love @ 17 yr old... this song came out... (1966) I was so drawn to him. He was married and 8 yrs older than me. Have Loved him all my life. Will, till I die. That's True Love.
this was the first "45" (rpm) "record" single that my brother bought- He got it downtown Inglewood , CA - at the Sears - ...I can still truly remember the first 10 45's he purchased and brought home over those early years - we had a Cobra (RCA) recordplayer/FM/AM
Man, Neil had it ALL! Supreme talent, stunning singer and songwriter, and to top it off--- he was a super handsome man! Actually he is still very handsome:)
and mainly the fact that had he not written the song cash and HIM wouldn't have sung it! there's no debate! neil's voice is probably lasting voices of all time, he still sings it perfectly and beautifully today! hero!
His music remains magical - always will. No one wrote songs that were pure poetry like he did. This song is one of his best - along with "I am I Said", and on and on and on. He didn't do junk - raised "pop" music to a new level. Inspite of Elvis Presley. :>)
A crystal clear voice in all his songs. "If I Didn't Know Your Name" is my fav. song I think. Hes a very genuine man.. . . .Nothing phony or pretense about ND.
Only recently started listening to his music a year or so ago. This is one of my favourite songs from the man himself. What an incredible songwriter!!!
A great singer and a performer . I saw one of his movies too. Right fro his earliest songs I jab the latest ones to . The beauty is that most I the songs depict his story .... like let the little boy sing , or... if I close my eyes I can almost hear my mother calling Neil go find your brother... Put me wise Sir Neil if I am wrong
Good song which expresses very well how we feel at times when we are lonely and cut off from friends and family. I had this experience when I went to America to study in the first days I knew nobody and was far away from my family and friends. It lasted till I made new friends there. It is something boring to to go the movies alone to see a picture and to have no one to share with one's experiences. So I wrote them down in a diary I had.
que hermosos tiempo,cuando escuchabamos a NEIL DIAMOND,hoy gracias a los adelantos podemos ver estas maravillas de videos que suben ustedes amigos,gracias de un CHILENO.
My brother and I used to listen to this when my father and mother and aunt and uncle all had incurable cancer. Neil kept me alive through all these times. Afterward my brother and I fought in Grenada for Reagan and we were kept alive through the music of Neil Diamond. When my brother died I played solitary man with a high school marching band at his funeral. I love you Neil
Bless you. Thank you for your service, all of you.
That is so heartbreaking and at the same time so so powerful, thank God Neil Diamond existed just for you to get you through that tragic times in your life.
I pray your still alive and can read this sms I’m sending you my sister, God bless you so much.😪
Dio,,,,,tristezza enorme
My mother also had breast cancer, she's the only person in the world who drives me crazy but she is also the only one who cares. The others don't matter. I served in Operation euphrates shield. Iraqi kurdistan, trench war in Turkey.
It was Johnny's rendition that means the most but I always look back on the classic. Now I wander the world alone. Solitude isn't an art form , it's those who know the cost of what we have to do. All I want is an honest smile from a honest soul.
Beautiful story, thankyou for your service. Grenada was a bunch of crap, I'm sorry you got sent to such a ridiculous conflict.
If there was a contest for the most beautiful mans eyes of all time, surely ND would be the outright winner. Does anyone agree with me? If you do vote with a thumbs up
The eyebrow lift at 2:39.. oh boy.
@@stevenmiller184 yup, I noticed it too and I friekin melt it.
Did u know that he's known as the JEWISH ELVIS?? Really!!@Maritza-wx1kx
you have beautiful eyes ,best wishes from ireland
mine would be the guy who played with Fleetwood mac who had those amazing blue eyes
it has taken the rock hall of fame until 2010 to induct neil i cant wrap my brain around that one,one of the greatest singer songwriters and entertainers of a generation
Because they are idiots!!!!!
Because they are idiots!!!!!!!
The so called Hall of Fame is run by idiots. That is why
yes it makes you wonder, one of the old time greats
He wrote his songs with his heart ... and that emotion just pours out so honestly when he sings. I love all his songs.
I feel as he heald my broken heart. ...
Neil Diamond is not only a gorgeous man,he's an American Legend and Treasure 👍
MY favorite by Neil. Simple, eloquent and powerful in music and words.
This is his BEST recording of Solitary Man. He sings with such passion, not to mention how handsome he is. You can see his soul through his eyes.
I could listen to this man for ever and ever amen
Beautiful man - no one could ever sound like him
I've been listening to Neil sing this song for 40 years now, and it's still one of the most beautiful, and feeling songs ever sung by anyone.
This man has a soul beyond any other,,, his words and music touch my heart like no other. He is a very special and unique person, with words that express true feelings, and true reality. Neil you are and always will be ONE OF A KIND. Love ya lots.
A gifted composer, vocalist and performer. His music is “for all time and all generations.” The lyrics are passionate and introspective! Thank you so much ‘George Evangel’ for posting the lyrics. 🥰👍
As great as he is as a songwriter, thank goodness he decided to sing those songs because he is an excellent performer and love his voice. He is an incredible gift to music !!!
He owns this . . . His voice just reached in. Wwwwwwowww! He is this song! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Young handsome and beautiful Neil. Loved his eyes. ❤❤❤. I dream of having Neil. ❤❤
I love how the camera is looking into Neil's gorgeous eyes the entire time....omg cheat on that man? No freakin' way.
Word!🥰
Music is a great healer, go into any alzeimers home and you will see it
Masterpiece!
Maybe my first album ever was Hot August Night, as a young boy. A fan ever since.
This could possibly be Neil's greatest performance
Wow, that is one of the most subtle, yet honestly emotional performances i have ever seen. Wow. The pain in his eyes, reaching out, is.....whoa.
He is so beautiful. If he were mine....I would have been faithful.
Who's here in 2019? Still the best music, back in the day ✌🏻
My dad told me that when he came back from Vietnam this song was on the radio.
IF YOU EVER FIND A WOMAN THAT YOU KNOW IS THE ONE , DO NOT LET HER GO, YOU WILL KNOW IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!
Absolutely the best !
Love all of his music.
I can’t imagine Neil Diamond being alone for very long,he had so many female admirers.
What a gifted singer...a true legend...all of his songs are beyond words
Listening to him from 1980 or maybe 1979 I was 12 - 13 year old at that time I didn't know the songs iam listening many times a day will be connected tom me by becoming my own story . love you and miss you ma you have to leave me in this world I was six month old ,and amma my grandma who raised from then till she also went to heaven in 1980. .song like this became a story of mine . as he has sang in crackling Rosie " ain't nothing here to take along may be a song to sing when I want " . love you all
Growing up in a small town on the outskirts of town, away from almost everyone and everything, I can relate very much so to this song. Enjoyed it very much when I first heard him sing it in 1967, still enjoying it today.
this is really one of the greatest songs ever. his voice is one-of-a-kind. and his eyes are soooo beautiful...
Smooth! Golden voice!
I could watch him all day - those eyes - he was the best looking man I think I ever saw.
Frances Demers mehr male.and married but i understand you.
Yes, incredible eyes, he was gorgeous
Excellent singer. Live or recorded. These songs never get old. They are so special and my husband knows why. It's long past the time Neil Diamond should have been inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame.
The songs were the ones we know. They are always the same, but the interpretation differs. This is for me the most heartfelt concert. It also helps that those producers, directors and cameramen at BBC are the best! (I'm not English)
Beautiful song, beautiful voice and the man my God, was/is so handsome!. Something very rare for an artist as far as I am concerned, each and every of his songs is wonderful!
I agree, great singer and gorgeous!
Francine Sicard l
33 years old and I love this old stuff !! You rock Neil !!
Brill, try tom jones ear!y stuff and simon and garfunkel, also bee gees
Anyone who dislikes this is jealous of Neil's charisma and performance!
BEST concert i EVER attended was one of his :) he ROCKED the entire stadium for 3 hrs - awesome!
Never realised how damn good looking this man was ... and a really cool song to boot
Very good looking.
NO KIDDING! I heard this song recently after many years...beautiful song, voice, and man! Sexy beast.
I'm a guy and I'm straight but I'm comfortable saying, yeah, he's pretty fine looking.
Joyce
Michele...you are not the only one who is enamored by Neil's good looks...look at the whole front row of Gorgeous beautiful woman who are also his admirers !. I am a man of Neil's age and can certainly relate to this whole scenario...LOL !
Totally agree. Everyone has to have the best of everything right now. GREED. No patience - no love.
I loved this song years ago with a girl that I was in love with. It is still a beautiful song today in 2021. Thank you Neil for your music.🎶
Beautiful song ,Neil Diamond Beautiful
Scince I was 10 years old I have been listening to Neil Diamond songs,40 years later I am still mesmerise ( in a positive way ) by his music.Neil is in a class by himself.By the way I still listen to his songs every week-end when I am home.
That has so much more emotion and sensitivity than commercially available recordings.
They're good too, and can still reduce me to tears.
It's a smashing performance.
Thanks for sharing.
You're a very fortunate person to have seen/heard this live.
(Those tears I mention are GOOD tears!)
Neil Diamond, a brilliant, passionate composer, singer & performer. All his lyrics/music have always touched my heart/soul & brought me to a special place. The stories he tells via the beautiful lyrics/music relate to all generations. This true DIAMOND will always shine!!!!
Happy birthday Neil. Love this song and your music 🎉
I never tire of listening to this soulful tune!!
I was a Tree People at the Greek Theater.He mentioned us on the album Hot August Night.We were all Hollywood Blvd street kids.No money and were hanging out in the park when we heard his music start. Sooo,..we ran to the theater and climbed the trees that were on either side,and they hung over the wall.We climbed way out over the wall so we could see him. Security told him about us and wanted to know if they should remove us.He said no. I'll never forget when he called out to us.It will always be in my heart.
I love this song and especially the man!!! He turned 70 years young in Jan 2010 and he is still the best looking man. I hope he does another concert tour next year cause he is even better looking in person!!!! I love you Neil!!!
I found me that girl, but she slipped through my fingers and into the night.
Years ago, but I still remember.
Neil Diamond is a diamond! Great song as only he can sing it.
The best live version of Solitary that i have seen or heard actually. He doesn't jazz it up for the live performance. It sounds almost as haunting as the record.
This man understands how to make music personal. His phrasing is captivating. The very light and almost invisible female backing vocal adds adds to the chorus.
I think my love of luscious eyebrows on men came from Neil Diamond.
Love this song, and the way Neil Diamond does the song.
HEAR THE WORDS,,,,NEIL HAS NOT CHANGED OVER THE MILES,,,A TRUE SOLITARY PTIBATE MAN,,,,VERY TRUE TO HIS CRAFT
Ive been to Neil diamond concerts the first I was at the London plaidium the at Wembley great concerts I have a few of his l p s
He's an incredible song writer. And his voice is full of emotion.
this song always makes me think. so true. brings tears of someone who played games behind me.
My 1st Real Love @ 17 yr old... this song came out... (1966) I was so drawn to him. He was married and 8 yrs older than me. Have Loved him all my life. Will, till I die. That's True Love.
He can sing it with a cry in his voice...
this was the first "45" (rpm) "record" single that my brother bought-
He got it downtown Inglewood , CA - at the Sears - ...I can still truly remember the first 10 45's he purchased and brought home over those early years -
we had a Cobra (RCA) recordplayer/FM/AM
Man, Neil had it ALL! Supreme talent, stunning singer and songwriter, and to top it off--- he was a super handsome man! Actually he is still very handsome:)
Solitary Man is Neil's very first song he recorded in a studio and it is also his very best.
Thought Clown Town was his recording.
Now, this was Music!!!
A lot of bands used horns in the early days of the 60's music n man it is good to hear them now. It was slick, groovy n cool.
all I can say is they don't make em like that anymore. Beautiful
And THAT, folks, is what a real singer sounds like without lip synching.
Saw him live in TN in 1987. Great show.
and mainly the fact that had he not written the song cash and HIM wouldn't have sung it! there's no debate! neil's voice is probably lasting voices of all time, he still sings it perfectly and beautifully today! hero!
His music remains magical - always will. No one wrote songs that were pure
poetry like he did. This song is one of his best - along with "I am I Said", and on and on and on. He didn't do junk - raised "pop" music to a new level.
Inspite of Elvis Presley. :>)
First music memories for me- Neil Diamond= the father who went AWOL. Sod him- that was years ago but I still love the tunes.
Ich liebte diesen Song schon als Teenie und auch noch heute mag ich ihn sehr.
A crystal clear voice in all his songs. "If I Didn't Know Your Name" is my fav. song I think.
Hes a very genuine man.. . . .Nothing phony or pretense about ND.
The whole world loves that Man 😘🎸🎼 Amazing 🎵💙🎸💌
so handsome with the voice of an angel warrior. cute....😎😎😍😍
its a good compliment. serioisly
That song, his voice are magic!
Neil's songs are everybody's soundtrack
back when the world still had class..........
I ♥️ this song of Neil 🦋
I just got my tickets !!!!! I am gonne see him love june 4 in Antwerp!!!!! I am so happy
Only recently started listening to his music a year or so ago. This is one of my favourite songs from the man himself. What an incredible songwriter!!!
I love the use of the horns in the original version! And if this song doesn't sum up my life, I don't know which one would!!
He's ageless, did a great job in Boston, MA this past 4th of July 2009!
Beautiful song and an amazing concert.
This performance is the best no matter what.
This song makes me want to fall in love for the 1st time in long time
A great singer and a performer . I saw one of his movies too. Right fro his earliest songs I jab the latest ones to . The beauty is that most I the songs depict his story .... like let the little boy sing , or... if I close my eyes I can almost hear my mother calling Neil go find your brother... Put me wise Sir Neil if I am wrong
Good song which expresses very well how we feel at times when we are lonely and cut off from friends and family. I had this experience when I went to America to study in the first days I knew nobody and was far away from my family and friends. It lasted till I made new friends there. It is something boring to to go the movies alone to see a picture and to have no one to share with one's experiences. So I wrote them down in a diary I had.
Dit lied heerlijk,klinkt vreemd,maar de melodie zo zacht en intens, marian
Que buen gusto
The Legend...The...Song...!
What a great song Neil! Awesome. I'll be what I am a solitairy man!
Epic performance by a true Legend
Still love this song ,what a great soul he is❗❤🌷💋
Superb song writer, incredible baritone voice, accomplished guitarist, and possessor of bushy eyebrows! But I like him.
Best version ever, brill
stirs something deep inside. Just wonderful
When i saw Neil,,, RUclips did not exist,,,,,,, THANK God:-)))))))))))))))))
Masterpiece classic !
que hermosos tiempo,cuando escuchabamos a NEIL DIAMOND,hoy gracias a los adelantos podemos ver estas maravillas de videos que suben ustedes amigos,gracias de un CHILENO.
Beyond words only to be felt!! But his Eyes Mesmerizing!!!