what artist did the song sweet caroline
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. Diamond wrote this song about his second wife, Marcia Murphey, who he married in 1969 (they divorced in 1995). He needed a three-syllable name to fit the melody, however, so Sweet Marcia didn't work. The name Caroline is one he had written down, and it fit the song perfectly, so that's what he used.
Singer Neil Diamond, 73, released soft rock song 'Sweet Caroline' in 1969. It has long been thought of as ode to young daughter of John F. Kennedy. But Diamond has revealed it was love song for then-wife Marcia Murphey. Said he needed a three-syllable name for chorus - and 'Caroline' worked.