Who was Neil Diamond’s real life inspiration for Caroline? The lucky woman was President John F. Kennedy’s daughter Caroline.
"I've never discussed it with anybody before – intentionally," the 66-year-old singer-songwriter tells the Associated Press. "I thought maybe I would tell it to Caroline when I met her someday." He did just that, performing the song via satellite at Caroline Kennedy's 50th birthday party.
Diamond wrote the song after seeing an “innocent, wonderful” picture of Caroline in a magazine.
Diamond thought that Caroline might’ve been embarrassed after hearing she’s the one, but she was actually really happy.
How great is it to have such a remarkable song named after you?
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