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Merlin Mann | Sep 30 2005
NPR : The Mystery of ‘Sweet Caroline’ and the Red Sox How did people start singing “Sweet Caroline” at Red Sox games? Morning Edition puts Susan Orlean on the case:
I won’t spoil the ending for you—it’s a very enjoyable little journey Orlean takes—but I like what it says about the simple roots of a popular meme. 8 Comments
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 Shortly before Fenway Park began...Submitted by jekyll (not verified) on October 1, 2005 - 5:25pm.
Shortly before Fenway Park began to play Sweet Caroline, Beautiful Girls was in the theaters. The story takes place in small town Massachusetts and prominently features Sweet Caroline as a singalong. You couldn't escape the infectiousness in those bars with the song in its jukebox or house band's repertoire. The timing had to have helped cement the song in RSN tradition. » POSTED IN:
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