Here lies an excellent example of a true story, written and sung in the late 1960's by an acquaintance of the subject character, "Mr. Bojangles" (a fabricated name) by this incarcerated person. The writer happened to meet him in a New Orleans jail. Doug, the NDC Webmaster, had researched the origin of this song in detail as written in his notes. This heartfelt story combines intense pain and loss that hits many of us in life. The Webmaster himself informs me of his cherished pet dog, Princess Zara, who lived for fourteen years. It has been nine years and he still misses her to the point that he felt compelled to dedicate this song to her. And may I add that after fourteen years, I also lost my aged calico cat a few weeks ago and I wept profusely at 5:06 - 5:24 at the end of this song while reading the poem. (I still look for her when arriving home.). This entire video takes us on an emotional rollercoaster ride for five-and-a-half minutes as sadness is introduced, juxtaposing with happiness, depression and melancholy memories of the past. Doug judiciously inserts video and images in black and white as well as moments in colour to depict these feelings. As an additional touch, Princess Zara is highlighted in this song at 2:53-3:10 and in the end. The most difficult video for Doug as it combined deep emotions and an exhausting amount of time in eight days (10 hours each day). (Timeline Comments will follow.)
0:11 - Jerry Jeff Walker (Singer/Songwriter 1942-2020) Album cover, "Mr. Bojangles" overlapping a photo image of a Country Fair (Album in colour/Country Fair in black and white, or Monochrome). 0:15 - A young Jerry Jeff Walker on left side opposite a 45 rpm ATCO record, entitled, "Mr. Bojangles". 0:26 - "Knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you" - Neil begins to sing with his special feeling as if he wrote the song (Neil's photo image). 0:30 - Bojangles' image in jail cell. (black and white). 0:36 - "In worn out shoes" - Bo's (Bojangles) image overshadows worn out shoes (in black and white hereafter until colour photos/imagery is noted). 0:38 - "Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants" - A saddened image of Bo in a jail cell with approximately 20 others sharing the same cell. 0:46 - The old soft shoe" - An empty jail cell with only a pair of worn shoes in the center. 0:51-1:03 - "He jumped so high, jumped so high, then he'd lightly touch down" - Image Number 10 - shows "Bo" dancing in his cell. Image Number 11 - Two floors of jail cells lined along both sides of corridors. 1:05 - "Met him in a cell in New Orleans" - Image Number 12 - Colour photo of downtown New Orleans with traffic and pedestrians. 1:09 - "He was down and out" - Image Number 14 - Bo sleeping on the floor in the jail cell (black and white hereafter until 1:29 in colour, only Image Number 18). 1:16 - "Looked to me to be the eyes of age, as he spoke right out" - Image Number 16 - An elderly Bo with his hand resting on his cheek in the jail cell. 1:29 - "Talked of life, talked of life" - Image Number 18 on the left of the screen is in colour with the bustling City of New Orleans. - Image Number 19 on the right half of the screen shows a black and white shadow of a smiling Bo. - "Laughed, slapped his leg and took a step". 1:40 - Image Number 21 - Jail keys hanging in a locked cell door.
1:43 - "Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles" - Image Number 24 shows a smiling Bo in jail and still in black and white. 1:59 - "Dance" - Image Number 25 appears as the first moving video movie of Bo in his jail cell dancing. 2:01 - "Said his name Bojangles and he danced a lick" - Image Number 26 is Neil (black and white until 2:43, Image Number 33). 2:05 - "Across the cell" - Image Number 27 - Repeat of movie video of Bo dancing in his cell. 2:22 - "Grabbed his pants, a better stance and jumped so high, clicked his heels" - Image Number 29 is a movie video of Bo's feet only. 2:24-2:35 - "Let go a laugh, let go a laugh, shook back his clothes all around" - Image Number 30 - Neil and Bo in black and white. - Image Number 31 and 32 - Neil only in black and white. 2:43 - "Danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs" - Image Number 33 - Minstrel show photo in colour. - Image Number 34 - County fair in black and white. 2:49 - "Throughout the South" - Image Number 35 is so well planned with a map of 14 southern states in the United States of America sharing the screen with a country Fair image all in black and white. 2:53-3:00 - "Spoke of tears, and 15 years how his dog and him, traveled about" - IMAGE NUMBER 36 gives us the first vision of "Princess Zara" with Bo walking behind her holding a cane in his right hand and flowers in his left hand. (Appropriately, these images of Zara are in colour.). 3:03-3:10 " His dog up and died, he up and died" - Image Number 37 is a facial photograph of Princess Zara in colour. 3:14 - "After 20 years he still grieved" - Image Number 38 is a saddened Mr. Bojangles in black and white. 3:21 - "Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles" - Image Number 39 is a highly focused and detailed print or photograph of Mr. Bojangles, an older man, weathered, wrinkled and sad in black and white. - Image Number 40 is Bo in jail, alone, in a bleak black and white. 3:28 - "Dance" - Image 41 depicts a black and white movie video with shadows of men and Bo in the jail cell with Bo dancing. 3:39 - "Said, 'I dance now at every chance in honkey -tonks" - Image Number 42 - A bar scene with a pool table and men sitting and standing around the bar (in colour). 3:47 - "For drinks and tips" - Image Number 43 in black and white is of a bar scene with men seated at the bar and one standing at the bar. 3:50 - "Most of time I spend behind these county bars" - Image Number 44 details two hands wrapped around jail cell bars (in black and white). 3:56 - "Cause I drinks a bit" - Image Number 45 - A very thin, disheveled Bo's countenance (black and white). 4:01-4:11 - " Shook his head, and as he shook his head" - Image Number 46 - Bo is saddened in the jail cell with twenty others (black and white). 4:12-4:30 - "Heard someone ask, 'Please'..." - Image Number 47 transfigures Bo's countenance to smiles as his spirit is lifted for a while (black and white). "Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles". 4:33 - "Go on and dance" - Image 49 - A happy, healthier Bo smiling with eyes aglow (black and white). 4:45 - Image Number 50 - Repeat of a movie video in black and white with Bo dancing in his cell, shadows of men watching in the corner and a piano and pianist playing on the opposite wall of the cell. (The piano and pianist were also noticed in 3:28.). 4:38 - "Dah" - Image Number 51 - Video in black and white of feet clicking his heels. 4:40-5:05 - (Louder Singing) "Dah, la da da da da la, la la la da da" - Image Number 52, 53, 54 - Neil (in colour) Happy sound. "La la la la, La la la ,da" (fades).. Concluding 5:06-5:33 -Princess Zara (2000 - March 10, 2014) - Image Number 55 - Beloved, devoted pet, Princess Zara (in color) with Doug's departing thoughts (8 stanzas): "You loved me unconditionally" "You never judged me." "You let me know that in your world," "There was no one more important than me. "No greater praise can there be than to say" "That when you closed your eyes -" "For the last time and slipped into eternity" "You took with you a part of me." 5:25-5:33 - Image Number 56 - Anniversary flowers that bloom in March in Australia ("Eucalyptus Erythrocorys") Brilliant colour. ✨
In addition, I noticed at 4:25 the two floors of cells along both sides of the corridors, however this image has an added great staircase in the center as if the purpose was to show Bo's spirit ascending to signify his passing.
Thanks very much for your amazing and detailed comments Donita, much appreciated. You have most certainly outdone yourself this time.😊 I love the fact that on this occasion, you have not only commented on the video in terms of not only the background story and my research into the lyricist and his amazing song, but that you then proceeded to provide a blow by blow, detailed description and explanation of the song and my effort. I was/am deeply moved by the fact that you totally understood where I was coming from and my reasons/intentions were in including the various images that I did. How extremely perceptive of you; the ponderings of a sensitive soul. Just to highlight a couple - 1. You grasped the fact that it was my intention; a deliberate move on my part to have the grim jail scenes in stark black and white while having Mr Bojangles’ recollections of happier times in colour. My initial intention was to have the entire video in black and white…. But when it came to inserting Zara’s image…. I simply could not bring myself to do it. I would be doing the Precious One a disservice. It was then that I decided on what was to become the video. Zara, saved me yet again. In her 14 years, she saved me on 3 separate occasions from being bitten by highly venomous snakes (Tiger and Dugite), by alerting me to their presence when I was oblivious of them, in doing so, providing me, with the opportunity to deal with them as I asked her to step back. Forever grateful. 2. Your comments on 4:25 were extremely accurate; they struck a chord… I was so deeply moved that you were able to deduce precisely what I had in mind when I included that image. So moved.
@@NeilDiamondCentral ... Thank you, Doug for your appreciation and your most excellent dedication to NDC. Glad to know how Zara saved you so you could live out this dream of video art.
I love this version the best. I also love Neil's voice. He has to be blessed from above. Such a good person. I hope I'm hearing Neil sing when I die. Very kind. Hope you and Katie and the animal babies are doing great. Love you
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Oh ... ❤❤❤ I have always adored that song! I know it since I'm a little girl. My mother sang it all the time. Neil Diamond is not my generation but he's got the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Personne ne le vaut ni comme chanteur, ni comme auteur ...
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🎼🎶☘️💚☘️. I guess I have heard "Mr. Bojangles" a gazillion times by many artists. I was not familiar with Neil's rendition. It's outstanding! My comment today is focused on the brilliant imagery and editing of the video as Neil Diamond sings the story. The pictures are overwhelmingly stark and even gritty, but masterful. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen....especially when the sweet dog...Princess Zara...appeared. Brought a tear or two here....I read the 'show more' notes before viewing. Excellent! Beautifully crafted. Doug! 🎼🎶💚☘️💚.........🍑
Thanks for your kind comments Louise, much appreciated. So glad to learn that you've listened to this beautiful, touching song that many times and even more so that I've been instrumental in bringing Neil touching rendition to you. I first listened to his version back in 1973 and it so moved me then that I have not concerned myself with listening to other artists. With Zara's passing this song came to me, front and centre. I even mentioned it family and friends. Though the sadness remained, I was under the impression that I could shelve the incredible loss in my memory banks and permit them to remain there, dormant. I guess that somehow this was not what Zara would have wished. The dreams, unlike most other dreams which I usually fail to recall on waking, had in recent months have become more frequent. The one I had on the 9th anniversary of her passing convinced me that I had to do this video. Upon its completion (80 hours) and upload , I felt emotionally drained... exhausted. Incidentally, I have added notes in reference to the beautiful yellow flower and scarlet red buds in Show more.
@NEIL DIAMOND CENTRAL Doug, thank you for the eucalyptus info! I was curious about that image when I saw it. I will tell you, and I never mentioned pets before in our conversations, but now I will. Since I was probably 8 years old, my sister and I have had cats for pets. I mean many cats plus a few dear pups. Being a pet parent, as I now know you have been, it was my honor and pleasure to be present at most of our dozens of cats' births and departures. 🙂😥. I know the pleasure of having pet soul mates! Our sweet Felines and a few of my dogs are buried right here close to home in their favorite napping spots. The video certainly shows the 80+ hours of diligence you gave to Neil's special version of Mr. Bojangles I was captivated ! 🍑
Thanks for your comments Louise. We have Zara's ashes in a dark blue velvet pouch, in a varnished wooden box. It sits in our wall unit. Out of respect for her, I have resisted the urge to loosen the gold chord of the velvet pouch and view her ashes (which I assume is in a plastic pouch).
@NEIL DIAMOND CENTRAL Doug, I understand your feelings! We chose to bring pets home to bury them....remember I have 14 acres to place them wherever they loved most... Charlie Fitz was our last big soft yellow tabby who died of cancer in 2018 at age 10...he's in a small flower garden of orange day lilies and a bird bath, and a garden 🧚♀️ fairy watching over...😌. What was Zara's age? She was a beautiful dog. Do you have another pet now? Thanks for replying 🙂!
Hi Louise, Have stated her age in Show more. 😊Indeed! We visited the home where she was born and out of a litter of 8, she was the only fluffy one. She choose me! Bounded up to me from approximately 20 feet away and placed her tiny 6-week old paws on my ankles... and my heart melted. Her final weight was 90lbs.
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Hi Polixenia. Thanks for your comments. I do believe that I advised you previously that this is not an official Neil Diamond channel and that I am but a fan, having been one since 1971. I do not hold out any expectations that Neil will actually read comments placed here. That said, it would be very much appreciated if you took the time to also comment on the video, which in this case, took me 80 intense hours to create. The link to my channel - www.youtube.com/@NeilDiamondCentral/videos Our Hot August Night dedicated page on our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/hot-august-night-1972 Neil Diamond in Australia - www.neildiamondcentral.com/neil-diamond-in-australia Our website - www.neildiamondcentral.com/ Take care, Doug
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So glad you did Debra. As for myself, I was rather stressed out putting the finishing touches to this video which took 8 x 10 hour days to bring to fruition. My reward being the beautiful comments I have received, and am reasonably content with the finished product.
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Hi Eve's Daughter, Here is the Google Translation - كنت أسعى لإبلاغكم أن نيل دايموند ليس له أي صلة بقناتي. هذا يعني أنه من غير المحتمل أن يقرأ أي تعليقات موجهة إليه موضوعة هنا. kunt 'aseaa li'iiblaghikum 'ana nil daymund lays lah 'ayu silat biqanati. hadha yaeni 'anah min ghayr almuhtamal 'an yaqra 'ayu taeliqat muajahat 'iilayh mawdueatan huna.
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It is sad to see Neil suffering from Parkinson's. Such a vibrant and talented man, a legend who mad eour lives so exciting with his music, I love his Johnatan Livingston Seagull, such a philosophical story. Is there anything that remotely approaches that today in music? 😆
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Great, great talent. Dean's laid back persona and his deep voice are just fabulous. Never, ever missed his show. Nothing like a handsome and talented Italian man.
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This is the best version in terms of the lyrics being visualized in the video imagery. In terms of audio, Neil, of whom I have a number favorite songs, does the second best version. The 3rd best version is by Sammy Davis Jr. My favorite version is by Bobby Cole. It is a haunting vocal rendition. I would love to make a video of this song but I could not surpass the visual imagery shown here. As for how Jerry got arrested, about 35 years ago, I heard the story on a radio interview as told by Jerry. According to Jerry, he saw this woman in the audience while he was performing. Jerry said he was smitten by her. When he finished he went up to her and asked, "Do you believe in 'love at first sight'? ". She told him to go away and leave her alone. He persisted and she had him arrested for harassment. And that, according to the radio interview, is how he ended up in jail and met the so-called Mr. Bojangles. The song lyrics describe highlight the conversation and interaction with this person who called himself Bojangles.
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This song really hit me because I feel this song, in some ways, describes me. It always reminds me of Princess, the dog my wife gave me as her wedding present to me. I used to take Princess with me everyday to the beach. We would run along the beach and play in the sand and water. She died at the age of 11 from cancer in 1981. I still grieve after more than 40 years
Thanks for your comment DrinkingStar. Sorry for your loss. Non-animal lovers quite simply are unable to comprehend the devastating loss of a much loved pet that truly connected with you and vice versa, can have on one. I know, we've had many dogs in my time, from childhood to 2014 (when I lost Zara), but she was the *ONE.* Take care, Doug
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![💎NEIL DIAMOND ~ JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL MEDLEY 1977 [Live Audio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/asGNA4ClsKg/mqdefault.jpg)
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Here lies an excellent example of a true story, written and sung in the late 1960's by an acquaintance of the subject character, "Mr. Bojangles" (a fabricated name) by this incarcerated person. The writer happened to meet him in a New Orleans jail. Doug, the NDC Webmaster, had researched the origin of this song in detail as written in his notes. This heartfelt story combines intense pain and loss that hits many of us in life. The Webmaster himself informs me of his cherished pet dog, Princess Zara, who lived for fourteen years. It has been nine years and he still misses her to the point that he felt compelled to dedicate this song to her. And may I add that after fourteen years, I also lost my aged calico cat a few weeks ago and I wept profusely at 5:06 - 5:24 at the end of this song while reading the poem. (I still look for her when arriving home.).
This entire video takes us on an emotional rollercoaster ride for five-and-a-half minutes as sadness is introduced, juxtaposing with happiness, depression and melancholy memories of the past. Doug judiciously inserts video and images in black and white as well as moments in colour to depict these feelings. As an additional touch, Princess Zara is highlighted in this song at 2:53-3:10 and in the end. The most difficult video for Doug as it combined deep emotions and an exhausting amount of time in eight days (10 hours each day).
(Timeline Comments will follow.)
0:11 - Jerry Jeff Walker (Singer/Songwriter 1942-2020) Album cover, "Mr. Bojangles" overlapping a photo image of a Country Fair (Album in colour/Country Fair in black and white, or Monochrome). 0:15 - A young Jerry Jeff Walker on left side opposite a 45 rpm ATCO record, entitled, "Mr. Bojangles". 0:26 - "Knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you" - Neil begins to sing with his special feeling as if he wrote the song (Neil's photo image). 0:30 - Bojangles' image in jail cell. (black and white). 0:36 - "In worn out shoes" - Bo's (Bojangles) image overshadows worn out shoes (in black and white hereafter until colour photos/imagery is noted). 0:38 - "Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants" - A saddened image of Bo in a jail cell with approximately 20 others sharing the same cell. 0:46 - The old soft shoe" - An empty jail cell with only a pair of worn shoes in the center. 0:51-1:03 - "He jumped so high, jumped so high, then he'd lightly touch down" - Image Number 10 - shows "Bo" dancing in his cell. Image Number 11 - Two floors of jail cells lined along both sides of corridors. 1:05 - "Met him in a cell in New Orleans" - Image Number 12 - Colour photo of downtown New Orleans with traffic and pedestrians. 1:09 - "He was down and out" - Image Number 14 - Bo sleeping on the floor in the jail cell (black and white hereafter until 1:29 in colour, only Image Number 18). 1:16 - "Looked to me to be the eyes of age, as he spoke right out" - Image Number 16 - An elderly Bo with his hand resting on his cheek in the jail cell. 1:29 - "Talked of life, talked of life" - Image Number 18 on the left of the screen is in colour with the bustling City of New Orleans. - Image Number 19 on the right half of the screen shows a black and white shadow of a smiling Bo. - "Laughed, slapped his leg and took a step". 1:40 - Image Number 21 - Jail keys hanging in a locked cell door.
1:43 - "Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles" - Image Number 24 shows a smiling Bo in jail and still in black and white. 1:59 - "Dance" - Image Number 25 appears as the first moving video movie of Bo in his jail cell dancing. 2:01 - "Said his name Bojangles and he danced a lick" - Image Number 26 is Neil (black and white until 2:43, Image Number 33). 2:05 - "Across the cell" - Image Number 27 - Repeat of movie video of Bo dancing in his cell. 2:22 - "Grabbed his pants, a better stance and jumped so high, clicked his heels" - Image Number 29 is a movie video of Bo's feet only. 2:24-2:35 - "Let go a laugh, let go a laugh, shook back his clothes all around" - Image Number 30 - Neil and Bo in black and white. - Image Number 31 and 32 - Neil only in black and white. 2:43 - "Danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs" - Image Number 33 - Minstrel show photo in colour. - Image Number 34 - County fair in black and white. 2:49 - "Throughout the South" - Image Number 35 is so well planned with a map of 14 southern states in the United States of America sharing the screen with a country Fair image all in black and white. 2:53-3:00 - "Spoke of tears, and 15 years how his dog and him, traveled about" - IMAGE NUMBER 36 gives us the first vision of "Princess Zara" with Bo walking behind her holding a cane in his right hand and flowers in his left hand. (Appropriately, these images of Zara are in colour.). 3:03-3:10 " His dog up and died, he up and died" - Image Number 37 is a facial photograph of Princess Zara in colour. 3:14 - "After 20 years he still grieved" - Image Number 38 is a saddened Mr. Bojangles in black and white. 3:21 - "Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles" - Image Number 39 is a highly focused and detailed print or photograph of Mr. Bojangles, an older man, weathered, wrinkled and sad in black and white. - Image Number 40 is Bo in jail, alone, in a bleak black and white. 3:28 - "Dance" - Image 41 depicts a black and white movie video with shadows of men and Bo in the jail cell with Bo dancing. 3:39 - "Said, 'I dance now at every chance in honkey -tonks" - Image Number 42 - A bar scene with a pool table and men sitting and standing around the bar (in colour). 3:47 - "For drinks and tips" - Image Number 43 in black and white is of a bar scene with men seated at the bar and one standing at the bar. 3:50 - "Most of time I spend behind these county bars" - Image Number 44 details two hands wrapped around jail cell bars (in black and white). 3:56 - "Cause I drinks a bit" - Image Number 45 - A very thin, disheveled Bo's countenance (black and white). 4:01-4:11 - " Shook his head, and as he shook his head" - Image Number 46 - Bo is saddened in the jail cell with twenty others (black and white). 4:12-4:30 - "Heard someone ask, 'Please'..." - Image Number 47 transfigures Bo's countenance to smiles as his spirit is lifted for a while (black and white). "Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles". 4:33 - "Go on and dance" - Image 49 - A happy, healthier Bo smiling with eyes aglow (black and white). 4:45 - Image Number 50 - Repeat of a movie video in black and white with Bo dancing in his cell, shadows of men watching in the corner and a piano and pianist playing on the opposite wall of the cell. (The piano and pianist were also noticed in 3:28.). 4:38 - "Dah" - Image Number 51 - Video in black and white of feet clicking his heels. 4:40-5:05 - (Louder Singing) "Dah, la da da da da la, la la la da da" - Image Number 52, 53, 54 - Neil (in colour) Happy sound. "La la la la, La la la ,da" (fades).. Concluding 5:06-5:33 -Princess Zara (2000 - March 10, 2014) - Image Number 55 - Beloved, devoted pet, Princess Zara (in color) with Doug's departing thoughts (8 stanzas):
"You loved me unconditionally"
"You never judged me."
"You let me know that in your world,"
"There was no one more important than me.
"No greater praise can there be than to say"
"That when you closed your eyes -"
"For the last time and slipped into eternity"
"You took with you a part of me."
5:25-5:33 - Image Number 56 - Anniversary flowers that bloom in March in Australia ("Eucalyptus Erythrocorys") Brilliant colour. ✨
In addition, I noticed at 4:25 the two floors of cells along both sides of the corridors, however this image has an added great staircase in the center as if the purpose was to show Bo's spirit ascending to signify his passing.
Thanks very much for your amazing and detailed comments Donita, much appreciated. You have most certainly outdone yourself this time.😊 I love the fact that on this occasion, you have not only commented on the video in terms of not only the background story and my research into the lyricist and his amazing song, but that you then proceeded to provide a blow by blow, detailed description and explanation of the song and my effort.
I was/am deeply moved by the fact that you totally understood where I was coming from and my reasons/intentions were in including the various images that I did. How extremely perceptive of you; the ponderings of a sensitive soul. Just to highlight a couple -
1. You grasped the fact that it was my intention; a deliberate move on my part to have the grim jail scenes in stark black and white while having Mr Bojangles’ recollections of happier times in colour. My initial intention was to have the entire video in black and white…. But when it came to inserting Zara’s image…. I simply could not bring myself to do it. I would be doing the Precious One a disservice. It was then that I decided on what was to become the video. Zara, saved me yet again.
In her 14 years, she saved me on 3 separate occasions from being bitten by highly venomous snakes (Tiger and Dugite), by alerting me to their presence when I was oblivious of them, in doing so, providing me, with the opportunity to deal with them as I asked her to step back. Forever grateful.
2. Your comments on 4:25 were extremely accurate; they struck a chord… I was so deeply moved that you were able to deduce precisely what I had in mind when I included that image. So moved.
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I love this version the best. I also love Neil's voice. He has to be blessed from above. Such a good person. I hope I'm hearing Neil sing when I die. Very kind. Hope you and Katie and the animal babies are doing great. Love you
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Oh ... ❤❤❤ I have always adored that song! I know it since I'm a little girl. My mother sang it all the time. Neil Diamond is not my generation but he's got the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.
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Best version of this brilliant song. Thank you
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The beautiful voice of Neil Diamond -- appropriate to perform this beautiful song.
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The very best version
Thanks for your comment ReDeV7. Total agreement, and if I wasn't, I'd remain silent (having seen your videos...) 😬
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Neil Diamond ,que de beau souvenirs ,d 'une époque qui viendra plus la vie était insouciante ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for your comment Liliane. Ah! beautiful memories of a simpler time and when great music was abound; timeless.
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Diamond's cover of this timeless song is definitely the best. Great video. Thanks for posting.
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Allways loved Neil Diamonds version of this timeless brilliant song
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Doing think I ever heard a better version of this song. Thanks Neil!
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One of my forever IDOLS Forever. Thank You Neil for all the memories ❤️❤❤❤❤
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Neil, nice rendition of a classic!..Thanks for sharing
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🎼🎶☘️💚☘️. I guess I have heard "Mr. Bojangles" a gazillion times by many artists. I was not familiar with Neil's rendition. It's outstanding!
My comment today is focused on the brilliant imagery and editing of the video as Neil Diamond sings the story. The pictures are overwhelmingly stark and even gritty, but masterful. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen....especially when the sweet dog...Princess Zara...appeared. Brought a tear or two here....I read the 'show more' notes before viewing. Excellent!
Beautifully crafted. Doug!
🎼🎶💚☘️💚.........🍑
Thanks for your kind comments Louise, much appreciated. So glad to learn that you've listened to this beautiful, touching song that many times and even more so that I've been instrumental in bringing Neil touching rendition to you. I first listened to his version back in 1973 and it so moved me then that I have not concerned myself with listening to other artists. With Zara's passing this song came to me, front and centre. I even mentioned it family and friends.
Though the sadness remained, I was under the impression that I could shelve the incredible loss in my memory banks and permit them to remain there, dormant. I guess that somehow this was not what Zara would have wished. The dreams, unlike most other dreams which I usually fail to recall on waking, had in recent months have become more frequent. The one I had on the 9th anniversary of her passing convinced me that I had to do this video. Upon its completion (80 hours) and upload , I felt emotionally drained... exhausted.
Incidentally, I have added notes in reference to the beautiful yellow flower and scarlet red buds in Show more.
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Doug, thank you for the eucalyptus info! I was curious about that image when I saw it. I will tell you, and I never mentioned pets before in our conversations, but now I will. Since I was probably 8 years old, my sister and I have had cats for pets. I mean many cats plus a few dear pups. Being a pet parent, as I now know you have been, it was my honor and pleasure to be present at most of our dozens of cats' births and departures. 🙂😥. I know the pleasure of having pet soul mates!
Our sweet Felines and a few of my dogs are buried right here close to home in their favorite napping spots.
The video certainly shows the 80+ hours of diligence you gave to Neil's special version of Mr. Bojangles I was captivated ! 🍑
Thanks for your comments Louise. We have Zara's ashes in a dark blue velvet pouch, in a varnished wooden box. It sits in our wall unit. Out of respect for her, I have resisted the urge to loosen the gold chord of the velvet pouch and view her ashes (which I assume is in a plastic pouch).
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Doug, I understand your feelings! We chose to bring pets home to bury them....remember I have 14 acres to place them wherever they loved most...
Charlie Fitz was our last big soft yellow tabby who died of cancer in 2018 at age 10...he's in a small flower garden of orange day lilies and a bird bath, and a garden 🧚♀️ fairy watching over...😌. What was Zara's age? She was a beautiful dog. Do you have another pet now?
Thanks for replying 🙂!
Hi Louise, Have stated her age in Show more. 😊Indeed! We visited the home where she was born and out of a litter of 8, she was the only fluffy one. She choose me! Bounded up to me from approximately 20 feet away and placed her tiny 6-week old paws on my ankles... and my heart melted. Her final weight was 90lbs.
Thanks for the upload , great work as usual , love Neil’s interpretation enjoyed it very much
Thanks for your kind words Victor, much appreciated. Always look forward to your comments. Neil's interpretation, in my humble opinion, is the very best.
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Neil Diamond, sempre valorizando as canções com suas interpretações únicas!!! 💎
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@@NeilDiamondCentralMuito agradecida pela sua atenção de sempre!!! ⭐
Muchísimas gracias Neildi ❤❤❤
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Happy Saint Patrick, Doug and thank for this new gift.
Thanks for your kind comment Nadia, much appreciated. Always look forward to hearing from you.
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Beautiful song! Thank you so much, Neil Diamond! ❤👏👏👏
Hi Polixenia. Thanks for your comments. I do believe that I advised you previously that this is not an official Neil Diamond channel and that I am but a fan, having been one since 1971. I do not hold out any expectations that Neil will actually read comments placed here. That said, it would be very much appreciated if you took the time to also comment on the video, which in this case, took me 80 intense hours to create.
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Thank you, Doug!
What a sweetie Neil Diamond he will always be number one in my lifetime. God Bless You Neil forever. 💕 💕 💕
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You are a fan. You have the best taste in music. I think Neil would agree ❤❤❤
BELA INTERPRETAÇÃO ,COMO TODAS DE NEIL DIAMOND 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for your comment Regina. So very true. Being an intelligent man, has always strived to fully understand the songs of others before he sings them. In addition, being the true musical genius he is, he then puts his stamp on these covers that he does.
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Love anything Neil Diamond does.
Thanks for your comment PBailey232. Hope you liked the video too.
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Thank you so much for this beautiful video!🎼🎼🎼🎼💖💖💖💖🥰
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i love neils version of this song have a happy st patricks day ☘☘
Thanks for your comment Debra. Hope you had a good St Patrick's Day.
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@@NeilDiamondCentral i did and i hope that you had one too🙂🙂🙂🙂
So glad you did Debra. As for myself, I was rather stressed out putting the finishing touches to this video which took 8 x 10 hour days to bring to fruition. My reward being the beautiful comments I have received, and am reasonably content with the finished product.
How wonderful you are, Neil.. very beautiful ☂️☂️💖
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Thanks a lot Neil.. I will watch your videos.. And enjoy it..I love beautiful art time .. ❤I really love you
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I understood that you live in Australia, but I did not understand what you wanted from me. .. Please translate in Arabic 🇦🇺
Hi Eve's Daughter, Here is the Google Translation -
كنت أسعى لإبلاغكم أن نيل دايموند ليس له أي صلة بقناتي. هذا يعني أنه من غير المحتمل أن يقرأ أي تعليقات موجهة إليه موضوعة هنا.
kunt 'aseaa li'iiblaghikum 'ana nil daymund lays lah 'ayu silat biqanati. hadha yaeni 'anah min ghayr almuhtamal 'an yaqra 'ayu taeliqat muajahat 'iilayh mawdueatan huna.
I am 73 just seen so man😢 changes in life but I still believe in Neil😮😊😊y
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This was really great to have Neil singing this good song.
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Pretty deep about Princess Zara. Bless her soul.
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It is sad to see Neil suffering from Parkinson's. Such a vibrant and talented man, a legend who mad eour lives so exciting with his music, I love his Johnatan Livingston Seagull, such a philosophical story. Is there anything that remotely approaches that today in music? 😆
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Another awesome song it interest me also those views, and photos beautiful Thank you again for sharing I really Appreciated ❤️😊
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the pic of mr.bo jangles makes me cry !! love neils version !!
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing your music/songs/
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Great, great talent. Dean's laid back persona and his deep voice are just fabulous. Never, ever missed his show. Nothing like a handsome and talented Italian man.
Thanks for your comment Michele. Then of course there was Sammy Davis Jr.
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No, he is Jewish.
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Your rendition of this song tugs at the heartstrings.
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Well, thanks for you sharing such wonderful music.
This is the best version in terms of the lyrics being visualized in the video imagery. In terms of audio, Neil, of whom I have a number favorite songs, does the second best version. The 3rd best version is by Sammy Davis Jr. My favorite version is by Bobby Cole. It is a haunting vocal rendition. I would love to make a video of this song but I could not surpass the visual imagery shown here.
As for how Jerry got arrested, about 35 years ago, I heard the story on a radio interview as told by Jerry. According to Jerry, he saw this woman in the audience while he was performing. Jerry said he was smitten by her. When he finished he went up to her and asked, "Do you believe in 'love at first sight'? ". She told him to go away and leave her alone. He persisted and she had him arrested for harassment. And that, according to the radio interview, is how he ended up in jail and met the so-called Mr. Bojangles. The song lyrics describe highlight the conversation and interaction with this person who called himself Bojangles.
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This song really hit me because I feel this song, in some ways, describes me. It always reminds me of Princess, the dog my wife gave me as her wedding present to me. I used to take Princess with me everyday to the beach. We would run along the beach and play in the sand and water. She died at the age of 11 from cancer in 1981. I still grieve after more than 40 years
Thanks for your comment DrinkingStar. Sorry for your loss. Non-animal lovers quite simply are unable to comprehend the devastating loss of a much loved pet that truly connected with you and vice versa, can have on one. I know, we've had many dogs in my time, from childhood to 2014 (when I lost Zara), but she was the *ONE.*
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Always loved this song ❤
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Like how he sees the love.
Love and blessings
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Thanks mr.Diamond , Beautiful
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One of my favourite songs I thought The Sammy Davis Junior version was the best but I was wrong... this is!
Thanks for your comment Eddie. So glad to have been the one to bring Neil's amazing rendition to you and for nudging the late Sammy Davis Jr's version into second place. 😊
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I love this song ,it evokes so much I fe😢 about life
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Amazing rendition my favorite 😅😊❤❤❤
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Happy never heard of this
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Nice. The Best.
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A genius if there was ever one
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Sem palavras
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Neil at his best😊
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This is Good to listen to. Is there a song he can't sing
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He is he said.
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