*First Time* 🎵 Neil Diamond - America REACTION
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I arrived in America 30 years ago, from Africa and after completing all the requirements was given the privilege of becoming a naturalized citizen, my dream came true. Thank you guys.
thank you for coming.
@cayminlast Welcome and thank you for putting in the effort and doing it the right way.
One of the things I miss due to the edicts of His Fraudulency's Administration are the swearing in ceremonies for new citizens. They are always so happy and nervous as they are waiting for it to get started and then rightly happy and proud of their achievement afterwards. :-)
@Penderyn Don't be an ignorant fool. The Natives fought wars of conquest as well. War and strife didn't start the day America won her independence; it's human nature. Furthermore, Native Americans are Americans. They can achieve their dreams here better than anywhere else. They are us, even if we are not they.
:) I know it's a little late, but... Welcome to the country. And thank you for becoming naturalized.
You're "welcome". But also... Thank YOU for coming.
We’re glad you made it !
In 1914 my grandmother Lena at age 17 left Italy by herself and came to America on a ship... since she wasn’t 18 yet at Ellis Island she gave a different date for her date of birth and every year we celebrated 2 birthdays for my grandmother....📖😊🙏❤️🎂🎂🇺🇸🇺🇸
Same here both my grandparents came over on a boat from Italy and went through New York harbor. And they desperately wanted to assimilate to this society. God bless our great Republic 🙏🇺🇸
Same here, my great grandmother 1914. Maybe they were on the same boat? That would be cool. She was 5 and came with her mother, father, and sister. My other great grandparents also came from Italy one through Baltimore, one in 1890. I'm not clear with all of the different years.
I'm not even American........but Neil Diamond knocked it out of the park here. Great pride and emotion here.
I don't like his voice.a
Love this song. Neil Diamond is an amazing singer as well as a great lyricist. So many many hits and awards.
Neil has one of the most distinctive voices in showbiz, and yes it's from a movie called "the jazz singer" in which he starred in, some good music in it
I also remember it being used for the Olympics when they were held in LA I believe in 1984.
"I don't like songs that dump on America" quote from Brad. Brad, close your eyes and feel the big hug your getting from an old white fat guy. Love you.
I'll stick to a fist bump. ;)
Yeah, don’t do it Brad!
@@sarleywinkle Men can hug. Just no ass grabbing.
How about a high five from this blues-loving white nerd?
I had the privilege to see this Legend in concert and this was his last song after a
3 hour performance! It was quite moving. I remember looking at all the smiling faces
around me and everyone swaying to the music as one. I never forgot it.
I saw him in concert twice. Amazing experience I am very happy to have memories of.
Sounds like something is going to happen, oh Brad you have no idea. Enjoy.
I saw him as well. The man put out so much energy. And his backing band stayed with him for decades.
The Jazz Singer (1980) starring Neil Diamond was a remake of 1927 original which was the first movie with sound. My favourite song from the movie is Love on the Rocks.
It was the first movie with dialogue (not a lot though). Don Juan preceded it as the first movie with synchronized sound (in contrast to having music playing that had no relation to the action).
Love on the Rocks. Yeah, that's good stuff.
Love on the Rocks is a great song,
This song always gives me goosebumps. Another one is Meatloaf singing “The Star Spangled Banner” at the All-Star baseball game. I don’t care what anyone says, the sound of the name “America” is so special. America.
Good thing "Vespucci" never caught on.
F yeah!
❤️ Yes it is. 🇺🇸
Meatloaf ' s rendition was the best for me
As a proud American, this song always gives me chills. 🇺🇸🗽
Neil is a second generation American Jew. His grandparents immigrated here from Poland and Russia. It’s a tribute to the many who escaped from WWII and made it to America 🇺🇸 Written for the movie The Jazz Singer. Put it on your list for watching!
This is an anthem.
The American dream is as real as your own dreams that you carry in your heart. That is what makes America great, our dreams as a free people, living and striving each day to achieve those dreams as best we can. That is why other people of the world want to come to America to live in freedom to make their own dreams a reality. We are extremely lucky to be Americans there is so much we can be proud of despite the ugliness and sins in our history. Live and dream each day knowing that we are the makers of America through accomplishing our dreams.
😂😂😂😂😂
GOD BLESS AMERICA! I love my country.
I’m with you brad! Quit dumping on America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
sis america has a TON of problems. we are on our way to third world status at this point and the only thing keeping us from settling our problems and moving forward is the misguided belief that america is the “greatest” nation ever when it’s so clear we are not. unless you are the 1% of the privileged
@@sammysoppy3361 one can be the greatest and still have issues. Socially there are a myriad of issues that need to be fixed, but historically one can make the case that America has done more good than harm, without ignoring the bad that we have done. There is nothing that is wrong in America that can not be fixed by what is right with America...we just need to get our shit together.
Hmmm....a song about immigration. Wouldn't fly in this day and age by a certain political persuasion...
@@Chatta-Ortega Rich Liberals in Martha's Vineyard?
Brad you said it, ive had folks from other countries ask me " why you work so hard ? you never stop." That's AMERICA we work for what we want! 🇺🇸😎
You guys should react to more Neil Diamond…
"Sweet Caroline", "Cracklin' Rosie", "I Am…I Said", "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon", "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show", "Song Sung Blue", "Love on the Rocks", "Heartlight", "Hello Again", "Cherry, Cherry", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "Holly Holy", "Solitary Man"
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Love Solitary Man
Also, I just wanted to say I appreciate you loving America, and appreciating our great country! While it's not without fault, and at times has lost its way.... America is STILL the shining beacon for the rest of the world, and it's a shame too many people born here refuse to see that. I've both lived and visited outside the United States, and I can tell you.... It IS better here. As you stated, the dream is what you make it. Work hard, eyes on the prize.
When I see those pictures I envision my grandparents and their 5 kids seeing the Statue of Liberty. Their goal was to own land and they fulfilled that dream. I am proud to say family still lives on that property 102 years later. Amazing considering it is within city limits.
Neil Diamond wrote this with his grandparents in mind. They were Jewish immigrants who fled Europe during the pogroms. They came here with nothing and he meant every word of it. If you're interested, this song, along with some other of Diamond's top songs, are featured in a movie called The Jazz Singer (1980). It's a pretty great film, featuring Laurence Olivier in the last decade of his 50-year long legendary career. It's the story of a young Jewish man whose immigrant parents want him to be a cantor, but he wants to do his own secular, rock music. Beautiful performances and great sounds.
America is the human embodiment of the spirit of freedom.
It’s still a shining star 🇺🇸
I so agree with you on having hope for your country, and how so many musicians now knock our country down, I love a hopeful song like this!
Have yall heard Ray Charles sing America The Beautiful? It's beautiful and always moves me to tears.
I second this.
This song is from the late 70s iteration of The Jazz Singer, which starred Neil Diamond. We'd come through rough times in the 60s and 70s, and we won some freedoms. So it was an optimistic time for many of us.
Neil wrote this song for his grandma who came to America on a ship when she was 11 years old! It is emotional to see him perform this in concert!🔥❤️💎
My Great grandfather came from Ireland 🇮🇪 to Ellis Island to become an American. Ellis Island is just a tourists sight now. Unfortunately many businesses had signs in their windows “Irish need not apply.” He must’ve done Ok because I believe there are 6 generations here now because of him. I love ❤️ America 🇺🇸! I just don’t understand why people can’t appreciate freedom. I never dreamed 20 even 10 years things would be like they are today. ♥️🇺🇸♥️
When this song was released (1980), America was truly the greatest country in the world. Well, at least it was and still is for this immigrant.
When reacting to a song you have to put yourself in the era it was released.
God bless you Brad. You're a true Patriot.
Would love for you to see the video where Neil does this live in concert! He is ahhhhmazing!🔥❤️💎
You should react to sweet Caroline by him. His biggest hit. It’s iconic.
Sweet Caroline is a great song, but Cracklin’ Rosie, Song Sung Blues & You Don’t Bring Me Flowers (with Barbra Streisand) are his #1 songs.
@@mitchellbatchelor1594 yeah true there better songs.
Yes……you got it!! America is an ideal that we strive to live by. We are an experiment in democracy!
Neil Diamond is definitely one of the best singer-songwriters ever. He sold over 130 million albums, broke attendance records wherever he performed and received numerous awards. He has a highly distinctive and immediately recognisable voice and impeccable phrasing, and he's a hell of a performer. Please review some of his other work. He has a huge catalogue to choose from and has written numerous classics: I'm a Believer, Red Red Wine, Solitary Man, Holly Holy, Brooklyn Roads, Soolaimon, Stones, Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show, Dry Your Eyes, Beautiful Noise... The list is endless!
Lex nails it every time, says it sounds like a movie score!! This was from Neil Diamond's movie "Jazz Singer"
A national classic. You sometimes can hear it played at 4th of July celebrations. The song's hopefulness is part of its lasting charm.
OMG This song ALWAYS brings happy tears to my eyes!!!!! I
Good American sentiments by the hosts. God bless you !!
1905 my grandpa and his brother arrived from Ireland on Elis Island. No money just clothes on their backs. His brother sent back for he had polio. Penniless and homeless my grandfather worked the brick yards in New York City. 5 years after arriving his brother came back. They lived in a tent city. Eventually able to get an apartment and in 1925 bought a house. He loved this country. Never made much money but loved what this country stood for. Always told me freedom comes with a price and when you come here you accept the laws and constitution and moral values that made this country great.
“I am…I said” is my favourite Neil Diamond song! ❤️
Not a bad place to start.. it was a movie song , which he starred in & wrote the music.. Funny about Neil, he can sing rock and pop and whatever you want really, (He did a duet with Barbra Streisand which is an iconic song, what some people called a sell-out) but, all in all, He is probably one of the most beloved American singers of the last 55 or more years. any genre of music. So many to choose from, I would do his first big hit that he sang next, that was Cherry, Cherry, in 1966, soft rock with a good beat..but as he got older, the songs definitely matured .. so many hits for him and songs he wrote for others.. Enjoyed your reaction very much..
Probably one of the greatest song writers of all time.
Love On The Rocks and Hello Again both great songs from this soundtrack.
This is the song that played over the loudspeaker on my ship the USS Kirk FF 1087, when we changed home ports from Yokosuka Japan to Long Beach CA and this was the song they played as we were pulling out of port... was pretty cool at that time.
USSCarl Vinson CVN-70 we played this as we manned the rails heading out and under the Golden Gate and we did with our heads up as we returned. Then.. the city would show up on the bridge to welcome us home.
From the movie the "Jazz Singer" with Neil Diamond... This song still brings me to tears as it is the very song of my grandparents story.
Brad totally agree with your take on the song's lyrics!!! It definitely doesn't take a dump on America!
Re: “the American dream” it ain’t about owning your home and starting a business (that’s part of it). It’s about being able to live your life the way you want to and succeed or fail on your own merits.
Hope for a better future IS what ties us all together, regardless of personal preferences or lifestyle. We all want a safe happy future for our lifetime and certainly for our children. Hard work to reach determined goals is satisfying! Using your individual creative inherent talents to build that future is satisfying! It is a natural human desire. Having the freedom to do these things...is what our Constitution guarantees. The Freedom to pursue life, liberty, and happiness. #America #TheseUnitedStates #hope #Freedomtochoose #freedomtosucceed #freedomtolive #freedomtobesafe #futurefreedom #freedomisnotfree #bootstrapit #Weholdthesetruthstobeselfevident #WethePeople #ensuredomestictranquility #promotethegeneralwelfare #securetheblessingsofliberty #forourselvesandourposterity #ConstitutionFOR #USA Thank you Brad & Lex! 🥰
It's America the way it should be...we'll take your poor and down hearted...and we'll be the greatest place...nowadays...we have to turn it around. My family was Irish...we ended up here.
Neil was my first baritone. I simply love him.
Patriotism. Something sorely missing in society today. This song is a good reminder why America is great.
This captured the optimistic spirit of the 80’s and the Reagan years.
This song is from the 1980 movie, The Jazz Singer. There are some other good songs on the soundtrack album like Love On The Rocks and Hello Again.
It's freedom and opportunity that is the American Dream. Sweet Land of Liberty. Freedom's light burning warm.
It's been 40 years since I've traveled to different parts of the world. One thing I witnessed is freedom is to often taken for granted.
This one brings tears.❤️🇺🇸
its cool hearing brad loves america hes a cool dude
Brad, no one takes a dump on America,and don't let them, this is the greatest country in the hands down world! All countries have there past and the ugliness they may have but we are able to change it and move on other countries don't even acknowledge the horrors of their past and thus do not positively move forward. God Bless America!
Thank you for loving our country! It's not perfect, but it's the best one on Earth!
I can't give your reaction enough likes for my taste. You are both so very right about the divergence between perception and reality of America.
Neil wrote this song dedicated to his grandmother who made the journey from Kiev and was in the movie The Jazz Singer.
Not only is it patriot, this is just a well done song all around.
Here's another awesome performance ...Ray Charles sings "America the Beautiful"
Watch Neil Diamond sing it on stage or the official video. I always get choked up when I hear this song.
I love Neil Diamond! Just such great songs
My folks were huge Neil Diamond fans, so I grew up listening to it, and this was my favorite song in the world for a spell - I loved yelling out "Today" in time with the song! Dig into his catalogue - he's written a TON of phenomenal songs! I had a random chance to see him in concert about a decade ago, and he put on a hell of a show!
I loved your comments about defending this great land of ours. I too am disheartened when I hear people crapping on the country. I can take honest criticism, but not the pure hatred I so often hear. God bless you all for your cheer, your patriotism, and your doggedness in pursuing your goals - you guys are awesome!
i loved america as a child, 90 aussie kid so american culture in the music, clothes, movies, food, congrats on the baby news guys xx
We have our flaws, and we shoudln't be afraid to acknowledge them.
We've done wrong in the past, and we should learn from that.
But we've also done great good. And we have the potential for vastly more good.
If we can just remember the kind of people we want ourselves to be, instead of focusing overmuch on what we have or don't have.
So glad you guys have got round to listening to Neil Diamond.
Amazing songs, amazing voice, truly a song full of hope .
Great video guys, keep up the good work!!
I seem to remember an SNL skit where they lampooned this song. I'm going to go search for it now.
That would be Martin Short doing a Canadian version on Letterman. Very funny.
AMERICA!!!! GOD BLESS IT!!!
Great commentary on the "American Dream"....you're right it comes with hard work and determination. Great all around reaction to a great song.
Neil diamond wrote this about his grandmother. She came over to America on a boat in her teens from Russia.
This is the score of the movie the jazz singer. Check out another song of his from the same album called. Hey Louise it’s on TH-cam. Same stage said earlier in the movie.
Always one of my favorite songs. Yes, very full of hope.
This is from the Jazz Singer movie….movie filled with great acting and fantastic songs!
From The Jazz Singer. So yes a score for a movie. It was the song that started the movie.
Your trepidation is understandable with all the naysayers currently squawking in Twitter and other social media.
Glad you both were able to hear the positive message.
Lex, I liked your story. I can remember having to perform a trumpet solo in middle school in front of the student body. Things like that do indeed stick with you all your life.
I listen to this song a lot while driving thur this great country delivering good to your local stores.Seeing people and the freedom we have but we as Americans need to fight and keep this in our hearts.This song gave me hope in this country and sometimes still does.People say we need culture in this country,I say we have a distinctive culture in this country.It is called FREEDOM.
"I am I said" is a great Neil diamond song.
There is nothing wrong with loving America and being proud of America. It doesnt mean you deny or ignore the issues. The problem today is all our media focuses on is the problems which only makes the problems worse.
This came out in 1980 and had a resurgence in 1986 when the Statue of Liberty was re-dedicated.
Yeah, no doubt this song is uplifting! Gives one reason to still be hopeful, but yet realizing the importance of maintaining a healthy sense of realism.
My grandmother was from Newfoundland, my uncle through marriage was from Malta, and my wife's grandparents were from Poland and Bohemia
It is called "The Pursuit Of Happiness!"
We fell in love with that voice in the late 60’s to 70’s.
My mom loves The Jazz singer movie with Neil Diamond, this is one of his best songs.
You ought to do something of Neil's from the "Hot August Night" live album, though I'm not sure what you've done of his so far. Maybe "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show," "Holly Holy," "Play Me," "Canta Libre."
I like it. Neil Diamond really good. This is a Great Country we can do it. Just got to do it. I'll country at least we have a chance to move up.
Man I had forgotn' this song!
I remember watching this movie as the second feature in the drive in at Auburn Wa. My dad drove like an hour for the show. The first movie was ROCKY!
Of course the jazz singer was next.
even though i was half asleep , I still remember that movie.
Thanks for the memories!!!
Omg. Flashbacks to grade school. I swear we sang this every year in music class. I still remember the lyrics. Lol
Love all his songs!!!!
Amen the “American, Bust your butt plan” & “American Come to work & succeed” quotes! 👏🏻👏🏻
This is from a movie starring Neil Diamond called "The Jazz Singer" in 1980.
This would make a great national anthem. It makes you feel how special this country is to people just wanting an opportunity.
My grandfather said that America isn’t perfect but we keep trying to get better. We don’t always succeed, but we do try
Give an ear to his song "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show". He has so many great songs but that particular song gets you groovin'. Lol
My grand father used to drive me around 35 years ago and thump this. He loved it. He’d tell me how he saw him live once and that Neil rocked so much people stood out of their chairs. Being into metal that wasn’t too impressive. My grandfather never smiled. Never felt good. His life had been harder than I can easily describe, he was unbelievably stoic. His parents came to this country with nothing, yet by the time he was sixty my grandfather owned three houses and had 5 successful children. He saw the new deal and the promise America offered his parents as inspirational. As I said his life was tough but he had opportunities he just had to work. He pointed out to me that that dream had died with Reagan and that neither party served us anymore. That this song was about the best America could be and had been for him. He just didn’t think that new immigrants could expect the same opportunities.
This came out in a time where it meant something to come to America. My son in law just became a citizen. He came to America, got his MBA, married our daughter and became a citizen. Now that’s the right way to grab ahold of the dream. We are so proud of him. 🇺🇸 🎉
Neil always good at making uplifting stuff....I always loved him about that.....He just is the best at moving people emotionally with his words and music.
Where I live they play this during the fireworks show on Independence day. It never fails to give me goosebumps! I love the bust your hump instead of dream!
This is from the movie The Jazz Singer that Neil starred in. There Is a live version which is a scene from the movie you should check out! It's beautiful to see. There are many people that still flee their countries for a better life. Look at he Ukraine now. I bet there will be thousands of people coming here because of that war.
I love my Country... Have lived and would die for it. It's some of the POLITICIANS I don't like.
I feel that since many of us have known nothing BUT what this Country has freely given to us, we can't appreciate what we have, as Other People Earned it for us.
As a Serviceman, I got to go overseas and can appreciate other Countries, but my heart will forever be "made in the USA".