Matt Vee brings “I Am, He Said,” A Celebration of Neil Diamond, back for another run through the singer-songwriter’s biggest hits.
Matt Vee leads the Neil Diamond tribute show "I Am, He Said," which plays the Fargo Theatre on Friday, Feb. 21. Don J. Olson / Special to The Forum
It’s certainly not uncommon to hear Diamond’s songs sung by other singers — after all, he broke into the business as a prolific songwriter in the Brill Building. Even once he was able to support himself as a performer, more artists heard his work and decided to sing his songs.
Here are some notable covers of Diamond’s hits.
While many artists covered Diamond after he recorded songs, The Monkees beat him to the punch, recording its second single in 1966. The songwriter’s version wouldn’t be heard for five more years.
While this tune was a modest hit with the somber number when it was released as a single in 1967, it never made it onto a studio album of Diamond’s. Other artists had more success with it, most notably UB40, which, inspired by an earlier reggae cover of the song, made it a pop hit in 1983. Diamond was so impressed by what the group did, he started performing it reggae style live.
Only the second — and last — No. 1 hit for Diamond, the tune touched a number of other artists, including standards singers. The song was released in May 1972, and within months Darin recorded his own version, as did Andy Williams. Even Frank Sinatra got in on the action.
Who hasn’t sung this one? Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Waylon Jennings, Julio Iglesias, Roy Orbison, Bobby Womack, The Ventures and even David Hasselhoff with Ministry. Still, it’s best-known now for being played at Boston Red Sox home games at Fenway Park since 1997 and was even recorded by players, including David Ortiz. Just days after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, Diamond appeared and led the crowd in the singalong at Fenway.
While many artists tried to make Diamond’s songs a little more upbeat, Cash held the somber line on his 2000 recording, stripping it down to spare guitars.
Urge Overkill had been an indie darling for years, but once Quentin Tarrantino used the group’s version of the Diamond hit in “Pulp Fiction,” they were a secret no more and the song became a Billboard hit.
Most people know this as a duet between Diamond and Streisand, but in reality, Streisand covered it in 1978, a year after Diamond released the single. Radio DJs liked both versions so much they edited the two tracks together, becoming hits. Both artists were signed to Columbia Records, which decided to bring them together for an official duet, and it became a hit all over again.
What: “I Am, He Said,” A Celebration of Neil Diamond
When: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21
Where: Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway N.
Info: Tickets are $32.50 and $45, plus fees; jadepresents.com
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