💎NEIL DIAMOND ~ RED RED WINE [HAN] Live Audio

“I remember helping out at the time in my father-in-law’s (father of 1st wife, Jaye Posner and granddad of Marjorie and Ellie Diamond) haberdashery shop (1967). Business was slow to allow me to write a country ballad – or so I thought, until I heard UB40’s version. It was about drinking wine, which I hardly do, and forgetting, which I occasionally attempt. I wrote ‘Red, Red Wine’ just to keep busy while waiting for customers and never gave a thought to it ever being recorded by anyone, much less by me.” – ND (1996)

"I’ve always regretted not filming the Hot August Night concert in ‘72, an album so pivotal in my career." - ND (2018)

"Electric ... his audience falls like plums at his feet." - Tone - Daily Variety

"The lean, sensual performer was A TRIUMPH." - Michael Carmack - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

"... he moved the audience through many moods from joy to sorrow." - Sue Cameron - The Hollywood Reporter

"More of a triumph, in every measurable way, than his stunning show last summer at the Greek .... Most of all, Diamond gave of himself." - Robert Hilburn - Los Angeles Times

"I enjoyed the outstanding theatrical experience of my life, due to the unsurpassed and almost hypnotic talents of Neil Diamond." - James A Doolittle - General Director, Greek Theatre Association

Hot August Night 1972 –

"The human voice is the most important instrument at our disposal, yet it is one of the most difficult to understand or define. You either hear it or you don't. It either moves you, or it leaves you cold ... it is more than just a sound ... it is the soul itself." - Neil Diamond (1974)

"The 30-piece orchestra with conductor and composer Lee Holdridge behind him. The strings were magical and it was the most entertaining concert I have ever been to. I went to see him 3 times that week and, to this day, I can't forget how fantastic he sounded." - Bonnie Schultz (Fan)

RED RED WINE (1968 - Age: 27)
NEIL DIAMOND
This live Version - Hot August Night (1972)

Red, red wine
Go to my head
Make me forget that I
Still need her so

Red, red wine
It's up to you
All I can do, I've done
But memories won't go
No, memories won't go

I'd have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong, and I find
Just one thing makes me forget

Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart

I'd have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong, and I find
Just one thing makes me forget

Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart

[donitabell]

Doug has captured some amazing and expressive images of Neil in concert while placing the proper look to the lyrics in the song, "Red, Red Wine". His face exemplifies much anticipation between 0:54 and 1:04 ”It's up to you, All I can do, I've done" with his soulful, sensitive eyes almost speaking with their own language in itself. At 2:22, - "My blue, blue heart" shows an image of Neil like never before or ever again. His white stage attire showed him without reservation with his left arm raised, bent and holding his head over his left eye in turmoil. The shattered broken and blue heart in that scene pops of pain. At 3:07 - "Stay close to me" there emerges brilliant colour of crimson red wine, two bright red roses with lively green leaves, a deep red satin fabric to adorn the scene with a vision of the woman faded. 3:12 - "Don't let me be alone" - is a reversal of the previous stanza. The woman is shown with a dark background denoting sorrow, opposite a wine glass and a rose. 3:30 - 3:41 -"My blue, blue heart" shows astounding colour and progression of the song's depth of emotion. An image of grapes, a wine keg in rich brown wood, wine bottle and wine glass next to a blue heart with notes colored inside, corks and a bottle opener next to two glasses of wine and grapes in the end. Noteworthy as well is 1:23 - "I'd have sworn, that with time" - Neil's image on the left with roman numerals swirling as if in a labyrinth, swirling in a star studded sky with the woman's image on the end. Then movement emerges at 1:35 - "Thoughts of you would leave my head" - Neil is singing in the foreground while the faded woman's image moves across the screen over Neil's head. As I contemplated how Doug would possibly set images to this song, I was pleasantly surprised to find his special touch in illustrating such artistic images and photos appropriately befitting the lyrics as Doug provides us "more than just a sound--" - Neil Diamond (1974)

[cindyblankfield]

Neil's pulling out all the stops he gets me every time and l'm not complaining ❤

[alicefridman]

Muitíssimo obrigada Neil Diamond Central !
Sempre áudios maravilhosos do amado Neil Diamond!
29/05/2023 Brasil-São Paulo
❤❤❤

[SandyBarnard-np]

1/9/2024. He’s still number one in my life.

[nancygentes]

Wow! thanks for sending this one, Neil sounds like he's here.

[janineierno]

Votre voix est superbe Merci 🎶🎈🎶janine

[tomb.]

I consider this to be the best version of Red Red Wine... Of course, I believe every song he did at HAN-72 to be his best versions! Great job as usual, Doug...

[jimbol]

Wow, talk about hold a note like forever 😅