Neil Diamond has changed the lyrics to his classic song Sweet Caroline to highlight the importance of hand washing and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Diamond shared a video of him playing the guitar and singing the new version of the song to Twitter with the caption, "Stay safe out there! 'Hands… washing hands…'"
Stay safe out there! "Hands... washing hands.." 🎶 pic.twitter.com/QaRB1qZshp
— Neil Diamond (@NeilDiamond) March 22, 2020
In the video, which also features Diamonds dog, he says, "I know we're going through a rough time right now, but I love you, and I think maybe if we sing together we might feel a little bit better."
He then sings the opening verse of Sweet Caroline, with a new chorus, "Hands, washing hands, reaching out, don’t touch me, I won’t touch you."
He's not the first musician to change up some of their hit songs to deliver the hand-washing message, with Liam Gallagher taking to Twitter and changing hit Oasis songs Supersonic, Champagne Supernova and Wonderwall to Soapersonic, Champagne Soapernova and Wonderwash respectively.
New tune WONDERWASH c'mon you know LG x pic.twitter.com/gGB1LyipB4
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) March 21, 2020
