'Sweet Caroline' gone from Penn State playlist

WTAE ^ | August 27, 2012

[rightwingintelligentsia]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State's home opener on Saturday will be missing a game-day staple: "Sweet Caroline."

The Altoona Mirror reports that school officials decided to remove Neil Diamond's sing-along hit from the Beaver Stadium playlist because of lyrics that include: "Hands, touching hands, reaching out, touching me, touching you."

Officials decided the song could be awkward in light of the Jerry Sandusky child-sex scandal.

The 1969 anthem is a tradition at many sporting events. The Boston Red Sox play it at every home game.

[servo1969]

I didn’t get the connection from the headline but once the article reminded me what the lyrics were I LOL’d.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I almost wish we’d have a pedophile scandal here so that Pitt would stop playing it too.

Almost.

[bgill]

Ours used to play Amazing Grace before games but I hear they’re doing away with all traditions this year. If they can change the school song then I’m sure this hymn is out this year, too.

[nuvista]

This from a school whose president (at the time) vowed to make it the “friendliest” campus in America for homosexuals. Seems like Sandusky picked up on that and ran with it...

[philman_36]

I nominate this song as the substitute. {;^) /sarcasm

[randita]

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[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here's the thread about the song. I still say creepy.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Missed link. Here it is;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928390/posts

[foreverfree]

With the NCAA stripping all those wins and now weighing taking away the bowl trophies PSU has accumulated since '98, the Blue Band oughta wanna try Sir Paul's "Take It Away". Or maybe "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa".

Seriously, this looks like a scandal they'll still be talking about 50 years hence.

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