Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' sales up after bombings

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Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' sales up after bombings

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/diamonds-sweet-caroline-sales-bombings-185133995.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rMVN98FsqNV7.sOpoColOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d8f9f54ac66bfa0d2f0f6a7067009f3e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This April 20, 2013 file photo shows Neil Diamond singing &quot;Sweet Caroline&quot; in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston. Sales for Neil Diamond's “Sweet Caroline” are up by 597 percent a week after the tune has become a source of comfort following bombings in Boston last week. The song is a staple of Boston Red Sox games. Nielsen SoundScan said Wednesday that it sold 19,000 tracks this week. It only sold 2,800 the week before. It has sold 1.75 million tracks to date. Diamond released the song in 1969. It is addressed to Caroline Kennedy. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This April 20, 2013 file photo shows Neil Diamond singing &quot;Sweet Caroline&quot; in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston. Sales for Neil Diamond's “Sweet Caroline” are up by 597 percent a week after the tune has become a source of comfort following bombings in Boston last week. The song is a staple of Boston Red Sox games. Nielsen SoundScan said Wednesday that it sold 19,000 tracks this week. It only sold 2,800 the week before. It has sold 1.75 million tracks to date. Diamond released the song in 1969. It is addressed to Caroline Kennedy. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) â€" Sales for Neil Diamond's &quot;Sweet Caroline&quot; are up by 597 percent a week after the tune became a source of comfort following the explosions at the Boston Marathon.</p><br clear="all"/>

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