Keith Wallin (@onefortheroad)
Feb 18th 2020, 9:04 pm
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"Cracklin' Rosie" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1970, with instrumental backing by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew, including Hal Blaine on drums, Larry Knechtel on keyboards, Joe Osborn on bass, Al Casey on guitar and Gene Estes on percussion - arranged by Don Randi, and was included on his album Tap Root Manuscript. In October 1970; the song became Diamond's first American #1 hit on The Billboard Hot 100, and his third to sell a million copies. It was his breakthrough single on the UK Singles Chart, reaching #3 for four weeks in November and December. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 17 song of 1970. It also reached #2 on both the Australian Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. Its best performance was in New Zealand, where it stayed at number one for 5 weeks at the end of the year.

Married to a catchy and dynamic melody and arrangement, the lyrics suggested to some a devotion to a woman of the night:

Oh, I love my Rosie child —
You got the way to make me happy.
'You and me, we go in style ...
Cracklin' Rose, you're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin' ...

But in actuality, Cracklin' Rosie is a type of wine. Diamond heard a story about a native Canadian tribe while doing an interview in Toronto, Canada—the tribe had more men than women, so the lonely men of the tribe would sit around the fire and drink their wine together—which inspired him to write the song.

The title has also been interpreted to be a misspelling of a rosé wine which is "crackling"—a U.S. term equivalent to pétillant or lightly sparkling. Many Diamond fans have traditionally believed the crackling wine he was referring to was Sparkling Mateus Rose, a medium-quality, low-priced artificially carbonated wine favored by college students on the West Coast of the U.S. during the late 1960s and early 1970s, or Richards Wild Irish Rose, an alcoholic beverage produced by Centerra Wine Company, which is part of the Constellation Brands organization.

Cash: @onefortheroad ahhh ya always sing um super Keith,, super sing
Feb 18th 2020, 9:55 pm Report
Bev: @onefortheroad Hi Keith, you did another awesome job here. Loved my listen this morning. ♥♫
Feb 19th 2020, 1:45 am Report
Len: @onefortheroad .. Crackling rendition of this classic ND song Keith. Well done ✔.
Feb 19th 2020, 2:47 am Report
terry kerswill: @onefortheroad Hi Keith this was just great my friend.
Feb 19th 2020, 3:46 am Report
admin: Another winner for you here. Fantastic cover my friend. Loved my listen ♥
Feb 19th 2020, 6:01 am Report
James Fronck: @onefortheroad Man, this is tremendous. Love it.
Feb 19th 2020, 11:21 am Report
Joe Huber: @onefortheroad Hi Keith enjoyed thanks for sharing.
Feb 20th 2020, 10:49 pm Report
Keith Wallin: @stringers Thanks, Tel My typing skills are getting a lot better. They were like lobster claws before. It's going to take another cervical spine surgery for them to get better completely.....if that's even possible. I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and right now, I can't even pick one up, let alone play it. I'm trying to go back and answer all that I can as far as comments go.
Mar 3rd 2020, 10:18 pm Report
Keith Wallin: @oldmansteds Thanks, Len! My typing skills are getting a lot better. They were like lobster claws before. It's going to take another cervical spine surgery for them to get better completely.....if that's even possible. I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and right now, I can't even pick one up, let alone play it. I'm trying to go back and answer all that I can as far as comments go.
Mar 3rd 2020, 10:20 pm Report
Keith Wallin: @elvisfan Thanks, James! My typing skills are getting a lot better. They were like lobster claws before. It's going to take another cervical spine surgery for them to get better completely.....if that's even possible. I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and right now, I can't even pick one up, let alone play it. I'm trying to go back and answer all that I can as far as comments go.
Mar 3rd 2020, 10:21 pm Report
Keith Wallin: @admin Thanks again, Kels! You're the BEST!!!...:-)
Mar 3rd 2020, 10:22 pm Report
Keith Wallin: @bevb Thank you very much, Bev!
Mar 3rd 2020, 10:22 pm Report
Keith Wallin: @joehuber Thanks again, Joe!
Mar 3rd 2020, 10:23 pm Report