With three amazing musicians announcing their retirement form touring, Paul Simon, Elton John, and Neil Diamond – who has sadly announced that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease – it felt like a good time to pay tribute to their music. Especially since I’ve done cover stories for each recently! (87 minutes)

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TitleArtistLengthArtworkAlbumOriginal ArtistVersionsBuyForever in Blue Jeans The Last Names 2:54 52 Covers Neil Diamond 2 Artist's Website Sweet Caroline Mariachi Rock-o 3:58 Sonidos de Jalisco, Vol. 3 Neil Diamond 4 iTunes Holly Holy Joe Budenholzer 5:40 Simply Mad Mad Mad Mad About The Loser's Lounge Neil Diamond 3 Amazon Red Red Wine James Morrison 3:24 BBC Radio 2: Sounds of the 80s Vol. 2 Neil Diamond/UB40 8 Amazon Song Sung Blue Hot Butter 3:31 28 Big Ones Neil Diamond 3 iTunes Amazon Cracklin’ Rosie Shane MacGowan 3:18 Inspired - The World's Greatest Covers Neil Diamond 2 Amazon Solitary Man Crooked Fingers 3:22 Reservoir Songs - EP Neil Diamond 5 Amazon I’m a Believer Echo Orbiter 3:05 Through The Looking Glass: Indie Pop Plays The Monkees Monkees/Neil Diamond 2 Slip Slidin’ Away Beth Waters 4:58 This Little Piggy Paul Simon 2 iTunes Amazon 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Ingrid Kjosavik 4:39 Sweet Freedom Paul Simon 4 iTunes Amazon You Can Call Me Al (feat. Paul Noonan) Superfly 5:33 We Don't Eat Paul Simon Amazon Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard The Leisure Society 2:51 Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011 Paul Simon 9 Amazon Kodachrome Everybody's Talking 4:17 Louisiana Paul Simon 6 Your Song Ellie Goulding 3:10 Single Elton John 11 Amazon Rocket Man Angie Aparo 4:25 The One With The Sun Elton John 12 Amazon Daniel Sexton Blake 4:30 Plays the Hits! Elton John 7 iTunes Amazon Someone Saved My Life Tonight The Ralph Sall Experience featuring Phoebe Strole and Skylar Astin 6:45 Hamlet 2 (Music from the Motion Picture) [Explicit] Elton John 3 Can You Feel The Love Tonight Neil Diamond with Elmer Bernst 4:09 The Movie Album - As Time Goes By Elton John 2 Amazon

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