Dave Matthews Band - Fenway Park 2006

[suezq401]

This was one of the best Dave shows of all, singing this song, and being in Fenway just made it that much better...

[musickid802]

why doesnt anyone have dont drink the water from fenway 2006? i have it on cd but i wanted to see the video:p

[lclaughton]

May I ask you good people a question? Is it the song or just the DM Band that makes this kind of impact on this very young audience..Do they really like sweet carline that much? Probably a combination of both? More important are great older classic songs like this really connecting to young audiences? Thanks!

[csturdiv]

Both. This song is played a lot at bars, at least here in the Chicago area. But also, he played this sing as jill9700 mentioned because the song is special to Fenway Park...along the same lines of Jimmy Buffet doing the 7th Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field when he played there several years ago.

[harrisc42]

It's a combo of things. It's our favorite band, DMB. It's a classic song. It's one of the best bar/drinking songs. It's DMB playing it as the 8th song of this show, awesome since it's tradition at Red Sox games to play this song around the 8th inning.

[fol2005]

Sweet Caroline is played at a lot of college bars as well as sporting events.

When this song is played, you are required to go "Sweet Caroline...BAH BAH BAH..." and "so good! so good! so good!". Its a rule..

[jill9700]

I looked up why they play Sweet Caroline inthe 8th inning, it turns out some woman was in charge of the music back in the day, and starting playing it randomly, and she noticed it got everyone worked up. So, that's why DMB played it as the 8th song at Fenway. I swear to god I can hear myself screaming on this video!

[rayray0718]

"I was at this show - I have never heard a crwod sing along so loudly to anything and I've been to 67 DMB shows!"

i dont know if you were or not, but shoulda been at the 2 C'ville shows. man it was unbelievable. every single song, the crowd was non stop. best 2 nights ever

[SEK1184]

you are clearly not from boston... or this planet for that matter. Dave is clearly one of the best musicians of all time. Or do you not know enough about music to understand what playing with Warren Haynes, Bela Fleck, Robert Randoplh, Soulive, Trey Anastasio, Tim Reynolds means? I think someone was too for school at some point and never got the memo that just because they are popular doesnt mean they suck.

[tjrey2]

God DMB sucks. They are about as lame as Neil Diamond is.

[lillivplayer54]

you sir are an ass and no nothing about musical taste. your probably like rap

[einenrauchen]

beautiful, I wish I was there...

[IheartDMB]

I was at this show - I have never heard a crwod sing along so loudly to anything and I've been to 67 DMB shows!

[Kay41DMB]

Awww, that was great! Audience participation is so much fun!

[YodaBannon]

I was there! Thanks for posting this!

[riggs8186]

that was so awesome!! I loved being there for it!

[Pdasilva0324]

WHOA WHOA WHOA! So Good! Wish I was there. Go DMB..Go sox..Too bad we are slumping big time right now :(

[travisgw]

damn i wish i went to that show. Thats awesome to see the covered the song....theres nothin like that song...its why i go to the games

[josh1728]

sillygirl41 you are the dumbest person ever, if you dont know why they covered SC at fenway park u didnt deserve to even set foot in that place, go see a britney spears concert idiot

[christenb4]

i loved it

[Iseult]

I'm so mad I missed this show. My ex-boyfriend had tickets, if only I stayed with him a little longer I could have saw them. I love DMB. Ah well.

[xbattleofwitsx]

I must say that as someone working this particular show ( I was an assistant to the DMB production crew) it was the only song that EVERY crew member ran out for. I wish I had had my camera because as a Fenway Park regular it meant a lot to me to see THAT many people having a total ball and singing along. I smiled so hard I almost cried. I had the best view of all of YOU enjoying this cover and participating!They did it once and they will never do it again. You all witnessed history.

[jwhare]

what a hoot! Could there be more, pure fun energy? You're right -- and you were there and I wasn't. Never again? maybe when they play Fenway again, as the 7th song, for the 7th stretch.

[mamb1ts]

yeah sure-Neil Diamond and Barry Manilow are the same.That is why hundreds of rock bands have covered Neil Diamond-including bands much harder then Dave Matthews (Korn,HIM,Deep Purple).What did you think of Phish covering Neil's "Cracklin Rosie" then?

[gatorsrule062002]

...among many other things over many years

[gatorsrule062002]

i was there for halloween in msg.

[gatorsrule062002]

sillygirl...were you there? somehow i doubt it. it was a great homage, and it was one of the best moments ive ever had in my life.

[sillygirl41]

I was there, in tiny cramped field box seats, have been to well over 50 shows, and I thought that out of all the covers that DMB does, this was by far the worst. All that song reminds me of is stupid drunk bumbos and frat boys at Boston bars. Hopefully this was a one time thing and we'll never be subjected to it again. Just my opinion though!!

I sincerely hope you have many more moments in life that surpass hearing a NEIL DIAMOND cover song at a concert. What's next? A Barry Manilow cover?

[volant79]

sillygirl - You've clearly missed the whole point of them playing the song and have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to cover songs in general..

[CO4MUTTSNY]

This may not be the best cover, but it sure was a blast participating.

[sillygirl41]

Dear god this is absolutely AWFUL.

WHY, DMB, WHY??????

[mamb1ts]

what did you think of Phish covering Neil Diamond and "Cracklin Rosie"?

[innsaane]

Well, you might not have been happy...but about 50,000 Bostonians were quite satisfied.

[gopats54]

Geez this is up very fast! THANK YOU SO MUCH!