Party at the Palace viewers accuse Rod Steward of 'butchering' Sweet Caroline as Prince George sings along
06.06.2022 - 00:45
/ ok.co.uk
Neil Diamond’s 1969 hit Sweet Caroline has become something of an anthem for the nation, but some viewers of Saturday’s Party at the Palace were less than impressed when Rod Stewart belted it out. The 77 year old rock icon took to the stage at the star-studded concert which came as part of a stellar four-day line-up of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and her incredible 70 years on the throne.
The concert, which saw the likes of Diana Ross perform, was watched on by some of the senior members of the royal family, including Prince William, Kate Middleton and two of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte who sang along. Rod took to the stage at Party at the Palace with three backing singers dressed in the colours of the British flag: Red, white and blue.
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Dressed in a bright yellow jacket, he performed an energetic set, watched by his wife Penny Lancaster, with songs including Baby Jane, before he tackled Sweet Caroline. Whilst Rod is among the best-selling music artists of all time, his performance didn’t go down well with some viewers of the concert.
People took to Twitter to comment on his performance, with one person writing: “The party at the palace is good but how can you butcher Sweet Caroline?” Another wrote: “Was enjoying the Party at the Palace until Rod Stewart singing Sweet Caroline." A third said: “Catching up with party at the palace, now Neil Diamond is my all time fav and I do like Rod Stewart but I'm sorry NO NO NO”. Someone else wrote: “I'm going to pretend that i didnt just listen to rod stewart live and erase it from my
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