Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer and songw… Read Full Bio ↴Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter, born in Brooklyn, NY.

From the 1960s to the 1980s, Diamond was one of the more successful pop music performers, scoring a number of hits. As critic William Ruhlmann writes, "as of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of 115 million copies, and as of 2002 he was ranked third, behind only Elton John and Barbra Streisand, on the list of the most successful adult contemporary artists in the history of the Billboard chart."[1] As of May 2005 he has sold 120 million records worldwide, including 48 million records in the U.S.[2]

Though his record sales declined somewhat after the 1980s, Diamond continues to tour successfully, and maintains a very loyal following. Diamond's songs have been recorded by a vast array of performers from many different musical genres.

Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, and then in 2000 was given its Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the early part of 2011.

In 2008 Neil Diamond scored his first ever Billboard number one album with "Home Before Dark", the album also became his first studio album to get to number one in the UK.

Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Neil Diamond Lyrics

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There's a calm surrender
To the rush of day
When the heat of the rolling world
Can be turned away
An enchanted moment
And it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you

And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far

Can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone
If they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours

And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer

That we got this far
Can you feel the love tonight?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Neil Diamond’s Can You Feel The Love Tonight are a beautiful and poetic expression of love that is hard to resist. The song begins with a serene and peaceful tone, capturing the calm surrender that one can experience amid the rush of day. It portrays how, no matter how chaotic the world may seem, love has a unique and magical way of providing solace and tranquility. The enchanted moments with the one they love can see them through, which is enough for the restless warrior just to be with them.

The chorus of the song exalts the depth of their love by questioning if they can feel it, where they are at the moment. It emphasizes how love has taken them this far; the wide-eyed wanderer is overwhelmed by the affection that has brought them to this beautiful moment. The bridge of the song reveals that there is a time for everyone to find love, and everyone moves in their own time, much like the kaleidoscope. But there is always a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors because their heartbeats in harmony with each other, marking a beautiful moment of togetherness.

In total, the song is all about celebrating the beauty of love and the fact that it can bring people from different walks of life together. This engaging piece underscores the power of love and its effects on humanity, leaving listeners with a comforting feeling of hope that, as long as there is love, the possibilities are endless.

Line by Line Meaning

There's a calm surrender
Submitting to the peacefulness of night

To the rush of day
Acknowledging the hectic nature of daytime

When the heat of the rolling world
When the pressures of the world become overwhelming

Can be turned away
When the distractions of the world can be avoided

An enchanted moment
A moment filled with wonder and magic

And it sees me through
And gets me through tough times

It's enough for this restless warrior
It's all that is necessary for someone who is always searching for something

Just to be with you
To spend time with the one you love

And can you feel the love tonight?
Can you experience the sensation of love on this night?

It is where we are
Our current location is where we experience love

It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
It satisfies the curious adventurer within me