I Am... I Said (with the London Symphony Orchestra) - Neil Diamond - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Iconic, multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has a treasure trove of songs, and he knows it. Few artists have such a deep catalog of massively successful singles, which is why in 2020 he released Classic Diamonds with The London Symphony Orchestra, a studio album recorded in the mythical Abbey Road studios and Neil Diamond’s own Los Angeles studio. The album includes reworked versions of some of Neil Diamond’s most cherished hits, including "I Am...I Said", a tender ballad first released in 1971. An intensely personal song inspired by his months spent doing therapy while in Los Angeles, the song resonates as much as ever. With the lush instrumentation of a world-class orchestra filling out the harmonic contours of the song, this beautifully introspective track about identity and isolation gains a whole other dimension of poignancy. Neil Diamond’s voice, now weathered and wisened, also provides a new perspective to the track, dispelling the notion that loneliness is a young man’s game.