Neil diamond born too soon
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Neil diamond born too soon
Done Too Soon
1971 single by Neil Diamond
"Done Too Soon" is a song written, composed and performed by Neil Diamond, and released on his 1970 album Tap Root Manuscript. Listed as track 4 on side one of the album, it was jointly arranged by Marty Paich and Lee Holdridge and jointly produced by Diamond and Tom Catalano.
Content
"Done Too Soon" is a song of mortality that is divided, stylistically, into two sections: a fast-paced first part and a slower, more introspective second part.[1]Cash Box described the song by saying that "the up-tempo thrust that opens the track gives way to a commentary, inspirational close."[2]
Lyrics
The lyrics of "Done Too Soon" drop the following names, in order, in its fast-paced first part:
- Jesus Christ, central figure of Christianity
- Fanny Brice, American stage, screen, and radio comedian, subject of Funny Girl
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
- Humphrey Bogart, American actor
- Genghis Khan, Mongol