Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond Together? We Did That

So did you know that a Louisville radio guy created one of the first musical mashups by combining the original Neil Diamond version of “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” with the Barabara Streisand cover? And it was that mashup’s popularity that prompted the two singers to get together and record an actual duet? Louisville music trendsetters represent.

“In 1977, Diamond released an album titled I’m Glad You’re Here With Me Tonight, which included the selection “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” He had composed its music and collaborated on its lyrics with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman. The song was covered by Barbra Streisand on her album Songbird, which led Gary Guthrie, then Program Director at WAKY Radio in Louisville, Kentucky, to combine the two recordings in a virtual duet. The popularity of the virtual duet motivated Diamond and Streisand to record the real thing, which was a number one hit in 1978 and became his third song to top the Hot 100 to date.”
- A Diamond in the Rough