Neil Diamond will donate royalties from his song `` Sweet Caroline , '' which has been played at every Boston Red Sox home game for more than a decade , to the One Fund Boston , the singer said on Twitter on Wednesday . The song was downloaded more than 19,000 times this week , with sales up 597 % , Nielsen SoundScan said . Diamond told Rolling Stone earlier this week that he will write a song about the bombings and other tragedies . `` I 'm writing now and obviously affected by this situation in Boston , so I 'm writing about it just to express myself , '' he told the magazine . Diamond was at Fenway Park on Saturday to lead the crowd in what has become a stadium tradition of singing the tune during the break in the eighth inning before the Sox come to bat . `` What an honor it is for me to be here today . I bring love from the whole country , '' he told the Sox faithful . The singer recorded the song in 1969 as an homage to Caroline Kennedy , the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy . It has nothing to do with the Red Sox . According to the Boston Globe , Amy Tobey , who chose the music played at games , is responsible for bringing the tune to Fenway . In 2002 , new management requested the song become an eighth-inning staple . The fund has raised more than $ 23 million as of Wednesday . The fund was formed to `` help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15 , 2013 , '' the website says .
Singer will donate royalties to help people affected by the bombings in Boston . Song is a staple at Fenway Park , where fans sing along when it is played . Diamond wrote the song about Caroline Kennedy , not anyone associated with the team .