Longfellow Serenade

"Longfellow Serenade" is the title of a 1974 song by the American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond.

Diamond described "Longfellow Serenade" in the liner notes to his 1996 compilation album, In My Lifetime: "Occasionally I like using a particular lyrical style which, in this case, lent itself naturally to telling the story of a guy who woos his woman with poetry.

"[2] The title of the song is a reference to the 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

[3] Cash Box called it a "powerful up-tempo ballad", saying, "Neil handles the tune with his usual expertise and rich smooth vocal.

"[4] Record World said that Diamond "invokes a classic 19th century bard and turns in a true masterpiece of thought and performance perfection.