{"id":1133,"date":"2026-01-19T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:30:19","slug":"this-isnt-karaoke-its-brotherhood-hugh-jackman-and-neil-diamond-didnt-need-a-stage-a-spotlight-or-even-rehearsal-when-they-shared-a-couch-a-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1133","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis Isn\u2019t Karaoke \u2014 It\u2019s Brotherhood.\u201d Hugh Jackman and Neil Diamond Didn\u2019t Need a Stage, a Spotlight, or Even Rehearsal When They Shared a Couch, a Single Mic, and Elvis Presley\u2019s \u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling in Love.\u201d What Unfolded Wasn\u2019t Polished \u2014 It Was Personal. Two Icons Leaning Into the Melody, Smiling Through Lyrics Heavy With History, Friendship, and Mutual Respect. Their Voices Weren\u2019t Chasing Perfection; They Were Chasing Connection. Fans Watching the Casual Sing-Along Felt It Instantly \u2014 The Warmth, the Laughter, the Quiet Reverence Between Notes. And Knowing Their Bond Through Song Sung Blue Only Deepened the Emotion, Turning a Simple Karaoke Moment Into Something Intimate and Timeless. This Wasn\u2019t About Performance. It Was About Love \u2014 For Music, for Memory, and for Each Other."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Broadway star Hugh Jackman, 57, reminisced on the time he teamed up with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, 84, for a sweet karaoke rendition of Elvis Presley\u2019s iconic 1961 hit \u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling In Love,\u201d and fans are still loving the beautiful duet!<\/p>\n

\u201cYep, karaoke with this legend,\u201d wrote Jackman, who stars as half of Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder in the 2025 American biographical musical drama\u00a0Song Sung Blue<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever, ever in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen,\u201d he gushed, including the hashtag \u201c#dreamhuge.\u201d He originally shared the video in October 2025 on Facebook, but got fans excited all over again when he reshared it on Instagram on Jan. 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

Watch Neil Diamond and Hugh Jackman sing \u201cCant Help Falling In Love,\u201d here:<\/h2>\n

The video shows Diamond and Jackman leaning against one another on a couch, singing the end of the infamous ballad while holding hands and laughing. Diamond even gives a beaming Jackman a kiss on the forehead as the song finishes, while friends in the room cheer.<\/p>\n

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Fans loved seeing the A-list duo perform together and rushed to the comments to share their praise. \u201cTruly a sweet moment of you and Neil,\u201d said one, while another added, \u201cLove this so much!! Didn\u2019t think I could love you even more!! A third wrote, \u201cHow divine. So grateful for Neil Diamond,\u201d and another said, \u201cIt\u2019s so sweet. There\u2019s so much love and appreciation [heart emoji href=\u201dhttps:\/\/parade.com\/living\/emoji-meanings\u201d] You can see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diamond and Jackman have seemingly formed a special bond throughout working on the film. In October, Diamond\u00a0called\u00a0visiting with Jackman \u201ctruly special\u201d and his performance in the film \u201cabsolutely incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The musician also\u00a0shared a touching gift\u00a0with Jackman: a signed acoustic guitar. Jackman looked emotional in a video opening the present,\u00a0writing, \u201cOne of the most awesome\u00a0gifts\u00a0I have ever received. And I will cherish it forever. Thank you, Neil Diamond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Broadway star Hugh Jackman, 57, reminisced on the time he teamed up with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, 84, for a sweet karaoke rendition of Elvis Presley\u2019s iconic 1961 hit \u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling In Love,\u201d and fans are still loving the beautiful duet! \u201cYep, karaoke with this legend,\u201d wrote Jackman, who stars as half of Neil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1133"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1135,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1133\/revisions\/1135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}