At 67, music icon Neil Diamond (ask your parents) shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, the guitar man/balladeer known for classics like “Sweet Caroline” released his brand new album, Home Before Dark, on Tuesday. Even if you aren’t familiar with his music, take a step back and consider the magnitude of his career: 125 million records sold worldwide, 36 Top 40 hits, a Grammy, a Golden Globe, thousands of sold-out shows all over the globe. Who wouldn’t kill for numbers like these?

In order to promote his new release (his second collaboration with famed producer Rick Rubin), Diamond (aka The Jewish Elvis, The Jazz Singer) has been making the rounds on TV shows like American Idol. Tonight he will perform a special free MySpace Secret Show tonight at The Bitter End on Bleeker Street. While Diamond’s NYC show isn’t so secret, his new songs are indeed worth checking out. Not only does Diamond’s voice sound as strong as ever, his new songs (which feature guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benchmont Tench, bassist/guitarist Smokey Hormel and axeman Matt Sweeney) also has a great duet with Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines, “Another Day (That Time Forgot)." What’s next for the songman? A 37-city North American tour, which kicks off on July 19 in St. Paul, Minnesota, of course.

With Republican and Democratic conventions just a few months away, you can bet all of the candidate’s strategy teams have short-listed Diamond’s patriotic anthem “Coming to America” as their campaign theme song.