Neil Diamond has publicly credited moviemaker Quentin Tarantino for his career comeback because the use of "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" in Pulp Fiction gave the crooner a big boost.

Oddly, Diamond initially turned down Tarantino's approach because he feared the scene featuring Urge Overkill's rendition of his moody classic glorified drugs and drug use.

He recalls, "When Quentin Tarantino first sent me his script, I'd turned down the use of that song (because) I thought the scene it was used in was heavily into the drug ambiance. I promised myself that I wouldn't allow my music to sensationalize drug use."

But a persistent Tarantino insisted Diamond's song was the perfect tune for the scene, and the singer's publicist eventually won him over.

Diamond tells Spin magazine, "My publisher argued on Quentin's behalf, and I reconsidered, even though I was very, very wary about it. That was really the beginning of the turnaround for me."

It wasn't the only comeback Pulp Fiction sparked - John Travolta has often credited the 1994 film with boosting his career.

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