Simon, Paul - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Lyrics
(a-wa) O kodwa u zo-nge li-sa namhlange
(a-wa a-wa) Si-bona kwenze ka kanjani
(a-wa a-wa) Amanto mbazane ayeza
She's a rich girl
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
He's a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing Ta na na
Ta na na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
People say she's crazy
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Well that's one way to lose these
Walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She was physically forgotten
Then she slipped into my pocket
With my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted
Because I please you
Wearing these diamonds
And I could say Oo oo oo
As if everybody knows
What I'm talking about
As if everybody would know
Exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She makes the sign of a teaspoon
He makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes
And puts on after-shave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes
And she said honey take me dancing
But they ended up by sleeping
In a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on
Upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes
And I could say Oo oo oo
As if everybody here would know
What I was talking about
I mean everybody here would know exactly
What I was talking about
Talking about diamonds
People say I'm crazy
I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes
Well that's one way to lose
These walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of your shoes
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Simon, Paul Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Comments
Ohhhhh yesssss 😂😇😇😇💙💙💙💙💙
Still love this for it mostly reminds me of my very young days and hell, African jive has more rich music and its quite rare now 😔😇
Very Spiritual!
I love your music Paul Simon!
✌️😎
Just me who’s only here for music homework
James You are the BIGGEST clickbait I’ve ever seen Nah mate
James orme 😂😂
But awesome, either way. ;)
TURN UP LADYSMITHBLACKMAMBAZO!!! I'm sorry, the volume... It's too low.
I really cannot tolerate this none sense.
തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ കണ്ട് ഇവിടെ എത്തിയ ശവികള്ണ്ടാ... 😃
**THANKS** ... THE BEST...
no one does music better than paul simon ,and very big balls too.
Hidden colors 5 brought me here💯
At times when u go through comments of others for scrolling down u read something sensible to LIKE!
This is not good...it's great and beautiful!
Thanks Andy Bernard
never tire of watching this clip...and this song...so good..thanks guys..
26.11.19
Still love this song ♥️
This song is similar to the champet music in Colombia
Spirutuális kérés, ima Paul Simon támogatásával is.
I love the African connection
that guitar tone holy shit
We need 1999 THE ROCK as an admin on YouTube for all you "wHo's LiSTeNiNG iN..." bums. *"IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO ELSE IS LISTENING, JABRONI!"*
yeah i,m a poor boy and she,s rich gal and not hiding it coz she has blood diamonds on the sole of her shoes..
Simon without Garfunkel, sacrilege...
Great song 👌
The best King Paul Simon like music number one
Who says men can't dance??!!! LOL
So sad that you haven’t put the name of the beautiful group that you use and put at the back. Hello white colonialism. This groups is CALL LADISMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Still loving this today and I will forever!!!!
4th nov 2019
Growing up in south africa in the 80s, this was a God send. the end of apartheid was at the end of the tunnel, but this kind of music showed us that people if people of different races and backgrounds could get together we could make rhythm like no other.
Love from Nairobi, Kenya /Atlanta usa Oct 2019
Wow, this brings back so many memories, when this album came out "Graceland:"I Just Had to have IT" - Later on I married and the album was pushed to the background, but now, so many years later and divorced from the ***, I find my own values again. Thank you for posting.
La trovo fantastica! Non i stanco mai di ascoltarla!!!
This was one of my mother's favorite songs. Such a happy song. RIP, mom. You had good taste in music.
I have thrived on Paul's voice and guitar music ..so special. I Lived in SA for many years ....Paul it needs to be said where are they now what did you really do?
Love this another song I heard in my childhood as my parents played it in the car or home
I was in SA.now in Ludhiana.was listening to Paul
Even back in IndiaI I'm listening to the same music.Simple is dimple.bless him
Thuvana thumbi took me here....😘😘😘😘
For such a plain and simple lookin guy he has such a beat and a funk to him
People think *I'm* cra-Z....
Is any one here Bc of Andy’s ringtone
Lol
Happy 78 Paul
Think I did a great job of educating my grandkids , they love this song , my life is complete 💋
Any time I hear this song it fills me with immense joy and also a complex story. I am in the middle of watching the Under African Skies documentary, but I had to stop and watch this video.
This is my favorite album and has been for decades. It was only just now that I found out that the album lacked this song until you were going to go on SNL. The world, or at least my world, would have missed something without it.
My god - One of my all-time favorite videos and I"M JUST WATCHING IT FOR THE !ST TIME??!! I honestly had no idea there WAS one!! Simple, brilliant in execution to accompany one of the more fun songs on a timeless album.
Family Guy brought me here. (Let my Peter go).
I'm only here cause of family guy
I know about him because of the We are world song.
Who's here because they wanted to know what Andy Bernard's ringtone was before Kevin changed it to Dixieland on The Office?
My mom told me to watch this so here I am
I just love you Paul Simon. You are one of the greatest story tellers and Music Makers ever. You're an American treasure!
Andy's ringtone (the office)
i do loved your song....thank you so MUCH !!
Gorgeous masterwork.
Am I the only one here from The Office?
hi there
The office Andy’s ring tone?
I love him and Johnny Clegg. Just fun happy music!
Who else listening in 2019?
what the fuck is this video
Still one of the best stories in song out there. Love this beautiful album.
@eileen keith snap Eileen 😊 Amanda, Ulster Ireland
Kera-Lloye Smith my boyfriend brought me here🌼
Who isn't dar, and oi. I think he might have had Restless Leg Syndrome lol sorry gotta laugh of the pain!
Kazzy frills showed me about this tune, what a banger!
It's a beautiful record but Black Ladysmith Mambazo, the originators of Joburg's township jive and all black South African artists who inspired this are the real heroes of this story. Culture appropriation, use of black people as props to Yt art should just be banned.
If Marv Albert and Bob Costas ever had a love child, it would be Paul Simon in this video.
Loved the whole album
Best song ever
empty as a pocket
Brilliant
Harmony Africa, don't blame other s
The man is a genius.
Dixon b2b Âme innervisions 2012 boiler Room
My dad used to listen to this❤️❤️🔥🔥
തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ കണ്ട് വന്നവർ ആരെങ്കിലും ഉണ്ടോ ഇവിടെ
Undee the bar scene
I agree
GREAT MUSIC HE BEEN ROOTS WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE HIM AND SADE ADU IN COLLABORATION ON STAGE "MAGICAL"
Lion King was inspired by him. Lol
Sweet song in the forfront with the background sung in point counterpoint to the dance steps. Any one piece missed makes it all incomplete.
The bass guitar playing is out of this world!!
30 years young and still as brilliant as it was when they first cut the track!!! FABULOUS!!!
The office anyone?
Andy's ringtone
He and They did this wonderfully!
The first minute of this is absolutely amazing. I could listen to it on loop many times......and have 😁
Graceland album is simply unique and will be talked about for years to come.
I Bakte you a pie
I love this until the intro ends
Sounds like he’s getting taken advantage of
She is a Diamond..
Esse coral arrebenta mesmo !
Que vozes mais incríveis !!!
Tinha que vir da África mesmo.
Mama África obrigado !
reminds me of been with my father in his car in the 80s. he's still a grumpy fuck. 😁.
An absolutely brilliantly song, loved it as a kid!!
"People say I'm crazy I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes .....well that's one way to cure these walking blues " Indeed an awesome song !!!
Beautiful listening all the way in New Zealand
Being broke and homeless? No money yet they still dance under the stars to the best live music in town, yeah they may still be outside. Who cares?Those diamonds hiding under her shoes are the pep in that dancing step. She's rich in spirit, keeping them going. How does she do it?
Love this bass line in this song
Buffalo Soldiers . The Indians respected the Buffalo Soldiers
Rest In Peace Ray, son of #Malawi | South Africa!
A masterpiece!♥️♥️😘
I love how happy that one dude looks.
Quagmire: "what would Paul Simon be without Art Garfunkel?"
Peter: "Successful"
Paul Simon did a great job of highlighting African Musical Culture before Black Panther.
What a beautiful album this was......#Graceland
Quagmire: "what would Paul Simon be without Art Garfunkel?"
Peter: "Successful"
That line is funny af...but so mean. Do I laugh or feel bad, maybe feel bad while laughing. I guess my initial reaction would be best summed up as 🤣 +😮 = 🤯
wildly successful but yeah
The bass guitar playing is out of this world!!
Paul Simon did a great job of highlighting African Musical Culture before Black Panther.
Always thought Garfunkel was the singer between them both but Paul's voice is like honey....no wonder they were so successful...had the songs and the voices of angels
Paul is poatry.. so is artful