Escrita Al Kooper, Bob
Brass e Irwin Levine, foi gravada inicialmente por Sammy Ambrose em
1964, mas não obteve sucesso e logo foi gravada por Gary Lewis and
The Playboys, que é a versão escolhida pela nossa lista. A versão
de Gary Lewis foi gravada em novembro de 1964 e lançada em janeiro
de 1965 e chegou ao número 1 dos charts pop americanos em 1 de
fevereiro de 1965.
Nenhum dos Playboys
participou da gravação e mesmo os vocais de Gary Lewis foi gravado
junto com Ron Hicklin. Quem gravou os instrumentos foi a Wrecking
Crew. O baterista foi Hal Blaine, o baixo foi tocado por Carol Kaye e
o piano e arranjo foi feito por Leon Russell.
Al Kooper disse muitas
vezes que ficou insatisfeito com a gravação de Gary Lewis and The
Playboys, pois queria que fosse gravada pelos Drifters. Mesmo assim,
essa música foi o maior sucesso comercial de Kooper como compositor.
O próprio Kooper gravou-a em 1976, numa versão funky.
A letra:
Who wants to buy this diamond ring?
She took it off her finger, now it doesn't mean a thing
This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant before
So if you've got someone whose love is true
Let it shine for you
She took it off her finger, now it doesn't mean a thing
This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant before
So if you've got someone whose love is true
Let it shine for you
This stone is genuine like love should
be
And if your baby's truer than my baby was to me
This diamond ring can mean something beautiful
And this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it
And if your baby's truer than my baby was to me
This diamond ring can mean something beautiful
And this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it
This diamond ring can mean something
beautiful
And this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it
And this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it
This diamond ring doesn't shine for me
anymore
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant before
So if you've got someone whose love is true
Let it shine for you
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant before
So if you've got someone whose love is true
Let it shine for you
A versão original de Gary Lewis and
The Playboys:
A versão de Sammy
Ambrose:
A versão de Al Kooper:
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