Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Lyrics

[Outro]
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 my shoes

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Track 5 of Graceland features some great, inventive bass guitar work, brass, steady percussion and, of course, Ladysmith Black Mambazo providing fantastic background vocals to start and end the track.

The phrase “diamonds on the soles of her shoes” is full of imagery and symbolism when you consider the idea of placing something as valuable as a diamond on the part of the shoe that always touches the ground. It’s almost quite literally “walking on money” and even more so “trashing money”.

The entire song becomes an allegory of when two extremes start to blend together.

Credits
Produced By
Engineer
Tenor Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Recorded At
Ovation Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa; The Hit Factory, New York City, NY; Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA; Abbey Road Studios, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England; Master Trak Studio, Crowley, Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
August 25, 1986
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