Paul Simon- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

[MrStarconquer212]

Love this song, Paul speaks to my heart.

[Judejayw]

JUST LOVE THIS FEEL-GOOD SONG

[JimmyMimpson]

Gotta love this guy, a friend introduced me to Simon's music recently, and I'll admit I was put off by the odd vocal style at first, but once you get used to that, the arrangements are genius. I mean what genre would you call him? "Pop-Folk-Rock-Calypso-Doowop" is the closest I can come up with. XD

[ThatsSoFuckingKatie]

This was my favourite song when I was little...

[Hollz811]

Oh how I love thee poet Paul Simon, the very best night of my life (in 30 years) was seeing you & Art live, in Brisbane, Australia. THANK YOU for the soundtrack for my life! My first baby was created to this album.

[TimBrewin]

@Hollz811 I'm 30 and this is the 2nd album I remember, following Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits.

[Hollz811]

@TimBrewin Brothers in arms! LEGENDARY!!! I grew up with the Straits!

[TimBrewin]

@Hollz811 Same as me, mate. I've been lucky enough to see Mark in concert.

[marilyn3anne]

my dad loves this song. the people in the back round are lady smith black mambazo. and african singing group.

[TheJodie1970]

Paul simon is a freaking genius!

[GR888TUBES]

fills my shoes with soul

[splinter360]

Lyrics to this song are soooo bloody great.

[fudgedogbannana]

Tananana tanana na, tananana tana, tananana tanana, tanananana

[ajweberman]

diamonds is dylan's symbol for apartheid. nobody gonna believe this but who cares?

[melswirls]

Some people need to realize that it's okay to like more than one genre. No one's holding you to the label. lol xD

[DeanMartin1231]

If anyone can afford Diamond's on their Shoe's

it would certainly be Paul Simon,

He's earned them many times over.

I hope he keeps writing.

[LeetaMaybe]

I'm a person and I like this song, which I imagine I have in common with a lot of you.

[fishbananas]

STOP GENRE HATING AND LISTEN TO THE FREAKIN' AMAZIN' MUSIC!!!

(I'm a fan of a number of heavy metal, thrash metal and death metal songs and still find this awesome along with loads of other examples different types of music.)

[thefuckingasylum]

@fishbananas i concur wholeheatedly!!!

[JayGOS117]

@thefuckingasylum and i concur with your concurrence, good sir. :D

[DeanMartin1231]

@fishbananas

Well Said.

[trukman1991]

Little ugly rejects ayy... just when I thought metal heads are the most narrow minded people you can meet, I find that comment.

[SEB1991SEB]

I don't like death metal myself but I don't hate people who love it because I'm not a complete knob. I couldn't even care less that some people disliked this song, they're entitled to their opinion. So people are different from you and like different things, that's a good fucking thing, why do some people have to be stuck in a hating mentality, it's so fucking stupid!

[Dxx36]

@kevy06 so you judge someone based solely on what kind of music they like? he obviously likes the song otherwise he wouldn't listen to the music... -_- So what are you even trying to say?

[DUL1AN]

dont like death metal my opinion

[JayGOS117]

@WorArtSwanGod Your 'rar' was awesome. I love rock and roll, but it doesn't make me ignorant, bro.

Winning.

[firestartertwistedfi]

Why is listening to Paul Simon's music like reconnecting with what being human is all about?

[NiobiumDrummer]

I'm possibly meeting the man himself, Paul Simon, tomorrow night :)

[firestartertwistedfi]

@NiobiumDrummer Really?

[MissAnotherSong]

I love this song soooo much! :)

[Dewaters65]

12 people have shit on the soles of their shoes

[shellyshells100]

@Dewaters65 why? u dont understand the beauty and power of this song! r maybe its a private joke! lol

[Dewaters65]

@shellyshells100 I was talking about the people who dis-liked the song its 14 now, I love this song!!!

[6poundaz]

@Dewaters65 now theres 17 with dog shit on their shoes hahahaha

[ISavageBadgerI]

Umbungooo! Shoot the Immigrant.

[DDerosett]

0:39 WAKA WAKA

[siti1ca]

@DDerosett awa awa awa

[sexygreenkushhh]

dad showed me this song when i was little. loved it ever since.

[eyeluv2dance]

@sexygreenkushhh same! :)

[HuntingForHumans]

I love Death metal, black metal, and people like Paul Simon, Tull, The Beatles, and even some pop and country. Genre shouldn't matter

[TheEyez187]

@HuntingForHumans You know what you're talking about, theres good music in MOST Genres!?!

Cool name btw, you a fan of H1000C

[abylillo]

@jesucristosupersable es que es una sensación única!! ajjajaja que todos deberían escuchar y sentir, saludos para ti !

[Aqualung1989]

@buckley12341 and you are an extremely narrow-minded person 

[GwarRulzuMaggots]

@buckley12341 I love Death Metal but I loveZepplin, floyd, ELO, cash, Simon, Queen. SO a big ol ,fuck u you Jerkoff

[watson97]

@buckley12341 grow up peole have their own choices. not everybody loves what you do, thank god.

[bornguilty6969]

@buckley12341 Death Metal is good. thay speak about the darker stuff that everyone else is afraid to write about. but I do prefer music like this though

[35THIRTYFIVE]

love it

35

[farkennel1]

I wish I didn`t have ordinary shoes.....

[missmillybrooke]

i needed to pee so bad. but i had to postpone my toilet visit too see the remainder of this song. its amazing like.

[stigludwigsen]

0:56 --> sound like an intro to a 90ths porn movie ^^

[staffo76]

She is very lucky to av diamonds on the soles of her shoes i used to always av dog shit on mine

[domtar]

@Amphibianman94 Please stop with that lame joke already...

[abylillo]

esta canción me hace viajar a un lugar desconocido donde el mar la tierra el sol el viento convergen para ser uno y entrar en mi cuerpo, con el sólo fin de mover mis pies al ritmo de la música

[TheXiantruth]

awah awah...

[TaedetSe]

Let me date my self and point out that the first time I heard 'Sounds of Silence' by S&G I was completely blown away...It was Boston, MA (1964 0r 65, I believe)...I was hooked...and both Paul and Arthur have proven to be genius talents over the succeeding 4 decades.

[zachmasterzach]

even though I can somewhat see people's half-baked, delusional arguments for not liking this song, I just gotta say,

WHO THE FUCK ARE THE TEN PEOPLE WHO DISLIKED THIS SONG?!!!!

[blackopsassasino]

@zachmasterzach 11 actually

[GoodTriumphs]

im going to his bournemouth concert, love him

[WIltshireByways]

10 people have trodden in dog shit.

[MusicLuvr2020]

i'm going to his concert tomorrow night(:

[dprice1291]

10 people didn't know what he was talking about.

[firestartertwistedfi]

@dprice1291 i see what you did there! very clever, i'm sure!

[THthefirst]

Dylan would have been proud to have written this song

[rduvin]

Having diamonds on the soles of your shoes in the African (South African) idiom means that you're very wealthy. The expression is used as hyperbole to accentuate the stark contrast between rich and poor in society. The reference to Broadway in the lyrics indicates that this is very much a Western phenomenon. She's got diamonds, he's empty as a pocket...

[completeaddiction]

@rduvin that doesn't take a genius to find out....

[StephKT93]

She is wearing Rene Caovillas!

[Flip465]

Seems there are 9 poor little lost souls out there soemwhere in the world. Poor little darling probably think that stupid fagot JB has some sort of talent. LOVE to use the little trud for target practice. :-)

[kphoenix1000]

It mean's everyone is a Diamond waiting to be polished but sad to say will never live up to their full potential.

[sparrowandmuffin]

All y'all don't know how they made this. They took American music (so more "rock music or well, our instruments.) and then mixed it with African instruments and singers.

[Aliceinwebland1]

Africa has diamonds beyond belief and this country has been raped and pillaged to get them!

[cuntmuscleify]

what does diamonds oh the soles of her shoes mean?

[Aliceinwebland1]

@cuntmuscleify it means you're walking on them.. they are in the ground

[gombodog]

@cuntmuscleify

It is about beauty that not everyone sees. It also means that wherever she walks, the ground is made beautiful by the fact that she walks on it (because she has diamonds on the soles of her shoes). It's related to the notion of kissing the ground the beloved walks on.

[ladyeulailia]

still have this on cassette--have moved on to CD too--that cssette was getting pretty worn--kept me awake during many a car trip!

[saraaahsaur]

9 people ovbiously don't know good music.

[Hilda1222]

great stuff!!

[WasOneOnce]

I remember being a kid and getting our first car with a cassette player this was one the tapes bought for the car! I knew every song word by word when I was little and still only miss a few today! I

[bjacksno22]

brings back good memeries

[fizXwolf]

Nice fretless bass :3 I love this song man!! :'D

[zhaff2004]

The language is Zulu. Its one of the 11 official languages of South Africa

[secundadonna]

PSA: The language referenced as "African" in the comments below does not exist. That is all.

[TintedRedFilms]

@secundadonna Instead of mocking their ignorance, why don't you tell them how to be politically correct? =.=

[guitarwaysted]

First part sounds like ''i would try a little bit ganja''

[WasOneOnce]

@guitarwaysted There where I think four Black Men that sang with him on the album. I remember seeing them when Mendella (SP) was freed. They sang during that concert as for there names or the band you would have to look up who they where

[fenris78uk]

@WasOneOnce

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

[fenris78uk]

@WasOneOnce

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

[MicroWorldLover]

What say you, peeps? Was Paul Simon talking about the illegal 'blood diamond' trade in Africa?

[firestartertwistedfi]

@MicroWorldLover i doubt it somehow - the song sort of speaks for itself, not sure we need to burden it with another layer

[ColinResponseTO]

@minamu8 "or shoes"! LOL

[TehEritahs]

<3 this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you dont, obviously youre crazy. :P i mean if ive loved this song since i was 8 then obviously its great XDDD

[DeTrOiTXX12]

@ParadiseRubicon coming from this fake ass little bitch who doesnt understand grammer. and at least i wasnt a condom fail babie, my parents wanted me unlike yours who just droped u off at a foster home. just "cuz" you never had a dad wate i should translate. just cuz yo dady left yo sluty moma 4 his left hand (thats all she was worth) and ur mom left you.so you fail at life just like your parents must run in your family go listen to rap"if it makes you forget how much society hates you

[SuperPeace191]

@DeTrOiTXX12

Hey guys I am not sure why you are fighting or what its about i dont want to know so don't tell me just please! stop fighting and be friends .You will prob say f*** off to me but i am just trying to make peace you will prob cuss me out and not care to read this but do please stop fighting this world is so FULL! of anger at least let their be peace on the WEB Please!:) Thank You so much for understanding.!:)

[TehEritahs]

@SuperPeace191 Dude....You're offically awesome XD people fighting over songs is kinda stupid. I mean, not everyone has the same taste. and of course theres always someONE who ALWAYS gets on to a video where they dont like the band and stuff JUST to start. >.> these people have no lives XD but g'luck with creating peace on the web....too bad the government cant declare war on here. :\\

[MicroWorldLover]

@TehEritahs Dude...just be thankful the Gov't cannot!

[TehEritahs]

@MicroWorldLover True that.

[MicroWorldLover]

@SuperPeace191 :)

[MicroWorldLover]

@DeTrOiTXX12 :(

[gballs007]

People think of Lennon when they think of spreading peace and love...Lets not forget this legend!

[MrSquirle]

wish that they would make more music like this think it would bring the love back to our planet instead of spreading hate this is ment for all you hate rappers and metal freaks that spread your disease to the world mr marley we need your help please come back light up the world and paul and john lennon please please light up the souls of the haters bring them love show them the way

[SuperPeace191]

@MrSquirle I wanna be another Marley or bob dylan or john lennon i am trying to fights on youtube and make peace on youtube by stoping fight s you wanna help me:)1?

[ajmusic11271]

@SuperPeace191 get help

[SuperPeace191]

@ajmusic11271 Get help why?

[TehEritahs]

@MrSquirle Not all metal 'freaks' hate. I mean, I'm a huge Death metal fan, but yet I love this song....and im not trying to be mean, but let's not sterotype. :\\\

[MicroWorldLover]

@TehEritahs :)

[trukman1991]

@TehEritahs

I Agree with you MrSuirle. I am a huge death metal fan and i even play in a death metal band but like you, i love this song. Its actually amazing just listen to the groove of that bass and his soothing voice and all the other instrumentation!. Shame a lot of metal fan's are so narrow minded.

[kevy06]

@trukman1991

sorry only sad little ugly rejects like death metal, this video however is to do with real music so stop talking about a different genre of music which has nothing to do with this song of Paul Simon

[KattiKuti]

7 people THOUGHT that they had diamonds on the soles of their shoes. Turned out to be glass.

[musicartistlove]

my friend played this song for me one day and i have been asking him to play it over and over again. very unique song i have never heard anything like it before. i love it.

[Flip465]

must be 7stupid little JB wankerboy fans have seen this video.

[DragonLove81]

love this song! how can you not get up an dance to this?!? 28 years old an loved this song seems like forever!

[TheAxemanJay]

@DragonLove81 i agree 100%

[TheAxemanJay]

@DragonLove81 i agree 100% 

[jodigeorgina]

mums favourite tune and makes me sing every single word until it finishes, now that's what i call child cruelty ha only messing i love it, we love it . x

[grapevinefires11]

my favorite paul simon song <3

[sjakie433]

only 7 people disliked this vid??

normally there's a lot more. maybe because this is ACTUALLY a good song :D

[hyperperfectnumber]

thumbs up if you know EXACTLY what he's talking about!

[mattomeo]

@hyperperfectnumber what do you think he's talking about?

[hyperperfectnumber]

@mattomeo he's talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes!

[mattomeo]

@hyperperfectnumber haha good answer my friend

[hyperperfectnumber]

@mattomeo cheers mate!

[lanswipe]

@hyperperfectnumber i have no idea what hes talking about, but its an awesome song anyway

[boazandjiacinth]

@hyperperfectnumber many thumbs up ....

[tittyj2020]

@hyperperfectnumber thumbs down if you're tired of people saying thumbs up on every fucking song

[zoeruls]

i love simon, i love that album, and i love this song... :)

[smokygouda]

I love, love this song. It feels so timeless, like when I listen to it now it feels exactly the same as when I listened to it months ago, and even years ago. I dunno, it just takes me to the same abstract place and time whenever I hear it.

[jakood1]

its the anniversary of my mothers death and im listening to this also..she loved paul simon.

[wetwillyoffilly]

this song is beauty

[manjaganj]

I'm pretty sure Lil Wayne used to wear diamonds on the soles of his shoes but then he went to jail for selling guns to Africans. Now he's forgetting what it felt like to have those walking blues=)

[manjaganj]

She said honey take me dancing but they ended up a sleeping in a doorway, by the bodegas and the lights on upper Broadway. Wearing diamonds on the souls of their shoes, and I can say oooohooooohooooooh as if everybody knew what I was talking about=)

[nonamesleft21]

The people that don't like these songs were listening to other B.S. in the 80's-90's this was where it was at............

[mrpow666]

@nonamesleft21 By saying other B.S you are implying this is B.S....:|

[nonamesleft21]

@mrpow666 my bad, that's not my intention at all............. you know what I'm sayin tho

[warlo78]

this... hearts and bones and you can call me al, the best music and lyrics!! love paul simon so much what a genius

[randomsthuff]

Hmm... people not liking... the only way to stop them is to like the song to make them seem even smaller!

[TheGapminder]

OMG. This was the best tape in my tape-collection which I carried for my walkman, when I first stepped on African soil. Egypt 1987. And I never will forget those Ganja nights on that Feluka on the Nile River from Assuan to Luxor, listening to this music. Some years later I carried that same tape on another trip to Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. In ZA that tape got lost somehow in the Karroo. RIP :(

[Cloks1000]

5 people did not like it!!!

OMG

they should see the doctor....

[minamu8]

5 people didn't have any diamonds or shoes.

[timmehtimmehtimmehti]

@minamu8 I sure as hell didn't and still don't! but i will happily accept a pair if your handing them out :)

[travelsonic]

Hey, I was robbed while sleeping in that doorway, man! Have some sympathy!

:P

[blackopsrule]

A man-Some one who provides for his family and does his best to serve and love his wife, does his best to make sure his children make it in life. A real man-Some one who serves our country day and night and is willing to jump out of a helicopter against 300 milisha to save one man.

[Randydon51]

Love this song. Its one that gets in your head and your singing it for a week. Thanks

[moosetimes1000]

Music does not get better than this :D

[Rocafella112]

@Ultima222 u were right about that retarded individual ... u should know who I'm talkin about...

but besides the fact, that this IS a paul simon video and therefore the majority of the written comments don't really seem to be in the right place - please don't generalize a certain type of music to certain ("low-brained") people....

i.e. when talkin about rap, go look up KRS-One instead of morons that are being played today, u won't regret it ;)

[MTCatman]

Such a great song, thanks! Was also wondering who the drummer in this was!

[hobowright]

I like Paul Simon. Seeing people come to this video and fight about him makes me disappointed... it's almost ironic.

But alas... "as if anyone here would know what I was talking about."

[mrlinker99]

@hobowright same her

[mike23984]

Absolutely love this song. Paul Simon is a songwriting god.

[RubberdollyLydia]

Brilliant! My mom is forever playing this as well as older Simon and Garfunkel, can't stand the music around for my stupid generation!

[JAEtsler]

@RubberdollyLydia you have to look for the right artists. I feel the same way but if you know about people like Vampire Weekend (they have a similar style, with the african kind of funk), The Format, Fun., the Arctic Monkeys There are still amazing bands out there, but you won't hear them on the radio

[clearfudge]

i really love all Paul Simon and thanks for putting this on here so i can enjoy it because no one else does :D :D :D :D :D :D.

[TheMysticAudio]

Awesome track. 

[ltkindermann]

Just checked that out and it's Isaac Mtshali

[ltkindermann]

I just love the drums on this...I presume it's Steve Gadd?

[stagepker]

I love the a cappella at the start ^^

[Yahya120178]

Its the ringing of the bells of childhood found forever

[ifteguy]

@Yahya120178  Very well-put.

[Tylerpoeactionhero]

ive been listening to this guy since i was too little to understand the words, still great