Yeah yeah yeahs - Diamond sea

Copyrights to Universal Music Group.

Live @ Itunes sessions, 2006

Lyrics:

Hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo

Time takes its crazy toll
And how does her mirror grow?
You better watch yourself when you jump into it
Coz the mirror's gonna steal your soul

I wonder how it came to be my friend
Someone just like you has come again
Never, never know how close you came
'Til you fall in love with the diamond rain

Throw all his trash away
Look out, he's here to stay
Your mirror's gonna crack when he breaks into it
Never, never be the same

Look into his eyes and you can see
Why all the little kids are dressed in dreams
Wonder how he's gonna make it back
When he says you know it's make-believe

Hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo

Blood crystalized as sand
Now I hope you will understand
You reflected into his looking glass soul
Now the mirror is your only friend

Look into his eyes and you will see
That men are not alone on the diamond sea
Sail into the heart of a lonely storm
And tell her that you love her eternally

Hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo

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• yeah
• yeahs
• acoustic
• diamond
• sea
• karen
• sonic
• youth
• cover

[FireCrackerzzz]

my ears just ejaculated love.

[Fleshjam]

Well go ahead with the hands down but Sonic Youth's Diamond Sea is a perfect song just by itself, I mean it's a nice cover by the YYY but I think it doesn't even compare with the spine chilling soul orgasmic original.

[SushieSteph]

They need more songs like this:)!!!

[screechpowers]

I would just like to point out to everyone that this version was recorded for the iTunes session which was completely acoustic. So, this is Yeahs' acoustic cover of Diamond Sea. Who's to say what it would sound like if they really recorded this song in studio. It definitely wouldn't be quite this quiet and innocent. The other songs in the session are played a tad slower than their studio versions but sound great as well.

[gaiseric666king]

i love both Sonic Youth and Yeah Yeah Yeah´s, the thing is that Karen O makes wonderful covers not copies of the original song!!!!!! Sonic Yeah Love!!!!!!!!!! .n_n

[flowerfishes]

I love Sonic Youth and I love Karen O and I am SO glad I accidentally found this :D

[PITBLUE78]

No disrespect to Sonic Youth although I am not a fan but this is hands down amazing and way better than the original on an artistic level..one of the greatest covers of all time. Artistically she drastically changed this to sound completely different than the original. I always thought she has been a Siouxsie wannabe therefore not a fan of this band either but goodness what a beautiful job.

[Picarusslim]

I just can't get on with this cover at all.  I can't pick anything wrong with it musically but because I immidiately compare it to Sonic Youths original it just doesn't stand out enough to stand on its own as a song.

[Aaaaaalbatros]

come on now, i'm an SY foundamentalist myself, but I think it takes some courage to try and cover such an orgy of electric noise in acoustic, i think it is meritous

[ST3V3NWith3sForEs]

Honestly? This really isn't anywhere near as good as the original. People are entitled to their opinion, I guess. This is just...not as good as Thurston Moore.

[giatimepadeueis]

great cover!

[stereosanctity7]

@Mangina9000 dude there is nothing wrong with covering a song chill out...