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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you classic tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Hank Williams Jr. tells the story of his 700-mile Southwestern odyssey in a 1975 song called “Clovis, New Mexico.”

Williams recounts how he and his bronc-riding pal, Billy, head out on a very-low-budget adventure that takes them from Bossier City, LA, to Abilene, TX, and finally to Clovis, NM, where Williams is smitten by a black-haired beauty with green eyes — who just happens to be the local purveyor of silver and turquoise jewelry.

He sings, “I needed some strings / Billy wanted a ring / The kind that the Indians made / A voice said hello boys / I’ve got silver and turquoise / And that’s when I saw her face.”

Williams’ trek in an old pickup truck was not scheduled to end up in Clovis, but that’s where he falls in love with a gal he calls “Baby.” He describes her as a “born thriller,” who had a talent for writing lines to songs he couldn’t complete.

“Clovis, New Mexico” was the sixth track on the country singer’s critically acclaimed, breakthrough 1975 album, Hank William, Jr. & Friends. Allmusic editor Thom Jurek wrote that Williams’ release was “one of the best country-rock albums ever made and stands with the best of the outlaw recordings of the era.” It was originally released in 1975 and then re-released in 2000.

Critics claim that the album marks a critical period in Williams’ career when his music veers toward country rock and he develops his own style instead of imitating his famous dad, Hank Williams Sr.

Williams is also a talented musician who can play the guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, harmonica, fiddle and drums. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2020.

Born in Shreveport, La., Williams was given the nickname Bocephus as an infant by his dad, who died tragically in 1953 at the age of 29. (Grand Ole Opry fans may remember that Bochephus was the name of the ventriloquist’s dummy that co-starred with comedian Rod Brasfield.)

The 72-year-old is still actively touring, with engagements scheduled in 14 states from the end of May through the middle of August.

We hope you enjoy the audio track of Williams’ performance of “Clovis, New Mexico.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Clovis, New Mexico” Written and performed by Hank Williams, Jr.

Well me and Billy We left Bossier City Decided that we’d head out west Been east and south But it didn’t workout We were getting’ nowhere fast Me with my guitar And him with his saddle Tryin’ to out do the rest I sang my heart out And he rides them broncs now And that’s what me and Billy do best.

We took interstate 20 ‘Til we ran out of money In a place just past Abilene So I sang at a honky-tonk And he broke the bad bronc And we bought some gas and some beans.

With a whole lot of luck And an old pickup truck We made it to New Mexico We pulled up in Clovis And I sure didn’t know this Was as far as I ever would go.

I needed some strings Billy wanted a ring The kind that the Indians made A voice said hello boys I’ve got silver and turquoise And that’s when I saw her face.

That’s when I noticed That girl down in Clovis A black haired beauty She set a fire to me A green eyed lady In old jeans that were faded No I didn’t notice What happened in Clovis But I called her baby.

I asked her with care If she’d like to share An evening with someone like I I said I ain’t a winner Just a hard livin’ singer She smiled and said meet me at nine We ate tacos and talked And then we took a walk In the clean southwestern air Then we went back to her house I took my guitar out And sang of my joy and despair.

She served me her wine And she helped me write lines To songs I could not complete And her eyes seemed to say Put that guitar away That’s somethin’ that both of us need.

What a beautiful site Was her face in the light And the candles there on the wall And we reached the height Of good love on that night And I hope we never will part.

And I’m glad I noticed That girl down in Clovis Daughter of a driller She’s a born thriller A green eyed lady Kinda wild, kinda lazy I didn’t notice What happened in Clovis But I called her baby. Baby.

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, our spotlight shines on Jennifer Lopez, who set the Internet abuzz in April when she revealed the super-rare 8.5-carat green diamond engagement ring she received from Ben Affleck — nearly 20 years after their first engagement became a tabloid sensation.

In November of 2002, Lopez famously accepted a 6.1-carat pink diamond engagement ring from Affleck, but the couple never made it to the alter.

Ironically, only a few weeks earlier, at the end of September 2002, the singer/actress scored a big hit with “Jenny From the Block,” a song that focused on her eye-popping jewelry and emphasized that, despite her new fortune and fame, she remained true to her humble beginnings.

The catchy refrain goes like this: “Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got / I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block / Used to have a little, now I have a lot / No matter where I go I know I came from, from the Bronx.”

It’s hard to imagine that today’s A-lister was once a backup dancer for New Kids on the Block and a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series In Living Color.

“Jenny from the Block” was released as the lead single from Lopez’s third studio album, This is Me… Then. It charted in 24 countries, including a #3 position on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 spot on the Canadian Singles chart.

Even though it’s nearly 20 years old, “Jenny From the Block” continues to be Lopez’s signature song. In fact, she included it in a medley for the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in February of 2020.

Please check out the video of Lopez performing “Jenny From the Block.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Jenny From the Block” Written by Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Andre Deyo, Samuel Barnes, Jean Claude Olivier, Jose Fernando Arbex Miro, Lawrence Parker, Scott Sterling, Michael Oliver, David Styles and Jason Phillips. Performed by Jennifer Lopez.

Children growing, women producing Men go work, and some go stealing Everyone’s got to make a living

Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know I came from

Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know I came from, from the Bronx

From “In Livin’ Color” to movie scripts To “On the 6” to “J.Lo” to this, headline clips I stay grounded as the amounts roll in I’m real I thought I told ya, I’m really been on Oprah, that’s just me Nothin’ phony, don’t hate on me What you get is what you see, oh

Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know I came from, from the Bronx

I’m down to earth like this, rockin’ this business I’ve grown up so much I’m in control and lovin’ it, rumors got me laughin’ kid I love my life and my public Put God first and can’t forget to stay real To me it’s like breathing, yeah

Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know I came from, from the Bronx

Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know I came from

Yo, it take hard work to cash checks So don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got, they’re assets You get back what you put out If even if you take the good route, can’t count the hood out

After a while you’ll know who to blend with Just keep it real with the ones you came in with Best thing to do is stay low, LOX and JLo (Everyone’s got to make a livin’) They act like they don’t, but they know, yeah

Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know I came from, from the Bronx

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you fabulous songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In 1976, music legend Billy Joel said goodbye to Hollywood and returned to a New York state of mind. His wistful farewell to an L.A. lifestyle of fine jewelry, silk robes and caviar is chronicled in the beautiful, but unheralded, “I’ve Loved These Days.”

Joel sings, “Now as we indulge in things refined / We hide our hearts from harder times / A string of pearls, a foreign car / Oh we can only go so far / On caviar and cabernet.”

“The song is essentially one man’s farewell to a lifestyle that is as alluring as it is unsustainable,” wrote Jim Beviglia in his 2012 review in American Songwriter.

“I’ve Loved These Days” made its debut as the seventh track of Turnstiles, Joel’s fourth studio album. It appeared again 24 years later as the eighth track on disc one of 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert. Although it never was released as a single, Joel continues to perform “I’ve Loved These Days” to sold-out concert audiences.

(Trivia: The working title of “I’ve Loved These Days” was “These Rhinestone Days.” You can check out the rare audio track of the demo at the end of this post.)

Turnstiles marked a critical turning point in Joel’s career — a time when he started to take control of his creative process.

“I produced it myself, which, in hindsight, was probably not a good idea,” Joel told WNYC, “but I didn’t want people telling me what band to work with, how to do the songs. I wanted to do it my way.”

The cover photo of the Turnstiles album features an esoteric cast of characters posing at the Astor Place subway station in New York City. Each character is linked with one of the songs from the album. The wealthy couple represents “I’ve Loved These Days” and, specifically, the life he left behind in Los Angeles.

The 73-year-old Joel, who was born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, is one of the most prolific and successful recording artists of all time, with more than 160 million records sold worldwide. Boasting 33 Top 40 hits and 23 Grammy nominations, Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

Please check out Joel’s live performance of “I’ve Loved These Days” from 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert, a two-disc set that was recorded on New Year’s Eve 1999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“I’ve Loved These Days” Written and performed by Billy Joel.

Now we take our time, so nonchalant And spend our nights so bon vivant We dress our days in silken robes The money comes The money goes We know it’s all a passing phase

We light our lamps for atmosphere And hang our hopes on chandeliers We’re going wrong, we’re gaining weight We’re sleeping long and far too late And so it’s time to change our ways But I’ve loved these days

Now as we indulge in things refined We hide our hearts from harder times A string of pearls, a foreign car Oh we can only go so far On caviar and cabernet

We drown our doubts in dry champagne And soothe our souls with fine cocaine I don’t know why I even care We’ll get so high and get nowhere We’ll have to change our jaded ways But I’ve loved these days

So before we end and then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say I’ve loved these days

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Welcome to Music Monday when we often bring you vintage songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, the spotlight shines on the legendary Etta James and her 1961 satirical romp, “Tough Mary.”

In the song, James steps into the role of Mary, a sassy and pretty girl who attracts more than her share of suitors. Boys come from miles around bearing gifts, but Mary makes it clear that it’s going to take diamonds, not flowers, to get her attention.

James belts, “Don’t bring me flowers / Don’t bring me the sea / Just bring me diamonds, that’ll suit me fine / And I’ll love you forever, and you’ll be mine.”

“Tough Mary” is the fifth track on James’ At Last! album, a release that spawned four hits. One of those was the title song, which was to become the R&B legend’s signature tune. In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine ranked At Last! #119 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Born to a teen mother in 1938, Jamesetta Hawkins never knew her father and was raised primarily by her grandparents and foster families. She received her first professional vocal training at the age of five and soon became a popular singing attraction at the St. Paul Baptist Church in South Central Los Angeles.

She formed the doo-wop singing group — the Creolettes — with her friends in the early 1950s and scored her first hit single as a 15-year-old. One year later, James started dating B.B. King (“The King of the Blues”) and believed that King’s 1960 blockbuster hit “Sweet 16” was about her.

James went on to become a headliner in the early 1960s with a string of chart-toppers, including “The Wallflower,” “At Last,” “Tell Mama,” “Something’s Got a Hold on Me,” “Stormy Weather” and “I’d Rather Go Blind.”

Her unmistakable voice, unique style and ability to bridge so many musical genres — such as blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel — earned James coveted spots in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Often referred to as the “The Matriarch of R&B,” James passed away in 2012, just five days shy of her 74th birthday.

We hope you enjoy the audio track of James performing “Tough Mary.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Tough Mary” Written by Lorenzo Manley. Performed by Etta James.

Tough Mary, Tough Mary (Yeah, that’s me) Tough Mary is tough

The boys would come from miles around With presents every day But when they’d call on Mary This is what she’d say:

Don’t bring me posies, when it’s shoes I need (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary) Don’t bring me flowers, don’t bring me the sea (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary is tough) Just bring me diamonds, that’ll suit me fine (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary) And I’ll love you forever, and you’ll be mine (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary is tough!)

Well, Mary, she’s a very pretty girl I guess she was born that way But whenever they would tell her that This is what she’d say:

Don’t bring me posies, when it’s shoes I need (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary) Don’t bring me flowers, don’t bring me the sea (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary is tough) Come on and bring me some diamonds, that’ll suit me fine (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary) And I’ll love you forever, and you’ll be mine (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary is tough!)

Tough Mary Tough Mary Tough Mary

Don’t bring me no posies, when it’s shoes I need (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary) Don’t bring me flowers, don’t bring me the sea (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary is tough) Come on and bring me some diamonds, that’ll suit me fine (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary) And I’ll love you forever, and you’ll be mine (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary is tough!)

Oh, I’m tough (Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary, Tough Mary) Yeah, yeah I’m tough

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Welcome once again to Music Monday when we bring you fabulous songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In the 1978 classic, “Hollywood Nights,” Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Seger tells the story of an unsophisticated Midwestern boy who moves to the West Coast and falls for a bejeweled beauty.

Seger sings, “And those Hollywood nights / In those Hollywood Hills / She was looking so right / In her diamonds and frills.”

In the end, the girl who had “been born with a face that would let her get her way” abandons our hero, leaving him brokenhearted and unsure whether he should pack up and return home.

Seger told the Detroit Free Press in 1994 that he was inspired to write the song while living 2 1/2 months in a rented house in the Hollywood Hills.

“I was driving around in the Hollywood Hills, and I started singing ‘Hollywood nights / Hollywood Hills / Above all the lights / Hollywood nights.’ I went back to my rented house, and there was a Time magazine with [model] Cheryl Tiegs on the cover. I said, ‘Let’s write a song about a guy from the Midwest who runs into someone like this and gets caught up in the whole bizarro thing.’”

Seger noted that the power behind “Hollywood Nights” comes from the use of two distinctively different drum sets playing different patterns and then dubbed over one another. Drummer David Teegarden played one pattern for the initial session, and then recorded a second pattern using a different snare, kick-drum, hi-hat, etc.

“Hollywood Nights” was released as the second single from Seger’s album, Stranger in Town. It reached #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and became an instant favorite among concert-goers.

Born in Detroit in 1945, the multi-talented Robert Clark “Bob” Seger is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Among his many hits are “Night Moves,” “Turn the Page,” “Still the Same,” “We’ve Got Tonight” and “Against the Wind.” He’s also credited with co-writing the Eagles’ chart-topper, “Heartache Tonight.”

In all, Seger has sold more than 75 million albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.

In the video, below, Seger is joined by country star Jason Aldean in a live performance of “Hollywood Nights.” The lyrics are also here if you’d like to sing along…

“Hollywood Nights” Written by Bob Seger. Performed by Bob Seger and Jason Aldean.

She stood there bright as the sun On that California coast He was a Midwestern boy on his own She looked at him with those soft eyes So innocent and blue He knew right then he was too far from home He was too far from home She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach They watched the waves tumble over the sand They drove for miles and miles Up those twisting turning roads Higher and higher and higher they climbed

And those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of her skills

He’d headed west cause he felt that a change would do him good See some old friends, good for the soul She had been born with a face That would let her get her way He saw that face and he lost all control He had lost all control

Night after night Day after day It went on and on Then came that morning he woke up alone He spent all night staring down at the lights on LA Wondering if he could ever go home

And those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right It was giving him chills In those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights With a passion that kills

In those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of her skills

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you wonderful tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today’s magic carpet ride down Memory Lane finds Peggy Lee singing “Baubles, Bangles & Beads” — a widely covered tune from 1954’s Tony Award-winning production of Kismet.

The Broadway success of “Baubles, Bangles & Beads” inspired a number of top singers of the day to prospect for Kismet gold — as in gold records. Four artists, including chart-toppers Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra, recorded the song in 1954 alone.

In Lee’s version, she sings about how jingly gifts can sometimes lead to an engagement ring: “Someday he may buy me a ring, ringa-linga / I’ve heard that’s where it leads / Wearin’ baubles, bangles, and beads.”

The Sinatra version is slightly different to accommodate the gender difference. He sings, “Someday I may buy her a ring, ringa-linga.”

Lee is credited with the best-selling version of the song, and over the years it has been covered by no fewer than 40 artists. The Who’s Who list includes Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Benny Goodman, Johnny Mathis, Mel Torme, Sara Vaughan and Dionne Warwick.

Set in the year 1071, Kizmet tells the story of how a poor, but clever, street poet named Hajj follows his “kismet” (fate) and rises to become the Emir of Bagdad, while his beautiful daughter Marsinah falls in love with the handsome, young Caliph. In the final scene, Hajj wins the heart of one of the Baghdad’s greatest beauties.

Kismet opened on Broadway in 1953 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1954. MGM released a film version in 1955.

Lee had a successful career that spanned six decades. She was a singer, songwriter, composer and actress. She won three Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999. She died three years later at the age of 81.

Check out the video of Lee’s live performance of “Baubles, Bangles & Beads.” The clip was shot in Sweden in 1964 (the video quality is poor, but the audio is excellent). We’ve also got the lyrics, below, if you’d like to sing along. Enjoy!

“Baubles, Bangles & Beads” Written by Robert Wright and George Forrest. Performed by Peggy Lee.

Baubles, bangles, hear how they jing, jinga-linga Baubles, bangles, bright shiny beads Sparkles, spangles, my heart will sing, singa-linga Wearin’ baubles, bangles and beads

I’ll glitter and gleam so Make somebody dream, so that…

Someday he may buy me a ring, ringa-linga I’ve heard that’s where it leads Wearin’ baubles, bangles and beads

Baubles, bangles, hear how they jing, jinga-linga Baubles, bangles, bright, shiny beads Sparkles, spangles, my heart will sing, singa-linga Wearin’ baubles, bangles and beads

I’ll glitter and gleam so Make somebody dream, so that…

Someday he may, buy me a ring, ringa-linga I’ve heard that’s where it leads Wearin’ baubles and bangles and beads Baubles, bangles, baubles and beads

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you new tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, country star Easton Corbin’s brand new release tells the story of a young man who believes in love at first sight. While his mom and his best friend urge the lovestruck romantic to “take it slow,” Corbin’s character is already making plans to visit his favorite jeweler. He knows from the get-go that he’s gonna “Marry That Girl.”

The song’s catchy bridge goes like this, “I’ll pick the perfect ring / I’ll pick the perfect time / Ask her if she’ll have me for the rest of my life.”

Corbin, who dropped the new single on March 3, told People magazine how the song came to be during a writing session with collaborators Shane Minor, Wade Kirby and Adam Craig.

“The day we wrote ‘Marry That Girl,’ Adam had been telling us about how he knew he was going ‘marry that girl’ from the minute he met his [current] wife, and as soon as he said those words, we knew what our hook was for the day and went with it.”

The song describes a chance meeting, a whirlwind romance and an overwhelming belief that a higher power brought the couple together.

“Marry That Girl” earned high praise on Corbin’s YouTube channel.

User Chris Godfrey wrote, “This is such a great song by Easton. If radio gets behind this and with any luck, it should be a number 1 song by the wedding season in 2023.”

Born Dan Easton Corbin in Trenton, FL, in 1982, the singer-songwriter was inspired as a child by the music of Merle Haggard, Hank Williams and the cast of Hee Haw. He started taking guitar lessons at the age of 14.

“My earliest memories are of me as a kid with a guitar, singing and playing along with the radio,” Corbin noted on his website. “I knew from an early age I wanted to be a country singer.”

On January 25 of this year, Corbin signed a new deal with Stone Country Records. He is currently working on a new album that is scheduled to drop later this year.

During his 17-year career, Corbin has sold 5 million singles and 500,000 albums.

Please check out the audio clip of Corbin performing “Marry That Girl.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Marry That Girl” Written by Easton Corbin, Shane Minor, Wade Kirby and Adam Craig. Performed by Easton Corbin.

The first time that I met her She was pouring shots of rum Told me that her cousin just turned 21

She took my hand and said we’re dancing When they played her favorite song We didn’t stop till everybody else was gone

I’m gonna change her name but she don’t know it yet She’s what I’ve been praying someday God would send I ain’t never been the same since we first met I’m gonna marry that girl, I’m gonna marry that girl

My best friend’s tired of hearing Me talk about her smile He says you’ve only known her for a little while

My momma keeps on saying I better take it slow I just say “I will,” but I already know

I’m gonna change her name but she don’t know it yet She’s what I’ve been praying someday God would send I ain’t never been the same since we first met I’m gonna marry that girl, I’m gonna marry that girl

I’ll pick the perfect ring I’ll pick the perfect time Ask her if she’ll have me for the rest of my life

I’m gonna change her name but she don’t know it yet She’s what I’ve been praying someday God would send I ain’t never been the same since we first met I’m gonna marry that girl, I’m gonna marry that girl

Gonna change her name Gonna buy that ring I’m gonna marry that girl I’m gonna marry that girl

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you new music with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, bluegrass star Buddy Melton tells the story of a poor boy who proposes to the love of his life, only to find out she loves another, in his new release “A Diamond Took My Place.”

The protagonist is so distraught that he’s prepared to end it all. His plan is to jump off the highest bridge in town, but at the last moment he sacrifices the ring instead.

In the first verse, songwriter Milan Miller describes a treasure hidden under the rocks at the bottom of the river. But then the song takes an unexpected turn and we learn that the treasure is actually a diamond ring purchased by the forlorn lover with six months of hard-earned pay.

He sings, “No, it ain’t a nature wonder / ‘Cause I put it there myself / Just to serve as a reminder / Of the emptiness that I felt / So each time I cross that river / I say a word of grace / For it makes my body shiver / That a diamond took my place.”

Better known as the co-founder of the bluegrass band Balsam Range, Melton explained to bluegrasstoday.com that the release of “A Diamond Took My Place” represents the first in a series of new solo recordings.

“I have been a fan of ‘A Diamond Took My Place’ since I first heard it several years ago,” he said. “I am often lucky enough to hear Milan’s original songs first, and when he sent a demo of this one I knew it was one I wanted to record. It is a clever lyrical song with a fun uptempo groove in a minor key that supports the storyline. I guess you can say it checks a lot of boxes for what I consider to be a great song.”

Balsam Range was founded in 2007 in Haywood County, NC. Over the past 15 years, the group has received numerous awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), including multiple trophies for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. On an individual level, Melton was named Male Vocalist of the Year by the IBMA in 2014 and 2018.

Please check out the audio track of “A Diamond Took My Place.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“A Diamond Took My Place” Written by Milan Miller. Performed by Buddy Melton.

Down by the bend of the river Under the highest bridge in town Beneath the rocks and the water A treasure can be found

Ain’t no legend to surround it No tale of better days Just a heartache for an old poor boy And six months of hard-earned pay

No, it ain’t a nature wonder ‘Cause I put it there myself Just to serve as a reminder Of the emptiness that I felt

So each time I cross that river I say a word of grace For it makes my body shiver That a diamond took my place

On that fateful night by the meadow My whole world fell apart Said she couldn’t take the ring that I bought her For someone had stole her heart

So there I stood on the bridge in my misery And prepared to take my life Was no need to carry on with tomorrow If she would not be my wife

No, it ain’t a nature wonder ‘Cause I put it there myself Just to serve as a reminder Of the emptiness that I felt

So each time I cross that river I say a word of grace For it makes my body shiver That a diamond took my place

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you wonderful songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we feature a little-known treasure from Carly Simon’s extensive catalog called “Like a River.” It’s a heartfelt, deeply personal and hauntingly beautiful love letter to her mother, Andrea Simon, written just after her passing in 1994.

In the song, Simon describes how she and her older siblings, Joanna and Lucy, competed for her deceased mom’s precious possessions, including a very special piece of jewelry.

She sings, “I fought over the pearls / With the other girls / But it was all a metaphor / For what was wrong with us.”

The tone of the song transitions from mourning to celebration, as Simon injects a bit of levity to emphasize her mother’s spirit. She asks her mom if she can now clear up the mystery of the Sphinx and if she’s dancing with Benjamin Franklin on the face of the moon.

She also holds the promise that she and her mom will be united in the afterlife. She writes, “I’ll wait no more for you like a daughter / That part of our life together is over / But I will wait for you, forever / Like a river…”

Today’s featured song is the fourth track from Simon’s 1994 biographical album, Letters Never Sent. Simon said the songs on the album were inspired by the discovery of an old box of letters she’d written, but had never mailed. In its review, Entertainment Weekly called the album “funky, fascinating and sumptuous.”

It’s hard to believe that Simon, one of the quintessential singer/songwriters of the 1970s and former wife of James Taylor, will celebrate her 77th birthday in June. The Bronx-born, two-time Grammy winner has amassed 24 Billboard Hot 100 singles over her stellar career. She is also a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1994).

A few items of Simon trivia… • She attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY. • She is the daughter of Richard Simon, co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster. • She submitted a demo tape to Clive Davis at Columbia Records, who turned her down. She ended up signing with Elektra. • She earned a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1971. • She lived with James Taylor in the house that was later owned and made infamous by O.J. Simpson. Simon and Taylor were married from 1972 to 1983.

Please enjoy the official video of Carly Simon singing “Like a River.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Like a River” Written and performed by Carly Simon.

Dear mother the struggle is over now And your house is up for sale We divided your railroad watches Among the four of us

I fought over the pearls With the other girls But it was all a metaphor For what is wrong with us

As the room is emptying out Your face so young comes into view And on the back porch is a well-worn step And a pool of light you can walk into

I’ll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you, forever Like a river…

Can you clear up the mystery of the Sphinx? Do you know any more about God? Are you dancing with Benjamin Franklin On the face of the moon?

Have you reconciled with Dad? Does the rain still make you sad? Last night I swear I could feel you Moving through my room

And I thought you touched my feet I so wanted it to be true In my theater there is a stage And a footlight you can always step into…

I’ll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you, forever Like a river…

In the river I know I will find the key And your voice will rise like spray In the moment of knowing The tide will wash away my doubts

‘Cause you’re already home Making it nice for when I come Like the way I find my bed turned down Coming in from a late night out.

Please keep reminding me Of what in my soul I know is true Come in my boat, there’s a seat beside me And two or three stars that we can gaze into…

I’ll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you forever Like a river…

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Taylor Swift joins Ed Sheeran in the newly released remix of “The Joker and the Queen,” a self-deprecating love song in which the awkward and freckle-faced Sheeran wonders why the beautiful and confident love of his life has chosen to be with someone like him.

He sings, “And I know you could fall for a thousand kings / And hearts that could give you a diamond ring / When I fold, you see the best in me / The joker and the queen.”

In the remix of the song, Swift adds her perspective of the same relationship.

She sings, “And I know / You think that what makes a king / Is gold / A palace and diamond rings / When I fold, you see the best in me / The joker and the queen.”

In the official video, which was viewed 14 million times in the first week, Swift and Sheeran reprise their roles as Ava and Jack, characters they introduced in Swift’s 2012 song, “Everything Has Changed.” In that video, they become sweethearts in elementary school. In the remix of “The Joker and the Queen,” the characters are first-semester freshman at different colleges. The soulmates seem lost without each other.

The video includes a texting scene, which includes a fun Easter egg. In a cut that lasts for just a blink, we see the screen of Jack’s cell phone and this message to Ava: “You’d think for multi-platinum lyricists we’d do better.”

“Me and Taylor first met and wrote + recorded our first song together in 2012, ten years ago now, I’m so so honored to have her on this song,” Sheeran told his 37 million Instagram followers. “Not only is she the best singer/songwriter in the world but she’s also a very close friend, I’m very lucky to have her in my life. For the music video we got the kids from our song Everything Has Changed, all grown up and off to college now!”

Released as the fourth single from his 2021 album Equals (represented by the = sign), “The Joker and The Queen” is said to be an ode to Sheeran’s wife of three years, Cherry Seaborn.

When the couple announced their engagement in early 2017, Sheeran proudly revealed that he was wearing an engagement ring that was designed and hand-crafted by Seaborn.

“I never saw why men didn’t wear engagement rings,” Sheeran told a reporter for Lorraine, a British lifestyle and entertainment TV show. “It’s the same commitment either way. Cherry made it for me herself out of silver clay. I really like it.”

The “silver clay” that Seaborn used in the fabrication of Sheeran’s ring is a crafting material made of very small particles of precious metal mixed with a binder and water. It can be easily molded by hand into jewelry and then fired in a kiln. The binder burns away and only the precious metal remains.

Please check out the video of “The Joker and the Queen.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“The Joker and the Queen (Remix)” Written by Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Johnny McDaid, Fred Gibson and Sam Roman. Performed by Ed Sheehan (feat. Taylor Swift).

How was I to know It’s a crazy thing I showed you my hand And you still let me win

And who was I to say That this was meant to be? The road that was broken Brought us together

And I know You could fall for a thousand kings And hearts That would give you a diamond ring

When I fold You see the best in me The joker and the queen

I’ve been played before If you hadn’t guessed So I kept my cards closed To my foolproof vest

But you called my bluff And saw through all my tells And then you went all in And we left together

And I know You think that what makes a king Is gold A palace and diamond rings

When I fold You see the best in me The joker and the queen

And I know You could fall for a thousand kings And hearts That would give you a diamond ring

When I folded You saw the best in me The joker and the queen

The joker and the queen

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In the memorable opening lines of his 1996 hit, “Walls,” rock legend Tom Petty defines the essence of everyday life with this brilliant, yet simple, phrase: “Some days are diamonds / Some days are rocks.”

The song, which appeared in the soundtrack album from the movie, She’s the One, describes how the most beautiful and wonderful things in life are often fleeting. He relates this theme to a broken relationship that he hopes to repair. He’s not overly optimistic, however, because he “can’t hold out forever; even walls fall down.”

The song reflects a difficult time in Petty’s personal life when his 22-year marriage was on the rocks. According to songfacts.com, Petty was living on his own in a rented house when he wrote “Walls.”

Recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Walls” peaked at #69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #6 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The soundtrack album was certified gold after ascending to #15 on the Billboard 200 chart.

“Walls” was widely praised by rock critics. One reviewer cited it as “one of the all-time great Tom Petty songs; so good is it that it gets two performances on [the She’s the One soundtrack], a loose-limbed version with harmonies by Lindsey Buckingham and a violinist, and a tighter-focused version.”

Established in 1976 in Gainesville, FL, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were still rocking’ in 2017 when Petty died of an accidental overdose one week after the end of the Heartbreakers’ 40th Anniversary Tour. The singer had been taking medications to alleviate pain from a serious hip injury.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have sold more than 80 million records worldwide, putting them high in the ranks of the world’s best-selling bands. Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 91st on its list of the Greatest Artists of All Time.

Please check out Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing “Walls” on the Late Show With David Letterman in 1996. The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along.

“Walls (Circus)” Written by Tom Petty. Performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Some days are diamonds, Some days are rocks. Some doors are open, Some roads are blocked.

Sundowns are golden, Then fade away. And if I never do nothin’, I’ll get you back some day.

‘Cause you got a heart so big it could crush this town. And I can’t hold out forever; even walls fall down.

And all ’round your island There’s a barricade. Keeps out the danger, Holds in the pain.

And sometimes you’re happy, Sometimes you cry. Half of me is ocean, Half of me is sky.

But you got a heart so big it could crush this town. And I can’t hold out forever; even walls fall down.

Alright.

And some things are over, Some things go on. Part of me you carry, Part of me is gone.

But you got a heart so big it could crush this town. And I can’t hold out forever; even walls fall down. Baby, you got a heart so big it could crush this town. And I can’t hold out forever; even walls fall down.

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring your great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we present the hypnotic harmonies of First Aid Kit’s Klara and Johanna Söderberg performing “Stay Gold,” a song that uses the precious metal as a metaphor for the vitality of youth — when the world is your oyster and anything is possible.

Klara Söderberg, who co-wrote the song with her sister, Johanna, told The Oregonian that “Stay Gold” was inspired by Robert Frost’s eight-line poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

In that poem, which was originally published in 1923, Frost begins with these two lines, “Nature’s first green is gold / Her hardest hue to hold” and ends with these, “So dawn goes down to day / Nothing gold can stay.”

In “Stay Gold,” the Swedish sisters’ take on the Frost poem goes like this, “The sun shone high those few summer days / Left us in a soft, wide-eyed haze / It shone like gold / It shone like gold / But just as the moon it shines straight / So dawn goes down today / No gold can stay / No gold can stay.”

Essentially, the sisters are saying that a young person’s idyllic view of life — and likely their own — is often short-lived.

In the The Oregonian interview, Klara described how she encountered Frost’s famous work.

“I had this collection of poetry, and I thought, ‘I’ll open this and see if there’s anything in here that inspires me,’ and I came upon the line ‘Nothing gold can stay.’ That was literally the first thing I saw, and it was perfect,” she said.

“Stay Gold” is the title song from First Aid Kit’s third studio album, which was released in June 2014 and peaked at #23 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It won the Swedish Grammis award in 2014 for “Album of the Year,” and was listed sixth in Paste magazine’s list of the 40 best folk albums of the 2010s.

Despite the sisters’ humble beginnings as a MySpace/YouTube indie folk phenomenon in 2007-2008, First Aid Kit has amassed a body of work that includes four albums, four EPs and several singles. In 2015, and again in 2019, they were nominated for a Brit Award as one of the five best international groups.

Trivia: Klara wrote her first song, “Femton mil i min Barbiebil” (Fifteen miles in my Barbie car], when she was six.

Please check out the video of First Aid Kit’s performance of “Stay Gold.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Stay Gold” Written by Klara and Johanna Söderberg. Performed by First Aid Kit.

The sun shone high those few summer days Left us in a soft, wide-eyed haze It shone like gold It shone like gold

But just as the moon it shines straight So dawn goes down today No gold can stay No gold can stay

What if our hard work ends in despair? What if the road won’t take me there? Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

What if to love and be loved’s not enough? What if I fall and can’t bear to get up? Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold We could stay gold

We’re on our way through rugged land Top of that mountain we wanted to stand With hearts of gold With hearts of gold

But there is only forward, no other way Tomorrow was your hope at the end of the day And gold turns gray And gold turns gray

What if our hard work ends in despair? What if the road won’t take me there? Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

What if to love and be loved’s not enough? What if I fall and can’t bear to get up? Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold We could stay gold

All of my dreams, they fall and form a bridge Of memories where I can get back All of my dreams, they fall and form a bridge Of memories where I can’t get back to you

What if our hard work ends in despair? What if the road won’t take me there? Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

What if to love and be loved’s not enough? What if I fall and can’t bear to get up? Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold We could stay gold

Could stay gold Stay gold

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we feature Creed performing “Higher,” a song in which frontman/songwriter Scott Stapp dreams of a utopia, where the streets are paved with gold and love replaces hate.

Stapp sings, “Can you take me higher? / To the place where blind men see / Can you take me higher? / To the place with golden streets.”

In 2013, Stapp told Songfacts.com that “Higher” was about his idealistic dream of creating a heaven on Earth.

“I wanted the world, so to speak. I wanted to achieve every dream that I ever had,” he said. “At the time I penned that song, my view of what heaven on Earth meant was very narrow, very naïve, and very wrapped up in ego and self-fulfillment.”

In 2000, Stapp had revealed in a Spin magazine interview that “Higher” was his homage to the power of lucid dreaming. In a lucid dream, the dreamer can take control over the characters, the narrative and the environment.

“You’re physically asleep, but you’re awake in your mind,” he said.

Apparently, Stapp had been haunted by a recurring nightmare, in which the singer is running down a highway being chased by a gunman. He turns left and hides behind a pillar beneath an overpass, but he still gets shot. Stapp reported that once he was able to lucid-dream, he could alter the events, turning right, and escaping harm. The nightmares soon went away.

Released in 1999 as the first single from Creed’s album, Human Clay, “Higher” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a breakthrough hit for the band. Human Clay made its debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 10 million copies. VH1 ranked “Higher” as the 95th greatest hard rock song of all time.

Founded in Tallahassee, FL, in 1994, Creed has sold more than 53 million albums worldwide. The band broke up in 2004, but then reunited briefly for tours in 2009 and again in 2012.

Please check out the video of Creed performing “Higher” on Late Night With David Letterman. The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Higher” Written by Scott A. Stapp and Mark T. Tremonti. Performed by Creed.

When dreaming I’m guided to another world Time and time again At sunrise I fight to stay asleep ‘Cause I don’t want to leave the comfort of this place ‘Cause there’s a hunger, a longing to escape From the life I live when I’m awake

So let’s go there, let’s make our escape Come on let’s go there, let’s ask, “Can we stay?”

Can you take me higher? To the place where blind men see Can you take me higher? To the place with golden streets

Although I would like our world to change It helps me to appreciate those nights and those dreams But my friend, I’d sacrifice all those nights If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same The only difference is To let love replace all our hate

So let’s go there, let’s make our escape Come on let’s go there, let’s ask, “Can we stay?”

Can you take me higher? To the place where blind men see Can you take me higher? To the place with golden streets

So let’s go there, let’s go there Come on let’s go there, let’s ask, “Can we stay?”

Up high I feel like I’m Alive for the very first time Set up high I’m strong enough To take these dreams and make them mine

Set up high I’m strong enough To take these dreams and make them mine

Can you take me higher? To the place where blind men see Can you take me higher? To the place with golden streets

Can you take me higher? To a place where blind men see Can you take me higher? To the place with golden streets

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, 20-time Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen connects gold and diamonds to the immigrant experience in his 2006 jig-style tribute, “American Land.”

For many generations, immigrants from around the world have come to the US filled with hopes and dreams of a better life. The rumor that American streets were “paved with gold” gave them the added incentive to overcome fears of leaving their homelands for an opportunity to prosper in what Springsteen calls the “American Land.”

Springsteen adds his own take to the “paved with gold” theme, singing, “Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands / When you make your home in the American Land.”

In the next verse, he adds, “There’s diamonds in the sidewalk, there’s gutters lined in song / Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long / There’s treasure for the taking, for any hard working man / Who will make his home in the American Land.”

As a socially conscious defender of the working class, Springsteen has been giving a voice to the voiceless for more than 50 years. He originally wrote “American Land” for his 2006 Seeger Sessions Tour and then recorded it as bonus track for Wrecking Ball, his blockbuster 2012 album that went to #1 in 16 countries. During the Seeger Sessions Tour, Springsteen closed many of his shows with a rousing, Irish jig-style performance of “American Land.”

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born in Long Branch, NJ, in 1949. Inspired by the Beatles’ performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, the 15-year-old Springsteen bought his first guitar for $18.95 at a Western Auto Appliance store. He played small venues with a number of bands throughout the late ’60s and then caught the attention of a Columbia Records talent scout in 1972. Springsteen’s debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., was released in October of that same year.

Springsteen has sold more than 150 million records worldwide. He’s earned 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award for Springsteen on Broadway. In 1999, he was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Please check out the video of Springsteen and The Seeger Sessions Band performing “American Land” live in Dublin in 2006. The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“American Land” Written by Bruce Springsteen. Performed by Bruce Springsteen and The Seeger Sessions Band.

What is this land America so many travel there I’m going now while I’m still young my darling meet me there Wish me luck my lovely I’ll send for you when I can And we’ll make our home in the American Land

Over there all the woman wear silk and satin to their knees And children dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands When you make your home in the American Land

There’s diamonds in the sidewalk, there’s gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There’s treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who will make his home in the American Land

I docked at Ellis Island in a city of light and spires Wondered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire We made the steel that built the cities with our sweat and two hands And we made our home in the American Land

There’s diamonds in the sidewalk, there’s gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There’s treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who will make his home in the American Land

The McNicholas, the Posalskis, the Smiths, Zerillis, too The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews Come across the water a thousand miles from home With nothing in their bellies but the fire down below

They died building the railroads worked to bones and skin They died in the fields and factories names scattered in the wind They died to get here a hundred years ago they’re still dying now The hands that built the country we’re always trying to keep down

There’s diamonds in the sidewalk, there’s gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There’s treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who will make his home in the American Land Who will make his home in the American Land Who will make his home in the American Land

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you uplifting songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith uses the term “gold in them hills” to deliver an inspirational message about cherishing all that life has to offer — both the good and the bad.

He sings, “But if we’d only open our eyes / We’d see the blessings in disguise / That all the rain clouds are fountains / Though our troubles seem like mountains / There’s gold in them hills / There’s gold in them hills / So don’t lose heart / Give the day a chance to start.”

Originally released in 2003 as the 15th track of Sexsmith’s Rarities album, “Gold in Them Hills” became the defining song of the 2013 film About Time, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy.

In an interview posted to Youtube, writer-director Richard Curtis explained how the “profoundly meaningful song” represented the central philosophical theme of About Time — that no matter how bad life looks, if you investigate it, there’s gold in them hills.

“You just may not be noticing,” he said. “But, the normal run of your day is a wonderful and glorious thing.”

The main character in the film has the ability to time travel, and initially believes that he should try to change his past in an effort to bolster his future.

But, then he realizes — with the help of his dad — that the best way to use time travel is to relive each ordinary day without the worries and tensions that keep us from appreciating how lucky we are to be with the people we love and live the life we lead.

Born in Ontario, Canada, Ronald Eldon “Ron” Sexsmith began recording his own material in 1985 at the age of 21. He was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2005 Juno awards and has released a total of 15 albums.

Please check out the audio track of Sexsmith performing “Gold in Them Hills.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Gold in Them Hills” Written and performed by Ron Sexsmith.

I know it doesn’t seem that way But maybe it’s the perfect day Even though the bills are piling And maybe Lady Luck ain’t smiling

But if we’d only open our eyes We’d see the blessings in disguise That all the rain clouds are fountains Though our troubles seem like mountains

There’s gold in them hills There’s gold in them hills So don’t lose heart Give the day a chance to start

Every now and then life says “Where do you think you’re going so fast” We’re apt to think it cruel but sometimes It’s a case of cruel to be kind

And if we’d get up off our knees Why then we’d see the forest for the trees And we’d see the new sun rising Over the hills on the horizon

There’s gold in them hills There’s gold in them hills So don’t lose faith Give the world a chance to say

A word or two, my friend There’s no telling how the day might end And we’ll never know until we see

There’s gold in them hills There’s gold in them hills So don’t lose heart Give the day a chance to start

There’s gold in them hills There’s gold in them hills

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today we feature Justin Bieber singing about pearls in the R&B remix of his 2010 release, “Up.”

In this 2011 collaboration with Chris Brown, the Canadian heartthrob refuses to call it quits on a troubled relationship that has nowhere to go but up. He tells his girlfriend that they have the power to make the sun shine in the moonlight and make the grey clouds turn to blue skies.

He also promises to take her around the world and lavish her with pearls sourced from every ocean they encounter.

In the key jewelry line, Bieber sings, “It’s a big, big world / And I’m gonna show you all of it / I’m gonna lace you with pearls, oh / From every ocean that we’re swimmin’ in.”

Originally the 9th track on Bieber’s chart-topping 2010 debut studio album, My World 2.0, “Up” was re-released on Valentine’s Day 2011 as the 7th track of his Never Say Never – The Remixes album. That release — which featured collaborations with Brown, Jaden Smith, Usher, Rascal Flatts, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West and Raekwon — also soared to #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart.

The Canadian-born Justin Drew Bieber started to make his move into the music business in 2007. That’s when the adorable, fresh-faced 13-year-old placed second in a local singing competition. Bieber’s mom, Pattie, posted a video of his performance on YouTube, and then added other videos of her son singing covers of various R&B songs.

It’s been reported that music executive Scooter Braun accidentally clicked on one of Bieber’s videos — thinking he was watching a 20-year-old doing a cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” The impressive performer was, in fact, the teenage Bieber.

Braun tracked down the youngster in Canada, and with the permission of Bieber’s mom, introduced him to singer-songwriter Usher, who soon became his mentor. Bieber was then signed by record executive L.A. Reid and the rest is Bieber history.

Bieber has sold an estimated 150 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He’s earned two Grammy Awards, 18 American Music Awards, 21 Billboard Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards and a record 21 MTV Europe Music Awards.

The 28-year-old Bieber has 91 million followers on Facebook, 114 million on Twitter and 214 million on Instagram.

Please check out the audio track of the soulful Bieber/Brown collaboration of “Up.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Up” Written by Adam Messinger, Justin Bieber and Nasri Atweh. Performed by Justin Bieber, with Chris Brown.

It’s a big, big world It’s easy to get lost in it You’ve always been my girl, oh And I’m not ready to call it quits

We can make the sun shine in the moonlight We can make the grey clouds turn to blue skies I know it’s hard Baby, believe me

That we can go nowhere but up From here, my dear Baby, we can go nowhere but up Tell me what we’ve got to fear We’ll take it to the sky past the moon to the galaxy As long as you’re with me, baby Honestly (honestly) with the strength of our love We can’t go nowhere but up

It’s a big, big world And I’m gonna show you all of it I’m gonna lace you with pearls, oh From every ocean that we’re swimmin’ in

We can make the sun shine in the moonlight We can make the grey clouds turn to blue skies Yeah, I know it’s hard Baby, believe me, ooh

That we can go nowhere but up From here, my dear Baby, we can go nowhere but up Tell me what we’ve got to fear We’ll take it to the sky past the moon to the galaxy As long as you’re with me, baby Honestly (honestly) with the strength of our love We can’t go nowhere but up

Nowhere but up

Baby, we were underground We’re on the surface now We’re gonna make it girl I promise If you believe in love And you believe in us We can go nowhere but up

We can go nowhere but up From here, my dear Baby, we can’t go nowhere but up Tell me what we’ve got to fear We’ll take it to the sky past the moon to the galaxy As long as you’re with me, baby Honestly, honestly with the strength of our love We can go nowhere but up

Nowhere but up Nowhere but up Yeah Nowhere but up

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Welcome to Music Monday when we bring you joyous songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Cuban-American singing sensation Camila Cabello kicks up her heels in the 2021 international dance hit, “Don’t Go Yet.”

Viewed on Youtube more than 47 million times, the video of this instant classic tells a story of a young woman who can’t cope with the idea of being apart from her boyfriend. Throughout the song she implores him to stay — even though he’s scheduled to take a flight. Cabello sets the scene by using precious metals to paint a picture of a magical, romantic place.

She sings, “I imagine myself in satin, the room was platinum and gold / I’d dance and catch your eye, you’ll be mesmerized, oh.”

Written by Cabello and collaborators Scott Harris, Eric Frederic and Mike Sabath, “Don’t Go Yet” made its radio debut in July of 2021 as the lead single of Cabello’s third studio album, Familia. The song quickly became an international success, charting in 33 countries.

It was nominated for Song of the Summer at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards and as the Best International Video at the 2021 LOS40 Music Awards.

“Familia” in Spanish means “family,” and Cabello’s official video for “Don’t Go Yet” is all about family. The singer told YouTube’s “Released” that the song and music video were both inspired by Cuban-Mexican family parties from her childhood, where “everybody eats dinner, and then after you put on a little cheap disco ball with lights and suddenly the living room is the dance floor.”

The video is teeming with a cast of colorful characters, including professional dancers, reality show celebrities and Cabello’s actual relatives.

The 24-year-old, Cuban-born Cabello is best known for her smash hits “Havana” (2018) and “Señorita” (2019), a duet she performed with Shawn Mendes.

She got her first big break in 2012, when she placed third on The X Factor. Soon after, she joined a group called Fifth Harmony, which signed a record deal with Syco Music, a music company owned by X Factor host Simon Cowell.

Please check out the awesome video of Cabello and her familia performing “Don’t Go Yet.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“Don’t Go Yet” Written by Camila Cabello, Cabello, Scott Harris, Eric Frederic and Mike Sabath. Performed by Camila Cabello.

Oh, my love, oh, yeah, yeah I’m in love, yeah

I replayed this moment for months Alone in my head, waitin’ for it to come I wrote all your lines in the scripts in my mind, and I hope that you follow it for once

I imagine myself in satin, the room was platinum and gold I’d dance and catch your eye, you’ll be mesmerized, oh

We’d find a corner, then your hands in my hair Finally we’re here, so, why Are you sayin’ you got a flight, need an early night? No, don’t go yet

Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet What you leavin’ for, when my night is yours? Just a little more, don’t go yet

Baby, don’t go yet, ’cause I wore this dress for a lil’ drama

And I bet, I bet that you think that you know, but you don’t Baby, come to mama I get, I get what I want when I want And I get it how I wanna, wanna And I want you baby, gotta get you, baby

We’d find a corner, then your hands in my hair Finally we’re here, so, why Are you sayin’ you got a flight, need an early night? No, don’t go yet

Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet (No, no) Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet What you leavin’ for, when my night is yours? Just a little more, don’t go yet

Dámelo La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Don’t go yet) La-la-la-la-la-la-la, hey (Don’t go yet) Hey!

(Oh-no-no, don’t leave yet) (No te vayas, quédate)

(Oh-no-no, don’t leave yet) Ahora voy yo (No te vayas, quédate) (Oh-no-no, don’t leave yet) Stay a little longer (No te vayas, quédate) Know you really wanna (Oh-no-no, don’t leave yet) Stay a little longer (No te vayas, quédate) Oh

Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet (Oh-no-no, don’t leave yet) What you leavin’ for, when my night is yours? (No te vayas, quédate) Just a little more

(Oh, yeah, don’t go yet, don’t go yet) What you leavin’ for, when my night is yours? Yours, yours What you leavin’ for, when my night is yours? Just a little more, don’t go yet

Credit: Screen capture via Youtube.com / Camila Cabello.

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