The Diamond Church Street Choir (lyrics)

Singing who does it better than we do,
??? in any diamonds choir
And wo wo wo wo nobody knows,
I’ve been crazy for so long without you,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


I'm pretty sure its "Than the sopranos in...diamond(s) choir" I can hear it as "any" as "andy" or as "auntie." But I definitely hear "Than the sopranos." And it makes sense lyrically.

talley wrote:

For the (hup)? city girls and the ribbons and their curls

Hub City, it's a nickname for New Brunswick

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??? in any diamonds choir

Them sopranos in Andy Diamond's choir

this song is directly about court tavern.

Fast becoming my favorite Gaslight song. Thanks. I was having trouble figuring out some of those lyrics.

love this song,reminds me of dancing in the moonlighy by thin lizzy,very similar

I think this one is my new favourite

Awesome song, thanks for taking the time to do these lyrics.

In terms of meaning, it seems to me to be a love song to New Jersey/New Brunswick/The New Brunswick "scene", in stark contrast to the generally New York based stuff on this album.

My new favorite.

After my first listen through the album in it's entirety, this track was the one that I found myself humming for the next 48 hours.
Frickin love it! So far, my favorite of american slang

I honestly have no idea what the deal is with the choir and the soprano's. Does someone who does care to explain?

love this song.

i think it's about not forgetting where you came from and not getting all full of yourself because you're in a band. he's still not at the party and he still can't sing as well as Diamond's choir (doesn't he have a friend named Diamond?). he still misses his home and his wife.

This is my summer anthem, no question about it. It just...fits.

It's about all the people who sing his songs along with him whenever he plays court tavern.

good to know

What does he mean by "jackknives"?

I don't know, but when I hear that word, I can't think of anything besides The Larry Arms' "Boatless Booze Cruise." Is there a band called The Jackknives?

Jukebox Romeo wrote:

I don't know, but when I hear that word, I can't think of anything besides The Larry Arms' "Boatless Booze Cruise." Is there a band called The Jackknives?

according to a quick google search, there is a band called The Jack-Knives. They're from Glasgow Scotland. I looked through their friends, and their not friends with Gaslight, so I dunno if they're the band that's mentioned in that lyric. (I can only assume it's a band. Otherwise that line makes no sense to me lol).

I know there's an album called 'A Jackknife to a Swan'...

Daire wrote:

I know there's an album called 'A Jackknife to a Swan'...

That was actually the first thing I heard of when I heard that line in this song. Which in turn made me wanna go listen to the Bosstones.

I agree with alot of you guys, the first listen of this song becomes infectious. good placing on the album because as the greatness of bring it on is hitting you this sucks you in as well. amazing record

WingsForWheels wrote:

and he still can't sing as well as Diamond's choir (doesn't he have a friend named Diamond?).

Yes. Apparently Andy Diamond booked the band's very first gigs at the Court Tavern. He's even an online friend of mine (wohoa!).

Gaslight is friends with the Bosstones, who released "A Jackknife To a Swan". Dicky Barrett did the "talked about it!" on Patient Ferris Wheel.

I also think about "jump back jack stop and slide to the right"

Andy Diamond & Brian (Ohio, 2009)

sidekicksuicide wrote:

Gaslight is friends with the Bosstones, who released "A Jackknife To a Swan". Dicky Barrett did the "talked about it!" on Patient Ferris Wheel.

I also think about "jump back jack stop and slide to the right"

i am pretty confident that he borrowed the jump back jack part out of Springsteens "Thundercrack" or it was at very least it was influenced by that song.