SINGER: The Diamonds

SONG:Silhouettesd

Silhouettesthe diamondswritten by frank c. slay jr. and bob crewepeaked at # 10 in 1957version by the rays, released 3 weeks earlier, hit # 3another version, by steve gibson and the redcaps, managed only # 63re-made by herman's hermits to # 5 in 1965ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, hut-hutah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, hut-huttook a walk and passed your house (late last night)all the shades were pulled and drawn (way down tight)from within, a dim light cast two silhouettes on the shadeoh, what a lovely couple they ma-adeput his arms around your waist (held you tight)kisses i could almost taste (in the night)wonder why i'm not the guy *whose silhouette's* on the shadei couldn't hide the tears in my eye-eyessilhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes)ty-oh, oh-ohsilhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes),ty-oh, oh-oh <brief instrumental break>lost control and rang your bell (i was sore)let me in or else i'll beat (down your door)when two strangers who had been two silhouettes on the shadesaid to my shock "you're on the wrong blo-ock"rushed down to your house with wings (on my feet)loved you like i never loved (you my sweet)vowed that you and i would be two silhouettes on the shadeall of our days, two silhouettes on the sha-adesilhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes)ty-oh, oh-oh silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes),ty-oh, oh-ohtwo silhouettes on the shadesilhouettes!transcriber's notes 1. backups join with lead on words in (parentheses) 2.: i believe the lead singer screwed up here. on "the diamonds collection"-stardust cd-1010, he clearly says "two silhouettes" rather than "whose silhouette's." the latter is, of course, true compared to the rays' original.