If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. He's less socially conscious but has more Fresh Prince references in this song.
This song was definitely the earworm of 2012, so you would've had to completely avoid stores, restaurants, or anywhere but your own house to miss it.Īnd even Kanye West appeared on the remix of "Diamonds," revisiting the topic that gave him one of his first solo hits. Some critics and fans thought it was about Chris Brown, but we're not a tabloid, so let's not speculate on that. It didn't hurt that another pop goddess, Sia, was the writer of the song and brought her track record of writing hit pop songs about shiny objects (like chandeliers) to the table.īut "Diamonds" is more than just a catchy chorus as Rihanna probes into a failed past relationship. Eriksen, and Tor Erik Hermansen, and performed by Rihanna, from the album Unapologetic (2012).ĭiamonds are forever.and an inspiration to pop music everywhere, from an incomparable Shirley Bassey song to Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" to Kanye West's "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," which sampled the Bassey song and was decidedly anti-bling.Īnd in 2012, you couldn't walk past a restaurant, club, store, or retirement home (probably) without hearing "Diamonds" by Rihanna. This line is from the song "Diamonds," written by Sia Furler, Benjamin Levin, Mikkel S.
Courage Life Dreams Positive Happy Rihanna Power Motivational Music Context Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond So shine bright, tonight, you and I We're beautiful like Diamonds in the sky Eye to eye, so alive (.