So i said, well, were all here. We might as well try to do another track, so we did what became diamonds on the soles of her shoes. Mazibuko they were doing the song and then they stopped and paul simon said to mr. Shabalala can you play this song . Im just doing this song diamonds on the soles of her shoes. And then so joseph just took a piece paper and then the pen and then he wrote it down in only a few words. What were the words . [chanting lyric in zulu language] amanto mbazane ayeza shes a rich girl she dont try to hide it got diamonds on the soles of her shoes hes a poor boy empty as a pocket hes empty as a pocket with nothing to lose mazibuko the zulu lyrics means. [speaking zulu] its not usual. [speaking zulu] but in our days. [speaking zulu] we see those things happen. [speaking zulu] the women, they can take care of themselves. I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes, yeah well. Simon we decided to put ladysmith black mambazo at the end of the track. They had never sung with
At a point when it looked like his time in the music limelight might be behind him, Paul Simon came roaring back with a major triumph in Graceland. Released in 1986, the album found Simon plopping his searching lyrics down into World Music settings, with a who's who of stellar musicians from all over the globe helping him bring it all to life. There aren't any flawed songs in the album, which makes choosing the top five songs from it a tough task. But that's what we're here to do, so let's give it a whirl.
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