Silhouettes

The Diamonds

Written by Frank C. Slay Jr. and Bob Crewe



Peaked at # 10 in 1957

Version by The Rays, released 3 weeks earlier, hit # 3

Another version, by Steve Gibson and The Redcaps, managed only # 63

Re-made by Herman's Hermits to # 5 in 1965







ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, hut-hut

ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, hut-hut



Took 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 shade

Oh, what a lovely couple they ma-ade



Put 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 shade

I couldn't hide the tears in my eye-eyes



Silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes)

ty-oh, oh-oh

Silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes),

ty-oh, oh-oh



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 shade

Said 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 shade

All of our days, two silhouettes on the sha-ade



Silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes)

ty-oh, oh-oh

Silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes) silhouettes (silhouettes),

ty-oh, oh-oh



Two silhouettes on the shade

Silhouettes!





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