Simple Velvet & Basic Diamonds

[Donna D]

Now for something a little different.    A bit of 1940s flashback, show-tune-type fluff. 

Music/arrangement/orchestration: Billy Playle
Vocals: Anne Cozean
Lyrics: Donna Devine

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Simple Velvet & Basic Diamonds

(v1)
I love to bathe in honeyed milk
It turns my skin to glowing silk
It was good for Cleopatra
It's good enough for me

(v2)
Another thing that makes me purr
Is being draped in fancy fur
I'm stylish to the limit
As anyone can see

Chorus
But with simple velvet and basic diamonds
A girl needs little more
Well maybe an emerald or two
When the wolf creeps round the door

Bridge
All I know of physics
Is that bodies collide
Astronomy is more about
The stars in my eyes
Arithmetic doesn't count
And history's full of lies
And geology's not rhinestones
But fine stones (fine stones)

(v3)
White linen trimmed with Belgian lace
I know is to some women's taste
But I'm uncomplicated
And not difficult to please

(v4)
Though I might flirt with pale chiffon
I've other things to focus on
To keep me well and balanced
There's nothing's quite like these

Chorus
Oh with simple velvet and basic diamonds
A girl needs little more
Well maybe an emerald or two
When the wolf creeps round the door

Repeat chorus

[Kenneth]

pro recording Donna.
Classy, and sophisticated!

[stoman]

Donna, I told you not to make me envious AGAIN!

Do this one more time, and I'll find myself a new hobby ...



Regards,
  Steffen

[lg]

Oh Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this.......
You have a great variety.
And that is so awesome!

LG

[Redler]

Ahhh... Donna and your friends! This is superb on each level. Great vocals and "orchestra". The lyrics - perfect for this song and its mood or is it vice versa

I can imagine a smokey night club, long cigarettes, furs and dry martini - all this as monochrome . The singer has a bit Diana Krall or Stacey Kent vibe, imo. That's fine!!

Kari

[Nelson]

Well, The gloves and the mask are off.
First the new profile flick and now this.
Some time I think I was born About 20 years too late, as far as music goes.
This stuff and that swinging jive just does it for me.
You just knocked this out of the park.
Had me smiling from the first note.
Well done...

Nelson

[Donna D]

Gentlemen, thank you all muchly.    This was heaps of fun. Billy's music and Anne's vocals are a wonderful match. 

Donna

[T.C. Elliott]

The instrumentation is top notch. I mean it's very very good. And those vocals are most excellent. Almost sultry with a good delivery.

[henwrench]

Simply amazing....very pro, great song, all round excellance

                                                   henwrench

[Tangled Wires]

Not the sort of music I would normally listen to, but just have to admire the performance, musicality and production of this song, and its great to have this kind of variety to listen to.

What a vocal too!