Curtis Mayfield wrote:
though you may not drive a great big Cadillac, diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin the scene with a gangster lean.... gangster whitewalls, tv antenna in the back
Regular Reader knows that he’s quoting a William DeVaughn composition, but he’s fucking with my head, as per usual.
I love it when people say that their favorite Curtis Mayfield track is “Be Thankful For What You Got”. Only problem is that it was a #1 hit by a guy whose name is NOT Curtis Mayfield. Last I checked, anyway.
It's always been "Diamond In The Back" to me and I guess most people. Hell we sang it all the time as kids when we saw a matching Fleetwood Brougham rolling down the street with a Landau(?) top and boomerang antenna on the trunk. I honestly never knew of this issue until this morning. Oddly I mis-remember it being part of the original SuperFly soundtrack as well.