- Written & originally performed by Neil Diamond
(born 1/24/41 in Brooklyn NY)
- Diamond attended Brooklyn's Erasmus High School,
where he was in the chorus with another star to be, Barbara Streisand,
yet they didn't really know each other until years later
- He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame in
1984
- The song was the first of Diamond's songs to reach
the Top 40, peaking at #6 in 1966
- Cherry Cherry originally appeared on the album
"Just For You", which peaked at #80 on the Billboard album
chart back in 1967
- In 1973 a live version of the song was released on
the hugely popular "Hot August Night", and the single from
that version went to #31 n the Top 40 chart and #19 on the Easy
Listening chart
- One of Neil Diamond's most popular songs, Cherry
Cherry has appeared on over 35 of Diamond's albums
since 1967
- Publisher Don Kirshner, hearing “Cherry Cherry,”
asked Diamond if he had a similar song that could be used by a group
of his called the Monkees. Diamond played him “I’m a
Believer,” a tune he had intended to use on a future album. Kirshner
took it, and by the end of 1966 the Monkees’ version was spending
the 1st of its 7 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Pop chart
- The song has been used in the films How to Make an
American Quilt (1995) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
- Among the more unique cover versions of the song was
one done by jazz trumpet great Dizzy Gillespie on his album "The
Melody Lingers On"
Other Songs by Neil Diamond Performed by Oracle
Song Lyrics - Cherry Cherry
Baby loves me
Yes, yes she does
Ah, the girl's outta sight, yeah
Says she loves me
Yes, yes she does
Gonna show me tonight, yeah
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me
She got the way to groove me
Tell your mamma, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmmm, you know
You know what I'm sayin'
Can't stand still while the music is playin'
Ain't got no right
No, no you don't
Ah, to be so exciting
Won't need bright lights
No, no we won't
Gonna make our own lightning
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me
She got the way to groove me
No, we won't tell a soul where we gone to
Girl, we do whatever we want to
Ah, I love the way that you do me
Cherry, babe, you really get to me
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me
She got the way to groove me
| Note that the lyrics posted here are those as
interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few
cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more
appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as
an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or
private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial,
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