# Diamond In Your Mind---What's the Meaning?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 17, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-in-your-mind-whats-the-meaning/647451 "2013-01-17T02:21:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-in-your-mind-whats-the-meaning/647451/1 "2013-01-17T02:21:12Z")

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I know that several artists have recorded this song, and Solomon Burke’s version is my favorite, but can anybody on the board explain the meaning and all the references in the song?