The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Baby loves me yes, yes she does
Oh, the girl's outta sight, yeah
Says she loves me yes, yes she does
Mmh, gonna show me tonight, yeah, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me (yeah, Cherry, baby)
She got the way to groove me (alright)
Tell your momma, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmh, you know, you know what I'm sayin'
Can't stand still while the music is playin', hey
Alright
Ain't got no right, no, no you don't
Oh, to be so exciting
Won't need bright lights, no, no we won't
Mmh, gonna make our own lighting, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (oh)
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 (hey)
Hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (alright)
She got the way to groove me (Cherry)
She got the way to move me (I said)
She got the way to groove me (I said, Cherry, baby)
She got the way
Oh, the girl's outta sight, yeah
Says she loves me yes, yes she does
Mmh, gonna show me tonight, yeah, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me (yeah, Cherry, baby)
She got the way to groove me (alright)
Tell your momma, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmh, you know, you know what I'm sayin'
Can't stand still while the music is playin', hey
Alright
Ain't got no right, no, no you don't
Oh, to be so exciting
Won't need bright lights, no, no we won't
Mmh, gonna make our own lighting, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (oh)
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 (hey)
Hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (alright)
She got the way to groove me (Cherry)
She got the way to move me (I said)
She got the way to groove me (I said, Cherry, baby)
She got the way
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There is a magnificent three-chord EAD guitar riff through-out Cherry Cherry. Diamond is NOT a great guitarist (but he is of course a great song-writer) and he must have known he was on to something when he noodled around with this one. Legend has it that his producers at the time, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, heard Neil noodling on his guitar with this one whilst they were recording other early songs for Diamond in the studio in his Bang days and urged him to finish it. It is pity that Diamond's musical direction veered so much off course for most of the late 70s, 80s and 90's but Rick Rubin has thankfully steered Diamond back on track and got him playing guitar again in the studio and has pared down his sound to just guitars, piano and hand claps etc, a la Cherry Cherry. Take a listen to Diamond's 2005 cut of Delirious Love on his 12 songs album. It is almost Cherry Cherry mark 2.
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Yes. Yes it is.
acoustic guitar, hand claps, piano, and strings. what's not to like?
I like his early tunes best; this one, Solitary Man, I'm A Believer - great singer, great performer, and as shilo mentioned, terrific songwriter - never saw him live, though