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Tom Waits

Diamonds on My Windshield

1974 · via De La Soul

Tom Waits wrote “Diamonds on My Windshield” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1974. De La Soul’s “Oodles of O’s” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Tom Waits – Diamonds on My Windshield
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Tom Waits put "Diamonds on My Windshield" on record in 1974, and De La Soul went digging far enough to find it and build "Oodles of O’s" on top. Spin his first, then theirs, and listen for where the seams are.

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Credited writer: Tom Waits.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1974.

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De La Soul’s “Oodles of O’s” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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De La Soul's "Oodles of O’s" samples an earlier song, "Diamonds on My Windshield." Who first recorded that one?Tom Waits
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