Diamond Songs Top Ten: Im Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But Im Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) (#8)

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Now I realize that it was probably a good idea to double this list of favorite songs with “diamond” in the title with songs by Neil Diamond....given that there’s some country music here. Sorry. I love it. You may not like this, so there’s that Neil Diamond song to fall back on. Meanwhile...... #8: I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) - Billy Joe Shaver We lost Billy Joe this year. That broke my heart. In fact, we lost three Texas country music legends in a two-week span. This is one of his biggest hits-for-someone-else. John Anderson covered this shortly after Shaver’s original came out in 1981 and had a top five country hit with it. The ol’ chunk of coal got his eternal diamond earlier this year. What a songwriter. I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) Written by Billy Joe Shaver Recorded by Billy Joe Shaver From I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday, 1981 (Famously covered by John Anderson, 1981) I’m gonna kneel and pray every day: