Music Friday: Tears Are 'Diamonds on My Face,' Sings Dua Lipa in 'Dance the Night'

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you the hottest new releases featuring jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, British pop star Dua Lipa says that the tears you see on her face are really diamonds in "Dance the Night," the lead single from the Barbie movie soundtrack.

A song about having the power to shake off relationship troubles and still shine on the dance floor, "Dance the Night" uses diamonds to symbolize strength, invincibility and self-worth.

Lipa sings, "Baby you can / Find me under the lights / Diamonds under my eyes / Turn the rhythm up / Don’t you wanna just / Come along for the ride."

Later in the song, she clarifies that those diamonds are actually tears.

"Even when the tears are flowing / They’re diamonds on my face / I’ll still keep the party going not one hair out of place."

The song is featured prominently in Barbie, the $145 million production directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie in the title role. The cotton candy-colored summer blockbuster is set to open today in 4,200 North American theaters and should rake in more than $100,000 over the weekend. Lipa, a three-time Grammy winner, makes her acting debut as Mermaid Barbie.

"Dance the Night" was released on May 23 and has already charted in 42 countries, including a #9 spot on US Billboard Top 40, #13 on the UK Singles list and #13 on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100.

In the song's official video, Lipa dances atop a huge Barbie pump and gets to drive the pink Barbie convertible. The movie soundtrack, titled Barbie: The Album, is also set to release today.

Now 27, the London-born model-turned-singer was musically influenced by her father, who was the frontman of the Kosovan rock band, Oda.

At Fitzjohn’s Primary School in London, Lipa wasn’t disheartened when the teacher heading the school choir told her “she could not sing.” Instead, the nine-year-old took weekend singing lessons at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

As a high-schooler, she uploaded to YouTube videos of herself covering the songs of Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera.

Lipa became a model, which led to a role as the “singer” in an ad for The X Factor music competition show in 2013. A year later, she would ink a deal with Warner Bros. Records.

Please check out the official video of Dua Lipa performing "Dance the Night." The lyrics are below if you'd like to sing along…

"Dance the Night"
Written by Dua Lipa, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin and Mark Ronson. Performed by Dua Lipa.

Baby you can
Find me under the lights
Diamonds under my eyes
Turn the rhythm up
Don’t you wanna just
Come along for the ride

Oh my outfit so tight
You can see my heart beat tonight
I can take the heat
Baby best believe
That’s the moment I shine

Cuz every romance
Shakes and it bends
Don’t give a damn

When the nights here
I don’t do tears
Baby no chance

I could dance, I could dance, I could dance
Watch me, dance
Dance the night away
My heart could be burning but you won’t see it on my face
Watch me, dance
Dance the night away
I’ll still keep the party running, not one hair out of place

Lately I’ve been
Moving close to the edge
Still be looking my best
I stay on the beat
You can count on me
I ain’t missing no steps

Cuz every romance
Shakes and it bends
Don’t give a damn

When the nights here
I don’t do tears
Baby no chance

I could dance, I could dance, I could dance
Watch me, dance
Dance the night away
My heart could be burning but you won’t see it on my face
Watch me, dance
Dance the night away
I’ll still keep the party running, not one hair out of place

When my heart breaks
You’ll never see it, never see it
When my world shakes
I feel alive, I feel alive
I don’t play safe
Don’t you know about me

I could dance, I could dance, I could dance

Even when the tears are flowing
They’re diamonds on my face
I’ll still keep the party going, not one hair out of place

Even when the tears are flowing
They’re diamonds on my face
I’ll still keep the party going, not one hair out of place

Watch me, dance
Dance the night away
My heart could be burning but you won’t see it on my face
Watch me, dance
Dance the night away

I’ll still keep the party running, not one hair out of place

When my heart breaks
You’ll never see it, never see it
When my world shakes
I feel alive, I feel alive
I don’t play safe
Don’t you know about me

I could dance, I could dance, I could dance

Dance the night

Credit: Screen capture via YouTube / Dua Lipa.

Did You Know That the Surat Diamond Bourse Is Bigger Than the Pentagon?

About 175 miles north of Mumbai in the toasty west coast city of Surat, India, a 15-story complex sprawled across 35 acres will soon become the business hub for 65,000 diamond professionals, some of which were likely responsible for cutting or polishing the glittering diamonds on your ring finger.

You see, Surat is where 90% of the world's diamonds are cut, according to CNN.com.

The news outlet reported that the soon-to-be opened Surat Diamond Bourse will occupy 7.1 million square feet, making it the largest office building in the world, overtaking the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, by 600,000 square feet. The interior of the buildings contain 4,700 offices, 131 elevators, along with conference halls, dining facilities and leisure spaces.

An aerial photo of the complex reveals nine mirrored-glass towers — five on one side and four on the other — connected by a central "spine." The spine is curved to funnel the prevailing wind into the structure in an effort to cool the building in an environment that frequently sees outdoor temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

CNN reported that the official grand opening will take place later this year in a celebration that is expected to be attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The four-year, $388 million development project was conceived as a convenient work destination for thousands of people in the diamond trade who previously spent three or four hours each day traveling by train to Mumbai.

Indian architecture firm Morphogenesis told CNN that the configuration of the diamond bourse is similar to that of an airport terminal, with all offices accessible from the main entrance in less than seven minutes.

Surat city planners are betting that the Surat Diamond Bourse will become a development hub for additional projects, including a convention center. The city currently has a population of about six million.

Credit: Image by VaishP, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

'Merman Mike' Rescues Diamond Wedding Ring From Bottom of California Lake

A scuba-diving treasure hunter recently drove more than three hours to assist a woman who had lost her diamond wedding ring while swimming with her family in California's Bass Lake, just south of Yosemite National Park.

The woman identified as Jennie was about 40 feet away from the dock at the man-made lake when her ring slipped off and sunk to the bottom.

Instead of panicking, she searched TikTok to find a treasure hunter with a metal detector. The search led to "Merman Mike," aka Michael Pelley, a skilled scuba diver from Citrus Heights near Sacramento, who has made a name for himself by chronicling his recovery adventures on social media.

Pelley agreed to assist and made the long drive from Northern California .

In a 24-minute video posted to YouTube, Pelley gives his followers a closeup look at one of his most difficult recoveries due to heavy silt, poor visibility, cold water temperature and extreme depth of the dive.

"Almost immediately after I reached the bottom of the lake, I realized how difficult the search was going to be," Pelley explained in his YouTube caption. "The silt had immediately clouded out the area and I was in almost zero visibility."

Pelley came up empty on his first dive, but he didn't give up hope even though he knew the odds of finding the ring were slim. After resetting the anchor line, the treasure hunter slowly made his way back down to the bottom at a depth of 47 feet.

"This time I removed one of my gloves because I needed to be able to feel what was under the silt, since I had zero visibility," he wrote on YouTube. "I then started to search with my metal detector while keeping one hand on the anchor so I would know where I was.

"After pulling a couple of sticks and cans out of the thick silt, I finally pulled out what I thought was going to be another bottle top or pull tab, but instead I was looking at a giant diamond! It was the wedding ring!"

The 14-minute mark of the video captures Merman Mike's elation as he holds the ring between his thumb and forefinger at the bottom of Bass Lake.

"No way. Oh my God," he screamed. "This is it! Oh my God. Yesss."

After finding the ring, Pelley had to be cautious on his ascent to the surface, taking three-minute breaks every 15 feet to avoid decompression sickness, also known as "the bends."

Jennie was beyond ecstatic when Pelley surfaced with her ring. She immediately placed it on her finger and thanked the Good Samaritan, who charges no fees, but gladly accepts tips or rewards to fund his work.

"I'm in disbelief," Jennie said. "Thank you so much from the bottom on my heart. You are amazing. Thank you."

After Jennie and her family left the scene, Pelley returned to the bottom of the lake for what he called a "clean up" dive.

"You can't just come for the treasure," he said. "You have to get the trash, too."

Check out Merman Mike's video at this link…

Credits: Images via Instagram / merman_mike; Screen captures via YouTube / Merman Mike.