In the song "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by the Clash, there's a part in the song where there's background singing. I have never been able to understand the words. What are they?

Mainly written by guitarist/singer Mick Jones, the backing vocals for "Should I Stay or Should I Go" are performed by the band's other guitarist/singer, Joe Strummer, and American singer Joe Ely. After Jones sings a line, Strummer and Ely repeat the line but they sing it in Spanish. For example, the line "This indecision's bugging me" is followed by "esta undecision me molesta."

Strummer decided to sing the backing vocals in Spanish on a whim and translated the words quickly in the studio. He has stated in interviews that his Spanish lyrics may not be exact translations of the preceding English lyrics.

Released as a single from the Combat Rock album, "Should I Stay or Should Go" reached No. 45 in the United States and No. 17 in the United Kingdom. In 1991, the song was re-released to coincide with it being featured in a Levi's commercial and reached No. 1 in the UK.

Around 1970, I heard a song on the radio and haven't heard it since. I remember the lines "I do not know a day I did not love you, I can't remember love not being there." I think it was from a Broadway show but I haven't been able to find it. Can you help?

The song is called "I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You" from the Broadway musical "Two By Two." The show opened in November 1970 and starred Danny Kaye. The play is about Noah before and after the flood. Tony Bennett recorded a version of the song and included in his 1971 album, "Love Story."

Can you tell me the name of the song that the diamond company De Beers used prior to Karl Jenkins' "Palladio?"

I seem to remember it was a piano melody accompanied by soft brushes on cymbals. The video showed just two hands, with one holding a diamond necklace. The commercial aired around 1987.

While researching the answer to your question, we learned that the central theme of the marketing campaign for De Beers, one of the world's largest diamond jewelry companies in the world, has not really changed all that much over the years.

From the earliest days when the company's founder, Cecil Rhodes, obtained complete control over all diamond mining operations in South Africa, the company was able to regulate the supply of diamonds for most of its life. This has meant that the price of diamonds has remained artificially high, making them appear to be rarer than they actually are.

Eschewing flashy advertisements, the company has put its product on a pedestal and has sought to appeal to the sophisticated side of their clientele. A young copyrighter, Frances Gerety, thought up the slogan, "A Diamond Is Forever," in 1947. In 2000, Advertising Age named it the best advertising slogan of the 20th century.

We haven't been able to find a definitive answer for you. The closest we have been able to find is a "Diamond Collection '80" commercial which featured a husband giving his wife a necklace with a piano melody playing in the background. If you search for "Diamond Collection '80," you can view the clip to see if it is the music you are looking for.

Unfortunately, we have not been able to identify it. Perhaps one of our readers might be able to offer a suggestion.

Brady and Maron are freelance music writers based in Raleigh, N.C. Questions about songs, albums and the musicians who make them may be sent to them at ontherecord99@aol.com.