Wild was especially fond of the lines 'You are the sun, I am the moon, / You are the words, I am the tune, / Play me,' and other writers have cited the lines as well. It is widely praised by critics and musicians as well it is among the top-ten favorite songs of American writer and critic David Wild.
Nancy Sinatra said, ''Play Me' is my favorite song, because it is sexy.' Critical acclaim Singer/songwriter Mary Lee Kortes, while performing it in 2000 in New York, suggested that she had lost her virginity to the song. While Bennett had played on a few songs on Diamond's 1971 album Stones, Moods was his first full collaboration with him, establishing Bennett as one of Diamond's essential players, playing on every Diamond album until 1987 and touring with him for 17 years. Play Me features broken chords played on the acoustic guitar, courtesy of Diamond's long-time collaborator Richard Bennett. The 'catchy pop-rock' song is a medium-tempo waltz performed in 3/4 time at a standard tempo of 102 bpm. It was listed by Billboard as #27 of his best 30 songs. It was released as a single in May 1972 and peaked at #11 in the United States in September of that year. The song, the first single from Moods, was recorded in February 1972 in Los Angeles.
' Play Me' is a 1972 song by Neil Diamond from his album Moods.
