Yuliyah’s version of jazz classics “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”.
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Diamond’s are a girls best friend was written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin for the Broadway production of Gentleman Prefer Blondes. It was first performed by Carol Channing in 1949. In the following year the song was recorded by the actress/ singer Ethel Merman, who is known for her vibrant voice and magnetic stage presence.
Diamond’s are a girls best friend was made famous by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Monroe's version of the song is considered an iconic performance and was ranked the 12th best film song of the century by the American Film Institute.
Later Marilyn Monroe's performance has been referenced by many artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell and Anna Nicole Smith. In the music video for Madonna's "Material Girl" similar set and costumes for the singer and her male dancers are used.
The song was also sampled by Megan Three Stallion and Normani in 2020 for "Diamonds", where Monroe’s vocals can be heard in the background throughout the song.
A modified version of the song is also featured in the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge, in which it is performed by Nicole Kidman in the role of Satine.
Marilyn Monroe is an iconic legend that is known for beauty, fashion, her bombshell looks and sensual roles. However, “With Diamond’s are a girls best friend”, 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' and 'Happy Birthday' sung to President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden she earned her three smash hits.
Song Lyrics:
A kiss on the hand
May be quite continental
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
A kiss may be grand
But it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat
Or help you at the automat
Men grow cold
As girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end
But square-cut or pear-shaped
These rocks don't loose their shape
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
There may come a time
When a lass needs a lawyer
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
There may come a time
When a hard-boiled employer
Thinks you're awful nice
But get that ice or else no dice
He's your guy
When stocks are high
But beware when they start to descend
It's then that those louses
Go back to their spouses
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
I've heard of affairs
That are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs
That you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets
If little pets get big baguettes
Time rolls on
And youth is gone
And you can't straighten up when you bend
But stiff back
Or stiff knees
You stand straight at Tiffany's
Diamonds
Diamonds
I don't mean rhinestones
But diamonds are a girl's best
Best friend
9 фев 2021
