Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
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"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a song perhaps most famously performed by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In a later scene, Jane Russell, who played opposite of Monroe, sang "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in court. Monroe's rendition of the song has been considered an iconic performance and since been copied by other entertainers ranging from Madonna and Kylie Minogue to Anna Nicole Smith. The song was also featured in 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, sung by Nicole Kidman.
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" was introduced by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), which was written by Jule Styne (who also wrote the scores for such famed Broadway musicals as Funny Girl and Gypsy) and Leo Robin.
The song was listed as the 12th most important movie song of all time by the American Film Institute.[1]
Other noteworthy versions of the song include Emmylou Harris' 1983 country/rock version.
Marni Nixon lent her soprano voice for Monroe's top notes in this song.
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Youtube has many videos of this song, from the movie, by amateur or by other professionals. [2]
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