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"Marilyn Monroe" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams. It features additional spoken vocals from British TV personality Kelly Osbourne . The song was released on March 10, 2014 as the second single from Williams' second studio album Girl (2014).
The music video was inspired by Madonna's admiration of Marilyn Monroe and mimicked the latter's performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. [2] The video was developed to simultaneously be an exegesis and a critique of the lyrics and Madonna herself. [7]
The music video for Madonna's "Material Girl" specifically employs a similar set and costumes for the singer and her male dancers. [citation needed] The song was sampled by Megan Thee Stallion and Normani in 2020 for "Diamonds", with the music video featuring a set and costumes evoking Monroe's film performance.
The music video for "Material Girl" was inspired by Monroe's performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. " Material Girl " by Madonna (1985): The music video is a mimicry of Monroe's performance of the song " Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend " from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes .
Marilyn Monroe (/ ˈ m æ r ə l ɪ n m ə n ˈ r oʊ / MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model.Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution.
The film stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes and Norma Varden in supporting roles. The film is filled with comedic situations and musical numbers, choreographed by Jack Cole, while the music was written by Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson, Jule Styne and Leo Robin ...
The uncensored version shows a knife scene at the beginning, and on the censored version of the video, it is almost the same except the knife scene is replaced with a stationary black cat among other minor bits removed. [citation needed] There are several appearances of a lookalike impersonating Marilyn Monroe in the video. Mutt Lange would ...
"Happy Birthday, Mr. President" is a song sung by actress and singer Marilyn Monroe on May 19, 1962, for President John F. Kennedy at a gala held at Madison Square Garden for his 45th birthday, 10 days before the actual date (May 29).