Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
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"Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend" is a classic show tune famously performed by Marilyn Monroe, celebrated for its glamorous, tongue-in-cheek take on materialism and romance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend | 2 |
| Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend canonical | 2 |
| "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
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song ⓘ |
| associatedColor | pink (Marilyn Monroe’s gown in the film sequence) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hollywood Golden Age musicals
NERFINISHED
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Marilyn Monroe’s star image ⓘ |
| composer | Jule Styne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus |
iconic Hollywood musical number
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standard ⓘ |
| famousFor | association with Marilyn Monroe ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmPerformanceYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
show tune
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traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Emmy Rossum
NERFINISHED
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Kylie Minogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Kidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIconicChoreography | yes ⓘ |
| hasParodyOf | consumerism and romantic clichés ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Marilyn Monroe compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced | Material Girl (song by Madonna) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus | preference for diamonds over romantic promises ⓘ |
| lyricist | Leo Robin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| notableLyric | “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceBy | Marilyn Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Carol Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceType | vocal solo with chorus ⓘ |
| performedByInFilm | Marilyn Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedCharacter | Lorelei Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| recordLabelForMonroeVersion | 20th Century Fox (film soundtrack context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsSociety | ASCAP (for U.S. performances) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | glamorous ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
men giving jewelry to women
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security through wealth ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| theme |
materialism
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romance ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| tone | tongue-in-cheek ⓘ |
| usedIn | Moulin Rouge! (2001 film, medley adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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