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from the film, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”.

released: 1953.

lyrics by Jule Styne.

music by Leo Robin.

performed by Marilyn Monroe.

Black & White of Norma Jean. This is Marilyn. What more can be said?

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Music | Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend | 1953

Marilyn Monroe | Jazz | MP3 Pro | Stereo

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The 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 be a time
When a lass needs a lawyer,
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.

There may be 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.

Tiffany's!
Cartier!
Black Starr!
Frost Gorham!
Talk to me Harry Winston.
Tell me all about it!

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 friend.

Audio Format and Specifications:

Format:: MP3 Pro.
Length:: 4 minutes; 35 seconds.
Genre:: Jazz; Swing.
Remix:: The Swing Cats Remix.
Stereo:: 16-bit; 2 channel.
Frequency:: 44100 Hz.
Bitrate:: Variable; 126 Kbps, average.
Optimized:: Dolby Digital Surround Sound.

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