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"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is most famously featured as a musical number performed by in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes . While Monroe popularized the song on screen, it was originally written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin for the 1949 Broadway production, where it was first performed by Carol Channing .
(2020) : Margot Robbie, as Harley Quinn, performs a fast-paced remix of the song during a hallucinatory dream sequence that parodies Monroe's iconic pink-dress performance.
: The show featured a mash-up of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and "Material Girl" in the Season 4 episode "Girls (and Boys) on Film". Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
: The song is featured in the PS3 version of Dance on Broadway . Song Meaning & History
: For the series' 100th episode, Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) recreates the Monroe performance in a dream sequence. "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is most
The song has since become a staple of popular culture and has been featured, covered, or parodied in numerous major productions:
(2010) : Features a "semi-cover" where the first chorus is sung by Marilyn Monroe and the second by Christina Aguilera. Notable Musical Influences : The show featured a mash-up of "Diamonds
(2001) : Nicole Kidman performs a musical adaptation titled "Sparkling Diamonds," which serves as a mash-up of the original song and Madonna's "Material Girl".