PHOEBE LEGERE: Marilyn Monroe from MONDO New York

"Marilyn" words and music © by Phoebe Legere

Phoebe wrote about the genesis of this song in her autobiography "American Weimar"




One night, I saw "Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe on late night television. She blew my mind.
That such a Goddess could arise from within the system seemed a miracle.

She found a way to express pure joy in a context of relentless degradation and exploitation

I fell asleep and Marilyn appeared to me. In my dream she sang this song. I woke up suddenly and wrote down the song.
She is a demon diva, a deathless star. More than human, she is also one of the Undead. They killed her years ago and she just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Highly musical, she gifted me with this song.
I brought it to Epic Records, my label at the time. They said, "You can't sing a song about making love to a woman." They dropped me from the label.

Stubborn, and right, I kept singing the song. The song grew legs, Like Marilyn, the song refused to die. Without promotion, without a label, without a manager, without a boyfriend or husband, with no help, no support and no sympathy, this song is a power song, a death song, a song that just keeps spreading, like a meme, like a virus, like a ghost.

This song was big on College Radio in 1989, even with no promotion, label or manager.

We have over 100,000 views on Google video, and 50,000 views
in one year. Thank you for loving Marilyn Monroe. She was a real genius.

The video, shot by Nile Southern, was re=edited by Dead Dog Records when they released a CD in 1994. That was my first album. This is NOT NIle's cut...which is even more amazing...but all of this footage comes from Niles Boulieu camera. I would get all dressed up, bring the boom box down to 10th Street, start lipsynching to the track

Ill have to post the Director's cut one of these days...along with the original rock n roll version from the Island Records soundtrack for Mondo New York.

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[sexbrain]

We're doing a live version of this song at IRIDIUM on Dec 21. It's very different- with a Dorian improv section based on Mile's So What changes.

[sebastianlovesmummy]

love this song!

[heddalee]

phoebe legere is AWESOME.

[Romanhattanvideo]

I love Phoebe Legere

[heddalee]

this isnt the version on the cassette/vinyl, which is much better. by far. oh well.

[justpaulwithnohandle]

You coming back to B.I next summer?

omg omg blew my mind yo

is there any video of that anywhere?

[CassieAnnaCary]

lmao. God damn. no wonder Hunter fucking offed himself. By the end he's hanging out with sluts who have half a brain!

[CeciliaDestefan63]

hmzwenn jemand sich um mich kümmern würde wäre ich glücklich^^ bin so einsam

[ArizonaKnightWolf]

One thing I can never undertand is why PHOEBE LEGERE is not a major star! She is beautiful, has a silky, magical voice and has more talent in her left hand than Britney Spears and Madonna combined.

[wwwhatsup]

Yep I remember this - shot at The Cat Club!

[GoldenoSkyo]

I read the info but i didn't get it .. who's the singer ? she's good !

[bridgadellic]

reminds me of megadeth!!!