‘Diamonds’ on Spotify

Punk icon Poly Styrene – former lead singer of X-Ray Spex – was a fan of Marilyn’s music, according to a birthday playlist posted on Spotify.

Poly died of cancer in April, shortly after the release of her acclaimed solo album, Generation Indigo.

Today would have been Poly’s 54th birthday, and she included Marilyn’s ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’ on a playlist made last December.

The full tracklisting is:

Joni Mitchell – ‘Woodstock’
Janis Joplin – ‘Mercedes Benz’
David Bowie – ‘Suffragette City’
The Slits – ‘Typical Girls’
Stevie Wonder – ‘Pastime Paradise’
Duke Ellington – ‘Take The ‘A’ Train’
The Rolling Stones – ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’
Sex Pistols – ‘Submission’
Marilyn Monroe – ‘Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend’
Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ‘Foxy Lady’
Kaiser Chiefs – ‘I Predict A Riot’
Billy Idol – ‘White Wedding’
Leonard Cohen – ‘Suzanne’
Lou Reed – ‘Perfect Day’

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