Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend song is also featured in the 2001 film "Moulin Rouge!", in which it is sung principally by Nicole Kidman in the role of Satine, the (fictional) star performer of the famous Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris, at the turn of the 20th century. This film version is technically a musical adaptation that director Baz Luhrmann titled "Sparkling Diamonds". Although it consists almost entirely of an adaptation of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", this version differs from the lyrics in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in several ways. For example, it does not include the name Harry Winston in the chant of
Girl's Best Friend "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera. A-side B-side Girl's Best Friend "Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released as a single to promote the 1999 comedy film "Blue Streak" and appears on its soundtrack "Blue Streak: The Album". In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album "Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter". Its beat, produced by Swizz Beatz, contains a sample of "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC and the Sunshine Band. Martin