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
Diamonds from Sierra Leone Diamonds from Sierra Leone "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It was released on July 4, 2005, as the lead single of his second studio album, "Late Registration". The song contains a sample of the theme song for the 1971 James Bond film, "Diamonds Are Forever" as performed by Shirley Bassey. Bassey was reported to be very impressed with Kanye's performance and stated that she wished to work with him in the future. The song peaked at number 43 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, was moderately successful on the iTunes music service, and