| HEY MARILYN A Musical Biography of Marilyn Monroe Book, Music and Lyrics by Cliff Jones |
"It's sensational!... ….The Jones genius is fully evident from the beginning…Hearing the theme (title) song half way through it strikes a chord, but it is only after the finale that the song bursts through the clouds of emotion to become a haunting and painful elegy to a tormented woman…the tragedy of Marilyn Monroe has never been more poignant." Halifax Mail-Star |
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Cliff Jones playing his songs |
Please enjoy a few sample songs from HEY MARILYN The songs presented here are from the double-CD of the original HEY MARILYN commissioned, produced and broadcast nationally by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) National Radio Network You may purchase the double-CD of the entire 38-song, 113-minute CBC Production by going to ORDER CD |
The CBC production features performances by Beverly D'Angelo Cal Dodd Rory Dodd Rudy Webb Peter Law Babara Lawlor Laurie Bower |
![]() Cliff Jones composing his songs |
1. To hear the opening number NORMA JEAN, sung by a young, perky, boy-admirer, that in the end, turns very dark, click NORMA JEAN
2. To hear SIX MONTHS OF LOVE, in which young Norma Jean gets tossed around from foster home to foster home, click SIX MONTHS OF LOVE
3. To hear I DON'T THINK I LOVE HIM, wherein Marilyn questions her marriage to Jimmy Dougherty, click I DON'T THINK I LOVE HIM
4. To hear HE'S A BIG BOY NOW, with Jimmy's fighting buddies boost him up, but bride Marilyn divorces him, click HE'S A BIG BOY NOW
5. To hear I NEVER MET A MAN I DIDN'T LIKE, which Marilyn sings to the troops in Korea, click I NEVER MET A MAN I DIDN'T LIKE
6. To hear HIYA JOE, Marilyn's love song to husband Joe DiMaggio, click HIYA JOE (Note: There are a few seconds of silence before this number begins.)
7. To hear THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL, a venom-filled British pub duet between Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn, click THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL
8. To hear THE BABY, THE BOOZE AND THE PILLS, an exchange between Marilyn and husband Arthur Miller, click THE BABY, THE BOOZE AND THE PILLS
9. To hear fifties group Lothar And The Mandrakes sing about Marilyn as a LITTLE MISFIT, click LITTLE MISFIT
10. To hear Marilyn's Last Night and the Finale, FIRST click AUGUST 4, 1962 followed IMMEDIATELY by clicking SWIMMING POOL-THE LAST NIGHT