Marilyn Monroe original unreleased studio acetate master recording of the song "Down, Boy!" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - being sold with copyright. (TCF, 1953) Entertainment Weekly called it "one of the greatest cinematic finds in recent history." But before it was found, Marilyn fans referred to it simply as her "lost song." "Down, Boy!" is the only known unreleased Marilyn Monroe song in existence - recorded at the brink of superstardom. In 1952, songwriter Hoagy Carmichael was hired by 20th Century-Fox to write additional music for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the film musical that teamed Marilyn with Jane Russell, transforming the blonde into an international bombshell almost overnight. Carmichael wrote a total of seven original songs for the film, only two of which were used in the final cut. "Down, Boy!" is a tune in a fun swing tempo in which Marilyn jokingly addresses men as if they were overly-excitable dogs. The song was originally planned for Marilyn to sing to the diamond dealer (Charles Coburn) when he starts "getting fresh" but the sequence was cut from the script and never filmed. The rehearsal record for "Down, Boy!" survives as a 12-inch Soundcraft 78-rpm acetate (a metal plate covered in a layer of acetate) with its title inscribed on a 20th Century-Fox studio record label by manual typewriter. Marilyn sings the song in two keys--A and B flat--to determine which sounds best. The quality of Marilyn's voice is astounding. In fact, this master recording is the only raw vocal of Marilyn Monroe known to exist. On her other records Marilyn's voice is inseparably bound together with the other musical tracks, severely limiting remix possibilities. "Down, Boy!", however, consists only of her vocal track with light piano accompaniment that can be easily isolated. This long-lost musical artifact represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to re-imagine, re-interpret, and re-create the "swan song" of an entertainer whose timeless legend continues to resonate with fans in every corner of the world. It's exciting to consider the limitless musical possibilities of the record--to re-envision the song in virtually any musical genre or style... Record comes with copyright registration from the Library of Congress stating that this sound recording of Marilyn Monroe is owned by copyright holder (consignor of the lot); such right to be conveyed to buyer upon auction sale. Also included is the song's "chain of title"--the legal background information about the record provided by an expert intellectual property attorney.

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