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I've been enjoying the new TV show SMASH.  Saw the season closer tonight!

This is an amazing finale song which is about the life and death of Marilyn Monroe.  Katherine McPhee has a gorgeous voice as Marilyn. What a perfect ending to the show after Marilyn dies tragically in bed, making one last phone call to a friend...she rises from the dead to sing this one. The legacy of Marilyn being that more than a star she was a human who needed some encouragement, some sheltering. And when she didn't find it, she died. Great lyrics and melody and performance.  Produced by Steven Spielberg, songs by the team behind the musical HAIRSPRAY.

Click below to hear the song.  Leave comments telling if the song floats your boat or no.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkFVOuO2gZ4&feature=related
Don't Forget Me ~ Smash ~ Katharine Mcphee
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Comments

  1. ShoshanaMay 15, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    I keep seeing ads for Smash while I'm watching shows like Bones and Grey's Anatomy. One of these days, I'll get to watch it....but probably not before I finish Supernatural, Dead Zone and Walking Dead on netflix.

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  2. Dwight OkitaMay 15, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    Haha, thanks for stopping by, Shoshana. I like Grey's Anatomy too. You can always take a peek at the finale of Smash on hulu.com for free. :)

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