Original Performance: Bat For Lashes
Written by: Natasha Khan
Written by: Natasha Khan
Versions:
- Marilyn (4:36)
Available on The Haunted Man.
CreditsRecorded at: Mr. Dan's
Sally Herbert: Arrangement (Strings)
Natasha Khan: Bass Synthesizer, Beats, Keyboard / Synthesizer, Producer, Vocals
Beck Hansen: Beats, Drum Machine, Guitar (Electric), Keyboard / Synthesizer
Dan Carey: Beats, Engineer, Keyboard / Synthesizer, Producer
Alexis Smith: Engineer
Cassidy Turbin: Engineer
Cole Marsden Grief-Neill: Engineer
Dean Nelson: Engineer
David Kosten: Keyboard / Synthesizer, Producer, Programming
Ben Christophers: Piano
Lyrics:
Marilyn [Version (a)]:
See your face at night
Touch you black and white
You're a silver screen
Visual balladry
Wanna move in the dark
Play the part
Put your star in me
Visual balladry
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Turning into Marilyn
Leaning out of your big car
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
See your face at night
In forever light
You're a silver beam
Visual balladry
Wanna move in the dark
Play the part
Put your star in me
Visual balladry
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Turning into Marilyn
Leaning out of your big car
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Turning into Marilyn
Leaning out of your big car
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
See your face at night
Touch you black and white
You're a silver screen
Visual balladry
Wanna move in the dark
Play the part
Put your star in me
Visual balladry
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Turning into Marilyn
Leaning out of your big car
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
See your face at night
In forever light
You're a silver beam
Visual balladry
Wanna move in the dark
Play the part
Put your star in me
Visual balladry
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Turning into Marilyn
Leaning out of your big car
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Turning into Marilyn
Leaning out of your big car
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
Holding you, I'm touching a star
Stay the night if you think you know
Think you know what you're good for
The Song:
"Marilyn" is a song by Bat For Lashes, on her 2012 album The Haunted Man.
As I gather it, Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes) was struggling with the writing of her third album. She called up some people for advice, like Thom Yorke and Dave Sitek. She then went to hang out at Beck's home/studio for a week, where she worked on demos and hung out. (They had done this song together, but worked on it together over e-mail.)
Initial reports of the album were that none of the work she did at Beck's studio actually made it on to The Haunted Man. While that could be technically true, Beck did add some instruments on to this track, "Marilyn." (Also his engineers worked on the song.)
I think his bit is the breakdown bridge part about 3 minutes into the song.
"Marilyn" is a song by Bat For Lashes, on her 2012 album The Haunted Man.
As I gather it, Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes) was struggling with the writing of her third album. She called up some people for advice, like Thom Yorke and Dave Sitek. She then went to hang out at Beck's home/studio for a week, where she worked on demos and hung out. (They had done this song together, but worked on it together over e-mail.)
Initial reports of the album were that none of the work she did at Beck's studio actually made it on to The Haunted Man. While that could be technically true, Beck did add some instruments on to this track, "Marilyn." (Also his engineers worked on the song.)
I think his bit is the breakdown bridge part about 3 minutes into the song.