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When Marilyn Monroe delivered her breathy, flirtatious rendition of \u2018Happy Birthday\u2019 to JFK on 19th May 1962, columnist Dorothy Kilgallen remarked, 'it seemed like Marilyn was making love to the President in front of 40 million Americans.'\xa0\nIn fact the two are said to have never seen each other again, and just three months later Monroe was dead from a drug overdose.\nIn this episode, Olly, Arion and Rebecca reveal the forgotten, steel-based second verse of the song Monroe also sang that night, consider the role The Simpsons has played in ruining this moment forever, and explain why \u2018Sing A Song of Sixpence\u2019 has a lot to answer for\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 Marilyn\u2019s iconic performance - and the giant cake presented shortly afterwards:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvoqK6aLE2E\n\u2022 Biography on the story behind the song:\nhttps://www.biography.com/news/marilyn-monroe-happy-birthday-mr-president-jfk\n\u2022 Reader\u2019s Digest investigate what happened to Marilyn\u2019s dress:\nhttps://www.rd.com/article/marilyn-monroe-happy-birthday-dress/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#60s #Person #Politics #Arts #White #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices