try to be more outgoing, because that s what i have to express. anyone can see i love you anyone can see i care it was the first time marilyn sung on screen, and she is quite remarkable. marily plays chorus girl peggy martin, who is courted by a love-struck fan. you ll be sure to send this right away? wouldn t you rather deliver it in person? no, thanks, i ms. martin? yes. it s a very sweet role. aren t you going to give me the orchard? yes. in spite of the fact she s a sexy strip tease artist. one of marilyn s biggest numbers in ladies of the chorus is somewhat of a creepy song.
every baby needs a daddy to keep her worry free she s being positioned as a gold digger so the idea is every woman needs a man to support her. what s interesting about wanting a daddy is it s twofold. it s i m brazenly sexual but i m really just a little girl. every baby needs a da, da, daddy could my da, da daddy be you she manages to be sexually attractive and the object of the male gaze in all of the ways she needs to be but she s also making fun of it. yes, we feel just like the wolves are out and that is the moment at which marilyn discovered how this performance would work for her. shortly after finishing ladies of the chorus marilyn