Girl Talk (Neal Hefti song)
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"Girl Talk" is a popular song composed by Neal Hefti, with lyrics written by Bobby Troup. It was written for the 1965 film Harlow, a biographical film about Jean Harlow, starring Carroll Baker.
The song has been described by Michael Feinstein as the "last great male chauvinistic song written in the 60's".
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Partial list of recordings
- Tony Bennett, The Movie Song Album (1966)
- Sérgio Mendes, The Great Arrival (1966)(instrumental version)
- Betty Carter, Finally, Betty Carter (1969), Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard (1970)
- Holly Cole, Girl Talk (1990)
- Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Speak Love (1983)
- The King's Singers, This Is the King's Singers (1980)
- Julie London, Feeling Good (1965) (wife of lyricist Bobby Troup)
- Oscar Peterson, Girl Talk (1968)
- Marla Gibbs, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry and Helen Martin, 227 (1985)
- Billy May, Ultra Lounge: Vol. 16 Mondo Hollywood (1997)
- Barbara Lusch, Barbara Lusch (2004)
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