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. [1] It was written for the 1965 film Harlow , a biographical film about Jean Harlow, starring Carroll Baker.

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Background

The song has been described by Michael Feinstein as the "last great male chauvinistic song written in the '60s". [2]

Partial list of recordings

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References

  1. "Original versions of Girl Talk written by Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup | SecondHandSongs".
  2. Holden, Stephen (1999). Stephen Holden In The New York Times Theatre Reviews 1999-2000 . Taylor & Francis, review from October 22, 1999 ISBN   978-0-415-93697-2. Google Book Search. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.