GIRL TALK
From the film "Harlow" (1965)
(Neal Hefti / Bobby Troup)

Tony Bennett - 1965
Sergio Mendes - 1966
Stan Kenton & His Orch. - 1967
Bobby Bryant Sextet (Instr.) - 1967
Kenny Burrell (Instr.) - 1967
The Peddlers - 1967
Betty Carter - 1969
Georgie Fame - 1969
The Four Freshmen - 1969
Henry Mancini & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1969
Billy Butler (Instr.) - 1970
Dakota Staton - 1973
Ray Bryant (Instr.) - 1976
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass - 1983
Holly Cole Trio - 1990
Mel Tormé & Cleo Laine - 1991
Laura Fygi - 1993
Giacomo Gates - 1998
Michael Feinstein - 1999
Patricia Adams - 2000
Ernie Andrews - 2000
Dwight Lenox - 2002
Cheryl Bentyne - 2002
George Bugatti - 2003
Mark Winkler - 2003
Janet Planet - 2004
Frank Sinatra Jr. - 2006
Helen Schneider - 2008

Also recorded by: Julie London; Billy May; Sacha Distel;
Ted Davis; Bridget Maynes; Carole Alston; Chris Bennett;
Roy Budd; Viola Langhagen; Gregg James; Frankie Vaughan;
Ted Heath & His Band; Neal Hefti & His Orch; Buddy Greco;
Caecilie Norby; Ray Anthony; Oscar Peterson; Bobby Troup;
Peter Dinsley: .......... and many others.



They like to chat about the dresses they will wear tonight
They chew the fat about their tresses and the neighbours' fight
Inconsequential things that men don't really care to know
Become essential things that women find so apropos

But that's a dame
They're all the same
It's just a game
They call it girl talk, girl talk

They all me-ouw about the ups and downs of all their friends
The who, the how, the why, they dish the dirt, it never ends
The weaker sex, the speaker sex, we mortal males behold
But though we joke, we wouldn't trade you for a ton of gold

So baby stay, and gab away
But hear me say
That after girl talk
Talk to me

(Orchestral Break)

But that's a dame
They're all the same
It's just a game
They call it girl talk, girl talk

(Orchestral Break)

So baby stay, and gab away
But hear me say
That after girl talk
Talk to me


(Contributed by Bruce Clemence - November 2009)


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FEMALE VERSION:


We like to chat about the dresses we will wear tonight
We chew the fat about our tresses and the neighbours' fight
Inconsequential things men really don't care to know
Become essential things that girls all find so apropos

Don't complain
Please take my hand
Just understand
The sweetest girl talk, girl talk

We all me-ouw about the ups and downs of all our friends
The who, the how, the why, we dish the dirt, it never ends
We're weaker sex, the speaker sex you mortal males behold
Although we joke, we wouldn't change you for a sack of gold

So baby stay
And gab away
Just hear me say
The sweetest girl talk, girl talk

We all me-ouw about the ups and downs of all our friends
The who, the how, the why, we dish the dirt, it never ends
The weaker sex, the speaker sex you mortal males behold
But though we joke, we wouldn't trade you for a sack of gold

It's all been planned
Please take my hand
Just understand
The sweetest girl talk, girl talk
The sweetest girl talk, girl talk
The sweetest girl talk, talks of you