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Mae (Riz Ortolani song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Mae'" is a 1965 song written by Riz Ortolani for the MGM motion picture 'The Yellow Rolls-Royce'; the song is the theme for the section of the film in which ownership of the titular Rolls-Royce passes to a gangster and becomes the backdrop to a dangerous romance between the gangster's girlfriend Mae Jenkins (Shirley MacLaine) and a young Italian named Stefano (Alain Delon).
The song with English lyrics, "She's Just a Quiet Girl", was recorded and released as a single by Ella Fitzgerald.[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34 Billboard magazine] Julie London included the song on her album 'Feeling Good' (1965).
The tune was covered as an instrumental by Herb Alpert on 'Going Places', and released as a single both by Alpert and by Pete Fountain, also in 1965.
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Category:1965 songs
Category:Songs with music by Riz Ortolani
Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs
Category:Herb Alpert songs
Category:MGM Records singles
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