Pretty Ballerina
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"Pretty Ballerina" is a song written by pianist Michael Brown (born Michael Lookofsky) and was a top 30 hit for his band the Left Banke in the Billboard top 100 charts. The original Left Banke version of the song, released December 1967, was sung by Steve Martin Caro. The song has appeared in the films Apocalypse Now and Things Behind the Sun and has been covered by such artists as Alice Cooper, John Mellencamp and Eels.
The song is one of a number Brown wrote about Renee Fladen, girlfriend of The Left Banke's guitarist Tom Finn and object of Brown's affection. Other songs written about her include the band's biggest hit "Walk Away Renee" and "She May Call You Up Tonight".
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