
My Only Man, Helen Merrill & Piero Umiliani (1962) Smooth and sultry, from the 1962 Italian drama Smog. Umiliani wrote many scores for spaghetti westerns and sexploitation films, but was best remembered as the composer of Mah Nà Mah Nà.
Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic) was a jazz vocalist who recorded in the bebop era of the late 50s / early 60s. She traveled abroad for some years before returning to the U.S. in the 1970s.
Smog.
F.I.’s misc. memes.
Memes for $6,000, Alex.
“Andy is hot on a smell trail.”
Balloon ride [via Bunkerville].
Thank You Very Much (trailer).
Ruth’s mallets [via Memo Of The Air].
Venetian entry buzzers [via Everlasting Blört].
I Wanna Rock and Roll Until a Reasonable Hour.
Jayne Mansfield walks around her Hollywood home.
The Alafia River Beer Shed [via The View From Lady Lake].
[Top image: Helen Merrill in studio, unknown date.]
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