Moon River

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Interesting story of how the Mancini song came to be:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33058351

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Sarah Vaughan's version is good.

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John Barry worked long into the night on the music (Goldfinger) . According to an article in the London Times, the next morning over breakfast, he played the opening three notes to his flatmate at the time, Michael Caine. The actor said bluntly, "It's 'Moon River.'" Barry swiftly added the three-note brass line to disguise the similarity.