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Tall and Tan and Young and Lovely.........

......the girl from Ipanema goes walking

The Girl from Ipanema song is 50 years old.....can you believe it?

"The quintessential bossa nova tune, inspired by a young woman who passed the songwriters in a beachside bar on her way to the sea, introduced Rio de Janeiro to the world. Now, it's turning 50, and to its legions of fans, the decades have only heightened its allure, adding a wash of nostalgia to this hymn to passing youth and beauty."

The "girl" that inspired the song then:

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"People with closed hearts will always feel as though they are at war with the world." ~My friend Nancy