Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina

Released in December 1966 "Pretty Ballerina" is a song written by the bands pianist Michael Brown and was a #15 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is one of a number Brown wrote about Renée 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 Renée" and "She May Call You Up Tonight".