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Love this song from way back when WDGY and KDWB in Minnesota played it!!!

…..Need a better lead vocalist.

Wow, they were killin' it! Live and at their age, their voices are still top shelf. Beautiful

This is one song I want to hear when I am dying.

Don't walk away Renee, I'm going to replay you in my home.

Hermosa cancion a pesar de tanto tiempo sigue sonando unica y especial

oh man, the harmony is all off. sorry guys.

This is a great performance of this song from my childhood. My first love and I carved are initials in a heart on a tree in hometown USA. My name is Renae and I walked away. He did not follow. Great memories of first love. Thank you for this post of this old hit.

We can thank bass player Tom Finn's girlfriend, Renee Fladen for inspiring Keyboardist Michal Brown to write both Walk Away Renee and Pretty Balerina. Renee danced ballet in high school. Michael had an interest in Renee that was to never be. The Baroque strings and harpsichord define a unique genre - Baroque and Roll.. The flute solo was inspired by the Mamas and Papas California Dreamin'. This is a sad song of a love that was never going to be and the string arrangement produces a constant "crying" effect that complements the lyrics perfectly. This live performance is brilliant. The only thing that I would have changed was to extend the ending like this: You're not to ..., You're not to ..., You're not to blame. The Left Banke were just teenagers when they recorded Walk Away Renee and Pretty Balerina but their songs sound like they had way more years of musical experience than they did.

They still sound pretty good!

Please tell me how a couple of high school boys could write one of the most beautiful songs ever and never be able to repeat its success?

Truly awful. Thank you very big.

This song still brings tears to my eyes. It makes me think about lost love ❤️

He so no Steve Martin !

One of the very first songs I remember. I was born in 1964, all my siblings were at least 10 years older, and they played this song well beyond 1966, when it was released. I'm so thankful this beautiful tune is the first song I recall, compared to most born today.

I'm Super Beatle Fan but this song is my all time favorite Song in the 60s

Maybe 2 or 3 original band members? If this is 2011, I wonder why Steve Caro Martin didn't sing with them. He sadly passed in 2020.

This is my all time favorite song, ever. It is in its own category. Brilliant composition, and stand alone haunting sound effects. Steve's voice was meant to blend with the string instruments. Different, a good different.

Beautiful song

I Love This Little Song.

Being a _'one hit wonder'_ band, I can't help but wonder how many times they've done this song. I'll bet thousands of times.

At some point in your life you have to stop singing. Does anybody hear how false this is?

Wow! One good song for sure!

His voice sounds so much like the original singer. Who is he?

Man, where is stuff like this today? I need a time machine!

Lead vocal is floppy and out of tune and the harmonies are even worse.

This is definitely one of the best tunes of the 60’s, I still remember when I was 9 hearing it on the radio, it has a magical quality. 🎶

Good job Mike F. See ya’ at 69 show. Do some Mothers, I hope.

60's were the best ever music wise !

Check out Rick Price Walk away Rene. A great cover of this song.

Very good!👏👏👏

One of my favorite songs ever and you did this song proud!!

Wasn't I lucky? I was 17 when this was released. I was there for Beatlemania, British Invasion, Motown....still here for Billie Eilish & Taylor Swift

From the first word of the song I am impressed ! 👍🏻

The very wonderful Cyndi Lauper sings a hauntingly beautiful version of this song ....

I saw these guys in Washington DC about 10 years ago warming up The Zombies. Their performance was excellent. In fact it was so good I went out to the lobby where they were selling CDs & other stuff. I asked if they had a live recording of the band. They didn't, only their original recordings. Which wasn't my thing, but live those songs were hot. They missed the boat by not haveing a currant live CD to sell at their concerts.

One of my favorite songs from when I was young. Unfortunately it appears some of them lost their harmony.

I agree carnivalgjy

Great classic song. Takes me back to simpler carefree times, good times with friends,. We grew up with the greatest rock and roll music there ever was. And, we got along just fine without cell phones and computers.

one of the best songs ever written...

Fantastic!

Great to have one more video recording of them singing their hauntingly beautiful ballad!

This does sound like the original singer , great tone and nice harmonies by others

Beautiful song. The music from that era is the best and most heartfelt. ❤

Is that Steve Martin, the original lead-singer singing in this video ?

I was 9 and thought what a pretty song. Still love it.

Mike nailed the vocals!

Fabulous!!!

47 years later and the vocals are still great. Loved the song when i was 12 and still do.

Wasn't Micheal McKean (Spinal Tap) briefly in the group at their first refomation?