recorded as an instrumental in 1953. "Misty" is also notorious as the title song for the movie thriller, Play Misty for Me (1971), in which Clint Eastwood starred and made his directorial debut. Eastwood plays a late-night disc jockey who has a casual affair with one of his listeners. She in turn becomes his stalker, calling his request line several times each night, saying in her throaty voice, "Play 'Misty' for me." "Misty's" distinctive melody