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One of the greatest composers of the 20th century:

 

 

 

 

Edited February 9, 20232 yr by Faulkner

This is one of my favorite later Bacharach tracks:

 

For me, it was Say a Little Prayer (Aretha) and The Look of Love (Dusty Springfield).

RIP. He was a giant.

Edited February 9, 20232 yr by Cat

I grew up hearing various Burt songs on oldies radio stations, those songs that were a part of the background of our lives (Walk On By, I Say a Little Prayer, Alfie - he and Dionne Warwick and Hal David were fated to be together), but it wasn't until I watched this Sessions at 54th episode back in the late '90s, with Elvis Costello and Burt, that I was truly swept away by the complexity and exquisite agony of his work.

Sometimes when I go back and listen to those old songs again, all the way from Dionne, to Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head, to What the World Needs Now, to many others, I'm reminded of just how good they were and how easy it is to take that level of brilliance and nuance for granted. 

I also treasure this performance with the one and only Dusty Springfield.

 

Edited February 9, 20232 yr by DRW50

Barbra merging these two songs of his (because only she can) and the arrangement is one of my favs:

 

And there’s this, of course:

 

There's this too, of course, which he later performed with Streisand on a TV special as well.

 

 

1 hour ago, BetterForgotten said:

Barbra merging these two songs of his (because only she can) and the arrangement is one of my favs:

 

I love this so much. Barbra at, or close to, her peak vocally, and when you have the greatest voice in the world what else can you do except do a duet with yourself....

During the 50s, 60s and well into the 70s it was common practice here to translate foreign-language songs into Swedish. And with Burt Bacharach being such a successful composer his songs obviously got that treatment as well...

 

Dionne’s tribute: