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2 days ago · As a lyricist, Hal David was to Burt Bacharach what Bernie Taupin has been to Elton John — someone who could accommodate any wild change in tempo or chord progression with evocative lyrics that told a heart-grabbing story. Burt’s music took us on an emotional journey and Hal’s lyrics told us why we were feeling that way.
5 days ago · When David died in 2012, Bacharach praised him for writing lyrics “like a miniature movie.” Meanwhile, Bacharach kept working, vowing never to retire, always believing that a good song could ...
4 days ago · — Burt & Me,” Larry McKenna’s jukebox musical filled with the hits of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, returns June 20-29 to Gretna Theatre. The show follows high school sweethearts Joe and ...
(They Long To Be) Close To You , written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, it was a Grammy-winner for The Carpenters in 1971. Played fingerstyle on the D-35,, arrangement by Bill Tyers.
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3 days ago · Composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the Oscar-winning song plays over a sequence of Paul Newman and Katharine Ross on a bike ride, representing a brief moment of freedom and joy for the outlaws.
2 days ago · He was lucky enough, instead, to have some of the decade’s esteemed songwriters knocking at his door. In 1965, Jones provided vocals to two prominent movie themes: the James Bond movie Thunderball and Woody Allen’s What’s New Pussycat? For the latter, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Jones recorded one of his most iconic singles.
5 days ago · Blue On Blue, a timeless classic, is a heart-wrenching ballad that was released by Bobby Vinton in 1963. The song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, explores the depths of sorrow and heartbreak that can consume a person when love goes wrong.
