Gaspode Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Burt Bacharach dies at the age of 94 - one of the greatest songwriters of the past 60 years with an incredible body of work - RIP ramit, GB SPORTS, i-Ram and 4 others 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) Had the pleasure of going to see him perform. He was 82!! When I saw him. Great night out. Great songs. He's up there with the real greats along with the likes of McCartney and Lamont Dozier. Edited February 9, 2023 by therealhantsram Crewton and ramit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 RIP Mr Bacharach! Your songs will live forever! ramit, GB SPORTS and Dordogne-Ram 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 One of my favorites. He had a wonderful sense of melody and feeling and his lyrics were such a positive influence. Few artists have had their songs covered as widely as he and for good reason, he was one of the very best. RIP Brother Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I downloaded this on Monday and had been singing it all week on my walk into work. Fabulous songwriter ramit and therealhantsram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I love the story of Cilla Black's version of "Alfie". Burt Bacharach is said to have made her do 31 takes to achieve what he wanted!https://www.abbeyroad.com/news/abbey-road-90-the-story-of-cilla-black-recording-alfie-in-studio-one-3063 Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 This is the song that introduced me to Burt Bacharach. LOVED this in the 80s... ramit, FlyBritishMidland and Gaspode 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) If we're talking favourite performances of Bacharach & David songs, this one is up there for me, not least because I think Jerry Butler is one of the most underrated singers of all-time. Edited February 10, 2023 by Crewton FlyBritishMidland and Rev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 JJs dms, richinspain, Crewton and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Crewton said: If we're talking favourite performances of Bacharach & David songs, this one is up there for me, not least because I think Jerry Butler is one of the most underrated singers of all-time. Posts like this make this forum, imo. I'd never heard of him, loved his voice from that clip so delved a little deeper. Imagine being so great that Curtis Mayfield sings your backing vocals! Then co-writing only the strong survive, amongst many others. Thanks for bringing him to my attention. Reggie Greenwood, Crewton and AndyinLiverpool 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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