My mom loved his music. We saw him play live in Vegas back in the 80's and it was really good.
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February 09, 2023, 10:38 AM
jhe888
He isn't entirely my cup of tea, but he wrote some great songs.
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February 09, 2023, 10:50 AM
6guns
Yep, great song writer!
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February 09, 2023, 11:54 AM
oddball
I loved many of Bacharach's songs, of course not as a teenager, but in later years, especially when I started to compose my own little pop ditties. He was one of the Brill Building songwriters I loved (Goffin & King, Laura Nyro, Neil Diamond) his work with Hal David was my favorite period, songs like Alfie, Close To You, and Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head. But his work with Elvis Costello was interesting, very well done.
Rest in Peace, songwriters of his kind are a disappearing breed.
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February 09, 2023, 12:07 PM
Dzozer
sad news...
I always liked his Cameo in the Austin powers movie
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February 09, 2023, 01:46 PM
ZSMICHAEL
I saw Dionne Warwick in concert many years ago. It was an interesting time prior to the escalation in Vietnam.
February 09, 2023, 01:53 PM
TMats
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Originally posted by jhe888: He isn't entirely my cup of tea, but he wrote some great songs.
Pretty well sums up my view of his passing too
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February 09, 2023, 02:59 PM
mttaylor1066
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Originally posted by TMats:
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Originally posted by jhe888: He isn't entirely my cup of tea, but he wrote some great songs.
Pretty well sums up my view of his passing too
I’m not sure if it’s the melodies or the lyrics that put me off most Burt Bacharach songs… maybe Hal David is the reason I never took to their stuff.
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February 10, 2023, 03:53 PM
bendable
Making good musicians better for a long time.
I wonder he has a catalog that the kids and grand kids will benefit from ?
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February 10, 2023, 04:45 PM
Flash-LB
I like pretty much every song he wrote.
February 10, 2023, 05:07 PM
jhe888
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Originally posted by mttaylor1066:
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Originally posted by TMats:
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Originally posted by jhe888: He isn't entirely my cup of tea, but he wrote some great songs.
Pretty well sums up my view of his passing too
I’m not sure if it’s the melodies or the lyrics that put me off most Burt Bacharach songs… maybe Hal David is the reason I never took to their stuff.
I am often not a fan of the lyrics of his songs. And in the older stuff, the lush, string heavy, somewhat syrupy arrangements are a real turn off. But the melodies and song structure are really good.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
February 12, 2023, 04:50 PM
CQB60
An amazing talent. Wrote songs of a more civil era and generation.
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