We lost a giant in the world of music, Burt Bacharach, the other day. As a tribute, here are five songs written by Burt with lyricists other than Hal David, since I featured his work with Hal here.
- Christopher Cross, “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” – 1981, lyrics by Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen
- The Beatles, “Baby It’s You” – 1961, lyrics by Mack David (Hal’s older brother) and Luther Dixon
- Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald, “On My Own” – 1986, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
- Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, “Toledo” – 1998, lyrics by Elvis Costello
- The New Christy Minstrels, “Three Wheels On My Wagon” – 1961, lyrics by Bob Hilliard
And that’s Five For Friday, February 10, 2023.
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You hear his most famous songs from the late 60s and 70s but I never knew tgat last song nor the one the Bestles did. He was a great talent
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He was immensely talented and had a huge impact on music. He left a huge catalog of songs he wrote behind, and should be remembered the way we remember Bach and Beethoven.
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Hi John – I must say … it’s great having so many of his songs being played – just sad he’s died, but what a legacy. Cheers Hilary
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He had a lot of songs to play. We’ll be playing Burt Bacharach songs forever, I think…
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I’d rather remember that he lived and created so much great music.
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He knew how to write accessible songs. His songs cross over genres…he also married Angie Dickinson…so he had it all!
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Yes, he did! Angie was the frosting on the cake…
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Yes she was… I say that about George…he lived a short life but he was a Beatle and married Patti Boyd…life was good.
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A very talented musician RIP Burt Bacharach.
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Amen!
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Super selections, John
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Thanks! Glad you liked them!
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