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To: mdittmar

Just about every high school played this song during Graduation season back in those days. Many used it for weddings too. She had a lovely voice and sounded natural in her delivery. I recall there humongous hit of that summer in 1970 was “Close To You”. Beautiful Bacharach at his best. I think Dionne Warrick rejected this song as ‘silly’, and later lived to regret it.


10 posted on 03/19/2016 8:56:25 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Bacharach wrote incredible melodies. One of the best songwriters ever.


18 posted on 03/19/2016 9:02:27 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: lee martell
Richard rearranged Bacharach's music for Karen and made it better.

Thanks for starting thread. I missed a lot of my new favs back in the days. Here are some more I play frequently:

Phaedra with Nancy Sinatra and the guy on a horse
The Last Farewell, Roger Whittaker
The End of the World, Skeeter Davis (one with long blonde hair and blue sweater)
Kiss Me Goodbye, Petula Clark, the with a closeup, bangs, sleveless black blouse

23 posted on 03/19/2016 9:08:31 PM PDT by Aliska ("No bank is too big to fail, and no executive is too powerful to jail." HRC 1/24/16)
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