Posted on 02/09/2023 8:35:10 AM PST by shadowlands1960
Bacharach was known for songs such as 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' and 'I Say a Little Prayer'
Composer Burt Bacharach has died at the age of 94.
Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said Thursday.
The Oscar-winner was known for songs such as "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and many more.
Bacharach triumphed in multiple art forms.
He was an eight-time Grammy winner, a prize-winning Broadway composer for "Promises, Promises" and a three-time Oscar winner. He received two Academy Awards in 1970, for the score of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and for the song "Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head." In 1982, he and his then-wife, lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, won Oscars for "Best That You Can Do," the theme from "Arthur." His other movie soundtracks included "What’s New, Pussycat?," "Alfie" and the 1967 James Bond spoof "Casino Royale."
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Look at a lot of the Jewish comedians, and how many lived into at least their 90s.
Timeless.
Ah. I understand that sentiment.
RIP. Talented songwriter. Horrible singer. He used to appear on some variety shows and it was excruciating to listen to.
LOL, even Herb Alpert was a better singer.
What a song! I’ve been listening to a lot of stuff from that era, and I really marvel at how well those songs were crafted.
One of the world's top five most beautiful women back in her day. She exuded innocence and charm in The Graduate. The only movie I saw her in.
Dionne Warwick
I always link her with Jennifer O’Neill from Summer of 42, gotta say, I’d have to go with Jennifer there.
I remember alot of the songs of that era were what I call “happy songs” , Like Up up and away etc.
LOL, Rush Limbaugh forever ruined that song for me.
Well, he did at least keep the "happy" context
The “Mr. Happy” context, LOL.
Well at least Jimmy Webb still lives.
As kids, his music was playing in the background, and we grew to regard it as kind of corny...and you could not admit to liking his work.
It was “uncool”.
Pah. Then, as an adult, you realize, over time, that you actually liked his music.
And furthermore, now that you can think and say what you want (and you often do) it is very easy to say: “Hey, that’s kind of fun music. I always did like it.”
Which is nice.
Very true, it’s my Dad’s music. (Miss you, Dad!)
But I’ve always liked it, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, The Fifth Dimension, Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66, now I really appreciate the “AM” music from that era.
And apparently quite the life.
Rick Beato discusses:
Frank Sinatra and his brilliant version of the David Raskin and Johnny Mercer song “Laura” written in 1945. The song was arranged by Gordon Jenkins, and is off the 1957 record entitled “Where Are You?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_codkRyQBxY
If I were ambitious I’d take a drive to Boston to see him in April. https://citywinery.com/boston/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=BOS-Jimmy-Webb-4-6-23-8PM&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=
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