Hardbopjazz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 4 hours ago, AllenLowe said: I think the song Alfie (not to be confused with S.R's Alfie's Theme) is one of the best songs ever written; multi-sections yet all unified musically; complicated yet accessible: Burt himself said the lyrics are the best Hal David ever wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) R.I.P. and thank you. I am a HUGE fan of his songs, my favorite being the majestic "Reach Out For Me", recorded by Dionne Warwick. Had it been released any year other than 1964, it would have charted much higher. Edited February 9, 2023 by felser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Enoch Light recorded the definitive version of "Knowing When to Leave." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Some of that shit was just flat-out weird! ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I marvel at how people could show up in a studio and deal with all this truly weird and/or difficult music, not just singers and players but engineers too, and make it sound like basically normal, if distinctive, pop music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 31 minutes ago, JSngry said: Some of that shit was just flat-out weird! ❤️ The title track to that album was also pretty strange, though moving. The great version of "Windows of the World" was by Scott Walker, who of course fed on weird music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) Even Tjader did them. A great songwriter. Edited February 11, 2023 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Another deep catalog gem : You gotta get people to believe to do stuff like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 I mean, JESUS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 This one is simply a miracle... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6PflaMu6Xg especially with Dionne (who STILL does not get enough credit for doing what she did on all these records) Let me get snooty-tooty and say that anybody who has more than a recreational interest in American Music (PERIOD!!!) has a gap in their knowledge unless and until they go through Bacharach. All of it, not just the hits. There's SO much "there" there. Watch his countoff and move to the piano. One continuous fluid motion. The guy had a mojo like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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felser Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 Still true... BTW, Dionne Warwick turned this one down, "too country" she said. And she floundered in 1965 while DeShannon had her breakthrough with this Bacharach classic (ironic, since DeShannon was a pretty great songwriter herself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 His songs are so much a part of my childhood. I'm thinking of Do You Know The Way To San Jose? That lilting samba beat, the story of the song, Dionne Warwick's little but not-so-little voice, and how percussively she sang the song...I'm not sure there was anything quite like those Bacharach-David songs on the radio. Many thanks, and R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) As you all note rightfully Dionne was definitely his songstress. I also loved Aretha interpretation of "Say a little prayer" - the definiton of a perfect pop song! Finally I´ve been impressed by Elvis Costello´s album "Painted from memory" in honour of Burt Bacharach.. Without those Bacharach melodies this earth would be a poorer. RIP PS @Ken Dryden: It would be nice if you could upload Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz with Bacharach! Please let us know. Edited February 10, 2023 by Balladeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 That Ronald Isley thing is deep....apparently those two did a whole PBS special, I see other excerpts on YouTube. Has the whole thing been made available commercially? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 Vinnie Bell's version of "Nikki:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) Though I don't think she much liked the song, I always liked Ella's version of "A House is not a Home" Edited February 10, 2023 by gmonahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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felser Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 8 hours ago, gmonahan said: Though I don't think she much liked the song, I always liked Ella's version of "A House is not a Home" It's a great song. Part of Dionne Warwick's incredible 1964 run: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 10:44 PM, felser said: It's a great song. ("A House is Not a Home") Part of Dionne Warwick's incredible 1964 run: I would place it among my three favorite Bacharach tunes. Dusty does an incredible TV performance with Burt at the piano. This is just fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said: I would place it among my three favorite Bacharach tunes. Dusty does an incredible TV performance with Burt at the piano. This is just fantastic. Astonishing performance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 Found out something I hadn't realized. "I Say a Little Prayer" was released in 1967 by Dionne Warwick and 1968 by Aretha Franklin (as a "B" side!). Turns out the guy being sung to/ab out, is in Vietnam, not out on the town. So when the woman sings "say you love me too, come on and answer my prayer", she isn't afraid he's out messing around with another woman, she's afraid he's dead in a trench in southeast Asia. Relistening to the song with this in mind makes it a very moving experience ("The moment I wake up, before I put on my makeup, I say a little prayer for you... to live without you would only mean heartbreak for me", etc.)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 5:41 AM, Balladeer said: As you all note rightfully Dionne was definitely his songstress. I also loved Aretha interpretation of "Say a little prayer" - the definiton of a perfect pop song! Finally I´ve been impressed by Elvis Costello´s album "Painted from memory" in honour of Burt Bacharach.. Without those Bacharach melodies this earth would be a poorer. RIP PS @Ken Dryden: It would be nice if you could upload Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz with Bacharach! Please let us know. I will have to see if it is indexed, it may be one long track on a cdr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 9 hours ago, felser said: Found out something I hadn't realized. "I Say a Little Prayer" was released in 1967 by Dionne Warwick and 1968 by Aretha Franklin (as a "B" side!). Turns out the guy being sung to/ab out, is in Vietnam, not out on the town. So when the woman sings "say you love me too, come on and answer my prayer", she isn't afraid he's out messing around with another woman, she's afraid he's dead in a trench in southeast Asia. Relistening to the song with this in mind makes it a very moving experience ("The moment I wake up, before I put on my makeup, I say a little prayer for you... to live without you would only mean heartbreak for me", etc.)) I bet he lived in Galveston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 56 minutes ago, JSngry said: I bet he lived in Galveston. Or Clarksville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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