CuriousByNature Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 The legendary composer passed away at home yesterday at the age of 94. It is being reported that he died of natural causes. RIP Danny-Darko and Marc in Calif 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MscleLovr Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) Thanks @CuriousByNature I hadn’t seen the sad news. He was a remarkable and prolific songwriter. His songs were the backdrop to my youth. My favourite was ‘Anyone Who Had A Heart’. Edited February 9, 2023 by MscleLovr Redwine56, Luv2play, CuriousByNature and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 a stunning amount of well-known songs and legendary melodies......he, Hal David, and Dionne Warwick made a fantastic team......I've been humming "This Guy's In Love With You" all morning..... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/burt-bacharach-composer-top-10-hits-dies-94-rcna14833 Danny-Darko and + Just Sayin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Yeah I teared 😢up a bit when a local TV station ran through a few of his hits and best moments this morning. His style is kind of timeless. + WilliamM, + Pensant, + Just Sayin and 4 others 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterhumphries Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) A major lyric talent. He wrote songs that we all know in one form or another. At least he lived a good long time. I've got "The Look of Love" and "Walk on By" going through my head at the thought of Mr Bachrach Edited February 10, 2023 by misterhumphries Redwine56 and + Just Sayin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coriolis888 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I am at a large fancy hotel out of the United States, tonight the band has been playing a lot of his music. Yes, his music was quite popular and liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 8 hours ago, CuriousByNature said: Burt Bacharach has died 8 hours ago, MscleLovr said: His songs were the backdrop to my youth. 7 hours ago, azdr0710 said: a stunning amount of well-known songs and legendary melodies... 1 hour ago, misterhumphries said: I've got "The Look of Love" and "Walk on By" going through my head at the thought of Mr Bachrach Big Carpenters flashbacks today (for everyone, I'm sure). thomas and + WilliamM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninsoma Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 12 hours ago, misterhumphries said: A major lyric talent. He wrote songs that we all know in one form or another. At least he lived a good long time. I've got "The Look of Love" and "Walk on By" going through my head at the thought of Mr Bachrach If I'm not mistaken, Burt wrote the music to all of those great songs, not the lyrics. The lyrics were mostly written by Hal David. Luv2play, + keroscenefire and BabyBoomer 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 11 hours ago, samhexum said: Big Carpenters flashbacks today (for everyone, I'm sure). And it was the 40th anniversary of Karen Carpenter's untimely death less than a week ago. + Pensant, samhexum, Redwine56 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 3 hours ago, CuriousByNature said: And it was the 40th anniversary of Karen Carpenter's untimely death less than a week ago. Hard to believe 40 years has gone by. CuriousByNature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwine56 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 12:39 PM, azdr0710 said: a stunning amount of well-known songs and legendary melodies......he, Hal David, and Dionne Warwick made a fantastic team......I've been humming "This Guy's In Love With You" all morning..... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/burt-bacharach-composer-top-10-hits-dies-94-rcna14833 Such a wonderfully talented composer. Didn't he write songs for Barbara too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwine56 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 18 hours ago, misterhumphries said: A major lyric talent. He wrote songs that we all know in one form or another. At least he lived a good long time. I've got "The Look of Love" and "Walk on By" going through my head at the thought of Mr Bachrach 2 of Dionne Warwick favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwine56 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Luv2play said: Hard to believe 40 years has gone by. Yes, so true. The Carpenters were one of my favs growing up. Such a sweet, natural tone in Karen's voice. She came across so sincere. You never know what lurks within. Certainly didn't look like a troubled soul. Imagine how Richard must have felt after her passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwine56 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 6 hours ago, CuriousByNature said: And it was the 40th anniversary of Karen Carpenter's untimely death less than a week ago. Thank you for the trip down memory lane! CuriousByNature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 In the 1950s Burt conducted the orchestra for Marlene Deitrich's night club appearances. Marlene was not one of our great singers, in the opinion of Judy Garland in an interview with Jack Parr See the CD : Deitrich in Rio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, WilliamM said: In the 1950s Burt conducted the orchestra for Marlene Deitrich's night club appearances. Marlene was not one of our great singers, in the opinion of Judy Garland in an interview with Jack Parr See the CD : Deitrich in Rio Dietrich was mainly known for her work in films, first in Europe and then in Hollywood. She entertained the troops during WWII by singing and being German didn't seem to dim her popularity with the troops who were fighting the Germans. She teamed up with Noel Coward in Vegas and appeared in such places as Toronto's Imperial Room at the Royal York Hotel. She was often drunk by this time but soldiered on. Bacharach worked with her early in his career. He probably learned a few things from her. + WilliamM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ keroscenefire Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Walk on By has long been my favorite. The orchestral melodies and that beautiful circular piano rhythm. The way it matched with Warwick's beautifully clean vocals. Perfection. thomas and + azdr0710 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyDown Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 hours ago, WilliamM said: In the 1950s Burt conducted the orchestra for Marlene Deitrich's night club appearances. Marlene was not one of our great singers, in the opinion of Judy Garland in an interview with Jack Parr See the CD : Deitrich in Rio He talked about Deitrich in his book "Anyone Who Had a Heart" We were in the front row left side. 10 years ago in Santa Monica. + keroscenefire and + WilliamM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Luv2play said: Dietrich was mainly known for her work in films, first in Europe and then in Hollywood. She entertained the troops during WWII by singing and being German didn't seem to dim her popularity with the troops who were fighting the Germans. She teamed up with Noel Coward in Vegas and appeared in such places as Toronto's Imperial Room at the Royal York Hotel. She was often drunk by this time but soldiered on. Bacharach worked with her early in his career. He probably learned a few things from her. In Rio, Marlene gives a charming introduction Bachrach before singing I've Grown Accustomed to her face. She says I wish he was my compaser too, : He's everyone's composer,; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt gregory Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 My mother must’ve known I was gay since she had a 10-year-old boy belting out “One Less Bell to Answer” while singing along to the first 45 RPM record he ever bought….. + WilliamM, + Just Sayin, TruHart1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyDown Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Our local public TV ran a Burt Bacharach tribute tonight. Was a feast of wonderful music and performances. At the end it struck me how the iconic version of his favorite song Alfie recorded for the movie has been left out of every tribute I've heard. Cilla Black, recorded at Abbey Road CuriousByNature and thomas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 jeez, looked in at this thread after a few days and discovered two more incredible songs he and David wrote ("Alfie" and "One Less Bell....")..... incredible talents...... CuriousByNature and MikeBiDude 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 48 minutes ago, azdr0710 said: jeez, looked in at this thread after a few days and discovered two more incredible songs he and David wrote ("Alfie" and "One Less Bell....")..... incredible talents...... I’ve always had a soft spot for “One Less Bell…” One less bell to answer One less egg to fry One less man to pick up after I should be happy But all I do is cry 😢😣 CuriousByNature and + azdr0710 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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