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RIP Burt Bacharach

Glovepup
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  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,561
    Legend. I was lucky enough to see him at the Palladium in recent times. What a talent and a great legacy he has left behind. 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,485
    RIP
  • HarryAMuse
    HarryAMuse Posts: 1,178
    Very sad to hear this.
    He was one of my greatest musical heroes. So many great songs.
    Saw him a couple of times - at The Roundhouse and Festival Hall.
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,689
    RIP. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,148
    Wrote some very beautiful songs RIP.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Songwriting genius.
    RIP.
  • willieduff
    willieduff Posts: 986
    RIP Burt one of the greatest songwriters ever. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,738
    Sleep tight, Burt.
  • Ian Nightingale
    Ian Nightingale Posts: 392
    RIP 
  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,808
    Absolutely brilliant songwriter somewhat evened out by the singing voice god gave him. RIP.
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  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    One of the great songwriters. RIP
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Absolutely one of the true greats. RIP BB
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    Raindrops keep fallin on my head...

    Legend
    RIP
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    R I P
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,762
    edited February 2023
    Very sad news, he was one of the best songwriters. Whenever I hear his songs it reminds me of my Dad.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    along with Hal David a master of the tuneful melodic story song .. a one of a kind who enjoyed a long and very successful career .. R I P
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,032
    Rip 

    Classic songs.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    RIP. A brilliant songwriter. Just looking through the songs he composed the music for, an incredible list of classics and standards, including many I didn't know were his.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Burt_Bacharach
  • robinofottershaw
    robinofottershaw Posts: 1,921
    We just played his greatest hits on Spotify whilst making dinner. As said above, an incredible list of classics.
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    The man was a genius.

    Heard him described today as 'the Beethoven of pop music'.  His legacy will last as long as humankind.

    RIP Burt.
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  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    RIP

    I love the Bacharach & David EP by Deacon Blue. 
  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,996
    edited February 2023
    My love of music came from my Dad who died when I was 10. He loved Burt Bacharach, it’s the sound track to my childhood. We saw him a few times recently , true legend 

    seeing Rumer on Saturday at Union Chapel am sure she will do a tribute. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,450
    A great songwriter and a massive talent.
  • ValleyOfTears
    ValleyOfTears Posts: 1,067
    What the world needs now is Burt. RIP 
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,705
    Rip Burt Bacharach. Great musician, great writer.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,792
    Yes, a true music legend. RIP
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,247
    Rest in peace Burt Bacharach 

    I found Burt Bacharach when I was about 18 or 19. I distinctly remember purchasing a 2 sided greatest hits album of his, A Slipknot album and possibly Dr Dr 2001. The look on the face of the shop assistants face was worth it. I was lucky enough to see him perform for the electric proms the BBC put on and while it was a who's who of music e people who came up and sang with him the one that will stick with me was one of his long time singers but the relatively unknownJosie James performing anyone who had a heart. Absolutely mesmerising 

    One of the lads at work asked who Burt was yesterday and I ran through a load of songs "but that was Dusty Springfield, but that was Dionne Warwick, but that was Elvis Costello" nope Burt wrote that. And I treated them to Mr Bacharach himself singing Alfie which is a song that always gets me. 

    There can't have been many more influential figures in music throughout history than him and Hal David. 


  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Part of the beauty of his songs was they were so open to interpretation.
    Thus you can mention Dionne Warwick in the same sentence as the Stranglers!
    RIP
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    A true music legend. RIP Burt. 
  • WhenIwasLittleBoy
    WhenIwasLittleBoy Posts: 5,430
    RIP...Legend

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