Sadly another incredibly talented gentleman of the world of music has passed on.
RIP

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Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies aged 94 (BBC)

"Take all the pain...It's yours anyway"



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Just listened to a couple of old Dionne Warwick LPs, and she covered a lot of his and Hal David's stuff. Sad, indeed.

RIP. Not my cup of tea musically, but nevertheless, influential and obviously so very talented.

Rod

Very sad, but he reached the great age of 94 and condolences go out to his family and friends.
Lot's of coverage of his passing on UK BBC TV.

Darn...very sad...a true musical genius...

RIP Burt Bacharach

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

Burt Bacharach's music was a gift to the world.

A great, great loss of a legendary giant.


May he Rest in Peace.

Wonderful talent. RIP Burt.

RIP

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Just listened to a couple of old Dionne Warwick LPs, and she covered a lot of his and Hal David's stuff. Sad, indeed.

Those aren’t covers… those songs were written for her.

Most of them, yes, once Bacharach found her.

~"Love is Strong"~

Burt himself was one of the great non-singers of all time. In this clip he gives Hal David props for the brilliant lyrics of "Alfie."

Watching Burt perform the song and strain to sing it is somehow incredibly moving to me.

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He wrote some outstanding songs. One of the best RIP

I've discovered his music very late, and I must say, I really enjoy his music. Beautiful compositions, nice structure and so soothing. I love it with glass of good cocktail.

RIP legendary Burt Bacharach

He and Hal David gave the world some beautiful music. Their songs will go on forever and have been and will be performed by many. He and Elvis Costello did work together. His works are worth checking out. RIP, Mr. Bacharach.

He defined the 1960s as much as the Beatles did. It's just that he defined them for people who were slightly too old to be going gaga over the Fabs. Sophisticated, hip young adults, people born before 1940.



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RIP........... a genius but not my cup of tea ...some great tunes .......but most of them to shipshape for me.........

I've just been perusing a wonderful 3-CD box set in my collection called The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection. I bought it for my mother when it was first released in 2006, and I reacquired it when she passed away in 2018. Seventy-five tracks, including virtually every hit recording of every one of his hit songs.

This one's a favorite of mine, from the original cast album of the Broadway musical Promises, Promises.

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What a legacy and career. RIP Mr. Bacharach.

Amazing body of work ....

Dont Make Me Over Dionne Warwick still nails me to the wall ....

Thanks for all you gave Mr Bacharach .....



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Respect.

The epitome of the good old 60s gone. Those classic sweet and smooth yet not saccharine tunes — what’s not to like?
R.I.P. Mr Bacharach

Rest in peace, Burt Bacharach

A true legend

RIP

Thanks for all the great tunes. You won’t be forgotten. RIP

R.I.P. Burt!

(Not a huge fan, but here's my favourite version of one of his better songs)

R.I.P. Burt!

The name Bacharach has its origins in the loveley small village Bacharach am Rhein in the Middle Rhine Valley in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate. He refers to the German-Jewish roots of the family.

It`s nice to be here, .....

R.I.P. Burt Bacharach

One less bell to answer

RIP
So many poignant, beautiful songs

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dkwalika
Just listened to a couple of old Dionne Warwick LPs, and she covered a lot of his and Hal David's stuff. Sad, indeed.

Those aren’t covers… those songs were written for her.

That's what I meant. "Sang" would have been the proper word, not "covered."

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Rockman
Amazing body of work ....

Dont Make Me Over Dionne Warwick still nails me to the wall ....

Thanks for all you gave Mr Bacharach .....

Here's a couple more nails for ya.