Burt Bacharach

Songwriter created prime material for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and many others.

The trio produced hit after hit, starting with “Don’t Make Me Over” and continuing with “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Trains and Boats and Planes,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart” and more. He reached a new generation of listeners in the 1990s with the help of Costello and others. “Music softens the heart, makes you feel something if it’s good, brings in emotion that you might not have felt before,” he told the AP in 2018. “I didn’t want to write with Hal or anybody,” he told the AP in 2004. He once played a piece for piano, violin and oboe for Milhaud that contained a melody he was ashamed to have written, as 12-point atonal music was in vogue at the time. During each performance, she would introduce him in grand style: “I would like you to meet the man, he’s my arranger, he’s my accompanist, he’s my conductor, and I wish I could say he’s my composer. When a friend who had been touring with Marlene Dietrich was unable to make a show in Las Vegas, he asked Bacharach to step in. He was a perfectionist who took three weeks to write “Alfie” and might spend hours tweaking a single chord. In his life, and in his music, he stood apart. He grew up on jazz and classical music and had little taste for rock when he was breaking into the business in the 1950s. He was a frequent guest at the White House, whether the president was Republican or Democrat. His other movie soundtracks included “What’s New, Pussycat?”, “Alfie” and the 1967 James Bond spoof “Casino Royale.”

Stan Getz a enregistré un album entier de ses compositions («What the world needs now: Stan Getz plays the Burt Bacharach songbook»), tandis que des artistes ...

Burt Bacharach a eu trois autres enfants. - 1970: remporte l'Oscar de la meilleure musique de film pour «Butch Cassidy et le Kid» et celui de la meilleure chanson pour «Raindrops keep fallin' on my head». Mais il monte cette fois sur la scène des Academy Awards sans son acolyte. Le duo d'auteurs est également plébiscité par Hollywood. Burt Bacharach en remporte un autre en 1982 avec «Arthur's theme (Best that you can do)», la chanson originale du film «Arthur». En 1970, ils glanent deux Oscars pour la musique du film «Butch Cassidy et le Kid» et sa chanson originale «Raindrops keep fallin' on my head».

Il a fait chanter Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield ou les Beatles : l'Américain Burt Bacharach, mort à 94 ans mercredi, a créé des dizaines de mélodies ...

Burt Bacharach a eu trois autres enfants. Mais il monte cette fois sur la scène des Academy Awards sans son acolyte. Le duo d’auteurs est également plébiscité par Hollywood. La fin du partenariat avec Hal David est synonyme de traversée du désert pour Burt Bacharach, qui ne renoue avec le succès que dans les années 1980. En 1957, il rencontre le parolier Hal David (mort en 2012), avec qui il va former un des tandems les plus fructueux de l’industrie musicale. Billy Corgan, des Smashing Pumpkins, a salué un « titan de la chanson belle et naturelle », tandis que Paul Stanley, du groupe Kiss, évoquait « le trésor, composé de chansons extraordinaires, qu’il nous laisse ».

Songwriter whose hits, including I Say a Little Prayer and Walk On By, became classics of easy-listening pop.

He continued to tour past his 90th birthday, with [concerts in the UK](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/08/burt-bacharach-review-masterclass-in-melody-by-pop-maverick), US and Europe in 2018 and [2019](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/17/burt-bacharach-review-hammersmith-apollo-london-joss-stone). His autobiography, [Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/21/burt-bacharach-anyone-heart-review), was published in 2013, and in 2015 he performed at the [Glastonbury festival](https://www.theguardian.com/music/glastonbury). In 1997, an all-star cast including Costello, Warwick, [Chrissie Hynde](https://www.theguardian.com/music/chrissie-hynde), [Sheryl Crow](https://www.theguardian.com/music/sheryl-crow) and [Luther Vandross](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jul/04/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries2) banded together at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, for a serenade of Bacharach’s songs called One Amazing Night, and the Rhino label issued The Look of Love, a three-disc compilation of his music. In 1986, Bacharach enjoyed one of his best ever years, achieving two US No 1s with [That’s What Friends Are for](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1iXlyRa47A), recorded by Warwick with [Elton John](https://www.theguardian.com/music/elton-john), [Gladys Knight](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/02/gladys-knight-review-a-masterclass-in-enduring-talent) and [Stevie Wonder](https://www.theguardian.com/music/steviewonder) as a charitable fundraiser for Aids, and the Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald recording of the lachrymose [On My Own](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsH63qJlIMM). [Cilla Black](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/aug/02/cilla-black) – whose version of [Anyone Who Had a Heart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUxn6JLwdDY) was her breakthrough hit – [Sandie Shaw](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/29/sandie-shaw-this-much-i-know), the Walker Brothers and [Frankie Vaughan](https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/sep/18/guardianobituaries). In 1995 he co-wrote [God Give Me Strength](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLwyvIf-TmA) with [Elvis Costello](https://www.theguardian.com/music/elviscostello) for Allison Anders’ film about the Brill Building era, Grace of My Heart, and this resulted in the Costello-Bacharach album Painted from Memory (1998). [Mike Myers’s](https://www.theguardian.com/film/mike-myers) 60s-spoofing Austin Powers films. [Aretha Franklin](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/16/aretha-franklin-obituary) a US Top 10 hit and [her biggest solo hit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8y0onSG3kg) in Britain, where it reached No 4. [The Carpenters](https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/aug/02/the-carpenters-10-of-the-best) ushered in the 70s with [(They Long to Be) Close to You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT86AoSGEL8), a US No 1 which also reached No 6 in the UK, but although Bacharach’s 1971 album (called just Burt Bacharach) became a sought-after collector’s item, the decade would prove disappointing. A cover version by Michael Holliday reached No 1 in the UK the following year, and [Perry Como](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/may/14/guardianobituaries) brought them another smash with his recording of [Magic Moments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ND3oghPL5M), which spent eight weeks at No 1 in Britain. [Tom Jones](https://www.theguardian.com/music/tom-jones) never particularly liked [What’s New, Pussycat?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQvIAs-nPSo), the Oscar-nominated theme from the 1965 film of the same name, but acknowledged its enduring popularity. Bacharach was an Oscar-winner for a third time in 1982, with [Arthur’s Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOBHXxiZyZM) from the film Arthur.

Here are some facts about Bacharach. * Bacharach, along with lyricist Hal David, composed such memorable tunes as "Walk on By," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On ...

Compositeur fétiche de Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach avait aussi travaillé avec Tom Jones, Aretha Franklin, les Beatles, mais aussi Elvis Costello. Il est mort ...

Ils gagnent aussi le coeur d’Hollywood, remportant deux Oscars en 1970 pour la musique du film Butch Cassidy et le Kid et sa chanson originale Raindrops keep fallin’on my head. Burt Bacharach en remporte un second en 1982. Entre 1962 et 1968, ils classent ensemble 15 titres dans le Top 40 américain.

Burt Bacharach, the composer and bandleader whose elegant melodies dominated pop radio for several decades, has died at the age of 94.

(Costello later said that playing his early demo of “God Give Me Strength” to Bacharach was “probably one of the most nerve-wracking songs I’ve ever had to do.”) Noel Gallagher admitted that Oasis’ “Half the World Away” was direly inspired by “This Guy’s in Love With You.” Bachrach’s 2005 album At This Time included collaborations with Costello, Dr. “In the beginning, the A&R guys would say, ‘You can’t dance to it’ or ‘That bar of three needs to be change to a bar of four.’ … “All those so-called abnormalities seemed perfectly normal to me,” Bacharach said in the liner notes to a 1998 box set. 1 and won the Oscar for best song, followed by hits for Warwick and an all-star cast (“That’s What Friends Are For,” whose sales benefited AIDS research), Neil Diamond’s “Heartlight,” and Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald’s “On My Own.” (Bacharach said he preferred Aretha Franklin’s version of “I Say a Little Prayer,” though.) In 1961, Bacharach scored his biggest pop hit to that time with “Baby, It’s You,” cut by the Shirelles and co-written with Mack David and Luther Dixon. Thomas (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”), Herb Albert (“This Guy’s in Love With You”), the Carpenters (“[They Long to Be] Close to You”), Dusty Springfield (“The Look of Love”), Jackie DeShannon (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”), and the Fifth Dimension (“One Less Bell to Answer”). These words I’ve been asked to write are being written with sadness over the loss of my Dear Friend and my Musical Partner,” Warwick said in a tribute. “After the first rehearsal, Burt approached me and asked me if I could do some demonstration records of songs he was writing,” Warwick said later. “Hearing them,” he said in 1998 of that jazz acts, “it was like a window opening.” Starting in 1958, he became bandleader and conductor for the reclusive actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, a role that lasted on and off for six years. Raised on jazz and classical and not rock and roll, Bacharach brought a level of melodic sophistication and romanticism — unconventional 5/4 time signatures and melodies that didn’t stick to standard iambic pentameter — into the Top 40.

Burt Bacharach, le compositeur singulièrement doué et populaire qui a ravi des millions de personnes avec les arrangements originaux et les mélodies ...

En 1982, lui et sa femme d'alors, la parolière Carole Bayer Sager, ont remporté l'Oscar pour «Best That You Can Do», chanson thème du film «Arthur». «Walk On By» à lui seul a été repris par tout le monde, de Warwick et Isaac Hayes au groupe punk britannique The Stranglers et Cyndi Lauper. Lauréat de prix Grammy, Oscar et Tony, le compositeur a également participé à des bandes sonores de film comme que «Arthur» et «What's New, Pussycat?».

Singer and performer, who had 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK, died at home in Los Angeles of natural causes.

They scored back to back UK No 1s with two of their earliest songs, The Story of My Life by Marty Robbins (Michael Holliday in the UK hit version) and Magic Moments by Perry Como. Together, he and David created a string of all-time classics: I Say a Little Prayer, sung by Aretha Franklin, What’s New Pussycat? He also worked as an arranger and conductor for Marlene Dietrich when she toured Europe in the late 50s and early 60s. He was a giant in the music business. [Burt Bacharach](https://www.theguardian.com/music/burt-bacharach), the songwriter and performer who turned easy listening into high art, has died at 94. Burt was a hero of mine and very influential on my work.

Burt Bacharach, the acclaimed composer and songwriter behind dozens of mellow pop hits from the 1950s to the 1980s, including "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My ...

Génie musical, il a composé des mélodies éternelles comme « Don't Make Me Over » ou « Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head », et lancé la carrière de la ...

Insensible à la fureur du rock’n’roll, Bacharach agit sous l’influence du jazz, de la bossa-nova et de ses percussions. L’adulation ou le rejet dont il fut l’objet changèrent radicalement dans le temps : ses chansons, qui accompagnèrent l’hédonisme insouciant des sixties, passèrent pour le comble de la ringardise auprès de la génération punk, à la notable exception des Stranglers, qui livrèrent en 1978 une version de Walk on By à la manière des Doors. Pour ses admirateurs, il restera comme un génie de la pop, notamment dans le pays où cet Américain fut prophète : le Royaume-Uni.

All three of the Austin Powers movies features a cameo by Burt Bacharach playing one of his classic songs.

He was the tender heart of the Austin Powers franchise, and he’ll be missed dearly. Bacharach doesn’t appear in 2002’s Austin Powers in Goldmember until the end credits when he once again sings “What the World Needs Now Is Love” at the piano. And they both appeared in 1999’s Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me to perform their new rendition of Bacharach’s 1969 classic “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” as Powers serenades Heather Graham in the streets of London. He grows more emotional when he catches up on the past 30 years of world history, including the moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the end of apartheid. He’s only on camera for a few seconds, but it’s one of the most memorable cameos in the Austin Powers trilogy. Children of the Eighties are likely more familiar with Christoper Cross’ “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do),” Neil Diamond’s “Heartlight,” and the Dionne Warwick charity single “That’s What Friends Are For.”

(Bloomberg) -- Burt Bacharach, who became one of the 20th century's most celebrated songwriters with hits such as Walk on By and Raindrops Keep Fallin' on ...

They were presented with the Gershwin Prize by the Library of Congress in 2012. 1 in 1981 with Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do), an Oscar-winning song from the movie Arthur that he wrote with Cross, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen. Two songs co-written with Bayer Sager rose to the top spot in 1986: That’s What Friends Are For, which featured Warwick along with Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder, and On My Own, a duet between Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald. In 1973, the partnership split. The duo scored its first successes — Magic Moments, recorded by Perry Como, and The Story of My Life, a hit for Marty Robbins — before Marlene Dietrich hired Bacharach as her musical director in 1958. Bacharach grew up in the New York borough of Queens. His father was a buyer of men’s clothing at the time, and later became a syndicated columnist and author. She had top-10 hits with their Do You Know the Way to San Jose, I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Walk on By, and I Say a Little Prayer. He received a second Grammy that year for co-writing the score of Promises, Promises, a Broadway musical. “My mother didn’t want to put me through the hassle of being called Bertram, as my dad had been when he was a boy, so they compromised on Burt.” His mother was a portrait painter who sang and played the piano by ear. “I’m always amused when people write he’s easy-listening,” Elvis Costello, who collaborated with him on the 1998 album Painted From Memory, said in a 2002 interview with the Seattle Times.

Over his career, he scored 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK, working with artists including Dionne Warwick, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Barbara ...

I was caught in the drift of things," he later reflected. what a loss to the songwriting world and to all of us— DavidGArnold (@DavidGArnold) I was very fortunate." "His observation was: Never be ashamed of something that's melodic, one could whistle," Bacharach recalled. After graduating from school, he studied music theory and composition. It was a pleasure to have known you." "I wasn't chasing it. It was a "very costly and unfortunate" dispute, Bacharach told the Guardian in 2019, adding: "I stupidly handled it wrong." His songs will live forever," he added. [Dave Davies said](https://twitter.com/davedavieskinks/status/1623707915763720193) Bacharach was "probably one of the most influential songwriters of our time" and "a great inspiration". one of the greatest songwriters of all time who found the finest lyricists to match his elegant ,sophisticated , beguiling , intensely beautiful melodic and harmonic skill . [The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson](https://twitter.com/BrianWilsonLive/status/1623720764372402179) said he was "a hero of mine and very influential on my work", adding: "He was a giant in the music business.

Le compositeur américain Burt Bacharach, qui a écrit la musique pour une multitude de chansons à succès, dont plusieurs pour Dionne Warwick, ...

En 1982, lui et sa femme d’alors, la parolière Carole Bayer Sager, ont remporté l’Oscar pour Best That You Can Do, chanson thème du film Arthur. Walk On By à lui seul a été repris par tout le monde, de Warwick et Isaac Hayes au groupe punk britannique The Stranglers et Cyndi Lauper. Le compositeur américain Burt Bacharach, qui a écrit la musique pour une multitude de chansons à succès, dont plusieurs pour Dionne Warwick, est décédé à l’âge de 94 ans.

Noel Gallagher, l'ancien guitariste-compositeur d'Oasis, a rendu hommage au maestro . C'était un plaisir de t'avoir connu , a-t-il écrit sur Instagram.

Entre 1962 et 1968, ils classent ensemble 15 titres dans le top 40 américain. attristé par le décès de ce Burt était un de mes héros, et a eu une grande influence sur mon travail, a réagi jeudi ce dernier,

Burt Bacharach, the acclaimed composer and songwriter behind dozens of mellow pop hits from the 1950s to the 1980s, including "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My ...

He also wrote “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” the 1969 western starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. “Farewell Burt Bacharach, you were a king.” “Burt’s transition is like losing a family member,” Warwick said in a statement to CNN on Thursday. And yet Bacharach, with longtime collaborator Hal David, churned out many of the catchiest songs of the era. Many of his songs were classified, perhaps unfairly, as “easy listening” – a gentle, old fashioned style of music with few rough edges. He wrote hit songs for a wide range of artists, including Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones, Neil Diamond, the Carpenters and Christopher Cross.

Along with lyricist Hal David, he created hits for Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and Dionne Warwick among many others, as well as numerous movie themes. Here is ...

We've saved the best Bacharach track, according to Spotify's algorithm, for last. "I thought, I'm going to punch the [stuffing] out of it on What's New Pussycat," said Jones. I have to have a voice of authority.'" This desperately heartfelt and horn-filled break-up ballad, written by Bacharach and David, gave Dusty Springfield a number three hit in the UK in the summer of 1964. Written by Bacharach, Luther Dixon and Mack David about surrendering to the powers of love (despite your mates trying to warn you off the idea), this was recorded and released by girl group The Shirelles in 1961, giving them a number eight hit in the US. One of Warwick's best-loved songs peaked at number six in the US in 1964, giving her a second international million-seller, following Anyone Who Had A Heart. "And Burt said, 'That's what I want. Nominated for an Oscar in 1966 for best original song, this was the theme for the comedy film of the same name starring Peter Sellers and Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of a woman thinking of a partner who is on his way to the Vietnam War. A young Cher reworked the track as the theme song of the 1966 movie of the same name, starring Michael Caine, and it was also sung, with chart success, by Warwick. It was later covered in the UK by Cilla Black, whose version turned out to be one of the biggest female chart hits in 1960s, staying at number one for three weeks. Its appeal continued through to the 1980s, when it was famously chosen to advertise Quality Street sweets; the '90s, when British pop group Erasure cut a version; and the 2000s, when it featured in the hit movie Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," ...

Bacharach liked to experiment with time signatures and arrangements, such as having two pianists play on “Walk on By,” their performances just slightly out of sync to give the song “a jagged kind of feeling,” he wrote in his memoir. He reached a new generation of listeners in the 1990s with the help of Costello and others. He once played a piece for piano, violin and oboe for Milhaud that contained a melody he was ashamed to have written, as 12-point atonal music was in vogue at the time. During each performance, she would introduce him in grand style: “I would like you to meet the man, he’s my arranger, he’s my accompanist, he’s my conductor, and I wish I could say he’s my composer. When a friend who had been touring with Marlene Dietrich was unable to make a show in Las Vegas, he asked Bacharach to step in. After his discharge, he returned to New York and tried to break into the music business. In his life, and in his music, he stood apart. He was a perfectionist who took three weeks to write “Alfie” and might spend hours tweaking a single chord. [at the racetrack.](https://apnews.com/article/sports-breeders-cup-world-championships-burt-bacharach-dionne-warwick-herb-alpert-272e2478f7bfcdf7cbcb7152a804445e?utm_source=albertaprimetimes.com&utm_campaign=albertaprimetimes.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) He was an eight-time Grammy winner, a prize-winning [Broadway composer](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-lifestyle-arts-and-entertainment-theater-music-3075cfa46c71a754a41d382b81a51c63?utm_source=albertaprimetimes.com&utm_campaign=albertaprimetimes.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) 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” (shared with David). He was a frequent guest at the White House, whether the president was Republican or Democrat. He grew up on jazz and classical music and had little taste for rock when he was breaking into the business in the 1950s.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not all of Burt Bacharach's hits were on the charts. The Oscar-winning songwriter and pianist found success at the racetrack, too.

He could talk the talk if he was involved with a bunch of horsemen.” Ever the optimist, Bacharach wanted the song to reach No. “Winning was a bonus.” The song got to No. “He was like a cat, light on his feet.” “I’m sure if he had something to say (today) he’d say it was a great life.” [Soul of the Matter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIDjueaVvqQ) finished fifth in the Derby and fourth in the 1994 Breeders’ Cup Classic. He definitely had a knowledge of horse racing, breeding, all aspects of the game. “He was just a great owner. [In the 1996 Dubai World Cup](https://www.google.com/search?q=1996+dubai+world+cup+video&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1026US1026&oq=1996+dubai+world+cup+video&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512j0i390l4.4379j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5a91c06b,vid:ER5-uGMCQHo), Soul of the Matter battled the legendary Cigar in the final furlong. An injury forced Soul of the Matter to be retired to the breeding shed. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not all of Burt Bacharach’s hits were on the charts.

Director Jay Roach enlisted composer Burt Bacharach for a running gag in the "Austin Powers" movies and said they cried when he played the final scene.

The classic 1967 song found its way to new listeners when Rupert Everett dutifully performed it for Julia Roberts in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” and initiated the romantic comedy’s memorable impromptu sing-along. We felt so lucky to get to collaborate with the maestro.” They also became one of the best running gags in the “Austin Powers” franchise. Bacharach returned for the 1999 sequel to perform “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” with Elvis Costello and made a brief appearance in the closing credits of “Austin Powers in Goldmember” (2002) — both also directed by Roach. Burt’s love — which the world does desperately need — will live on through his music, as will our love for Burt.” We only stopped when the sun came up,” he added.

You need to hear only a few bars of a Bacharach song to sense his singular gift.

Henry](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/07/05/are-all-short-stories-o-henry-stories) story, “The Gift of the Magi.” Congratulating him on his body of work, one sensed a just detectable wince at hearing his sixties music praised all over again, in the predictable way of such things. Whereas Irving Berlin and [Paul McCartney](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/18/paul-mccartney-doesnt-really-want-to-stop-the-show) are fountains of music of many kinds, a smaller group make music that sounds like that of no one else on earth. “Painted from Memory” and “This House Is Empty Now” and the haunting “In the Darkest Place” will live on as recordings. [Ishtar](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/elaine-may-talks-about-ishtar),” it has never had a rescue operation attempted on its behalf—remained the singular painful trauma in Bacharach’s career. David and Bacharach, with Warwick as an incidental casualty, broke apart in 1973 with the car-crash production of a single Hollywood film. (One of his early songs, “Baby, It’s You,” made a memorable appearance in

Composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach, the six-time Grammy winner behind hits like “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” has died at 94.

There will never be anyone like him and as a songwriter, he set the bar. Page's fellow Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith paid tribute to the "astoundingly great" Bacharach. He was a giant in the music business. 9 for pop duo Naked Eyes in 1982. Some of his songs were so popular that they became hits for more than one artist “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me” was a No. Brian Wilson shared: "Burt was a hero of mine and very influential on my work.

The composer died of natural causes at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday (02.08.23), aged 94, and Sheryl has taken to social media to heap praise on him. The 60 ...

He first got into horse racing in 1968, the year in which he co-wrote hits “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” by Dionne Warwick and “This Guy's in Love with You ...

He could talk the talk if he was involved with a bunch of horsemen.” Ever the optimist, Bacharach wanted the song to reach No. “Winning was a bonus.” The song got to No. “He was like a cat, light on his feet.” “I'm sure if he had something to say (today) he'd say it was a great life.” He definitely had a knowledge of horse racing, breeding, all aspects of the game. [Soul of the Matter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIDjueaVvqQ) finished fifth in the Derby and fourth in the 1994 Breeders' Cup Classic. “He was just a great owner. An injury forced Soul of the Matter to be retired to the breeding shed. [In the 1996 Dubai World Cup](https://www.google.com/search?q=1996+dubai+world+cup+video&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1026US1026&oq=1996+dubai+world+cup+video&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512j0i390l4.4379j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5a91c06b,vid:ER5-uGMCQHo), Soul of the Matter battled the legendary Cigar in the final furlong. LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Not all of Burt Bacharach's hits were on the charts.

Recording with Hal David, Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, the late songwriter's discog includes some of the best pop songs ever written.

Proof that Bacharach’s melodies were strong enough to be carried even by people who couldn’t really sing came when the trumpeter Herb Alpert sighed his way through This Guy’s in Love With You – and sounded perfectly suited to it, like someone wandering through a park in the afternoon sun, unable to believe his good fortune. The next three might be the best pop songs ever written, and in the case of this one, Bacharach and David were definitely served by having Aretha Franklin sing it (if Warwick was the pair’s definitive interpreter, she couldn’t get near Franklin on I Say a Little Prayer). First recorded by the actor Richard Chamberlain in 1963, but brought to perfection in 1970 by the Carpenters, Close to You highlights one of Bacharach’s preferred tricks – an instrumental melody line that’s jaunty and melancholy.

Pop composer Burt Bacharach died on Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 94. He left a legacy of classic songs beloved by generations.

The breakdown of their successful musical partnership saw Bacharach lose interest in writing music for a spell, and affected his relationship with Warwick. You may have noticed the sheer number – and range – of artists Bacharach worked with. It speaks to the quality and endurance of his output. The show contained a number of songs that topped the charts, most notably Warwick’s version of the show-stopping “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.” In the hands of Isaac Hayes, the sweet refrains of “Walk on By” becomes a psychedelic funk classic. Bacharach met David in 1957 in the storied [Brill Building](https://www.history-of-rock.com/brill_building.htm) in New York City – a place where a young songwriter could perhaps catch a break. The songs were so well written that they could easily be reworked into different genres, and break the confines of “easy listening” – a genre often maligned as unhip. This was eventually resolved with her recording of one of Bacharach’s most memorable songs, 1985’s “That’s What Friends are For,” written with his then-wife, Carole Bayer Sager. They also stood apart from other notable songwriting partners of the age – Lennon and McCartney, Jagger and Richards, for example – in that the songs were written for others to perform. The 1968 show “Promises, Promises” was groundbreaking in its [immense innovation in popular music](https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/music/the-evolution-of-music-the-music-revolution-of-the-1960s) – Bacharach may not have been taken as seriously as many of his contemporaries. Bacharach also won the Oscar for best original score.

Bacharach was a college-educated composer and classically trained pianist. His highly refined musical technique combined with Hal David's skills for memorable ...

[Isaac Hayes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5loAY27W5IY&ab_channel=IsaacHayes-Topic) expanded the song into a 12-minute extravaganza. [Warwick](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7CNHHIuH4&ab_channel=DionneWarwick-Topic) also recorded and released it at the same time, but when performed by Benton it is a rare example of a sentimental song about male longing set in a domestic space. The opening is used to set up a song that gently evokes tensions between fondness for and frustrations with home. Bacharach sang A House is not a Home as his own first lead vocal recording on the album Reach Out (1967). Bacharach was able to find a musical language that conveyed each powerfully and for this he will be remembered. [The Look of Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDMT6uYuDvM&ab_channel=HDFilmTributes) for the James Bond spoof Casino Royale (1967) became better known than the film. Then there was the aching, velvet voice of Karen Carpenter in her brother Richard’s arrangement of [(They Long to be) Close to You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M268Csnue9I&ab_channel=TheCarpenters-Topic) (1970). By contrast, in 1978 The Stranglers produced a version that stripped the song down to its raw expressive essence. [Walk on By](https://open.spotify.com/track/6y6KOwYsmPXhiOTayBpoBz?autoplay=true) (1963) was a massive international hit for Dionne Warwick. Aretha Franklin’s [I Say a Little Prayer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDyiREoBw0o&ab_channel=ArethaFranklin) (1968) won her a Grammy. Together with lyricist Hal David, Bacharach created some of the most affecting, subtle and poignant songs of the second half of the 20th century. With hits going back to the 1950s, Bacharach continued working until the age of 92.

And while he is incredibly well known for hits like “Walk on By” by Dionne Warwick and “I Say A Little Prayer,” which was first recorded by Warwick and then ...

This one is both critically acclaimed and beloved. While it may not be one of his most famous songs, it was consequential in that it was during the recording session he met a young backup singer named Dionne Warwick. This song which tells the tale of a couple post a heartbreaking split, was a smash after it was released in 1986.

Luca Bruno Associated Press Compositeur fétiche de Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach avait aussi travaillé avec Tom Jones, Aretha Franklin, les Beatles, mais aussi ...

Ils gagnent aussi le coeur d’Hollywood, remportant deux Oscars en 1970 pour la musique du film Butch Cassidy et le Kid et sa chanson originale Raindrops keep fallin’on my head. Burt Bacharach en remporte un second en 1982. Entre 1962 et 1968, ils classent ensemble 15 titres dans le Top 40 américain.

The songwriting juggernaut behind 32 Top 10 Billboard hits pays tribute to the late composer: 'He was on his own mountain'

Or “Always Something There to Remind Me.” Dionne has a hit with it, and then Naked Eyes, which was [a great record](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVrELhxOFnM&ab_channel=ChrysalisRecords) too. That’s the beauty of the songs. Or “ [A House Is Not a Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7CNHHIuH4&ab_channel=DionneWarwick-Topic).” Think about how genius that is. [One Less Bell to Answer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy2YOL8wdBA&ab_channel=FifthDimensionVEVO)” — what a great way of saying, I’m really happy that I don’t have this guy in my life, but oh wait, that’s kind of a bummer too. And with Bacharach, the songs were always great. The trick to writing a great song is looking at if from an angle that no one’s looked at it before. He was very methodical: “Let’s go to this part again.” I have no attention span, so I remember that being hard for me. [I Say a Little Prayer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlGmMLfWsqM&ab_channel=DionneWarwick-Topic).” You’re not thinking, Wow, this has a 5/4 bar. “And if life belongs only to the strong, Alfie / What will you lend on an old golden rule?” It’s so simple but so profound. Look at Herb Alpert, who wasn’t really known as a singer before “This Guy’s in Love With You.” [Alfie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPAz8-O29U&ab_channel=DionneWarwick-Topic)” is maybe my favorite of all time. There’s nothing that’s ever been written by anyone in the history of people writing songs that’s as good as that.

In a tribute to longtime collaborator Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello sang "Baby, It's You," "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and “Please Stay” during his Gramercy ...

“I can’t wait to share our entire story with the world on March 3rd.” He recorded Yeah, [but] it’s never time to say goodbye to somebody if you love ’em. And people say, when somebody leaves you who’s a great age, they say, well, it was a good ending. And I’m not ashamed to say I did love this man. [four-CD box set](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/elvis-costello-burt-bacharach-boxed-set-collaborations-songs-1235483711/) [ “The Songs of Bacharach and Costello” in March,](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/elvis-costello-burt-bacharach-boxed-set-collaborations-songs-1235483711/) highlighting the musicians’ decades-long oeuvre and friendship.

Elvis Costello paid tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator Burt Bacharach Thursday following the songwriter's death at the age of 94.

Never would I have imagined that my admiration for him would grow into a 25-year collaboration and friendship,” Costello tweeted of the collaboration in January. These words I’ve been asked to write are being written with sadness over the loss of my Dear Friend and my Musical Partner.” “We will, of course, be delving into the songbook that Burt and I assembled over 30 years,” Costello said. Bacharach died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. And when somebody reached a great age, people say, ‘Well, it was a good ending.’ Yeah, it’s never time to say goodbye to somebody if you love them. “A really great man left us yesterday.