The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Here is another version posted on Youtube -

There are two podcasts available where Bacharach and Tashian are interviewed and talk about writing their songs. I found them on my iPhone Podcast App, and have listened so far to one of them - https://www.sodajerker.com/episode-168-burt-bacharach-and-daniel-tashian/ Here is the second - https://www...

Here is a new video out that may be of interest -

This article does suggest there may be a future album -

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 543232002/

I just heard a podcast where Elvis is interviewed by Andrew Ford (Australian composer) about the new album. The interview was originally broadcast on Australian Radio (Radio National - The Music Show) in October. In the interview, Elvis talks about the collaboration with Bacharach. Some points he ma...

Thanks for the link. Its a good concert. One of the new songs is included - "With a Voice" at about 1:13 into the broadcast.

And one more from David Scott (The Pearlfishers) -

Is It Any Wonder

https://youtu.be/P9Ah1vmfz3k

One more from Swing Out Sister with a fair bit of Bacharach influence -

Between Strangers

https://youtu.be/FIuuD_w5DXU

My copy arrived today (by post to Australia). One listen so far - its a nice CD.

Dave

There is a Facebook page for the film which has updates about screenings (at Film Festivals). They do say "it will have a limited run in Los Angeles November 25th to Dec. 1st". They have a link to a report which outlines how Bacharach got to be involved in the film, and a video of the song "Dancing ...

Yes - it certainly is from Macarthur Park. I can remember that instrumental theme (the longer version from Macarthur Park) was used as a promo theme by a TV station here in Australia back around 1970. At exactly the same time, another station was using an instrumental version of part of "Promises Pr...

It is interesting that Bacharach has mentioned many times in recent years the influence of Ravel. But I can remember listening to a radio series on Bacharach - called the "Bacharach Bio" which was broadcast of radio in the early 1970's. It was a series of about 11 one hour programs. On one of those ...

This performance - to my naïve surprise - already has been removed from the LC Live website. If it`s any consolation, only blue logged in to voice his enjoyment of the program. Everyone else seems implicitly to have shared my underwhelmed response. Not correct - I had also expressed my enthusiasm f...

The livestream is still available - I am not sure how long it will be. I really enjoyed the songs. I had perhaps listened to slightly more than half before so knew what quite a few were like. I think it is great to hear some fairly new Burt Bacharach melodies.

Dave

Although the song was dropped from the show, a bit of it survived in the Overture.