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by IDLERACER
Mon Jul 03, 2017 1:07 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: The Cake and the Rain by Jimmy Webb (a memoir)
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Re: The Cake and the Rain by Jimmy Webb (a memoir)

It's worth mentioning that the first two measures of The Bee Gees' "Words" were borrowed for the chorus of "MacArthur Park," and that they were also borrowed for the first couple of measures of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head." That being said, there's a few notes in...
by IDLERACER
Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:58 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
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Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)

I only recently discovered this tune (click HERE) which was later also recorded by Adam Faith (click HERE). Some pretty unusual chord changes for 1959. :mrgreen: