The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

I like this too, kind of a melange of Nat King Cole, Dionne on Aquarela do Brasil, and some strings to fill

The only really good song she had since then was Captives of the Heart, which turned out to be written by... you know who...

The stalls area is now exclusively for dining.
What is going on?

Thanks pjmls, seats in row 8 booked! But note - it's at the Festival Hall, not Ronnie's.

My sources tell me he's playing Dublin next summer...

Martin I'm completely persuaded that you are dead right. The last 30 seconds of the title track - call it a coda if you want - is top drawer.

This meteorological theme could run and run...

Hahaha great selection blue!

My sources say Burt doesn't like the heat of LA in July and prefers the more temperate UK, hence his annual visits for the past few years.

A few days after the concert I tweeted Andy Connell to tell him about the sound quality. He was kind enough to reply, and said no one else had mentioned it to him. Perhaps everyone else was being polite...

I entirely agree. I was in the balcony, and by the time the sound reached there it was often a thumping mess. Bit like a school disco from the 1970s.

Is Riverboat on this album? Truly exceptional song, totally evocative of the atmosphere and heat. Music turning into art.
Think La Costa by Natalie Cole.

The CD arrived today. First impressions not great - why mess around with What The World Needs Now, silly background voices. Also if the Bergmans really wrote the lyric to "Walls" then they didn't spend terribly long on it. Just saying, compare with, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel ...

Congrats Ron, spot on. She had a couple of good records back in the day.

Next question:
how many people in this photo can anyone name?

Since none of you lot seem to have discovered Instagram, I thought I might pose a few questions

So who is this?