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by Blair N. Cummings
Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:09 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248706

Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)

I seem to recall reading somewhere that "Promise Her Anything" was given that guitar riff as a wink at the Beatles` "Daytripper." Maybe a bit of a stretch but plausible, I guess.
by Blair N. Cummings
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:47 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248706

Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)

I don`t know - "My Little Red Book" and "Promise Her Anything" were, at least, rock-ish as was (for its time) "Another Night."
But, no, Burt and Hal were not known for their contribution to rock history.
by Blair N. Cummings
Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:33 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Story Behind the Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin'
Replies: 15
Views: 34089

Re: Story Behind the Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin'

Although only a third or so of the above 22 songs were released as singles, it is true that none were the "chart-toppers" that earlier releases were. When Burt began having serious commercial successes again (with Carole Bayer-Sager), the songs were often so melodically dull and repetitiou...
by Blair N. Cummings
Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:02 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Story Behind the Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin'
Replies: 15
Views: 34089

Re: Story Behind the Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin'

Paul, you seem to be right and it`s inexplicable to me. Given the success of the remakes you mentioned, it`s baffling that the next two Dionne releases bombed. I loved "Who Gets the Guy" and was stunned when it stalled on the charts. (I`m told that it wasn`t even released in the UK). Burt ...
by Blair N. Cummings
Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Story Behind the Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin'
Replies: 15
Views: 34089

Re: Story Behind the Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin'

And, again, the Bob "Dylan" story that just won`t die.
Can someone ask Burt once and for all if, at any time, he had Mr. Zimmerman in mind for this song?
by Blair N. Cummings
Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:00 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: R.I.P. Chick Corea
Replies: 6
Views: 13187

Re: R.I.P. Chick Corea

Here are some clips of the Chick/Hiromi live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OjHCjzIUSw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s11ER546zBM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KmBV1j5UMI Once upon a time, there was a DVD of this whole concert but it seems to have disappeared and encouraged the fe...
by Blair N. Cummings
Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:06 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: R.I.P. Chick Corea
Replies: 6
Views: 13187

Re: R.I.P. Chick Corea

Even while recording "fusion" with Miles, Chick Corea made some beautiful acoustic albums for various indie labels. The Circle and related recordings were a career peak, IMO. The later electric stuff didn`t cut it with me, but that`s just a matter of taste. He recorded a live concert of du...
by Blair N. Cummings
Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Finally, Warwick among 16 Nominees
Replies: 3
Views: 6792

Re: Finally, Warwick among 16 Nominees

Certainly, Dionne deserves recognition for her accomplishments and contribution to popular music. No one disputes that. I just wonder why inclusion in this roster of names constitutes a particular honor, the R&RHOF consisting as it does of virtually anyone and everyone who was influential and/or...
by Blair N. Cummings
Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:55 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Two more Bacharach & Tashian songs
Replies: 8
Views: 13267

Re: Two more Bacharach & Tashian songs

Okay, but how many times are these guys going to try to sell us the same album with a couple of extra tracks tacked on?
I think this well is dry.
by Blair N. Cummings
Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:04 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Hiromi Live Stream New Year`s Eve
Replies: 2
Views: 5434

Re: Hiromi Live Stream New Year`s Eve

I`m not sure why this topic is still receiving hits. I hope those who saw her performance enjoyed it. I was pleased to see her wearing her trademark sneakers and not masked. (I streamed a New York show by Trio 3 - Plus One a while back and all four musicians were masked - in an empty club). Hiromi i...
by Blair N. Cummings
Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:33 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Hiromi Live Stream New Year`s Eve
Replies: 2
Views: 5434

Re: Hiromi Live Stream New Year`s Eve

Minor correction to the above:
Your access code will only allow for one concurrent stream i.e. You can either watch it live or stream it on demand once the following day...not both.
(Makes no sense to me, either but I wasn`t consulted).
by Blair N. Cummings
Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:04 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Hiromi Live Stream New Year`s Eve
Replies: 2
Views: 5434

Hiromi Live Stream New Year`s Eve

The great jazz pianist Hiromi is performing a benefit for the NYC Blue Note from its counterpart in Tokyo starting at 11:00pm EST December 31 (adjust your time accordingly). There`s an encouragement to make a donation to the club, but you can stream the performance live and/or watch it all the next ...
by Blair N. Cummings
Sun Dec 13, 2020 5:39 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Blue Umbrella with 2 bonus tracks
Replies: 13
Views: 19649

Re: Blue Umbrella with 2 bonus tracks

Also in the interview transcript was Tashian`s expressed wish that "...when we get '20th Century Man' up and running..." that Burt sing the vocal. I can`t imagine that at all; but it was also what tipped me to the fact that the two additional tracks were recorded at a later session than th...
by Blair N. Cummings
Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Blue Umbrella with 2 bonus tracks
Replies: 13
Views: 19649

Re: Blue Umbrella with 2 bonus tracks

According to the interview transcript, Tashian dabbled in the music (as did "Elvis") during their collaboration. This, no doubt, explains some of the non-Bacharachian bars here and there.
by Blair N. Cummings
Fri Dec 11, 2020 2:14 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: The Sun Also Rises: new Bacharach & Federer song
Replies: 3
Views: 6890

Re: The Sun Also Rises: new Bacharach & Federer song

I`m genuinely happy that this evens the balance of their collaborations. "Blanket Capes" and "Great Divide" were dismissible by my choosy ears. Along with "Bridges", the present song is excellent. I`m now eager to hear more.