The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Scott Walker is fabulous. Too bad he didn't tackle a few more burt classics. How about God Give Me Strength ? I just got Scott 4 and am very pleasantly surprised (I thought it would be further down the road to weirdness). One of my SW favorites is his version of I Don't Want to Hear it Anymore. For ...

A fun, thought provoking(and informative) site:

http://www.warr.org/derby.html

Enjoy !

This Dusty talk is bringing our old friend Keith Burke to mind.
It was he that pointed me to Dusty's post Dusty in Memphis catalog and I am eternaly grateful.
I just got a hold of her Cameo album recently and, as is the norm with Dusty, there are a few gems there.
Here's to Keith !!

Remember that fabulously breathless version of Knowing When to Leave by Dusty Springfield ? - I think it may have come from one of Burt's TV specials. Can't properly evaluate the arrangement but for sheer joie de vivre, it must rank with the best of the KWTL vocal performances. I have a very low qua...

Thanks NYMusicalsGuy and Grooverider. I followed NYMusicalsGuy's advice from a previous post and purchased a couple BJ Thomas 2fer CD's that featured some of the songs under discussion. As he predicted, I was not disappointed. "If You Must Leave My Life" is a Bacaharachian classic. The sta...

I'd strongly recommend Burt fans to check out the Thelma Houston album "Sunshower" that pljms mentions above. On the "soul" side of the Bacharach influence but the combination of those Major 7th chords and Thelma's voice is magical. Another similar on is "The Supremes Produc...

Here's Burt on piano with Richard Harris singing Jimmy Webb's "Didn't We" and something from Lost Horizon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTZ_h4obH-0

I am going directly to seek out that BJ Thomas track.

Thanks !

Dear pjlms, Thanks for correcting me on my Gentle on My Mind assumption. Assumptions can be dangerous !! Can't find my favorite from Sunshower (The amazing To Make It Easier for You - did JW write that ??) on youtube but instead here's another Jimmy produced classic from the Supremes: http://www.you...

Thanks all for the pointers. I am exploring excitedly !!

Sorry to go off on a tangent again but my intentions are honorable, the link between Jimmy and Burt goes without being said and the music is fantastic... I never really got into Jimmy although I always loved MacArthur Park, Gentle on My Mind etc... Long story short, I downloaded the Thelma Houston a...

I play by ear too but obviously my ears are not as good as yours. I am very envious....

Doesn't get much better than that !!

I firmly believe any effort to categorize pop music beyond that category: "popular" - is fundamentally flawed and is ultimately "anti-music". My guess is that the US Music Industry's well publicized struggles of the last decade are rooted in their category by category approach as...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY3EK55XC-Q

Continuing my (justified) Minnie Riperton obsession.....