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by grooverider
Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:47 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Toots Thielemans
Replies: 5
Views: 7280

Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans passed away on August 22, 2016 in Brussels. A career that spanned many decades and styles of music, he accompanied a who's who of artists and appeared on many soundtracks, including this score from John Barry, "Midnight Cowboy" (1969): https://youtu.be/ZGORPUzLxtU Did he e...
by grooverider
Sun Aug 21, 2016 5:19 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Update on Rumer - This Girl's in Love: A Bacharach & David Songbook
Replies: 68
Views: 66411

Re: Update on Rumer - This Girl's in Love: A Bacharach & David Songbook

In the meantime, here's Rumer and Rory More, who bill themselves as Stereo Venus, with "Mondo Blu".
(BTW, the cd's a treat for those who like their music with a touch of Brazil.)

https://youtu.be/fbRbZ0DCZ2Q
by grooverider
Sun Aug 14, 2016 6:22 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Glenn Campbell lesser known song
Replies: 7
Views: 8513

Re: Glenn Campbell lesser known song

Written by David Paich (a member of Toto and son of the great arranger, Marty Paich), here's another favorite of mine, "Houston":

https://youtu.be/WWHpXVEJugE


"...it's good to hear your voice again"
by grooverider
Sat Apr 30, 2016 6:38 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

First, I apologize to you all as this is not related to Bacharach, David or Warwick. But, after reading about Ms. Warwick's current voice, I'd like to post Ms. Loretta Lynn (84 years young!) singing "Secret Love" (from 1953,"Calamity Jane", popularized by Ms. Doris Day): https://...
by grooverider
Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:44 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

From "Dusty (Springfield) Day", 2013, here's one of Ms. Springfield's premier background vocalists, Madeline Bell, "The Look of Love":

https://youtu.be/9PKq4t9dI4w


And, from Dusty Day 2014, here she is with "A House Is Not A Home":

https://youtu.be/o0lRVS8O0OI
by grooverider
Sat Apr 09, 2016 6:45 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

More of a great voice, Irma Thomas "Long After Tonight Is All Over":

https://youtu.be/ueSchBlfVqE
by grooverider
Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:51 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

Dear pljms, Yes, I concur about Bob Stanley and I have really enjoyed his group, St. Etienne for a while now. Another great compilation from him and Bob Wiggs is the 2 cd set, "The Trip", Created by st. Etienne (2004), including songs from Spanky & our Gang, Scott Walker, Dusty Springf...
by grooverider
Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:37 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

Featured on a new (2016) 24 track compilation, "Saint Etienne Present Songs for the Carnegie Deli", a quite amazing collection of many lesser known tracks, is this great song from Irma Thomas, "Live Again". I've never heard this song before by anyone else, did Dionne Warwick orig...
by grooverider
Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:30 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne's first TV special to air on getTV
Replies: 5
Views: 6902

Re: Dionne's first TV special to air on getTV

Mark, glad to see it repeated! Please refer to my post "Dionne on TV" from Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. I really enjoyed CCR.
by grooverider
Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Burt on tv tonight
Replies: 1
Views: 3959

Re: Burt on tv tonight

Repeats on: Friday, Feb. 26th @ 11:00 am Sunday, Feb. 28th @ 7:00 pm Guests: Cass Elliot, Ray Charles & the Raelets, Simon & Garfunkel, Burt Bacharach (the Raylets, background vocals) "Alfie" is edited out of the Williams/Bacharach medley for some reason (weren't able to get the ri...
by grooverider
Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:36 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

The Buckinghams and Dionne Warwick "duet" "Are You There (With Another Boy/Girl)":

https://youtu.be/IriRDWTJ66w
by grooverider
Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:13 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

Here's the late Glenn Frey, "The Look of Love":

https://youtu.be/ZspQKA5hWvI

Orchestrated by the very talented Alan Broadbent.
by grooverider
Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:37 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

The cd booklet notes say, "...the haunting Burt Bacharach sounding, "The Day It Rained Forever..." From 1983 album, "North Of a Miracle" here's "the Day It Rained Forever": https://youtu.be/pStyrRG7dzo Nick Heyward is the former leader of the 80's band, Haircut 100...
by grooverider
Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:17 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

Here's Karima "I've Got My Mind Up" (a song from the film, "Together"):

https://youtu.be/iL_WuQ-kf5k
by grooverider
Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:33 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1248934

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

An "old Aretha Franklin classic" is how it's introduced! Two voices, silenced too soon, a Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston duet, "I Say A Little Prayer"

https://youtu.be/-uE1Dho_3UA