The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Some things are meant to be - and this was one of them! Watched the Bacharach/Warwick/Idol segment on the airport gate television monitor in Chicago last night. Bad weather delayed my flight by 2 hours so I was able to see it as it was broadcast instead of viewing a recording upon my return to Calif...

What a year - Burt! Wishing you the very best as you celebrate another birthday on May 12th! Also - Birthday Greetings to Hal David who celebrates the "Big 85" on May 25th! Many thanks for all of the great music you've given us through the years. Wishing you both health and happiness along...

Welcome to the Forum - Paula13 This subject has been previously addressed and we know Burt is aware of the forum. Heard through reliable sources that people close to Burt visit this site from time to time; however we do not know whether he does so himself. Assuming he is somewhat computer literate -...

Back in the late 50's and early 60's -"Certain Songs" by GENE PITNEY (Fool Killer), Bobby Vee (Be True To Yourself), Jackie DeShannon (A Lifetime Of Loneliness), Perry Como (Magic Moments) and Bobby Vinton (Blue On Blue) along with many others are responsible for me being one of BURT BACHA...

After hearing so much about television's AMERICAN IDOL - I've watched it the past few weeks and for the most part have been favorably impressed. This evening a young lady by the name Paris Bennett received a compliment from one of the 3 member panel of "celebrity judges" - Simon Cowell (I ...

I'm certain that Dionne's parents at some point shared with her their thoughts behind the name they chose for their first daughter. Once the decision was made to stick with the misspelled Warrick - "Warwick" - it made sense for Dee Dee to follow suit to avoid further confusion. Dee Dee app...

I'm certain that if Burt was interested in attending any of the major awards programs - he would be seated in the orchestra section on the main floor of whatever venue they were being held. In light of the fact that Burt has been in the position of being both a nominee and recipient of numerous awar...

Thanks again - Vincent - for a terrific review!

I agree - the message I get from the song is there's nothing wrong with taking reasonable measures to look your best (whether you're a man or a woman). Doesn't matter if you're getting ready for love, conducting business or whatever. I think you're right on the money Mark in citing the reason it was...

steveo: Gave the Isley / Bacharach CD another listen and did appreciate it more after watching Soundstage the other night; however, as far as I'm concerned - there are no new "definitive" versions here. I consider them to be excellent interpretations. Burt was great! Unfortunately I cannot...

Once again they would be dealing with the complexity and sophistication of the music which a relatively few number of actor / singers could successfully interpret. If it could be done right and any legal obstacles overcome - it might work! The ABBA "Mama Mia" production has certainly done ...

Saw it for the first time last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've only listened to the Burt / Ron CD twice and was not particularly impressed with Isley's interpretations; however, I'll give it another try. Soundstage performance was just great and they both appeared pleased with their collaborat...

Mark! Something you may wish to consider that would be of interest would be to tabulate the average score of each song no matter how many people scored it. Ranking will almost always result in the old familiars (most often heard) greatest hits songs taking the top ten spots. The same holds true rega...

After perusing your list of 100+ songs - it appears many of my favorites are included. It's always difficult for me to rank these since most of my favorites tend to fall into the "hidden gems" category. On the other hand - I also like most of the commercially successful songs; however, the...

WARBACHAVID: I also appreciate all of your contributions to this forum which enables us to keep our calendars up to date concerning upcoming events and informing us of items of interest to those who appreciate the artistry and continuing efforts of Burt, Hal & Dionne Do you work in the entertain...