The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Henry, and very best wishes to you and yours...and thank you.

And long live physical media !

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Thank you Joe, a great reissue of Burt and Carole's "Masterpiece"....long overdue.

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Dylan's book might come in handy as a suitable door-stop.

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ron hertel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:58 am "blue"

..... Nice to see you're still posting! ... Based upon all that I've heard about Hal David - I believe he was pretty much a "Golden Rule" kind of guy!

Ron

Ron,
Great to hear from you...it's been a while.

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Slightly off topic...the "golden rule" line also crops up in another Bacharach / David song 'You'll Never Get To Heaven' "mother told me always to follow the golden rule...and she said it's really a sin to be mean and cruel" Hal certainly had a thing about "the golden rule&q...

Paul, yes we're very lucky... priceless footage !

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Fascinating stuff Paul, Burt only picked the finest musicians to work with.....great TV special too, the one that introduced me to the music of Burt Bacharach in 1965.

(yes I'm that old)

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After all these years I attempted to listen the Carole Bayer Sager album this track is on. I hate to say this but it was really bad and i mean really really bad not even Burt could save it. I have a new respect now for Hals relationship in the tandem and the triad(where Dionne is concerned). Carole...

Don't think so...but i may be wrong ?

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'Early Sunday Morning'....with a "hint" of Burt...

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Another version...

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Brill Building pop meet's Beethoven....from the fertile imagination of George 'Shadow' Morton.

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Peggy Lee 'My Rock And Foundation'



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A special mention for Carole Bayer Sager, if only for her collaboration with Burt on her sublime album 'Sometimes Late At Night'.

.....and who could forget ?


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