50+ Music5d ago
"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by #HalDavid and #LeePockriss and performed by #CarlDobkinsJr It reached #3 on the #USPopChart and #11 on the #USRAndBChart in 1959. It was featured on his 1959 album Carl Dobkins, Jr. The #single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pVhtvOhPlI
Al Johnson-My Heart Is An Open Book (1999)

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50+ MusicJun 2
"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a #song, written by #HalDavid and #BurtBacharach, which was a US #Top10 hit for #DustySpringfield in 1964.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAdTsAKvVTU
Dusty Springfield - Wishin & Hopin 1964

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50+ MusicMay 31
"Message to Michael" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid, that has been a hit for several different artists under several different titles. The song was first recorded as "Message to Martha" by #JerryButler in 1962. In 1964, singer #LouJohnson had a minor US hit with the song, with the title "#Kentucky Bluebird". British singer #AdamFaith also recorded the song as "A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" in 1965.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Grkp6MuRc
Message To Michael - Michael Lington ft. Randy Crawford - Dionne Warwick/Burt Bacharach Classic

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Andi ChorleyMay 29

Ended yesterday and greeted today after my swim with What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was released on the Verve label in 1968.

Stan does Burt and Hal with an all star cast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mfOOr2eiQY&list=OLAK5uy_kUxboxkTH9CctVTDjKubpGBu_Kz6aJctU

#StanGetz #JeromeRichardson
#ChickCorea #HerbieHancock
#KennyBurrell #JimHall #PhilUpchurch #RonCarter
#RoyHaynes #RichardEvans
#CharlesMcCracken #burtbacharach #haldavid #1968inmusic #ververecords #jazz

50+ MusicMay 25
#OnThisDay in 1921, #HalDavid, American lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "What The World Needs Now Is Love"; "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012).
#RIP 🕊️
50+ MusicMay 17
"Alfie" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid to promote the 1966 film #Alfie. The song was a major hit for #CillaBlack (UK) and #DionneWarwick (US). At the 10th Annual Grammy Awards in 1968, Burt Bacharach won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpIgnmKrZc
Cilla Black - Alfie (Live)

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50+ MusicMay 16
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" is a song composed by #BurtBacharach, with lyrics by #HalDavid. It was originally recorded by #DionneWarwick in 1964, who charted at number 34 in the US Billboard Hot 100 with her version. It was covered by #theStylistics in 1973, who reached number 23 in the US with their cover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkBDk6RRuhE
You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)

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50+ MusicApr 27
"One Less Bell to Answer" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. Originally written in 1967 for #KeelySmith, the song was rediscovered in late 1969 by #BonesHowe, the producer for #the5thDimension, and the song was included on the group's 1970 debut album for #BellRecords, #Portrait. Lead vocals on the single were sung by #MarilynMcCoo. "One Less Bell to Answer" was a #platinumRecord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqmS29CXNZ8
5th Dimension On Less Bell To Answer (HQ Stereo) 1970

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50+ MusicApr 8
"What's New Pussycat?" is the theme song for the #eponymousMovie, written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid, and sung by Welsh singer #TomJones. The original single included a 13-second instrumental introduction, ending in the sound of shattering glass, but later issues omitted this introduction. Jones was skeptical about the song when first approached about it. He said when it was offered to him, he felt it was "sort of a backhanded compliment: 'I've got to have you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAVpqOG-HDY
Tom Jones - What s new pussycat

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50+ MusicApr 1
"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a #popular #song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid which was initially a Top 20 Pop and R&B hit for #JerryButler in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by #theWalkerBrothers, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. #DionneWarwick, who made a #demo of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8fHMBXRy8
Make It Easy On Yourself Walker Brothers RESTORED VIDEO TRUE STEREO HiQ Hybrid JARichardsFilm

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