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Burt Bacharach playlist – how many do you know?

A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, Burt Bacharach was one of the most important composers of 20th-century pop music.

Bacharach wasn’t just a songwriter. He was a pianist, composer, conducter, music arranger, producer and occasional singer. Bacharach made music with more than 1,000 different artists ranging from pop, soul, and R&B and is most famous for his songs written during the 60s and 70s.

Here we look at just a few of Burt Bacharach’s songs from his incredibly full and interesting life.

Magic Moments – Perry Como

Please stay – The Drifters

Don’t make me over – Dionne Warwick

Twenty-four hours from Tulsa – Gene Pitney

I say a little prayer – Aretha Franklin

Walk on by – Dionne Warwick

There’s always something there to remind me – Sandie Shaw

What the world needs now is love – Dionne Warwick

Alfie – Cilla Black

 

Do you know the way to San Jose – Dionne Warwick

Arthur’s Theme – Best that you can do

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – Burt Bacharach, Glastonbury 2015

 

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Hi I'm Melina, a mother of 3 teenage children and with a particular interest in all things health related. I run a busy household and smallholding alongside my work with Silversurfers, which currently includes dogs, fish, hens, ducks and pigs!

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