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- Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:29 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: New concert dates
- Replies: 22
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Re: New concert dates
Thanks nowmedical for the tip-off. The tickets are selling so quickly I think I got mine just in the nick of time. I remember when BB played the RFH in around '96 or '97 he got a standing ovation just by walking on stage. I expect something similar this time if not more because his legend just keeps...
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:29 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: UK FANS! Bacharach Concert at St James, London
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8070
Re: UK FANS! Bacharach Concert at St James, London
Yes, you do tend to see nothing but happy faces at shows dedicated to BB's songs - let's call it the 'Bacharach Affect'. Due to it's undoubted popularity I wouldn't be at all surprised if the show is put on at the venue again and soon.
Martin
Martin
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:00 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: UK FANS! Bacharach Concert at St James, London
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8070
Re: UK FANS! Bacharach Concert at St James, London
It was my first time at the venue and it reminded me of several jazz clubs that I've been to: A basement studio with a bar, a balcony and about 40 tables, perfect for small group jazz and what turned out to be a cabaret tribute to Burt Bacharach. Let's face it the performers and musicians would have...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:14 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: UK FANS! Bacharach Concert at St James, London
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8070
Re: UK FANS! Bacharach Concert at St James, London
Thanks for informing us of this show. Theatre types doing Bacharach's hit songs can't compare to the originals, of course, but if the MD/Arranger is sympathetic towards the music then it should be an enjoyable evening. Hope to see you there too, Sara.
Martin
Martin
- Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:37 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: The First UK A-side release of 'Close To You'
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7559
Re: The First UK A-side release of 'Close to You'
Yes pljms, "near perfect" sums up the show well. As for Bacharach songs featured on the show week by week they do tend to veer towards the less obvious and often the downright obscure. Off the top of my head I can think of at least three Bacharach songs that I heard for the first time on t...
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:15 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: The First UK A-side release of 'Close To You'
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7559
The First UK A-side release of 'Close To You'
I've always assumed that it was the Carpenters who were the first to release 'Close To You' as the A-side of a single. The three earlier recorded versions that I knew of were either a B-side (Richard Chamberlain) or LP tracks (Dionne and Dusty). However, listening to BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 60s ...
- Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:43 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Dionne talking about retirement, the new album and...tennis.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8667
Re: Dionne talking about retirement, the new album and...ten
This has been posted on this forum before but to lighten the mood a little here's the afore-mentioned Pearl Bailey performing 'Wives and Lovers' on a TV special from '69. What extraordinary wit and timing she had and it's uncanny how she never loses her place in the song despite all the banter with ...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:29 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
- Replies: 278
- Views: 581051
Re: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
Yes pljms, I remember being knocked out when Alicia Keys performed 'If I Aint Got You' alone at the piano on the Jonathon Ross show before it was released as a single in the UK. I still prefer this to the hit version.
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:28 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
- Replies: 1313
- Views: 1321703
Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
My favourite Bacharach song of the 70s, and by a long way.
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:23 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
- Replies: 1313
- Views: 1321703
Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
I think 'It's only Love' is classic Bacharach, Sara, and should be far better known than it is. It's a relatively simple tune but one that lodges in the brain and stays there for hours after it has been heard. I remember being at a dinner party in the early 80s with a few friends and while the instr...
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:44 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Long Ago Last Summer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13492
Re: Long Ago Last Summer
Yes, it's a fascinating listen but there are several top-notch songs from the years 59-61 which are missing from the compilation. Apart from the hits 'Tower of Strength' and 'Please Stay' (Don't Go) there's Lena Horne's 'Out of my Continental Mind', Johnny Mathis's 'Heavenly' and Sam Butera's 'Love ...
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:48 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
- Replies: 278
- Views: 581051
Re: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
With certain Bacaharach songs I don't have much of a problem with perfomers taking liberties with the melody and/or chord progression when the definitive version's been been in place for decades and is virtually impossible to improve on, especially when the performer is a fellow songwiter like Laura...
- Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:48 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
- Replies: 278
- Views: 581051
Re: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
Yes, hearing Laura Nyro last Saturday morning at 9.30 really stopped me dead in my tracks and it's not often that I'm moved at that hour, I can tell you! I've long been a fan of hers while conceding that she's not to everyone's taste as a performer. Apparently she was keen to record a whole 'Nyro Si...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:47 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
- Replies: 278
- Views: 581051
Re: Another great song that sounds like Bacharach
Thanks, Sara, for posting the wonderful 5th Dimension track. I'm now finally going to get round to buying The Magic Garden, something I promised myself I would do decades ago, although I do have a sort of 'Best Of' 5th Dimension' 2-CD compilation which contains no less than four tracks from the albu...
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:58 am
- Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
- Topic: Long Ago Last Summer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13492
Re: Long Ago Last Summer
What an extraordinary compilation for Bacharach completists like myself. I own or am at least familiar with about half of the tracks, including the afore-mentioned rarer than rare 'Two-Hour Honeymoon'. It's a 'death record' and so not for the squeamish, although it does feature some very nice alto s...