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So this is what a chord change sounds like... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgvu1arJ9YI&feature=related Comment by BurtBacharachTime: This song has a certain comic appeal to it and you can be excused by not recognising who the composer is...that is until ...01:26 to 01:33 and 01:45 to 1:52 !!! ...

For ease of reference (and with a comment from Dusty, this time):

From Eumir Deodato's site, under What's New (scroll down) http://www.eumirdeodato.com/ed/dtct_true.php February 2007 Tribute to Ennio Morricone Deodato has just finished a new track for the CD to be released very soon by SONY Records called We All Love Morricone . The track is entitled "Fica Co...

http://www.ansa.it/ansalatinabr/notizie/fdg/200902181639339045/200902181639339045.html This story says Burt wrote one song and arranged and produced another, Come in Ogni Ora, for Karima's new album. Also mentions the fact that he doesn't understand italian, but the emotion of the singers do reach h...

From what I gather the singers listed at the end of this post were competing among themselves in a "Best New Talent" (or the like -- someone correct me if I'm wrong) competion, and Arisa won the 1st prize. (Arisa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ppf4dmdDSA&feature=related) My understan...

After reading about how Russell Davies appears to perceive Bacharach's work, I went to listen to the program and read about his past as a caricaturist. All this reminded me of that aforism by Oscar Wilde: "Caricature is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius." In my judgement, it applies to...

Is this the CD version?

Enormous, that video was being uploaded as I searched for it... Thanks so much. I wrote there: Burt Bacharach: what a treasure of civilization... Kudos, Mr. Bacharach, for finding and working with people who can share the joy of playing and singing your music, as these wonderfully talented musicians...

Notice related videos. shows pics of Burt during the performce at the 2009 Sanremo Festival.

http://jbonline.terra.com.br/pextra/2009/03/07/e070320235.asp I can hardly type due to a serious injury on my left hand, but perhaps someone else can help translate from Portuguese parts of this very interesting interview with Burt for an online edition of a Rio newspaper. Mentions song with Elvis f...

I'm a big Enourmous fan, but I totally disagree with him on this Kennedy Center thing.

IMO, the time to care about this is long gone; the neglect now only reflects on the award.

A review I wrote 9 years ago (in 1999!) for Amazon. So many people say Burt's music is uplifting. It sure can be. But the beauty of many of his works can move me deeply. I find a sadness in so much of what he wrote. Would you copy and paste here (or provide a link to) reviews of Burts works that you...

I bought that CD in the 90s.

There was a video on YouTube that showed, as sequence to this Bette Midler video (part of a BB Special),
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XkTfOMDINQ
Burt playing Beethoven with an orchestra. Does anyone recall this? Are you able to find it on YouTube?

Maybe I am not the only one who wasn't aware of this

http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Burt+Bacharach