Last weekend's show "3 in a row" chose 3 BB rarities done by
English artists.
They are:
If I never get to love you (Marilyn Faithful)
A girl like you (Adam Faith)
Everybody needs someone to love (Cliff Richard)
The first two were quite raw (didn't sound like Bacharach's at first listen)
The last one by Cliff is instantly recognisable as a Burt's love song
(esp. by the touching voice of balladeer Cliff in his young days)
I'm familiar with all three via various Bacharach rarities compilations but it was still good to hear them back to back on Sounds of the 60s. Another Bacharach rarity, at least in the recording if not the tune, was played on BBC Radio 3, the classical music station on Sunday morning. The Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's recording of 'South American Getaway' is a very tasteful arrangement and didn't sound out of place next to Bach and Schumann.
Re: BBC radio2 Sound of the 60s 3 in a row
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 3:41 am
by pljms
Here is that very tasteful arrangement and performance of 'South American Getaway' by the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra:
Re: BBC radio2 Sound of the 60s 3 in a row
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:26 am
by blueonblue
pljms,
Absolutely wonderful..........thanks for sharing !
A kind of Bach to Bacharach !
"blue"
Re: BBC radio2 Sound of the 60s 3 in a row
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 6:37 am
by Sara D
I find Sounds of the 60s essential listening because of the amount of rarities they play on the show. Apart from the three BB songs in a row, last week's show also featured the Cryin' Shames' UK hit version of 'Please Stay', which I've always much preferred to the version by the Drifters because of the extra pathos they derive from the song.
Because I'm a girl with eclectic tastes I was also listening to BBC Radio 3 last Sunday morning when the Berlin Philharmonic cellists' remarkable account of 'South American Getaway' was played, a recording that allows my classical music snob father to fully appreciate Bacharach's genius for at least 5 minutes!
