New York Times
Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.
His publicist Tina Brausam confirmed the death. No specific cause was given.
A die-hard romantic whose mature style might be described as Wagnerian lounge music, Mr. Bacharach fused the chromatic harmonies and long, angular melodies of late-19th-century symphonic music with modern, bubbly pop orchestration, and embellished the resulting mixture with a staccato rhythmic drive. His effervescent compositions epitomized sophisticated hedonism to a generation of young adults only a few years older than the Beatles.
Because of the high gloss and apolitical stance of the songs Mr. Bacharach wrote with his most frequent collaborator, the lyricist Hal David, during an era of confrontation and social upheaval, they were often dismissed as little more than background music by listeners who preferred the hard edge of rock or the intimacy of the singer-songwriter genre. But in hindsight, the Bacharach-David team ranks high in the pantheon of pop songwriting. Continues
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Too bad he did not remain apolitical. Maybe the article addressed that (but I doubt it) but I wasn’t going to log in to find out.
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You’re absolutely right, requireing a login for this is like begging for a pat on the back.
RIP Burt 🕊️
Thank you for so many great timeless tunes and the memories that went with them ❤️
Thoughts and Prayers for the family 🙏
didn’t realize he was still alive
Burt Bacharach & Henry Mancini
if you’ve ever ridden in an elevator you’ve heard their music
YT search burt bacharach hits
Can’t beat 94 years by much, I think I’d be surprised if I make it to that… https://youtu.be/_zWNxk4s60s
I see it’s nyslimes we don’t want to sign into
accuradio is good!
I’m loving this music!
Probably the greatest American pop composer.
“This Guy’s In Love With You”. My personal fav.
Burt never changed his songs, only his wives.
RIP
Didn’t care for his singing – and only for a few of his songs – but there’s no doubt he was prolific.
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izlamo delenda est …
Loved his rock group, Bacharach-Turner-Overdrive.