Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharach(May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American com… Read Full Bio ↴Burt Freeman Bacharach(May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, and musician who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.
Bacharach studied music at McGill University and the Mannes School of Music. In the 1950s and the early 1960s he was the pianist, arranger and bandleader for Marlene Dietrich with whom he toured. He teamed with lyricist Hal David and others to write many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s.
Bacharach's music has been sung by a number of popular singers including The Beatles,The Carpenters, Aretha Franklin, Jack Jones, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Luther Vandross and The Drifters. He met Dionne Warwick, with whom he would form a famed collaboration. His songs are characterized by (1) the use of unexpected harmonic changes and (2) unusual rhythmic patterns and time signatures. He employs times such as 5/4 or 3/2, and frequently goes from one time signature to another in the same song, often after each measure. He also changes keys frequently. An excellent example of his style is "Promises, Promises", from his score to the musical of the same name. He has a total of 52 Top 40 hits. In addition, many of his songs were adapted by jazz artists of the time, such as Stan Getz and Wes Montgomery. The Bacharach-David composition "My Little Red Book", originally recorded by Manfred Mann for the film What's New, Pussycat, and promptly covered by Love in 1965, has become a rock standard. He composed and arranged the soundtrack of the 1967 film Casino Royale.
He has been married four times, to Paula Stewart (1953-1958), to actress Angie Dickinson (1965-1980), to lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (1982-1991) - with whom he collaborated on a number of pieces - and (since 1993) Jane Hanson. He has a total of four children, two girls and two boys.
In 1998 he collaborated on an album called Painted From Memory with singer/songwriter Elvis Costello. His 2005 album At This Time features collaborations with Costello, Rufus Wainwright, and Dr. Dre (who provides bass-and-drum loops).
Bacharach has had cameo roles in a number of Hollywood movies including all three Austin Powers movies. His music is also credited as providing inspiration for these movies.
During subsequent Burt Bacharach concert tours, each show would open with a very brief video clip from the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, with Mike Myers (as Austin Powers) uttering "Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Burt Bacharach".
Bacharach studied music at McGill University and the Mannes School of Music. In the 1950s and the early 1960s he was the pianist, arranger and bandleader for Marlene Dietrich with whom he toured. He teamed with lyricist Hal David and others to write many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s.
Bacharach's music has been sung by a number of popular singers including The Beatles,The Carpenters, Aretha Franklin, Jack Jones, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Luther Vandross and The Drifters. He met Dionne Warwick, with whom he would form a famed collaboration. His songs are characterized by (1) the use of unexpected harmonic changes and (2) unusual rhythmic patterns and time signatures. He employs times such as 5/4 or 3/2, and frequently goes from one time signature to another in the same song, often after each measure. He also changes keys frequently. An excellent example of his style is "Promises, Promises", from his score to the musical of the same name. He has a total of 52 Top 40 hits. In addition, many of his songs were adapted by jazz artists of the time, such as Stan Getz and Wes Montgomery. The Bacharach-David composition "My Little Red Book", originally recorded by Manfred Mann for the film What's New, Pussycat, and promptly covered by Love in 1965, has become a rock standard. He composed and arranged the soundtrack of the 1967 film Casino Royale.
He has been married four times, to Paula Stewart (1953-1958), to actress Angie Dickinson (1965-1980), to lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (1982-1991) - with whom he collaborated on a number of pieces - and (since 1993) Jane Hanson. He has a total of four children, two girls and two boys.
In 1998 he collaborated on an album called Painted From Memory with singer/songwriter Elvis Costello. His 2005 album At This Time features collaborations with Costello, Rufus Wainwright, and Dr. Dre (who provides bass-and-drum loops).
Bacharach has had cameo roles in a number of Hollywood movies including all three Austin Powers movies. His music is also credited as providing inspiration for these movies.
During subsequent Burt Bacharach concert tours, each show would open with a very brief video clip from the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, with Mike Myers (as Austin Powers) uttering "Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Burt Bacharach".
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Burt Bacharach Lyrics
(They Long to Be) Close to You Why do birds suddenly apear Every time you are near? Just li…
24 Hours From Tulsa Dearest darling I had to write to say that I…
A Girl Like You I hear the music coming out of your radio Are you…
A House Is Not A Home A chair is still a chair Even when there's no one…
A Lifetime Of Loneliness Since you left me I'm finding out what heartbreak is So help…
After the Fox Who is the fox - I am the fox Who…
Alfie What's it all about, Alfie Is it just for the moment…
Alfie / Do You Know The Way To San Jose What's it all about, alfie? Is it just for the moment…
Alfie: Alfie What's it all about, Alfie Is it just for the moment…
All Kinds Of People Tall kind of people should get together With small kind of…
Always Something There To Remind Me I walk along the city streets you used to walk…
Always Taking Aim Nowhere to go To find the answer 'Cause there is…
Another Tear Falls Now and then I see you passing by And for a while I…
Any Day Now Any day now I will hear you say "Goodbye, my…
Anyone Who Had A Heart Anyone who ever loved, could look at me And know that…
April Fools In an April dream Once she came to me When you smiled…
Are You There I hear the music coming out of your radio Are you…
Arthur's Theme Once in your life you will find her Someone who turns…
Baby It's You It's not the way you smile that touched my heart It's…
Be True to Yourself Be true to yourself and you'll always be true to…
Blob Beware of The Blob, it creeps And leaps and glides and…
Blue Guitar Please hear the song My blue guitar is playing Why did you…
Blue On Blue Blue on blue, heartache on heartache Blue on blue now that…
Breaking My Heart La la la la, lalalala la, la la la La la…
Can't Give It Up I'll never change you I'll never try to I'll never…
Casino Royale Theme Seven James Bonds at Casino Royale, They came to save the…
Check Out Time When I woke up this morning I was all alone Stretched out…
Close To You Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just l…
Come And Get Me I know what life has done to you Things haven't been…
Dawn In Paris When there's a moon above It is something to see how…
Do You Know The Way To San Jose Do you know the way to San Jose? I've been away…
Don Don't make me over Now that I'd do anything for you Don't…
Don't Go Breaking My Heart La la la la, lalalala la, la la la La la…
Don't Make Me Over Don't make me over Now that I'd do anything for you Don't…
Dreams Dreams will come And dreams will go I'll be there…
Everybody's Out of Town Where have the people gone Seems like there's no one hangin'…
Fade Away Things fade away 'till it's over That's what they say…
Finder Of Lost Loves Finder of Lost Love It's never too late to find love Put…
Go Ask Shakespeare I've been hoping for a better day It's a long time…
God Give Me Strength Now I have nothing, so God give me strength 'Cause I'm…
Hasbrook Heights If you ever get out to Hasbrook Heights And you're dying…
here I am Ever since I was a little girl Ever since I…
House Is Not a Home A chair is still a chair Even when there's no one…
I Come To You Long, long ago in a land far away A little boy…
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself I just don't know what to do with myself Don't know…
I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself I just don't know what to do with myself I just…
I Looked For You The moment I wake up Before I put on my make-up I…
I Say a Little Prayer The moment I wake up Before I put on my makeup I…
I Still Remember I have to say that we should finish it now…
I Wake Up Crying I wake up crying After tossin' and turnin' And yearnin' th…
I'll Never Fall In Love Again What do you get when you fall in love? A guy…
If I Never Get to Love You If I never get to love you It won't be that…
In the Land of Make Believe You are always here with me In the land of make-believe In…
Is Love Enough What the world needs now is love sweet love, Its the…
Is Love Enough? Times keep changing Always movin' Things never change T…
It's Love That Really Counts (Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo…
It's Only Love Only love can break a heart Only love can mend it…
Just Friends You and me We've traded hearts I guess that's how It always …
Keep Away from Other Girls A hundred times or more You used that line before You gave…
Kentucky Bluebird Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird, fly awa…
Knowing When To Leave Go while the going is good Knowing when to leave may…
Land of Make Believe You are always here with me In the land of make-believe In…
Let The Music Play Let the music play Just a little longer Let the music play J…
Lisa How can anyone so beautiful be mine, love? Beautiful, beaut…
Little Betty Falling Star I put you up there So far above me An…
Living Together Start with a man and you have one. Add on a…
Living Together Growing Together Start with a man and you have one. Add on a…
Living Together, Growing Together (James) Start with a man and you have one. Add on a…
Long After Tonight Is All Over Tonight will be for the first time I have learned what…
Long Ago Tomorrow Maybe I'll be the things I dream And not the things…
Look Of Love The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile…
Lost Horizon Have you ever dreamed of a place Far away from it…
Love Is My Decision And when they tell you that you're crazy, You've got to…
Love x 2 What do you get when you fall in love? A guy…
Made In Paris When there's a moon above It is something to see how…
Magic Moments Magic moments, when two hearts are carin' Magic moments, mem…
Make It Easy On Yourself Make it easy on yourself Oh, breaking up is so very…
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance When liberty valance rode to town The women folk would hide,…
Me Japanese Boy I Love You Long, long ago in a land far away A little boy…
Medley Once in your life you will find her Someone who turns…
Message To Martha Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird, fly awa…
Mexican Divorce Down below El Paso lies Juarez Mexico is different yes like…
My Little Red Book I just got out my little red book The minute that…
No One Remembers My Name No one remembers my name No one remembers I ever walked th…
Odds Your pillow wasn't slept upon Your closet was empty, too All…
On My Own So many times Said it was forever Said our love would always…
Once In A Blue Moon The room is empty The lights are dim And my heart wonders If…
One Less Bell To Answer One less bell to answer One less egg to fry One less…
only love can break a heart Only love can break a heart Only love can mend it…
Paper Mache Twenty houses is in a row Eighty people watch a TV…
Please Explain There was a song I remember Said 'What the world Needs now' …
Please Stay (Please stay) don't go Please stay If I got on my knees…
Promise Her Anything She doesn't really want A things that you can never get Stil…
Promises Promises, promises I'm all through with promises, promises n…
Rain From The Skies Ever since you went away Every day It's just a cloudy day …
Raindrops Raindrops keep falling on my head And just like the guy…
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head Raindrops keep fallin' on my head And just like the guy…
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Raindrops keep falling on my head And just like the guy…
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (Instrumental) Raindrops are falling on my head And just like the guy Whose…
Reach Out For Me When you go through a day And the things that people…
Saturday Sunshine Friday rain always brings Saturday sunshine And love! F…
Sittin' in a Tree House Sittin' in a tree house Me and my baby Up where the…
So Long Johnny Hold me close, show me a smile I'll just be…
Something I walk along the city streets you used to walk…
Something Big Like a grain of sand That wants to be A rolling stone I…
Story of My Life Someday I'm going to write The story of my life I'll tell…
Take a broken heart They say men are such fools And a woman must forgive…
That Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach And I never thought I'…
That's What Friends Are For And I never thought I'd feel this way And as far…
The Answer to Everything Don't ask me a mountain of questions When there is only…
The April Fools In an April dream Once she came to me When you smiled…
The Balance Of Nature Once to every bird there comes along The one bird that…
The Bell That Couldn't Jingle Then Santa said "Jack Frost will bring my Christmas gift to…
The Best That You Can Do Once in your life you will find her Someone who turns…
The Blob Beware of The Blob, it creeps And leaps and glides and…
The Forgotten Man There goes the forgotten man There goes the forgotten man Wa…
The Land Of Make Believe You are always here with me In the land of make-believe In…
The Last One To Be Loved ll of the friends I knew Found someone, they could love Righ…
The Look Of Love The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile…
The Love of a Boy The love of a boy, Can change a girl, Into…
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance When liberty valance rode to town The women folk would hide,…
The Story of My Life Someday I'm going to write The story of my life I'll tell…
The Sundance Kid Once upon a time, so long ago You and I fought…
The Via Veneto Oh, you'll never forget the Via Veneto In Rome, wonderful Ro…
The Windows of the World The windows of the world are covered with rain Where is…
The World Is A Circle What the world needs now is love sweet love, Its the…
There's Always Something There to Remind Me I walk along the city streets you used to walk…
They Don't Give Medals THEY DON'T GIVE MEDALS (TO YESTERDAY'S HEROES) WRITERS BURCH…
They Long To Be Close To You Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near Just li…
This In Love With You You see this guy, this guy's in love with you Yes…
This Empty Place These rooms play tricks upon you Remember when they were alw…
This Girl's in Love With You You see this guy, this guy's in love with you Yes…
This House Is Empty Now These rooms play tricks upon you Remember when they were alw…
To Wait for Love Every day without love Is a day of sorrow Don't wait til…
Tower Of Strength If I were a tower of strength, I'd walk away I'd…
Trains and Boats and Plains Trains and bloats and planes are passing by They mean a…
True Love Never Runs Smooth Stand beside me all the while no matter what goes…
Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa Dearest darling I had to write to say that I…
Us A chair is still a chair Even when there's no one…
Waiting For Charlie Waiting for Charlie to come home Bring me all the love…
Walk on By If you see me walking down the street And I start…
Wanting Things Tell me how long must I keep Wanting things, Needing things,…
Warm & Tender Make me yours, make me yours, make me yours When my…
What the World Needs What the world needs now is love, sweet love It's the…
What the World Needs Now What the world needs now is love, sweet love It's the…
What The World Needs Now Is Love What the world needs now is love sweet love, Its the…
What's in Goodbye What's in goodbye An empty world without a heart Saddens me …
What's New Pussycat What's new pussycat whoa What's new pussycat whoa Pussycat,…
What's New Pussycat? What's new, pussycat? Whoa-oh What's new, pussycat? Whoa-oh …
Where Are You I hear the music coming out of your radio Are you…
Where Did It Go Stop the clock, make it stop Where'd it go? I don't…
Where Did It Go? Stop the clock, make it stop Where'd it go? I don't…
Who Are These People Who are these people that keep telling those lies? And how…
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed Who's been sleeping in my bed? Who's been cryin' on my…
Whoever You Are Sometimes your eyes look blue to me, Although I know they're…
Windows of the World The windows of the world are covered with rain Where is…
Winter warm It′s a snowy kind of blowy day But your kisses make…
Wishin' And Hopin' Wishin and hopin and thinkin and prayin Plannin and dreamin …
Wives & Lovers It's time to get ready Time to get ready Time to get…
Wives And Lovers Hey! Little girl Comb your hair, fix your makeup Soon he wil…
You'll Never Get to Heaven Mother told me always to follow the golden rule And she…
You're Following Me You're followin' me, Wherever I go . . . You'll always…
Youre Following Me You're followin' me, Wherever I go . . . You'll always…